Could the Hero's Shade be old Link?

I'm wondering how TP Link got granted the Hero's clothes anyway. I know "it is said that the Hero of old once used these garbs before you", but who gives the clothes to Link. The godesses perhaps?

Originally Posted by Ganon the King

I'm wondering how TP Link got granted the Hero's clothes anyway. I know "it is said that the Hero of old once used these garbs before you", but who gives the clothes to Link. The godesses perhaps?

Yes the spirit at Oradon gave Link them

i believe that it is link travelled in time to teach you his movements that another men told him so you can learn them too to rescue hyrule

Originally Posted by zeldafreak n#1

i believe that it is link travelled in time to teach you his movements that another men told him so you can learn them too to rescue hyrule

Why would he have travelled in time...?

And since when did Link start talking and shapeshifting into skeletons and wolves?

Originally Posted by sonataofstorms

And since when did Link start talking and shapeshifting into skeletons and wolves?

He shapeshifted a lot, actually, back in the day (OoT, MM). And the Hero's Shade didnt have much of a personality of you paid attention, he was kind of bland, as they had left Link form the n64.

Originally Posted by Bingo675

He shapeshifted a lot, actually, back in the day (OoT, MM). And the Hero's Shade didnt have much of a personality of you paid attention, he was kind of bland, as they had left Link form the n64.

Yeah, by putting on masks, not by some unseen means that could change him into multiple unrelated forms without having to change into his real form first. And the skeleton mentor actually spoke, which we won't ever be seeing Link do, outside of choosing "yes" or "no" or somesuch.

Originally Posted by sonataofstorms

Yeah, by putting on masks, not by some unseen means that could change him into multiple unrelated forms without having to change into his real form first. And the skeleton mentor actually spoke, which we won't ever be seeing Link do, outside of choosing "yes" or "no" or somesuch.

If he one with the undead, who knows what hes capable of?

And thats an over analysis. The fact that he has a bland personality is as clse as they could get it. They couldnt exactly have him just stand there could they? Besides, Link in OoT was supposed to be talking, and responding and everything. They just never showed you. Like when Malon (Romani) asked him his name and such.

he might be the old link. that's what I always figure when he appears. I always think. Is that the Link from OOt?

Still though, can anyone find any good screens of him...?

Best I could find at the moment.

The shield is round, and doesn't resemble the mirror shield as someone said before.
Honestly, he doesn't resemble any Link at all.
I figure he's just a powerful knight who died and feels it is his duty to pass on the knowledge. Obviously he's not literally a skeleton, as he changes form from wolf to skeleton, and Link is in the same place when he returns.
So it appears that he could be taken into his own mind and taught by this spirit how to enact certain skills.

Originally Posted by sonataofstorms

Best I could find at the moment.

The shield is round, and doesn't resemble the mirror shield as someone said before.
Honestly, he doesn't resemble any Link at all.
I figure he's just a powerful knight who died and feels it is his duty to pass on the knowledge. Obviously he's not literally a skeleton, as he changes form from wolf to skeleton, and Link is in the same place when he returns.
So it appears that he could be taken into his own mind and taught by this spirit how to enact certain skills.

Then how would he know all the same stuff?

And it does look like the mirror shield: the MM one. Which was round, and brown.

Originally Posted by Johnny K.

Yeah, I think it's the Hero of Time. TP a sequel to OOT, and when he say's THE hero, what other hero would he be talking about? I really think it's him.

TP is not a sequel to OoT. MM is the sequel to OoT.

i'm sure the hero shade is some where in the link bloodline but i doubt it's the same link from oot

Originally Posted by Oni Swordsman

TP is not a sequel to OoT. MM is the sequel to OoT.

He meant its later in the timeline than OoT.

i think so cuz all the moves were originally links and if you get all the abilities he calls u son which could be translated as the new link i guess

Originally Posted by Bingo675

He meant its later in the timeline than OoT.

He said sequel. That means right after. So it's not a sequel because it comes after MM.

I was thinking the same thing when I beat that skeleton mofo. I was wondering if it was supposed to be old Link. This is much more than reading in too deep if I wasn't the only one who thought so. I'm pretty sure that's what they were thinking.

Originally Posted by Oni Swordsman

He said sequel. That means right after. So it's not a sequel because it comes after MM.

A sequel is something that comes after, not necessarily right after.

Originally Posted by Dictionary.com

Sequel- n. Something that follows; a continuation.

You've all got some really interesting points, I would believe most of them to be honest!

Originally Posted by sonataofstorms

Yeah, by putting on masks, not by some unseen means that could change him into multiple unrelated forms without having to change into his real form first. And the skeleton mentor actually spoke, which we won't ever be seeing Link do, outside of choosing "yes" or "no" or somesuch.

I just wanted to point out that Link speaks in WW, he says "Come On!" =] When he calls the statues in the Tower of the Gods.