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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

What makes the OoT animation a bit cooler is that Link is older after the animation, like the beams hide him from your view and after the flash of light, he grew old (and everything else changed as well, but you only see that after leaving the cathedral)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Which seems weird when you think about it. Has he been passed out there for 7 years? How did he stay alive? Where did he get clothes that fit?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The sages used their advanced technology to send Link into a divergent timeline but had to massively simplify their explanation for refugee child living in the woods.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So does he have memories of the past 7 years or did he just take the place of the adult Link in that timeline?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I like to think that his memory is linear and if he goes from (a) young to (b) adult and back to (c) young, his knowledge goes from a ➡️ a+b ➡️ a+b+c. So, his age is sort of irrelevant.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

And that is why he’s called the hero of time.

I’m with you on this one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And why can he not use the Kokiri Sword as a dagger? It's like he's not even trying

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I imagine he could, but why would he? He's got a perfectly good sword right there!