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Originally Posted by Dragon_Goddess
I haven't played every single LoZ game to date, but this is what I think for the ones I have played.... based on reality.
Ocarina of Time: Malon
Majora's Mask: I forgot her name, but she lives at the ranch...about Link's age.
Twilight Princess: Ilia |
Just something to note: the Zelda games are not based on reality. Reality may factor in to the look of games like
TP but the plot itself seems to suspend reality. Magical twilight realms and monsters? Travelling through time? I find it hard to believe in a series with this that we'd be led to believe Link has to stick to reality and marry the farm girl.
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Originally Posted by SecondStallord
However, she is also one of the most unlikely to be the one Link actually ends up with. While it is true that there is almost no evidence against this pairing, there has also never been even a single indication that Link and Zelda will end up together, either. There are several scenes that fans attempt to interpret romantically; but, in the end are likely not romantic at all. I will not discuss each of these scenes here, so I recommend that you read Trahald’s “Ocarina of... Love?” article here on this site; as he explains it all quite well.
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First to Ruto: While I enjoyed your argument, I find a likely relationship-ender in Ruto's realization of Link's feelings for Zelda: "and you, you are searching for the Princess, Zelda?
Hah! You can't hide anything from me!"
That's a classic way for a person to react if they've inadvertantly discovered feelings in another. It's even repeated in WW with Beedle at one point when he mentions Tetra in front of Link. So anyways, I see the unlikeliness of Link ending up with Ruto resting in him having feelings for another.
As to the rest: A scene being romantic is often in the eye of the beholder. In that light, I don't expect Trahald ( or other fans ) to necessarily see Link and Zelda's interaction as romantic. Likewise in the opposing view, I don't see Link and Malon's interaction as remotely romantic mainly because I don't support the pairing.
However, there are certain "danger points" to address concerning opposing views, and I don't think the article did it throughly for Zelda's side. ( Ruto's quote, the ending of
OoT and MM's scene off hand. )
Sirius B is right...we've never seen Link after the adventure. I would venture to use some of his behavior as a clue to his future however. In
OoT, his final scene is a return to Zelda, following this in MM, he is told to go home in the end. Zelda gets the emphasis of importance to him in this game as well. A return to her makes more sense.
AoL, WW,
PH, MC, etc all feature her prominently in the endings as well among others.