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Link (Legend of Zelda)

I've done some work on this over the past couple of days. The original article felt quite miserable for such a mainstream game character. The incarnations section still needs some work (which I'm volunteering to do) but I'd like a few reactions and opinion on where this article has been going and what should be added/corrected. Thanks.--Phils 19:40, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)

This might sound silly, but isn't it odd or NPOV to call Link courageous or fierce ? He is controlled by the player so he is what the person playing him tells him to do. Otherwise nice job. BrokenSegue 23:22, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I'm not sure calling link courageous is a violation of the NPOV: it is made quite clear that courage is a very important attribute of Link throughout the series (he is the bearer of the Triforce of Courage), as opposed to simply being strong or powerful. Moreover, while the Legend of Zelda series do feature high freedom of movement, but they do not really make use of branching story lines, so in the end, no matter how bad the player is, once he has completed the game, the result is the same. Wether a 10-12 year old boy single-handedly defeating myriads of monsters is worthy of being called 'courageous' or 'fierce' is indeed subject to every person's personal opinion. However, I think we can safely say that the games give strong hints that the makers wanted Link to be seen as such. I'll leave it as is, but if it really bothers someone, they can change the article so as to reflect the fact that Link's courage, while hinted at in the game, is subjective.

Phils 12:26, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)