Nintendo Announces Female Version of Link, 'Linkle,' for Hyrule Warriors Legends

[Thaluikhain]

...okay, I am about to burst many, many, MANY bubbles here, so here it goes: THIS IS NOT A FEMALE LINK. Period. This is a female character named Linkle. Yes, she is based on the idea of taking a girl and making her a Link look-alike. But she is not Link, she is her own character. There are in fact (and surprisingly) NO relations between her and Link at the moment beyond just looking like him and having a similar name. All we know is that she's a farm girl who's from a village that raises Cuccos. Cool your expectations people.

Hmmm...does she look similar because that's what people just look like around there...oooooor is she a fan is cosplay taking it really seriously?

 

[kenu12345]

Idk, I don't know if its just been me, but I always thought the legend of zelda had a more medieval look and this seems more. I know they are trying to do the like elf hood thing, but it honestly looks like shes wearing a hoodie with sport shorts

 

[ScaredIndie]

It's not a female version of Link. It's an "original" character based on Link's design, but not femLink. And that's how it should be. Either make a new IP or add some secondary character with the traits you want. Don't change Link and Zelda.

I'm pretty happy they did this, I always though it would be interesting to change up Link and Zelda's genders. It is a story about reincarnation after all so it makes perfect sense. Not sure if I would get behind a gender swapped Gannon though because his lore is a little messier but even that could still work.

Swapping Zelda's gender is out of question. She isn't a reincarnation, she's a female descendant. If you played Skyward Sword, you should know that Zelda was once the goddess Hylia. She sacrifices her immortality to do things and get reborn as the first Zelda that had the powers. After that every other Zelda is just a descendant and only female descendants can use her goddess power.

I actually had not played Skyward Sword and was unaware of that too be honest. How does Link fit in that is he also a deities descendant with powers that manifest? I was of the impression that it just passed along through bloodlines and/or reincarnation.

 

[chadachada123]

"Linkle"?

Jesus christ, couldn't they have thought of a slightly less....stupid variant of Link? Linkle sounds like a cheesy joke, as if someone created the name to mock the very idea of a female Link.

Gads, they could just transpose the "l" and the "e" and the name would sound better than "Linkle".

I'm afraid I don't get what you mean. "Linkle" and "Linkel" are pronounced the same in my dialect (Midwest US).

In any case, I think that part of the name screwiness comes from it being Japanese. In Japanese, "Link" is said as "Rinku", so "Linkle" would probably be pronounced "Rinkuru". With that in mind, I think it probably sounds a lot less awful and cliche in Japanese than in English.

 

[FPLOON]

Linkle... Tinkle... Sprinkle...
*starts giggling like a 6-year-old girl*
*starts thinking like a pervert*
*groans* Oh, fuck me...

Other than that, I'm loving what she can do with her dual-crossbows... It like their fucking uzis and shit...

 

[happyninja42]

Rule 34 if her is being created right now.

Hate to break it to you, but fem-Links already been a thing for a while I'm sure. It's the internet afterall.

OT: Sweet, my god daughters, and their mother will love this.

 

[VanQ]

Why didn't they just keep her name as Link? Link is hardly a masculine name to begin with but Linkle just sounds dumb.

 

[Revolutionary]

It's already been said in this thread, but damn that is reminiscent of the elf from dragons crown.

 

[Carceri]

Linkle reminds me a lot of the archer from Dragon's Crown.
Blond hair, braided pig tails, pointy ears, thigh high boots, short cape hood thing.

edit - Didn't see that it was already mentioned.

 

[Fappy]

Cool. Now if only they made a female Zelda...

You win.

OT: I love the design but that name is... horrible XD

 

[Mangod]

[tweet t=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/664935411454640128]

... is it just me, or does this remind anyone else of... well...

Spoiler

The Elf from Dragon's Crown?

Edit: Ninja'd by

It's already been said in this thread, but damn that is reminiscent of the elf from dragons crown.

who's the first to mention it, as far as I'm aware.

 

[Erttheking]

THIS IS NOT A FEMALE LINK. she is her own character.

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/aoz8kgx8pzknypz7z38n.jpg

Seriously, why can't we get a Persona 3 Portable where you play as the same character regardless of gender, but the genders have distinct personalities.

 

[Barbas]

No please. Do go on...

...Unless it's a crime to be this sexy. It's no use; I've had at least three hours of sleep, so no more foul-ups for at least another five.

Why didn't they just keep her name as Link? Link is hardly a masculine name to begin with but Linkle just sounds dumb.

Don't be such an...inkle...discrimininkle.

Oh, this name's going to be value for months.

 

[saltyanon]

She was described as a "little sister" type at that time.

It actually seems like she's supposed to be a separate character to Link, as far as I can understand. They visualized "female Link" by creating an imouto for Link. Of course feel free to correct me.

勇者リンクの女の子版
リンクの妹的存在として考案された。
http://i.imgur.com/yGBP3HO.jpg

"Linkle"?

Jesus christ, couldn't they have thought of a slightly less....stupid variant of Link? Linkle sounds like a cheesy joke, as if someone created the name to mock the very idea of a female Link.

Gads, they could just transpose the "l" and the "e" and the name would sound better than "Linkle".

It's read as Rinkuru in Japanese and sounds alright. It's better than going for the obvious Rinko, that's for sure.

Rule 34 if her is being created right now.

You're in for a ride if you've never seen gender-bender art of Link. It's been going on for a long-ass time.

 

[Hiddelgreyk]

Hell yeah! A completely new character!

-> for the 3DS port.

... well f*ck you then. Maybe I can still hope for this one as DLC for the Wii U version? And while I'm dreaming, maybe even for free?

Moving on...
This is apparently a seperate character from Link, not a female reincarnation?
Good, because I'd prefer a female Link to look more like this [http://www.deviantart.com/art/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Linkle-511731134], personally.
Or like the one we saw in the Zelda WiiU trailer

 

[HomuraDidNothinWrong]

Hell yeah! A completely new character!

-> for the 3DS port.

... well f*ck you then. Maybe I can still hope for this one as DLC for the Wii U version? And while I'm dreaming, maybe even for free?

Moving on...
This is apparently a seperate character from Link, not a female reincarnation?
Good, because I'd prefer a female Link to look more like this [http://www.deviantart.com/art/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Linkle-511731134], personally.
Or like the one we saw in the Zelda WiiU trailer

Yeah. I'm vaguely upset that this is going to be in the port only, at least from the way they're phrasing things. I was considering buying the port, but these kinds of shenanigans just push me away from it.

 

[09philj]

Character looks like Link in drag.

That's the problem with gender-bending a character, you either end up with someone who looks like they're in drag or you have a character who may as well be a different character altogether in terms of design.

Link looks like a girl dressed as a boy in half his iterations anyway. Don't worry, I'm sure there'll be some rule 34 that will clear the gender questions right up.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/aoz8kgx8pzknypz7z38n.jpg

Seriously, why can't we get a Persona 3 Portable where you play as the same character regardless of gender, but the genders have distinct personalities.

Because that's not how reality works. Believe it or not, Nintendo has not confirmed anything of her relation to Link beyond just somehow looking a lot like him and having a very similar name. In fact, she's almost like a joke character in that regard because of the bizarre coincidences involved in her design in-universe. Seriously, I can only imagine how the rest of the gang reacts to her.

 

[Dornedas]

There are in fact (and surprisingly) NO relations between her and Link at the moment beyond just looking like him and having a similar name.

Well I guess this means that we will get a vn with Link as the protag an Linkle, as his adopted, not blood-related, like seriously guys there is nothing weird in this, little sister.

Just imagine the possibilities in the choices that Link can make.

"Hurrgh"
"Hngh"
"GYAAAAAAH!"

 

[Scarim Coral]

I didn't know Likle was a name until now. Also how can she dual wield a crossbow without having to reload them but I should know better to ask about logic in a videogame.

Either way I'm kinda hyped up that it's coming to the 3DS now since I don't owned a Wii U.