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Originally Posted by Dragon_Goddess
As for Majora's Mask, the ranch girl was my ideal choice because she's pretty much the only choice, since Zelda does not really appear in that game.
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It's the quality of Zelda's appearance in MM that counts over quantity, I think.
"Although it was only a short time, I feel like I have known you forever. I shall never forget the days we spent together in Hyrule...and I believe in my heart that a day will come when I shall meet you again..."
That's some pretty deep and serious dialogue there, suggestive of much more. With Malon ( or Romani and Cremia ) they never really get past the flirting stage. I mean, they open up to tell him their troubles, but it's never a connection to Link ~ rather to the Hero he is. There's something beautiful and intimate in the way him and Zelda relate, especially in MM. I don't think it could be replaced.
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Originally Posted by Dragon_Goddess
And for OoT, well....I suppose it could be Zelda, too. But suppose TP Link was a descendent of OoT Link (I'm not a theorist by any means, but hypothetically), what better chance of him being a rancher then if his parents were ranchers as well....meaning MalonxLink. Of course, it could have worked differently altogether, say if Zelda abandoned her throne and went with Link to a small farming village. Anything could happen. Heck, there might not even be a connection at all for all I know. But as you said, Zelda games aren't based on reality, correct? ^_^ |
The question I have: if Malon had never existed as a character, would Link still be a rancher in
TP? I'd say yes for one because it's as much a part of the series for him to start out humble as it is for him to become a Hero. But he never stays that way in the end: for him (
OoT Link ) to marry Malon ( and become a rancher ) is a step backwards development wise. Sure he could crave the peaceful life and escape in her and her life, but that strikes me as him not being true to his new self. Anyways, my point is that in this series, IMO, the beginning state of one hero can't be accurately used to decipher the end of the previous.
In development, I would guess that the thought process that went into this was: " We want to bring back the horseback-riding element. So we have a village with a ranch. I know! Let's make him herd goats." ( I recall reading an interview that went something like that ) I doubt "Link married Malon" ( if that was the case ) had anything to do with this.