Good or Evil Link

I was playing Fable 2 last night. I always enjoyed the games because of the choices decide if you are good or evil. Like if links companion tried to make him evil or do evil things. Or if Ganon killed one of his friends in the beginning and he had choices for revenge in an evil way or trying to save everyone else. It would be awesome for having 2 different endings.

Unfortunately, as good and different as an idea that is (and creativity is always smiled upon :] ), it just wouldn't work for the Zelda franchise.

One of the key components of the series is that Link is the hero. He is a hero that is representing all the goodness of Hyrule and the goddesses, he is always mute and selfless and his actions are always to do better for all. It's something that has always been. Never has Link strayed, and he is willing to help even the most suspicious of people (*cough* Cubus Sisters *cough*).

While it'd be interesting to 'choose your own destiny' for Link, the idea just doesn't FIT into the world of Hyrule too well.

At least for me.

I just get the sense that Link is the embodiment of pureness and goodness. I mean, really, he's usually just some basic peasant or civilian, that goes... "You want me to save Hyrule? Okay! " So... yeah.

But the concept of him turning a little dark, now that I think of it, would be interesting if this entered into the plot somehow. Something is making Link get a rather... twisted view... on things, and say, part of it is that he not only has to save Hyrule, but himself. I'm sure Ganon could warp his mind here and there, and make him perceive things a little slanted.

But... in conclusion. That's a really NEAT idea... But It wouldn't work so well for Zelda.

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Nice of you to post a cool idea though, I'm curious as to what other people think. ^__^

I agree that it wouldn't work well. I just feel the idea of being an evil link makes it interesting.

What about playing Dark Links back story?

Dark Links back story would be cool too. Or maybe even kind of like switching between Dark and Good Link like you did as a kid and adult in OoT

That would be sweet! A switching story would be nice.

I am just glad I'm not the only one playing as a dark Link. Sometimes it just feels right to be a bad guy.

Yep, sometimes playing fable you just gotta decapitate someone xD

I like it when games give you the choice between good and evil, but I don't think it would fit the Zelda series. Link is a hero. Heroes are good. That's pretty much all there is to it.

To have a game that goes in depth into Link's psyche, he would have to talk.

I would like to see a zelda story that has link possesed or infected so that gives link a secondary, darker nature. Certain stimuli within the game would trigger it. He would act normal until that happens, then his dark side is released until something else happens. However, a Fable style choose your path thing wouldn't work.

Originally Posted by SheikahSage

I would like to see a zelda story that has link possesed or infected so that gives link a secondary, darker nature. Certain stimuli within the game would trigger it. He would act normal until that happens, then his dark side is released until something else happens. However, a Fable style choose your path thing wouldn't work.

Wasn't that in Jak 3?

Jak 2, actually...Yes, that could work.

Yeah it would be pretty sweet actually

I think it would be nice to have Dark Link as a second form of link, just like Wolf Link in TP, Adult Link in OoT, and Bunny Link in ALttP... Perhaps it takes over him at certain times of the game until he learns to control it... That would be so cool...

Oh.. somebody already said that... Well I cosign anyways

Evil just doesn't work for Zelda. Kids play these games and I think that it wouldn't be a very good idea for them to make link do WHATEVER they wanted. *shudders*

If it was like Jak 2 I guess it would be okay...

HAH EVIL LINK COS THEN I LUCK LIKE DARK LINK.

Dark Link has no backstory and cannot be transformed into. Dark Link is merely dark magic that has taken the physical form of Link, thats it. Dark Link has no personality, its just a spell that mimics Link

Originally Posted by Aleitheo

Dark Link has no backstory and cannot be transformed into. Dark Link is merely dark magic that has taken the physical form of Link, thats it. Dark Link has no personality, its just a spell that mimics Link

But, like in previous zelda games, the rules/story can be changed or retconned... perhaps Link could be a victim of said magic, and as a result transforms into what we identify as Dark Link.... kind of how Ganon's pig form takes on various shapes and versions

Originally Posted by astinktothepast

But, like in previous zelda games, the rules/story can be changed or retconned... perhaps Link could be a victim of said magic, and as a result transforms into what we identify as Dark Link.... kind of how Ganon's pig form takes on various shapes and versions

Ganons beast form is his own doing and based off the triforce, Dark Link is just plain dark magic taken form. As for Link himself some how having a dark form, I doubt it would work.

Dark forms are cliche and rarely done well. In Metroid, Samus's dark form is actually Metroid Prime with her DNA and didn't fight much like her at all. In Zelda, Links dark form is dark magic mirroring him. Link changing into a dark version would just be going cliche.

How would Link transform? What differences would there be?