Do You Use Your Name or Link's?

[Austin]

Just an interesting thought I had, and I was wondering what people did more. To be a little bit clearer, I'm refering to the fact that at the beginning of every Zelda game you're asked to input a name. In most titles, this is what the characters will refer to you as. My question is, do you put your name in, or do you just go with the default name of Link?

Personally, I always use my name, unless the letter limit is less the six letters (which is intensely annoying....)

 

[eponafan]

I always use link, exept one time i called him snail( long story)

 

[Zora]

I do both depending on how im feeling, sometimes its is a random word. here are some names ive used. Link, Link 3, Link 99, B4DARK, etc.

 

[Din Akera]

I usually use Link. THough once I titled it 'Zelda' in OoT simply for the scene where Zelda (the character) says the line about your name sounding somehow familiar. lol. I know, totally pointless.

 

[Shadsie]

It depends upon my mood.

I did my first Twilight Princess run as "Shadsie" because I figured that I'd fail so much during that first run that I didn't want to disgrace the fine name of Link. My second run, I used "Link," letting the character be under his own name. My third, incomplete run, I'm "Shadsie" again on another chip.

In doing OoT/Master Quest and MM for the first times, I decided that the Hero of Time should have his own name, so I used Link. I've recently started a new MM file under Shadsie.

Oracles -- I first did an Ages-->Seasons run as the great hero "Shads" (character limit) and then did a Seasons-->Ages run as "Link."

I used to imput "Zelda" sometimes on the original LoZ to fast forward to the second quest.

 

[ChargewithSword]

Link's name is always appropriate for me. I envision him as his own character instead of mine, so I just find it wierd whenever I try to write my own name in place of his.

 

[Vincent]

Link's name is always appropriate for me. I envision him as his own character instead of mine, so I just find it wierd whenever I try to write my own name in place of his.

Qft. These are my exact feelings towards the matter. Although, the first time I played a Zelda game I did use my own name.

 

[Zemen]

I usually use my own name, but if I play a game a second time I use Link's name. A friend of mine and myself has a "quest" where we are playing through all of the games in the timeline order that we believe is correct. Every time we play a game we name our character Quest to portray that we are on a quest to see how well our timeline works.

 

[*M i d n a*]

I use my nicknames, sometimes my name. Not only with the WW but also with other games that allow you to change your name. Looks funny but I dunno, I like it that way.

 

[Twili Kid]

I always use Links name, except for once when I got the idea to call him Dark. It doesn't seem right to use my name. Although in TP I named Epona Dayimano(something like that.)

On a related note I never use my real name for anything in video games. Like in pokemon I'm always named Shean or Sean.

 

[soulreapersheik]

i always do my name so i feel the characters in the game are talking to ME

 

[zeldafreak]

This is my first post after long months of laziness and high school!

Anyway, when I play games, I use the default name to name my character. (In the case of Pokemon, I use the version name.)
If there is no default names, I use my name.
I'm not very creative at making names...

(tries to post)
What the heck? I tried posting this, but it said to wait 90 seconds...
I haven't posted in months!

 

[yann]

When I was younger, I used my own name.
Now, I always use Link's name, it makes all the monologues in the game sound better. I don't want Ganondorf using my name when he threatens me, it would sound weird!

 

[Vincent]

i always do my name so i feel the characters in the game are talking to ME

People like you are the reason that Nintendo thinks we want Link to be us! Cut it out.

 

[Gooey Fame]

Im no fun so I always use "Link". My friend always uses a ridiculous name that he makes up on the spot.