Topic: Young Link

[Windwaker]

I have a question thats going me a little confused. How can Link be the hero of time in Zelda: Windwaker if he's not old enough. Remember what the Sage of Light told Link in the Ocarina of Time after he becomes big?

"The Master Sword is a sacred blade which evil ones may never touch.... Only one worthy of the title of "Hero of Time" can pull it from the Pedestal of Time.... However, you were too young to be the Hero of Time.... Therefore, your spirit was sealed here for seven years. "

Whats going on here? Is Link supposedly an Adult in Windwaker? I remember Miyamoto saying that the realistic graphics wouldn't work for an adult Link, so he much be a young link...aggggrrr. What do ya'll think?

The wind blew, the Windwaker has taken off.

[Gibdo Master]

Well towards the end of the game Ganondorf reveals that WW Link is in fact a reincarnation of the Hero of Time. He says to Link something like this, "You are the Hero of Time reborn". That's not an exact quote but it gets the point across. Anyway since the WW Link as well as all the other Links are reincarnations of the Hero of Time they all already meet the age requirement to wield the Master Sword. While there bodies may be new, depending on how long it has been since the events of Ocarina each new Link's soul could be hundreds or thousands of years old. At least that's the explanation I came up with any way and I think it works.

[Hostile Creation]

I don't think it's so much a matter of age rather than skill.  Link was allowed to get the Master Sword in WW because he beat the Temple of the Gods, but Link in OoT did nothing like that.

[Gibdo Master]

Actually it did have everything to do with age. Ocarina Link collected the spiritual stones allowing him to take the sword. However he was not old enough to wield it which is why his body was locked away in the chamber of sages so he could age seven years. How does being in a comma for seven years improve ones skill? On the other hand you would age during that time. Of course in the end the whole "not old enough to wield the Master Sword" thing was just an excuse to introduce the time traveling bit that was so important to Ocarina of Time. Of course the question then is "Why does WW Link and every other Link for that matter not have to age to wield the Master Sword". I gave my answer to it above.

[ThePerm]

The hero of the iwnd proved himself to the gods...the gods felt the hero of time needed to be older.

[Hostile Creation]

Yeah, Gibdo.  I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but reincarnation does not maintain age.  The stones he gathered were to get into the Temple of Time, not a test.  In WW, Link passed a test that earned him the sword.

[Gamefreak]

Bah who cares. The not old enough thing was just to get two different link's in OoT. Miyamoto probably never even though about it...

[Gibdo Master]

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Originally posted by: Hostile Creation
Yeah, Gibdo.  I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but reincarnation does not maintain age.

What I mean is that while WW Link's body may only be twelve since he is a reincarnation his soul would be much older. Also since you explained it a little more I guess I kind of agree with you. I just looked at the question of "why didn't WW Link need to age" instead of thinking about the other tests and stuff.

[Hostile Creation]

I see what you mean, and actually the only reason I disagree is because I don't think the Links are exactly reincarnations of each other.  I know what Ganondorf says, but I dunno. . . whatever.  I know what you mean, though.