Linkle May Be Considered for Future Zelda Games
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If you guys are accepting of Link being turned into a female (I don't care what she really is, she's basically a Girl Link) . You might aswell ask for Samus Aran to turn male and call him Samual Aran or Mario a female.
So thanks Moviebob and all those cretins that wanted Link turning into a female that ADDS NOTHING!!!
"Think about what this means to people with questions or fluidities of their own gender"
Only people like you moviebob would think like that if they are taking insipiration.
And didn't Femenists say that this is not progessivism but just making a "Miss Male Character?" Goes to show how inconsistant these people are.
Honestly just give us a game with Zelda as the protaginist. Or Re-introduce Ayrll. Heck call this girl Ayrll instead of Linkle and all will be fine.
So thanks Moviebob and all those cretins that wanted Link turning into a female that ADDS NOTHING!!!
"Think about what this means to people with questions or fluidities of their own gender"
Only people like you moviebob would think like that if they are taking insipiration.
And didn't Femenists say that this is not progessivism but just making a "Miss Male Character?" Goes to show how inconsistant these people are.
Honestly just give us a game with Zelda as the protaginist. Or Re-introduce Ayrll. Heck call this girl Ayrll instead of Linkle and all will be fine.
No, not really. As established, Linkle isn't a genderbent Link, she's a different character.Samtemdo8 said:
You're...not talking to Moviebob right now.
Adds nothing? People are enjoying this, they're having fun with it. Does that count as nothing?
Anita said that, and I wish we would stop pretending she's the ultimate authority on anything.
Should I tell my friends that like Linkle that apparently they don't play video games?Buckets said:
Pretty much, god forbid they put some effort and make their own game lore etc gotta highjack already established ip's coz ya know THINK OF THE CHILDRENBuckets said:
I don't understand your complaint here. Are you arguing that Link having a penis is something that will survive death and rebirth, or are you saying Linkle can't be the hero because only Link can be on account of bearing the Triforce of Courage? I think it's clear I don't put much stock in the former argument, but I can at least see the latter one, if we're acting under the assumption that Linkle and Link will exist simultaneously.MarsAtlas said:
Link is a cypher. His soul is demonstrated through his actions, and his actions are determined by the player. If you're the same person playing this game as the last one, then Link has the same soul.MarsAtlas said:
How is it that something like this really gets on peoples nerves? She is being considered for a different game, where there is nothing beyond that. How dare they, next they will decide that they liked another one of the characters designed in this game and want to use that character for a different game. Oh the horror that a character design is used for a different game. Sure the name is silly, but many things in the Zelda games have been silly and it?s fine. Look no further than Groose who was silly but got really popular.
That said, I am really on board with this character. Duel wielding cross-bows who also kicks and flips? I think this might be what they call love.
That said, I am really on board with this character. Duel wielding cross-bows who also kicks and flips? I think this might be what they call love.
I never got that either when people say they need more representation in media. If you are deriving your self worth from fictional characters in popular media than not having enough options to choose from is the least of your problems especially when its based on such shallow pieces of your personality like gender, race etc.Samtemdo8 said:
I really, really hope this is bad phrasing on your part, because what you just said is, "I don't care if I'm wrong about this because I'll continue to act as if I'm right either way." That's really fucked up.Samtemdo8 said:
In any event, I do not think it is fair for anyone to assume from her mere existence, without any proof or testimony of how the game she is being considered for will unfold, that you know whether the character will fit into an existing trope.
The main point is the first line about the need to gender switch, if people like Linkle, fine, but this has all come about because of the pressures from the 'more rights for women' kind of shit, most of whom would probably consider video games beneath them anyway.erttheking said:
an interesting if mentally scarring theoryFulbert said:It's probably not a random choice of name. She may be Link's half-sister, a daughter of his mom and Tingle. Note that compass thingie on her neck and that clock thingie on Tingle's.Eri said:
Just a coincidence? I think not!
The only problem I have here is that they're using the name "Linkle" seriously. I mean, it's their universe, why can't Link just be a gender neutral term? Or why does it have to sound like the practice of a bunch of people holding hands while tinkling in a line?
Might be considered in future Zelda games doesn't mean she will be the hero.
Mainline Zelda games will always have Link as the hero.
A spin-off might be with Linkle. But I don't really like that idea. I would rather have a game where Zelda is the main character. Where she does her own job, commands an army and fights with magic and her rapier while Link is heroing his hero stuff in the background. Basically a real Zelda game but from Zelda's perspective. I was actually hyped that we would get to play Zelda's side when I started Skyward Sword because she went down, fought her own battles with Impa while Link was doing his own job. I was disappointed when that didn't happen. Had huge potential.
It would be really a waste if we got a Zelda game that has a female main character that isn't Zelda. Please don't do that Nintendo. Zelda is already an established and popular character. Us her instead.
Mainline Zelda games will always have Link as the hero.
A spin-off might be with Linkle. But I don't really like that idea. I would rather have a game where Zelda is the main character. Where she does her own job, commands an army and fights with magic and her rapier while Link is heroing his hero stuff in the background. Basically a real Zelda game but from Zelda's perspective. I was actually hyped that we would get to play Zelda's side when I started Skyward Sword because she went down, fought her own battles with Impa while Link was doing his own job. I was disappointed when that didn't happen. Had huge potential.
It would be really a waste if we got a Zelda game that has a female main character that isn't Zelda. Please don't do that Nintendo. Zelda is already an established and popular character. Us her instead.
You are misunderstanding or else misrepresenting the general complaint. Though I don't doubt there are people who consider having female avatars in games a right, for the most part, it's about representation; about not feeling invisible to the video games industry nor excluded from it by the lack of representation.Buckets said:
I know this sounds like a stupid question here. But why can't we choose between either? You know, like at the start of the game you press left or right to select Link or Linkle? Is making a second skin really that difficult?