Top 5 Best Link Moments (The Legend of Zelda)

this video is sponsored by Squarespace [Music] of all the iconic heroes in videogames few have reached the prestige of Linc the eternal hero of the Zelda games dressed in the legendary green tunic wielding the sword forged by the goddess and the first hero link stands as the last hope of a tortured land a reincarnating figure who represents the hope and courage of the people of a kingdom plagued by evil and it turns out in order to be the one to single-handedly turn back the darkness of demise Ganon Vaati majora or other nightmares you've got to be one tough dude link has shown time and time again that despite his Peter Pan inspired outfits and the whimsical nature of some of the Zelda games he has his fair share of badass moments throughout the Zelda series so with all these Halloween Zelda videos flooding YouTube tonight let's instead look at when the light of Hyrule burned brightest in the face of evil through five of my favorite linked moments I'm going to keep this list limited to one entry per game and as always this is my own personal opinion after the video feel free to leave your favorite badass link moments in the comments below so without further adieu let's have a look at some of Link's best moments blades of the Jaeger Link's relationship with Princess Zelda in breath of the wild is one of the most interesting the two have had yet Zelda after the untimely death of her mother has the weight of her destiny thrust upon her shoulders told that she must find a way to unlock the hidden powers of her bloodline before Ganon's prophesized return despite pilgrimages across Hyrule and prayers at goddess statues the princess fails to awaken her powers until Hyrule is on the edge of defeat link was born as the son of a highly at night and by a young age his ridiculous skills were showing being able to best grown men and pull the sacred master sword from its pedestal while still just a child after a particular incident where link defeated a malfunctioning Guardian by grabbing a nearby pot lid and bouncing one of the lasers back into his eye the young hero was appointed as Zelda's personal knight but despite his skills Zelda felt distant from link uncomfortable in his presence believing that the Hylian knights hated her for her inability to awaken her powers at one point the princess loses it shouting at him to stop following her furious at him for staying silent and refusing to let her wonder hyrule unprotected however Zelda's feelings toward link drastically changed after an incident in the Gerudo desert breathing heavily Zelda ran frantically through the sands desperately fleeing the unseen terrors which hounded her but up ahead to her dismay to yeegar foot soldiers appeared cutting off her escape turning to run was no use a third warrior appeared leaving her completely surrounded by the assassins on all sides one of the treacherous chicest stepped closer to the princess who lay helpless on the floor the blasphemic inverted eye of the Yeager clan stared down at her as the soldier raised his wicked blade ready for the kill but as Zelda closed her eyes expecting the end there was a flash of Steel a cry cut through the silence and the Yaga fell limply to the ground standing between zelda and the remaining two ye go was linked crouched with the master sword drawn eyes focused on the traitors shifting his weight caused the eager to stumble backwards in fear holding out the sacred master sword as a barrier between the evil men and the two hylians this was the moment Zelda's relationship with Link changed where she finally began to understand him from this moment on her attitude completely shifts the princess begins trying to open link up revealing a man burdened with the stress of fulfilling his role as the hero not only is this a great moment for the characters of Link and Zelda in breath of the wild it's a glimpse of what it means to be linked the first of his kind demise is one of the most intimidating villains in the Zelda series despite his relatively lackluster introduction only appearing in his true form right at the climax of the game his design and personality helps sell him as the origin of all evil demise was a being who first taught free into the world during the era of the goddess hylia long before Skyward Sword after a fierce battle over the Triforce the demon king was sealed by the goddess in the sealed grounds by the temple of heylia centuries later the Demon Lord Ghirahim an underling loyal to demise works to free him from his seal which at the very end of the game comes to pass and the demon king once again walks the earth demise is a hulking brute his dark body studded with black scales a mouth full of sharp inhuman teeth and with torrents of flames pouring from his head where his hair should be gira him the violent proud Demon Lord who up to this point had served as the game's primary antagonist is revealed to be little more than the sword of demise a living weapon who is recalled to his savage blade form when the demon king is reborn demise reveals that when he last waged war on hyrule the humans of the land all shivered under rocks like insects terrified at the mere glimpse of his dark form not one of them dead stand before him dared challenge his conquest instead screaming and clinging to the goddess hylia praying and crying in the hopes that her grace would protect them demises backstory paints him as an impossibly powerful foe an indomitable evil that no man before could even stand in the presence of let alone oppose but the entire time demise is telling this story Lynx stands unmoving blade drawn eyes focused on the demon unlike any Hylian before link not only refuses to run but actively stands before demise challenging his attempt / links unbreakable courage amuses demise who never believed that anything less than a goddess would dare to stand before him in battle it's this interest in link that causes demise to offer a one-on-one fight with a hero a dance of swords which the demon king ultimately loses the reason this moment stands on my list of Link's most badass acts is that this is the very first time that evil in its purest and truest form met its match in the form of a hero the Zelda series tells countless different stories of a boy in green standing up to a horrifying evil but it can all be traced back to this moment when the hero of the skies stood before demise denying him entry to the land of the living this was the first human who did not flee setting the stage for those who would follow in his path since last week I've been continuing to build my website using Squarespace who are offering 10% off your first purchase if you head over to squarespace.com /a Zeltiq i know that not everyone who watches my videos has a twitter account and your suggestions can get buried in the comment section here on youtube so I've added a video requests page using the contact form feature where you can drop in and leave a suggestion which will directly be 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his daughter Malin who care for horses including the young calf Epona talon is kind-hearted but often lazy prone to falling asleep in inconvenient places it's his distracted nature that makes his employee Ingo despise him when Ganondorf takes control of Hyrule during Link's seven-year slumber Ingo is allowed to take over the ranch capitalizing on the opportunity by forcing Malin to work while he collects rupees for horse riding Epona now a full grown mare is one of these horses owned by Ingo and when Ingo notice his Lynx skill at riding her he'll challenge him to a race when he loses this race he'll fear that Ganondorf will be disappointed in him so challenges link once more with increased stakes if link wins he can keep the horse Linc wins this race again despite INGOs violent overworking of his own horse in his attempt to outrun Epona he'll keep his word allowing link to have the horse but locks down the ranch trapping both horse and hero inside and it's here we get one of the coolest moments in Ocarina of Time link can ride a poner to the walls of the ranch leaping over the fence as the main hyrule field theme kicks in changing to a crescendo as Epona rears back in celebration [Music] while outclassed by others on this list in terms of visuals and animation being a moment from a game from 1998 stealing a poner from Lon Lon ranch remains one of my favorite parts of the game when I finally got a pony as a kid it was unbelievably cool stealing her from imprisonment and leaping to freedom a family quest the hero of winds has two individual quests during the Wind Waker the first is the quest which sent him on his larger journey to defeat Ganondorf the quest to save his sister Link's birthday was interrupted by the Helmerich king appearing in the skies above outset Island dropping tetra into the woods when shot by the Pirates cannons after link rescues tetra from the woods the Helmerich king will return tearing through the sky and snatching aryl as she ran across the bridge as we learn later on the helm rock king was sent by Ganondorf to capture girls with pointy ears of a certain age as part of his scheme to find Princess Zelda these girls were imprisoned in a cell in his stronghold the forsaken fortress in the far northwest of the ocean after Errol's capture link is forced to leave his home in search of her with the help of the Pirates he leaves outset island and his grandma behind traveling into the unknown the Pirates take link to the forsaken fortress but in the process he loses his sword meaning he has to sneak through the citadel unarmed stealthily avoiding the guard moblins and searchlights when link finally reaches the peak of the fortress he'll recover his sword and slay a greenback hablen guarding the door to the cells where errol is held despite this reunion of family a dark shadow falls over the children and the Helmerich King descends from above with only his small blade link is no match for the colossal bird who tears him away from his sister once more casting him across the sea but the hero's failure the forsaken fortress would be short-lived with the guidance of the king of Red Lions link his true journey obtaining the boomerang bow and even the sacred master sword from the forgotten kingdom below while the link who originally snuck through the forsaken fortress was little more than a child's trying to save his family the link who returns is nothing short of a hero tearing through ganondorf's defences and storming through the strongholds to the prison room this time link is able to have a heartwarming reunion with his sister and the Pirates help carry the girls to safety but links business isn't done he has a personal phone at honker this time when the Helmerich King inevitably returns to guard for captured girls link is prepared he takes on the bird cracking its steel mask with the skull hammer and destroying the monster with the master sword this link isn't just the hero taking up the blade of the hero of time and ending the story of Ganondorf this link is a big brother who sailed across the vast oceans to save his sister the rescue of Errol and the subsequent victory over the monster who took her is one of the most memorable parts of the Wind Waker to me it's here where the game truly changes the quest for Errol is over the battle for Hyrule is about to begin defense of the village a prominent story told by Twilight Princess is that of the game's link the hero of Twilight stepping up to fill the boots of his predecessor and ancestor the hero of time we know that according to Hyrule historia the hero's shade is the lingering spirit of this legendary hero from ocarina of time passing on his knowledge and skills to the next in line to take up the Master Sword the shade tells link that the path to becoming the true hero is a long one but once you have grasped all of the hidden skills you shall be worthy of walking it but I'd argue that the moment in which link becomes the true hero isn't as a result of his tutelage from the hero of time but in the first moment in which he's forced to act the part of the hero offend the week after the game's first dungeon the forest temple the children from Ordon village are found taking refuge from the enemies of Twilight in Kakariko village near death mountain but the fragile peace is shattered when out of the blue king bulb Lin and his entourage storm into the town riding monstrous armored bull bows tallow flees from the Stampede but Beth stands frozen with fear directly in the path of the gargantuan king Bobo been a brief moment of courage kahlan's usual cowardice was forgotten and he shoves Beth hard taking her place in the Baldwin's path after the dust settles Barnes rushes from his home to be met by the lumbering mass of King Bolin gripping Collin in one huge green fist the monster stairs directly at the Hylian as if to challenge him to try and save the child but the man lowers his mask in an attempt to hide but suddenly a horse's neigh breaks the silence and Link gallops opponent into the village in pursuit of the bulb Lin's who ride off into hyrule field after a horseback chase King Bolin will ride to the great bridge of hylia which had been set up as a trap for link as soon as a bonus steps foot on a stone a bulb Lin Archer sets fire to a barricade behind him trapping him on the thin bridge with King Bolin monster and Hylian gel ston the bridge both ends burning to prevent escape despite the colossal size of the beasts link best King Bolin sending him tumbling off the bridge to the lake below and victorious Epona rears back and Link raises the Ordon sword to the sky [Music] in a game full of incredible moments links first victory over King Bowl Blin stands out to me is the moment where link truly becomes who he was meant to be is the moment where like the hero of wins rescue of Errol the hero of Twilight finds the courage to stand up for the defenseless children of his hometown to fulfill the role of the hero while it's exciting to be swept off into your destiny a quest against a villain of world ending scale the moments I cherish most in Zelda games are often the personal ones and links rescue of Colin is just that here the ranch worker from Ordon village is truly reborn as the hero of legend thanks for watching this video if you liked it leave a like or subscribe if you haven't already for more Zelda content while your favorite badass link moments let me know in the comments below again a huge shout out to Squarespace for sponsoring the video if you're interested check out either my website or Squarespace calm forward slash Celtic cheers guys and I'll see you next time [Music]

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Id: Blis-gZZhXM

Length: 18min 26sec (1106 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 31 2019