Evolution of Link's Deaths & Game Over Screens in Zelda Games (1986-2021)

Evolution of Legend of Zelda Deaths & Game Over Screens (1986-2021). This video shows you how Link dies in all Legend of Zelda Games and spin-offs with Game Over Screens.
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►Timecodes
00:00 - The Legend of Zelda (1986 - NES)
00:12 - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987 - NES)
00:25 - Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991 - SNES)
00:44 - Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993 - GB)
01:03 - Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998 - N64)
01:42 - Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (1998 - GBC)
01:58 - Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000 - N64)
04:03 - Zelda: Oracle of Ages (2001 - GBC)
04:20 - Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (2001 - GBC)
04:37 - Zelda: Four Swords (2002/2011 - GBA/DS)
04:56 - Zelda: The Wind Waker (2003 - GameCube)
05:20 - Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (2004 - GameCube)
05:38 - Zelda: The Minish Cap (2004 - GBA)
05:53 - Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006 - GameCube/Wii)
06:33 - Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2007 - DS)
07:19 - Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009 - DS)
08:06 - Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (2011 - 3DS)
08:45 - Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011 - Wii)
09:02 - Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (2013 - Wii U)
09:20 - Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013 - 3DS)
09:38 - Hyrule Warriors (2014/2016/2018 - Wii U/3DS/Switch)
09:54 - Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (2015 - 3DS)
11:54 - Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (2015 - 3DS)
12:12 - Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (2016 - Wii U)
12:47 - Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017 - Wii U/Switch)
13:33 - Cadence of Hyrule (2019 - Switch)
13:47 - Zelda: Links Awakening (2019 - Switch)
14:06 - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (2020 - Switch)
14:23 - Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (2021 - Switch)

[@BeardBear]

Did you know that Zelda BotW has alternate Game Over Screens?

[@BetaBros]

Do you mean the one if you die with electricity, the text is yellow, and with ice it's blue?

[@Mattbuddy0947]

And this where he in Cold Water is

[@chizaraalaneme5724]

First!

[@PhoenixFirewastaken]

Yea, actually I did notice that when I first got the game from my friend. At first I was confused, so I started experimenting with it and found out.

[@amxterxsu138]

yeah, found out the hard way

[@djlamar2]

I love how Midna is shaking her head like "Really? You died to that thing? Come on" XD

[@isaachui5945]

Or Midna would be like “Really? You can’t defeat those kinds of enemies?”

[@foxystudiosuwu8264]

My version of Twilight Princess actually has Cozy Glow as Midna.

[@DeathUsagi]

7:26 Link just sitting in a burning train that's about to blow up: "This is Fine"

[@BrohamLincolnpanta-ct4ld]

😂

[@Maquel]

3D Games: **realistic death** 2D Games: **S P I N**

[@spritendrix427heavor6]

XD

[@BrohamLincolnpanta-ct4ld]

If I ever get shot or stabbed or something I'm gonna spin 3 times and then die

[@Drilo1]

What about between worlds?

[@thirddasf]

the adventure of link: **gives you a seizure**

[@SpicyOSC]

​@@Drilo1looks like spinning to me. not sure though 😥

[@ThatOneGuy11842]

When Ganondorf is having a bad day: *Watches complications of Link dying*

[@Superemie401]

Bowser: Popcorn? Ganondorf: Thanks, Bowser!

[@Determination709]

Flowey offscreen: **playse bonetale**

[@Sawtje2]

7:03 and the award for most dramatic game over goes to....!

[@Grantheoldladyxoxo]

UMM MAJORA'S MASK

[@TheChaoCrew]

i always joked about that with my older brother when we were kids

[@sleepybirdcitrine501]

That one always made me pretty sad......

[@yukendoneitor2K]

@@sleepybirdcitrine501 i actually found it funny, idk why

[@sleepybirdcitrine501]

@@yukendoneitor2K maybe it's because of the toon artstyle and Link's dramatic expression ☺️

[@zeromontalvan1514]

It's the video who ganon would look for

[@nouvolt4645]

You discovered my true identity nooo

[@saintsfan8907]

Or me

[@zeromontalvan1514]

@@saintsfan8907 oh no

[@rishabhanand7204]

True

[@saintsfan8907]

@Henry Allred that is true and before in the forest as well

[@Pikachu20960]

There's something about Link's ship sinking in Phatom Hourglass that gives me some crazy chills. Damn Nintendo....

[@ChineseCaseoh]

Ye

[@haaxxx9]

I had that happened to me when I had the game growing up. My jaw dropped in disbelief when my ship was taken out like that and it scared me till this day. It's the music I remember being so dreadful.

[@cj_th3_g4m3r4]

14:10 that combo tho

[@dillonkinder9296]

Fun Fact: the laugh in the game over screen for Zelda 2 The Adventure of Link was also used in Punch Out!! (NES) when you face Soda Poplinski

[@BetaBros]

Poor Link! He died so many times today ... Hope he will be alright. Great Video!

[@pat242-kun]

I can say he is not alright after this lol

[@TheChaoCrew]

6:06 this scared me as a little kid

[@ThisisYOURMadness0924]

The ghastly voices call for help, but it is *GAME OVER*

[@tajini817]

Another title can be "Link suffering for 14 minutes"

[@ThunderOfTheWild]

Zelda 1: oh no! You died! )~: Zelda 2: I DIED AND IM TAKING YOU WITH ME *flashes that could kill an epileptic*

[@amethecreampie]

1:20 at the funeral: gone, reduced to atoms....(flips to the next page)....by chickens."

[@ThisisYOURMadness0924]

Cuccos are very terrifying

[@linkganonslayer000]

I remember the Zelda II one used to scare me when I was a kid

[@LA_2017]

It almost gave my uncle a seizure when he played it but thank god he didn’t

[@jayanimations494]

@@LA_2017damn

[@nelsonreyes-alvarez605]

I cant let him get to my head

[@Endangeredworlds]

The NES game over theme has a special place in my heart. For one, I was exposed to the game when I was a wee little baby back in 03 or 04, the Zora band leader in Majora's Mask shares my name and just so happens to be playing this song on his piano, and it's just a beautiful melody in general.

[@ghb323]

fun fact: in BOTW, during the stealth mission of the yiga clan hideout, there is a brief dialogue before the game over screens appears.

[@maytheprincessofhoenn619]

It's that funny feeling we get when having a goal of beating any Zelda game (or any game in particular) without dying ONCE, you screwed up royally and had to start over. One common example is the first part of the Champion's Ballad with the One-Hit Obliterator challenge and that one shrine "Start and Stop". But that one time I did not want to die was in the Pirate Stronghold (In Skyward Sword HD's Hero Mode) where a Beamos got me while trying to Perfect Shield the beam back. 😣💢

[@TomMooreT2S]

Hasn't anyone ever done a Game Over screen in Twilight Princess when Wolf Link has to carry Midna after her exposure to Lanayru's light? If so, what happens?

[@iga6886]

shining lights

[@aspiringcaptain]

Botw and TP Links are the most dramatic 😂

[@Marco-sq2cy]

0:30 when you come home from a long day at School/Work.

[@wlliamson53]

The worst part about Zelda 2. If you get a game over, you have to start ALL THE WAY BACK AT THE BEGINNING!

[@BrohamLincolnpanta-ct4ld]

Nah dude

[@BrohamLincolnpanta-ct4ld]

I actually thought about trying that game out today

[@nelsonreyes-alvarez605]

I even hate when he laughs can staring at me menacely

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

I like how the zelda 2 one just says “return of Gannon” And literslly nothing else

[@VorticyHP]

i still find majora's mask to be a fairly creepy game. some parts about it still gives me goosebumps to this day...

[@stephanielynn6459]

always looking forward to your zelda videos

[@lucasstrople4767]

The BotW/TotK deaths are awesome for how sudden, natural and context-sensitive they are.

[@dexterorifice]

5:06 Link Death Noise

[@dexterorifice]

5:10 Link Death Noise 2

[@RainbowNoob127Official]

5:05*

[@acertainshyguy4262]

Ah yes, quality content

[@sancm8898]

0:06 always cracks me up

[@gahen8752]

13:06 Death by lightning 🌩️

[@iga6886]

woah!

[@bluestone4119]

Flash bang warning

[@pier5726]

Why are all of Link's side companions/assistants like 'NOT AGAIN UGH 🙄'

[@Ay-Ka]

Finally someone noticed Wind Waker Link can die while he's on boat.

[@mercedescarr6704]

8:17 8:18 8:19 9:09 9:10 9:59 10:41 10:42 10:43 10:44 10:45 10:46

[@fennwenn3317]

Nobody here talking about realizing for the first time that Fierce Deity Link can die?

[@wolfygaming7222]

I mean, he’s not immortal?

[@SuperMatt721]

My fav character ever dies like that many times but your video quality is awesome! Like or dislike? Okay, like! 👍

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

2:18 and 10:11 always wanted to see a deku scrub pass away because it's been so long since I've played majora's mask

[@hubcont2255]

In PH and ST, Zelda didn't even die. His eyes are still open.

[@Superemie401]

This is what Ganondorf is watching when he’s having a bad time.

[@pacostasol8132]

Remember that every time Link is defeated the timeline splits.

[@patrickquinones2533]

Ganon's favorite part was when link died

[@aylennegarcia8915]

0:20 That scares me a lot when I was little. Sometimes, I covered my eyes to avoid the Ganon beast form. Hehehe.

[@bluedragonanimates8277]

2:36 why is the Goron game over screen so funny

[@wildpride1119]

My hunch is the sound he makes at 2:34

[@samianci]

MY EYES HURT FROM THE ONE WITH THE FLASHING SCREEN OW

[@doctorawesomeness1997]

35th years of failing to defeat Ganon.

[@LuMiSaDi]

So seeing twilight Princess's death scene made me realize i never died in that game before.

[@Sharklady594]

You could make whole video about ways you can die in botw theres so many

[@andyblargextra]

Can I use this footage for a video?

[@MICHAELOFJESUS]

Majora's mask was so goodm they need to make a Majora's mask remake not a port. Like how they did re2

[@alesiggy2711]

7:53 - 2009

[@ThatNoobKing]

Phantom Hourglass' sinking ship really fucking gets to me They're now lost. Never to be seen again. Others can't even confirm if they've died or are just missing. It's the only game I fucking hate dying in It gets me tearing up-

[@ThatNoobKing]

It's stupid I reckon but I still get the sads =(

[@zauztheblacksmith]

Nah, I totally get it. It always stuck with me that, unlike in almost every game with a few exceptions, someone actually reacts to the Game Over scenario with text, as Linebeck cries out "W-w-we're going down!" when the ship starts sinking.

[@magdalenakoscisz8051]

Phantom hourglass and Twilight Princess are my favourite 😻

[@nixie575]

The wind waker one made me sad. I love toon link

[@emilianomunozdiaz9494]

Just realized ive never had a game over in wind waker

[@20Unknown]

Phantom Hourglass's sounds the most depressing...

[@ToonLink12]

U don't deserve this link u really don't deserve it ur my favorite legend of zelda character

[@namidosega7961]

Fierce deity death with opened eyes

[@zenphire]

Most of the games: “Oh no, you died!☹️Want to respawn?” Twilight Princess: “You failed. The entire world is doomed and everyone is going to die because of you.” Zelda 2: 👹

[@serpely1635]

Botw most deaths: error 404 bones not found

[@ZeronimeYT]

So there are many timeline that Link die and Ganondorf rule all Hyrule.

[@Axe16k]

12:21 Death John Marston

[@jayanimations494]

Man Links Adventure is a dark one, using your blood to revive ganon, knowing his minions they probably did some fuckd up ritual with his blood

[@hubcont2255]

Zelda ALBW's death animation is the same as Paper Mario 64.

[@Thatsjustmybabydoge]

0:20 is terrifying

[@Skippymcskep]

See how the serfs work the ground (See how they fall) And they give it all they’ve got And they give it all they’ve got And you give it all you’ve got, ‘till you’re down! 0:20

[@toonlink5399]

Why do you kill me? *W H Y ?*

[@spec7rumplays580]

5:07 & 9:07 WIND WAKER MASHUP 9:06 GUUAK

[@spec7rumplays580]

4:46 ?

[@spec7rumplays580]

11:48 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

[@spec7rumplays580]

6:05, 6:17, 12:18 & 12:32 MIDI !!

[@SuperPanzerTerrance]

Didn't notice that Mipha just killed Link.

[@bluestone4119]

Question HOW DO YOU DIE WITH THE FIERCE DEITY MASK ON

[@naturelincolnloud9370]

Aww, poor Toon Link

[@highdefinition450]

Spirit Tracks doesn't feel all that sad lol

[@kovkover6191]

Link, Link, LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINK

Link, answer me? Link? LIIIIIIIIIIIIINK!!!

[@Superemie401]

Luigi: Green L number 2 (Yes, Luigi calls sometimes Link like that in my AU.) what’s going on? Link! LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINK!!!!!!!

[@THEWORLDOVA-SKY]

0:20 öt öt öt öt öt!

[@tinaochoa7289]

DID THE CHICKENS JUST KILL LINK!? LOL ⚠️🤣🤣⚠️

[@user-uw7it8lt6k]

個人的にはムジュラで三日目を過ごした後に起きる月との衝突イベントが一番怖かった。

[@HarryTheReactor5651]

why the hell does link look fine on the train on spirit tracks when the train is dead

[@shrodu]

Just think. Jolene can murder the man she loves in Phantom Hourglass.

[@supertoastmaker]

R.I.P.

[@donaldosaremwinda4319]

When I see that again

[@disiant7800]

Hey why does Link seem to be right handed in TP Wii U?

[@lovefromwonderland]

Not Link dying due to chickens lmao

[@Nationalbussen221]

How unnerving can ocarina of time be?

[@naturelincolnloud9370]

How Toon Link passed away

[@vickiruley4676]

8:49 tswah

[@vickiruley4676]

Swah

[@vickiruley4676]

Twah

[@Buff_Drio]

My favorite is Ocarina then Zelda 2

[@mariaaparecidasantossilva1649]

where 3 zeldas for Philips cdi,and zelda ancient stone tablets?

[@iga6886]

blue color from cold

[@lucasrosario7982]

The legend of Zelda

[@arzfan29]

Every clip should start on the moment he takes the final hit, I don't need my time wasted with all the filler of him taking multiple hits

[@peterangusguy3382]

You don't have enough Rupees to revived! Come back when you're a little MMMM richer!

[@gunjeegunjee8552]

the legend of zelda breath of wild game over red blue yellow screen

[@MateoPRO-wc6td]

I love how midnais like why did you died link you were so iresponsable

[@dragonboyROCKS7620]

Why is 1:12 no one talking about dieing by chickens

[@Superemie401]

THE CUCCOS!

[@nelsonreyes-alvarez605]

I HATE ZELDA 2. What? I do. It just scares me to see ganon ;(

[@omargt738]

Pls use the original Wind Waker and twilight Princess footage in later videos Cuase the footage you use in dolphin emulator make them look good while in reality they are trash

[@iga6886]

yellow colour

[@iga6886]

red color for dead

[@vitorpw1673]

pov: me playing

[@nighto8933]

I am satisfied when I saw OOT link being killed by the evil cuccos

[@nataliesimmonds472]

Oh no. M m. Da ZELDA