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{{Term/Store|Link|Links|Series, TLoZ, TAoL, ALttP, LA, LADX, OoT, OoT3D, MM, MM3D, OoS, OoA, FS, TWW, TWWHD, FSA, TMC, TP, TPHD, PH, ST, SS, SSHD, ALBW, TFH, BotW, ZG&W, TCT, MK8, MK8D, HWAoC}} is the main character and protagonist of the long-running [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'']] series.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 18,{{Exp Game|Series}} 219,{{Exp Game|TLoZ}} 223,{{Exp Game|TAoL}} 228,{{Exp Game|ALttP}} 233,{{Exp Game|LA}} 239,{{Exp Game|OoT}} 244,{{Exp Game|MM}} 250,{{Exp Game|OoA}} 254,{{Exp Game|OoA}} 258,{{Exp Game|TWW}} 263,{{Exp Game|FS}} 265-266,{{Exp Game|FSA}} 270,{{Exp Game|TMC}} 276,{{Exp Game|TP}} 282,{{Exp Game|PH}} 288,{{Exp Game|ST}} 294,{{Exp Game|SS}} 300,{{Exp Game|ALBW}} 305 {{Exp Game|TFH}} & 308 {{Exp Game|ZG&W}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= TCT|publisher= |page= 1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|'''Link'''|Allies|HWAoC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Link|N/A|MK8D}}</ref> He was created by Japanese video game designer [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]. He has appeared across many incarnations throughout the series, usually depicted as an ordinary boy or young man who becomes a legendary hero by saving the world through feats of courage.<ref name="E 18">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E|publisher= |page= 18}}</ref> He is often the holder of the [[Triforce#Triforce of Courage|Triforce of Courage]], a sign of his being chosen by the {{Plural|Series|Golden Goddess|link}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E|publisher= |page= 13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You who have been sent by the goddesses... You should be able to gather the three pieces...|Sage|TP}}</ref> He is typically seen wielding a sword and shield, most often the [[Master Sword]] and [[Hylian Shield]]. Specific incarnations of Link may be distinguished by titles such as the Hero of Time in {{OoT}} and the Hero of Winds in {{TWW}}. All incarnations of Link possess the spirit of the hero and are thereby destined to fight evil.<ref name="E 18"/><ref name="Curse">{{Cite|Those like you... Those who share the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero... They are eternally bound to this curse. An incarnation of my hatred shall ever follow your kind, dooming them to wander a blood-soaked sea of darkness for all time!|Demise|SS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|If a person who has an evil heart gets the Triforce, a Hero is destined to appear...and he alone must face the person who began the Great Cataclysm.|Maiden|ALttP}}</ref>