Evolution of Link Transformations in Zelda Games (1987-2021)

[@BeardBear]

Did you know about the existence of Baby Link? :O

[@joelcomer]

They should add him as a mariokart character

[@darklink7217]

👍👍👍

[@MilesPrints]

Cool

[@averytubestudios]

No! That’s really interesting.

[@SirNerdTheThird5143]

Did you know that the small form of Mario is Mario? The big form is Super Mario. I know that was unrelated, but I thought it was worth sharing.

[@EWOKANDPORG]

Every link: changes age or literal form Botw: puts on clothes

[@vtlovely2423]

true

[@Steven-tc4vl]

So true

[@itsdripnovababy]

So very true

[@sr1642]

So much truth

[@unknown_player7836]

So very much true

[@scburaglia]

Vilia: "Make sure you watch out for the wind." Link's veil the moment he turns around: 19:40

[@pugpartyproductions9499]

Wow I didn't know the veil could actually move from the wind

[@Steven-tc4vl]

Lol

[@Steven-tc4vl]

@@pugpartyproductions9499 It moves whenever Link is walking or running around too.

[@Geedabug]

Looks like someone didn’t look out.

[@Prismark]

Well Link you are an adult now. Time to pay taxes.

[@linkthepig4219]

Nooooo

[@pixellord2370]

*Transforms into Yoshi*

[@somehistorynerd]

“TAXES CAN’T OVERPOWER THE TRIFORCE OF COURAGE!!” -Link, before his court case.

[@ChaosCat942]

Animal crossing in a nutshell

[@Joe_334]

I remember not knowing what the crap was up when jumping into that blue portal on death mountain in A link to the Past. I thought the game was destroying itself, and link just poofs into a friggin' 🐇, in some other land. It still stands as a showing of what Link would be dealing with after he gets sent to the dark world again.

[@Fallen_Pup]

Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess have the best and most terrifying transformations to this day. We need another dark zelda game!!!

[@Fallen_Pup]

@XxPanda_LazyxX well theres no way he can fully know that, thats just a guess. And honestly i forgot BOTW2 was even gonna be a thing. For me although BOTW is quite pretty i dislike the breaking of weapons and it ruins the game for me so i honestly didnt enjoy BOTW that much and 2 probably isnt gonna be much different on those main mechanics but we will see i guess

[@katsumi7998]

@@Fallen_Pup I honestly feel that. It brings such a different feel to Zelda. But I’m really new on the whole being a Zelda fan, so it being the first Zelda game I’ll actually beat, it’s special to me. Though phantom hourglass will also hold a special place, as it was my first interaction with Zelda ever, even if I don’t remember a lot of it

[@Fallen_Pup]

@XxPanda_LazyxX Nintendo barely has a grasp on what dark even means anymore tbh. I doubt it will even be in any sense scary

[@finch6078]

Nintendo releasing Botw 2 trailers; *Well take a look at this shit*

[@Fallen_Pup]

@@finch6078 tbh i dont think botw2 is gonna be that scary even though they make it out to look scary. i feel dissapointment incoming

[@kylebroflovski8656]

I just love how Link looks so flustered when Vilia tells him he make a good looking girl, it's adorable

[@Transchickadee]

Hi kyle

[@rapatacush3]

Gay

[@lilcat713]

@@rapatacush3 That's not meant to be say

[@dumbcatnya]

@@rapatacush3 and?

[@rapatacush3]

@@dumbcatnya and what?

[@mtoffo2275]

Majora's mask: Imma transform in a bunch of weird stuff Botw: does this outfit make me look fat?

[@notsoghostie00]

“Hey does this outfit make by chest look big?”

[@nikosdimitriadis3520]

In the thumbnail Majora's mask looks like: You expected it to be fierce deity link but it was I, DIO!

[@regularhooman1568]

Sounds like from avatar

[@vermelonYT]

There you go 300 likes

[@regularhooman1568]

@@vermelonYT lie

[@dilldawgbuffet]

The masks: can twist into link into monsters from other dimensions BOTW: *cute anime noise* :3

[@janoschjobstmann4588]

I mean it is literally the same

[@bruhdontbelievethatthing3839]

Hyrule Warriors: brutal anime noise

[@TheGameCreator13]

Hero of Time really just woke up after 7 years and immediately went back to sleep. Truly the most relatable hero

[@Drak_From_The_Healer_Tribe]

For some reason watching you Ignore the heart container in "A Link Between Worlds" was more painful than what all of Twilight Princess and Majora's Mask transformations would feel combined.

[@whenitraines56]

I thought I was the only one lol

[@bluejay420]

Link is one of gamings greatest Characters, dude doesn’t even have to speak. He’s just a badass from his actions

[@xxxSaiyan228]

"Badass" as he wears woman's outfit

[@Joe_334]

*Ignores the extra heart container in A link Between Worlds. Oh, haha okay...

[@pemanilnoob]

I raged when I saw that

[@Joe_334]

@@pemanilnoob I can't talk because I did this in Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I forgot that one from defeating Morpha, from the Water Temple on the original N64. I was so done with the constant iron boot fitting.

[@matchamade]

That hurt me so much all I could do was beg him to go back man

[@potatoenugget]

@@Joe_334 I did the same on an emulator but in jabus belly boss. My luck I had saved the slot before boss fight

[@Joe_334]

@@potatoenugget I bet you were so done with that, on the first playthrough. Most of the dungeons felt like they went on forever when the game was relatively new. (Still haven't finished Master Quest--The save died due to bad system transfer)

[@real_Furryratchet]

Majoras Mask Transformation still takes the cake. That was some serious creepy stuff

[@mulchmulchmulchmulchgang4life]

Especially the Goron one, just the way his face distorts and his mouth unhinges to show all his teeth... it also looks the most painful...

[@real_Furryratchet]

@@mulchmulchmulchmulchgang4life FOr me the Zora is also very scary. Those broken, empty and destroyed eyes where a nightmare for my as a kid

[@mulchmulchmulchmulchgang4life]

@@real_Furryratchet They're all very scary

[@diavolo7974]

The best transformation is in Majora's mask, to begin with, the masks were living beings, the scream of link and why the mask of the fierce deity is my favorite

[@nerolyzer]

Nintendo needs to make a Zelda game collection for the switch like they did with Mario

[@jal4319]

It would be cool, if it wasn't because it would probably just be a bunch of badly ported game for 60$

[@CatDragn]

True that

[@Hollow_Tim]

Jal How tf are they badly ported?

[@Hollow_Tim]

Nerolyzer That would be cool. Especially if they didn’t make it a dumb limited release, or exclude one of the games like Mario Galaxy 2, that is now the only main Mario game that isn’t on the Switch…

[@Luan-ek4wm]

yesssss it‘d be cool it they‘d pick a zelda for n64, gamecube and wii again like Zelda Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess (i’d prefer twilight princess for wii instead of skyward sword because we already have skyward sword on switch as a separate game)

[@official_nosetpn7680]

It's so weird to see botw link in his normal everyday clothes since I barely wear them in game (my go-to outfit is the stealth pants and top and the majora's mask so I could be with my buddies)

[@official_nosetpn7680]

@Naruto Namikaze Hi

[@8bitgango728]

Lol also hello there

[@Link-to-the-Smash]

@@official_nosetpn7680 Really?

[@official_nosetpn7680]

@@8bitgango728 hi

[@DBRguardian]

GIVE ME YOUR FUCKING FLESH

[@captain0V]

I hope to see a magical girl transformation in the next game

[@unsupportive]

...

[@Sansibit]

Me too, I’d love to see more in future games.

[@LupinticDream]

You sort of got that literally in Zelda II.

[@dragonsneedtoeat]

literally becomes zelda xD

[@Beyondlimits_400]

No. Just No.

[@JUMBOJVLOGS]

4:29 prob the only time we gonna say baby link

[@Superemie401]

Mario: Baby!

[@dominicbonogofski]

Fun fact about the Giant's Mask: it doesn't change your size at all (in the game, not within the canon lore). It simply teleports you to a scaled-down version of the boss arena with scaled-down versions of Twinmold once the transformation animation ends, then slows your movement speed, lowers Link's voice, and adds stomping sound effects to his footsteps. 4:22 I love the noise Odolwa makes when he dies. He sounds like he's drowning. "AAAAAAHHHH! BLBLBLBLBLBLBlblblblblblblbl..." Is just really funny to me.

[@Professional_Woomy]

12:17 I will never get tired of links really manly “rAGHH”

[@crewskie]

“and now Link has to pay bills and rent”

[@ForestX77]

People going on about MM's transformations yet here is Twilight Link having his entire body broken and rearranged into a wolf form and something I never noticed before you can hear his bones cracking and flesh molding into shape.

[@jantares]

You can hear that in Majora's mask too

[@justmateloutre4768]

Wow, I never noticed the flesh noise Link made when he transformed into a wolf! It disgusts me now 😅

[@thewanderingmaiden]

Since link getting the female thing in botw counted as a transformation, wouldn’t link getting the zora armor in twilight princess be one too?

[@fwfailed]

There was no real transformation for botw so its at least something

[@thewanderingmaiden]

@@fwfailed yeah

[@CMPM93]

The gerudo outfit makes him a woman for the gerudo so it is a transformation. The zora armor it's just an armor.

[@thewanderingmaiden]

@@CMPM93 he isn’t a woman because he is just a male pretending to be female that is the whole point of the gerudo armor it was given to him as a disguise so it isn’t even a transformation either

[@CMPM93]

@@thewanderingmaiden he is a woman for the gerudo so he did transform

[@demonthesoule]

I was wondering why everyone was scared of the 4 transformations of Majora's mask series, And I realized the older version was creepier then the new

[@colonelmoustache2404]

nobody is talking about that insane tricks at 2:54 ?

[@meowmuggy]

I just realized that links voice doesn't really change that much-

[@IstEsPassiert]

2:55 Mission Successfully Failed xD

[@uacrimsonbolt]

Huh. So Four Swords contained an item that was basically a trial run for Minish Link. Neat.

[@adela6715]

0:01 - Aww, he turns into a fairy, that's so cute! 0:27 - *Kill* *it* *with* *fire!*

[@zacharyjoy8724]

Really don’t like bunnies, I take it? 😓

[@adela6715]

@@zacharyjoy8724 No, I like all animals, and bunnies are adorable. It's just that this sprite happens to be particularly terrifying.

[@linkthepig4219]

I actually kind of like Rabbit Link

[@tusk444]

Even the music changed to scary music when Link turns into rabbit.

[@dipstick6778]

bro the TP wolf transformation is bound to hurt like hell, poor Link is struggling to get up and we have seen the stuff he's been through over the games, if he's struggling from that then jfc

[@coffeewizard9999]

Link got from A MASK THAT CAN TURN HIM INTO A LITERAL GOD to a femboy,Makes total sense to me

[@enriquezer0133]

lore accurate

[@SunWarriorSolaire]

awesome transformation

[@memnob4262]

*I kid you not Zelda, Link turned himself into [Insert Transformation Present in video], funniest s**t I've ever seen* Edit:164 likes wow! Pretty cool

[@jonahquesnel7787]

Femboy

[@TheCoolNintendoGuy8593]

W O M A N

[@pogman492]

literal god

[@pixellord2370]

A Wabbit

[@mobetdawolf1558]

A good boi

[@K.Finesse242]

Majora's mask has to be my favorite of all time

[@canisgoeswoof5009]

Them: there's no way Link can be sexually attractive. Gerudo Link in BOTW: HOLD MY MASTER SWORD.

[@SIRSTINKALINK]

Twighlight princess link (I SPECIFY, HUMAN FORM): 🗿

[@trevdoesweirdthings]

A Link Between Worlds is such an underrated game

[@immagical7036]

10:25 love how he magically acquires pants

[@blueprintberry2818]

Fun fact link is originally supposed to left handed! But because most people are right handed they had trouble playing the game so link then became right handed for people to be able to play without struggling!

[@ContendCreators]

I'm left

[@the_real_kel]

Im a lefty so i kinda want lefty link back

[@justmateloutre4768]

​@@the_real_kelBut for Nintendo priority is right-handed😏 Plus it's a bit ironic since Shigeru Miyamoto is ambidextrous

[@jaredwalley5692]

Surprised that the fairy jingle in The Adventure of Link fits with the music. Makes sense, but never heard it on the overworld before.

[@random_qiu]

When Zelda realize that Link has become best girl:

[@umukzusgelos4834]

Deku Link is probably still my favorite Link, he is quick on his feet and the twirl attack is fun and the floating ability comes in handy quite a few times also one thing that is really interesting in retrospect is the Giant´s mask and that it uses the same effect as the other transformation mask was there a fifth Giant at some point who died before the others or something?

[@yourlocalLoreenjoyer]

No The giant's mask teleports link to a scaled down version of the arena

[@umukzusgelos4834]

@@yourlocalLoreenjoyer interesting

[@Constantin348]

Will you make guides for skyward sword?

[@childishgambino7018]

I don’t think it’s a game you really need guides for, plus there’s already everything online for it because of the Wii version

[@BeardBear]

I will upload a full game walkthrough soon. I won't do any other guides though because it's an old game.

[@Constantin348]

@@BeardBear 👍thx anyway, I always love your videos keep up the good work!

[@TheDemon763]

Besides Baby Link, I love how Link’s final “TRANSFORMATION” is into a girl

[@EdwinLopez-ld9ig]

A Link Between Worlds is one of my favorite Zelda Games it’s really fun👍

[@blizzary9369]

Majoras mask: the hero of time morphs into twisted beings botw: the hero of the wild becomes a femboy

[@EdwinLopez-ld9ig]

A Link Between Worlds is One Of My Favorite Zelda Games!👍

[@Aoster1]

Como me encanta the legend of Zelda!!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@moustachelink8919]

We went from Links who can change their age, their appearance biologically, travel through time and dimensions, transform into enemies and literal gods to a Link that just changed suits and looks really breedable

[@RealBillyFanword]

Well, we are in the Wind Waker time-line. You know, the one where the Hero of Time gets killed by Ganondorf and they flood the earth?

[@ayanamiayachanJ]

Nintendo needs to make a Legend of Zelda game where you play as Zelda and Link is in a Chromatic sleep and Zelda is the one to save Link

[@rebekahfiguried1949]

A Link to the Past: “I’m gonna walk past the ENTIRE HEART PIECE!”

[@StolasArsGoecia]

in majora mask it is more disturbing because when link transforms the scream he releases is the suffering of the mask or person being tortured and dying

[@EdwinLopez-ld9ig]

Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask are My Favorite Zelda Games👍

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

Nice compilation as always

[@E1ns_2wei]

0:00 now he's really a fairy boy. Hup... Yoop... Kooloo-Lim...Pah!

[@EdwinLopez-ld9ig]

Whoa Link Looks Cool in Zelda Games!😎👍

[@michaelmckee5328]

Ok one link turns into a painting, One link goes full on super saiyan but with silver colors, And another is similar to a werewolf.

[@6SamChat9]

I do like Link wolf transformation

[@EripmavsDYraid]

Therapist: femboy Link doesn't exist, he can't hurt you. Femboy Link: 18:41

[@Marbles404]

I love the other transformations are like, scary or cool while BOTW is just, f e m b o y

[@EdwinLopez-ld9ig]

Twilight Princess is one of my favorite Zelda Games👍

[@mageofchaos]

This video is really good for showing just how much worse the Zora mask and the Giant's mask are in MM3D

[@trainerred2602]

3:29 that's the area which is a stage in Smash Melee and Ultimate

[@k1ngcherry]

U should put a evaluation of Link getting hit by enemies

[@ttm3622]

00:0 : What is this monstrosity 0:23 : You have lived up to my standards.

[@lunaticcaptain1277]

All generations of the Links, been a paint, a wolf, 3 of him, a half of a god, and they give me this? 18:38

[@redzer0440]

Beautiful

[@un-canal-random124]

3:30 thats actually a smb64 sound

[@JimmyJonko]

Nice vid again

[@MrWolf-wg9uk]

18:49 What a cat 😳👉👈

[@VencityS]

Link wearing Desert Suit Was Cute Though Ngl

[@TristenTimberwolf]

5:52 love this one

[@looktothestars740]

That transformation in twilight princess is nightmare fuel. You hear those bones crunching as he screams in agony scared for his life. That right there should NOT be allowed in a KIDS GAME

[@Joe_334]

The apocalyptic atmosphere in Majora's mask should have raised the rating to T for Teen too.

[@kramerkocina4915]

@@Joe_334 Nah, I think Majora's mask nails being mature without being edgy or gorey.

[@Joe_334]

@@kramerkocina4915 My grandmother complained about not knowing what to do on the first three days. She got to see the moon fall multiple times. This was when the game just came out. It's pretty sad how the game presents itself as a new adventure for this same Link, only for a new threat to come closer with each day. I think by day three that is when most of the panic came from not knowing what to do on the first cycle.

[@yeahyeah2899]

Zelda twilight princess is my favorite in the franchise and is rated T. I think it's the only zelda game rated T. One of the biggest reasons for this is, Midna is full nude in her true form(just lacking the uh.. additional details). Also the great fairy in the Cave of Ordeals is also nude on her upper half, her hair is the only thing covering her.. extra bits.

[@OreganoParsley]

@@kramerkocina4915 yeah agreed

[@carlitosinthecut]

This my childhood right here

[@Frivzy76]

1:45 Bro realized he would have to pay taxes💀

[@Ay-Ka]

Malon: Oh hello fairy boy! :D 0:01

[@xzxdarkspinexzx6214]

12:40 - Not picking up the heart container gave me severe anxiety.

[@itsdripnovababy]

The Goron Mask transformation is by far the most sad looking. It’s like he’s screaming in pain…

[@R.I.P._A.N.D._T.E.A.R.]

Botw took trans-formation to a new level. 💀

[@zelderfreek]

With TP (twilight princess) I was like "wolf liiiinnnk???? Is it wolf liiiinnnk????" "IT'S WOLF LINK I CAN TELL CAUSE OF THE GRAPHICS IT'S WOLF LINK!" My parents were probably like "what's going on up there?"

[@charlesconlin9774]

A link to the past is a pretty fun adventure game honestly I played it on super nintendo

[@zorromagico4534]

Every zelda: we have amazing stories and gameplay. Hyrule warriors:... Het! hyat! hAAA! skerch! het! HAYAT!

[@ElYulsxd]

and toon link? in tloz wind waker he can turn into a seagull, not to mention that he can possess medli and other things thanks to the baton of the winds

[@Jarock316]

That's possessing, not transforming.

[@HeroOfHyrule22186]

Bro that 🤦at the end is gold🤣

[@gothnerd887]

4:30 Link: am baby

[@VeiledArctic]

The hyrule warriors one is terrifying and i love it for that

[@gruppeliebenau...7742]

I Like This Video 👍😁 and i Like Zelda Video Games 😍

[@AmandaValentin-pf2dy]

Woah I like when link puts on the mask and then he screams

[@StellaLovestoDraw]

Holy crap, Fierce Deity Link is terrifying.

[@JTRaptor1]

18:51 That’s Just Link In His Casual Outfit At The Night Time ;)

[@elijahhunter9629]

When i firat saw the Majora's maske transformation i was like ok guess i didn't need sleep tonight

[@Moontastrophies]

Me: *realizes that Skyward sword isn’t here* Also me: 😟

[@RunnJake]

Zelda 2: turns into fairy Botw: turns into "fairy"

[@tigerkishnak5828]

The Link smile quite scary on 1:27

[@championic]

I am pretty confident that Majora's Mask 3D was Unreal Engine on PC.

[@Un4casted]

why is fierce deity so hot i cant with nintendo🤧 also 19:43 , links face though😭

[@KaloyanIsOP]

Ah yes Link grows up totally a transformation

[@stevenbressler]

3:11 I don’t know what transformation is this fut is my favorite

[@OreganoParsley]

It’s called a zora…

[@midnightwolf96]

I loved the moment he went "hyaaaa!"

[@Camphreneas]

Apparently crossdressing is considered a transformation in BOTW XD Unless if you count Link being immediately trans wearing the Gerudo outfit that is. I mean, look at him! He’s all flustered, and that’s the most funniest, and adorable thing I’ve seen from Link!

[@matthewmacdonnell1337]

best transformation ever 1:12 1:49

[@sophiavelasquez772]

twilight princess will always have my heart