History Characters / TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincessHeroes

* AmbiguouslyRelated: While this version of Link is confirmed to be a direct blood descendent of the Hero of Time, there's no mention of who the Hero of Time had a child with. The most likely answer out of the significant named characters in ''Ocarina of Time'' is Malon, by virtue of this Link being a farmer who knows Epona's song which was stated to have been composed by Malon's mother.

* BadassNormal: Wolf form aside, he's this compared to some other Links due to not having a magic pool, with many of his items and abilities relying more on his physical strength - the only indication of magical abilities is his transformation into a wolf in the Twilight, ability to interact with spirits as a wolf, and the charged up Jump Strike and Great Spin, which carry an extra punch.

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: As a result of his physical strength earned by wrestling goats, he's strong enough to sumo wrestle Gorons and can overpower ''Ganondorf''.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Heavily implied to have one with Mayor Bo's daughter, Ilia, as a significant portion of the game centers on their relationship.
* TheChosenOne: The next chosen wielder of the Triforce of Courage, in [[TheUnchosenOne direct contrast]] to the Link in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]''.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Several Links before him are either Hyrulean Knights, a Chosen One who was told of his destiny, or JumpedAtTheCall, with their own funny quirks. This Link has a non-lethal case of TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive, and he's a deadly serious NoNonsenseNemesis when push comes to shove. On the other hand he's strongly implied to be a descendant of a previous Link, by that very Link who trains him, while the Link Of ''Wind Waker'', the last home console ''Zelda'' game, was not and had to prove himself a worthy successor. He accomplishes more with physical strength and dexterity, while ''Wind Waker'' Link is more about agility. ''Wind Waker'' Link had a magic meter, while his Link has to rely on his items and Midna for magic.

* DistinguishingMark: He has a "birthmark" on the back of his hand that resembles the Triforce. In reality, it's a sign that he himself possesses the Triforce of Courage.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: From the Ordon kids, to Telma, Renado, Midna... let's just say a lot of people [[LampshadeHanging note how close Link and Ilia are.]]
* FarmBoy: Link was a goatherd before he was pulled into a world of Triforces, shadow demons, and the never-ending battle of good vs. evil.

* HeartbrokenBadass: For a portion of the game, as Link loses his friends to the Bulblin bandits, and can't talk to them, being stuck in wolf-shape. When Link finds Ilia again, she's suffering from amnesia and doesn't recognize him. Fortunately, he manages to save them all and restore Ilia's memory.

* InterspeciesRomance: Heavily implied between Link and Ilia. The former being a Hylian male and the latter, a human female.

* MusclesAreMeaningless: An interesting variation compared to other Links. While this Link is more visibly muscular, he also performs his ludicrous feats of strength without the need for some sort of magic artifact.

* NotSoStoic: While this Link isn't as [[TheStoic emotive]] as other Links, some moments do catch him off guard.

* PrettyBoy: The most mature-looking Link in the series, and appropriately [[{{Bishonen}} one of the most handsome]]. Uniquely for the trope, he's also [[{{Hunk}} pretty muscular]].

* SuperStrength: Physically credited as much stronger than the Links before him, being able to stop a charging goat without budging, stop a Goron's RollingAttack before ''throwing them'' off to the side, wrestling their Elder, pulling down Fyrus to stun him, using the absolutely huge [[EpicFlail ball and chain]], and shoving aside massive stone doors. While many of these feats require the Iron Boots, they only keep him planted. The actual physical strength required to carry out these feats may be his own. In the 6th temple, he can throw items pretty far across a scale, with it taking a couple or so of them to match his weight.

* SheCleansUpNicely: After she regains her true form, Link looks quite taken aback.

* OutOfFocus: While she doesn't really get that much less screen-time than her predecessors (and indeed, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI more]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening than]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask some]]), on average, she ''is'' less important to the plot than usual. However, she is a pivotal part of Midna's CharacterDevelopment and helps Link in his horseback fight against Ganondorf.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She's the reigning monarch of Hyrule. Like other incarnations of Zelda, she's a very competent ruler and helps Link during the final battle, but notably [[HeroicSacrifice this Zelda gives her life to save Midna's]]. She also clearly had every intention of joining Link in the final duel, but was stopped by Ganondorf's barrier, and left to keep Epona calm.

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Even though the Zelda of his generation sent him back to live his lost childhood, he would grow to regret not passing down his teachings so that Hyrule would remain prepared for future threats. Even in death, the burden of his regrets would leave him tied to the mortal plane.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Link gets attacked by a golden wolf. Next thing he knows, he's trapped in a mysterious, misty world with an ominous, Stalfos-like ''thing'', [[VaderBreath drawing deep, raspy breaths]] with his sword drawn. He effortlessly mops the floor with Link... But instead of dealing the final blow, he tells Link off for his shoddy swordsmanship, and promptly becomes his mentor.

* MyGreatestFailure: He battled across time to save Hyrule and other lands, but died with regret when he realized he didn't pass any of his skills or techniques to others. As a spirit, he could only watch on helplessly as the land suffered in his absence, others would come after him not even knowing half what he did, and experience many unnecessary hardships. The former Hero could [[RuleOfEmpathy feel all of Hyrule despairing]].
* MysteriousPast: Before TheReveal, it was uncertain who he was (though a lot of people guessed). After, it's still pretty unclear what happened between ''Majora's Mask'' and his death, including who he had children with (resulting in the Hero of Twilight), and how he ended up as a Stalfos in armour much like a Darknut. Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of theories, including that he and his armour were the basis for the Darknuts, and that he was killed by one. The latter is supported by the heavy emphasis he places on Hidden Skills most applicable to fighting Darknuts long before they turn up, before reverting to simpler moves, though as yet, no one actually knows.

* TragicHero: The Hero of Time, despite saving many lives and healing many souls, died before being able to pass on his wisdom and was eventually forgotten. In death, he has become the exact kind of lost soul that he spent his life healing, waiting for his successor to awaken as a Hero to finish his goals.
* UnfinishedBusiness: It's implied in his dialogue that he is unable to completely cross into the afterlife until he has passed on his sword techniques to a worthy successor. It's also said that he regrets not being remembered as a hero, due to being sent back in time after defeating Ganon. In the case of a Link incarnation, it's implied that he isn't as concerned about his legacy as much as he's concerned about the enemies he left behind. Many a knight and hero were completely unprepared, both mentally and physically, for the enemies they faced and Link, as a spirit, was forced to watch them suffer all while knowing he could have passed on his battle experience.

* NotSoStoic: The one time Link is literally brought to his knees in fear is during the Lanayru Spirit's history lesson, regarding the battles the denizens of the world fought over the very existence of the Sacred Realm along with the Triforce itself, and the Interlopers who killed the denizens and sought to conquer the sacred realm to satiate their own lust for power (and were sealed away by the three spirits in the Twilight Realm). The visions and warning Link received from the Lanayru Spirit - to not let his search for the Fused Shadows end up corrupting his quest of saving Hyrule into a lust for power - shakes him up so badly he collapses in shock.