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Spoiler But They're Little....Zelda And Link:Love in Ways You Dont Think.

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If you remember the story of OoT they only mention Links mom how died in the forest and Zelda only has a father who is the king.
 
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How does that make them siblings?
When zelda sees link she says he looks familiar which is not something you say to someone you just met. Also Impa says that zeldas lullaby is only taught to members of the royal family, then she proceeds to teach it to link. Also on a slightly un-related topic in ALttP links uncle's dying words are "zelda is your..." what was he going to say other than sister?
 

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When zelda sees link she says he looks familiar which is not something you say to someone you just met.
She had a dream about a boy and a fairy with a shining green stone that "cut through the darkness" or something like that. She saw him in a dream.

Also Impa says that zeldas lullaby is only taught to members of the royal family, then she proceeds to teach it to link.
She heard about Link and Zelda's plans to stop Ganondorf, who she agreed is a bad person. She taught him the song under these special circumstances.
Also on a slightly un-related topic in ALttP links uncle's dying words are "zelda is your..." what was he going to say other than sister?
That game takes place later in the timeline. Also, I think it was a translation error.
 
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While it does seem possible, there is no real evidence one way or the other. I personally lean toward that they are not related because it says that his mom (who would be the queen if they were siblings) died after she brought him to the Kokori Forest. Like I said, could be either, though.
 
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When zelda sees link she says he looks familiar which is not something you say to someone you just met. Also Impa says that zeldas lullaby is only taught to members of the royal family, then she proceeds to teach it to link. Also on a slightly un-related topic in ALttP links uncle's dying words are "zelda is your..." what was he going to say other than sister?

It has been stated that Impa is suppose to teach the lullaby to the Hero and he could've said "Zelda is your destiny." Anyways, Link and Zelda being siblings is an interesting idea, but I don't think they are siblings. Sure, Link and Zelda do look alike, but that's the only thing I can come up with. His mother escaped from a battle and then died and I believe that Link's father died in the war too, however we don't really know what happened to Link's father. I guess Link's mother could also be Zelda's mother, but again, we don't have enough evidence. The only evidence that we have is that both of their mothers are dead, but the two of them can be different people. Like I said before, we don't really know what happened to Link's father. He could be the King of Hyrule AKA Zelda's father, but again, there isn't enough evidence. However, after the events of OoT, I'm pretty sure that Link met the KoH since he wanted to tell him about Ganondorf's plans. If Link was the son of the KoH, then the king would've recognized him or at least he gets some sort of clue.
 
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When zelda sees link she says he looks familiar which is not something you say to someone you just met. Also Impa says that zeldas lullaby is only taught to members of the royal family, then she proceeds to teach it to link. Also on a slightly un-related topic in ALttP links uncle's dying words are "zelda is your..." what was he going to say other than sister?

First off, the topic of the thread involves OoT Link; ALttP Link is a totally different Link. Second of all, Zelda is a magical being; Link seemed familiar to her due to the prophetic dreams she has been having. Also, I can't recall the exact source, but Link's father is implied to have served the Royal Family as a knight, which may be considered an extension of the Royal Family. Zelda's Lullaby was taught to Link as a means of proving his affiliation with the Royal Family.

"This is an ancient melody passed down by the Royal Family. I have played this song for Princess Zelda as a lullaby ever since she was a baby... There is mysterious power in these notes." — Impa (Ocarina of Time)

"The song I just taught you has some mysterious power. Only Royal Family members are allowed to learn this song. Remember, it will help to prove your connection with the Royal Family." — Impa (Ocarina of Time)


To answer the OP: No. Such an important detail would have been stated in-game, unless the plot revolved around keeping it a secret, and to my knowledge, there has never been such a plot. Also, Nintendo has yet to come forward to confirm that Link and Zelda are siblings since Ocarina of Time was released thirteen years ago. To give you the benefit of the doubt, I'll just say that - at this point - it is safe to assume that OoT Link and Zelda are not siblings.
 
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This topic is already on the forums and that thread also provided absoloutly no reason to conclude they were siblings either.

When zelda sees link she says he looks familiar which is not something you say to someone you just met. Also Impa says that zeldas lullaby is only taught to members of the royal family, then she proceeds to teach it to link. Also on a slightly un-related topic in ALttP links uncle's dying words are "zelda is your..." what was he going to say other than sister?

First of all, Impa teaching Link 'Zelda's Lullaby' means nothing. Impa isn't part of the Royal Family and she knows it. Darunia isn't a member of the Royal Family either and he knows it. The Zora's obviously know it too and they even have a totally seperate Royal Family of their own. Just because Link is taught the song, that doesn't make him Zelda's brother.

As for the A Link To The Past quote, Wolf Sage said it best. That is a completely different Link and so that quote has no bearing whatsoever on this topic.
However, I would like to elaborate and say that the line you mentioned from Link's Uncle was cut from the GBA release of A Link To The Past. Since the GBA version updated parts of the game text, like changing Wise Men to Sages, it can be seen as something of a retcon of the original, giving that quote even less weight as evidence.
In that game we know Zelda is descended from the Sages and Link is descended from the Knights who protected the Sages. Since none of the Sages were Knights, they are not part of the same bloodline.
It is much more likely that Link's Uncle (the only surviving descendant of the Knights' bloodline besides Link himself) was going to say "Zelda is your destiny."

As for the whole Zelda says Ocarina of Time Link is "familiar", well:

She had a dream about a boy and a fairy with a shining green stone that "cut through the darkness" or something like that. She saw him in a dream.

Cel-Shaded Deku explained that one away as soon as it came up.
 

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I don't think they are...everyone already said my reasons. One thing confuses me though. Zelda's dream about the forest kid cutting through the darkness probably didnt mention any names. So why does she say his name sounds familiar?

Maybe his parents named him before they gave him to the deku tree, and little Zelda heard people say the name. Like, "Link's parents are gone and so is he!" Or something. Yeah, I think his father was a knight, and maybe his mother was too. There can be female knights...as seen in SS with Karane. Either that or she was a noble. So with that parentage, Impa's "only members of the royal family can learn this song" is justified. "Members of the royal family" can apply to knights and nobles(and their kids) as well. Now all that's left is figuring out how Impa recognized Link as the son of two knights or a knight and a noble...
 
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I gotta say I've always had a feeling they were. It's reasonable. Zelda only has her father. Link's mother was alone in the forest. It makes sense. Unfortunately the evidence is circumstantial only and doesn't prove anything. Unless the developers confirm this, it won't be proven.

Royalty often doesn't take a child if it was with someone they weren't married to. That would explain why Link's mother ran into the forest instead of to the king and why she wouldn't have been queen.
 

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They are not confirmed to be related in any game. I would think that's kind of wrong since Zelda is a sort of love interest for link. Having them as brother and sister would ruin that.
 

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