Reincarnation, Debate it here

Its probably one of the most debated subjects ever concerning Link and Zelda. The Reincarnation Theory. Some of us fans belive that the Link and Zelda in all the games are the same person, much like Ganondorf is the same person throught the games. So, this is a thread to debate it, share proof, whatever. Go at it everyone!

I'd rather not take the poll because it's a very ambiguous subject, but I know for sure that Link and Zelda aren't the exact same people from game to game. Sure, the original LoZ and AoL have the same characters, in the same sense that tWW and Phantom Hourglass have the same characters, but I firmly believe that the Link from LA and the Link from OoT are not the same Link.

Therefore, I approve of the multiple Links theory.

If it was always the same lil guy... that'd be screwed up.

Plus, Aonuma confirmed at E3 2005: "Yes, he is a new Link."

I'm not really sure. I'd like to think that their souls find each other time after time, but have no memory of their past life. Quite sad, but its still quite romantic that they still find each other no matter what.

Kinda like in this little blurb of lyrics.

But there are some exceptions. (well for me, at least.) I'd like to think that in SSBM that they remember each other, even though they don't really talk or anything, it still nice to think that.

But in all honesty, I have no clue. In Wind Waker, I'd like to believe that their two souls just found each other....

But for TP I'm not sure what to think. *crosses her fingers*

Yeah. I don't make that much sense. Sorry XD

*dies* That is a BEAUTIFUL way of putting it Amaya, and those lyrics fit perfectly.

I'm hoping maybe TP will shed more light on this reincarnation theory. I remember this quote I read in a fanfic or something somewhere. It was something like this: When the world is at peace, the spirit of the hero sleeps. When the world is torn, the hero is reborn. I kinda feel that's how it is with Link and Zelda. . . it just seems to fit, seems right.

Oy, now there's a poll?? ...If people want to believe Link and Zelda are reincarnated, then go right ahead. But I'll always disagree- mostly because reincarnation weirds me out.

There's no proof that they're reincarnated (Don't bring up the Ganon thing in TWW, he could have easily mistaken Link for the true Hero of Time. He's an old man afterall... XD), and Aonuma did say there are multiple Links and Zeldas.

I'm beginning to regret ever starting this...

Okay, Ganny IS old, but I still think he knows what he's talking about. I mean, for all of his evilness, Ganondorf really isn't stupid, and I think he would know his enemy when he saw him. (At least, I hope he would )

And the poll? Just for fun. I was bored, lol. You don't have to take it, or even take it seriously.

Don't regret starting it, Ignie, its a good topic to debate! *rubs hands together* Just about as much fun as the whole timeline of the games I still haven't managed to unravel that one!

I don't think anyone is going to figure out the whole timeline thing. I tired once, but the whole thing got so convoluted and confusing that I couldn't make head or tails of what I'd written down >_<
The only conclusion I've come to, that doesn't end with my brain exploding, is that the games all take place in parallel realities, with some that share a common link (or Link, as it were), while others are off all on their own.

As for the reincarnation thing, I'm kinda iffy on that. The romantic in me likes the thought of Link and Zelda's spirits finding each other throughout time, while the realist in me finds the idea odd.
But no matter how you look at it, reincarnated or not, Link, Zelda and Ganon(dorf) are all bound together by the Triforce. There will always be a Dark Wizard to threaten the world, a Princess to stand up to the darkness when no one else would, and a Hero to ultimately vanquish the Wizard. The Wizard has Power, the Princess has Wisdom, and the Hero has Courage. This could mean that the Triforce pieces go to the soul who had them last, or that they search out people with similar qualities to their last holder.

I think, in the end, Nintendo purposely leaves everyone in the dark about the whole reincarnation thing so that each individual player can make what they will of it, based on their personal beliefs and experiences, which makes the games more meaningful to those who play them.

That, or Nintendo likes to screw with people.

Spot on, as always. LOL.

Oh yes. Ganny knows all..

That weird feeling beneath my robes tells me that its the Princess of Destiny. Wait, no...that was me wetting my pants again from my fear of Link. Curses.

Ganon: "Why does my Triforce always resonate around them? The last person I want to be paged by is them!"

At least we can all agree that Ganny is the same old Ganny throughout.

Must suck to get your butt kicked so badly over and over again by some nobody silent kid from the outskirts of Hyrule (and a magical lockpick ninja pirate girl princess). I wonder what he'll come up with next.

It doesn't matter what he comes up with next, because he's still going to get his butt whooped.

Though I will admit I get a sick sort of pleasure at watching all of a tyrant's carefully laid plans get shattered into a million tiny pieces by someone hot, like Link

Very true. :nods in approval:

Ah, good ol' Ganny! I suppose I have a strange, sick, sadistic addiction to watching him get his booty kicked time after time.

Well, if I accept that OoT is the first in the timeline of the games, then it actually helps support the reincarnation theory, since that would be the time when they were all tied to the fate of the Triforce, binding Link and Zelda to be the ones to fight him for all eternity. It never really explains what it is about the Triforce of Power though that makes Ganny unkillable. . .

I think Ganny was unkillable even before he got the Triforce.

But I don't know why.

Maybe it's because he's a Gerudo guy? Maybe it takes a century or so to produce one because they're built strong to last long or something. We're never told what happened to all the other Gerudo males in the past, so it could be that they're all hiding out somewhere, being all indestructable and old together. That or I'm grasping at straws ^-^;;