If Players Like Female Characters in Hyrule Warriors, Link Might Be a Girl

GR - Nintendo revealed the next-generation look of a brand new The Legend of Zelda game at E3 during the company's streaming presentation and while many were confused as to whether the hero of the trailer represented a male or a female Link, franchise head Eiji Aonuma, responsible for many recent Zelda games, seems to suggest it's up to fans.

[acharlez]

Whatever Aonuma wants to do I'm cool with.

[Timesplitter14]

would be funny if you play as Zelda and the game is called "The Legend of Link"

As for the probability of this being Zelda, I'd say it's about 50/50. It does look like a girl and it does look like Skyward Sword Link too

http://media.tumblr.com/836...

[Vegamyster]

Aonuma confirmed it was Link in the trailer.

http://mmgn.com/wiiu/news--...

[Timesplitter14]

whoah I didn't see that

[knifefight]

I trust him. It's his baby, not mine.

[Wedge19]

I'm not sure how I feel about this. I guess it is technically a new and different 'Link' or "hero" in each game, so it could be a different gender, but Link has and always will be a male. If they want to specify that it is a new hero taking up the mantle of the original hero as many Zelda games do, then I think it would be completely ok to do.

[randomass171]

Link is fairly androgynous and he is meant to represent the player. I don't think having a Link of a different gender will change the experience very much. That being said, I don't think a female reincarnation of Link is entirely out of the question or, as another person suggested, Link having a daughter.

[DragonKnight]

The thing is, Nintendo developed the canon to be around the reincarnation of Link and Zelda. Zelda is definitely always going to be a girl, so making Link a girl either means retconning a lot, or introducing a suppressed lesbian theme into LoZ, which we know Nintendo is unwilling to do.

Plus, in all honesty, what's the point of changing an established character with decades of back story?

Now Link having a daughter could be interesting, but at that point I'd much rather she had her own game and story rather than be caught in the endless Link/Zelda story. If they're going to have a playable female Hylian, at least do it right.

[DiscoKid]

Well there is only one male so far in HW. lol. We won't have much choice unless they have another male representative.

[ftwrthtx]

Doesn't matter to me either way. A character's gender shouldn't decide how a game fares.

[SpiralTear]

This. I say judge the personality, and under those circumstances, then I think a female Link would be just as good as a male Link.

[JohnathanACE]

Rule 63 brought to life?

[dyani]

I actually always thought it was odd that link wasn't a girl. I understood Link was sort of supposed to be androgynous, but it was always confusing. I don't mind the change!

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

The title is misinterpreting what he said.
Being open to playable females =/= making Link one. They wouldn't screw with the Canon of the story to that degree.(It's the "Spirit of the >Hero<" that reincarnates into each Link. Not the spirit of "The Heroine". He is canonically a male.)
They'd likely make the next Zelda one with co-op, if anything, Or allow players to play as the daughter of Zelda.

[Summons75]

I don't see why this is even an issue. People on the internet couldn't take a joke even after they confirmed that Link is still a boy. Aonuma given numerous interviews saying why he is a boy and from the sound of recent ones he's pretty sick of people bringing this idiotic subject up, which personally I can't blame him.

[jim_panse]

link is and will always be a man

[NihonjinChick]

They can always do what Atlus did in Persona 3 Portable. They could introduce a female main character but only classify the male character as canon to the story.

Everybody is happy that way.

[JohnathanACE]

That's actually a really good suggestion. I really liked the fact that Persona 3 for the PSP did that, really gives the game a new perspective.

[Gezmoyassine]

Or the female main character can be the canon to the story

Why do you people want to change the Legend of Zelda after all these years...It just won't feel like Zelda anymore....

This whole Issue with gender is seriously getting out of hand..What the heck is wrong with you people?

[colonel179]

I don't get this. Why is people so obsessed about gender in video games nowadays? The same issue was talked about with Assassin's Creed Unity.

There are several games with female protagonists. Why do they have to change the sex of a beloved character from many years? There is Metroid which surprised a lot of people when it came out and realized it was a female all along, then there's Tomb Raider, there's Heavenly Sword, Perfect Dark, and many many more.

I don't understand why there's so much focus on the gender of protagonist all of a sudden. There are games that will have females leads, and some than not. It depends on the story, and what the developer wants to create.

I've notice race are gender are like the "cool" thing now, and there has to be variety everywhere... Why?

[Man_Marmalade]

And Zelda is a boy.

[kingtroy]

Wait so Link is a boy /s

[colonel179]

LOL I don't know what the fuss is about if most people already think that link is the girl! haha

[DC777]

He already said it was Link (or whatever you choose the name to be, per usual).

Japanese male art styles have always looked feminine to the west.

The fact that their is even speculation about who is in the video is retarded. It was obviously Link from the beginning.

You can do whatever later but people are going to expect a semi-normal game for the first HD Legend of Zelda game.

[vazurahan]

Title is misleading.

Aonuma said nothing about turning Link into a girl. He said they'll make more playable female characters. That means new characters, not turning Link into a woman.

[Gezmoyassine]

Here is a solution for you GENDERWITS LOL When the game comes out and you insert it in your WII U and the game start
in the menu where you get to name your Character just Name her LINKA or whatever feminine name you want...Happy now!!!

Seriously get over it people this is getting ridiculous.

Oh and Aonuma did confirm it that it was link.