Originally Posted by
TatlTael
Zelda 1: 1.Zelda : ( If we to use the official timeline, I think its Zelda the 6th, but I dont really care at this point)
likelihood : low
reasoning: While indeed Link does save her we not given much info otherwise. we not sure who tells us this (maybe the old man) either way the farthest I see this going is maybe the Mario trope kiss, plus he leaves to help rebuild Hyrule in Zelda 2
Zelda 2:
1.those women that heal you at every town :
likelihood : you know it happened
reasoning: this one a bit of a joke, but Zelda 2 leaves much to the imagination, and I honestly don't think would healing was the only thing going on in that house
2.Zelda the 1st ( again I not going to bother with what the appropriate numbering is) :
likelihood : medium
reasoning: while link does indeed get a kiss at the end, we not given much info in relations wise so like "first" zelda we only left to guess
Mh... I have to question how seriously you're taking this. Do you really believe Nintendo would have Link "doing it" with a different woman in every town?
But let's put that aside and go in proper order: the Zelda of the first game has two things going for her being in a relationship with Link. One is blatantly not canon (the cartoon) and therefore we shall ignore it. The other, well, it's not ever mentioned in Hyrule Historia, but that isn't stopping me from considering it a part of the series: the Game & Watch. I believe it to take place between the two NES games and in it Link and Zelda are said to be sweethearts. So what I like to believe is that they were, for a time after he saved her in the first game, but then decided to be just friends.
As for the Sleeping Zelda... have you read the manual? Between that and the ending there's pretty strong (I would say even conclusive) evidence that she ends up with Link.
See, when Impa hands Link the scroll and crystals, she says it's been foretold that these things have been safe kept for a "great King that will come". In other words, prophecy says after gathering the last Triforce part, Link will one day be king and, as we all know, in this kind of stories prophecy equals inevitability unless proven otherwise. Then the ending with a kiss so unchaste it had to be hidden behind a curtain pretty much flat out tells you "Yeah, Link gets the girl. That's how he becomes king".
...plus it was confirmed in interviews so it's pretty much established canon.
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
A Link to the Past:
1.Zelda
likelihood: high
reasoning: now this one may be a bit of an anomaly considering my current trend, but hear me out. In this game Link actively rescues Zelda twice and she has conscious knowledge of it, plus link uses his triforce wish to restore the kingdom, if that doesn't buy him brownie points I don't know what will.
The problem with that is... he leaves afterwards. And according to the Japanese manual of LA, the only reason he does so is because he wanted to set off on a new adventure, not due to some sense of duty to his country (as the English manual implied by saying he set off to improve his skills in case Ganon returned).
It's possible, I suppose, that Link was not quite aware of his feelings yet, after all...
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
Link's awakening:
1. Marin
likelihood: didn't happen
reasoning: I would have said high normally, but this adventure was all just a dream, so unless link likes seagull's ( assuming you didn't die in awakening) there is going to be a bit of a problem
here.
Marin is hinted to pretty much be Zelda without her encumbering title and Link certainly seems to fall for her. Of course one could argue that the resemblance is only in looks and that their personalities may be quite different, so who knows.
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
Ocarina of time:
1. Saria
Likelihood: medium
reasoning: okay I know everyone's reasoning for this is the whole childhood friends bit, and technically the kokori are always children so for all we know Saria could be of legal age when Link was an adult, but I honestly don't see this working out. Also if we working off the child time line Link leaves hyrule and the Major's Mask really does not give us much details as to what happened at the end.
2. Ruto
Likelihood: medium
reasoning: Ruto technically forced link to become engaged in the game, but like I said there is not much evidence that the child time line leaves us with. But if your looking for a starting point for the Laranyan Zoras it could have been here
.
I would consider both of these extremely unlikely. Saria outright tells Link she always knew they were from different worlds and could not stay together indefinitely. Plus, even if we concede she may be mentally older than Link, it'd still be really creepy.
Ruto... Link doesn't seem to be into her. At all. Every time she tries to flirt with him his reaction is greater fear than when confronted with BongoBongo.
Heck, I'd say Nabooru has a better shot than these two despite the age difference.
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
3. Malon
Likelihood: medium
reasoning: while not much interaction comes between the two If we are looking for Twilight Princess links ancestor mother ( the hyrule historia states that TP link is a descendant of Hero of time) I say Malon is the most likely candidate unless the hero of time met some other women we don't know about
I agree. Especially in light of TP, Hyrule Historia and, even before that, the fact that she's based off of Marin whom Link was clearly in love with, she does seem to be the most logical choice for OoT Link to have ended up with. Except perhaps for one other character we will soon get to.
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
4. Zelda
likelihood: medium
reasoning: well considering Zelda wiped all Links heroing at the end of the game, it kinda back to square on for them, plus link leaves for termina (well the lost woods but...). Zelda does however give him the Ocarina of Time before he goes and considering tit supposed to be the royal families treasure I would say that some significant evidence of a crush of some sort.
Not really. Giving him the Ocarina of Time as he left Hyrule was a very logical choice: the Ocarina is necessary to open the Door of Time. If Link takes the Ocarina and leaves, Ganondorf can't use it to get in (not that he needs to given what we see in TP, but they didn't know that at the time).
I wouldn't rule her out, but considering what we know of TP Link's ancestry... it's not very likely.
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
Majora's Mask:
none that come to mind maybe Malon again, but again this was an alternate world so it does not matter anyway
And there's the other character I was talking about
: Romani. Much like Malon, she's based off Marin and readily conjured a pet-name for Link (which in Japanese narrative tends to translate to "I would gladly have your babies").
What she has that Malon does not, however, is a promise from Link to come see her again. After Link saves her from the... *sigh* freaking aliens, he actually promises her that he will come back
every year on the days before the carnival to help her fend them off. That's a romance plot waiting to unfold right there.
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
Oracle of Ages/Oracle of Seasons:
1. Zelda:
likelihoods : low
reasoning: she barely appears, and in the end link sails off to hyrule but, not much to go on
Well she does kiss him on the cheek but... yeah I agree.
Of course if you go by Hyrule Historia this is the same Link and Zelda as in ALttP, but that's
dumb since she introduces herself to Link in both games.
(Also, correction: Link sails off FROM Hyrule. You can clearly see the castle behind the people waving to him as he departs)
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
2. Rosa
likelihood :medium
reasoning: Well they did go on a date ( in which link totally used her special key), This is more of a joke but if you can make a reasonable argument more power too you.
Hehe, really
can't say I see them working out as a couple.
But hey, I know Nayru's taken (darn that Ralph) and Farore is barely in these games (and looking very pre-teen), but what about Din? Link and her seem to have some chemistry and so far we've got a good streak of redheads (the LoZ-AoL Zeldas, Marin and Malon/Romani).
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
Wind Waker: Including Phantom Hourglass
1.Tetra
likelihood: high
reasoning: I admit that Tetra mostly played around with the hero of winds in the beginning but honestly by the end of phantom hourglass I could see it happening. especially since they started a new kingdom in spirit tracks.
Tendencially I would agree, if anything because of how much time they spend together even after leaving the Great Sea (and any other viable options... which was probably just Mila anyway) behind.
You gotta ask yourself though: if the Zelda of ST descends from Tetra, who does the Link of ST descend from?
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
Four swords and four swords adventure:
1. Zelda
likelihood: low for both
reasoning: in four swords you had defeat Vatti in both game it seemed you were more a knight than lover. of course both games were designed more for multi-player than for story
Minish Cap:
1. Zelda
likelihood: high
reasoning: before Zelda's petriifation it seems to me they had a pretty good childhood friend trope going on, so I honestly don't see a problem of this happening in the future after the game ended.
Uh... in both FS games Link is stated to be a childhood friend of Zelda and is way too young to be a knight or anything resembling one. Their pairing does not seem any less or more likely than that of their Minish Cap selves (to your analysis of which I agree, btw)
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
Twilight Princess:
1. Midna
likelihood: low ( because story reasons)
reasoning: honestly if she had not shattered the mirror I could have seen this. At first midna picks on link but throughout the game they kinda develop a relationship of trust( and maybe love). So go for it
2. Illia
likelihood : high
reasoning: childhood friend trope, and they seem to have a good relationship. I find this much more likely than this game than Zelda.
3. Zelda
likelihood: low , maybe even not at all
reasoning: the only way I see this working is if it had to be for political purposes, TP Zelda seems a bit more cold,calculating, and only dong what she thinks right for her kingdom. Feel free to disagree
I agree on everything except Zelda being cold and calculative. I would say we simply don't spend enough time with her to know what she's like (though she does appear distant/detached from you, but also in great turmoil for Hyrule). In any case, there really seems to be no attraction between her and TP Link, so it is of little import.
Originally Posted by
TatlTael
Spririt Tracks:
1. Zelda
likelihood: high
reasoning: couples that adventure together, stay together.
I kid but they honestly did spend a lot of time together so It is not out of the realm of possibilities.
Skyward Sword:
1. Zelda
likelihood: you know it happened
reasoning: this was presented as a love story so seeing them "establish"
the royal line, completely possible.
Agreed on both accounts.