Real Adult Link?

[Bowsette Plus-Ultra]

It's no secret that Zelda has strayed away from having any adult protagonists, with even "Adult" Link hovers around a nebulous 16 or 17 years old. Even after the five-ish year time skip between BotW and TotK, Link retains the body of a teenage girl. Should the series think about including an older protagonist in some future entries? Could the franchise survive with Link exuding maximum femboy energy?

 

[Vanessa28]

With a great storyline it should be okay. I think it would actually be cool to have a Link starting young and growing up like REALLY growing up

 

[Mikey the Moblin]

You have a penchant for phrasing things in the worst way possible

 

[GZ Zelda]

It's no secret that Zelda has strayed away from having any adult protagonists, with even "Adult" Link hovers around a nebulous 16 or 17 years old. Even after the five-ish year time skip between BotW and TotK, Link retains the body of a teenage girl. Should the series think about including an older protagonist in some future entries? Could the franchise survive with Link exuding maximum femboy energy?

I genuienly think that any Link older than 25 would be uninteresting as a protagonist. Unless he were an established political player like Zelda or Ganondorf before the events of the game (like in Tears of the Kingdom, when Link is 22), the typical Link arc would ring pretty hollow for a 30 year old guy.

 

[Guinea]

I would even take it a step further. Old Man Link. Remember the superboss of A Link Between Worlds? Obviously that was a past Link, just old and badass af. Old Link is cooler than any other Link anyway, observe:

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[mαrkαsscoρ]

well firstly they could definitely keep him as is and the series will be fine, but I have no qualms if they made a game w/ an older link, something like in his late 30s?
though curious if it would be an already established link but older or a brand new link that happens to start his journey way older

 

[Bowsette Plus-Ultra]

I genuienly think that any Link older than 25 would be uninteresting as a protagonist. Unless he were an established political player like Zelda or Ganondorf before the events of the game (like in Tears of the Kingdom, when Link is 22), the typical Link arc would ring pretty hollow for a 30 year old guy.

I dunno. Can anything positive really be said about a protagonist if them being above the age of 20 is enough to make them uninteresting?