Board 8 > In your view, are all Links and Zeldas reincarnated, or different people?

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creativename
05/10/17 6:33:04 PM
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I like to think of Link and Zelda as ever reincarnated versions of the same people. I know the Zelda story, of the sleeping princess that all other Zeldas are named after - which means she's sleeping while presumably other Zeldas live. So that makes my belief kind of tricky.

How do you view Link and Zelda? Are they all different? Or do all Links and all Zeldas share the same "soul"?
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Skyridge87
05/10/17 6:33:51 PM
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creativename posted...
I like to think of Link and Zelda as ever reincarnated versions of the same people

Considering this is canon, it's not really open to interpretation.
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creativename
05/10/17 7:02:58 PM
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Skyridge87 posted...
creativename posted...
I like to think of Link and Zelda as ever reincarnated versions of the same people

Considering this is canon, it's not really open to interpretation.

Oh? Where is this stated as canon? I googled "Zelda reincarnation" and I only found topics here and elsewhere with a myriad of opinions.
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DeepsPraw
05/10/17 7:05:31 PM
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I thought that skeleton in TP was supposed to be the Hero of Time

How does that work with reincarnation?
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BlackMageJawa
05/10/17 7:08:08 PM
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What about the Hero's Shade from TP? It's very heavily implied, if not outright confirmed, to be OoT Link, which means his soul is still in the afterlife while TP Link goes on his adventure
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Heroic Bigpun
05/10/17 7:09:41 PM
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They went out of their way to say Wind Waker Link is not a reincarnation. That makes me think that reincarnating is the norm
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creativename
05/10/17 8:22:19 PM
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Heroic Bigpun posted...
They went out of their way to say Wind Waker Link is not a reincarnation. That makes me think that reincarnating is the norm

Who is they and when did they say it? Was it in the game WW?
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05/10/17 8:25:34 PM
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Heroic Bigpun posted...
They went out of their way to say Wind Waker Link is not a reincarnation. That makes me think that reincarnating is the norm

I could have sworn WW Ganon mentions that you're the reincarnation of the Link who defeated him.
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creativename
05/10/17 8:59:22 PM
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Heroic Bigpun posted...
They went out of their way to say Wind Waker Link is not a reincarnation. That makes me think that reincarnating is the norm

I could have sworn WW Ganon mentions that you're the reincarnation of the Link who defeated him.

When googling, I found many references to Ganon saying that. People weren't sure if Ganon meant it literally, or figuratively.
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05/10/17 9:09:43 PM
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Why would it be figurative? You look exactly like Link, wear his clothes, have the triforce piece, and are chosen by the master sword.
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creativename
05/10/17 10:16:03 PM
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Why would it be figurative? You look exactly like Link, wear his clothes, have the triforce piece, and are chosen by the master sword.

Lots of people think WW Link is just a random kid.

I never played WW so I can't comment.
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GuessMyUserName
05/10/17 10:29:37 PM
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Something about WW Timeline being the branch of Link defeating Ganon which Link then leaves to return to his childhood and form the TP branch, so Link's spirit would have "left" the WW branch.
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creativename
05/11/17 12:06:15 AM
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GuessMyUserName posted...
Something about WW Timeline being the branch of Link defeating Ganon which Link then leaves to return to his childhood and form the TP branch, so Link's spirit would have "left" the WW branch.

Well if he's reincarnated, that could be a return of his spirit.
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Paratroopa1
05/11/17 12:08:27 AM
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All of the stories are different stories told in different places with similar but different characters
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05/11/17 1:58:39 AM
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GuessMyUserName posted...
Something about WW Timeline being the branch of Link defeating Ganon which Link then leaves to return to his childhood and form the TP branch, so Link's spirit would have "left" the WW branch.

creativename posted...

Lots of people think WW Link is just a random kid.

I never played WW so I can't comment.

But Link is also reincarnated in ST, isn't he? And if his spirit 'leaves' the WW branch then surely Zelda's would also, and she's there.
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JonThePenguin
05/11/17 3:09:10 AM
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GuessMyUserName posted...
Something about WW Timeline being the branch of Link defeating Ganon which Link then leaves to return to his childhood and form the TP branch, so Link's spirit would have "left" the WW branch.

creativename posted...

Lots of people think WW Link is just a random kid.

I never played WW so I can't comment.

But Link is also reincarnated in ST, isn't he? And if his spirit 'leaves' the WW branch then surely Zelda's would also, and she's there.

No, Zelda stays behind when she sends Link back in time at the end of OoT.

In any event, Hero's Shade is confirmed to be OoT Link so TP Link can't be his reincarnation.
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bryans7
05/11/17 3:18:04 AM
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I never saw it as reincarnation. I always saw it as every so often a Zelda and Link are born, but they are different people every time.
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BowserCuffs
05/11/17 3:33:52 AM
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Why does it have to be an "or"?
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Wedge Antilles
05/11/17 7:41:34 AM
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There's a manga at the back of Hyrule Historia that deals with this.
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tcaz2
05/11/17 7:52:42 AM
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JonThePenguin posted...

In any event, Hero's Shade is confirmed to be OoT Link so TP Link can't be his reincarnation.

I mean, it could very easily just be like Avatar where the Avatar is a reincarnation with the same soul but they're a different person each time and they can talk to their past lives.
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Heroic Bigpun
05/11/17 10:12:02 AM
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creativename posted...
Heroic Bigpun posted...
They went out of their way to say Wind Waker Link is not a reincarnation. That makes me think that reincarnating is the norm

Who is they and when did they say it? Was it in the game WW?

IIRC the boat fucker says it to not-jabu jabu

It's when they're speaking the ancient tongue, so you can only read the convo on your second playthrough
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JonThePenguin
05/11/17 10:17:18 AM
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Heroic Bigpun posted...
creativename posted...
Heroic Bigpun posted...
They went out of their way to say Wind Waker Link is not a reincarnation. That makes me think that reincarnating is the norm

Who is they and when did they say it? Was it in the game WW?

IIRC the boat fucker says it to not-jabu jabu

It's when they're speaking the ancient tongue, so you can only read the convo on your second playthrough

Exact line is: "The one I have brought with me has no connection to the legendary one. And yet I sense great promise in the courage that this one possesses. "
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KaijuKing97
05/11/17 10:22:12 AM
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I'd say both. Yes, after a certain point they regain their memories of past lives and battles, But does that make their current forms less real? To put it another way, Tetra had a life before turning into Zelda. Was she real? Or was she just Princess Zelda in disguise playing pirate?
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Llarian
05/11/17 12:15:49 PM
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What if Zelda was a girl?
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05/11/17 1:19:51 PM
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JonThePenguin posted...

In any event, Hero's Shade is confirmed to be OoT Link so TP Link can't be his reincarnation.

Where is this confirmed?
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StartTheMachine
05/11/17 1:24:20 PM
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Anagram posted...
JonThePenguin posted...

In any event, Hero's Shade is confirmed to be OoT Link so TP Link can't be his reincarnation.

Where is this confirmed?

Hyrule Historia
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JonThePenguin
05/11/17 1:28:26 PM
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JonThePenguin posted...

In any event, Hero's Shade is confirmed to be OoT Link so TP Link can't be his reincarnation.

Where is this confirmed?

Hyrule Historia, page 118
The spirit of Link's ancestor, the Hero of Time, teaches him his secrets. Ever since returning to the Child Era, the swordsman has lamented the fact that he was not remembered as a hero. This is the reason he passes down the proof of his courage and his secret techniques to the Link of this era, addressing him as "son."

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Anagram
05/11/17 1:29:22 PM
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Thanks.
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