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Saiyan Master Vegeta
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PostPosted: Mon May 29, 2006 4:55 pm


Link (a.k.a. The Hero of Time)

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Strength:

--Link has been able to use various types of swords - incuding heavy ones (ex. The Biggoron's Sword) - with great skill and agility
--With his bare hands, Link is able to lift medium sized rocks
--With the Silver Gauntlets, Link is able to life massive boulders (estimated at least 1 ton), and toss them quite far
--With the Golden Gauntlets, Link is able to lift enormous pillars of stone (estimated at least 7-10 tons), and toss them quite far
--Link is consistently carrying around heavy equipment, and using it, therefore adding base strength that normal people most likely would not have

Speed:

--Link is quite slow. When running, he is no faster than a competative jog
--While locked-on to an opponent, Link is able to jump from side-to-side with great speed, lunge forward with great speed, and also backflip
--His Farore's Wind ability lets him teleport from dungeon to dungeon. The distance is not limited by any means
--While using Epona, he travels at a fast horse's pace. Not to mention he can use his bow & arrows while riding her

Durability/Endurance:

--Link's endurance is based on his heart containers, which he has a massive supply of (at least 20)
--A blessing Link aquires from a Great Fairy allows damage taken from all enemies to be cut in half, meaning double health (40+ hearts with regular deductions)
--On average, a direct hit sword swing from an enemy will take away half to a whole heart (only very powerful enemies will take away a whole heart)
--With a large supply of faries, red faires and milk, Link can quite often replenish a great deal of his health
--Link has been sliced, impaled, crushed, diced, and slammed on various accounts, and has almost always come out with minimal damage taken
--With Nayru's Love, Link takes no damage whatsoever (with the exception of high falls). This applies to any and all attacks
--Link literally fights with full ability (not lacking speed or strength) until he is completely K.O'd or killed

Intellect:

--When it comes to complex, puzzle like situations, Link shows a great deal of ability
--He has solved countless dungeons, temples, mazes etc. and come out on top each time (with some help from Navi)
--With the help of Navi, Link is able to distinguish an enemy's strengths and weaknesses before and during the battle
--Link has aquired a great deal of knowledge from his years of adventures and travelling (or so it is believed)

Fighting Skill:

--As a swordsman for almost all of his life, Link is considered a professional one
--He applies various sword-based techniques during battle
--Link is able to take down almost all enemies primarily using his various swords

Techniques/Powers/Gear:

--The Master Sword: Link's most used sword. Deals out a great deal of damage, and can be used with sharp agility.
--The Biggoron's Sword: A very large blade that deals out a massive amount of damage (twice that of the Master Sword). Link is able to use this blade with the same speed and agility as others, but it requires two hands to use.
--Magic: With this, Link is open to a wide variety of attacks and techniques. With a Great Fairy's blessing, his magic meter is doubled in size, granting double magic. Runs out at a slow rate.
--The Hylian Shield: Link's basic and most used shield. Can block almost all attacks.
--The Mirror Shield: A stronger shield with the ability to send back magic-based attacks.
--Bow & Arrows: Link's standard long-distance attack. Travels at very high speeds; quite hard to detect.
--Fire Arrows: Arrows with the ability to set objects on fire. Prolongued burning causes additional damage. Twice as powerful as normal arrows. Requires little magic.
--Ice Arrows: Arrows with the ability to freeze objects. Prolongued freezing causes additional damage. Twice as powerful as normal arrows. Requires little magic.
--Light Arrows: Arrows that are especially powerful against evil/dark enemies. Still extremely effective against normal enemies. Four times as powerful as normal arrows. Requires more, but still very little magic.
--Sword Spin: Link charges up his sword with a small amount of magic, and releases it by spinning several times. In the process, a burst of power with a large radius is released from the sword, surrounding Link. Ideal for taking out multiple enemies, and is quite powerful.
--Ocarina: A musical instrument that allows Link to do various tasks. The main use of this device is to travel back in time.
--Bombs: Standard explosives with a radius of about 10 feet.
--Lens of Truth: A magnifying glass-shaped lens with the ability to show objects and things that are not visible to the naked eye.
--Hookshot: A chain and hook with a long-range firing ability. Allows Link to grapple to many surfaces and propel himself where desired.
--Longshot: An extension to the Hookshot, making it twice as long.
--Din's Fire: A massive ball of fire that surrounds Link. Has a radius of about 40 feet in all directions when released. Requires some magic to use. Ideal for taking out multiple enemies, and is one of his most powerful attacks.
--Nayru's Love: A crystal/diamond shaped barrier around Link that protects him from any and all attacks. With the barrier on, Link takes no damage under any circumstances (with the exception of high falls). Requires some magic to use.
--Farore's Wind: A teleportation ability that allows Link to travel from dungeon to dungeon. Requires some magic to use.
--Zora's Scale: Allows Link to dive for a prolongued period of time.
--Zora Tunic: Allows Link to thrive underwater for an unlimited amount of time.
--Fire Tunic: Allows Link to survive in areas where there is extreme heat.
--Iron Boots: Heavy-weight boots plated with metal. Ideal for staying at the ground underwater.
--Hover Boots: Allows Link to temporarily float in mid-air.

History:

Coming soon.

Notes:

I may have missed some info. If I did, feel free to submit it and I'll add it in if it's valid.
PostPosted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:11 pm


*cough*farore's wind is limited to dungeons*cough*
Good otherwise
I'm a little iffy about him being a "genius", only because he is limited by the person playing with him, I've let my sister play before...she stunk...no genius, on the other hand, if and expert plays him, hes great. I would put him at average intellect, bc he sometimes appears puzzled and needs lots of basic information from navi, etc.

rikeen90


Saiyan Master Vegeta
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:26 am


rikeen90
*cough*farore's wind is limited to dungeons*cough*
Good otherwise
I'm a little iffy about him being a "genius", only because he is limited by the person playing with him, I've let my sister play before...she stunk...no genius, on the other hand, if and expert plays him, hes great. I would put him at average intellect, bc he sometimes appears puzzled and needs lots of basic information from navi, etc.

Alright, I'll edit that.
PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:29 pm


Just poking at it a bit; (to refine it, of course)
but isn't it different Link's?
I mean, does he retain his knowledge each time?
I didn't think so, but I could be wrong.

rikeen90


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:40 pm


rikeen90
Just poking at it a bit; (to refine it, of course)
but isn't it different Link's?
I mean, does he retain his knowledge each time?
I didn't think so, but I could be wrong.

This is solely Adult Link's knowledge. The only other knowledge that he has is from his proportionate self seven years back as a child (both from the Ocarina of Time). Every other Link (besides Link from the Twilight Princess, yet to be released), has been either a child or a young teenager.

As for child Link carrying on knowledge from game to game, I'd say that he does. After all, the games do follow a specific timeline, and are not just "throw in" additions.
PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:28 pm


Saiyan Master Vegeta
rikeen90
Just poking at it a bit; (to refine it, of course)
but isn't it different Link's?
I mean, does he retain his knowledge each time?
I didn't think so, but I could be wrong.

This is solely Adult Link's knowledge. The only other knowledge that he has is from his proportionate self seven years back as a child (both from the Ocarina of Time). Every other Link (besides Link from the Twilight Princess, yet to be released), has been either a child or a young teenager.

As for child Link carrying on knowledge from game to game, I'd say that he does. After all, the games do follow a specific timeline, and are not just "throw in" additions.

Nope, Links knowledge doesn't carry over from game to game, because all the various Links are diffrent people as are the Zeldas, tough Gannon is apparently always the same guy. There are a few exceptions to this; Ocarina of Time Link and Majora's Mask Link are the same guy, the Link in the origonal Zelda and The Adventures of Link are the same, , the Link from bolth orical games is the same, and possibly the same as Links awakening Link, and the Wind Waker Link and Fantom hourglass Link are the same.

Besides, the Link in OOT is apparently the first one since that's where they show the origon of Gannon, so and he obvioulsy wasn't a hero of any sort at the begianing of the game.

And tecniquely Adult link isn't an adult, he's a teenager. Just throwing that out there.

Kamikazek-Z


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:54 am


Kamikazek-Z
Saiyan Master Vegeta
rikeen90
Just poking at it a bit; (to refine it, of course)
but isn't it different Link's?
I mean, does he retain his knowledge each time?
I didn't think so, but I could be wrong.

This is solely Adult Link's knowledge. The only other knowledge that he has is from his proportionate self seven years back as a child (both from the Ocarina of Time). Every other Link (besides Link from the Twilight Princess, yet to be released), has been either a child or a young teenager.

As for child Link carrying on knowledge from game to game, I'd say that he does. After all, the games do follow a specific timeline, and are not just "throw in" additions.

Nope, Links knowledge doesn't carry over from game to game, because all the various Links are diffrent people as are the Zeldas, tough Gannon is apparently always the same guy. There are a few exceptions to this; Ocarina of Time Link and Majora's Mask Link are the same guy, the Link in the origonal Zelda and The Adventures of Link are the same, , the Link from bolth orical games is the same, and possibly the same as Links awakening Link, and the Wind Waker Link and Fantom hourglass Link are the same.

Besides, the Link in OOT is apparently the first one since that's where they show the origon of Gannon, so and he obvioulsy wasn't a hero of any sort at the begianing of the game.

And tecniquely Adult link isn't an adult, he's a teenager. Just throwing that out there.

Oh, do you mean that the different Links follow different timelines? Because if that's the case, then I'd agree with Link not having the same knowledge every time.
PostPosted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:13 am


Not exactly, they're all in the same timeline, but they're all difrent people. You see, in hyrule there's a legend that whenever hyrule is endagered it will be saved by a hero named Link, which is why lots of varous children are named Link (as shown in Wind Waker), andd there's some sort of rule in the hyrule royal family that every first daughter of the royal family has to be named Zelda or something to that effect, thus why there's always a Link and a Zelda. As for Ganon, he's apparently the same guy only he always either gets sealed away and then released in the next game or killed and then brought back to life somehow or another in the next game.

To give you a better idea, I'll give you a little outline of the 'multipul Links" plot thing. Keep in ming that nintendo has never officaly stated which game happened first in the timeline, but it's generaly assumed that OOT happened first because it's the only one that explains Ganons origon story. So we have OOT Link, he opens the gate gets the master sword turns into adult Link seals Ganon goes to tameria gets turned into a Duku by Skullkid gets turned back into a human stops the falling moon defeats Majora's mask blah blah blah you know the story. At that point Ganon becomes unsealed back in Hyrule and since Links to busy traveling and can't save hyrule,the goods seal Ganon but also frezze Hyrule in time and flood the world. At some point afterwards the origonal Link dies one way or another, and then many years later up comes Wind Waker Link, who was named after the hero of Legend. His little sister gets captured by the bird *insert Wind Wakers plot here* and the goes on to his journeys in the as of yet unreleased fantom hourglass, at some point of which he prezumably returnes hyrule to it's former non-waterloged splender and then dies at some point thereafter. After that I have no I idea what order the games go in cronologicly, but you get the idea. New Zelda gets born, new Link gets born, Ganon gets released/brought back to life, Ganon captures Zelda, Link saves Zelda and hyrule, sometime later Link and Zelda die, rinse, lather, and repear.

It's about as confuseing as a DC plotline and filled with enough plotholes for me to potentialy make this a very long post if I listed them, mostly due to the fact that all the Links were supposed to be in diffrent timelines untill Nintendo decided to merge them together sometime during the 64 era.

Oh, and tecniquley the Link from the NES games is the only one officaly named(unless you count the CDi games...), the other are just all whatever you name them, but it's assumed they're all LInk due the the whole "a hero by the name of Link will save hyrule" legend.

Kamikazek-Z

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