Link's True Age and Hair Color

[El Bagu]

Hi people! Does anyone on this site believe that he (or she) can answer these questions? How old is Link supposed to be and which is his natural hair color? Is it black, pink or yellow? :)

[Inflexus]

Each game is seperate so it depends.

However Link is a good ol' dirty blond in my opinion.

[Twili123prince]

he looks weird with black or pink hair he definately looks good blond and i think his age is around 16

[linkman8]

Like Inflexus said, his age varies in the games.
And in the earlier games his hair was brown-ish, and his hair wasn't ever pink, they just made the pixels in ALTTP pink so it wouldn't blend in with his skin. In all of the other games he's a blond.

[MrMosley]

I believe I read somewhere that in OoT he was like 7 or 8 years old as a kid.

[linkman8]

In Ocarina of time, I believe he was 9 as a child and 16 as an "adult", given the seven years he slept. I could be wrong though.

[Triforcekid]

WW = 11
OoT = 11 kid/18 adult
TP= 17~

Hes a dirty blonde

WW and OoT (kid) it has to be the same age

[Kintenbo]

WW = 11
OoT = 11 kid/18 adult
TP= 17~

Hes a dirty blonde

WW and OoT (kid) it has to be the same age


Actually, in Wind Waker, I remember him being 12. Also, this also implies that Ocarina of Time Link was 12/19. I could be wrong though. Still, Link's pretty much been established as a blonde. Who knows, maybe there's some different form of aging in Hylians, therefore his age could be OVER 9000!!!

[Y2K3]

I always saw Child Link as 10 yo, and Adult Link as 17.
As for hair, I like the dirty blond the best.

[Shadow Goris]

Like Inflexus said, his age varies in the games.
And in the earlier games his hair was brown-ish, and his hair wasn't ever pink, they just made the pixels in ALTTP pink so it wouldn't blend in with his skin. In all of the other games he's a blond.


Of course, his hair was pink.

[El Bagu]

In Ocarina of time, I believe he was 9 as a child and 16 as an "adult", given the seven years he slept. I could be wrong though.


WW = 11
OoT = 11 kid/18 adult
TP= 17~

Hes a dirty blonde

WW and OoT (kid) it has to be the same age


Actually, in Wind Waker, I remember him being 12. Also, this also implies that Ocarina of Time Link was 12/19. I could be wrong though. Still, Link's pretty much been established as a blonde. Who knows, maybe there's some different form of aging in Hylians, therefore his age could be OVER 9000!!!


I always saw Child Link as 10 yo, and Adult Link as 17.
As for hair, I like the dirty blond the best.

I wonder who of you are right? 10/17 sounds like a good option for me. I think he looks even younger in oracles but that is probably not correct though :)

[blackice_cc]

Hmm, well I think that OoT young link was probably around 12, making old link in OoT 19 (slaps himself for stating the obvious) and I think that TP link would be, say, 17?

It seems pretty obvious that in most of the games he's a dirty blond haired guy, so that's what I'd say his hair color is.

[linkman8]

And it's rather unclear on the age of the Links on the Oracles games. He doesn't quite look like an adult, but not quite a kid. Maybe 15? I dunno.

[Majora]

In the official source, OoT Link was 10 and turned 17. In TP, he was 17-18. Not sure. The only time Link didn't have blonde-ish hair was in ALttP...If I had to guess his age has always been between 10 and 18.

[proctorFFVII]

It clearly says in the Super Smash Bros. Brawl Trophy Page for Toon Link (aka WW and PH Link) that he recieved his green garb on his 12th birthday.

[proctorFFVII]

In the official source, OoT Link was 10 and turned 17. In TP, he was 17-18. Not sure. The only time Link didn't have blonde-ish hair was in ALttP...If I had to guess his age has always been between 10 and 18.

In the first two games he had brown hair.

[Mastersworddude]

WW link: 12
Oot young link: 10 or 12
TP link : 16 or 17
Oot adult link: 17 or 19
Zelda II link: 16
not sure about the other 2D zeldas though

[blackice_cc]

Well, if the SSBB trophy for toon Link says he was 12 when he got his hero's clothes, that would mean young Link (OoT) would have to be 12, because the people got to wear the hero's clothes when they were as old as when the Hero of Time set out, or else the people on Outset Island forgot his age in the 100 years.

[Mercedes]

Oot is the first Zelda game, so the 2D Zelda's can't be any younger than what Young Link is in Oot, so if he was 12 then the 2D Zelda's are obviously 12+ ^^

Oh and just in case someone says Oot isnt the first Zelda game, in an old NOM interview Aunoma stated it was. Or however you spell his name....

[MajoraKing12]

I say that he is around 17 years old. And his hair color is blond.

[Onilink89]

i dunno.
for me it would be like:
OOT: child 10 or 11 and adult 17 or 18
MM: 14 or 15
WW: 12
TP: 18

about his hair, well there many different "links" so i don 't think that he has a "ture color" hair.

[Leix]

In LoZII he turns 16, I think.
OoT's probably a little iffy because he was a Kokiri and he could live forever in that forest.
He could be 200 to 207 for all we know.
MM ditto. I don't agree with onilink that he was x years older, because Zelda sent him back to the point where he was a child, and he wouldn't stall THAT long to find Navi. Or something.
WW-12ish sounds correct.
TP-17ish.

He has no defined hair color, and he has no defined age.
Links are just people with the triforce of courage, the name 'Link' and a green tunic.

[Mastersworddude]

Oot is the first Zelda game, so the 2D Zelda's can't be any younger than what Young Link is in Oot, so if he was 12 then the 2D Zelda's are obviously 12+ ^^

Oh and just in case someone says Oot isnt the first Zelda game, in an old NOM interview Aunoma stated it was. Or however you spell his name....

Well link isn't always the same link in each game.

[ebuch]

I thought Link was the only Kokiri Kid that could age... That's why he didn't get a fairy until it was time for him to become the hero. He does look older after 7 years in the Temple of Time... right? At least that's how I saw it. He starts out young (10), and gets old (17), so I don't think it's that iffy.

[HylianLink]

WW = 10
OoT = 10/17
MM = 10 1/2
TP = 16
ALttP = 10
PH = 10 1/2
MC = 10
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Yeah it think that is how it is....

[Mike Pothier]

His age fluctuates between 9 and 18, his hair color has been brown, red, and blonde. So yeah, take your pick.

[Mastersworddude]

His age fluctuates between 9 and 18, his hair color has been brown, red, and blonde. So yeah, take your pick.
When was it ever red?

[Josh]

Well seeing as Mike seems to have disappeared, I think I might be able to answer this.

I would assume that it's because of ALTTP in which the pink "thing" is below Link's Hat, which most assume is his hair. So either red or pink. :)

[Mike Pothier]

Yup. ALttP would be it. That was the only time however.

[Ace_Strife]

WW = 10
OoT = 10/17
MM = 10 1/2
TP = 16
ALttP = 10
PH = 10 1/2
MC = 10
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Yeah it think that is how it is....

Yeah, I always thought exactly the same thing, except that MM would be 11 (poor justification...he can use the Hylian shield now...?), and I think I read somewhere that MC is supposed to be 6 or something goofy like that...

[Skull_Kid]

Link's age goes from 7 to 19...and his hair color is definitely blond.
Even though in ALttP he has Pink hair,and in the Oracle series and LA DX he has black hair,his hair is blond,as stated by the official artwork

[Stella3000]

I always saw Child Link as 10 yo, and Adult Link as 17.
As for hair, I like the dirty blond the best.

Thats how I've always seen it too.

[Kat :3]

Well depending on what age you would call 'Adult hood' I would say 17 in Ocarina of time, thus making him 10 before being sealed in the Temple of Time.
16 in Twilight Princess.
13 in Oracle of Seasons and 14 in Oracle of Ages (according to the manga they were set a year apart)
I haven't played Wind Waker.
Err... What other games...
Majora's Mask - 10
AlttP - 12
Forgot the rest D: So sorry

It has changed throughout the series, but in my opinion blonde suits Link the most and I hope it stays like that... :3

[LoZfan]

I OoT I saw link as late 10 early 11 so as an adult he's late 17 early 18

as far as his hair, it's a dirty blond

[octorok74]

In the oracle series Link is in his early teens. In TP Link's aroud 17. His hair is either a dirty blonde or just blonde.

[Claire]

I think Link is naturally blond, or well, should be. I personally think blond looks best, but the dirty blond is becoming more acceptable.

The way I view it, to be, Link seems to have an age range of 9-21 years old in the games, although, it is rather difficult to judge in the older games, other than the artwork.

[kpllk]

His age depends on whatever game you are playing. So does the hair color.

[elementskater995]

I would think he is 18 in twighlight princess and 12 in wind waker, phantom hourglass, oot, and mm ....and he looks better with blond hair :)

[link67125]

in twilight princess he is around 17
in ocarina of time he is 9 when he is a kid and 16 when he is older

[Chris]

In TP he is 18

In Oot he is 11 as a child and 18 as an adult

MM he is 12 (I'm not sure on this one) I say he is 12 because MM is the sequel to Oot and a year or two has past.

[Zemen125]

in the kid games i can see him being like ten and then when he is an adult i imagine him being 17 because he is a teenager but RIGHT on the border of being an adult and, when he is an adult, as the games go on it is sort of like him changing from teen boy to adult man.

also his hair can be different in every game, although he is portrayed as having darker blondyish hair, there are games that vary his hair a lot and i think thats how it should be because that just further emphasizes that you are not the same hero in every game.

[Liam]

Yeah it really depends on the game.

Legend of Zelda: about 11 i guess, and red hair?
The adventures of Link: around 12 with brown hair
A link to the past: 12-14 with pink hair
Link's awakening: 9 or 10 with black hair
Ocarina of Time: around 13 with sandy blonde hair
Majora's mask: about 10 with blonde hair
Oracle of Time/ages: around 9 with black hair
Wind waker: about 12 with blonde hair
Minish Cap: about 8 i'd say, with blonde hair
Twilight Princess: my favorite Link. about seventeen and with brown hair. would be better if he had lighter hair
Phantom Hourglass: around 13 with blonde hair


http://www.freewebs.com/hyrulianreligion/link_evo.jpg

[bellum]

I thought I saw a thread like this but they were 2 seperate threads about links age and his hair color anyways I always thought young link is ten but now I've said he 's 10-12 years old and he has various hair colors from diffrent games^^

[ShellShocker]

Here are the ages I think for some games:

Ocarina of Time: 10 to 17.
Majora's Mask: 12.
MC: 8
PH: 10

Dirty blond suits him best, too. :)

[Chrono]

His true hair color is brown...then later changed to blonde, then dirty blonde. it doesn't really matter though since they're all different Links. (and no, not red in ALttP...official art proves it was meant to be brown)

[Shadsie]

Isn't there some official artwork for LoZ and Zelda II that have him as a blond? I mean, JAPANESE official artwork (American/European official art is not to be entirely trusted here). A friend told me that he was supposed to be blond...

Though, I think, like many, it fluctuates. In ALTTP, the programmers may have been trying to go for a "strawberry blond" look and made his hair come out pink! (Poor Link)!

In TP, I think they were trying for a dirty/dishwater blond look and accidently put it more in the brown range. I haven't played SSMB Brawl yet, but all the images I've seen of TP-model Link there has him as blond, so I guess they corrected the brown-range problem? (Or maybe, for a silly "Link is real" argument - he just got more sun. I know, as a blonde, myself, that the hair gets darker if not exposed constantly to the sun. I used to be lighter when I lived in Arizona and have gotten darker since moving to the less sunny East Coast).

As far as ages go...

I seem to remember clearly stating in Wind Waker that Link is 12 when he gets his Hero's Clothes birthday present. That *could* imply that Ocarina of Time Link is also 12 when he begins his mission, but I would take that with a grain of salt because on Outset Island at the time, his story is a *legend.* Nintendo could have even intetionally mis-calcuated the age just to tie into the idea that the Hero of Time's story is a legend and, as such, the people who revere it are not going to get all the details correct.

I always took Link in Ocarina of Time to be 10/17, myself, but I accept that 12/19 might be correct. There's not a lot of difference between those two age-sets, anyway (depending upon how early you have your puberty. I'm guess that Link slept through his - lucky stiff. I wish I could have slept through mine).

I think in the original LoZ, Link was supposed to be "a young boy" (indeterminate age, probably 10-14). In Zelda II, I believe the manual has him at 16 - he is the same Link from original LoZ, by the way.

I think in other games, his age is indeterminate. In ALTTP and the Oracles games, I *personally* think he looks to be around 14.

In TP, he's more grown up. I always personally took him to be 17, but I think 17-19 range is a good estimate.

[Chrono]

The cover art for the disc of The Legend of Zelda II had Link with brown hair. And you might be thinking of some manga.

[Ocarina-of-Time]

IDK his age but I think he's in his teens and I think his hair is dirty blond

[x-Link-x]

I never gave this much thought because, I have always believed that in each game (almost all of them) its a different Link. I mean there can't be one sole man in the entire world called "Link." If we think about it a types of 'series' kinda thing; I never worry too much for a character's appearance seeing as how they always seem to change lightly. As for Link, he's always had minor changes, whether it was because of graphics or mere character change. Either way, I don't worry too much about it because they keep his concept just about the same.
I would say the same thing applies to his age, in each game, I believe it to be different which is why I don't worry about it too much. He's young, that's all that matters to me, really. Heehee.

[angelkid]

Hmmmm. I think with regards to Link's age. I'd put him in MC to be the youngest for sure. I'll say 8-10. Then in LoZ and AoL. The booklet for the NES Classics LoZ describes Link as a 'young boy.' I'd therefore but him as 12-14, and if the booklet of AoL says Link is 16, Link is 16.

In OoT, Link is 12 (going by in WW when Link is given his hero's tunic as that is when the Hero of time wore it.) In MM Link is 13 (I'd say he was a year older.) OoT as an adult, Link is 19 (12 + 7 = 19.) Also in TP, Miyamoto says that this is the oldest Link we have seen (I think) and personally I'd put him at 19-21, There's no doubt he appears to be a fully grown man, and they refer to him in-game as a man, he therefore must be 18 or over.

With regards to his hair colour. Someone above said that he was supposed to have brown hait I think in ALttP. Well, maybe he was supposed to, but he didn't. Link has pink hair. I trust the game over concept art any day. Maybe he was supposed to have brown hair, but he doesnt have brown hair, he has pink hair. Also, it changes in every game, I'd say that the main contributing factor to Links changing hair colour, is the area in which he lives. As in, how much sun he gets to bleach his hair, as Shadsie said.

[Shadsie]

I was going by what a friend told me on the "blond in classic" thing. Maybe she was thinking of something else?

I've seen some fanart of ALTTP Link with pink hair that's quite fun - usually, said arts make fun of that. "Strawberry blond" is a kind of brown...reddish brown, dark blond, so maybe that's what the programmers were going for. Man, now I want to paint a pink-haired Link. Again. I have before.

I agree with people saying not to worry about his hair color and age so much. Link isn't just one person. Link is an archetype.

[Durion]

I really don't believe that Link has a true age or Hair colour, There are several different Links so therefore there is sure to be variation from one to the other.

Link's hair colour does vary between different Brown's and Blonde's. Like OoT Link has Blonde hair while TP Link has a dirty Blonde colour. In earlier games Link had Brown hair but this has changed over time.

I think that Link doesn't have a true exact year of age (e.g. 18), Just a set section of age's. This varies from his youngest either being somewhere from 10-12 (can't remember which) up to the oldest age of being 17-18 years of age.

I don't think Nintendo really ever planned giving Link a true age or Hair colour.

[HaruHaru]

I think that In WW link is either 10, 11, or 12.
OoT, I Think he is either 10 or 11 as a Kid, and 17 or 18 as an adult.
In TP, I think he is between 15 and 20.

I think his original hair color is brown because sometimes when you have pure brown hair when you are very young, as you age your hair becomes more dirty blondish.

[x-Link-x]

Well, if we think about it this way: we can always go with the art for the original game, the first Link made. I think that would be the closest thing one could ever come to seeing Link's 'true' hair and eye color.