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|name = Link the Pig
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|image = [[File:LinkPig.png|200px]]
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'''Link''' is the name of a hefty pig residing on [[Outset Island]], within {{TWW}}. Owners [[Abe]] and [[Rose]] alter the name of the pig to the name of the protagonist, defined by the player, as a reward for its capture.  
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|race= [[Pig]]
|gender= Male<ref name="Pet">{{Cite|I just saw a wild...a wild pig! Ooh! See? Look! That black one there... Don't you see him? This is perfect! My wife was just telling me how she really wanted a pet...|Abe|TWW}}</ref>
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{{Term/Store|Link||Series, TWW, TWWHD}} is a character in {{TWW}}.{{Name Ref|TWWHD}}{{Note|In reality, the {{Term|TWWHD|Pig}}'s name matches whatever the player chooses as the hero {{Term|TWWHD|Link}}'s name.}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
Link's physical appearance depends upon the situation of small pigs captured and brought to Rosa. Specific coloring follows standards of precedence. Regardless of small pigs captured, Link retains the color of the pig with the highest rank. The color ranking system goes as follows: black, pink, spotted, default black. If [[Link]] desires a spotted pig, the small spotted pig must be captured exclusively. Pink coloring appears if the pink pig is captured, regardless of the current state of the spotted pig, under the condition that the black pig is not captured. Due to black being the default color, Link will remain ebony if the color is not altered by capturing other pigs, or if the black pig is captured. Link can use the ample pig to dig in dark patches of dirt to unearth a [[Heart Container#Piece of Heart|Piece of Heart]]. To do so, Link must use [[All-Purpose Bait]] to lure the pig, and the [[Power Bracelet]] to lift it due to its excessive body weight. Akin to other pigs, Link will get angry if sliced with a sword. However, Link will deal three hearts of damage rather than one due to its massive size.
Link is [[Abe]] and [[Rose]]'s pet Pig.<ref name="Pet"/> [[Link]] can catch a wild Pig for them before departing [[Outset Island]], receiving a [[Red Rupee]] in exchange.<ref>{{Cite|Oh! Thank you! Thank you so much! I've been thinking of getting a pet pig for a while now. The boys will be SO happy when they get home. You sweetie! OK, Link... Hold out your hand. This is your reward! Don't spend it all in one place!|Rose|TWW}}</ref> Link will be placed in a small pen near Abe and Rose's house, along with two other pigs Link can give to Rose in exchange for a Red Rupee.
 
When the hero comes back to to Outset Island, the Pig will have grown and will be the only one left in the pen. While Rose claims that the other two pigs ran away, Zill implies that the family ate them.<ref>{{Cite|It was delicious.|Zill|TWW}}</ref> The color of the grown Link will depend on the color of the Pig originally caught. If no Pig was caught or at least one black pig was, Link will then be black, if only pink and speckled pigs were caught Link will be pink and if only speckled pigs were caught Link will be speckled.  Eventually, Link will have grown so much that he can only be lifted with the [[Power Bracelet]]. He can then be taken to the black soil facing [[Mesa]]'s  house where he will dig up a [[Piece of Heart]] if fed with [[All-Purpose Bait]].
 
Like other Pigs, Link will attack the Hylian Link if attacked by the latter. He will continue attacking until Link either dies, falls in water, or leaves the area. Unlike other Pigs however, Link is capable of dealing three [[Heart]]s worth of damage with each hit due to his size.
 
==Nomenclature==
{{Nomenclature}}


==Trivia==
==See Also==
*Characters sharing the name of the game's protagonist were earlier seen in {{OoT}} and {{MM}}; both came in the form of "[[Link (Goron)|Link, the Goron]]".
* {{Term|Series|Link (Goron)|link}}
*Once Link the pig attacks the young hero, he is impossible to placate unless Link gets away or dies, therefore rendering him invincible.
*[[Zill]] and [[Joel]] admit to having eaten the other pigs if Link had given them more than one earlier in the game. Answering why there can only be one giant pig named Link.
*No matter which color Link is, the [[Nintendo Gallery]] will depict him as pink.
*If no pig is brought, the giant pig will still be solid black. Abe takes special interest in the black pig after Rose tells him they want a pet; it is therefore implied that he catches this pig if Link doesn't get one for him.<ref>{{Cite|I just saw a wild...a wild pig! Ooh! See? Look! That black one there... Don't you see him? This is perfect! My wife was just telling me how she really wanted a pet...|Abe|TWW}}</ref>


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{{Notes}}
[[Category:Animals]]
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{{Categories
|Animals, Pigs, Outset Islanders
|characters= TWW, TWWHD
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 16 April 2023

Link is a character in The Wind Waker.[name references needed][note 1]

Biography

Link is Abe and Rose's pet Pig.[1] Link can catch a wild Pig for them before departing Outset Island, receiving a Red Rupee in exchange.[2] Link will be placed in a small pen near Abe and Rose's house, along with two other pigs Link can give to Rose in exchange for a Red Rupee.

When the hero comes back to to Outset Island, the Pig will have grown and will be the only one left in the pen. While Rose claims that the other two pigs ran away, Zill implies that the family ate them.[3] The color of the grown Link will depend on the color of the Pig originally caught. If no Pig was caught or at least one black pig was, Link will then be black, if only pink and speckled pigs were caught Link will be pink and if only speckled pigs were caught Link will be speckled. Eventually, Link will have grown so much that he can only be lifted with the Power Bracelet. He can then be taken to the black soil facing Mesa's house where he will dig up a Piece of Heart if fed with All-Purpose Bait.

Like other Pigs, Link will attack the Hylian Link if attacked by the latter. He will continue attacking until Link either dies, falls in water, or leaves the area. Unlike other Pigs however, Link is capable of dealing three Hearts worth of damage with each hit due to his size.

Nomenclature

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The Italian Republic
Italian
Link (TWW)[4]
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See Also

Notes

  1. ↑ In reality, the Pig's name matches whatever the player chooses as the hero Link's name.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "I just saw a wild...a wild pig! Ooh! See? Look! That black one there... Don't you see him? This is perfect! My wife was just telling me how she really wanted a pet..." — Abe (The Wind Waker)
  2. ↑ "Oh! Thank you! Thank you so much! I've been thinking of getting a pet pig for a while now. The boys will be SO happy when they get home. You sweetie! OK, Link... Hold out your hand. This is your reward! Don't spend it all in one place!" — Rose (The Wind Waker)
  3. ↑ "It was delicious." — Zill (The Wind Waker)
  4. ↑ "Beh... Ecco... Veramente... Ho dato il tuo nome al mio maialone! Sai è forte come te, è imponente come te..." — Abe (The Wind Waker, Italian localization)
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