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Should probably hold on to it for now.

https://twitter.com/DartsEnthusiast/status/742112133467537409

FUCK

In a bad way this time

The disappointment occurred sooner than I thought. What a drop in emotions. E3, you goddamn rollercoaster WOOOOOO

 

[Nanashrew]

Androgyny is a tricky thing as seen in this thread and others about the art. The hood hides certain masculine features so many perceive that Link to be a woman instead. Such as the eyebrows. Link's eyebrows are always thick and masculine but the hood covers that up and makes them look slender and more feminine. The hood also casts a shadow on his face and the light and shadow at play gives off softer features. The angle of the face is also doing things as well, we're not seeing the broad side of Link's face so it's messing with peoples perception.

Overall, I don't believe they'd reveal female Link in a lanyard or the current official art. She would be in a trailer followed by more official art and press releases and even shown off in Treehouse Live.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

It's a shoulder.

SHOULDERS FUCKING CONFIRMED.

 

[KingBroly]

Look at the position of Link's arm and shoulder. It's clearly an edit, if not a different picture.

I was more talking about his face.

 

[Not]

Man I thought that was a cropped tunic and it was like a midriff revealing a body suit which would've been such a cool design

This has happened to me twice now. The first reveal and now. Link bro why you basically genderless

 

[Son Of D]

Would Nintendo really show off a female Link on a lanyard given out days before the unveiling?

 

[MilkBeard]

I said damn

 

[-Horizon-]

There is no female Link

There is no male Link


T̪̥̓͆̏͆̽̾͛͑h͓͉̝̅ͩ̔̾̀͒̋͟e̢̩̪̮̞̪̯̗͙ͫͭ͝r̴͎̮͉͎̻̭͔ͥͭ̆̇̾̓͌͆ͤe̸̺̺̤̔̆̆͆̽̒ ̸̴̛͕͓͕͋͌i̡̳̰̪̲̪̠̖͉̾͌̽ͤs͔̥̲̟̫̄̀͆ͅ ̶̢̪͂̓̄̾͛̄͝o̴̵̦̬̓ͭ͂ͯ͛̓̃̐͘ñ̥͔̪̮̤̼̻̇͋̑̕͟l̢̝̿̂ͤͤỷ̵̗̗͕̱̬͙͊ͭͧ̓́ ̖͍̤̠̌ͦ͊̃Ç̩̮͕̘ͦt͓͙̫̺̦ͫ̌͜h̞̫͈͚͚́̆ͩͪ̈͛̿ͪ̓͡u̸̫̼̣̖̯̯̺̮ͨͯ̄̎͋̂͂͡ḻ̛͔̯̹ͧ̇ͧͩ̇̈ͣ̐͟͠h̸͕̪̲ͬ̐͌ͥ̐̇u̢̙̖͔̻̱ͭ̊̿̏̔͠.̥͍͌ͫͨͮ̈͐ͤ̍

 

[FloweryMarston]

what if in the game other people confuses link with a female too?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Would Nintendo really show off a female Link on a lanyard given out days before the unveiling?

If she was in "disguise", maybe.

 

[Lux R7]

Would Nintendo really show off a female Link on a lanyard given out days before the unveiling?

i really don't think so.

 

[enigmatic_alex44]

So if female Link does happen, will male Zelda happen too? The Legend of Zeldbro?

I don't see it.

 

[thestopsign]

I have a feeling this game is going to be a cross between the Xenoblade series and Zelda.

 

[DVCY201]

Y'all are starting to scare me with your hopes and dreams of a Female Link. Should we start a grievance/counselling group for when Nintendo confirms Link is only male?

 

[NateDrake]

So if female Link does happen, will male Zelda happen too? The Legend of Zeldbro?

I don't see it.

The Hero of Time can be anyone. Zelda can still be princess Zelda and Link be a female. That doesn't need to change.

 

[-Horizon-]

Y'all are starting to scare me with your hopes and dreams of a Female Link. Should we start a grievance/counselling group for when Nintendo confirms Link is only male?

I have a petition on standby to have Aonuma fired if that's the case.

Spoiler

that's a joke

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

So if female Link does happen, will male Zelda happen too? The Legend of Zeldbro?

I don't see it.

Male Zelda will be voiced by Andy Dick.

 

[SuperAngelo64]

They also seem to be forgetting how much Japan enjoys androgyny in it's male characters.

If this art was coming from Square Enix this wouldn't even be a discussion.

 

[?oe?oe]

Well this thread had a good run.

 

[MuchoMalo]

Ohhhhhhhh FUCK. YES.

It's confirmed. That's a tit, and there's no way they'd just show one side with his hood on and his hood not on.

FUCK YES!
INTO MY VEINS!!!!!

WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA

Spoiler

100% ready to be disappointed

I still don't see what's so exciting about it. Not looking forward to forced gender-neutral dialog since that annoys me in games. :/

Honestly, "she" looks more feminine due to the hood, but the facial structure differences prove that we're not looking at two of the same person. So yes, this is confirmation.

 

[Chindogg]

Man I thought that was a cropped tunic and it was like a midriff revealing a body suit which would've been such a cool design

This has happened to me twice now. The first reveal and now. Link bro why you basically genderless

Is a genderless Link so bad? Best of both worlds ya know.

 

[Illucio]

There is no female Link

There is no male Link


T̪̥̓͆̏͆̽̾͛͑h͓͉̝̅ͩ̔̾̀͒̋͟e̢̩̪̮̞̪̯̗͙ͫͭ͝r̴͎̮͉͎̻̭͔ͥͭ̆̇̾̓͌͆ͤe̸̺̺̤̔̆̆͆̽̒ ̸̴̛͕͓͕͋͌i̡̳̰̪̲̪̠̖͉̾͌̽ͤs͔̥̲̟̫̄̀͆ͅ ̶̢̪͂̓̄̾͛̄͝o̴̵̦̬̓ͭ͂ͯ͛̓̃̐͘ñ̥͔̪̮̤̼̻̇͋̑̕͟l̢̝̿̂ͤͤỷ̵̗̗͕̱̬͙͊ͭͧ̓́ ̖͍̤̠̌ͦ͊̃Ç̩̮͕̘ͦt͓͙̫̺̦ͫ̌͜h̞̫͈͚͚́̆ͩͪ̈͛̿ͪ̓͡u̸̫̼̣̖̯̯̺̮ͨͯ̄̎͋̂͂͡ḻ̛͔̯̹ͧ̇ͧͩ̇̈ͣ̐͟͠h̸͕̪̲ͬ̐͌ͥ̐̇u̢̙̖͔̻̱ͭ̊̿̏̔͠.̥͍͌ͫͨͮ̈͐ͤ̍

With all these H.R. Lovecraft inspired games coming out I wouldn't be surprised or shocked if Nintendo decided to that.

C̗̥̯̯̭̝̮͢ͅt͏̨̦ḥ̣͓̙̬u͙̘̹̖̗͘l͙̹͎̣̘͠u̩̕ ̸͖̝̯̘̀ò͖͍̩̫̯u̠̠͈̖r̨̡̟̟͖͖̟͡ ̣̺͚͚̣ͅg̖͍͎̥̼o̪̝͘͡ͅd̛̬̖̪̖,͚̯̠̱̰̕ ̢̫̕͞h̢͓̺͇̥̭e͕͚͉̦͍͞ͅ ̳͉̞̹̝̥͝͡c͟҉̮̞o̡̜̥̝̜̤̯m̛̲͉͎̥̟̣̟͢͡e͕̥͕̞ş̼̬̫̯̬̫ ̢͚̬̫͉̰̙̬͝f̧͉͎͍̲͚̺͔͖o҉̶̞̰̖͔͈͎̻̞r̗̬̀͞͡ ͕̰̙̯͍́͘͡ó̶͉̦͎͓̘̲͎̯̦u̙͉̬̭̱̟̤r̟̗̱͍̤̦̹̦ ̺͇̙͈̯̖͞c̨̛̳̬̜̩̹͕̺̰͡h̛͖̲̱͖̟̲̱̲ì҉̻͙̹͚̰̻͡l̡̨̯̲̖͝d̢̢̮͚̜̦̝̕r͉̟̖̣̖̗ȩ̸̗́n͇͕̺̯͎̗̞̕̕͢.̧̰͍̘͕̙͉̭̦̭͢

 

[Morfeo]

Game of the forever incomming?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I still don't see what's so exciting about it. Not looking forward to forced gender-neutral dialog since that annoys me in games. :/

Honestly, "she" looks more feminine due to the hood, but the facial structure differences prove that we're not looking at two of the same person. So yes, this is confirmation.

Nothing is confirmation unless it's from Nintendo.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

Honestly, "she" looks more feminine due to the hood, but the facial structure differences prove that we're not looking at two of the same person. So yes, this is confirmation.

They look the same.

 

[KingBroly]

Please stop doing garbled text. Shit hurts my eyes.

 

[WadeitOut]

Am I missing something? The lanyard looks like the exact same link on both sides just one with a hood up. The hair on the side is clearly the sideburns we see in the left imagine.

 

[Pappasman]

This thread is crazy. Ya'll are overthinking this to an insane degree. Its just different art of Link, there are no secret subtle differences.

You are seeing what you want to see.

 

[Not]

So if female Link does happen, will male Zelda happen too? The Legend of Zeldbro?

I don't see it.

The gender of fictional characters in a fantasy setting matters very little, IMO. When people can use magic at an equal level and a little boy swings a magic sword that makes a giant pig monster blow up, who gives a shit? Switch 'em all up.

 

[dtm808]

Androgyny is a tricky thing as seen in this thread and others about the art. The hood hides certain masculine features so many perceive that Link to be a woman instead. Such as the eyebrows. Link's eyebrows are always thick and masculine but the hood covers that up and makes them look slender and more feminine. The hood also casts a shadow on his face and the light and shadow at play gives off softer features. The angle of the face is also doing things as well, we're not seeing the broad side of Link's face so it's messing with peoples perception.

Overall, I don't believe they'd reveal female Link in a lanyard or the current official art. She would be in a trailer followed by more official art and press releases and even shown off in Treehouse Live.

Maybe that's why they are using a hood to mask it.

 

[Skab]

Am I missing something? The lanyard looks like the exact same link on both sides just one with a hood up. The hair on the side is clearly the sideburns we see in the left imagine.

Shhhh. Let them enjoy their hope before Aonuma crushes it entirely.

 

[PhazonBlazer]

Why not just a gender/race neutral Link?

 

[KrawlMan]

Am I missing something? The lanyard looks like the exact same link on both sides just one with a hood up. The hair on the side is clearly the sideburns we see in the left imagine.

the shoulderboob is clearly in view you fool

Spoiler

but really all i see is link and same link + hood

 

[MuchoMalo]

They look the same.

Eyes, noses, and hair are all a bit different.

 

[Not]

This thread is crazy. Ya'll are overthinking this to an insane degree. Its just different art of Link, there are no secret subtle differences.

You are seeing what you want to see.

The last new info we got about this game was in December 2014.

 

[LiK]

Uncharted 5

 

[Merc_]

Am I missing something? The lanyard looks like the exact same link on both sides just one with a hood up. The hair on the side is clearly the sideburns we see in the left imagine.

Hopes and dreams are being projected right now. If there is a female Link, there is no way she is going to look so close to the male version.

 

[WadeitOut]

Eyes, noses, and hair are all a bit different.

...That's because the left image is a front shot of him looking down, and the right one is a shot angled upwards from below his face. Seems pretty obvious to me.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Why not just a gender/race neutral Link?

better yet

why not a neutral link

 

[Lux R7]

this thread is gold

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

We need less gender identification experts and more vague tweets saying what those that have played the game think of it.

 

[-Horizon-]

With all these H.R. Lovecraft inspired games coming out I wouldn't be surprised or shocked if Nintendo decided to that.

C̗̥̯̯̭̝̮͢ͅt͏̨̦ḥ̣͓̙̬u͙̘̹̖̗͘l͙̹͎̣̘͠u̩̕ ̸͖̝̯̘̀ò͖͍̩̫̯u̠̠͈̖r̨̡̟̟͖͖̟͡ ̣̺͚͚̣ͅg̖͍͎̥̼o̪̝͘͡ͅd̛̬̖̪̖,͚̯̠̱̰̕ ̢̫̕͞h̢͓̺͇̥̭e͕͚͉̦͍͞ͅ ̳͉̞̹̝̥͝͡c͟҉̮̞o̡̜̥̝̜̤̯m̛̲͉͎̥̟̣̟͢͡e͕̥͕̞ş̼̬̫̯̬̫ ̢͚̬̫͉̰̙̬͝f̧͉͎͍̲͚̺͔͖o҉̶̞̰̖͔͈͎̻̞r̗̬̀͞͡ ͕̰̙̯͍́͘͡ó̶͉̦͎͓̘̲͎̯̦u̙͉̬̭̱̟̤r̟̗̱͍̤̦̹̦ ̺͇̙͈̯̖͞c̨̛̳̬̜̩̹͕̺̰͡h̛͖̲̱͖̟̲̱̲ì҉̻͙̹͚̰̻͡l̡̨̯̲̖͝d̢̢̮͚̜̦̝̕r͉̟̖̣̖̗ȩ̸̗́n͇͕̺̯͎̗̞̕̕͢.̧̰͍̘͕̙͉̭̦̭͢

I for one welcome any and all of our otherworldly gods

 

[FloweryMarston]

thinking about the art, it reminded me of ocarina of time 3d hyrule field art:

but now the world is huuuuuge

 

[Admiral Woofington]

We need less gender identification experts and more vague tweets saying what those that have played the game think of it.

@Gamepressdude

Just played a session of Zelda U. All I can say is that it'll be a game with temples

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

@Gamepressdude

Just played a session of Zelda U. All I can say is that it'll be a game with temples

What kind of temples though??
Shirley Temples?????

 

[Strimei]

Eyes, noses, and hair are all a bit different.

Eyes look about the same to me. As Link is making a different expression in either image, I would expect some slight difference. A furrowed brow/grimace while aiming versus a fairly neutral resting face.

Nose, I don't see much of a difference either. its a different angle, different lighting.

Hair is hard to guess at. The hood may well be affecting how his hair is.

 

[Skab]

thinking about the art, it reminded me of ocarina of time 3d hyrule field art:

I can see clear boobs there.

Link confirmed to have been female all along!!!!!!

 

[Illucio]

I for one welcome any and all of our otherworldly gods

That moment when you find a friend for life.

 

[MulderYuffie]

Nice!

 

[Not]

We need less gender identification experts and more vague tweets saying what those that have played the game think of it.

Missed these. Can you post 'em?