StephaniaArts's avatar
same here, I never saw him as this pushover kid people seem to like making him be. I always saw him as having a silent dominance type thing going on
Spelarminlind's avatar
Me too :D At the same time, even if I do not imagine him to be unnecessarily loud or the most talkative person, I never saw him as an introvert. Such a huge part of the games is about going up to people and talking to them and people always seem to like him very easily, so it becomes hard to think about him like that. And, since I am a bit shy myself, I feel better imagining him like someone who can face the fears I have and give me a bit of courage.
StephaniaArts's avatar
I mean he IS aggressive and has a quick fiery temper with strong emotions, but still, I kinda balance between that he is a loner of sorts, but not necessarily an introvert, but not an extreme extrovert either. He´s kinda inbetween for me, depends on the situation he is in I guess. I don´t really know where I got teh silent dominace part, but I imagine him as a serious minded young man who knows what he wants, that´s kinda how I mean it, not that he dominates people per say. He´s quite mysterious imo. I really hate people who refer to link as submissive, just because he isn´t being loud doesn´t mean he´s submissive :XD:

I always saw his silence as that he is talking but we can´t hear. I never saw him as mute, ridiculous as he screams battlecries, so he does have a strong voice.
Spelarminlind's avatar
That is my opinion exactly! I can mind a joke or two about him being mute but it starts going over the line when people seriously correct others that "Link can't talk" or "that is funny because he IS mute".

I always saw Link as someone who easily made friends but never really let anyone close or felt truly understood and so "inside" he is a loner. As you said, a little bit of both.
I, too, imagine him to make his choices for himself and being very clear on that point that no one can choose for him. Submissive is probably the last thing I would associate him with :giggle: It brings some bitterness to being the chosen hero. Even if that life brings a lot of pain loneliness, if it came down to him having to decide between that and abandoning Hyrule his personality would make him choose to fight.