A Female Link?, What if...what if indeed

Ok, now I've got a question or two to throw out there and see what every one else has to say about it.

First of, do you think its actually possible we will ever see a female Link? Is it possible that Ganondorf could rear his ugly head at a time destiny would have to pick a girl to carry out the keeper of the Triforce of Courage's desitiny?

Reguardless of whether it is or not, what do you think a female Link would be like? Would she be any different male Link? Aside from the obvious of course.

And while we're at it, how would a male Zelda fit into all of this as well?

OOhhh we had a similar discussion on Diamond in the Rough. I would personally love to see a female!Link kicking ass. Though I think a male Zelda would defeat the purpose of "a valiant hero saving the princess." I mean that's the whole premise of the LoZ series. And you don't normally have the woman saving the man. Not saying it can't happen. It'd just be unconventional. But then again, so would femme Link.

Yeah, I see what you are saying, it is a bit unconventional. But role reversals can be fun, just look at Super Princess Peach and to a lesser extent, Super Paper Mario.

Of course, there's always the possiblity of female Link having to save female Zelda, but I'm not going to get into that since this is a LinkxZelda forum, people might get the wrong idea about what I'm saying, lol.

Anyways, I'd like to see a female Link just to see how everything would be different, I'm sure there are people out there in Hyrule that would respond to a female Link differently than they would a male Link, for better or for worse. That, and to see what it is exactly Ganondorf would have to do to catch Din, Farore, and Nayru off guard and have to make the next hero a heroine.

Having a female Link would very well make me ship Ganondorf and Link XD

I have a thing about shipping the villain with a hero. I do it all the time in the Final Fantasy fandom. And if Link ever ended up female, it would be no different.

Ganondorf and female Link, I couldn't see that working out for the two of them. Ganondorf trying to get the Triforce of Courage while Link knows it's her destiny to kill him and all, it might get in the way of the relationship. Not to mention male Zelda would be more than ticked off I'm sure. I guess it's possible to change a man with a little bit of love, but I think it'd take a whole lot of loving to sidetrack Ganondorf. And then there's the age difference...a whole lot of that going on there.

Heh, you and I just don't do the same pairings, do we...

Umm I guess not XD

I have a love for crackships. Especially ones involving the villain shagging the hero. I don't know why. Besides I can't help but think that man!Zelda would feel a little emasculated because he failed to save himself. And he might feel a little intimidated by powerful female Link.

O.o .....

I actually cannot picture either Link or Zelda as the opposite gender... It just...doesn't fit. O.o

I personally, however, would love to see a heroine, such as Zelda, take the lead of the main role in the game. She would be so cool to use as a "ninja", jumping off walls and onto enemies to slay them with a brutal attack... Man that would be cool!

ANYWAY... *back on topic* Again, I can't visualize them switching gender roles. It would be weird... To me, anyway.

Well, in all honestly, I like just about and pairing that written or drawn well enough, I just happen to mainly find the canon pairings written well enough.

And sometimes I could agree that a pairing with a villian could work, so long as they aren't unspeakibly evil, like I believe Ganondorf to be. But of course, I guess that's what AU's are for then.

Yeah, male Zelda would be a bit embarssed to have to be rescued. Honestly though, I think female Zelda is just as embarssed when she loses control of her kingdom though, a male Zelda has the whole 'Men are supose to be the ones doing the saving' thing working against him, but female Zelda is the ruler of Hyrule, she loves it like she would her child and losing it to Ganon can't be a good feeling.

And a female Link would intimidate him you think?

Well, in all honestly, I like just about and pairing that written or drawn well enough, I just happen to mainly find the canon pairings written well enough.

And sometimes I could agree that a pairing with a villian could work, so long as they aren't unspeakibly evil, like I believe Ganondorf to be. But of course, I guess that's what AU's are for then.

Yeah, male Zelda would be a bit embarssed to have to be rescued. Honestly though, I think female Zelda is just as embarssed when she loses control of her kingdom though, a male Zelda has the whole 'Men are supose to be the ones doing the saving' thing working against him, but female Zelda is the ruler of Hyrule, she loves it like she would her child and losing it to Ganon can't be a good feeling.

And a female Link would intimidate him you think?

Actually, I love the idea of a female Link. By which I mean a brave and determined young woman who fearlessly saves her own land. ( come to think of it, this is pretty much Zelda in most cases, albeit not as hands on )

The idea behind LoZ is a nobody rising up to become a hero right? well, that nobody could be a girl too. I feel the concept still works. As Saami said, it'd be unconventional, but since when is unconventional bad? I think they'd have to tweak the formula, but it would work nicely, IMO.

By tweak I mean throw out some of the traditional plot lines: Link is no longer the dashing hero, the knight in shining armor. Okay, now he's the fearless heroine.
Given what a romantic I am, I can't see a female Link without a male Zelda figure being involved. They have tremendous chemistry in the series as it is, and removing that would hurt it, IMO. They could just alter it. I don't think he'd have to be a captive and weak man though..( though Zelda is NOT weak ) I'm not too familiar with the Fire Emblem series, but I do know Marth is a disinherited Prince...a man who's lost his kingdom. But he still fights though, right? Why not make Zelda in the same mold? A hero/Prince who fights with a maiden at his side. Lady-Link is still the hero, but she fights together with him. I'm sure I don't need to cover the fairy tale potential here either. Overall, I like it.

I think he'd be a little intimidated, if not a little indignant. Though if he is anything like female Zelda, it might not bother him so bad. But I don't think man!Zelda will feel the same as woman!Zelda. For the simple fact that I believe he would want to solve the problem himself. He is the man in the situation. And sometimes men don't like asking for help. Especially from women.

Gliderpilotgirl, I like that idea, I didn't even think of that. That would take away male Zelda's embarassment and really add to a whole new kind of adventure (and quite possibly a co-op Zelda game, which would be freakin sweat!). Not to say the Zelda series can be a little redundant, but a little change up like that would be awesome.

Yeah, that's definately a possibility. It would be interesting to see though I think. While he'd be indignant, he's still the holder of the Triforce of Wisdom and would be smart enought to know that female link is the only thing that can save Hyrule.

OKay. I can see it. It could work out. First, in the story, Zelda could be female, and Link male, but for the purpose of the story he disguises himself. Or, Link is a tom-boy of a girl, and Zelda is a handsome looking guy. But then, Zelda falls sick, and Ganondorf decides its time. Then the whole merry chase starts.

Dejavu ain't it

Link taking a page out of Zelda's book and trying a cross gender disguise? Could be interesting. Would Link get to jump around Hyrule to teach Zelda songs and disappear mysteriously too, lol?

I still say it's wrong. It would be really weird... And if the creators wanted to use a herione they should use Zelda, as she is able to fight like a "ninja" when disguised.

You remind me of someone I know from a book. Really hates change. Loosen up a bit and face the future.