Comments on: Link Keller - The Silent Hero http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/ A Community Blog about The Legend of Zelda Fri, 16 May 2008 07:14:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Emily http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/#comment-142 Emily Sat, 10 May 2008 13:55:42 +0000 http://www.zeldablog.com/?p=29#comment-142 I know this is meant to be funny, but taking it seriously: I think Link doesn't talk so that we, the players, can supply our own dialogue. ^^ I know this is meant to be funny, but taking it seriously: I think Link doesn’t talk so that we, the players, can supply our own dialogue. ^^

]]> By: Ryosis http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/#comment-127 Ryosis Thu, 08 May 2008 22:12:15 +0000 http://www.zeldablog.com/?p=29#comment-127 I'm fairly certain Link can talk. He's just a quiet guy. I’m fairly certain Link can talk. He’s just a quiet guy.

]]> By: Mike Fireball http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/#comment-124 Mike Fireball Thu, 08 May 2008 19:43:57 +0000 http://www.zeldablog.com/?p=29#comment-124 You're right. I don't know what I was thinking of. The fact remains that accent means nothing compared to inflection of voice. You’re right. I don’t know what I was thinking of. The fact remains that accent means nothing compared to inflection of voice.

]]> By: Robert-UK http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/#comment-113 Robert-UK Wed, 07 May 2008 22:50:46 +0000 http://www.zeldablog.com/?p=29#comment-113 <blockquote><a href="#comment-95" rel="nofollow"><em>Mike Fireball said:</em></a> If the movie was otherwise amazing you'd hate it just because Link pronounces things differently? They made a few JAMES BOND movies with American actors and they turned out to not be completely horrible. There is no established accent in Hyrule, unless you count Japanese, so what would it matter?</blockquote> To dats James Bond has NOT been played by an American. He has been played by actors from Scotland, England, Ireland and Australia. Sorry.

Mike Fireball said:

If the movie was otherwise amazing you’d hate it just because Link pronounces things differently? They made a few JAMES BOND movies with American actors and they turned out to not be completely horrible. There is no established accent in Hyrule, unless you count Japanese, so what would it matter?

To dats James Bond has NOT been played by an American. He has been played by actors from Scotland, England, Ireland and Australia. Sorry.

]]> By: Robert-UK http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/#comment-96 Robert-UK Tue, 06 May 2008 21:08:44 +0000 http://www.zeldablog.com/?p=29#comment-96 This is my take on Jumanji's comment based on my interpretation of Link- Random girl: So, you’re Link? Link: Indeed I am, how can I help you? Ganondorf: Link, I amyour father. Link: No. Thats not true, that's impossible. Ganondorf: Join me. We shall destroy Hyrule, then eat Oreos with a glass of milk. Link: I will never...Oreos you says? Tempting...very tempt... No, i'll never join you. *Link then draws the Master Sword and attacks Ganondorf head on. This is my take on Jumanji’s comment based on my interpretation of Link-

Random girl: So, you’re Link?
Link: Indeed I am, how can I help you?

Ganondorf: Link, I amyour father.
Link: No. Thats not true, that’s impossible.
Ganondorf: Join me. We shall destroy Hyrule, then eat Oreos with a glass of milk.
Link: I will never…Oreos you says? Tempting…very tempt… No, i’ll never join you.

*Link then draws the Master Sword and attacks Ganondorf head on.

]]> By: Mike Fireball http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/#comment-95 Mike Fireball Tue, 06 May 2008 21:07:20 +0000 http://www.zeldablog.com/?p=29#comment-95 <blockquote><a href="#comment-74" rel="nofollow"><em>Robert-UK said:</em></a> I myself would hate a movie of the game if Link had an American accent, I also believe that Americans would hate it if Link ahd an English accent.</blockquote> If the movie was otherwise amazing you'd hate it just because Link pronounces things differently? They made a few JAMES BOND movies with American actors and they turned out to not be completely horrible. There is no established accent in Hyrule, unless you count Japanese, so what would it matter?

Robert-UK said:

I myself would hate a movie of the game if Link had an American accent, I also believe that Americans would hate it if Link ahd an English accent.

If the movie was otherwise amazing you’d hate it just because Link pronounces things differently? They made a few JAMES BOND movies with American actors and they turned out to not be completely horrible. There is no established accent in Hyrule, unless you count Japanese, so what would it matter?

]]> By: Jumanji_Shishioh http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/#comment-90 Jumanji_Shishioh Tue, 06 May 2008 20:41:45 +0000 http://www.zeldablog.com/?p=29#comment-90 Because everyone mentioned why Link doesn't talk, because we can add our own personality, I'd like to give a demonstration (lol) : Random girl: So, you're Link? You *in game option* Yes. *when you put in your own personality* Heck yeah, I'm the ONLY Link in town, ya hear? random bad guy trying to tempt you into the dark side: Hey Link, wanna go kill that puppy? You: *in game option* No. *insert personality here* NOOOOOOOOO, DON'T KILL DA PUPPY!!! *gets ready to fight* That's Miyamoto's plan with the silent heroes... in my opinion. Because everyone mentioned why Link doesn’t talk, because we can add our own personality, I’d like to give a demonstration (lol) :

Random girl: So, you’re Link?
You *in game option* Yes. *when you put in your own personality* Heck yeah, I’m the ONLY Link in town, ya hear?

random bad guy trying to tempt you into the dark side: Hey Link, wanna go kill that puppy?
You: *in game option* No. *insert personality here* NOOOOOOOOO, DON’T KILL DA PUPPY!!! *gets ready to fight*

That’s Miyamoto’s plan with the silent heroes… in my opinion.

]]> By: Eternal Legend http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/#comment-80 Eternal Legend Tue, 06 May 2008 18:55:20 +0000 http://www.zeldablog.com/?p=29#comment-80 Well, I must agree with some of what has been said here, that Link is an empty slot so the player can decide what he's thinking, who he is. With speach the player'd feel more as if he were just watching a play, but with Link not having a personality, it feels more as if you were there. I've noticed that in, say, Final Fantasy V it's the exact opposite; you don't feel you're partaking, but rather watching. That's why I like to have Link, as well as Mario, Samus etc., mute. Well, I must agree with some of what has been said here, that Link is an empty slot so the player can decide what he’s thinking, who he is. With speach the player’d feel more as if he were just watching a play, but with Link not having a personality, it feels more as if you were there. I’ve noticed that in, say, Final Fantasy V it’s the exact opposite; you don’t feel you’re partaking, but rather watching. That’s why I like to have Link, as well as Mario, Samus etc., mute.

]]> By: Robert-UK http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/#comment-74 Robert-UK Tue, 06 May 2008 17:01:16 +0000 http://www.zeldablog.com/?p=29#comment-74 The reason that Link has no visible dialogue is that YOU are meant to be Link, when I play the games I kinda put my own personality into the character and I like to come up with my own responses to question posed by other chatacters. I think this is pretty much true for everyone, we all put ourselves into the character which is why it would be difficult to make a movie of the franchise. I myself would hate a movie of the game if Link had an American accent, I also believe that Americans would hate it if Link ahd an English accent. The reason that Link has no visible dialogue is that YOU are meant to be Link, when I play the games I kinda put my own personality into the character and I like to come up with my own responses to question posed by other chatacters. I think this is pretty much true for everyone, we all put ourselves into the character which is why it would be difficult to make a movie of the franchise. I myself would hate a movie of the game if Link had an American accent, I also believe that Americans would hate it if Link ahd an English accent.

]]> By: Mike Fireball http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/#comment-57 Mike Fireball Tue, 06 May 2008 04:26:27 +0000 http://www.zeldablog.com/?p=29#comment-57 You're close, but I'm pretty sure the mindset is more that the player IS Link. You BECOME Link, so they don't want to fill in too many of YOUR reactions for you. Unfortunately, since Link is a character in his own right, they can only take that concept so far. You’re close, but I’m pretty sure the mindset is more that the player IS Link. You BECOME Link, so they don’t want to fill in too many of YOUR reactions for you. Unfortunately, since Link is a character in his own right, they can only take that concept so far.

]]>