Skyward Sword Cast Includes Zelda's Dad

[Logan Westbrook]

Skyward Sword Cast Includes Zelda's Dad

Also making an appearance in Skyward Sword is Link's favorite bully and the lady who lives in his sword.

Link, stalwart hero of the Legend of Zelda games, will finally get to spend some time with his girlfiend's dad in Skyward Sword - well, one of his girlfriends anyway, as there are actually about a dozen different Links and Zeldas at this point.

A partial cast list for the game has revealed a number of Skyloft's inhabitants - which is where Link is from in Skyward Sword - and as well as his father includes bullies and magical swords. Gaepora is Zelda's father, as well as the headmaster of the school that Link, Zelda, and Link's arch-nemesis Groose all attend. Also appearing in the game is Fi, who is the "spirit of the Goddess Sword," or in other words, the strange-looking lady on the game's box art.

Various characters' family members have appeared in Legend of Zelda games before, but they've never been really central to the experience. Indeed, in A Link to the Past, Link's uncle seemingly dies about ten minutes in - sorry if that's spoiled anything for anyone - and is never mentioned again. As Nintendo seems intent of having players visit Skyloft pretty often, having Zelda's dad in the game could be really interesting. Admittedly, Nintendo isn't great at characterization, but this seems like it could be a step in the right direction.

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword comes out for Wii on November 20th.

Source: Eurogamer [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-07-skyward-sword-characters-detailed]



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[Ruairi iliffe]

Link's Got family in this one too!?

Ye gods, Im starting to wonder if we have a rogue Dev team who somehow snuck into Nintendo's Offices.

Will be a Intresting game no matter what now. Be it good or bad.

 

[MikeStyles27]

Gaebora is Zelda's father. Read source material first much?

"Gaepora is Zelda's father, and the headmaster of Link's school. He's proper smart about ancient things."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-07-skyward-sword-characters-detailed

 

[SilverUchiha]

Gaebora is Zelda's father. Read source material first much?

"Gaepora is Zelda's father, and the headmaster of Link's school. He's proper smart about ancient things."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-07-skyward-sword-characters-detailed

Hm... that does seem like a VERY misleading misquote.

OT: Link's dad, Zelda's dad. Either way, it seems Nintendo is really trying to sell us the idea that they can make a game with deep characters and a meaningful story. And while they may have finally got me interested with that notion, I'll sit back and see what the Yahtzee review is. Why? Because he's the only one who agrees with me that the Zelda games aren't as amazing as everyone says they are (see his Ocrina of Time 3D review). I'll admit I had fun playing games like Majora's Mask or Twilight Princess, but they aren't as amazing as everyone claims they are. So I'd rather hear a review from a like minded individual to know whether or not I'll enjoy them.

 

[Vault Citizen]

Link's uncle dies about ten minutes in - sorry if that's spoiled anything for anyone - and is never mentioned again.

That was Link's uncle? I always thought that was meant to be his dad.

 

[Ruwrak]

Direct family?
Romance backstory?


...

Wasn't link an orphan 9/10 times or something?
Or at least placed at relatives, not with his real mom & dad?
LIke his heritage is a bit unkown?

 

[Idocreating]

Link's uncle dies about ten minutes in - sorry if that's spoiled anything for anyone - and is never mentioned again.

That was Link's uncle? I always thought that was meant to be his dad.

End Credits sequences says "Your Uncle recovers" while showing a clip of Link and his Uncle holding their swords.

 

[Ruairi iliffe]

Direct family?
Romance backstory?


...

Wasn't link an orphan 9/10 times or something?
Or at least placed at relatives, not with his real mom & dad?
LIke his heritage is a bit unkown?

They tend to never really directly mention his folks, He had a grandma in WW, and an uncle in Link to the past, but the ONLY time i recall the game bringing up his parents was Oot, and that was about his mother leaving him in the forest and dying from some wound from a war.

 

[wooty]

Dammit! All these news stories and screens are starting to make me want to buy a wii. I know, scary.

 

[Vault Citizen]

Link's uncle dies about ten minutes in - sorry if that's spoiled anything for anyone - and is never mentioned again.

That was Link's uncle? I always thought that was meant to be his dad.

End Credits sequences says "Your Uncle recovers" while showing a clip of Link and his Uncle holding their swords.

Ah, I've never completed it so I didn't know.

 

[Lim3]

He had a Grandmother and sister in Windwaker.

I loved that Zelda game, the only thing it needed was more gorgons (there were only 4)

 

[Scrustle]

Awesome! Isn't this the first time Link hasn't been an orphan? And does this mean Kaepora Gaebora is somehow related to the Link bloodline???

 

[Moosejaw]

Aha! Finally, after years of having my Wii sitting in a haphazard pile of crap in the corner, my Nintendo fanboyism will be rewarded!

 

[Something Amyss]

Direct family?
Romance backstory?


...

Wasn't link an orphan 9/10 times or something?
Or at least placed at relatives, not with his real mom & dad?
LIke his heritage is a bit unkown?

Perhaps they wanted to add a Link to the Past....

>.>

 

[DarkRyter]

Oh yeah, backstory!

New things are good!

 

[GeorgW]

Gaebora is Zelda's father. Read source material first much?

"Gaepora is Zelda's father, and the headmaster of Link's school. He's proper smart about ancient things."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-07-skyward-sword-characters-detailed

Wait, is Zelda Link's sister in this game or is this a horrible mis-quote?

Attention!

 

[Logan Westbrook]

As a couple of people have pointed out, I misread the source article and Gaepora is actually Zelda's father, not Link's. I've corrected the article and I'm very sorry for any confusion caused.

 

[Souplex]

Zelda had a father in Minish Cap. It was also the best Zelda game ever, so you should really play it.

 

[MikeStyles27]

As a couple of people have pointed out, I misread the source article and Gaepora is actually Zelda's father, not Link's. I've corrected the article and I'm very sorry for any confusion caused.

What about the bit about links uncle from A Link to the Past? In the end credits of the game, He is back, and better than ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JU0C_l4aac
(jump to about 3:14 in)

 

[Logan Westbrook]

As a couple of people have pointed out, I misread the source article and Gaepora is actually Zelda's father, not Link's. I've corrected the article and I'm very sorry for any confusion caused.

What about the bit about links uncle from A Link to the Past? In the end credits of the game, He is back, and better than ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JU0C_l4aac
(jump to about 3:14 in)

That's not really Link's uncle. It's a clone created by Ganon.

*shifty eyes, hoping people buy it*