Link (Ocarina of Time)

Link
Series	The Legend of Zelda
Age	Unknown
Birthday	Unknown
Sex	Male
Species	Unknown
Height	Unknown
Weight	Unknown
Alignment	Neutral Good

This profile only covers the Adult era of Link from Ocarina of Time. If you want to see the younger Link from Ocarina of Time and more, click here.

Link, also known as the Hero of Time, is the protagonist of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. He is the Link that belongs in the Adult Timeline.

Background

Seven years after pulling the Master Sword out of the Pedestal of Time, Link woke up in the Temple of Light to where he was greeted by the Sage of Light, Rauru. Link had to wait seven years until he was the appropriate age to wield the Blade of Evil's bane. Now with Ganondorf owning the Triforce of Power thanks to Link pulling the Master Sword, Link is tasked with retrieving six of the remaining sages to combat Ganondorf, each trapped within a specific dungeon. Using his items now granted to him during his quest, Link must retrieve the Sages to take down Ganondorf once and for all.

Powers & Abilities

• Great Strategist: He can adapt to nearly any foe and he always manages to find out the enemy's weaknesses.
• Time and Weather Manipulation: With the Ocarina of Time, Link can instantly manipulate the weather or time itself for his own sake.
• Expert Horseback Rider: Link has easily ridden his horse Epona around the fields of Hyrule without much trouble. With Epona, Link's travel speed is increased and can get around large fences.

Equipment

• Master Sword: A sacred sword blessed with the power to repel and vanquish evil. It was forged when the Goddess Sword was bathed in three sacred flames and was set to rest in the Temple of Time. After pulling the sword as a child, Link was sealed inside the temple for seven years, emerging as an adult so he could wield the Master Sword properly and defeat the evil Ganondorf with its power.
• Biggoron's Sword: A two-handed sword forged by the swordsmith Biggoron. While it deals twice the damage as the Master Sword, it can't be used with a shield due to its size.
• Hylian Shield: Link's main defense tool, the Hylian Shield is made of wood and metal, and can defend against most enemy attacks, along with deflecting projectiles.
• Mirror Shield: Link's second shield. While it no longer deflects projectiles, it can reflect beams of light for various purposes and absorb fire and ice attacks. When it absorbs three of either flames or ice, it will fire the element out as a blast, losing the stored power in the process.
• Fairy Bow: Link's main projectile weapon during his adult adventures. The arrows can both pierce through foes and hit objects for puzzle-solving. The bow can also shoot three other kinds of arrows alongside the normal ones: Fire Arrows, Ice Arrows, and Light Arrows.

• Bombs: Explosives that can be used to clear obstacles and damage enemies. Link can carry up to thirty of them at a time.
• Bombchus: Mice-shaped bombs that, when placed on a flat surface, travel across it before exploding after a couple seconds, or when they hit something. They are also capable of moving up walls.
• Bottle: A simple glass bottle, Link has numerous of these among his items and can store many things including bugs, potions, and water. It also holds some odd property that allows it to reflect magical attacks.
• Golden Gauntlets: Gauntlets that greatly boost Link's lifting strength, to the point where he can lift and throw colossal pillars of granite.
• Megaton Hammer: A large steel hammer that was used by a Goron hero to slay the dragon Volvagia. While Link sacrifices use of his shield while using it due to its weight, the hammer is powerful enough to shatter boulders and cause small-scale shockwaves.
• Hookshot / Longshot: A contraption made to reach long distances. It shoots out a hook that will latch onto specific surfaces that allows Link to reach, by himself, unavailable locations. The hook when shot can also temporarily stun enemies. The Longshot holds the same functions, but has nearly double the original reach.
• Hover Boots: When these boots are equipped, these give Link a brief amount of time to walk on thin air or water and has the ability to never sink in quicksand as long as he has these on. However, the boots do not give Link any traction.
• Iron Boots: When these boots are equipped, its heavy weight will heavily weigh Link down. With them equipped, he can sink down to the bottom of the likes of lakebed and can resist powerful winds. The only downside is that while wearing them, Link has limited and slowed movement due to its heavy weight put down upon him.
• Lens of Truth: This magical lens was created by the Sheikah with the ability to see the unseen to the naked eye and illusions while in use. However, it will slowly drain Link's magic usage while it is in use.
• Ocarina of Time: Originally obtained at a pond as his younger self, Link can use this ocarina to sing songs, of which can manipulate the world around him and summon objects.
• Spells: Link can obtain these items from Great Fairies located in isolated Fairy Fountains across Hyrule. There are three spells in all, of which have a shape of a translucent crystal and a colored orb in the center.
• Tunics: Link must obtain three tunics in all for his quest to obtain the six Sages. There are three tunics in all, and they are simply the clothes Link are wearing, which may have their own special attributes. Link's default tunic is his Kokiri Tunic, which does not have any special attributes.

Arrows

• Fire Arrows: These arrows are comprised of nothing but fire at the tip. These use up a bit of magic, but do damage by greatly hurting those with a weakness to fire and can melt big blocks of ice.
• Ice Arrows: These arrows are comprised of magical ice enhancements at the tip. It uses a bit of magic, but can freeze enemies and cool down fire.
• Light Arrows: These arrows are comprised of the power of light. It uses a chunk of magic, but deals great damage as it can easily dispel or stun those who are evil.

Tunics

• Goron Tunic: A heat-resistant tunic that lets Link survive in extremely hot areas, such as a volcano, without trouble. It also provides slight protection against fire attacks.
• Zora Tunic: A tunic that lets Link breathe underwater perpetually without oxygen.

Songs

• Zelda's Lullaby: Used to open specific paths laid out throughout Hyrule
• Epona's Song: Used to call Epona as long as she is able to get to Link
• Saria's Song: Used to communicate with Link's childhood friend and Sage, Saria
• Song of Storms: Used to summon instant rainfall
• Sun's Song: Allows Link to change the time from day to night or vice versa
• Song of Time: Was used to rid of specific obstacles and open the Door of Time, but has proven to also make Link able to reverse and manipulate time itself

Spells

• Din's Fire: A powerful magical spell, Link must perform a special pose before unleashing a powerful wave of fire that engulfs surrounding enemies in flames.
• Farore's Wind: When Link performs a special pose, he will be able to set a point that he could use for fast travel. If he does it again, he could travel to said point or create a new one.
• Nayru's Love: When Link performs a special pose, a magical crystalline barrier will surround Link. For a brief period of time, Link will be completely invincible. However, he can still be knocked back by a heavy blow and is unable to use magical items while in use.

Alternate Forms

Hero's Shade

Hero's Shade is a deceased form of Link that could not pass on due to the fact that he could not pass on his teachings to another student. However, he was able to teach his unique techniques to the Link in Twlight Princess and was able to finally pass on.

Feats

Strength

• Can push large blocks made out of stone
• With the Golden Gauntlets, has lifted a large pillar of black stone; presumably made out of granite

Durability

• Can survive being blown up by a bomb
• Can survive being shocked by an electric enemy or by a magical attack from (Phantom) Ganondorf
• Has gone through Ganondorf's Dark Wave attack (albeit via Triforce of Courage)

Skill

• Has solved countless puzzles using a variety of items or by himself.
• Defeated the likes of Bongo Bongo, Twinrova, and (Phantom) Ganon(dorf).

Weaknesses

• Limited Actions: Link can only use one item at a time with only four items instantly available, which makes speedy situations a hassle.
• Limited Magic Use: Link can only use a finite amount of magical items at a time, of which use up his Magic Meter. If it runs out, Link cannot use any magical items. However, he can restore it with a special item such as a potion.