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I don't know if anyone has brought this up past just plain wanting him int he game, but... is the hero from windwaker supposed to be link? Because i definately remember him not being link. Would they overlook that to make a character? Would they come up with a new name? i suppose they could just call him the windwaker?
 

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Yes they have

WWLink I don't like but he might be in

**** what's with people lately...

Obviously it is link...this should go in the WWLink thread
 

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What do you mean whats with people? What did that post even have to do with my question? Yes they have what? decided on a new name for him? called him link in windwaker? Please make logical posts before you start flaming people
 

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What do you mean whats with people? What did that post even have to do with my question? Yes they have what? decided on a new name for him? called him link in windwaker? Please make logical posts before you start flaming people
Maybe if you knew what you were talking about it would make sense to you

Obviously not since your asking if it is Link

Do you even know who link is?
 

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Have you played through windwaker? or do you just take for granted that 'guy in green suit with pointy hat is link'? Or was the one in ocarina of time not link? Because there is clearly references to link from OOT in the storyline of windwaker, so unless you're trying to say that he was reincarnated or just hundreds of years old, it really doesen't make much sense
 

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Have you played through windwaker? or do you just take for granted that 'guy in green suit with pointy hat is link'? Or was the one in ocarina of time not link? Because there is clearly references to link from OOT in the storyline of windwaker, so unless you're trying to say that he was reincarnated or just hundreds of years old, it really doesen't make much sense
Link is just reincarnated from time to time in every game...

The only 2 links that are the same are the ones in Oot and Majora's mask
 

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Despite the storyline they're all "Link"'s to me. -_-

It's like putting another Pikachu in because there's more then one Pikachu in the Pokemon world. Okay, terrible comparison because WW Link could possibly have a moveset to set him apart from the Link already in the game, but still it's how I feel about WW Link!

Still I'm worried that WW Link would just be a clone. WW Link with a unique moveset would be neat, I suppose.
 

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Yet there was no other game where there was an actual REFERENCE to link
Also, andrew, im not talking about his moveset, whether or not hes a clone, , its a simple question about the naming, and the fact that this discrepency has a chance to keep him out of brawl
 

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Yet there was no other game where there was an actual REFERENCE to link
Also, andrew, im not talking about his moveset, whether or not hes a clone, , its a simple question about the naming, and the fact that this discrepency has a chance to keep him out of brawl
...how many legend of zelda games have you played?

Have you even played the first one...or the adventures of Link?



And why do you assume only the one in Oot is the true Link? He was the first Link...

The one in WW is a different Link than the one in TP who is different than oot who is different than the original and so on...that's why there are hundreds of year differences. And the fact that Link's origin story is different in every game
 

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That's interesting actually. I have no idea what they could call him. "The Wind Waker" I suppose?
 

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That's interesting actually. I have no idea what they could call him. "The Wind Waker" I suppose?
But if TP Link is named Link while the Link in Melee was from Oot...

Why would the WWLink not be called Link?
 

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Like i said in my last post if you even bothered to read it:
Im windwaker, multiple times they reference the hero of time, from ocarina of time, which is link.
Windwaker is the ONLY game that does that. Not in a link to the past, or twilight princess, or any of the other games that you are trying to bring up as examples. Those games do not happen in the same timeline, and it makes perfect sense for them to each have their own iteration of link.
That still leaves windwaker with an already established link, and a new hero who isn't referred to by anything other than 'Kid' or 'Big brother'

EDIT: Psycho, PLEASE tell me you aren't trying to say there is some type of timeline to smash -.-
 

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Like i said in my last post if you even bothered to read it:
Im windwaker, multiple times they reference the hero of time, from ocarina of time, which is link.
Windwaker is the ONLY game that does that. Not in a link to the past, or twilight princess, or any of the other games that you are trying to bring up as examples. Those games do not happen in the same timeline, and it makes perfect sense for them to each have their own iteration of link.
That still leaves windwaker with an already established link, and a new hero who isn't referred to by anything other than 'Kid' or 'Big brother'
I think Ganon is enough from the previous games to establish they all are in the same storyline...the fact he keeps being resurrected and trying to get revenge on "LINK"

Yes...WWLink is just another of his incarnations
 

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THe WW link would simply rock...


He has a wide variety of items different from the adult link...like the leaf who he can use to glide! (hell yeah) or to float........... he have that weird fan to throw air!!

and not to mention his fighting style which is very uniwue and cool! he even have a counter :D


And he is designed very diferently from all the characters...he would just rock.
 

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The fact that they use the same boss idea follows the same logic as the multiple links. In wind waker, again, with the reference to the old game, ganondorf is actually the same person out of the legend who was sealed in hyrule, while the other games, following different timelines, had different ganondorfs. In windwaker, ganondorf was not ressurected, nor was he trying to seek revenge on link, he was just trying to take over the world again, because thats what he does -.-
 

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Yes, he IS Link...

If it's the default name, then that's his name...

All of the Link's so far:

Link 1
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Link 2
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Link 3
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Hero of Time in the legend in Wind Waker

Link 4
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Link 5
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The hero mentioned to have sealed Vaati away in Four Swords

Link 6
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Now, here are the Links we have problems with...

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
This Link is known to be one of the above, as he is said to have just completed a journy in Hyrule before going out to sea,

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons
These are known to be the same Link. He may also be one of the above, as he is known to have already found the Triforce at the beginning of the game.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords/Adventure
In Four Swords, this Link is known to be seperate from The Minish Cap Link, but may or may not be the same as others above.

Four Swords Adventure may not be canon, as Ganon has different origins here, unless this is a different Ganon.
 

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The fact that they use the same boss idea follows the same logic as the multiple links. In wind waker, again, with the reference to the old game, ganondorf is actually the same person out of the legend who was sealed in hyrule, while the other games, following different timelines, had different ganondorfs. In windwaker, ganondorf was not ressurected, nor was he trying to seek revenge on link, he was just trying to take over the world again, because thats what he does -.-
It WAS the same Ganon...they ALL are the same Ganon...

WW takes place hundreds of years after Oot...

Did you know those bird people are evolved Sora???

Link is the only person that defeat Ganon because he has the triforce of Courage...

Zelda, Ganon, and Link are the same characters (or reincarnations) from game to game...
 

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Actually, the first Link was not from OoT, if you take Minish Cap to be the first game, which makes sense. It was in Minish Cap that monsters were unsealed and released back into the world. It was also in Minish Cap that the green cap was actually acquired. Plus not a mention of Ganon or Ganondorf, or even the Triforce. So I tend to go with Minish Cap being the first Link.

Anyway, to answer your question, Link doesn't necessarily reincarnate. He's similar to Zelda, who is the name given to every female descendant of that royal line. That's established in The Adventure of Link, if I remember correctly. Similarly, occasionally Hylians name their male son Link, probably originally in honour of the first great Hero, but now more as a tradition or to do with the legend. And for some reason, the Goddesses always choose the kid called Link, so there's possibly an aspect of reincarnation.

So, is the Wind Waker actually Link? Yes and no. He's not given a name, if I recall, unless you pick one yourself, but he's the young Hylian boy who wears the Hero's tunic and possesses the Triforce of Courage, meets up with Princess Zelda and defeats Ganon, so for all intents and purposes he is Link, and I wouldn't be surprised if that was his name.

As for what they'd title him? I could live with Young Link, but I'd prefer Hero of Winds.
 

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You got the orders wrong...Oot was the first link


Oops, I never played Minish Cap...
 

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Actually, the first Link was not from OoT, if you take Minish Cap to be the first game, which makes sense. It was in Minish Cap that monsters were unsealed and released back into the world. It was also in Minish Cap that the green cap was actually acquired. Plus not a mention of Ganon or Ganondorf, or even the Triforce. So I tend to go with Minish Cap being the first Link.

Anyway, to answer your question, Link doesn't necessarily reincarnate. He's similar to Zelda, who is the name given to every female descendant of that royal line. That's established in The Adventure of Link, if I remember correctly. Similarly, occasionally Hylians name their male son Link, probably originally in honour of the first great Hero, but now more as a tradition or to do with the legend. And for some reason, the Goddesses always choose the kid called Link, so there's possibly an aspect of reincarnation.

So, is the Wind Waker actually Link? Yes and no. He's not given a name, if I recall, unless you pick one yourself, but he's the young Hylian boy who wears the Hero's tunic and possesses the Triforce of Courage, meets up with Princess Zelda and defeats Ganon, so for all intents and purposes he is Link, and I wouldn't be surprised if that was his name.

As for what they'd title him? I could live with Young Link, but I'd prefer Hero of Winds.

They have the same soul, just in different bodies...
 

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Ditto on not playing minish cap, and thanks for the others posting who actually know what they are talking about. However, i still retain my point that whether the others are canon or not, as in pokemegas post, links 3 and 4 are the only ones that have been proven to be in the same time line, with references ingame

Edit: and i know its the same ganon in those two, thats what i said -.-
Also, please don't bring up souls >_>
 

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Ditto on not playing minish cap, and thanks for the others posting who actually know what they are talking about. However, i still retain my point that whether the others are canon or not, as in pokemegas post, links 3 and 4 are the only ones that have been proven to be in the same time line, with references ingame
It doesn't have to be proven in game...

A lot of nintendo games don't reference previous games. It's suppose to be obvious...

YOUR the one that is asking if he is Link and thinks the Ganons are all different characters...I don't see how I am the one that doesn't know what he is talking about

What's wrong with souls?
 

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Actually, the default name for the main character in The Wind Waker IS Link, meaning that's what Nintendo would refer to him as....

Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that Ocarina of Time was the first game to happen, although Minish Cap was made afterword.

My variation of the timeline:

The Minish Cap
Vaati unleashes evil into Hyrule.
The first Link seals him away with the Four Sword.
The Zelda in this game is eventually cursed by a wizard into a deep sleep.

Ocarina of Time
Ganondorf takes the Triforce of Power and takes over Hyrule.
The second Link and Zelda are given the Triforces of Courage and Wisdom.

Now this is where it splits:

Oot: Adult Ending
Ganon is sealed away in the Sacred Realm.
Link is sent back to the past.

A Link to the Past
Ganon transforms the sacred Realm into the Dark World.
The third Link defeats Agahnim at Hyrule Castle and saves the third Zelda.
Link defeats Ganon in the Dark World.

Link's Awakening
The third Link leaves Hyrule and washes up on Koholint Island.
He awakens the Wind Fish and escapes his dream.
He returns to Hyrule.

Four Swords
Vaati is released from the Four Sword and kidnaps the third Zelda.
The third Link uses the Four Sword to seal him away again.

The Legend of Zelda
Ganon is resurrected and kidnaps the fourth Zelda.
Impa finds the fourth Link to seek out the Triforce of Wisdom and defeat Ganon.
The fourth Link kills Ganon once and for all.

The Adventure of Link
The fourth Link gains the Triforce of Courage when he turns sixteen.
Impa tells him of the first Princess Zelda, and sends him on a quest to wake her up.
Ganon's minions try to kill him to resurrect Ganon.
Link defeats Dark Link and awakens the first Zelda.

Four Swords Adventures
A second Ganondorf releases Vaati from the Four Sword to create a diversion, while he steals the Trident of Power and becomes Ganon.
The fourth Link defeats both Vaati and the second Ganon.

Now, the different possible Child Endings

OoT: Child Ending
The second Link sets out to find Navi with Epona.
Ganondorf is either sent to the Twilight Realm by the Sages or
Sealed in the Sacred Realm anyways.

Majora's Mask
The second Link chases the Skull Kid to Termina.
He saves Termina from Majora's Mask.
He returns to Hyrule.

Oracle of Ages/Seasons
The second Link is transported by the Triforce to Labrynna/Holodrum.
He saves Nayru/Din from Veran/Onox.
Twinrova tries to bring back Ganon, but only creates a mindless imitation.
Link defeats it and leaves Hyrule for parts unknown.

Now, if Ganondorf was sealed in the Twilight Realm.

Twilight Princess
Ganondorf contacts Zant and gives him the power to take over the Twilight Realm as king.
The third Link is sucked into the Twilight Realm and meets Midna.
Together they defeat Zant and kill Ganondorf.

If Ganondorf is just sealed in the Sacred Realm.

Wind Waker
Ganondorf escapes from the sacred Realm and attacks Hyrule.
The goddesses flood Hyrule turning it into the Great Sea.
Ganondorf sends the Helmaroc King to find the next Zelda
Years later, the third Link's sister is kidnapped by the Helmaroc King.
He finds the Master Sword, restores its power, and kills Ganondorf, sealing Hyrule under the sea again.

Phantom Hourglass
Not sure of the story in this one.
 

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The fact that the games DON'T reference an earlier game is what makes it make sense that its the same character. I really don't see how you cant grasp that concept. And im not asking if its link, im pointing out the fact that it ISN'T the same link. Vagrant's argument could work, if not for the fact that the 'link's in question are not of the same family, or that they aren't in hyrule, although i suppose the godess just randomly choosing the kid named link could work

Also, souls are even more theoretical than the rest of this argument, and just complicates things further

EDIT: poke, i don't remember there being a default name in windwaker
More edits >_>
poke, i just glanced over the wall of timeline after wring the first edit, and its a minor thing, but wasnt links awakening purely dream? i dont remember
 

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The fact that the games DON'T reference an earlier game is what makes it make sense that its the same character. I really don't see how you cant grasp that concept. And im not asking if its link, im pointing out the fact that it ISN'T the same link. Vagrant's argument could work, if not for the fact that the 'link's in question are not of the same family, or that they aren't in hyrule, although i suppose the godess just randomly choosing the kid named link could work

Also, souls are even more theoretical than the rest of this argument, and just complicates things further

EDIT: poke, i don't remember there being a default name in windwaker

DUH it's not the same link, it's another reincarnation
 

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The fact that the games DON'T reference an earlier game is what makes it make sense that its the same character. I really don't see how you cant grasp that concept. And im not asking if its link, im pointing out the fact that it ISN'T the same link. Vagrant's argument could work, if not for the fact that the 'link's in question are not of the same family, or that they aren't in hyrule, although i suppose the godess just randomly choosing the kid named link could work

Also, souls are even more theoretical than the rest of this argument, and just complicates things further

EDIT: poke, i don't remember there being a default name in windwaker
They're obviously all different Links and Zeldas, but the same Ganon (except for in Four Swords Adventure)

Link may be reincarnated each time by the goddesses, as he is always the one chosen to wield the Triforce of Courage...

Btw, start a new name in WW, it'll start with the name Link...

Edit: Only the Koholint Island part of LA was a dream.
 

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They're obviously all different Links and Zeldas, but the same Ganon (except for in Four Swords Adventure)

Link may be reincarnated each time by the goddesses, as he is always the one chosen to wield the Triforce of Courage...

Btw, start a new name in WW, it'll start with the name Link...

Edit: Only the Koholint Island part of LA was a dream.
HE GETS IT...

this is exactly right
 

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Actually, the default name for the main character in The Wind Waker IS Link, meaning that's what Nintendo would refer to him as....

Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that Ocarina of Time was the first game to happen, although Minish Cap was made afterword.

My variation of the timeline:

The Minish Cap
Vaati unleashes evil into Hyrule.
The first Link seals him away with the Four Sword.
The Zelda in this game is eventually cursed by a wizard into a deep sleep.

Ocarina of Time
Ganondorf takes the Triforce of Power and takes over Hyrule.
The second Link and Zelda are given the Triforces of Courage and Wisdom.

Now this is where it splits:

Oot: Adult Ending
Ganon is sealed away in the Sacred Realm.
Link is sent back to the past.

A Link to the Past
Ganon transforms the sacred Realm into the Dark World.
The third Link defeats Agahnim at Hyrule Castle and saves the third Zelda.
Link defeats Ganon in the Dark World.

Link's Awakening
The third Link leaves Hyrule and washes up on Koholint Island.
He awakens the Wind Fish and escapes his dream.
He returns to Hyrule.

Four Swords
Vaati is released from the Four Sword and kidnaps the third Zelda.
The third Link uses the Four Sword to seal him away again.

The Legend of Zelda
Ganon is resurrected and kidnaps the fourth Zelda.
Impa finds the fourth Link to seek out the Triforce of Wisdom and defeat Ganon.
The fourth Link kills Ganon once and for all.

The Adventure of Link
The fourth Link gains the Triforce of Courage when he turns sixteen.
Impa tells him of the first Princess Zelda, and sends him on a quest to wake her up.
Ganon's minions try to kill him to resurrect Ganon.
Link defeats Dark Link and awakens the first Zelda.

Four Swords Adventures
A second Ganondorf releases Vaati from the Four Sword to create a diversion, while he steals the Trident of Power and becomes Ganon.
The fourth Link defeats both Vaati and the second Ganon.

Now, the different possible Child Endings

OoT: Child Ending
The second Link sets out to find Navi with Epona.
Ganondorf is either sent to the Twilight Realm by the Sages or
Sealed in the Sacred Realm anyways.

Majora's Mask
The second Link chases the Skull Kid to Termina.
He saves Termina from Majora's Mask.
He returns to Hyrule.

Oracle of Ages/Seasons
The second Link is transported by the Triforce to Labrynna/Holodrum.
He saves Nayru/Din from Veran/Onox.
Twinrova tries to bring back Ganon, but only creates a mindless imitation.
Link defeats it and leaves Hyrule for parts unknown.

Now, if Ganondorf was sealed in the Twilight Realm.

Twilight Princess
Ganondorf contacts Zant and gives him the power to take over the Twilight Realm as king.
The third Link is sucked into the Twilight Realm and meets Midna.
Together they defeat Zant and kill Ganondorf.

If Ganondorf is just sealed in the Sacred Realm.

Wind Waker
Ganondorf escapes from the sacred Realm and attacks Hyrule.
The goddesses flood Hyrule turning it into the Great Sea.
Ganondorf sends the Helmaroc King to find the next Zelda
Years later, the third Link's sister is kidnapped by the Helmaroc King.
He finds the Master Sword, restores its power, and kills Ganondorf, sealing Hyrule under the sea again.

Phantom Hourglass
Not sure of the story in this one.
I agree on some aspects, disagree on others. Here's what I think:

Child Timeline: The Minish Cap (? BOT) --- Ocarina of Time (0 OT - 7 AOT) / Majora’s Mask (0 AOT) --- Twilight Princess (c. 100-199 AOT) --- Four Swords/Four Swords Adventures --- A Link to the Past/Link’s Awakening/Ancient Stone Tablets --- Oracle of Seasons/Oracle of Ages --- Legend of Zelda/Adventure of Link

Adult Timeline: The Minish Cap (? BOT) --- Ocarina of Time (0 OT – 7 AOT) --- The Wind Waker/Phantom Hourglass (c. 100-999 AOT)

So as a breakdown I have Link 1 in MC. Link 2 in OoT and MM, Link 3 in TP, Link 4 in FS/FSA, Link 5 in ALttP/LA, Link 6 in OoX, Link 7 in LoZ/AoL and Link 8 in TWW/PH. However, due to the unspecified nature of some of the timeline placements, Links 4 +5 or 5+6 could all be the same Links. Due to the ridiculous amount of chaos that would pit Hyrule in over a 1-2 year period though, I don't think it's likely.
 

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I agree on some aspects, disagree on others. Here's what I think:

Child Timeline: The Minish Cap (? BOT) --- Ocarina of Time (0 OT - 7 AOT) / Majora’s Mask (0 AOT) --- Twilight Princess (c. 100-199 AOT) --- Four Swords/Four Swords Adventures --- A Link to the Past/Link’s Awakening/Ancient Stone Tablets --- Oracle of Seasons/Oracle of Ages --- Legend of Zelda/Adventure of Link

Adult Timeline: The Minish Cap (? BOT) --- Ocarina of Time (0 OT – 7 AOT) --- The Wind Waker/Phantom Hourglass (c. 100-999 AOT)

So as a breakdown I have Link 1 in MC. Link 2 in OoT and MM, Link 3 in TP, Link 4 in FS/FSA, Link 5 in ALttP/LA, Link 6 in OoX, Link 7 in LoZ/AoL and Link 8 in TWW/PH. However, due to the unspecified nature of some of the timeline placements, Links 4 +5 or 5+6 could all be the same Links. Due to the ridiculous amount of chaos that would pit Hyrule in over a 1-2 year period though, I don't think it's likely.

Some of those things don't make any sense though...

In your child timeline, Ganondorf is killed in TP, then there's the second Ganon in FSA, then the original's back in ALttP...

In the adult timeline, you put WW, which clearly shows Link as a kid in the intro.
 

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WW Link is a different person. The Deku Tree even said it himself. He just has the same name.

Plus he wouldn't be a clone, not at all. If you think he would be a clone, then you clearly have never played The Wind Waker.
 

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It was stated by the creators though. When Link goes back in time to be a child, that's MM and TP. The timeline he leaves, when he was an adult, is WW. That's my biggest issue with yours. You have three lines, rather than the two defined ones.

A quote from the Official Zelda Homepage: In terms of the storyline, we've decided that this takes place 100 years after the events in The Ocarina of Time. We think that as you play through the game, you'll notice that in the beginning the storyline explains some of the events in The Ocarina of Time. You'll also find hints of things from The Ocarina of Time that exist in The Wind Waker.

There's also a more complicated explanation. If you think back to the end of The Ocarina of Time, there were two endings to that game in different time periods. First Link defeated Ganon as an adult, and then he actually went back to being a child. You could say that The Wind Waker takes place 100 years after the ending in which Link was an adult.


This indicates that WW takes place on the adule Link line, directly contradicting your theory about it being in the Child line.

As for Twilight Princess, well... an interview with Eiji Aonuma:

–When does Twilight Princess take place?

Aonuma: In the world of Ocarina of Time, a hundred and something years later.

–And the Wind Waker?

Aonuma: The Wind Waker is parallel. In Ocarina of Time, Link flew seven years in time, he beat Ganon and went back to being a kid, remember? Twilight Princess takes place in the world of Ocarina of Time, a hundred and something years after the peace returned to kid Link’s time. In the last scene of Ocarina of Time, kids Link and Zelda have a little talk, and as a consequence of that talk, their relationship with Ganon takes a whole new direction. In the middle of this game [Twilight Princess], there’s a scene showing Ganon’s execution. Link and Zelda left him be and he then did something outrageous, so it was decided that he should be executed. That scene takes place several years after Ocarina of Time. Ganon was sent to another world and now he wants to obtain the power...


This one explicitly states that after they became kids again, they let Ganon do something different, worthy of execution, and so you have TP, in the child timeline.

Anyway, who says it's a new Ganon in FSA? It's all the same person I'm pretty sure. Yeah, there's a new origin story in FSA, but I don't see how it implies that the Ganon from TP is the one from ALttP. In fact, the one from ALttP looks a lot more similar to the one from FSA. And FSA has all the elements of the Imprisoning War mentioned in the beginning of ALttP. Magical portals, the extermination of knights, and seven sages (maidens in FSA) who were able to seal the evil. So I feel it's entirely possible that the character of Ganon from FSA, whether the same as the one from TP or not, is the one in ALttP and later on.

As for why I think he may not have died in TP? It's stated that only Silver Arrows can kill Ganon in LoZ and ALttP. Of course, if we accept that Ganon was killed in TP and a new one took his place, then this point is moot. However, if we don't, and stick with canon of the Silver/Light Arrow, then the deathblow in TP wouldn't have killed him, rather merely sealed him or made him catatonic or something. I still think the Ganon from TP is intended to be the same one from the 2D games, and until I see conclusive evidence of it being a new Ganon who features in ALttP, I'll hold to it.

Oh, also, Four Swords Adventures is stated to be a direct sequel to Four Swords by the creators, with the same Link. That changes the placement of either FS or FSA in your timeline considerably. And as in FSA it seals him away, it's probably easier to move that one, resulting in a final death in LoZ/AoL.
 

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I would love to see a Wind Waker version of Link replace that little ragamuffin Young Link. As someone stated before, he would be very different. His leaf can be his Up+B, while he could use his Wind Waker or his leaf to send out a chargeable air blast with the Side+B. His neutral B would probably stay as his Hero Bow and his down+B could become something like a slam with his Skull Hammer.
 

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You do really bring up a valid point. Ignore the idiots. Also, apologies if I don't actually contribute anything, I didn't read the whole thread.
As far as I'm concerned, they can still keep calling him "Young Link", since the older Link is called "Link" already and he was there first, so the one who's unlocked after him would have to be compared to him... he is a different person, but still a younger Link.

Of course, they could call him "Wind Waker Link"... the announcer would just have to pronounce it to make clear that "Wind Waker" is the boy's title, not referring to the title of the game. Or was that a title, actually? If I remember correctly, he was recognized by the goddesses as the Hero of Winds... so that would work, too.
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Okay, let me explain some things....

About it being a different Ganon in FSA...

Zelda mentions how he's reincarnated....

Not sure of the exact line, but she said reincarnated in it....

Meaning the same thing that happens to Link in order to keep having a wielder of the Triforce of Courage, happened to Ganon too...

Now about Ganon dying in Twilight Princess.

Silver Arrows are known to be the only thing that can kill him in his Ganon form.

In his Ganondorf form in TP, the Triforce of Power deserts him, leaving him without its power to resurrect himself.

More proof of this is the fact that Zant can't die until Ganondorf does, and Zant clearly snaps his neck after Ganondorf's defeat.

Now about Ganon looking different in the games.

Well, ALttP has a more cartoony look than OoT and TP, just because he looks different doesn't mean he's not the same character...

Let me just edit my timeline...

Edit:

The Minish Cap
Vaati unleashes evil into Hyrule.
The first Link seals him away with the Four Sword.
The Zelda in this game is eventually cursed by a wizard into a deep sleep.

Ocarina of Time
Ganondorf takes the Triforce of Power and takes over Hyrule.
The second Link and Zelda are given the Triforces of Courage and Wisdom.

Now this is where it splits:

Oot: Adult Ending
Ganon is sealed away in the Sacred Realm.
Link is sent back to the past.

Wind Waker
Ganondorf escapes from the sacred Realm and attacks Hyrule.
The goddesses flood Hyrule turning it into the Great Sea.
Ganondorf sends the Helmaroc King to find the next Zelda
Years later, the third Link's sister is kidnapped by the Helmaroc King.
He finds the Master Sword, restores its power, and seals Ganondorf back into the Sacred Realm, sealing Hyrule under the sea again.

Phantom Hourglass
Not sure of the story in this one.

A Link to the Past
A new Hyrule is formed away from the Great Sea
Ganon transforms the sacred Realm into the Dark World.
The fourth Link defeats Agahnim at Hyrule Castle and saves the fourth Zelda.
Link defeats Ganon in the Dark World.

Link's Awakening
The fourth Link leaves Hyrule and washes up on Koholint Island.
He awakens the Wind Fish and escapes his dream.

The Legend of Zelda
Ganon is resurrected and kidnaps the fifth Zelda.
Impa finds the fifth Link to seek out the Triforce of Wisdom and defeat Ganon.
The fifth Link kills Ganon once and for all.

The Adventure of Link
The fifth Link gains the Triforce of Courage when he turns sixteen.
Impa tells him of the first Princess Zelda, and sends him on a quest to wake her up.
Ganon's minions try to kill him to resurrect Ganon.
Link defeats Dark Link and awakens the first Zelda.

Four Swords
Vaati is released from the Four Sword and kidnaps the fifth Zelda.
The fifth Link uses the Four Sword to seal him away again.

Four Swords Adventures
A second Ganondorf releases Vaati from the Four Sword to create a diversion, while he steals the Trident of Power and becomes Ganon.
The fifth Link defeats both Vaati and the second Ganon.

Now, the Child Ending

OoT: Child Ending
The second Link sets out to find Navi with Epona.
Ganondorf is sent to the Twilight Realm by the Sages

Majora's Mask
The second Link chases the Skull Kid to Termina.
He saves Termina from Majora's Mask.
He returns to Hyrule.

Oracle of Ages/Seasons
The second Link is transported by the Triforce to Labrynna/Holodrum.
He saves Nayru/Din from Veran/Onox.
Twinrova tries to bring back Ganon, but only creates a mindless imitation.
Link defeats it and leaves Hyrule for parts unknown.

Twilight Princess
Ganondorf contacts Zant and gives him the power to take over the Twilight Realm as king.
The third Link is sucked into the Twilight Realm and meets Midna.
Together they defeat Zant and kill Ganondorf.

How's this?
 
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