I was curious.....What if?
How do you think Link/Zelda would react if the other one died?

I think both reactions would be a little different....but some of it would be the same.

Link---He'd either

a) Get incredible depressed, and really really be sad about her loss...[pretty much he'd turn into another Cloud Strife, I guess^^]

EDIT---'kay lemme finish me thoughts

b ) Get into an evil rage, start attacking a lot of of people and end up getting himself killed....;_;

I believe Link would probably return to the forest, and somehow get in contact with Zelda's spirit form.

Zelda's reaction, I believe would be slightly different.

She'd probably be able to handle it better....She would probably be strong, for herself and for her 'kingdom'. She'd miss him dearly, but she would go on with her life, but she'd never forget Link no matter what.

That or...

I believe Zelda would crack....losing her mother, being a princess, AND losing her awesomely hot-almost- boyfriend? I think she'd seriously go insane, and cave into everything and mentally break down.

....Aw man, I'm gettin sad just thinking about it!

So...how do you think they would react if the other died?

Actually, considering the position the Big-N and Miyamoto and Aonuma refuse to take on the matter, they'd probably just have Link move on and kill whoever killed her. Or just look angry, then move on to killing whoever killed her.

It's frustrating how little you can actually deduce from Link's character thus far in the series. I'm expecting TP to give Link a slightly larger palette of emotions, at least (cross fingers!).

Link'd become a loner, going mad from his sorrow and Zelda would become very sad and probably either marry a random royal person or try and resurrect him.

I agree with Mary! But, I have this feeling it may happen to one of them in Twilight Princess!

oh, that'd be sad! :(

As Aonuma said, TP won't be darker. Just adult. They won't kill Link, and they won't kill Zelda.

I promise.

I do believe I heard once that : "No Hero will come from the same bloodline, only the Princess of Destiny shall come from the same bloodline of the original Princess."

In this case, so long as Zellie has a kid, there's ALWAYS gonna be another Link to try and make the moves on her. Bit retarded way of looking at it, and I'm sorry if it's cold, but, hey, at least we all get another chance...though I feel sorry for the current Link or Zelda who loses their lover...(and destined-to-be-forever-spending-days...etc.)

WAAAHHH! :( I don't want either Link or Zelda to die!! *sniffle* But if one did. . .

Amaya, I think you hit it on the nail when you said that Link would become another CLoud Strife if Zelda were to die. I agree with that. I mean, Link is a loner, not really by choice, but simply because he really doesn't fit in anywhere, and he doesn't have many friends. Zelda is probably one of the people he's ever been truly close to, someone who has shared the same dangers and understands what he goes through. Losing all that might make him crack. I'm sure he'd go out for revenge and kill her murderer, but in the end, it wouldn't really solve anything because it wouldn't bring Zelda back to life.

If Link were to die, I'm fairly certain it might be the same case, only Zelda would have to mask her grief and get on with her life. As a ruler of Hyrule, she can't afford to isolate herself and forget about the troubles of the rest of the world, or not marry. She would have to produce an heir to her throne, though her true love would always be her beloved Link. . . she would keep things to herself, smile while hiding despair inside . .. *tears up just thinking about it*

Oooh, they had better NOT kill Link or Zelda EVER. Or I shall be very VERY angry and come after them with sharp objects!

:o They won't die! *shakes head stubbornly*

*pats Crazygurl's hand comfortingly* There there, I don't really think they ever would. Because if they did, there would be angry fans at their doors in moments!! :ph43r:

I had a storyline in my head along these lines...except they didnt die. Because every girl form Royal Family was called Zelda, I assumed that the heir the Zelda had was called-you guessed it-Zelda. And I just decided Link could have a kid too...and yes, for lack of originality, I called him LJ. And then all the fun that I planned...oh well. You girls can grab the storyline and make it amazing. I don't care.

It would be cool...if they had kids, and theur kids were L and Z too, and they did the massive sword fighting and pawnage. Yeah.

Heheh, I think it'd be interesting to see some sort of emotional death scene. But it'll never happen- Nintendo holds back too much and it would be just awkward without voice acting. <_<

I think Link would become a very sad and quiet person who mostly keeps to himself. He may very well avenge her death, but after that he wouldn't quite know what to do with himself, methinks.

And I agree about Zelda handling it better. She's been trained to be queen of Hyrule, and she would move on. However, she would never be the same. She'd be a strong queen, but a sad one as well.

I think that if one or the other died, they would both snap. Link would probably go on a total killing rampage, going after whoever did Zelda in, and then fighting anything and everything until it killed him. I could see Zelda doing something of the same too, except (well, let's just assume it was Ganny who did the killing. He's such a scapegoat XD) she would probably bust into wherever Ganondorf was hiding, with a full army to take care of his minions, while she would take on the big bad herself. And to be really Shakespearian, they'd both end up killing each other (oh the drama!)

Hmm...maybe, like Link would just become like Shadow Link. Cold. Heartless. Read Celeborn00's Forgotten Demons and evaluate character called Demon. That's Link.

Zelda would...probably do the same? I'm so skeptical...

Well, the only way we'll know for sure is if one of them dies, but hopefully that won't be happening :no:

Its really hard to decide. People automatically think Link would go into blind rage, which may happen.

Most people wouldn't expect Zelda to snap, but it'd be really heartbreaking if she did. (well, it'd be the same with Link)

Zelda would probably quit being a princess if she did snap. Probably get herself thrown out of Hyrule. *shrugs* I certainly do not know.

I often think that if Link were to die (*sniffles* Nuuu!) Zelda would try to swallow the pain, and bury herself in her work. She'd become mean, and pretty cold...and be very heartbroken. Some days she's be able to get by, and then there would be lonely nights when she would remember Link and just cry. =( Poor little thing. Its quite a depressing thought.

...And I think thats all I have to say.

Maybe instead of snapping, if Zelda were to die, Link myght become some kind of hermit living off in the mountains somewhere, or single-handedly defend the boarders of Hyrule until he became to old to lift a sword. Either way, Link would be kinda dead inside, and would only stay out of a sense of duty :no:

Oh, that's really sad :( But I agree, I can see that happening too. Link the wise, a hermit up in the forest that young people go to for advice/wisdom/swordtraining. :( Poor Link!!! *huggles him*

Maybe he's mope around and grow fat? Sorry. I just had a vision of him looking like Talon and grabbing chickens.

I don't know if Link would go into a crazy rage, but it'd be depressing for him. It's like: "I failed her and all of Hyrule." That would mean that the world would end, right?

Zelda would feel like it was all her fault. "Why did I put him in harms way after everything he's done for me?"

That's actually a hard question.

BLASPHEMY, DH!! *a thousand Link fangirls fall from the sky and pelt DH to death with posters of Link*

But all this speculating on what Link and Zelda would do if the other died has got me all inspired and stuff! I want to write what happens, damnit! But I won't be able to write anything until after November ^-^;; *points a link in sig*

I guess they were gonna be REALLY depressed.

And Link would gonna seek in the whole land for a RED FAIRY to heal Zelda. xD

Yay for fairies! ^_^ They fix everything ^_^ (can you imagine the looks on the boss's faces if they killed Link and he just came back to life :P)

Anyway, I agree with most of you guys - I think Link would get rather depressed, and probably kill himself in some heroic way (he couldn't see the point of fighting and living anymore without her).

Zelda is a bit tougher to figure out. Depending if she lost Impa or other people she cared about, I think she'd pull through eventually, but she'd never really get over his loss.

There you have a point! xD

link killing himself? woohah o_o

but

HE WOULD BE IN HEAVEN WITH ZELDA X) :thumbs:

Well, not so much 'kill' himself, but go off into a battle and do something stupid. I can see him doing that in his depressed state after losing his beloved Zelda.

XD *laughs*.... *GETS SLAPPED*

I can actually imagine Link doing that. He would probably do something like that to forget everything. Kind of like how Sano (Rurouni Kenshin) became a fighter for hire to forget everything that happened with the Sekiho Army.

Zelda's harder to figure out though... I would immediately assume that she would resume her duties as a princess... since that is sort of a busy position--poor girl. What would be cool, though, is that if she took Link's place. 8D (Though that's probably impossible... again with the whole princess business coming in.)

See, I'm not the only one that sees Link dying a heroic/suicidal death (that's not really a good thing, but hey!)

So I think we agree that Link would get really depressed, and Zelda would probably hurt forever, but eventually move on. For Zelda, I suppose it depends on the circumstances of death, and whether or not anyone else died too (like Impa or something).

Or, if we disagree, we can just keep a stock of fairies nearby to revive them the instant one of them dies, and so save them both from heartbreak :D

I like this idea ^_^

*goes to fairy fountain*

Actually, I could see Zelda resuming her duties during the day, and then become DeathWish!Zelda at night, perhaps taking on her Sheik guise again, fighting evils in the hope that one of them would kill her.

Realistically though, Zelda has always put her people before herself, so if Link were to die, she'd probably keep on being the ruler of Hyrule, only she'd be dead inside :(

I definitiely think Zelda would be heartbroken over Link's death, but she'd still do her duties as Princess. It'd be a "Link wouldn't want me to kill myself" kind of thing, ya know?

Yeah, I agree. But, I don't think that would work on Link. He'd probably get very depressed, even though Zelda wouldn't want him too.

All this talk of Link/Zelda dying is depressing :(

*hugs Link* I don't want you to die!! *sobs hysterically*

Link: O_O Zelda! Help me! *tries to escape from death grip of sobbing LZ Angel*

Zelda: *sighs* Not again.....*rescues Link*

Ahem. Anyway.....

:zelink:

If Link were to die, I think Zelda's reaction would be mutely sad and stoic to most. She would have to keep up with the "Princess-Pillar-Of-Strength" image, though she would probably be very, very sad on the inside. Had they been together beforehand I don't see her becoming romantically involved with someone else, or at least not out of a genuine desire to love again - maybe to prolong the bloodline. As for Zelda dying....hmmm...it depends, for me.

If it were platonic love or friendship or camaraderie that they had going on or if Zelda had just plain died - of sickness or something else beyond Link's immediate sphere of control - then I see him leaving Hyrule, saddened and with no reason to keep contact with a human circle he never belonged in. I just don't see him taking orders from the royal guard or the king or regent, you know? That was Zelda's privilege :P He'd still be hero, albeit at a lesser scale of both obstacle difficulty and personal drive.

Now if it there were strong romantic involvement or if Zelda had died at Link's expense - there are many ways this can happen but I don't wanna name them - then I see Link getting very angry at himself, throwing his life for the deceased's cause until he has triumphed in his drive for revenge and justice. I don't think he'd go suicidal, but he would probably be an unstable individual with severe anger issues, having never gotten over his loss o_O I still see him leaving the country...

Thinking about this has made me go all angsty :(

If Gannondorf or someone else killed the Princess, Link will be VERY angry. And I think that he won’t rest till he killed her murderer.
And than ‘say goodbye’ to her and go away to another land and defended all the people there. Still thinking of Zelda.
Till he die.

Zelda, would be heart-broken but she will still rule here country and be a good princess.
She knows her duties towards the people. She will not abandon them.
She will be strong on the outside, but on the inside she is broken.

Well, I think it'd all depend on which Link or Zelda died. Remember, there are various Links and Zeldas, and they each have their own personality.

OoT Link would probably end up becoming like Cloud Strife. He'd prolly be pretty angsty, but not so much like a Squall-type character. He's been alone since he was an infant, and he has to leave his best friend twice- once for each side of the timeline. He'd handle it well physically, but mentally... I think it'd probably tear him apart inside. If he actually let himself get into a deep, loving relationship with Zelda (meaning actual physical and verbal love), it'd probably be the last time he could handle losing somebody so close to him. He lost his best friend, Saria, his mentor and partner, Navi, his father figure, The Great Deku Tree, so losing Zelda would probably just slowly eat away at him until he either shut out emotion altogether or lost a bit of his sanity.

However, TWW Link would probably handle it much differently. While he's seen and been through a lot, he's still a child. And, as a child, his "romantic" feelings toward Tetra/Zelda wouldn't come close to that of an older version of Link. He'd handle it horribly, of course, much like any other child would. Consider the way a child reacts when they lose a family member- he'd cry and possible throw a fit. He might be like some children and become mute or have a lot of mental damage done, or he could be like other children and be scarred for life but still able to handle it better and better as he aged.
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Now, what about Zelda? TP Zelda would most likely retain her regal image- calm and almost stoic. She'd care, but she wouldn't show it. It'd hurt her inside, yes, but as royalty, she'd raised to be mentally strong. She'd understand that she still had a land to take care of, and the love she had for her people would help her keep her sanity. She'd probably cry when she was out of sight, but she'd still be able to handle it.

But, like Link, a different Zelda would have a different reaction. OoT Zelda would handle it much like TP Zelda, but she'd be more sensitive, I think. She'd probably cry more often and it'd get to her more, but she'd still keep her reserve for her country's sake. I imagine, though, that losing her hero and her true love would probably cause a drastic change in her character, causing her to become a bit harder emotionally. She'd still be the kind, loving princess, but she'd be a lot less innocent.

EDIT: Anybody see the movie, Elizabeth? That's how I'd see Zelda if Link were to die. Elizabeth was heartbroken and torn apart on the inside. She even lost her temper a little bit (common action for somebody like us, but out of the question for royalty) after her heart was broken, but she was still able to lead her people to prosperity.

I'd think if Zelda died, Link would go into a fiery rage. Go terrorize the land as a bandit for a year or two, then take his own life. Depressing. Or maybe he would move on and take Malon, or somtin. I know some people do not agree with me, but the best for a scenario like that is to find somebody else.

The same thing will happen to Hyrule, but for different reasons. Zelda'll either go into depression, the land will fall into disrepair, havoc will rule, plague and sickness will drown the land. Then, Zelda will take her life and join Link in holy slumber. Or she will take up a sword and go avenge Link. I mean TP, you see Zelda can use a sword. I mean she was taught by me, the Sword Master.

This what will Link react if someone kills Zelda.
(skip to 2:40)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TyM4UN1DofQ&feature=user

This is from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

I can't wait for the game!!

...wow. I can't wait either. Well, I think it it's safe to say he has feelings for her.

Agreed. He looked freakin' PISSED ;o

He'd be more dan pissed. He'd turn crazy and devastate the world!!!!!!! Run folks, run!!!

Yes! I just got to that part last night. I squeed :giggle:

Super Smash Brothers Brawl looks soo AWESOME! Oh, how I wish I had the Wii... *sniffle*

This particular game seems to really hint towards a deep emotional connection between the two, otherwise Link would not have reacted in that kind of manner with such aggression.

Now, back on topic... I'd say that Link would probably fall into a depression, one of which would cause him to remain by himself in his solitude. I think he would never get over the death of Zelda, as even in reality you never really get over a person's death. And, depending on the individual it affects them in different ways. Link would probably avoid relationships with others for fear of losing them and because he would always feel that his heart belonged to Zelda. Really, if she died a part of him would die also; after something like that happens it changes a person forever. He wouldn't go on a violent rampage though and kill innocent people.

Zelda I'd say would probably do the same; she'd remain distant, not wanting to form close relationships with anyone. Again I picture her as a lone figure, and if she did remain loyal to her throne she would be one of those Princesses/Queens who never married, finding someone to take over the throne later on after her passing.