Official Zelda Romance Thread VII: Fill that Heart Container

Welcome to the new Official Zelda Romance Thread




Like the last one, feel free to share and post your opinions and ideas on pairings within any Zelda game that calls your fan heart within.

• No poll will be added as there are far too many options for every pairing made.
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Let the shipping battles begin!

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I don't think it's "shipping" to say that Skyward Sword Link and Zelda loved each other. But I also think that there were too many barriers for it to actually turn into a relationship. They were so cute!

Personally, I have a hard time deciding whether I liked TP or SS Link better ~ They seemed very different to me. But Zelda in TP was certainly unapproachable, so I guess I'd have to say that for TP, that pairing is off.

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I personally think link should just stay single. If he had a girlfriend or a "partner",it would take away from the feel of the game. He wouldn't be able to focus on the story, but SS is an exception.

Originally Posted by Jehanne

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I don't think it's "shipping" to say that Skyward Sword Link and Zelda loved each other. But I also think that there were too many barriers for it to actually turn into a relationship. They were so cute!

Personally, I have a hard time deciding whether I liked TP or SS Link better ~ They seemed very different to me. But Zelda in TP was certainly unapproachable, so I guess I'd have to say that for TP, that pairing is off.

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I definitely agree about SS, they are perfect together

OOT: Link stays single, he searches endlessly for navi until he gets turned into a stalfos.

WW: Link and Tetra. The tension is too obvious.

TP: Link and Midna.

ST: Link and Zelda.

SS: Link and Zelda.

I'm very much a Zelink kind of guy, even when there's very little support in the game itself ("He was leaving Ordon Village to go marry Zelda, dang it!"). Only exception is that I have a soft spot for Link/Cassandra in Soul Calibur II.

When i play OoT I know as Link I would choose Malon cuz she is a farm girl and the others possibilities are princesses. I know i wouldn't want some spoiled princess

I don't approve of any relationships with canon characters.

I'm no expert, but I don't think there's any girl who's personality meshes well with Link's. Sure conflicting personalities can cause major competition and lust, but it isn't love. You need somebody that is similar to you, but not to similar.

I just don't think that there is enough fleshed out characters to pick from. I mean in OoT we have 4 viable (?) options, in SS 2 (Item Check lady has a crush on Link (witch is one of the few pairings I support)), in TP 2. There just aren't enough women, and seeing as how most of them can't work long term, romance would one of the harder parts in Link's life.

P.S. Why did this get un-stickied? I would say it's worthy of a sticky.

SS - Link and Zelda
Meh, this one's obvious. It's clear that they're into eachother.

TP - Link and Illia.
I dislike Illia, but Link seems to like her. I'd prefer it if he could be with Midna, but she's gone so :/

ST - Link and Zelda
They're into eachother so why not?

WW - Some random person
I'd say Link and Tetra, but that doesn't seem to add up when playing ST. If he did get into a relationship, I guess it'd be with some character we've never seen before. It couldn't have been someone from his homeland (er, sea) in Wind Waker since he left it. But, I'd prefer if it was Link and Tetra.

Zelda II - Link and Zelda
The sleeping Zelda you wake up. The end implies he got a nice reward. I know that's not the best reason to pair them, but she's the only person in the first two games who's a remote possibility.

OoT - Link and Malon
Nabooru is way older than him, Saria never ages, Ruto is a Zora so... that probably wouldn't work and Link doesn't seem to like her anyway, and Zelda is a princess who probably can't marry commoners, in addition to being a sage. So Malon it is! She's a farm girl too, Link would probably not mind and maybe even enjoy helping out with the ranch.

Now I know ST and AoL Zelda's are also princesses, but those Links saved the world. I think that grants him the right to be with a princess. In OoT's child timeline, he warned them of Ganondorf, but I'm not sure that's enough to allow him marriage to the princess.

Originally Posted by Janus

He was leaving Ordon Village to go marry Zelda, dang it!

Exactly

Skyward Sword
Now this one is obvious,it's gotta be Zelda, right? That item check girl (Peatrice) has got no competition against her. Link and Zelda have been best friends for years, it is fate they will end up together. I'm mean, what about the ending? Zelda says she will stay on the Surface and asks Link what he will do (which is obviously stay with her and form Hyrule ).

Twilight Princess
Again, I'm going with Zelda. I dont care how much Illia likes Link, or how much he likes Midna, he is still meant to be with Zelda. Its the classic "the hero saves the day and marries the princess" story.

Ocarina Of Time
Now, I think this particular Link should remain single. He seems more like the solo kinda guy to me. As long as you keep him away from Ruto, Saria, and Malon (I didn't miss anyone, did I?) I'll be fine.

Yup, Skyward Sword is obvious. Although I don't think it should built into a relationship, Zelda and Link were so cute together. You could tell there was something special between them, not to say it's a relationship love, but a real caring they have.

I also agree that Link shouldn't really be with anyone, especially so young. It's like he has nice moments with certain girls in certain games and there could be something there, but there shouldn't be, because in the time they're in there's something much more important going on, and much bigger than them. Even when the adventure is over, I get the idea that any type of relationship for Link will be waaay in the future. So, I can't really place Link with anyone romantically.

SS
Link and Zelda (no need to explain)

MC
Link and Zelda

FS
Not enough story to talk about it

OoT/MM
Link and Malon/Link Lonely: I feel Link wants to have a calm life (here he would choose Malon, the only one I feel could stay with) or a lonely ife full of adventures

ALttP/OoX/LA
This is the most strange: I'd love to say he had a romance with Zelda, but it is not supoirted by Oox and LA's plots.
I have the idea that Link never came back hyrule,, maybe he died in the sea after saving the WF; however maybe he went to some other countries: TloZ's Link is said to be his descendant and is not Hyrulean.

So I'd say lonely/with some other girl

TloZ
Link/SZ as Trisha said

TP
Link and Ilia

FSA
Never played it

WW/PH
I have the idea Link didn't stay in new Hyrule he maybe came back home or went in search of other adventures, much like OoT's Link, so I'd say some unknown girl/lonely

ST
Link and Zelda

I find most pairings in Zelda pretty damn boring, TBH.

The only Link/Zelda incarnation I like is in SS, because it's an obvious theme, and you want to get Zelda back because Link wants to. That said, I'm not into cute pairings. There's nothing interesting about them. It's not that I DISLIKE cute pairings, they're just not interesting to me.

But pairings like Ghirahim/Zelda and Nabooru/Ganondorf are more dynamic to me, because they have more potential than just being cute and giggly together.

With Ghirahim/Zelda, it plays into the "forbidden" aspect, of a demon and the (incarnation) of a divine being. Link may be the "good guy" but just being a "good guy with a holy blade" can't compare to being "the incarnation of a ♥♥♥♥ing Goddess." That said, even though Ghirahim was more or less neutral to Zelda in SS, I still think their interaction would be interesting. I don't think they'd ever fall in love or have sex. But it has potential to be really twisted none the less.

Link/Zelda is only plausible in SS, IMO. The other incarnations have potential to either be really good friends or just comrades.

To be honest, I don't see Link in his other incarnations being with anyone. TP Link and Midna is a possibility, but not one I've really explored.

Dear lord. Seriously, Zelink in TP? I'm sorrry, but it doesn't really make sense, the two don't know eachother very well, and it's really obvious that their is tension between Midna and link, who were with eachother the entire the entire journey.

I really hate this red-string fairytale mentality. I find it kind of stupid when people think 2 people can be destined for eachother, or fall in love at first sight. Love has to do with forging a strong, emotional connection with someone you get along with.

This is the same reason Makorra happened in legend of korra, the got strangled by the red string.

Originally Posted by MajorMajora

Dear lord. Seriously, Zelink in TP? I'm sorrry, but it doesn't really make sense, the two don't know eachother very well, and it's really obvious that their is tension between Midna and link, who were with eachother the entire the entire journey.

I really hate this red-string fairytale mentality. I find it kind of stupid when people think 2 people can be destined for eachother, or fall in love at first sight. Love has to do with forging a strong, emotional connection with someone you get along with.

This is the same reason Makorra happened in legend of korra, the got strangled by the red string.

But Zelda pretty much IS a fairytale. Why is it so implausible that someone would have a fairytale mentality when Zelda IS a fairytale? I'm not really into ZeLink either, but this "omg fairytale mentality is so stupid" argument about ZeLink (even in TP) doesn't hold much water for me, IMO. Zelda is a fairytale - it has all the elements of one, anyway - so I don't think it's "stupid" for someone to have a fairytale mentality about it.

Originally Posted by Antigone

But Zelda pretty much IS a fairytale. Why is it so implausible that someone would have a fairytale mentality when Zelda IS a fairytale? I'm not really into ZeLink either, but this "omg fairytale mentality is so stupid" argument about ZeLink (even in TP) doesn't hold much water for me, IMO. Zelda is a fairytale - it has all the elements of one, anyway - so I don't think it's "stupid" for someone to have a fairytale mentality about it.

Okay, Maybe fairytale mentality isn't the best choice of words. "Strangled by the red string" could be a bit better. Sorry, that stuff really pisses me off, especially after watching Legend of korra

Sorry, I was a little bit flamy with my posts. Though I really think it makes more sense not to go zelink (or zink, as I sometimes like to call it). The concept of destined love really makes no, sense, when you look a what love really is. Sorry if I'm looking at this concept too scientifically, that's just what I do.

And after all, if it pleases you, Midna is still technically a princess, right?

Originally Posted by MajorMajora

Okay, Maybe fairytale mentality isn't the best choice of words. "Strangled by the red string" could be a bit better. Sorry, that stuff really pisses me off, especially after watching Legend of korra

Sorry, I was a little bit flamy with my posts. Though I really think it makes more sense not to go zelink (or zink, as I sometimes like to call it). The concept of destined love really makes no, sense, when you look a what love really is. Sorry if I'm looking at this concept too scientifically, that's just what I do.

And after all, if it pleases you, Midna is still technically a princess, right?

*Shrug* What can I say, people see love differently, and some people are romantics who do believe in the "destined love" and "love at first sight" concept. I don't like applying science or logic to video games, because 1: It's a video game and 2: It's Zelda.

I do wish people would think more logically about shipping though, good god. The biggest complaints I have about shipping and crazy shippers is their complete lack of it. People will pair two characters together if they breathed the same (fictional) air, and for no other reason. I've seen Ghirahim/Pipit before, for instance.

The more I talk about this, the more I realize just how much I hate shipping and fandom. (Though I'm not saying it's your fault, or anything, I'm just saying).

Shipping is really weird, to be sure. Generally, I prefer canon pairings but sometimes, there are two characters that I think just look good together and prefer to see them in a relationship, regardless of other circumstances, like Guile/Cammy in Street Fighter (former is happily married) or Cloud/Aeris in Final Fantasy VII (latter is... unavailable).
Zelda/Link just happens to be one of my favorites, and so I like the idea of the two getting to know each other better after TP, especially since Midna's gone forever and after all he's gone through, I can't see Link settling down in Ordon now (though that's just my interpretation).

Sometimes, shipping knows no canon or logic.

SS,MC,LOZ,AOL,WW,PH,ST- Link and Zelda. It seems obvious in SS and MC. IN LOZ it is posible. In AOL we see that Zelda behind some curtains probably kissing Link. WW the atraction was kinda hidden but Beedle notice it the same with PH. ST the relationship was obvious.

LA- Link and Marin. Link kinda seem he liked Marin the and she returned the feelings

OOT-Malon or Ganondorf. Yes it is strange for Link and ganondorf but it seems likea good pairring if didn't got trap or seal or whatever.

MM-The same as above because they have the same Link even if it happen in another reality. But to say with Cremia or Romani

OOA-He would make a good pair with Nayru

OOS-The atraction toward Din was obvious in the manga even if it is not canon.

I stay there because the other go with Zelda. Well except TP that would be Link and Illa

I think Marin in LA was a representation of Zelda in the dream which would support Link x Zelda