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2* Mido is the resident bully in young Link's hometown, Kokiri Forest. After Link finds the Master Sword and travels seven years in the future where Ganondorf has taken over Hyrule, Mido guards the Forest Temple on Saria's wishes. When Saria is revealed to be a sage and leaves the forest for the temple of light, Mido asks the grown up Link (whom he no longer recognizes) to tell Link that Saria really liked him and that he's sorry for being mean to him.
3** There's a good chance that Mido ''did'' realize that it was Link, and the whole thing was [[CannotSpitItOut his way of saying sorry to Link while unable to fully admit that it was Link]].
4---> '''Mido:''' I don't know why, but when I see you, you remind me of... him.
5* Heck, just talk to the other Kokiri children after beating Phantom Ganon; they miss Link, and many of them express hope that their friend will come back someday. Maybe Link never truly felt like he belonged with them, but by the time he set out on his quest they clearly didn't feel the same way about him.
6* The final farewells between Link and each sage:
7--> '''Saria:''' Saria will always be your friend.
8--> '''Darunia:''' Remember: You and I are now true brothers!!
9** The Saria one even more so in the 3DS remake:
10---> '''Saria:''' '''''I''''' will always be your friend.
11* The Spells of the Golden Goddesses the Great Fairies bestow upon you according to the 3DS remake all summon power from their respective deities upon command. The aptly-named "Nayru's Love" encases Link in an impenetrable crystal, protecting the hero from all harm.
12* Saving Lon Lon Ranch, Malon, and Epona from Ingo. The best part of this? The next time Link talks to Malon, ''she remembers him'' from when they were both children. Keep in mind nearly every other NPC doesn't recognize the now-adult hero, including the Kokiri that Link lived with for ten years of his life. And yet, the farm girl who has a minuscule role in the main plot is kindhearted and grateful enough to still remember him. (This is also a huge feather in the cap of Link/Malon shippers.)
13* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWNGI87ptq4 The dying soldier]] was mortally wounded trying to stop Ganondorf from capturing Zelda. Since Zelda escapes, he succeeded.
14* When you retrieve enough Gold Skulltulas, the curse on the rich family of Kakariko starts to weaken. Obtaining fifty saves all the man's sons from their arachnid transformed states. As the head of the family himself, he points out it would take ''another fifty'' to completely destroy the curse, but when you ask him, he doesn't ask or beg you to - [[FamilyMan he only cared about helping his family]].
15* After the player defeats Ganondorf for the first time and Link and Zelda get out of the collapsing tower, Link and Zelda hear a noise from the rubble. Instead of jumping or gasping in surprise like any other person, Link's instinctive reaction is to throw his arm protectively in front of Zelda.
16** They also share a brief, relieved smile right before it happens. Not surprising, but how often do we see Link smile (especially [[IronWoobie this one]]) outside of ItemGet?
17** The goodbye scene between Link and Zelda in which she sends him back to his own time. Zelda asks Link to give her the Ocarina. As she takes it, she puts her hand on his and her face is painfully sad. She is genuinely heartbroken she must do this because of the bond they shared yet she recognizes it as the right thing to do. Then of course, she plays the poignant Zelda's lullaby to send him back.
18* The manga version of Ocarina of Time involves a scene of Young Link first meeting Epona when he is going to Death Mountain while playing the ocarina, which does not happen in the original game. After the second boss fight, Link meets up with Epona at Lon Lon Ranch. Much later, when Link is an adult, he witnesses Epona about to be taken away to Ganondorf, while a kid desperately tries to save her. Link plays his ocarina, and Epona recognizes it. Link then embraces Epona.
19* When Link goes to Kakariko Village after completing the Water Temple, Shiek is attacked by Bongo-Bongo. Link runs up to Shiek to see if he’s alright. When Bongo-Bongo comes back around to attack Shiek and Link, Link holds out his shield. It’s hard to see, but you can see Shiek reaching out to Link as if trying to warn him it’s too dangerous to fight this shadowy creature.
20* The ending credits of ''Ocarina of Time'', where all of the people of Hyrule gather at Lon Lon Ranch to celebrate the end of Ganondorf's regime. Highlights include Talon and Ingo drunkenly and happily leaning on each other like old friends, and the Cucco woman playing with her birds (ignoring her allergy to them). At the end, we pan to Death Mountain, where the Sages gather to look out in triumph over the land they have helped to save, with Saria riding piggyback on Darunia's back and Nabooru and Ruto sharing a significant look (with the implication that both pairs have become friends, based on their mutual love of the forest and attraction to Link respectively).
21** The '''''first''''' thing Link does when he returns to his original (young) timeline, is '''go and find Zelda in her castle'''. Cue ''THE END'' still-shot, complete with "Old Film" style screen coloring.
22* The Ad for the 3DS port. Creator/RobinWilliams - truly JustForFun/OneOfUs - narrates, comparing his admiration for [[Creator/ZeldaWilliams his daughter]] (named after Princess Zelda) to his feelings for the legendary princess. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bINUfbLV_0M You can watch it here.]]
23-->'''Robin Williams:''' The first time I saw you, I knew we would be linked forever. For you I traveled to the four corners of the world. I faced adversity. I became a hero.
24-->'''Zelda Williams:''' Dad?
25-->'''Robin Williams:''' I saved your kingdom!
26-->'''Zelda Williams:''' Dad!
27-->'''Robin Williams:''' ...yes, Zelda?
28-->'''Zelda Williams:''' Are you mixing me up with the princess again?
29-->'''Robin Williams:''' Hard to say, you're both pretty magical!
30* When you consider that WordOfGod compares Navi's feelings towards Link to how [[Franchise/PeterPan Tinker Bell feels about Peter Pan]], the way Navi cries "Watch out!" when an enemy appears is just so... heartwarming. She genuinely cares about Link and wants him to be safe against the hordes of enemies he must battle.
31* Also when Navi helps you fight Ganon at the end.
32-->'''Navi:''' There's no way he's going to hold me back again! This time, we fight together!
33** In fact, screw it. For as infamously annoying as she can be, Navi in general counts as this trope. At first, she's not kind to Link, as she berates him for being lazy at the beginning of the game. And of course, there's that small matter of her shouting "Hey! Listen" every five seconds. But as the story goes on, she develops a sense of loyalty to Link, staying beside him even after he falls asleep for ''seven years'', even more when you consider he played right into Ganondorf's plan when he pulled the Master Sword. And when you consider the [[BadFuture depressing state]] [[CrapsackWorld Hyrule]] falls in and the ensuing dangers, horrors, and sadness Link experiences, it really puts Navi's constant badgering of Link in a much better, and [[TearJerker sadder]] light.
34* When you go to the Goron City for the first time as adult Link, you meet a young Goron who is Darunia's son, and is named after the legendary Goron hero. He is named after your [[HelloInsertNameHere character]].
35* Bonooru recognizing Link as an adult. Most of the characters Link encountered as a child don’t recognize him, but Bonooru does and is happy to hear the song Link created for him.
36* During the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon, you have to go through mini-dungeons themed to each of the Sages' elements. Five of them exhort you to defeat Ganondorf and save the world. Impa? "[[ParentalSubstitute Please save Princess Zelda!]]"
37* A very minor one, but if you go to Ingo wearing the Goron Mask, you actually amuse him.
38-->'''Ingo:''' Heh. That cheered me up a little. Thanks kid!
39* While in the Fire Temple, you see the [[WoobieSpecies poor Gorons]] in cages throughout the dungeon, cowering into little rocks and begging whomever approaches them not to eat them. It's entirely heartwarming to be able to free them all as they thank you and happily walk away from certain doom (and the music more than helps to cement the joy of the scene).
40** On a lesser scale, when you free the trapped workers from the Gerudo Fortress. They're so grateful for Link's help, they build the previously cut bridge into Gerudo Valley.
41* In Lon Lon Ranch, in the upstairs room of Talon and Malon's house, there's a pot between the dresser and wardrobe. Behind that pot is a tiny drawing. Talon and Malon, holding hands.
42* Fridge Heartwarming: After the massive tear jerker that is Volvagia's death in the manga, it ends -- just like the game -- with Link getting sent back to his childhood. Meaning he can go find Volvagia again and this time, he won't be cursed by Ganondorf.
43* After finishing the Forest Temple, you can play Saria’s Song to consult with her about her new role as a sage. She admits that she didn’t want to be the Sage of Forest at first, but that she’s grown to accept it because it means she gets to help her friend, Link.

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