Couples and Descendants in Zelda

Post your ideas of who will which Link marry, and will another Link be his desendant? Also talk about couples in Zelda if you want

The Link in TP does not necessarily need to be a descendant of the OOT Link. Maybe it is just a "spiritual brother/descendant". Maybe the goddesses appoint one new Link (named after the original Link, which appears to be Skyloft Link) when the "recent Link" dies.

I don't know whom Link marry. I read somewhere that Miyamoto had mentioned in an interview that Link and Zelda married after OOT, but I think it's just a rumour.
If it was true, why wouldn't Zelda Wiki or Zeldapedia say anything about it?
I haven't actually thought about whom Link marries, but I'm hoping it is like that:

OOT: Link/Zelda
TP: Link/Midna (while it is very unlikely that they did marry, because Midna broke the mirror of Twilight. Let's hope she found a way to restore it or if there was another entrance).

I believe (along with almost everyone) OoT Link marries Malon.
TP Link marries Ilia, IT'S OBVIOUS THEY LOVE EACH OTHER.

I always figured OoT Link married Malon as she was his only love interest that didn't become a sage. This could also explain why TP Link (who could be his decendant) is a ranch boy. And also why the Hero's Shade (Largely believed to be OoT Link) would call TP Link "My Child".

I'm pretty sure AoL Link and Zelda marry with Link becoming the new king. Unfortunately the concensus is that LoZ/AoL come at the end of either timeline, so it's doubtful their descendents are in later games.

Tetra does marry someone and does have kids, but whether Link was her husband is something to be debated.

WW/PH Link - Tetra, obviously. No need to back this up.

TP Link - Call me crazy, but unless if Nintendo makes a direct sequel in which he meets up with Midna again at the end, then I don't think he really married anyone, to be honest. Maybe Ilia I guess, but it seemed like he truly did love Midna, imo. So she seems more likely, if he ever saw her again.

OoT/MM Link - No one really. He didn't seem to care to much about romance, but it's likely that he did have a crush on Zelda and/or Malon. I guess you could use TP Link's ranch life as evidence, and that he's the descendant of Link and Malon and whatnot... Though I don't think the Hero's Shade calling him "my child" should be taken in as literal evidence though. Like Zantine has already mentioned, I think all of the Links share more of a spiritual connection than an actual bloodline-related one.

Originally Posted by EMaN21354

I always figured OoT Link married Malon as she was his only love interest that didn't become a sage. This could also explain why TP Link (who could be his decendant) is a ranch boy. And also why the Hero's Shade (Largely believed to be OoT Link) would call TP Link "My Child".

Who says TP Link is a ranch boy? I don't think TP Link originates from Ordona because of his pointy, Hylian ears that "other ordonians" don't seem to have. I don't know why he ended up in Ordona, but I don't think he was born there. Just like OOT Link was not originally from the Kokiri Forest.

Who says Malon was Link's love interest? If she was, I think it was one sided. I think Malon's only purpose in OOT is to be the one who introduces Link to Epona and Epona's song.

And for Link and Ilia, I think they love each other as best friends. I see no reason why best friends can't become lovers, but I saw no spark between Link and Ilia. If Link was to marry Ilia in the end, why would Nintendo put in so much spark between Link and Midna? Wouldn't it be kind of degrading to women to show that Ilia was only his second choice? I don't think Link married Midna, but I think Midna was Link's only love in TP, or the closest one could come to romantic love.
If Link married someone, I think it happens some years after the mirror is broken, and when Link has "forgotten" Midna. As Fuss-Budget mentions above, I don't think TP Link marries anyone! He probably lives his life as a wise, old hero/warrior/storyteller with many friends and no girlfriends/wives.

Originally Posted by Fuss-Budget

WW/PH Link - Tetra, obviously. No need to back this up.

Maybe, but I don't really like the idea of Link flirting with his granddaughter in ST...

Assuming both Links are related, of course.

Do the Links need to be biologically related?

Sleeping Zelda/Original Link

For bonus points if you follow my insane timeline you can say Sleeping Zelda is the Hero of Time's mother and Link and Zelda in Ocarina of Time are distant relatives.

Originally Posted by Zantine

Do the Links need to be biologically related?

No, but the fact that WW Link and ST Link look identical would make me think that it's unlikely that they're not.

But then again, so does FSS link...

Originally Posted by EMaN21354

I always figured OoT Link married Malon as she was his only love interest that didn't become a sage. This could also explain why TP Link (who could be his decendant) is a ranch boy. And also why the Hero's Shade (Largely believed to be OoT Link) would call TP Link "My Child".

HS=/=MM Link.
But I do think MM Link got with Malon.

Originally Posted by GrimmyV

I'm pretty sure AoL Link and Zelda marry with Link becoming the new king. Unfortunately the concensus is that LoZ/AoL come at the end of either timeline, so it's doubtful their descendents are in later games.

I don't see why Nintendo hasn't gone mack and made games taking place after them.

Originally Posted by Zantine

Do the Links need to be biologically related?

OoT/MM Link and TP Links are related. And if OoT is still the SW, ALttP Link is related too. But that'd require ALttP to go on the CT, forcing OoT out of its SW position or ALttP Link to not be the last decendant of the Hylian Knights which died out before OoT.

Funny thing is ALL Zelda's are related.

Well, all I know is that Link can't always marry Zelda, because if that was the case, than when descendants of Link and Zelda have kids, it would be INCEST.

Originally Posted by EMaN21354

I always figured OoT Link married Malon as she was his only love interest that didn't become a sage. This could also explain why TP Link (who could be his decendant) is a ranch boy. And also why the Hero's Shade (Largely believed to be OoT Link) would call TP Link "My Child".

When Zelda became a sage, Link didn't exist anymore. He went back to being a child where Zelda wasn't awakened as a sage.

Originally Posted by HeyListen

When Zelda became a sage, Link didn't exist anymore. He went back to being a child where Zelda wasn't awakened as a sage.

thus proving that the HoT isn't related to the HoW or ST Link. Yay!

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Originally Posted by Cayenne Pepper

HS=/=MM Link.
But I do think MM Link got with Malon.



I don't see why Nintendo hasn't gone mack and made games taking place after them.



OoT/MM Link and TP Links are related. And if OoT is still the SW, ALttP Link is related too. But that'd require ALttP to go on the CT, forcing OoT out of its SW position or ALttP Link to not be the last decendant of the Hylian Knights which died out before OoT.

Funny thing is ALL Zelda's are related.

@AoL Link and Zelda getting together and Nintendo making games chronologically after AoL:

Nintendo didn't make those games, but Phillips did, for the CDi. Unfortunately they didn't follow up with the Link + Zelda storyline, and ended up more like the DiC cartoon. Also they are non-canon per Nintendo. Oh well.

Originally Posted by GrimmyV

thus proving that the HoT isn't related to the HoW or ST Link. Yay!

The HoW is HoT reborn.

Originally Posted by HeyListen

The HoW is HoT reborn.

figuratively.

HoT's spirit would have stayed on CT following his demise, unless spirits, ghosts and such can travel between timelines.

^True, I also find that kinda weird.

AoL: Link/Zelda- Kind of obvious
ALttP: Link/Zelda- most likely choice having all things considered.
OoT: Link/Malon- I think that Link is Zelda's brother so....yeah, she's out, Malon's in.
TP: Link/?: Most likely he would move to Castle Town afterwards but, who can say who he would marry....
WW/PH: Link/?: Dunno on this one...
ST: Link/Zelda: ^dunno on above one since it would make this pairing incest....yeah, Nintendo's not that creepy. Although the racoon in Animal Crossing almost meets that point...

Has anyone else noticed that every female character his age seems to have somewhat of a crush on him? Zelda, Marin, Saria, Malon, Midna, Ruto, Ilia, etc. Even Telma appeared to.

He's supposed to be you afterall, being the player's "link" to the game. That's an actual fact. My theory is that the brigade of girls throughout the series was there so that we could imagine who the best pairing would be, so nothing is actually official. It's kind of like teasing us, but at the same time not really?

Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm actually not big on pairings at all, they tend to be the last thing I think about when I play these games.