Is Link a juvenile delinquent?

[Guest_1]

We all know the legends of the Hero and how he saves the princess and stuff, but does he have to:

1. Break so much pottery? (That pot could've had the ashes of someone's dead relative instead of those hearts or rupees!)
2. Attack so many innocent chickens cuccos? (What did the chickens cuccos ever do to him?)
3. Burglarize the homes of random people he doesn't even know? (That heart piece could've been a gift to someone's great aunt or something!)
4. Slaying so many innocent creatures just minding their own business? (That Moblin had a family to feed!)
5. Breaking people's furniture (including their chandeliers)?
6. Trespass on private property? (I'm looking at you, Lon Lon Ranch!)
7. Desecrate graves? (No wonder those Poes hate everything and everyone!)
8. Troll random strangers with magical songs? (Guru Guru just wanted a catchy song to represent his windmill, not a windstorm in his windmill to dry up the well!)

I think Hyrule has set a bad precedent in allowing young boys in green tunics and silly hats to violate not only the laws of common sense, but the laws of decency, too. Why aren't the guards doing enough to curb this growing problem? (No, Ganon/mind control by wizards is not a valid answer, although general incompetence totally is). Does the Royal Family of Hyrule need to have their head checked? Does Zelda in particular need to stop giving Link goo goo eyes and recognize him for the delinquent he truly is underneath the selfless, heroic veneer? Is Link a juvenile delinquent? How does this affect Hyrule Historia and the Zelda timeline?

 

[Vanessa28]

I think Link is about to be taken into prison but everytime he manages to "save" Hyrule and he is forgiven. Don't forget he also manages to trick the guards and sneak into Hyrule Castle and even into the garden close to the princess. He already has his kokirion sword on his hip so he is armed. He also harms the undead who want nothing more than peace. He plays the song of sun and he freezes them and even kills them off. Link is really a juvenile who always seem to escape his true destiny....going to prison

 

[Dio]

There is a thread about evil characters in the series that came out earlier. This is a similar sort of thing but more link focussed. Funninly enough I didn't mention link as a villain in that thread but I shall do so now.

In OOT, the manga is very good as it depicts the innocence of child link, how he has gone from being raised by a tree to entering a bustling town. He steals because he doesn't know that it is a crime.

In most games Link is raised by people who should have taught him not to do those things and he is very much aware of his misdeeds.

Basically, in most games. Link is criminal scum. He is in full knowledge of the devastation he causes. He is a thief. In fact in TP you can either steal from or underpay a merchant bird that is just trying to get by in the world. Links actions causes him great distress as he gets in trouble with his master. Commenting to link in his wolf form that he was so distressed he poured water in the oil pot.

There is not only theft but mindless vandalism, the pot breaking for instance not to mention the murder of innocent wildlife that is only trying to defend itself from harm.

 

[Jirohnagi]

There is a thread about evil characters in the series that came out earlier. This is a similar sort of thing but more link focussed. Funninly enough I didn't mention link as a villain in that thread but I shall do so now.

In OOT, the manga is very good as it depicts the innocence of child link, how he has gone from being raised by a tree to entering a bustling town. He steals because he doesn't know that it is a crime.

In most games Link is raised by people who should have taught him not to do those things and he is very much aware of his misdeeds.

Basically, in most games. Link is criminal scum. He is in full knowledge of the devastation he causes. He is a thief. In fact in TP you can either steal from or underpay a merchant bird that is just trying to get by in the world. Links actions causes him great distress as he gets in trouble with his master. Commenting to link in his wolf form that he was so distressed he poured water in the oil pot.

There is not only theft but mindless vandalism, the pot breaking for instance not to mention the murder of innocent wildlife that is only trying to defend itself from harm.

Also not to mention Blatent theft in Link's Awakening you could steal from the shop and be labelled as thief til you died

 

[Vanessa28]

Plus in TP you can get into town as a wolf and scrae the crap out of people and even attack the hylian soldiers to obtain arrows and bombs and stuff. And he loves to put fairies in a bottle and the only way he allows them to escape is when he gets hurt in a battle.

 

[Dio]

Why aren't the guards doing enough to curb this growing problem? (No, Ganon/mind control by wizards is not a valid answer, although general incompetence totally is). Does the Royal Family of Hyrule need to have their head checked? Does Zelda in particular need to stop giving Link goo goo eyes and recognize him for the delinquent he truly is underneath the selfless, heroic veneer?

In Twilight Princess it is obvious. The Guards are incompetent. It has likely been hundreds of years of peace. Being a soldier was seen as a cushy job until the Bulblins and Twilight creatures came.

In OOT the Guards only seem to care about the protection of the royal family, evident by the fact the thief Sakon is allowed to prance around town. In a way Ganondorf was actually better than the Royal family to the people because they were relocated from Hyrule town to a rural paradise. The thief sakon no longer anywhere to be seen.

 

[Dan]

I really want to see Link placed in prison after the completion of his quest. Sure the citizens understand it is necessary to let him go on his way but once his quest has finished he should be thrown into jail and reeducated. I doubt Hyrule rehabilitation system is up to standards either, Hyrule has too many problems.

 

[Lozjam]

We also cannot forget that Link literally busts people out of jail. Tingle should have stayed the time for his crimes.

 

[Emma]

This had to be mentioned:

 

[Soul]

I guess it depends on the player, but in my playthroughs, he definitely is a delinquent. The games seem to aknowledge that possibility. Apart from the things already mentioned, there's also quite a bit of mischief to be had in Skyward Sword, where you can flush a love letter down a toilet and cause the writer of said letter to be eternally tormented by a disembodied ghost hand, or break down the chandelier in the pumpkin bar and then never come back to work off the debt. Or mess with the item check girl.

Needless to say I lavish every opportunity to be a loveable douchebag in these games.

 

[Emma]

Sorry for another picture post.... but I couldn't resist.

 

[Dio]

I have a couple more things to mention. Link is also a food waster. A destroyer of Pumpkins. The Ordon people likely live off pumpkin, fish, cheese and milk, perhaps Goat meat as well. It is important to get fruits in the diet as a source of fibre and vitamins and by depriving the people of Pumpkin he is putting their health at risk as there does not appear to be any other vegetation they can eat.

He can also call a hawk to smash open a hive of bees after hearing that Haunch desires some of the larvae. As an extra insult to Haunch, after Link obtains the larvae he can eat the larvae in front of him flaunting the fact he has them and Haunch does not. Then the poor man will sigh with sadness lamenting that he doesn't have any.

 

[DARK MASTER]

It may be unique for Zelda to have a mechanic that penalizes socially unacceptable behavior, but currently Link can break into my house and harm my turkeys. rip

 

[Djinn]

This did happen long ago

and every soldier you met tried to stop you. But after the second or third villain Link is an out of context problem for the Hyrule authorities.

 

[Farore's Chosen]

Destruction of Public and Private Property
Theft
Grave robbing
Breaking and entering
Murder of multiple castle guards (in his defense of course)
Arson
Physical assault and harassment

No kinda about it! He's a little thug! Its a good thing he's the only thing standing between evil flavor of the day and the kingdom, otherwise he'd be in prison for a looong time.
Heh, Grand Theft Auto: Hyrule Edition