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* EarlyAdaptationWeirdness: The character designs are wildly different from any game version of the characters. Link is considerably less heroic than both in other adaptations and in the games, and doesn't don the green tunic and hat that would later become iconic to him (instead he wears overalls). Hylians are round eared (with a possible exception of the merchant, Link was the only character with visible PointyEArs in the first game), [[CanonForeigner Elves exist]] and Link is a half-elf, and Link and Zelda are [[spoiler:brother and sister]].

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* EarlyAdaptationWeirdness: The character designs are wildly different from any game version of the characters. Link is considerably less heroic than both in other adaptations and in the games, and doesn't don the green tunic and hat that would later become iconic to him (instead he wears overalls). Hylians are round eared (with a possible exception of the merchant, Link was the only character with visible PointyEArs PointyEars in the first game), [[CanonForeigner Elves exist]] and Link is a half-elf, and Link and Zelda are [[spoiler:brother and sister]].
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Link's Shadow makes himself known Pell and Kana by taking Link's form and demanding he be let in. However, Kana senses somethinf off about him and tells Pell to get away from the door, before it bursts off his hinges. Link's Shadow then says something that does indeed tip off that he's not the real Link, referring to the two of them as filthy elves.


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* ThatsNoMoon: Link finds out that the grassland found in the Great Temple's Depths is actually part of Ganon's back.

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** Link in the original games was Hylian. Here he's only half-Hylian (or "elf", as they're called in this adaptation).
** The Hyrulian royal family is glaringly human. In the games, being Hylian is a vital part of their lore (though this wouldn't be revealed until years after the manga came out).

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** Link in the original games was Hylian. a pure Hylian, a HumanSubspecies. Here he's only half-Hylian (or "elf", as they're called and half elf (Elves not appearing in this the regular Zelda adaptation).
** The Hyrulian royal family is Downplayed with the Hylians whom are glaringly human. human eared. In the games, being Hylian Hylians are a HumanSubSpecies with PointyEars which is a vital part of their lore (though this wouldn't be revealed until years after the manga came out).out).
** Downplayed with the Goriyas, whom go from dog monsters with mustaches to very humanoid looking devils.



* CanonForeigner: Tons -- Tia and her [[{{Jerkass}} father]], Pell, Gray and their grandfather, Kana the elf, Rune (the first Zelda's lover, [[spoiler: Kana's brother, and later Link's father]]), and this version of the King of Hyrule.

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* CanonForeigner: Tons -- Tia and her [[{{Jerkass}} father]], Pell, Gray and their grandfather, Kana the elf, Rune (the first Zelda's lover, [[spoiler: Kana's brother, and later Link's father]]), and this version of the King of Hyrule. Race-wise, the game actually has elves!



* EarlyAdaptationWeirdness: The character designs are wildly different from any game version of the characters. Link is considerably less heroic than both in other adaptations and in the games, and doesn't don the green tunic and hat that would later become iconic to him (instead he wears overalls). Hylians are called "elves" and Link is a half-elf, and Link and Zelda are [[spoiler:brother and sister]].

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* EarlyAdaptationWeirdness: The character designs are wildly different from any game version of the characters. Link is considerably less heroic than both in other adaptations and in the games, and doesn't don the green tunic and hat that would later become iconic to him (instead he wears overalls). Hylians are called "elves" round eared (with a possible exception of the merchant, Link was the only character with visible PointyEArs in the first game), [[CanonForeigner Elves exist]] and Link is a half-elf, and Link and Zelda are [[spoiler:brother and sister]].



** The Goriya Bros look more like [[Manga/DragonBallZ Cell]] than they do canines.

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** Impa is an attractive middle aged woman in contrast to the crone she was in the first game.
** The Goriya Bros look more like [[Manga/DragonBallZ Cell]] than then they do mustachioed canines.
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* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler:Link is born]] out of an affair by the previous Princess Zelda and Rune the elf warrior, [[spoiler:the former being forced to have Link raised as an orphan out of fear her father and husband would have him killed.]]

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* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler:Link is born]] out of an affair by the previous Princess Zelda and Rune the elf warrior, [[spoiler:the former being forced to have Link raised as an orphan out of fear her father and husband would have him killed.killed, and Sir Jenard notes that the mere knowledge of there being another royal family member could cause political turmoil on its own.]]



* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Rune is revealed to have survived being maimed by the demon and spent the next couple years slaying demons. However, he become ill and ultimately passes away shortly after requesting for Sir Jenard to pass his sword down to his child with Zelda XVI]].

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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Rune is revealed to have survived being maimed by the demon and spent the next couple years slaying demons. However, he become ill and ultimately passes away succumbs to those old injuries shortly after requesting for Sir Jenard to pass his sword down to his child with Zelda XVI]].
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Rune is revealed to have survived being maimed by the demon and spent the next couple years slaying demons. However, he become ill and ultimately passes away shortly after requesting for Sir Jenard to pass his sword down to his child with Zelda XVI]].


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* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Only a handful of people are aware of Link actually being a prince of Hyrule through his mother, including Impa and Sir Jenard]].
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* PapaWolf: Deconstructed. When Zelda gets taken by Ganon, the king immediately has the army sent out to retrieve her from Death Mountain, despite Impa's attempts to dissuade him that they need to retrieve the Triforce first. Unfortunately, this action results in more than half of the army dying from the life draining spell and the demons, which only worsens the situation in Hyrule and means Link is the one that has to reunite the Triforce alone.

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* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler:Link is born]] out of an affair by the previous Princess Zelda and Rune the elf warrior, [[spoiler:the former being forced to have Link raised as an orphan out of fear her husband would kill him.]]

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* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler:Link is born]] out of an affair by the previous Princess Zelda and Rune the elf warrior, [[spoiler:the former being forced to have Link raised as an orphan out of fear her father and husband would kill him.]]have him killed.]]
* HonorBeforeReason: Tia's father refuses to allow Link to stay at the inn despite them being completely empty because of Link being a half-elf. Tia is furious at her father for turning him away just because of that.

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* RelatedInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Link and Zelda are half-siblings when they have zero blood connection in the games]].

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* RelatedInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Link and Zelda are half-siblings when they have zero blood connection in the games]].games. Zelda is actually aware of this relationship]].


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* RoyaltySuperpower: The Triforce of Wisdom is one passed down from mother to daughter. [[spoiler:Link being the one chosen to reunite the Triforce of Wisdom and knowing where they are is suspected by Impa to be because he's also a prince by blood]].
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** Zelda XVII has green eyes, something the Zelda featured in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'' would also have.
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* ChildOfForbiddenLove: Link is the illegitimate child of [[spoiler:the previous Queen Zelda]] with an elf. He was raised as an orphan because she was afraid her husband would kill Link.

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* ChildOfForbiddenLove: Link is the illegitimate child of [[spoiler:the previous Queen Zelda]] with an elf. He was raised as an orphan because she was afraid her father and husband would kill Link.Link due to their hatred of elves.



* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler:Link is born]] out of an affair by the previous Princess Zelda and Rune the elf warrior.

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* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler:Link is born]] out of an affair by the previous Princess Zelda and Rune the elf warrior.warrior, [[spoiler:the former being forced to have Link raised as an orphan out of fear her husband would kill him.]]



* OlderThanTheyLook: Elves age slower than humans. Link looks twelve at oldest but is actually older than Zelda.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Elves age slower than humans. Link looks twelve at oldest but is actually older than Zelda.Zelda [[spoiler:and is in fact her older half-brother.]]

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