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Link (CD-i)

From The Codex
Spirit of the Hero Spirit of the Hero
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Manga Continuity Ocarina of Time Manga - Oracles Manga - Sir Raven - Four Sword Manga - Minish Cap Manga - A Link to the Past Manga - Phantom Hourglass Manga - Skyward Sword Manga - Twilight Princess Manga
Alternate Links Hyrule Warriors - Cadence of Hyrule - Game & Watch - Shadow Link - Dark Link - Linkle - Hero of Hyrule (BS-X) - Hero of Light (BS-X)
Non-Canon Media Valiant Comics - Dark Horse Comics - DIC - CD-i - Soulcalibur - Smash Bros.
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Background

Link is the primary protagonist of Link: The Faces of Evil, a non-canon Zelda title made for the Phillips CD-i. Unlike most other incarnations, this Link is shown speaking. His story starts off with him lounging around in his castle, bored and eager to go on an adventure, when a wizard named Gwonam flies by and informs him that Ganon and his minions have taken over the island of Koridai, and that a written prophecy confirms Link is the only one capable of stopping him.

General Information

Name: Link

Origin: Legend of Zelda (Phillips CD-i games)

Sex: Male

Age: Likely in his late teens

Classification: Human, Hyrulean

Status: Alive

Alignment: Neutral Good (Link is a hero willing to help out everyone he comes across and save the land from the hands of Ganon)

Codex Statistics

Tier: 9-B, Higher with the Power Glove

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Wall level (Can trade blows with opponents that are capable of harming him. Killed Glutko, who was so large his hands were the size of adult men), Higher with the Power Glove (The power glove is stronger then his bombs)

Durability: Wall level (His bombs generate this much energy, and he can tank them at point-blank range, even without using his shield), Higher with his shield (Can block attacks that would normally harm him)

Striking Strength: Wall Class, Higher with the Power Glove

Lifting Strength: Superhuman

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Can outrun Pterodactyls)

Attack Speed: Superhuman

Reaction Speed: Superhuman (Can dodge arrows and similar projectiles at close range)

Stamina: Peak Human (Can fight bosses and traverse entire levels without tiring out)

Range: Standard Melee, Extended Melee with his sword, Several Meters with Fire Manipulation & Energy Manipulation (Can shoot out fire balls that reach this far), Tens of Meters with bomb explosions (Bomb explosions can reach this far)

Intelligence: Above Average Intelligence (Link could skillfully defeat the natives who were turned into bloodthirsty warriors)


Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acrobatics (Displays jumping prowess, being able to jump over entire cliffs and caverns), Expert Swordsmanship, Magic, Levitation (With Winged Helmet, allows Link to levitate for a short bit), Empathic Manipulation (With his sword, can get people to talk with him), Fire Manipulation (Can shoot out fire balls in 3 directions), Attack Reflection (With Reflecting Shield, reflects curses and attacks when it hits the user it does twice the damage), Invisibility Negation (Via the Lantern of Vision, makes invisible enemies visible[1]), Energy Manipulation (Can shoot energy beams out of his sword), Statistics Amplification (With the Power Glove, massively amplifies Link's power, being stronger then even a bomb), Limited Time Manipulation (With the Bell, which freezes airborne enemies in mid air), Sealing (With the Book of Koridai, Link can seal his enemy into the book, making them a page within it), Dimensional Storage (His magic pouch allows him to store everything[2]), Explosion Inducement (With bombs, causes strong enough explosions to destroy entire boulders, and reach this far of a distance with it's explosion), Healing (Via water of life, completely heals Link), Erasure (Physical Erasure; Reflected Lupay's attacks back to him erasing him from existence), Clairvoyance (Link can see the things preventing his approach to Ganon. Gwonam states Link has the vision to find his house), Regeneration Negation (Mid. Harlequin could come back from deflating but in the later boss fight when Link has stronger weapons he's done for good), Metaphysics Manipulation (Soul Manipulation), Mind Manipulation, & Transmutation (With rubies, Lupay with a rubies could steal one's soul, force them to obey him and transmutate them. Though as the hero Link would likely never use this in character), Possible Fate Protection (Prophesied to defeat Ganon).

Resistance to Reality Warping (Ganon's mere presence on the island was warping it as Gwonam says after his defeat the island is already turning to normal. Yet Link was completely fine), Transmutation (Unaffected by Ganon's island wide transmutation, Harlequin's transmutation beams), Metaphysics Manipulation (Soul Manipulation) & Mind Manipulation (Lupay used a similar power that he used in the earlier with his rubies on Link but Link was unaffected)


Equipment

Swords

  • Sword: The standard weapon given to Link at the beginning of the game. It is described as a smart sword that is capable of discerning from friend or foe, as it is directly stated that it won't hurt anyone friendly, and will instead encourage them to talk.
  • Power Sword: An upgraded sword that can shoot powerful magic blasts when Link is at full health.
  • Fire Sword: A fully upgraded sword that can now fire powerful bursts of fire, even when Link isn't at full health.

Shields

  • Shield: An item Link uses to protect himself from enemy attacks.
  • Reflecting Shield: An upgraded shield that reflects projectiles.

  • Winged Helmet: Allows Link to jump higher and longer distances, at the cost of 5 rubies per use.
  • Bell: An item that freezes airborne enemies in place for 8 seconds.
  • Lanterns: Allows Link to see in the dark for a brief period of time, but requires lantern oil in order to be used. Its first upgrade, the Magic Lantern, extends the duration of the light. Its final upgrade, the Lantern of Vision, extends it even further without the need of lantern oil and can also reveal invisible opponents.
  • Bombs: Explosives that Link can use to attack enemies and clear out obstacles.
  • Ropes: Link can use these ropes to climb ledges. They're typically purchased in packs of 3 for 10 rubies.
  • Book of Koridai: A book that was stated to be the only thing capable of defeating Ganon. The exact purpose of the book is unknown, but it is stated to yield secrets and sacred power able to defeat and imprison enemies within its pages.

  • Life Hearts: Restores your health
  • Rubies: Currency that's been shown to be able to take ones soul and mind control them, along with transmutating them into your servant.

  • Notable Techniques

    • Duck-Walk: A technique where Link crouches down and walks forward at the same time to avoid projectiles.
    • Energy Beams: Link can fire magic blasts of fire or energy, given that he has the Fire Sword or the Power Sword respectively.

    Other

    Standard Tactics: As shown with each boss fight, Link will use the item that's necessary for the situation, if there's none directly necessary he will normally default to his strongest weapons.

    Weaknesses: Somewhat naive.

    Battle Records

    None.

    None.

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    References

    1. "A third upgrade of the Lantern also appears in both games, which does not use any Lantern Oil and makes invisible enemies visible in the games' final stages. In The Faces of Evil, the third Lantern is the Lantern of Vision, and is received from Gwonam after finding his house in the Hermit Flat. In The Wand of Gamelon, it is the Fairy Lantern, and is received from Myra in Nokani Forest. The Fairy Lantern also has the ability to "penetrate the dark around Ganon," which allows Zelda to get close to him with its light."
    2. Link the Faces of Evil Game Manual