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! colspan="2" style="background:#1bb04c; border-radius:3.25px;" align="center"|<div style="margin-left:55px;">'''[[Link (Disambiguation)|Articles About Link]]'''</div>
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{{Tab2|link1=Link (Himekawa OoT)|tab1= OoT Manga|link2=Link (Himekawa MM)|tab2=MM Manga|link3=Link (Himekawa Oracles)|tab3=OoS/OoA Manga|link4=Link (Himekawa FS)|tab4=FS Manga|link5=Link (Himekawa MC)|tab5=MC Manga}}
|width="15%" "background:grey; border-radius:3.25px;"|'''Main Timeline'''
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|[[Link (Hero of the Skies)|Hero of the Skies]] - [[Hero of Men]] - [[Link (Hero of the Minish)|Hero of the Minish]] - [[Hero of the Four Sword]] - [[Link (Hero of Four)|Hero of Four]] - [[Link (Hero of Time)|Hero of Time]] - [[Link (Hero of Legend)|Hero of Legend]] - [[Link (Hero of the Essences)|Hero of Essences]] - [[Link (New Hero of Hyrule)|New Hero of Hyrule]] - [[Link (Hero of Hyrule)|Hero of Hyrule]] - [[Link (Hero of Twilight)|Hero of Twilight]] - [[Link (Hero of Light)|Hero of Light]] - [[Link (Hero of the Winds)|Hero of the Winds]] - [[Link (Hero of Trains)|Hero of Trains]] - [[Link (Hero of the Wild)|Hero of the Wild]]
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|"background:grey; border-radius:3.25px;"|'''Manga Continuity'''
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|[[Link (Hero of Time Manga)|Ocarina of Time Manga]] - [[Link (Hero of Essences Manga)|Oracles Manga]] - [[Sir Raven]] - [[Link (Hero of Four Manga Continuity)|Four Sword Manga]] - [[Link (Hero of the Minish Manga)|Minish Cap Manga]] - [[Link (Hero of Legend Manga)|A Link to the Past Manga]] - [[Link (Hero of the Winds Manga)|Phantom Hourglass Manga]] - [[Link (Chosen Hero)|Skyward Sword Manga]] - [[Link (Hero of Twilight Manga)|Twilight Princess Manga]]
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|"background:grey; border-radius:3.25px;"|'''Alternate Links'''
|[[Link (Hyrule Warriors)|Hyrule Warriors]] - [[Link (Cadence of Hyrule)|Cadence of Hyrule]] - [[Link (Game & Watch)|Game & Watch]] - [[Shadow Link]] - [[Dark Link]] - [[Linkle]] - [[BS-X Avatar (Legend of Zelda)|Hero of Hyrule (BS-X)]] - [[Hero of Light (BS-X)|Hero of Light (BS-X)]]
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|"background:grey; border-radius:3.25px;"|'''Non-Canon Media'''
|[[Link (Valiant Comics)|Valiant Comics]] - [[Link (Dark Horse)|Dark Horse Comics]] - [[Link (DIC)|DIC]] - [[Link (CD-i)|CD-i]] - [[Link (Soulcalibur)|Soulcalibur]] - [[Link (Smash Bros.)|Smash Bros.]]
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|"background:grey; border-radius:3.25px;"|'''Composite'''
|[[Link|Spirit of the Hero]] - [[Link (Composite)|Composite]]
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==Background==
==Background==
Link is the name shared by the main protagonists of The Legend of Zelda series. There are many incarnations of Link, each possessing the spirit of the hero, with some of them being blood-related as well. They are chosen by the Golden Goddesses to protect the land from evil whenever deemed necessary. They often need to complete a series of trials to mature into the chosen hero. In most games of The Legend of Zelda series, their adventures take place within Hyrule, traveling through the land, collecting important items, and defeating a wide variety of enemies while trying to save both Princess Zelda and her kingdom from the clutches of Ganon or other villains.
'''Link''' is the name shared by the main protagonists of The Legend of Zelda series. There are many incarnations of Link, each possessing the spirit of the hero, with some of them being blood-related as well. They are chosen by the Golden Goddesses to protect the land from evil whenever deemed necessary. They often need to complete a series of trials to mature into the chosen hero. In most games of The Legend of Zelda series, their adventures take place within Hyrule, traveling through the land, collecting important items, and defeating a wide variety of enemies while trying to save both Princess Zelda and her kingdom from the clutches of Ganon or other villains.


The first Link was introduced as a young Sword-wielding boy, but the identity, appearance, and role of each incarnation of Link has varied from game to game. Many of them are given titles to identify them, such as the Hero of Time in Ocarina of Time and the Hero of Winds in The Wind Waker.
The first Link was introduced as a young Sword-wielding boy, but the identity, appearance, and role of each incarnation of Link has varied from game to game. Many of them are given titles to identify them, such as the Hero of Time in Ocarina of Time and the Hero of Winds in The Wind Waker.


==Disambiguation==
==Disambiguation==
===Canon Links===
===Canon Links===
Links from the canon continuity of games.
'''Links''' from the canon continuity of games.
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Link bouclier LoZ.png | '''Link (Hero of Hyrule)''' |link=Link_(Adventure_Of_Link)
Link bouclier LoZ.png | '''Link (Hero of Hyrule)''' |link=Link_(Adventure_Of_Link)
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<gallery columns="dynamic" captionposition="within" captionalign="left" position="left" widths="160" bordercolor="#000000" spacing="small" orientation="portrait" navigation="true" hideaddbuttom="true"> Shadow Link ALBW.png | '''Shadow Link''' |link=Shadow_Link#A%20Link%20Between%20Worlds
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File:OzKVg.jpg | '''Spirit of the Hero''' |link=Link
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===Manga Links===
===Manga Links===
Links from the secondary canon or manga continuity of games.
Links from the secondary canon or manga continuity of games.
<gallery columns="dynamic" captionposition="within" captionalign="left" position="left" widths="160" bordercolor="#000000" spacing="small" orientation="portrait" navigation="true" hideaddbuttom="true"> File:Crappy_link_render.png | '''Manga Link (Ocarina of Time)''' |link= Link_(Himekawa_OoT)
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<gallery columns="dynamic" captionposition="within" captionalign="left" position="left" widths="160" bordercolor="#000000" spacing="small" orientation="portrait" navigation="true" hideaddbuttom="true"> File:Firstlink.png | '''Manga Link (Skyward Sword)''' |link= Link_(Himekawa_SS)
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Latest revision as of 15:08, 23 September 2024

Main Timeline Hero of the Skies - Hero of Men - Hero of the Minish - Hero of the Four Sword - Hero of Four - Hero of Time - Hero of Legend - Hero of Essences - New Hero of Hyrule - Hero of Hyrule - Hero of Twilight - Hero of Light - Hero of the Winds - Hero of Trains - Hero of the Wild
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.
Composite Spirit of the Hero - Composite

Background

Link is the name shared by the main protagonists of The Legend of Zelda series. There are many incarnations of Link, each possessing the spirit of the hero, with some of them being blood-related as well. They are chosen by the Golden Goddesses to protect the land from evil whenever deemed necessary. They often need to complete a series of trials to mature into the chosen hero. In most games of The Legend of Zelda series, their adventures take place within Hyrule, traveling through the land, collecting important items, and defeating a wide variety of enemies while trying to save both Princess Zelda and her kingdom from the clutches of Ganon or other villains.

The first Link was introduced as a young Sword-wielding boy, but the identity, appearance, and role of each incarnation of Link has varied from game to game. Many of them are given titles to identify them, such as the Hero of Time in Ocarina of Time and the Hero of Winds in The Wind Waker.

Disambiguation

Canon Links

Links from the canon continuity of games.


Manga Links

Links from the secondary canon or manga continuity of games.

Non-Canon Links

Links that aren't officially canon to the official timeline.