Board 8 > Your First Thought 32: "The strongest incarnation of Link"

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Previous results:
1) Strongest non-Noble Niner: Zelda (Tifa, Squall, Bowser)
2) Weakest Noble Niner: Sonic (Crono, Sephiroth, Mega Man)
3) Fodder Line: Vyse (Isaac, Pac-Man, Revolver Ocelot)
4) Strongest Western Franchise: Witcher (Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Fallout)
5) Strongest Indie: Shovel Knight, Undertale (Hollow Knight, Cuphead, Stardew Valley)
6) Biggest GotD2 Snub: Pokemon Go (Skyward Sword, Smash 4, Mario 3D World)
7) TJF/"The Jug Factor": Tifa (Morrigan Aensland, Tina Armstrong, Jill Valentine)
8) Strongest Pokemon not in a Contest: Blastoise (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Greninja)
9) Most unpredictable character: Kefka (Alucard, Donkey Kong, Magus)
10) Game series with most inconsistent strength: Final Fantasy (Pokemon, Mario, GTA)
11) Most disappointing performance of GotD2: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Tropical Freeze, Undertale, Dragon Age)
12) Game series you wish was stronger: Donkey Kong/Country, Resident Evil, Phoenix Wright, Trails
13) Character that always disappoints: Tidus (Magus, Cecil Harvey, Donkey Kong)
14) A joke that stopped being funny: L-Block (GFNW, Weighted Companion Cube, CATS)
15) Character I am sick of seeing in contests: Link (Guybrush Threepwood, Lloyd Irving, Draven)
16) How did this get into Game of the Decade 2?: Dying Light (Fate/Grand Order, Persona 4 Golden, Obra Dinn)
17) Strongest game that's never been in a contest: Super Smash Bros. (Final Fantasy VII Remake, Skyward Sword, Final Fantasy V)
18) Theoretical winner of 'Worst. Game. Ever.': Big Rigs (E.T., Superman 64, Sonic 06)
19) Long-gone character that deserves another shot: Strider Hiryu (Liquid Snake, Terry Bogard, M. Bison)
20) Character that has fallen the furthest: Vincent (Magus, Tommy Vercetti, Crono, Gordon Freeman, Satan)
21) Low midcarder: Ness (Fox, Tidus, Zidane)
22) Strong franchise with characters not worth shit: Elder Scrolls (Grand Theft Auto, Tales, Persona)
23) Theoretical winner of 'Best. Boxart. Ever.': Ocarina of Time (FFVII, Phalanx, Mega Man)
24) Strongest Nintendo game with no N9er in it: Pokemon RBY (Star Fox 64, Xenoblade, something with Kirby)
25) Weakest playable character in Smash Ultimate: Alph (Mii Fighters, Dark Pit, Pichu, Little Mac)
26) Most photogenic character ever in a contest: Tifa (Dante, Crono, Solid Snake/Solid Shit)
27) Character I can beat in a fist fight: Guybrush (Olimar, Ness, a Pokemon)
28) Strongest game never on a Nintendo platform: Persona 5 (Kingdom Hearts/II, Symphony of the Night, God of War 2018, FFVII)
29) Franchise where the 1st game is the strongest: Pokemon (Chrono, Metal Gear Solid, Mass Effect)
30) The winner of 'Best. Video Game. Dad. Ever.': Kratos (God of War) (Jecht, Bowser, Phoenix Wright)
31) The Best SBAllen-Era Contest: Character Battle 2007 (Game of the Decade 1, Character Battle IX, Character Battle X)

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ooT

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Normal, Ocarina if I have to specify.

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OoT
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2018



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Ocarina of Time

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MetalmindStats posted...

Normal, Ocarina if I have to specify.

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i was expecting a few people to say BotW

now i feel like this one was a bad idea

i guess we'll see

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Ocarina of Time Link
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weakest zelda game sounds like a better idea to me tbh
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CD-i Link

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half_silver28 posted...

CD-i Link

True story, I specifically joined GameFAQs to nominate King Harkinian for a Character Battle.

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Fierce Deity Link
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I thought of a contest instead of a particular incarnation of Link, 2013

Specifically the one from the Draven match because jesus christ, 241 vote cut I remember

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OoT

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Dark Link

Don't ask me where this came from.

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OoT

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OoT Link, adult version

Nominate: Strongest game that's not part of a series
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Twilight Princess

It's not Twilight Princess.

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Contest Wise: OoT

Canonically: Majora's Mask I think?

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Breath of the Wild

When you said 'strongest' my mind didn't immediately jump to 'in a contest'

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Relative to the field, 2018 Link

But I guess people are arguing power levels here

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BetrayedTangy posted...

Canonically: Majora's Mask I think?

^5 I was worried nobody else was going to join my Fierce Deity Link hype

though admittedly I don't know how BotW Link stacks up
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OoT

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my first thought was just Link

but uh that was really me thinking of adult OoT
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My first thought was BotW but yeah my second thought immediately after was OoT.

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Adult OoT

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MoogleKupo141 posted...

my first thought was just Link

this is a good answer too

"strongest Link?" "yes"
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2007

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Ocarina of Time

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Toon Link

it's obviously wrong but it was the first I thought of

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Ocarina of Time

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botw

Johnbobb posted...

Toon Link

it's obviously wrong but it was the first I thought of

in smash arguably

Johnbobb posted...

Toon Link

it's obviously wrong but it was the first I thought of

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Ocarina of Time

SSBU

;>_>

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OoT

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Adult OoT

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The "System of a Down" one who come to town

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I was thinking in terms of years, in which case

http://www.thengamer.com/xstats/ranks.php?type=c

2007, for raw strength.

2018 for distance versus the rest of the field.

But if we meant VERSION, then Ocarina Adult (though BotW isn't far behind IMO).


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Four swords link because 4 > 1
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OoT

Nominate: Strongest PEGI 18 rated game/M for Mature

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OoT Adult

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clearly feirce deity link would defeat the other links in a fight

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