Pants, Tights, or Bare Legs

[Darknut]

I saw this poll in a Nintendo Power magazine. I personally prefer Link in tights, just because it's how I've seen him all these years. What about you?

 

[Swordbomb]

tights or bare legs(if he is young)

 

[TheHeroOfLime]

I guess tights or pants. I don't think him being young is any excuse for him to run around without pants on. I don't mind the new pants either, so either of those two are cool for me. (Of course I don't mind I he is bare-legged, but it's kind of awkward.)

 

[Master Sword13]

If Link wears pants in SS, then I prefer tights. But honestly, I don't actually care. I'd be fine with either pants or tights. Bare legs just bugs me.

 

[Swordbomb]

but when link was young he had under britches he had to

 

[Ghosi]

I have to say pants. Pants are cool!

 

[Aero_Dynamic]

I agree, pants make him look cool!

 

[Ice6661]

tight for sure, just cuz it looks the best.

 

[gneithamer1]

Tights. Definitely tights. I'm not so keen on the SS pants look. >.<

 

[linkman8]

To be honest, I'm going to have to go with pants just because I'm not fond of the whole no-pants thing, even though the romans did it with tunics. Tights are not too bad, but they're made fun of too much.

 

[PhantomTriforce]

For me, it doesn't really matter between tights or pants, but nothing on just doesn't look right.

 

[Alex Arbiter]

He needs pants or else he'll start running around like he is wearing a kilt.

 

[Djinn]

I would have to say pants. As tights do not quite fit the medieval northern Europe look they are trying to capture with Hyrule. The no pants look even more so.

 

[MrZach]

When in the world did Link ever run around with bare legs? I sure don't remember it.

I prefer tights, though. That's how I always remember Link.

 

[Djinn]

When in the world did Link ever run around with bare legs? I sure don't remember it.

I prefer tights, though. That's how I always remember Link.

In Link to the Past he was pantsless.



The only reason I could ever think of as why Nintendo did this is possibly to make the game more relatable to Japanese fans over western ones. As commoners sometimes did not wear pants with their long garments.

Commoners and peasant-types might wear short kosode only, with no pants, if the weather is warm. They may also wear cloth leggings around their shins. In cold weather, they will add trousers of similar cut to the hakama, but tighter and less wasteful of fabric. The outfit is similar to a twentieth-century jûdô gi.

http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/miscellany/dress.html