Once this is all over he finally- FINALLY! - gets back to the Temple of Time to get ready with all the sages to beat up Ganondorf and fulfill his destiny in saving Hyrule. Sheik shows up again and reveals himself to be none other than Princess Zelda who has been hiding in disguise the last seven years. This muted reunion is cut short by Ganondorf stealing her away (this is a sad memory).
The fight with Ganondorf goes about as well as expected. Link has to shove his sword throught he deformed pig-beast's forehead before the defeat/death seems to stick. And even then, the man is only sealed away by Zelda and the sages. Link does not enjoy having to kill anyone or anything, so like most of his battles, this one is pretty bittersweet.
And then we come to perhaps the most painful memory of Link's life: having to go back in time for the last time and leave Zelda and the future behind to ensure it never happens. And in doing so, having to leave the Zelda he knows and loves behind without even getting to hold her hand. Link regrets not saying or doing something to stop her from sending him back, not telling her in some way how he felt, that he loves her. Not loved, because he still does (utterly and with all his heart). And the Zelda of the past is not guaranteed to grow up and fall in love with him because of the changes to the timeline, changes he made sure came to pass by helping her stop Ganondorf as a child without inadvertently opening the sacred realm for him.
At this point, his best friend, Navi, also leaves him. Since she is no longer needed to guide him and he's very much grown up - in mind if not body.
Being treated like a child is a sore point for him, but not one that he blames anyone for becuase he certainly looks like a kid.
Link has quite a few powers (which you can read over in his app if you like). He is also a 'child of destiny' and bearer of the Triforce of Courage. (No, it did not leave him when he reset the timeline, the other two pieces instead quietly found their way to Ganondorf and Zelda when the time came).
He still considers himself a member of the Gerudo Thieves (though that would change if he understood what their policy of 'kidnapping boyfriends' actually meant)
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...or three, apparently. OH GOD I AM SORRY FOR THE TEEL DEAR
Date: 2011-12-19 12:53 pm (UTC)The fight with Ganondorf goes about as well as expected. Link has to shove his sword throught he deformed pig-beast's forehead before the defeat/death seems to stick. And even then, the man is only sealed away by Zelda and the sages. Link does not enjoy having to kill anyone or anything, so like most of his battles, this one is pretty bittersweet.
And then we come to perhaps the most painful memory of Link's life: having to go back in time for the last time and leave Zelda and the future behind to ensure it never happens. And in doing so, having to leave the Zelda he knows and loves behind without even getting to hold her hand. Link regrets not saying or doing something to stop her from sending him back, not telling her in some way how he felt, that he loves her. Not loved, because he still does (utterly and with all his heart). And the Zelda of the past is not guaranteed to grow up and fall in love with him because of the changes to the timeline, changes he made sure came to pass by helping her stop Ganondorf as a child without inadvertently opening the sacred realm for him.
At this point, his best friend, Navi, also leaves him. Since she is no longer needed to guide him and he's very much grown up - in mind if not body.
Being treated like a child is a sore point for him, but not one that he blames anyone for becuase he certainly looks like a kid.
Link has quite a few powers (which you can read over in his app if you like). He is also a 'child of destiny' and bearer of the Triforce of Courage. (No, it did not leave him when he reset the timeline, the other two pieces instead quietly found their way to Ganondorf and Zelda when the time came).
He still considers himself a member of the Gerudo Thieves (though that would change if he understood what their policy of 'kidnapping boyfriends' actually meant)