Why Doesn't Link Speak?

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  • Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
  • Link has been known as one of gaming's most iconic Silent Protagonists. But what is the reason behind his silence? In this video we go over the actual reason in why Link never speaks. Thanks to Zelda's diary in Breath of the Wild, we are able to uncover the exact reason. But I think the true reason behind Link's lack of speech is something we knew all along...
    If you ever asked yourself:
    -Does Link talk?
    -Why doesn't Link speak?
    -Why is Link always Silent?
    Then this video is for you!
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  • @garfield2130
    @garfield2130 4 роки тому +920

    Nintendo said that the reason he has more sass in his interactions with the NPC's in BOTW (and just how he talks to them at all) is because being in cryosleep for a century and losing his memories made him also lose the conviction to silently bear the burden of being a hero.

    • @animelover-vj6qy
      @animelover-vj6qy 4 роки тому +163

      Well that's what I figured too. Your personality is formed based on your memories, interactions, and experiences. Link could barley remember his own name when he woke up, so it makes sense. I imagine he wasn't anything like that before the calamity. He's like a totally different person now.

    • @nailozaz7596
      @nailozaz7596 3 роки тому +1

      ah yes

    • @peknive8331
      @peknive8331 3 роки тому +33

      @@animelover-vj6qy I kinda wish that as you regained your memories as link you started having less talkative options while talking to people

    • @dorkinabubble7772
      @dorkinabubble7772 3 роки тому +7

      !!!! Oh my word, that makes me SUPER EXCITED to possibly hear him, even once, in the sequel!!

    • @bigmamisvea3318
      @bigmamisvea3318 3 роки тому +6

      Wouldn't that mean that how he acts after the 100 year sleep is what his personality actually is like?

  • @connormoriarty17
    @connormoriarty17 4 роки тому +1482

    I like how link is silent. However, I think if they were going to give him a voice actor and have him talk just a few times, it would leave such an impact in the player because they know how little he talks, so when he does talk its a big deal. But overall I like that he is silent, especially when Zelda is always around talking.

    • @flowerthencrranger3854
      @flowerthencrranger3854 4 роки тому +89

      Like that guy at the corner of the class that barely speaks
      But when he does…

    • @himbus1476
      @himbus1476 4 роки тому +39

      I mean I like how hes so silent it shows that you dont need to speak to be heard

    • @isaaclee2084
      @isaaclee2084 4 роки тому +16

      We don’t want a talking Tom and jerry situation on our hands

    • @jennytulls6369
      @jennytulls6369 4 роки тому +10

      Reminds me of when Zelda spoke during World of Light
      Like, sure, we had the overly British BOTW Zelda, but not LBW/LTTP Zelda

    • @antoniocorsetti3222
      @antoniocorsetti3222 4 роки тому +7

      I feel like it would ruin the game to here him talk

  • @johnkarasmanislikeselisear1758
    @johnkarasmanislikeselisear1758 4 роки тому +1596

    Meanwhile in the tv series:
    Zelda: I-
    Link: *oH bOy SmOoChInG tImE*

  • @AZYMTH
    @AZYMTH 4 роки тому +2057

    Link was scientifically designed to be a Pretty Boy™

    • @animelover-vj6qy
      @animelover-vj6qy 4 роки тому +153

      He really was tho. They carefully planned that out lol

    • @nixie575
      @nixie575 4 роки тому +53

      He sure is :)

    • @kotaleartist
      @kotaleartist 4 роки тому +88

      botw link was made to be more androgynous after twighlight was pretty but not the right pretty they were going for

    • @lol_fruits
      @lol_fruits 4 роки тому +26

      You actually are 100% right tho

    • @ihatethebeatles4587
      @ihatethebeatles4587 4 роки тому +8

      You sound like your from ed edd and eddy

  • @feusonthebigfatrat
    @feusonthebigfatrat 4 роки тому +235

    Plot twist: link actually talks but everyone ignores him.

    • @FriedRice3519
      @FriedRice3519 3 роки тому +13

      me at school :(

    • @DovahkiinTheNetherborn
      @DovahkiinTheNetherborn 3 роки тому +2

      the cutscenes are just what everyone else hears but in reality he's this in a nutshell
      ua-cam.com/video/FZkQGUdikUw/v-deo.html

    • @Zack-of2cs
      @Zack-of2cs 3 роки тому +2

      So we do too? And they just have a magic actor not even the owner of Zelda knows about- Woah

  • @AsianAntman
    @AsianAntman 4 роки тому +412

    Poor Link. After hearing why he doesn’t speak, I just feel major pity for him. Even though he’s a hero, I still feel bad for him.

    • @AsianAntman
      @AsianAntman 4 роки тому +10

      Hero of Time hey bro sry to hear that you have to go thru such bullshit

    • @YaBoiJoshua
      @YaBoiJoshua 4 роки тому +22

      It's depressing that the only time he speaks with others often is when he's lost all his memories of his past and doesn't remember what happened to his life. From what we've been told about Link, it seems like he has depression, but won't acknowledge it or voice his issues to seek help, simply out a need to not be a "burden". I can't even imagine how much trauma Link has faced in his life for him to have this personality. I may be diving a bit too deep into this, but after all that time bottling up his emotions and never getting anything out, wouldn't the bottle shatter at some point from the pressure?

    • @realnubboi21
      @realnubboi21 4 роки тому +2

      Hes probley seen some major shit and went through 1bil hard ships for all we know.

    • @realnubboi21
      @realnubboi21 4 роки тому +1

      @Hero of Time link dosent make sad noises

    • @jesseallen3109
      @jesseallen3109 4 роки тому +4

      @Sam Toombs well, consider this.. being labeled the hero of hyrule itself is a burden in and of itself. So to meet that title when he's not shown any reason why to be considered that he probably went under some extreme training. Part of this would instill the notion that as a "hero" and guardian to the princess (and thus hyrule) to voice any troubles or concerns would ruin the image of a hero. Also think how it could cause panic/concern among the people of hyrule to here their hero/champion is struggling, has issues, etc.
      It could be anything really, from the same concerns Zelda had on how is she going to seal Ganon when she never showed she had the power, to questioning if the plan will work considering how this Ganon has the ability to subject almost anything to his will. Nothing seriously shows trauma to him (beyond BotW out right saying he failed and nearly died to Ganon in many of the games as being a reincarnation of the hero he doesn't have previous lifetime memories.
      Yes, Zelda can at times remember previous lives but i think that's because the royal family blood line has some goddess blood in it making it so she can peer into them if trained.. otherwise they come as visions in a dream which can enveloped Link as well.

  • @archivist_13
    @archivist_13 4 роки тому +4178

    Link has the Triforce of Courage and he still is socially awkward

    • @zorasdomain4491
      @zorasdomain4491 4 роки тому +61

      Yeah 😂

    • @alexpousson5237
      @alexpousson5237 4 роки тому +117

      This is the greatest comment ever posted on UA-cam.

    • @14slider
      @14slider 4 роки тому +20

      XD that's so true

    • @themadlad_
      @themadlad_ 4 роки тому +27

      *Seinfeld outro plays*

    • @LynzArts
      @LynzArts 4 роки тому +37

      courage is different from charisma

  • @BlitzThefirehog
    @BlitzThefirehog 4 роки тому +1474

    Link just doesn’t have a mic that’s all he can only text

  • @gracieholst2104
    @gracieholst2104 4 роки тому +804

    I have a feeling Link is gonna “break” and talk at the of the BOTW sequel. If not... *maybe next time*

    • @kage7385
      @kage7385 4 роки тому +85

      Grok Hoist I just want him to say a line if not one word at the very end of the game

    • @gracieholst2104
      @gracieholst2104 4 роки тому +33

      Kage I could not agree more. Like come one Nintendo. Just one line is all we’re asking for

    • @noahcaelum6796
      @noahcaelum6796 4 роки тому +15

      You forget. “Poor Hyrule. For Link is gone.”

    • @Groovyjp123
      @Groovyjp123 3 роки тому +18

      in botw he told Zelda that he decides not to speak because of discomfort, he doesn’t appreciate the situation he’s in so he doesn’t deem it worth of speech, that’s basically what he says. And you can find that in zeldas diary in her room in hurdle castle on botw. Idk why all of the other links speak though

    • @vinaythakur4742
      @vinaythakur4742 3 роки тому +10

      ...at the ___ of the...?
      You meant "end"?

  • @andrewaragooand0
    @andrewaragooand0 4 роки тому +288

    Because Nintendo wants you to give him his own personality. That's why so many people love zelda games. A lot of games have the main character be quiet.

    • @Mushroom38294
      @Mushroom38294 4 роки тому +6

      *you know what you did*

    • @rockbender3
      @rockbender3 3 роки тому

      So link is a little demon man who hates everyone but his horse, and he’s dragged into it without wanting to. He also likes to befriend bokoblins with a disguise rather than just brutally murdering them? Cool! I love this!

    • @andrewaragooand0
      @andrewaragooand0 3 роки тому

      @@rockbender3 Yes!

    • @morganismism
      @morganismism 3 роки тому

      Off topic but i love ur pfp 😳

    • @tsemiu
      @tsemiu 3 роки тому

      This is the only game I play with a silent protagonist. Not the only game I've played. Chrono Cross was another and I did the same thing with Serge that I did with Link. He was me.

  • @almond4790
    @almond4790 4 роки тому +1777

    I’m just worried that they’ll get a voice actor for link, and it’ll sound weird and wreck our lives.

    • @thatonebitchydoll2260
      @thatonebitchydoll2260 4 роки тому +16

      Dadais11 lol same

    • @34quynhnhu80
      @34quynhnhu80 4 роки тому +87

      Dadais11
      No voice actor?
      Then how do they screems?

    • @notoriousnosk8876
      @notoriousnosk8876 4 роки тому +11

      Same that would be so damn weird

    • @thethirdwheeler9609
      @thethirdwheeler9609 4 роки тому +107

      If they give him a voice actor it’s probably gonna be the guy that does his grunts XD

    • @judsen33
      @judsen33 4 роки тому +56

      He already has a voice actor to do his spot on grunts

  • @weirdowithahoodie289
    @weirdowithahoodie289 4 роки тому +443

    "And of course, the CDI games."
    *W E D O N O T S P E A K O F T H O S E*

  • @user-pp8xk8nw2p
    @user-pp8xk8nw2p 4 роки тому +2807

    Link’s mom: By the goddesses, Link is going to speak his first word!
    Link:
    HYAA!

    • @kyliesmith9199
      @kyliesmith9199 4 роки тому +98

      I can just imagine him doing that and swinging around something AKSDHAJKLS

    • @notoriousnosk8876
      @notoriousnosk8876 4 роки тому +62

      Why was this the funniest thing I've seen in like a week

    • @FloydRos
      @FloydRos 4 роки тому +22

      HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHA

    • @imnotaclown9603
      @imnotaclown9603 4 роки тому +28

      He spoke and then something happened so he stopped talking

    • @ihatethebeatles4587
      @ihatethebeatles4587 4 роки тому +6

      Nah i think it would a be more of a HEICK

  • @zathothegrizzxx9747
    @zathothegrizzxx9747 4 роки тому +257

    One of the reasons why I find this game’s story to be interesting is that the player is strictly named Link. In the other games’ timelines, the option of naming the players differently really set those games apart, and in BotW, I feel like this Link is the true heart of them all because of how his character in general is told through his relationship with Zelda. ALTTP, OoT, MM, TP, and SS immediately establishes the two as already being close with one another and of course Link didn’t talk then either, but he still carried out his duties nonetheless. Here, his relationship with Zelda feels a lot more natural and all the memories prove that he’s more of a man of action than words. He knows he’s got a ton of weight on his shoulders, but he’s smart enough to not let that get in the way of protecting Zelda. If Link were to talk, I don’t think it would ruin the series, but he better have the right voice.

    • @samstallings4198
      @samstallings4198 4 роки тому +19

      He didn’t have a strong relationship with Zelda at the beginning of Twilight Princess. They hardly knew each other throughout most of the game.

    • @ChimeraLotietheBunny
      @ChimeraLotietheBunny 3 роки тому +3

      Oh because the player *Link's* within every incarnation he has...

    • @FriedRice3519
      @FriedRice3519 3 роки тому +1

      SAAAAAME. i completely agree with everything you said!

    • @kamille286
      @kamille286 3 роки тому +3

      so true though. I loved the way the memories delivered that emotional connection, it's what made me feel attached to these two characters. Link's silence might play a role in that, but I wouldn't mind seeing him talk a little as an experiment, so long as he has the right voice

    • @KyleEvra
      @KyleEvra 3 роки тому

      But... naming Link was always more fun to me.
      Since, I can just give him any name I want and the game wouldn't even care.

  • @theatricalhorseschlong
    @theatricalhorseschlong 4 роки тому +449

    My entire life I just knew that Link had either a form of anxiety, depression and PTSD.
    But it made me cry when I read Zelda's diary, even though I knew the answer, it made me hurt for Link (and all the other Links before him)

    • @user-ol7bh5gu4i
      @user-ol7bh5gu4i 4 роки тому +58

      Now if this was the hero of time it would make sense. Cos let's face it he's pretty much dead inside after what he's been through

    • @DovahkiinTheNetherborn
      @DovahkiinTheNetherborn 3 роки тому +8

      yeah i can't even *imagine* the stress

    • @papir5960
      @papir5960 3 роки тому

      @crowc0re it's a game why do u think they made it?

    • @kaphizmey6229
      @kaphizmey6229 Рік тому

      @@papir5960 while that’s true, the fact that this hanna dude felt they were invading her privacy at all speaks to the game’s immersion

  • @xenobestx8423
    @xenobestx8423 4 роки тому +2298

    I want Link to speak at the end of the BOTW sequel so I can see the fanbase explode.

    • @healmore8716
      @healmore8716 4 роки тому +153

      Now this is a true bruh moment

    • @Yassonim
      @Yassonim 4 роки тому +68

      BRUH MOMENTO

    • @yu.oldacc
      @yu.oldacc 4 роки тому +54

      broment moment

    • @kingcambot8779
      @kingcambot8779 4 роки тому +29

      Finally, pure bruh momentum

    • @user-eh1no3yc5v
      @user-eh1no3yc5v 4 роки тому +79

      Oh, he will speak and hisfirst word will be non other than "Zelda!!!""

  • @Flarezetta
    @Flarezetta 4 роки тому +1391

    He's afraid about being like CDI Link.

    • @ACG895
      @ACG895 4 роки тому +10

      Hey your the hero of time but don’t have any subs and you just talked

    • @thesmilingman7576
      @thesmilingman7576 4 роки тому +12

      Wait hero of time is hero's shade who is link link speaks in the cartoon and faces of evil and wand of gamplon link is the hero of time the 3 cdi games of the lorule triforce and cartoons are cannon confirmed

    • @thesmilingman7576
      @thesmilingman7576 4 роки тому +6

      Starts having nightmares about about cdi games in the canon cotenoutey starts thinking there could be fnaf cdi because zelda and fnaf both have overly complicated contenewuitys

    • @ryverkyaakk7421
      @ryverkyaakk7421 4 роки тому +2

      Duh

    • @ericariley1696
      @ericariley1696 4 роки тому +4

      Or you know, the Link from the DIC cartoon (Excuse me Princess).

  • @daniellestehbens5942
    @daniellestehbens5942 4 роки тому +442

    In one of the memories, Zelda says, “‘Be sure to take the time to soothe your Mount... That’s the only way it will know you truly feel.” Your advice was quite helpful.’
    They literally put quotations around Links advice, suggesting he said this word for word. Again you’re not hearing this in Link’s voice, but you are hearing his thoughts. So yeah, yet another way Breath of the Wild introduces you to Link’s true character.

    • @clartbur
      @clartbur 4 роки тому +56

      link giving advice on how to care for horses but not advice on how to care for himself :(

    • @DarKSideF0X
      @DarKSideF0X 4 роки тому +29

      Everyone wants to know about Link, Never how link is :'(

    • @ecliptorcalrissian5014
      @ecliptorcalrissian5014 3 роки тому +12

      Wind Waker Link is also really "talkative" (and I don't just mean the 'come on!' sound clip.) So many games where his responses are just 'yes' and 'no,' but in that one there's snark, and a decent dialogue tree with one character. That Link is a chatterbox!

  • @twooby_5906
    @twooby_5906 4 роки тому +294

    In zelda's diary it says why link doesn't speak
    "With so much at stake,
    and so many eyes upon him...
    He felt it necessary to stay strong
    and silently bear any burden."

    • @yeabutna7309
      @yeabutna7309 3 роки тому +15

      Yeah it's kinda said in the video too actually

    • @sopweri5160
      @sopweri5160 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah boi

    • @sopweri5160
      @sopweri5160 3 роки тому +1

      But I still like li
      Link

    • @zain4019
      @zain4019 3 роки тому +2

      That’s so sad, and brave.
      Maybe one day we’ll hear Link speak, even openly:)

    • @S0ranim3
      @S0ranim3 3 роки тому

      @@princesszelda6322 well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me princess

  • @axthxrn
    @axthxrn 4 роки тому +392

    So, long story short, Link is selectively mute and has anxiety. Gotta give him even more respect, he can save the entire world while I can't even order my food without shaking at the thought of talking to somebody.
    (And the "projecting yourself onto Link," thing might explain why I see him as a fidgety, anxious, hyperactive person. I fidget with my hands when nervous, and I guess I just kinda thought Link would too, especially since he sometimes rubs the back of his neck when embarrassed. I'm also very hyperactive around people I'm comfortable around, so I kinda thought Link would do so too.)

    • @nug9g
      @nug9g 4 роки тому +12

      Link with anxiety sounds kinda weird despite everything's he's done for hyrule

    • @user-ol7bh5gu4i
      @user-ol7bh5gu4i 4 роки тому +6

      WOW THAT IS RELATABLE

    • @cyb3rl0v333
      @cyb3rl0v333 4 роки тому +20

      I see link as a character unlike myself as I am very talkative and lazy, while Link is silent. I see him as a person who doesn’t understand why they were chosen for this, but does it anyway and begins to get used to it. He doesn’t talk because he doesn’t want to seem as though he doesn’t fit with the job. That’s what i think, anyway.

    • @mxbones9245
      @mxbones9245 4 роки тому +14

      It’s really interesting to see the different ways we project ourselves onto him as players. I always see him as very androgynous and at times nonbinary, and enjoy that he wears men and women’s clothing, since I myself am very androgynous (I remember how excited I was to learn were the same height). The anxiety is so relatable, I can 100% see it.

    • @itsjess7416
      @itsjess7416 4 роки тому

      I relate so harddddddddd wtf

  • @ftsataros25
    @ftsataros25 4 роки тому +889

    Me When Nintendo Says the Times when Link Actually Spoke Weren’t Canon: wElL eXcUuUuUsE mE pRiNcEsS! 😂

  • @casmachinaa5223
    @casmachinaa5223 4 роки тому +238

    Uhmmm... Link actually speaks Hylian, he just have a screaming problem

  • @robertoperalta5200
    @robertoperalta5200 4 роки тому +173

    Toon Link spoke one word ins his wind waker incarnation :v he said..... "c'mon"

    • @rapogirl1391
      @rapogirl1391 4 роки тому +12

      And Meow.

    • @Elden-Bear
      @Elden-Bear 2 роки тому

      @@rapogirl1391 meow is a sound, hyah's dont exist?

  • @fadendestroya1145
    @fadendestroya1145 4 роки тому +204

    short answer:
    Cdi link gave him PTSD

    • @DovahkiinTheNetherborn
      @DovahkiinTheNetherborn 3 роки тому +1

      pretty much

    • @DovahkiinTheNetherborn
      @DovahkiinTheNetherborn 3 роки тому +6

      i think it gave *everyone* PTSD

    • @5stargeneralbruhify541
      @5stargeneralbruhify541 3 роки тому

      Damn

    • @thekingofrandomness3137
      @thekingofrandomness3137 3 роки тому

      Lol I saw a reanimated version compared to the original

    • @pkmntrainerred4247
      @pkmntrainerred4247 3 роки тому +2

      Better answer: When OG Link saw CDI Link talking, he decided and took oath, the oath was following:
      "In the name of goddess Hylia, I shall never speak if I'll speak nonsense like this foolish who is called by the name 'CDI Link'. O Kind goddess, give me the strength to remain silent, and punish me if I do this sin. I hereby take oath that I will speak ONLY if needed"

  • @bulbasaur145
    @bulbasaur145 4 роки тому +115

    Because they can't find a voice actor good enough for him

    • @anthonyfey4850
      @anthonyfey4850 4 роки тому +5

      I would make him falsetto or baritone just to piss off fanboys. Probably good that I don’t get a say in how to make games lol

    • @hoeslayer420
      @hoeslayer420 3 роки тому +3

      He already has one that does grunts they should use him and if link ever speaks

    • @pretzelsnutella9673
      @pretzelsnutella9673 3 роки тому

      A voice actor would ruin him for everyone tho

    • @S0ranim3
      @S0ranim3 3 роки тому

      @@pretzelsnutella9673 agree

  • @SpriteTD
    @SpriteTD 4 роки тому +425

    Why can’t he speak? Because he’s too nervous to send a friggin discord message

    • @link2969
      @link2969 4 роки тому +27

      Sorry😅

    • @joanjones606
      @joanjones606 4 роки тому +11

      It's cool link

    • @SpriteTD
      @SpriteTD 4 роки тому +13

      Link nah no probs, I’m basically going off of myself

    • @botw_link635
      @botw_link635 4 роки тому +3

      Link, we are relatives, I can understand.

    • @realnubboi21
      @realnubboi21 4 роки тому +2

      @@link2969 so you can speak how dare you disappoint your own fan base lol

  • @WarmLillie
    @WarmLillie 4 роки тому +547

    Link isn’t mute he just doesn’t like to talk much

  • @m1ph4
    @m1ph4 4 роки тому +103

    When looking at the title for the first time, “Well Excuuuuuuuuuuuse me princess”

  • @Uberohn
    @Uberohn 4 роки тому +68

    Link says "Come on!" multiple times in the Wind Waker.

    • @la-zrider2749
      @la-zrider2749 4 роки тому +5

      Tetra response: "No, come inside"😏

    • @DeniseGordy
      @DeniseGordy 4 роки тому +1

      Apparently (from what i was told multiple times) nintendo said this didn’t count because it was phrase and not an actual sentence/statement from link

  • @TKnHappyNess
    @TKnHappyNess 4 роки тому +24

    Who remembers picking the sassy and badass response of "Am I late?" to Impa at the Gate of Time from Skyward Sword?

    • @HouseOfThinSwords
      @HouseOfThinSwords 2 роки тому +1

      I'm playing the HD remake rn and i just did that 😂 it felt so good

  • @EatYOuRNuGGeT
    @EatYOuRNuGGeT 4 роки тому +73

    He talked once in Windwaker. he says C'mon to the hopping statue you can control

    • @jesseallen3109
      @jesseallen3109 4 роки тому +5

      which means that yes, he can talk. He just chooses not to.
      Though granted, one could say that he talks when you make choices. Like "paraglider, Please?" While yes you could give him a voice for saying that, but a lot of times when there are multiple dialogue options it's either boring and tedious to hear the protag parrot what you just told him to say... or infuriating when he says what you told him to say but in some way you didn't expect him to say it. This stops that from happening and doesn't upset the fans (more so if people give him different voices for each game. I mean, I'm sure everyone was a bit shocked to hear this Princess Zelda is decidedly BRITISH.
      I still feel that the reason that he chooses not to talk (and seriously, i missed that diary of pricess zelda's in the castle.. whoops) is because he was Shiekah trained and told that as a servant (to be forever princess Zelda's guardian) he's to not speak. Though in BotW current day (aka post-rejuvination) i thought it was that the severity of the damage on his last defeat to ganon caused his vocal chords to be irreparably damaged (but i realize also that makes no sense since he talks.. to make decisions.. like asking for the paraglider.. chop it up to text-to voice command from said shiekah slate (hence why everyone notices it).. but i digress) and even the shiekah healing pod couldn't repair it.

    • @PhoenixWrightAceAttorney
      @PhoenixWrightAceAttorney 4 роки тому

      I guess that makes sense....

  • @katevp.6612
    @katevp.6612 4 роки тому +259

    These are the times when you realize the fanbase you've been in for years is comprised of twelve year olds... *Cough* Link, did you say something?

    • @yourbroskijack
      @yourbroskijack 4 роки тому +5

      Kate VP. But that is still okay 😎

    • @anomaloustick4471
      @anomaloustick4471 4 роки тому +6

      Your broski Jack no

    • @Ang3lic_w1ngz
      @Ang3lic_w1ngz 4 роки тому +7

      @@anomaloustick4471 what no? Your a no. Lol.

    • @fugostrawberries
      @fugostrawberries 4 роки тому +7

      Most of the fans I've met are in their mid 20s

    • @Nu_Wen
      @Nu_Wen 4 роки тому +1

      true but the people who are most likely to talk about it with you are adults, so thats ok.

  • @Tomcatsz
    @Tomcatsz 4 роки тому +563

    My theory is he's super socially awkward

  • @girlfoxgaming8926
    @girlfoxgaming8926 4 роки тому +11

    "I'll keep all of my feelings right here and then one day I'll DIE."

  • @GamerTroll911
    @GamerTroll911 4 роки тому +68

    Would’ve been cool if the Silent Princess flowers were call “Silent Hero” instead. I dunno why it would be cool, it just would for me.

  • @Greg_176
    @Greg_176 4 роки тому +147

    1:27 that isn’t a painful scream. It’s a frightened one

    • @jave1215
      @jave1215 4 роки тому +4

      Yes

    • @Parad0xicl
      @Parad0xicl 4 роки тому +9

      Imagine being him in that situation.

  • @matush2910
    @matush2910 4 роки тому +83

    Just imagine Link speaking in the end of BOTW sequel, just like in South Park Stick of Truth

    • @RealCtc
      @RealCtc 3 роки тому +4

      "Screw you guys, I'm going home"

  • @FlameBlade1212
    @FlameBlade1212 4 роки тому +210

    I pray that in botw2 they add just one cutscene where Link talks, even just one word will do. That would be a dream come true lol

    • @ghiobus4933
      @ghiobus4933 4 роки тому +3

      Ikr!

    • @vertonimal
      @vertonimal 4 роки тому +33

      "As link stares into the cold eyes of the husk that others would call ganon he sees it. This was not him, this was something more primal, more destructive, more hollow, and even farther gone than what he used to be. He could feel it deep down in his bones. This was the last, the end. He would stop it now. Link looks back at zelda and utters one line. Run .... And remember."

    • @kingconniebonnie2178
      @kingconniebonnie2178 4 роки тому +18

      The one word is “zelda”

    • @ghiobus4933
      @ghiobus4933 4 роки тому +10

      @@vertonimal Wow... You should be an fanfiction writer you are so good oh god! I kinda want to see more lol.

    • @FlameBlade1212
      @FlameBlade1212 4 роки тому +5

      @@vertonimal holy shit that was amazing

  • @thelaidbackegg1005
    @thelaidbackegg1005 4 роки тому +51

    Let’s not talk about that one “incident” where he had full voice acting

  • @mirandapanda5439
    @mirandapanda5439 4 роки тому +30

    He does talk when speaking to others.. we just dont see or hear the dialogue. Other than botw.

  • @firedodger1265
    @firedodger1265 4 роки тому +53

    Man you missed the opportunity to do the classic “EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME PRINCESS”

  • @alexmosch8943
    @alexmosch8943 4 роки тому +40

    Link speaks in Zelda 2 when he finds a mirror under a table. He just says "I found a mirror under the table" lol

  • @teensonic1980
    @teensonic1980 4 роки тому +360

    The only major thing I'd like to hear come out of his mouth is zelda's name

  • @DARK-vn1kh
    @DARK-vn1kh 4 роки тому +14

    I just wanted him to say yes in the end of botw when zelda asked him if he remembers her 😭

  • @destroyer5849
    @destroyer5849 4 роки тому +39

    Can’t they just make his screams more meaningful so others can communicate with him lol

  • @danielc7831
    @danielc7831 4 роки тому +142

    Link: Kills/gets rid of 3 yiga members
    Me: Dies to just one

    • @LostInSpace._.
      @LostInSpace._. 4 роки тому +14

      Me : Murders the whole yiga clan

    • @arkpolaris1055
      @arkpolaris1055 4 роки тому +7

      Me: Kills them with a korok leaf. (I've actually done that lol)

    • @q.t.4695
      @q.t.4695 4 роки тому +7

      Me,having 8 hearts: *still dies from blue bokos*

    • @Nu_Wen
      @Nu_Wen 4 роки тому +4

      me in the beggining of the game: super squishy ragdoll boi, dies to even the first and weakest of bokoblins
      me at the end of the game: a true link, light of foot, springy and made of tofu lol.

    • @Someone-tq2mx
      @Someone-tq2mx 4 роки тому +6

      Daniel Cutler when I first played Breath of the Wild I was walking around somewhere with garbage weapons and encountered a “traveller.” I spoke to them and I think you can guess what happened..

  • @rebeccahannah117
    @rebeccahannah117 4 роки тому +39

    Welcome back, ZeldaMaster! We missed you! :)

  • @stanstanstan2597
    @stanstanstan2597 4 роки тому +53

    “Silent but deadly warrior”
    This could sound strange taken out of context

  • @katalbinson6562
    @katalbinson6562 4 роки тому +30

    I died when he said "The silent but deadly warrior"!

  • @GalaxySNV
    @GalaxySNV 3 роки тому +11

    Every other character has a Voice Actor
    Link has a Grunt Actor.

  • @ahmadkazan7994
    @ahmadkazan7994 4 роки тому +110

    I almost forgot this channel.Also doesn't he speak?Zelda's diary says he only speaks to her or something like that.

    • @bonzo1975
      @bonzo1975 4 роки тому +30

      Hes spoken to her/opened up to her but he still doesnt talk often at all

    • @noemiegiliberto8482
      @noemiegiliberto8482 4 роки тому +9

      Ahmad Kazan he doesn’t speak in the game / in front of the player . That’s what the video is about

    • @microbrain2961
      @microbrain2961 4 роки тому +7

      Hardly ever speeks but almost only to her. She also always talks about his words in third person( he said ...) You get to say it yourself in your head

  • @cleiblumsword1295
    @cleiblumsword1295 4 роки тому +37

    1:06
    don’t do this, don’t give me hope

  • @Ominouspopsicle
    @Ominouspopsicle 4 роки тому +16

    My theory is that they messed up so bad with the cdi games, that they don’t want to make that mistake again

  • @rihanafazlyn8165
    @rihanafazlyn8165 4 роки тому +7

    "Silence isn't empty, it's full of answers."

    • @rghennig1
      @rghennig1 3 роки тому

      Yes it is Full of emptiness Link is a a uninteresting character So he needs A personality Given by the crater To give Him a voice I'm tired of A bland non interesting Character And don't come at me Saying will you can protect yourself On to the character But that's not really A good character now is it They're so bland Emotionless That makes them boring They don't really express the same feelings you do On their face Link needs a voice ASAP For the new upcoming game Hyrule Warriors Age of calamity

  • @antoniocorsetti3222
    @antoniocorsetti3222 4 роки тому +54

    1:27 hey look my profile pic

  • @ajt5379
    @ajt5379 4 роки тому +35

    I think it’s that he does talk but we just don’t see him doing it

    • @aryandescendant6116
      @aryandescendant6116 4 роки тому +4

      In Twighlight Princess,We See Link talking with [I forgot her name]

    • @jesseallen3109
      @jesseallen3109 4 роки тому +4

      i agree.
      HOw many games have you played where you were a bit bored/annoyed with the protag saying word for word what you just chose for him?
      How many games have you chosen a dialogue prompt only to have the protag say it in a way you totally didn't mean it/think it would come out as?
      Both are annoying, so just keep Link's speech to terse yet polite (even though saying "Bye.." to the first person you meet is kinda rude.. more so when they greet you) responses like they had for all of BotW diologue choices is perfectly fine.
      He can be both courageous and silent at the same time. And there are some cultures where a servent (like a body guard to the princess) is held in higher regard for dutifully carring out their task in silence. More so when it's a guard. Which is, again, perfectly fine. Everyone's "oh he's just shy" is.. eeh.. stupid.

    • @lexilala1968
      @lexilala1968 4 роки тому +4

      @@jesseallen3109
      They're just projecting.
      And I mean, that's kind of the idea...

    • @shin_a
      @shin_a 4 роки тому

      Aryan Descendant her name is ilia

  • @ryanmatthew88
    @ryanmatthew88 4 роки тому +31

    Scrolling through my feed thinking I need something Zelda and coming across your video :)........ well played ZeldaMaster!!!!!

    • @ryanmatthew88
      @ryanmatthew88 4 роки тому

      Talking not talking either way has me good to go, hyped for botw2.
      Link voice acting

  • @unknownnametag6595
    @unknownnametag6595 4 роки тому +31

    Being honest, I absolutely love when the characters I play don’t speak

    • @jorgem.9690
      @jorgem.9690 3 роки тому +4

      I don’t because it makes it look like the main characters are not there if you know of what I mean

    • @Bubukat7777
      @Bubukat7777 3 роки тому +1

      @@jorgem.9690 yeah, that's what I think too

    • @FriedRice3519
      @FriedRice3519 3 роки тому +1

      @@jorgem.9690 same

    • @xylmo1040
      @xylmo1040 3 роки тому

      I do too. I like to portray a personality for them myself. A personal headcanon of mine is that Link uses sign language to communicate.

    • @BitchChill
      @BitchChill 3 роки тому +3

      It's getting lame at this point, and it holds back character interaction

  • @kyubeyz_7062
    @kyubeyz_7062 4 роки тому +17

    Pit: I NEVER LEARNED HOW TO REEEAAAD!!
    Link: HYAA(I NEVER LEARNED HOW TO SPEEEEAAAK!!)

  • @toroselfpropelledgaslawnmo5197
    @toroselfpropelledgaslawnmo5197 4 роки тому +18

    “Silent but deadly” is a quote ment for only farts

    • @KyleEvra
      @KyleEvra 3 роки тому +1

      Why you must ruin it. XD

  • @benobrien7920
    @benobrien7920 4 роки тому +30

    I think it would be pretty cursed if Link just started speaking in full sentences next game , but I could see him quietly murmuring short sentences in certain situations. Kind of like he already does in the dialogue options but with voice acting.

  • @KindaQuayz
    @KindaQuayz 4 роки тому +32

    Hes been jinxed or took a vow of silence

    • @Ace-ko2sf
      @Ace-ko2sf 4 роки тому +7

      He must had been jinxed by all of Hyrule

    • @KindaQuayz
      @KindaQuayz 4 роки тому +1

      Yup by everyone

  • @billionripples719
    @billionripples719 4 роки тому +35

    YES I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG

  • @olivercoleman1181
    @olivercoleman1181 4 роки тому +11

    one day when there’s the last Zelda of all time released, it would be amazing if links only words were from the original creator himself, saying something along the lines of “I have succeeded this quest” in which you get a flashback from every game

    • @ieatkids09
      @ieatkids09 3 роки тому

      That would sound amazingly amazing

    • @Coco-by8qs
      @Coco-by8qs 3 роки тому

      But isn't every link a different person on the timeline?

  • @draguladriver
    @draguladriver Рік тому +4

    i want to see link whisper "thank you" or laugh a tiny bit or something, giving him a bit of a personality while still letting you project yourself onto him.

  • @kcweendiann2575
    @kcweendiann2575 4 роки тому +26

    OMG you're back I missed you , Lord Jesus you haven't made a video in a long long time 😭

    • @Hawkers02
      @Hawkers02 4 роки тому +2

      He moved house recently and didn't have any videos stocked up to upload

    • @kcweendiann2575
      @kcweendiann2575 4 роки тому

      @@Hawkers02 ᴏʜ ᴡᴏᴡ , ɪ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡʜʏ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴏsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ

  • @DianaRuiz-xq3gi
    @DianaRuiz-xq3gi 4 роки тому +22

    Omg where have you been?! We missed you

  • @eljaminlatour6633
    @eljaminlatour6633 4 роки тому +6

    In "the legend of Zelda 2: the adventure of Link", Link can speak quoted words when interacting the table in Saria town and a fireplace, in Lurelin village he speaks quoted words when interacting the grilled fish, in Botw Japanese version, if you read Link's quest log, it's written in Link's perspective.

  • @captainHiro8911
    @captainHiro8911 Рік тому +4

    Link is the physical embodiment of "actions speak a lot louder than words"

  • @nouche
    @nouche 4 роки тому +5

    Well, many people already pointed that out, but I agree Link could’ve said “Yes” as his first ever voice-acted line at the end of the final fight when Zelda asks him if he remembers her. That would, of course, only be in the “true ending” scenario, where Link got all memories.
    Alternatively, if we don’t want him to say any actually words, a simple nod like he does in Skyward Sword.

    • @melichat7856
      @melichat7856 Рік тому

      I was so piss off when he doesn't say anything or not even nodding his head. Rude boy. QuQ

  • @kujoestarval
    @kujoestarval 4 роки тому +31

    I'm starting to think Link doesn't talk🤔

    • @zeonmoo192
      @zeonmoo192 4 роки тому +5

      He does, we just can't hear him

    • @Elden-Bear
      @Elden-Bear 2 роки тому

      @@zeonmoo192 so he is quiet in sentences but loud in hyahs and meows

  • @WolfieW0t
    @WolfieW0t 4 роки тому +14

    Guys and Gals, Link's just a vocal introvert!

  • @christianfowkes807
    @christianfowkes807 4 роки тому +21

    It confuses me when we can’t hear link but I think he’s more strong and silence type if I’m being honest so yea

  • @fsfredrikson
    @fsfredrikson 4 роки тому +18

    If Link was given a voice, I’d imagine it to be somewhat Gaelic.

    • @louielouie95
      @louielouie95 3 роки тому

      Like Irish Or Scottish

    • @darthseagull6600
      @darthseagull6600 3 роки тому +1

      Links first words as a Scottish: welllll exccuse me lassey

  • @lincolnlogsforleeches1422
    @lincolnlogsforleeches1422 3 роки тому +5

    "he doesn't want to be a burden"
    Link has depression is canon

  • @sinon_ciel2717
    @sinon_ciel2717 4 роки тому +8

    I think it keeps an amount of secrecy that keeps you wondering

  • @yoboirickv2691
    @yoboirickv2691 4 роки тому +6

    Yess I've been awaiting you're arrival I missed you're vids so much. I am happy AF.

  • @major-minor
    @major-minor 4 роки тому +11

    So happy to see you back, man! Nice new profile picture.

  • @melanieroy9553
    @melanieroy9553 4 роки тому +4

    I just feel like botw will have a sad ending. The "link" with Link not speaking is that I think he will say something like zeld...a whispering.

    • @rghennig1
      @rghennig1 3 роки тому +1

      The prequel Will confirm all this

  • @gavinakrolin7997
    @gavinakrolin7997 4 роки тому +7

    In Wind Waker he says “Come on!”

    • @ortherner
      @ortherner 3 роки тому

      He also says “Yay!”

  • @RinGoGuntheR
    @RinGoGuntheR 4 роки тому +9

    In my view Link isn't even a character, he's just a vessel, an avatar just like Red from Pokémon. A vessel for the player to project himself into.
    It is true than there's a lore reason given in BotW, however the way that works is to make Link part of the world he's into. He still doesn't have anything of himself.
    Everything he gets is from the player himself.

    • @tiazoh
      @tiazoh 3 роки тому +3

      Fair, but link is given plenty of pretty consistent character from across the games.

  • @itstoasty7089
    @itstoasty7089 4 роки тому +17

    If he says one word at the end of the sequel, I’m gonna die

  • @victoriafoyle7991
    @victoriafoyle7991 4 роки тому +7

    I love this video! It gave me a lot of perspective when it comes to Link's character.
    I would love if the creator give him a tiny bit of dialogue in the sequel. For example, there is a cut scene with Link and Zelda at the end of the sequel.
    Zelda and Link are at a shine dedicated to her father and the champions, Zelda and Link are there saying a prayer.
    Zelda finishes before Link, turns to face him and says "we have finally brought peace to the ones we have lost".
    Link would turn around, take a deep breath, look at her in the eyes and just say "yeah" and they both smile at each other.
    That would be amazing!

    • @jesseallen3109
      @jesseallen3109 4 роки тому +4

      i kinda like him as the silent strong and stoic hero. and I still feel that he does talk (what do you think all those dialogue choices are in BotW? they just didn't give him a VA.)
      That being said.. if it's something terse and heart felt.. like the above... Yeah. I can go with that.
      BUt like someone else stated.. him just saying "fuck" when he realizes ganon's alive again.. uuuuggggh.. no. I mean hell, they've not had any other character in the series in any of the games say hell/heck/fuck/shit/*insert any other surprised angry expletive deletive here* and he's been just as dignified and refined as Zelda in every game.. To make him say something like that would debase his character right away.

  • @bananajoe5511
    @bananajoe5511 3 роки тому +3

    I really like the neutral nature of link, and not speaking fits that. He’s a really great character

  • @kingdomheartslll1288
    @kingdomheartslll1288 4 роки тому +12

    I like how it also showed joker as the silent protagonist I can’t wait till Persona 5 scramble :D

  • @lWeBeatIt278
    @lWeBeatIt278 4 роки тому +9

    Will we ever get a link wielding two swords?

    • @antoniomartinez1682
      @antoniomartinez1682 4 роки тому +1

      In Smash Bros we see Link wield a Beam Sword, Killing Edge as well as his Master Sword so it's close enough!

    • @ferretrevelvent6793
      @ferretrevelvent6793 4 роки тому

      Starburst stream!

  • @masonsenevey8550
    @masonsenevey8550 4 роки тому +5

    Yes another video, I love you dude, keep up the great work 😊

  • @wynter5776
    @wynter5776 4 роки тому +24

    Finally another upload

  • @Speedj2
    @Speedj2 3 роки тому +5

    5:00 "Well excuuuuuuuuse me, Princess!"

  • @gotouchgrass1475
    @gotouchgrass1475 4 роки тому +43

    Either he’s mute, or like everyone else thinks, he’s just socially awkward.

  • @x100hzmonitor8
    @x100hzmonitor8 4 роки тому +8

    I always knew when he was whistling he was doing sigh language

  • @IAmTrav
    @IAmTrav 4 роки тому +9

    Yes I’m glad your back.

  • @jamaisvu6977
    @jamaisvu6977 3 роки тому +5

    “I just don’t want to” -link probably if he spoke

  • @forestreflection2066
    @forestreflection2066 4 роки тому +6

    Actually in WW link does yell out " come on." To medli when you call her

  • @gamergirl2127
    @gamergirl2127 3 роки тому +2

    that scene when link saves zelda from yiga clan makes me fall in love every single time 😭

  • @kristy3268
    @kristy3268 4 роки тому +8

    yes you finaly uploaded

  • @Dummma
    @Dummma 4 роки тому +9

    What do you mean? He clearly speaks in Link: the faces of evil.

  • @styrofoamio
    @styrofoamio 3 роки тому +4

    I’d say in BOTW 2 he’ll finally speak and say: “Well Excuuuuuuse me Princess”

  • @ashleysingleton993
    @ashleysingleton993 3 роки тому +3

    I've personally never put myself into a character or pretended it was from my point of view. I love it when characters have a unique personality that you can watch develop as you play the game! I'm hoping in the sequel to botw, link will show a lot more expressions and personality as he's fufilled his role and the amnesia made him a bit more sarcastic and humorous :)

  • @ztella4634
    @ztella4634 2 роки тому +1

    I want link to only say small things. Maybe he’s growing more confidence and he can say stuff like “look” “over there” “thank you” “I know” “it’s ok” etc.