Pictured: A LOT. Also my secretary.
But seriously, what's not to like about the most versatile hero in history? We're talking about a guy whose origins and parents are nonexistent, a normal dude (usually a farmboy) that needs only to grab a sword in hand to suddenly be able to backflip and somersault his way through dungeons, receiving particularly new equipment but nevertheless having the expertise to use it efficiently right away.
Otherwise Link would keep searching the chest for the user's manual...
Another thing that I admire about this dude (besides his ability to be part-swordsman, part-archer, part-demo expert, part-puzzle solver, 100% hero) is how easily he finds money. Seriously, if money were lying around in each patch of grass, I wouldn't live where I live right now. I'd be writing from somewhere like LA. Without shorts. Link's only limit is his verily stuffed wallet, which is more of a reason why Hyrule needs to get into the idea of using paper money.
I can't have up to 500 rupees?! This is BULLSH**!!
Anyhow, this fact is merely a drop in the 1000-gallon bucket when compared to the most puzzling aspect of Link's actions. Tough guy made out of ice? Don't worry, the fire rod is right beside the Hookshot, near the Bow you stored a few inches from three of your five bottles, which are wedged between the raft you never used after that level and the bag of bombs, laid nicely under the Master Sword's scabbard. All of this is neatly and seamlessly concealed under Link's shield.
He pulls the boomerang straight out of his ass.
Nintendo has Newton scrambling around in his grave. The Zelda series defies physics so frequently: it doesn't point out the inconvenience of having your ears imploding 30 meters underwater, nor does it explain what kind of horse stays alive after sustaining fire arrows throughout an entire game. What with every item Link obtains for each level, you might be surprised he still needs a pair of heavy-duty footwear to sink when he could just tie his knapsack (chock-full of bombs, arrows, and rupees) to his legs. The blue suit is your own choice.
All the more puzzling is Link's buoyancy point
Yet another thing that I find amusing is the humongous difference between any two Links in the series (mini-series like Wind Waker-Phantom Hourglass are counted, of course, as the same Link) Seriously, the demands for this game have changed Link in 25 years, changing him from this:
To this:
Just in case you're asking, yes, I omitted this one:
"Hey, gimme a break! I'm twice the fun THEY ever were..."
Yeah... while Link slowly melted into the lava at the Goron Mines, you burned your little cel-shaded ass back to the start of Dragon Roost...
You want true fun? Go play Ganondorf's favorite game.
Ever since the likes of Agahnim in A Link to the Past, you required a game of something called Dead Man's Volley to win battles. It's essentially tennis, with swords instead of rackets and the ball is an orb of dark magic that can deduce a heart from your life bar if you miss a hit.
Basically, you have to time your sword hits with the energy ball to reflect it back to Ganondorf (or any of his forms) until he himself misses and gets himself stunned. Here's the ability throughout the years:
Pictured: favorite pastime?
This reveals a little bit of trivia about our fellow villain: Ganondorf was picked on after the Gerudo Tennis Championship because of his lack of ability to return the 4th serve.
To close this entry up, here's the glory of Dead Man's Volley in a video game mix by myself!!!
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