Could the Hero's Shade be old Link?

I was wondering if it could be HoT too. It'd be pretty sweet if it was him. But that's a good point that all the links dont really say too much. But maybe if the HoT was desperate, since hyrule was in trouble, he talked to pass on his abilities. Since he couldn't do anything else, being dead. And his name is the Hero's shade so it could mean it's the ghost of the hero.

In TWW, when Link catches the girl robbing Zunari, he says lots of stuff besides yes and no.

true, but he the one in OoT didn't say too much and even if he did talk like the WW link, neither came close to how much the hero's shade talk. I hope it is HoT though, cause OoT was great and it'd be cool to have the hero of time in a game again.

Originally Posted by CJB

true, but he the one in OoT didn't say too much and even if he did talk like the WW link, neither came close to how much the hero's shade talk. I hope it is HoT though, cause OoT was great and it'd be cool to have the hero of time in a game again.

I believe weve boiled it down to the fact that he is. And thats awesome. Cuz yeah, OoT/MM Link was the best.

Sorry for the double post, but I might have a lead on what sword the Hero's Shade is carrying. If you recall, TP occurs on the 'child' timeline, in which MM takes place. He clearly has an altered version of the mirror shield from MM, as well as what I believe to be--the Great Fairy's Sword. Even though half the players of MM never acquire this sword, its still in there, so we should assume to Link did acquire it.



Either that, or the Gilded sword. Although the Hero's Shade's sword is clearly not gilded, its obviously been through a lot.



Observe the Hero's Shade's sword:

Nice, Bingo675. Based off of the hilt design (since the blade may have been reforged at any point), it looks more like the Gilded Sword. However, Link could have acquired a different sword throughout the latter half of his life.

Originally Posted by Eralk Fang

Nice, Bingo675. Based off of the hilt design (since the blade may have been reforged at any point), it looks more like the Gilded Sword. However, Link could have acquired a different sword throughout the latter half of his life.

Possibly.
Also the hat. Its quite similar to that of Igos Du Ikana:

That may also point to that specific Link, as he's the only Hero with a link to Termina. But then it could just be a helm, as it's not as ornamental as the Ikana helms.

Originally Posted by Eralk Fang

That may also point to that specific Link, as he's the only Hero with a link to Termina. But then it could just be a helm, as it's not as ornamental as the Ikana helms.

Agreed. But I found the shape of the helm to be quite awkward. It stands out as something non...Linkish.

Link doesn't usually wear a heavy helm. I can see that, though- Link, in his thirties/forties, becoming a heavier warrior in full armor. I always used the Howling Stone Songs as the specific link that ties the Hero's Shade to Termina.

Better, he might be TP Link. Think about it; he teaches you the skills that only you learn (in-game at least). OoT/MM Link didn't learn any special moves in-game. And, the last time you see him, he says you are looking into the future. Why else would any Link dress up like him, unless he had seen that he had to because that's how he had seen who he now realizes was himself? The land of snow you go to to learn the Hidden Skills might be Hyrule in the future.

Just a theory.

Interesting idea, Wyvern. However, evidence points to the fact that this Hero's Shade was alive before Twilight Princess Link was.

Although I accepted life as the hero, I could not convey the lessons of that life to those who came after. At least, I have eased my regrets.

Hero's Shade, Twilight Princess

About the sword mentioned earlier, doesn't it look like an old replica of the master sword? I don't have pics but look at the start of the blade towards the hilt. They both have a rounded, diamond type shape in the middle of the blade. Where the triforce carving would be in the master sword is what i'm talkin about. Anyway, I was thinking that if it looks kinda like the MS design, then it could be oot link that made a replica after his defeat of ganon. Cause he was used to the way the sword was. Am i totally off or is it a good idea?

Originally Posted by CJB

About the sword mentioned earlier, doesn't it look like an old replica of the master sword? I don't have pics but look at the start of the blade towards the hilt. They both have a rounded, diamond type shape in the middle of the blade. Where the triforce carving would be in the master sword is what i'm talkin about. Anyway, I was thinking that if it looks kinda like the MS design, then it could be oot link that made a replica after his defeat of ganon. Cause he was used to the way the sword was. Am i totally off or is it a good idea?

Eh...good idea, however I think it is a bit too specific. The sword of the Hero's Shade was no wings, or a yellow jewel at the hilt, which were the two most prominent things of the Master Sword's design. So I doubt it was meant to be a replica.

Also, in this timeline, as it has been recently concluded by Aonuma, Link never defeated Ganon. That battle never took place.

Link's tutor could be a stalfols that got beat up by OOT/MM Link many many times, enough to learn his moves so somehow he got summoned by the godesses to teach TP Link these moves. It could be some warrior that after the Hero of Time and Hero of the Masks sagas followed Link's quests as some sort of "Fan Club" thus died and got resummoned to teach TP Link the sword skills he learned.

Maybe he's Tp Link's Dad?

No! No! No! Weve been through all this already, read the previous posts, there arent that many.

Yeah only 157. Never mind then. I like the oot link idea more than that anyway.

Originally Posted by CJB

Yeah only 157. Never mind then. I like the oot link idea more than that anyway.

Well you could skim.

Anyway, I agree. I think it would have been obvious if it were something as drastic as TP Link's father. Theres more hinting evidence pointing to OoT/MM Link.

He is because when you get all the hidden moves he says ''I have chosen the life as the hero...''