Master Sword VS Four Sword

Alright, so throughout the Legend of Zelda's timeline, there have been two truly powerful swords that Link has wielded. The mighty Master Sword, blade of Evil's Bane, and the elemental-infused Four Sword, with the power to duplicate it's wielder. So now, if we took one Link wielding the Master Sword, and pitted him against a quartet of Four Sword-bearing Linkplegangers, which blade would emerge victorious?

Look at it this way - what did the master sword ever do for you that another sword couldn't?

It killed evil. In AlttP, it wasn't even the master sword most of us killed Ganon with, it was the golden sword. So - the master sword's better than your average wooden deal for killing evil.

But Linkplegangers aren't evil, are they? No-one's tried attacking something 'not evil' with the Master sword, so the single Link would be outnumbered and defeated. Evil doesn't come into the four sword's scape, it just multipliesthe bearer.

I say the Master sword would win. It kicks Ganon's piggy but all the time. And also the four sword takes time to make more. But wait, it doesn't in FSA.

I'd say the foursword would win, because four against one will definatly be victorious. and anyway the foursword also has the power to destroy evil just like the mastersword.

Ah, but remember, one hit means bye bye to 3 of the Links.

well not in Fourswords and Fourswords Adventures

gahhh, theres no way to get around it!!! [im sorry mastersword!!!] The Foursword is More powerful!!! But with the exeption of Four Links The Master and the FourSword do the same stuff. This means the Four Sword is 4x more powerful than the MasterSword.

Originally Posted by Awkin

Look at it this way - what did the master sword ever do for you that another sword couldn't?

It killed evil. In AlttP, it wasn't even the master sword most of us killed Ganon with, it was the golden sword. So - the master sword's better than your average wooden deal for killing evil.

But Linkplegangers aren't evil, are they? No-one's tried attacking something 'not evil' with the Master sword, so the single Link would be outnumbered and defeated. Evil doesn't come into the four sword's scape, it just multipliesthe bearer.

Sorry mate, just want to point out that the Golden Sword, as it's popularly known, IS the Master Sword, only with greater power. The dwarven smiths temper the blade and add more cutting power to it, while the Great Fairy adds her own sacred power to the blade - Link doesn't simply discard it in favour of another blade that the Great Fairy gives him.

In relation to the topic at hand, it's hard to say, but i prefer to regard them as equals - they both have the power to smite evil, though the Four Sword can duplicate the wielder.

Don't any of you know how the saying goes? "It's not the weapon that makes the man".
How many skilled fighters has a single Link taken on simultaneously? Too many to count. So theoretically, one Hero bearing the Master Sword against Four Heroes wielding the Four Swords, well, it ultimately depends on their skill.

If any of you have played the GBA port of ALTTP and fought against the Four Dark Links, you'll know that superior numbers don't necessarily ensure victory. The Master Sword at full power wielded by a Hero is easily a match for the Four Sword's replication ability, so it's really down to the skill of the combatants.
If you want a real challenge, try defeating the Four Dark Links using the Master Sword (L2) and the Green Tunic. That'll truly bring out your skill as a Zelda player.

And to the author of this thread, a poll would've been appropriate here, to allow us to vote our decision.

Oop... Sorry, I forgot a poll.

Well, the Four Sword wins, in my opinion. Four Links working in unison is enough to take down any number of baddies, and the four ganging up on a single opponent? Let's just say that ALttP Link should be glad that the Shrine of the Four Sword let him take it slow against one Link at a time. So yeah, unless there's infighting amongst the Links, four against one is going to win.

Originally Posted by Sokon Knight

gahhh, theres no way to get around it!!! [im sorry mastersword!!!] The Foursword is More powerful!!! But with the exeption of Four Links The Master and the FourSword do the same stuff. This means the Four Sword is 4x more powerful than the MasterSword.

ahh, finally someone who thinks like me ^^ the foursword is so cool, gues since the foursword first apeared the mastersword was only my second fav...
but I will never hate it
=^.^=

Originally Posted by Prince Dodongo

Oop... Sorry, I forgot a poll.

Well, the Four Sword wins, in my opinion. Four Links working in unison is enough to take down any number of baddies, and the four ganging up on a single opponent? Let's just say that ALttP Link should be glad that the Shrine of the Four Sword let him take it slow against one Link at a time. So yeah, unless there's infighting amongst the Links, four against one is going to win.

Here's the thing though - Link's fighting style has always been that of the Knights of Hyrule, and there is one crucial aspect of this discipline that you can't ignore - the Knights' fighting style enables them to engage multiple opponents. The two most famous Secret Techniques of the Knights' discipline - the Whirling Blade and the Hurricane Blade - are prime examples.
I understand that the Four Sword's Hero also uses this style, and in addition to this he created a method for all for of the Four Sword replications to use these attacks in unison (although exactly how these attacks are physically possible continues to elude me).
However, using these tactics against a single opponent is counter-productive - using the Unison techniques briefly leaves all four vulnerable to attack, in which the single Master Sword wielder could finish them all instantly. Using the techniques individually by themselves not only leaves each one vulnerable briefly but would also endanger their companions if they are too near (let's be realistic here - if you swung your sword and your friend was in range, he's going to get hurt - they can't be invulnerable to their own attacks just because they're on the same team).
So as i said before, it's anyone's match, as it ultimately depends on skill, not numbers, nor the weapon (and in any case, the Four Sword is neither stronger nor weaker than the Master Sword - it's ability to replicate the user is what separates it).

Yeah, let us assume that it's four sword of the time when the split is permanent untill the sword is laid to rest again. That also means four links with distinct personalities and minds.

We can't take in consideration the FS that was in tMC (since it wasn't fully powered by the Elements and the Force Gems). However, the skills of the player does take in toll. When it comes to skill, Link can take on 5+ moblins no sweat, because their skills are limited and so are their movements. I guess the best way to think of it is this way: Imagine fighting Four Dark Links from OoT. That Dark Link had pretty good fighting skills, so it's hard to say what would happen with four.

When it comes to sheer power, I say the Master Sword rules.
However, if we're talking about advantages in battle, the Four Sword would make a nice weapon.

-BGS

Originally Posted by BigGoronSword

That Dark Link had pretty good fighting skills, so it's hard to say what would happen with four.

Link would kick Dark Links butt with the Four Swords no problem. The dark Master Sword has no measures against the Four Swords. However I also think strategy wise, the FS would be a hard weapon for the Master Sword to compete with.

Why?

Well here are the match ups:

Master Sword's Powers:

1. Deflects Evil Attacks

2. Shoots beams

3. Can use a continous spin attack if upgrade available.

Now the Four Swords can do all that but a the power of 4 obviously. So to me the odds are unfair for the hero using the Master Sword.

I see no one has taken in what I said earlier about the Hero's fighting style. Shame.
The Hero's fighting style is that of the Knights of Hyrule, which allows him to engage multiple opponents relatively easily with the Knights' special attacks, the Whirling Blade (Spin Attack, if you prefer) and the Hurricane Blade (Great Spin Attack, if you prefer), and as i said before, it would be difficult for four fighters using this style against one fighter using the same style, because:

1. Using their special attacks individually can be a danger to their team mates (assuming you don't consider them invulnerable to each others attacks, and i don't).
2. Using their special attacks in unison (FSA fashion) groups all four together and briefly leaves them vulnerable to attack, in which case a single fighter would annihilate them instantly (assuming he can dodge an attack of such magnitude, which i believe he can).

This would force the four fighters to surround the single opponent and engage him with other attacks, while he, surrounded, may use his special attacks at leisure to keep them at a distance. I haven't forgotten the other techniques (Sword Beam, Dash Attack, Down Thrust) but these are of little consequence, as they can be evaded or blocked with relative ease.

Therefore, I believe that should a Hero wielding the Master Sword cross blades with another Hero wielding the Four Sword, the battle would be fought to a stand-still, with no definite victor.