At last we come to one of the choices most favored among fans of Link’s possible love interests: the girl with green hair, Saria of the woodland realm. Clearly, there’s chemistry between them, as they are best friends. But does the chemistry extend beyond that?

The characters of The Wind Waker are brimming with personality. Perhaps the most vibrant character in the game is Zelda herself. After all, in what other game did she give Link so many winks, or boss him around and even fight alongside him, for that matter? Indeed, we have a much better idea of her personality because we see her so much more. Since Zelda and Link interact so often, there is ample opportunity for Nintendo to hint at some kind of childhood romance . . .

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Ruto. She was one of the most memorable characters in Ocarina of Time, and the one thing that tended to stick out most about her in most people’s minds was her crush on Link. No one could deny her of her love. A good many people also happen to think that Link should return that love. Did Nintendo intend for Link to marry Ruto? It is to that question that we will now turn.

“Hi, fairy boy!!” Anyone who played Ocarina of Time had no doubt that the ranch girl, Malon, had a crush on Link. Two weeks ago, I took a look at the games to see if Nintendo hinted at a relationship between Link and Zelda. We certainly cannot neglect Link’s other possible love interests, however. Indeed, Malon is a very popular choice for those who ask the question, “Who would I rather see get together?” But I remind you once more that it is essential that we try to ask the question “Who did Nintendo intend for Link to hook up with?” With that in mind, let us look at another leading lady, “the girl with red hair.”

And they got married and lived happily ever after.” Romantic love is important to people not only in real life, but in stories and myths. The Zelda games, however, seem to lack any kind of fully developed romance. But the fan fiction, art, and discussions the games have spawned are full of references to romance (yet ironically, you would be hard pressed to find references to dungeon puzzles). Even if the main topic of the fan fiction or fan art has nothing to do with romance, people slip in hints as to who they think Link should hook up with. Most people ask the question, “Who should Link hook up with?” But I like to ask the question a bit differently. Asking the question, “Who would I rather see Link fall in love with?” brings in too much subjectivity and bias into the picture for my tastes. A question I prefer to ask is, “Did the game designers point towards a relationship between Link and one of the ladies?” Periodically I will write articles looking at the games with that question in mind, by looking at each “potential love interest” in turn. First up is, of course, Zelda.