History Characters / TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures

The {{reincarnation}} of an ancient evil who rises once again using the Trident of Power.

* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: In Chapter 12, the Links all agree that Shadow was never really evil and only caused trouble... '''[[WhatTheHellHero Despite the fact he burnt down towns in Chapter 8 and kickstarted most of the conflict in the manga.]]''']]

* DopeSlap: Or rather, hammer slap. [Usually happens when Red angers him.

The manga's version of the main hero of the game. Green Link embodies Link's motivation and leadership skills.

The manga's version of the main hero of the game. Green Link embodies Link's default personality.

* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Princess Zelda of course.

%%* TheDeterminator

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: '''(Melancholic)'''; according to Vio, Green is very focused, motivated, and almost equally as stubborn as Blue (albeit a bit nicer than him). His personality is supposed to be similar to the original Link's. He's courageous and determined, but can be prone to acting rash. He can be anxious and headstrong while Blue can be extremely arrogant and short-tempered, which leads to arguments between the two. He nonetheless attains the role of leader (since he's wearing green) throughout the adventure and is very driven in rescuing Zelda from the clutches of evil.

* InformedFlaw: In the manga, Vio Link identifies him as the aggressive side of the original Link at the beginning; in truth, he is far less aggressive than Blue, and seems to be the closest one to the original Link in personality.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In the manga with the other Links. At first.

Created by the powers of the Four Sword. In the manga, Red is the childlike innocent member of the group.

* ButtMonkey: Blue frequently bullies him, typically by hitting his head with a hammer.
* BratsWithSlingshots: In the battle with Stone Arrghus.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: In the manga, Red Link has his own personality.

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: '''(Sanguine)'''; he's the compassionate, optimistic, and childish Link who is usually meddling with Blue in terms of comic relief. He's shown to be very cheerful, excitable, and highly emotional. Although he can be somewhat as stubborn as the other three, he's clearly the nicest out of the four Links and usually likes to look on the bright side of things. He hates seeing the other Links fight each other and will usually speak out and try to act as the mediator, though he ends up dealing with Blue, who tends to bully him around. One clear trait of his is that he's very dependent on the other three and doesn't do too well by himself. He can easily end up feeling depressed and unsure of himself when he’s all alone. He's a warm and considerate person who's a perfect foil for Blue, who rejects the others with his harsh personality.

* KidAppealCharacter: The most childlike of the four Links in the manga.
* KillItWithFire: Obtains a Fire Rod midway through the manga.

%%* WideEyedIdealist

Created by the powers of the Four Sword. In the manga, Blue is the HotBlooded arrogant member of the group.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Much more violent and crude than the first Link.
* DropTheHammer: Wields one in the manga, and kills Stone Arrghus with it.

%%* HairTriggerTemper

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is arrogant, hot-headed, frequently bullies Red Link, and constantly argues with the others, especially Green. However, he actually is a very noble person deep inside, and will usually end up rescuing Red.

* TallDarkAndSnarky: Only he's not so tall. [[BerserkButton Don't tell him that!]]

[[folder:Violet Link]]
Created by the powers of the Four Sword. In the manga adaptation, Vio is TheStoic and smart guy of the group.

%%* BadassBookworm
* ConsummateLiar: [[spoiler:In the manga, he does a fake FaceHeelTurn which fools everybody, including Shadow Link. Nobody sees through it, so he fakes a fight with Green Link and fakes killing him.]]
* CryForTheDevil: InUniverse, he was the first to feel sympathy for [[spoiler:Shadow Link]].
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Has a different personality then Link here.

* FakeDefector: [[spoiler:In the Manga, he fakes a FaceHeelTurn so he can get information from Shadow Link and destroy the Mirror of Darkness. Shadow Link, who had genuinely befriended him, doesn't take his betrayal well.]]

%%* TheStoic

* BerserkButton: "Don't ever '''mock''' the shadows! You think they're weak and insubstantial!!"
* DarkIsNotEvil: Here it turns out he isn't evil.

* EvilTwin: In the manga, it's explained that he is the literal shadow of Link given physical form.
* FreudianExcuse: In the manga, it's revealed that he is angry at Link for not being noticed.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In the manga, he destroys the Dark Mirror to kill Vaati, which also kills him.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:In the manga, after Zelda tries to be nice to him and gets kidnapped AGAIN. He disguises himself as Violet/Vio and leads the others to her. When they're ambushed, he takes matters into his own hands and smashes the Dark Mirror himself, [[HeroicSacrifice knowing full well what that will do to him]] (see RedemptionEqualsDeath below).]]
* JokeCharacter: Is the main character of the manga {{omake}}s with him as TheProtagonist. With weird plots as him having a blog, being a {{hikikomori}}, and so on.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: In the manga, [[spoiler:his breaking of the Dark Mirror causes his own death]].
* SlasherSmile: Has a really creepy one in the manga.

* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: In the manga, while he's able to defeat the four Links easily in their first fight, by the time he fights them again, they've gotten strong enough to beat him easily.

* SilentAntagonist: Oddly enough, despite talking a lot in ''Four Swords'' and ''The Minish Cap'', in this game he has not a single line of dialogue.

* OdangoHair: The white/light blue maiden has her hair the same way as Manga/SailorMoon.

Link's Doppelgänger. His character was given more depth in the manga adaption. At first, he seemed to be Link's complete opposite. He tricks Link into retrieving the Four Sword in both the game and the manga. ''Hyrule Historia'' states that he is a manifestation of the original Ganondorf's hatred for Link.

* DeadpanSnarker: In the manga.
* EnemyToAllLivingThings: He rides a [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dragon]] and burns a whole town down.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:In the manga, his breaking of the Dark Mirror causes his own death.]]

!!Links

* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Princess Zelda of course.

!!Zelda

!! The Seven Maidens

!!Vaati

!!Shadow Link

Link's Doppelgänger in Four Swords Adventures. ''Hyrule Historia'' states that he is a manifestation of the original Ganondorf's hatred for Link.

* EnemyToAllLivingThings: Absolutely ''anywhere'' he shows up, he proceeds to make everyone and everything miserable. The best examples are in Village of the Blue Maiden where he keeps dragging people into the DarkWorld, and in Kakariko Village where he ''nearly burns the village down''. To say nothing of the manga when he rides a [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dragon]] and actually ''succeeds'' in burning a whole town down.

!! Ganon

!!Green Link

!!Red Link

!!Blue Link

!!Violet/Vio Link

!!Shadow Link

Link's Doppelgänger in Four Swords Adventures. His character was given more depth in the manga adaption. At first, he seemed to be Link's complete opposite. He tricks Link into retrieving the Four Sword in both the game and the manga. ''Hyrule Historia'' states that he is a manifestation of the original Ganondorf's hatred for Link.

[[/folder]]

%%* {{Adorkable}}

* DiscOneFinalBoss: The four Links put him done shortly before dealing with Vaati and Ganon.

* MoneySpider: Drops either a Big Green (100) or Big Blue (150) Force Gem upon defeat -- ''all'' of them, even if they're clones.

* BlackSheep: To the Gerudo people, who expelled him from their tribe when he stole the Trident. Possibly justified, as the Hyrule Historia officially places it in the Child Timeline where the events of ''Twilight Princess'' and the failed Gerudo invasion occurred and the Gerudo did not want to repeat that tragedy again.

* RaiseHimRightThisTime: Averted, the Gerudo attempted this, but Ganon still turned out evil.

!![[center: [-'''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheTriforceWielders The Triforce Wielders:]]''' [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaLink Link]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaPrincessZelda Princess Zelda]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganon/Ganondorf]]-]]][[center:[-'''Other Recurring:''' [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGoddessesAndAllies Goddesses and Allies]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaVillainsAndEnemies Villains and Enemies]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaRaces Races]]-]]][[center: [-'''By Game:''' ''Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaI'', ''Characters/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle games]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Four Swords]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'', ''Four Swords Adventures'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap The Minish Cap]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Spirit Tracks]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes Tri Force Heroes]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]''-]]][[center: [-'''Spin-Offs:''' ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames Philips CD-i Games]]'', ''[[Characters/HyruleWarriors Hyrule Warriors]]'', ''[[Characters/CadenceOfHyrule Cadence of Hyrule]]'', ''[[Characters/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity]]''-]]]

!![[center: [-'''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheTriforceWielders The Triforce Wielders:]]''' [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaLink Link]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaPrincessZelda Princess Zelda]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganon/Ganondorf]]-]]][[center:[-'''Other Recurring:''' [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGoddessesAndAllies Goddesses and Allies]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaVillainsAndEnemies Villains and Enemies]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaRaces Races]]-]]][[center: [-'''By Game:''' ''Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaI'', ''Characters/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle games]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Four Swords]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'', ''Four Swords Adventures'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap The Minish Cap]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Spirit Tracks]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes Tri Force Heroes]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]''-]]]

* TheSouthpaw: In the manga, he is explicitly referred to as "the Left-Handed Hero".

[[foldercontrol]]

* NeatFreak: He is revealed to be one of these in an omake. It's impossible for him to sleep at night unless his clothes are neatly folded and in a nice neat stack near where he's sleeping.

* TheHeavy: Kickstarts the plot with the kidnapping of Zelda and the maidens, and proceeds to wreak havoc whenever possible afterward.

* OurFairiesAreDifferent: They can transform into fairy forms to guide Link once they are freed.

%%* MacGuffinGirl
%%* NoNameGiven

* DopplegangerAttack: The entire game is Link using the Four Sword to do a long doppleganger attack against the forces of evil.

* DamselInDistress: Kidnapped before the end of the opening cinematic! That's got to be a record.
* DamselOutOfDistress: Even in captivity, she's no NeutralFemale, and is a vital part of the final battle and defeating Shadow Link.

* AdaptationDistillation: The game and the manga flip-flop on these. In the game, he has a whole slew of abilities, but is given no backstory. In the manga, he's a fully-fleshed out character, but showcases ''none'' of the abilities he had in the game short of wielding a sword. Most jarring is his ability to use [[SwordBeam Sword Beams]] in the manga while the other Links can't. This is reversed in the game.

%%* ManipulativeBastard

* {{Reincarnation}}: Though Ganon is usually the same person throughout the series, this one is an exception; the original Ganondorf died at the end of ''Twilight Princess'', and this one is his reincarnation.
* YouCantFightFate: He ends up living the same life as his predecessor.

Princess Zelda is Link's love interest, and BarrierMaiden of the Kingdom of Hyrule. She also serves as the emotional support and inspiration for the Links.