A Link to the Past Characters: Difference between revisions

===Link===

Link is a young boy who is lives with his Uncle in Hyrule and is the male protagonist. He finds himself thrust into a quest to save Hyrule after one night when he begins to hear a girl's voice in his head telling him to come to the dungeon of the castle and rescue her. He wakes up to see his Uncle sitting at the table with a sword and shield in his hands. His Uncle tells him to not leave the house and that he will be back in the morning. Once his Uncle leaves, Link disobeys his Uncles orders and goes to the castle. He finds himself unable to enter the castle due to the guards who are prevent him from getting in. He hears the girl's voice again that tells him to follow the flower path that leads to a secret passageway that leads inside the castle walls. He follows the path and finds a hole underneath a bush at the end of it. He falls down the hole and is shocked to find his Uncle wounded from an apparent battle with the guards. He goes to him and his Uncle scolds him for not listening to what he said earlier about staying at home. Nonetheless, he gives Link the sword and shield that he possesses and tells Link how to use the Spin Attack, a secret technique passed down their people, the Knights of Hyrule. He implores Link to save the Princess Zelda and then he falls into unconsciousness. Link leaves his Uncle and enters the Castle. After fighting through many guards and obtaining the Boomerang, Link finally finds Princess Zelda at the lowest level of the castle in the dungeon. He defeats the Ball and Chain Trooper who is guarding the princess and sets her free.

===Princess Zelda===

Princess Zelda is a beautiful young girl who is the princess of Hyrule and is the female protagonist. She is imprisoned in the castle dungeon after her father's adviser, Agahnim, gets rid of the king and takes over the kingdom. She fears for what Agahnim is planning and knows that it involves her since she is one of the descendants of the seven wise men and that the other six have been sent to the Dark World. She tries to prevent Agahnim's plans from taking place by sending out a telepathic message and hopes that someone would hear her. Her hopes are realized when a young boy named Link hears her call and comes to her rescue. After she is freed, they both head to the Sanctuary via a secret passageway. There she is kept safe by the Priest and she tells Link to seek the Elder, Sahrashla.

===Average Middle-Aged Man===

This man is an expert locksmith and ex-thief who is found near the entrance to the Desert of Mystery in the Southwestern corner of the Light World. He has black hair and a mustache and wears a yellow long-sleeved shirt with light red overalls. He sits next to a sign that tells people who see him to ignore him and to leave him alone. If Link  attempts to speak to him he refuses and if Link picks up his sign, the man will follow him around annoyed by what he did.

He warms up to Link later on when he sees him carrying around a treasure chest that has the key to it locked inside. He picks the lock on the chest which gives Link access to the Magic Bottle that is found inside. In return,  he makes Link promise not to tell anyone who he really is and everytime he speaks to the Hero afterwards, he reminds him of his promise. He is last seen during the ending behind the Desert Palace using his lockpicking skills to open some treasure chests.

Just as his name implies, he sells bombs and will come up with a more explosive bomb later called the Super Bomb. This bomb is a huge, red bomb and costs 100 rupees. Link must use this bomb to gain access to the Mysterious Pond inside of the Pyramid of Power and talk to the Fat Fairy and she'll grant him the Silver Arrows and the Golden Sword, if he throws his sword into the water.