This allows everyone to connect equally well with Link, even if their personal impressions of him as a character are wildly different. As the 1989 The Legend of Zelda cartoon proved, giving Link ...

In the 38 years (yes, it’s been that long) since the first Legend of Zelda game in 1986, we’ve all noticed one particular fact, Link doesn’t talk. He’s what devs call a silent protagonist.

Link’s Awakening takes a more literal meaning for many transgender people who love the main character of the Legend of Zelda franchise. “It is inevitable all of us will see something of ...