Who are Link's Parents? Digging through 35 years of Zelda lore...

Link is one of Nintendo's most famous characters, but who are his parents? I searched through The Legend of Zelda series, from A Link to the Past to Breath of the Wild, in order to find these missing Nintendo characters!
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A LINK TO THE PAST
Ishinomori comic: www.palaiszelda.com/images/di...
Himekawa manga: www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/...
OCARINA OF TIME
Gameplay footage: • Longplay of The Legend...
German Nintendo Power comic: www.zeldalegends.net/index.php...
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA
Mishouzaki manga: www.glitterberri.com/the-lege...
Sound and Drama info: vgmdb.net/album/885
Sound and Drama audio: • The Legend of Zelda: S...
Sound and Drama translation: www.glitterberri.com/a-link-t...
Comics System comic: archive.org/details/NintendoC... (Legend of Zelda - Issue 5)
BREATH OF THE WILD
Creating a Champion concept page: / 1082792099248930816
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Creating a Champion footage: • (book flip) The Legend...

[@ThomasGameDocs]

in case you missed it, here's my last video about Phoenix Wright's anti-drug ad campaign! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnbUnp-QbpJrjas

[@rolpon2871]

hi

[@Switch_Lens]

According to the 'Thomas Games Docs' Wikitubia page, Sir, your logo is modelled after the 'RTB' logo. Is that true?

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Dammit

[@ayanamiayachanJ]

Well in skyward sword there is a backstory on Link’s dad

[@seretith3513]

Given that Hylian have elfish Ears by default and Elfes arn't Canon what so ever that Manga for the Original doesn't tell us anything

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"My mother turned into a tree" *"That's rough, buddy"*

[@dixonartaxes8544]

Nice avatar reference

[@CwapPlatinum]

I can imagine Zelda said that after Link told her about his mom

[@HuMan-bEing132]

ofc there’s an avatar reference why wouldn’t there be lmfao

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

@@dixonartaxes8544 Wait, that was in Avatar?

[@dixonartaxes8544]

@@skullerclawerbandicoot7966 yeah Spoiler alert Sokas first girlfriend, Yue, sacrifices her life to the moon spirit because it dies and is the source of water bending. The quote goes as Soka: "My first girlfriend turned into the moon." Zuko: "That's rough buddy"

[@maxwelllingafelter2373]

Interestingly, that comic about Ocarina of Time Link's mom gives hints to the exact tree that his mom turns into. By looking at the background in one of the panels with her, you can see a few buildings. With the specific buildings seen and how they are oriented, the only tree present in the game that she could have become is Mido's house. Which means Mido lives in the dead body of Link's mom

[@gooseguyfilms4460]

Did you get that from another video? I feel like i saw a video on youtube about that a couple years ago…

[@maximumforce8275]

So therefore mido can say he does links mom every night.

[@maxwelllingafelter2373]

@@gooseguyfilms4460 Yes. I don't know if it's the same video that you saw, but I heard it from Swankybox's video from a couple years ago

[@gooseguyfilms4460]

@@maxwelllingafelter2373 i think thats the same guy i saw. Thanks for answering my question. Most times when i ask questions, nobody cares.

[@johnpett1955]

Interesting how link's mom turned into a tree when there was another character from the biggoron sword questline who gets lost in the woods but instead of turning into a tree he turns into a stalfos (skeletal enemies in the game) Or at least according to the Kokiri girl you find where he once was.

[@zelda1420]

Okay, you gotta at _least_ give Wind Waker an honorable mention here, I mean, in that game, Link has the most family members of any Zelda game. In a couple games he has one, and in many games no family members are present at all, but in Wind Waker, there are a whole _two_ family members. And alive, I might add! His grandma, and his sister, Arial.

[@VictoriaForSale]

oh yeah, thats true XD never played windwaker though... i dont know why but certain zelda games never catched me...or i never understood how to be done with the first temple before time ran out 🥲 (majoras mask...always majoras mask...my nemesis...)

[@chattycatty3336]

​@@VictoriaForSale highly reccomed if you ever have time :) its been my favorite loz since the first time i played it and the islands specifically

[@anthonyj9226]

I was actually curious to see who link's parents are in skyward sword. Considering he grew up on skyloft, it makes me wonder who raised him and what made him join the knight academy.

[@AceJackWagon885]

Link's Friend:"Who's your mother?" Ocarina Link:"My mother...is a tree."

[@kin1849]

Seems like stan smith and link have sth in common

[@DukeTheDukeTheDukeTheDuke]

Midna:''Who's your father?'' Hero of Twilight:''A skeleton in armor aka the hero of time.''

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"Making blonde-hair Zelda his half-sister. Which makes their romance a little weird to read" *Sweet home Hyrulebama*

[@Sku77k1d]

He missed the part where links parents called his uncle "OUR brother"

[@superjumpbros64]

Sus

[@superjumpbros64]

@@Sku77k1d sus

[@BitchChill]

There should be a game where Link and Zelda are siblings

[@superjumpbros64]

@@BitchChill sus

[@Dayrecord_1892]

Wow I actually never thought about link's parents before now thats interesting

[@joshuah_s7328]

Same

[@JCVidZ0912]

Huh, all I knew about them was that they were knights

[@Mimiyan_or_Pikapikafan]

Me neither. Also, your icon is Chimpanyan and I'm happy just seeing a yokai watch fan

[@casaroli]

@@JCVidZ0912 depends on the game. In OOT there’s talk about a common hylian mother.

[@joshualeespiny7172]

Based profile pic

[@spenpinner]

You know I really like the detail about Zelda's mom also being Zelda because it's true to the lore of the royale family naming each princess Zelda. If princess Zelda would become Queen Zelda and proceeded to have a girl, then she would traditionally be the next princess Zelda in the royale bloodline.

[@akinyx5407]

It's a little weird considering the King also has the same namesake each time he appears which makes you wonder if it's any first newborn that ascends the throne or if they seldom use the name every few generations.

[@wowreacts9717]

well that would be very confusing to the people of hyrule

[@kit76149]

@@wowreacts9717 well it happened irl. Edward seymour. Maybe we just think it's werid now

[@marbleb33s]

I guess it could also be kinda like a title, nickname or second name and all the Zelda have a different name that identifies them?

[@Isuream6331]

Probably just a naming tradition. Rulers tend to be named after successful ancestors(For example, Henry I of England was a great monarch and so there were 8 Henrys in the English monarchy) as it says “Hey, this new king is cool like the old one”. As the Zeldas are literally divine, odds are it’s even more popular than usual.

[@star7communicator434]

In Wind Waker, I remember Link having a sister and a grandma

[@elianewinter2638]

yea, i wonder why that wasn’t mentioned. Link also had an uncle in Minish Cap

[@alegomanYTPs]

@@elianewinter2638 cos this is a video about parents not family

[@elianewinter2638]

@@alegomanYTPs yea, it just felt strange how he talks about the uncle from alttp but not about other surrogate parents like the grandma from ww or uncle from minish cap 🤷

[@Gran.Estratega]

He doesn't talk about Link's mother from Akira Himekawa's Ocarina of Time manga either. She appears taking Link to the Kokiri Forest.

[@Lovix13]

@@elianewinter2638 he only talked about his uncle to transition into talking about his parents

[@Rogeryoo]

Wait, for the Link to the Past Link, his parents say "*OUR* brother". Does that mean Link's uncle is a brother to both of his parents?

[@gotmybootyout5793]

I deeply hope they meant “brother in arms”.

[@Rogeryoo]

@@gotmybootyout5793 considering he's Link's uncle, he's the brother of at least one of them...

[@GSEleven]

One could have meant brother-in-law...

[@Gearkiller25]

sweet home alabama

[@80sGamerLady]

I consider my BIL as a brother when talking casually. But for clarity when talking to acquaintances, I'll clarify him as my BIL and not just shorten it to brother

[@Banjeoin]

I wonder what happened to Link and Aryll’s parents in Wind Waker… Grandma has photos of herself and her grandkids in her home, but there aren’t any photos of the parents. Maybe they died in a sailing accident, and it’s too painful for Grandma to keep photos of her child and their partner on display? 😢

[@narutosbelievin]

I always assumed they were fisherman who died at sea.

[@VictoriaForSale]

oooor the photography was invented after their parents died

[@Evils_Bane]

The big guy you claim to be link's father in that breath of the wild concept art, to me seems more like link's grandfather actually. He looks older than what i imagine link's parents looking like. Also He doesn't strike me as very knightly, more of a tough blacksmith kind of guy.

[@amethecreampie]

mmmm yeah i agree

[@georgedash8293]

Maybe that's his uncle and probably his father's older brother? He also seems to share a lot of similarities with ALttP uncle.

[@codezero7981]

agreed.

[@dr.diamondcat3955]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's more likely to be his uncle? But maybe that is his father, I'm not sure.

[@Artsylotus865]

I heard somewhere it was his grandfather he lived with as his father was always at the castle working, but that was a long while ago so I don't remember the source

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Link 🤝 Ash Ketchum Missing a parent or two

[@bartvanoosterhout1641]

I love Thomas’s “Fight bravely lad”

[@bartvanoosterhout1641]

I want it as my ringtone

[@jeannepixel4692]

I wish Age of Calamity started a little earlier on the timeline or had missions that took place a various points in the same era, so that Link's father and sister could appear in the flesh, on camera.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

TGD: Link- Noobs who've never played the game: *tHaT's ZeLdA*

[@sterlingdragon123]

Well now hold on. Technically Hylian and Human are separate races in Zelda's world - Link and Zelda are always Hylian, but other NPCs, especially in BotW, have the rounded ears and less elvish features of plain ol' humans.

[@jonahdunch4056]

Hylians are a race of humans, as are the Sheikah and Gerudo. The humans descended from Skyward Sword Zelda are Hylians, specifically, because the reincarnation of the Goddess Hylia inaugurated their bloodline.

[@hioman]

I think twilight princess calls link human multiple times

[@AndrewMaskGaming]

Twilight Princess should get an honorable mention as you meet the Hero’s Shade, who is pretty much proven to be one of Links ancestors… So technically one of the Link’s parents!

[@nworder4life]

Kass can't be talking about Links parents because he's talking about the time 100 years ago before Link was in the chamber. He could only be talking about Zelda being in love with Link.

[@evalinksarchives4045]

He didn't use the hint to say Kass talks about Link's parent, since Link isn't nobility, it means his parents aren't either so it's still a hint. Link's parents are commoners.

[@grey_wolf_tg2235]

A recurring theme is that Link's father was a knight. I also draw my attention to that glitched scene in Ocarina of Time where the knight was trying to tell Link something but then does or disappears from the environment (I forget which one it was).

[@xBigPhil64x]

Do you mean the guard in the sideway of castle town right after zelda and impa's escape? He tried to stop Ganons soldiers and dies after you speak to him.

[@LunaP1]

Link’s mom was mentioned in OoT, dad was mentioned in BotW, and he’s been living with his uncle in LttP and lives with his grandmother and little sister in WW. Other times his parents or family bloodline not been mentioned except for TP where TP Link is related to OoT Link.

[@kevinlee7678]

And his grandfather in Minish Cap.

[@TariqYasiinProd]

I see Link as if he was a prophet, he's always an orphan

[@AzaelBC]

Not expected to go out of this knowing the original Legend of Zelda's Hyrule was just mythical Alabama, fantastic video

[@sandshew4158]

Just remember that Manga's and Comics aren't Canon even when some say they are. I've seen an "official" manga with rito people in an ocarina of time book, towards the end in a side story but still the same Link and still having Zora

[@xenapaprika4555]

5:17 can we talk about how beautifully illustrated that panel is?

[@CwapPlatinum]

"Who are Link's Parents?" A question that goes deeper than the whole Zelda timeline. Banzetta and Loretta. I guess that makes their kid "LINKETTA"

[@Kosmicd12]

13:49 is this not implying that Link's dad was the Knight escort, and his mom the princess? I'm not sure where the conclusion about his mom being a commoner came from.

[@ahypocriticalorange]

no, thomas just shortened the quote. cass ends his speech by directly adressing link as the knight in question

[@Kosmicd12]

@@ahypocriticalorange ah I see. It wasn't super clear who Kass was talking about just from the video lol. Thanks!

[@OreganoParsley]

Kosmiccccc

[@OreganoParsley]

Big fan of ur speedruns

[@CoobyPls]

Holy cow, fancy seeing you here @Kosmic!

[@aubster]

The manga honestly gives link a ton of backstory

[@DerpyDooReviews]

I like to imagine when Link has a child, the child is himself. This continues until 100 years or so until a Link is born with powers, his father, Link then holds Link up above his head and celebrates with a "HYAAAH!"

[@davisbowe8668]

I've always had this theory that Link's mother in OoT was the Queen of Hyrule herself and that Link and Zelda are actually twin siblings. It makes sense when you think about. They're both essentially the same age, both have the same strawberry blonde hair color, both have prophetic dreams (a trait that they likely inherited from their mother), both have a missing parent (Zelda has her father and we know little about her mother while Link's mother died and we know nothing about his father). Also, it would make sense that someone within the Royal Family would have enough knowledge about the Kokiri Forest and Great Deku Tree to bring their baby there. My guess is that there was a siege on the castle and the King and Queen agreed to split the two children up to keep them safe so she took Link to the forest but died in the process. There's probably a few holes in my theory but I think most of it checks out.

[@NekoHiroSan8643]

The only thing that doesn't make sense is that there's a legend of Zelda game where in the ending of it Zelda and Link kiss-

[@uncharted_bread]

@@NekoHiroSan8643 what?

[@marbleb33s]

@@NekoHiroSan8643 that doesn't matter? Almost every Game has a different Link and Zelda. So some of them may be siblings, others just befriended each other or met each other because of Ganon.

[@NekoHiroSan8643]

@@marbleb33s I see, I don't really watch nor play legend of zelda(came to know it from relatives), so I don't actually know that most legend of zelda games are in alternate timelines. (No one told me up until now)

[@laplongejunior]

(Disclaimer: I don't count BOTW, it is roughly a merge of all games or the possible end result of any game, depending on who you ask to the dev team.) 1) That's why the video tells it at 0:30 2) There are 3 branching timelines, not totally "alternate" : each Zelda is a descendent of another Zelda 3) The ONLY game where they kiss is the first game in the timeline, so all Zeldas are also descendant of that specific Link. Other Links are random boys who happen to wear the same name/clothes either because of a reference... or a coincidence. So, in short, Zeldas are biological reincaranations, Links are random reincarnations, and Ganondorf/Ganon is an immortal being. And because the games are so spaced, nobody notices the pattern. Two exceptions : A) Link in Majora's Mask is the same as Ocarina of Time, no questions asked it's canon and a direct sequel. (Other sequels like Link Between Worlds usually happens 1 or 2 generations later) B) In Twilight Princess, the White Wolf/Hero's Spirit is a fighter who teaches moves to Link. It's not stated in game, but he was the Link from Majora's Mask. Oh and while we're on it : Linkle is NOT one of Link's reincarnations. She (wrongly) believes she is one and acts as such.

[@Razaak666]

Pretty sure in A Link to the Past, one of the maidens mentions that Link is the last descendant of the Knights of Hyrule. It's the maiden in the Thieves' Town crystal.

[@lukasgrothaus7466]

2:02 So, Link’s uncle is both of his parents’ brother? The implications are… unfortunate

[@rwiseart2269]

It may be that he’s the brother-in-law to one of them

[@Vulppix]

It’s probably easier to say than “my brother and my spouse’s brother-in-law” lol

[@xIncisions]

Thank you for saying exactly what was on mine and my girlfriend's mind. What in the everloving Jamie Lannister is going on?

[@shadowthehedgehog3113]

@@xIncisions Does that mean Link is Joffrey then? 😨

[@BpISForEver278]

@@rwiseart2269 yeah or they did some type of Alabama

[@EZOnTheEyes]

If TLoZ was like Star Wars, Gannon would be his father, Zelda would be his sister, and Tingle would marry Zelda at the end.

[@JCVidZ0912]

I really don’t like that lol

[@BpISForEver278]

@@JCVidZ0912 it would probably be another character

[@anisyoshi]

The Manga of four swords was amazing. I loved it when I first read it. Have to read it again

[@amikbixby2502]

Random thing: There is a male born to the Gerardo every 100 years right? There should have been some mention of him somewhere in BOTW right?

[@NonisLuck]

Oh shoot you're right! Link was asleep for a 100 years, he should have met 2 of them!

[@Quinn-kr2cp]

It’s mentioned somewhere that the Gerudo haven’t had a male born to them since Ganon became the Calamity

[@NonisLuck]

@@Quinn-kr2cp I don't remember that. But it kiiiiinda makes sense, if calamity ganon is still a gerudo he's still technically alive. Although I don't think the previous male gerudo has to die for the new one to be born. So idk anything really 😆

[@Quinn-kr2cp]

@@NonisLuck Yeah it’s not mentioned in the game but it is in the Creating a Champion book

[@SendFoodz]

the recap at 15:20 was SOOO helpful.. was so much to try and keep track of. please keep recapping your documentaries!

[@madnessarcade7447]

Maybe the little girl is linkle because there were original plans for her in botw but she was cut cuz it would have been too confusing Perhaps link and linkle are brother and sister Will we ever see her in a mainline game who knows

[@Dualbladedscorpion7737]

Maybe.... But mot just in person though but rather forgotten memories of his sister.

[@purpledragon1945]

Perhaps they'll do dimensional travel and we'll see a different rule63 universe with Linkle

[@NekoHiroSan8643]

There's actually a game called "Legend of Zelda the wind waker", in that game there's a girl named Aryll which is Links sister.

[@Metronometheoinkhighligter]

At 14:34, the two kanji’s above their heads (in dark brown ink) mean kazoku, or family. This has more proof towards his family being there.

[@twilitsunset7098]

Good to see more love for both the Valiant Comics and Yuu Mishouzaki's Zelda I adaptation! I first learned of both thanks to Zelda Wiki, but a great friend of mine helped me learn even more about the Mishouzaki adaptations of Zelda I and II, and I am so obsessed with them!!! The same friend also made a fanslation of the Zelda II manga, which I enjoy just as much as the first one! I even have Link as he appeared in the second manga as my icon at the time of typing this!!!

[@d-rgk2477]

That LTP comic is actually really good if anyone hasn’t read it. I’d highly recommend.

[@georgedash8293]

Actually it's a manga drawn by none other than Shotaro Ishinomori. Localizations did their magicks to make it a comic.

[@d-rgk2477]

@@georgedash8293 Yeah I know that but like that’s just semantics so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Ishinomori is one of my favorite mangaka (hot take I know) but most western people probably don’t know him so I thought I’d just use words that they’d know

[@calebgoodman2076]

@@d-rgk2477 I too like Ishinomori’s work. Cyborg 009 is one of my favorites and as far as T.V. shows go he made Kamen Rider and Super Sentai.

[@d-rgk2477]

@@calebgoodman2076 I’ve heard good things about cyborg but I’ve never gotten around to reading it myself I’ll have to check it out :)

[@HyruleGamer]

Link's parents LET'S GOOOOOO!! 😍👀

[@josueramosvalenzuela1829]

What are the chances that you just did a similar video 😂

[@kidnamedfingor]

well... this is unfortunate

[@HyruleGamer]

@@kidnamedfingor Why?

[@moskbarto9436]

In another comment I mentioned that Thomas says around 6:20 Link is human and that maybe a question that Zeltik should answer. But maybe that's an idea for one of your videos too? Are Hylians humans?

[@Chubby_Bub]

Kass was referring to Link and Zelda themselves 100 years in the past.

[@aesthmodeus]

This is completely unrelated to the video itself (which was as great as always!) but I just wanted to thank you for adding captions to all of your videos! As someone who lives with an audio processing disorder it means a lot to be able to enjoy such great content- without having to stop every few seconds to think if what I heard, was a name of a character I didn't know about or just a common word. Keep up the good work! I always look forward to seeing just one more video of yours :D

[@NonisLuck]

Yes, that's so cool of him!

[@ObnoxiousArtist]

When you explained the incest romance one, I immediately screamed out "God damn it, Japan!" on the top of my lungs.

[@ObnoxiousArtist]

@Jalalious Classic japanese manga trope: Incest romance

[@joaonitro5149]

@Jalalious dude calm down it's just a drawing

[@joaonitro5149]

@Jalalious I'm not justifying incest, and why are you censoring the word? lmao

[@thatonerotom8999]

@Jalalious talk about a snowflake

[@calebgoodman2076]

It’s not meant to be like that.

[@HeyItsNovalee]

The most interesting question to me in regards to this topic is who skyward sword link’s parents are. It’s kind of strange that we hear stories of when link and Zelda were children but never hear about link’s parents. Presumably they had to have been from skyloft as well since that’s literally the only place hylians have survived before everyone returns to the surface. Did they die? Why don’t any of the other skyloft villagers ever mention them? They all know each other and seem fairly close, seems kind of weird to not mention the death of two people on an island where presumably people don’t really die that often. Or did link just appear out of nowhere? That seems even weirder, and feels like something they would talk about even more. Although, I suppose they also don’t talk about zelda’s mom all that much either. So maybe it isn’t all that uncommon for people to die on skyloft. Maybe they got injured at night when more dangerous enemies spawn. Or maybe they fell off. Or got sick. Who knows

[@jonahdunch4056]

My headcanon is that there are actually other sky islands off the map, which are home to all the Skyruleans who should exist but don't show up on Skyloft--Zelda's mother, the parents of the knights in training, etc. Skyloft is like the downtown and campus area of a larger network of island neighborhoods.

[@randomdude2026]

@@jonahdunch4056 Yeah thats also what I think. I am not even sure whether that might even be official or not because in SS they tell you the Lumpy Pumpkin (or what ever the bar is called) is for traveling bird riders. WHERE do these riders travel if there are no other islands?

[@nintendians]

it very very unknown whom link parents really is, it's probably best assumed that link's father is a hylian knight and link's mother is a normal hylian mother - from generations to generations.

[@Finn_2187_Binks]

LOREHTAAAAHHH! haha that's priceless. Imagine hearing that every time you save your game in Breath of the Wild.

[@mooboy]

Great video! I remember reading the Link to the Past comics in Nintendo Power Magazine!

[@DoomedRedbull]

I always had the head Canon that links parents, or at least his father is a royal knight

[@urboibeck8953]

I love the artstyle of that link to the past comic

[@irritated_name]

hes had an uncle, a grandmother and sister, and a grandfather he also had a roommate, and a father figure (i think) i feel like im forgetting something

[@autumnsprites488]

Your source of information is incredible, and thats why i love your channel keep it up. 😄

[@sagacious03]

Neat analysis video! Thanks for uploading!

[@aisadal2521]

Ooh, I remember somebody covering a manga that was essentially the prequel to Ocarina of Time, showing Link's dad, I think either it was SwankyBox or Brian David Gilbert. In any case, it"s awesome seeing you cover this, Thomas, and major congrats on 400k! 💖🥳💖

[@gizmoduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu2773]

i don't think it was bdg, i feel like the swankybox theory is right

[@inktothedarkness5469]

I just wanted to tell you that your videos are my favorite! You are doing a really great job :3

[@GamerGal1986]

Link was voiced by the guy who voiced Marth in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Hikaru Midorikawa you may recognize him as the voice of Allan & Fiore from the Japanese dub of Sailor Moon & the voice of Tamahome in the Fushigi Yuugi Japanese dub of the anime.

[@destyneereigns]

I love how deep this lore goes. Truly an amazing series 🤍

[@xmaster47512]

thank you for going through this stuff

[@JasonHughes0-1]

This channel is just fantastic. I watch every video over and over again and they somehow are always entertaining

[@guadaestudio9800]

You are so talanted men! Thank you for all the amazing videos.

[@eljaminlatour6633]

Fun fact: "Four Swords" Manga actually has plot elements, not from Four Swords, but from Four Swords Adventure. And about the Legend of Zelda NES comic you mentioned, it's OK for a character to fall in love with a half sibling. This was even allowed back then, like Abraham and Sarah from the Bible, Abraham refers Sarah as his father's child, but not his mother's child.

[@kieronireikets7884]

That was several thousands of years ago though, and there were reasons for it. Nowadays, it's a little weird to purposefully write that sort of romance

[@McShival]

Idk man, still sounds like incest to me

[@andychamplin]

Thomas, you forgot about Link from Twilight Princess which you can tell just by following the timeline that his parents are actually Link from Ocarina of Time and Malon from Lon Lon Ranch. Nintendo is not subtle about this either as it is referenced many times in the series.

[@sushilampa8287]

Not parents, more like great grandparents

[@pringle96]

Today is my last day of finals and I had a horrible time trying to sleep and I was bingeing your videos to help and it resulted in me having an honest to god Thomas Game Docs fever dream lol

[@CosmaPaulaton]

It's always a good day when Thomas uploads.

[@bluargie7906]

yoooo this voice actor bit was so amazing :D

[@plusah1268]

Last time I was this early, you still had like 1k subs lol. Man watching your channel explode has been a pleasure man You, wendigoon, omni, and gamechamp5000, I found all of you before you guys even had 2k subs idk how

[@Austaur]

Love the longer videos!

[@kyoshious]

thank you for uploading 🖤

[@xandeath75]

Perfect timing, just finished my exam. Thanks!

[@lukasjimenez2287]

As always, love your channel!!!💛 A couple of days ago, Hyrule Gamer did a good video of Link's parents, but nothing really new; and I was like "I wish TGD does a video about Link's parents"!! And you did!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@tattertot8259]

My biggest question is where is Marin? Did she want to be a seagull "forever"? Did she want to see link again and just never found him? Why is there no legend of a singing seagull in any of the other games to prove the "real" ending is not just the one where she dies with the rest of the dreams. And isn't the concept that Marin got her wish to be a seagull imply the dreams were (in some abstract context) alive? So are you saying the people on the island were alive or that all dreams live like this? Making the ending less "waking up from a nap" and more "racism fueled geocide".

[@samueld8413]

Don’t they imply that none of the citizens of Koholint are actually real? I always looked at the seagull with Marin in the sky as Link seeing some random-ass seagull and remembering Marin, like symbolism or something

[@tattertot8259]

@@samueld8413 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZW5XotpZb-kkNU 🎶Was it real? What we saw? I believe🎶 Who is "we" in that sentence ? Who is "I" in that next one?

[@JasonBoyce]

Lol that Link wishes his Uncle back with the Triforce but not his parents 😂

[@player1videogames128]

Man this was such a cool video!

[@nik_2205]

Why are your videos so interesting? I love you

[@Rehp1cLLiB]

Love the vids keep the good work up

[@DinsFlame-br4pr]

Great video topic!!

[@nechtjar]

Hylians have pointed ears, longer lives and magic which makes them elven not humans. Link was based on Peter pan according to Shirgeru Miyamoto. Peter pan was based on elf Puck.

[@rubenrave08]

I guess this one would count too, that being link's Grandmother from Wind Waker. Even though we don't get to learn about his parents in that game, or if any comics released around that game, we do get a bit of information that Link was born on Outset Island. So, his parents must of either died, or sailed away from the island and left Link's grandma to take care of him and his younger sister, Aryll.

[@stevenharbinger2427]

I love how adorable your "haaai" and "baaai" is at the end of your video >//3//

[@CoobyPls]

Wait... Aghanim isn't just an Avatar of Ganon in LTTP?

[@memedealer2018]

Every link has a different background and upbringing so technically you'd have to figure out all the links parents However I can at least say ocarina of time/Majora's mask link are the same person and he was a orphan raised in the forest

[@runninglyrics]

While Link and Zelda are their “own” people in each life -In a way, it would never be weird for them to end up together because they’re reincarnations of the same person every time. That’d be like saying it’s weird for Meliodas and Elizabeth (Seven deadly sins) is weird just because she has to grow up during each reincarnation while Meliodas never does. Granted without their memories of their past lives it would make sense that each Zelda/Link would feel different as they play out the current situation and timeline.

[@mattzilla331]

Nice! I love these

[@andrewallstar2719]

another banger by thomas virtual video game documents 😩😩😩

[@penguinpenguin3156]

watching this a year later knowing a link to the past link had his canon event is crazy

[@notfavorite]

❤️ your videos thomas!

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

1 thing I would like to know is how Wind Waker's Link & Aryll are related to their granny. Is she a Paternal or Maternal Grandmother? Also, in Twillight Princess we know that Link lives by himself in a small village, so wouldn't that make at least 1 or 2 of his neighbours relatives? And why is there no mention of any parents there?

[@cavifax]

Lol i recognized the Audio Drama at 4:16 from the CD Factory song by d- dynamic shroud, didn't know it was something zelda related. Pretty interesting.

[@369TurtleMan]

Don’t suffer in silence

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

Wait, in A Link To The Past, didnt his uncle come back to life after defeating Ganon? Wonder why his parents didnt get resurrected as well

[@JediLadyMisty]

I think that was English release only that his uncle came back by saying that he didn’t die but passed out and later recovered.

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

@@JediLadyMisty Wonder why it was English only

[@nworder4life]

@@JediLadyMisty at the end of the game his uncle is alive, presumably the triforce brought him back to life.

[@bertfromseasamestreet]

we love thomas game docs !

[@SchoolofRockNRoll]

Wow that audio clip was intense

[@Yoyo-ey4sd]

HOW!? I just commented an hour ago on the bowser video to do a video about link!? And 50 minutes later you post exactly what I asked 😳

[@italian776]

I choose to believe that Link’s dad’s name is Lonk

[@skeioracle]

Im new to the Zelda Series, and this is the first lore video i watch 😂😂😂

[@blazeuchiha2169]

Roam would've been an awesome character if he were in ALTTP

[@retrosensei]

That was unexpected, I need to read the mangas and watch the videos

[@fatalwaffle1715]

AWESOME VIDEO! And since Link in Ocarina Of Time and Majora's mask is dead in Twilight Princess as he is the hero's shade. He should be reunited with his parents.

[@joshandersn]

The BOTW father looks a lot like the big pirate from Tetra's crew in WW

[@Stjurgeon]

2:08 Our brother. OUR!? Are his parents siblings?

[@corrinflakes9659]

Brother in arms for the in-law? Hopefully, really hopefully.

[@FreedomDaveX]

I love how much your voice reminds me of Richard Ayoade. It’s a very pleasant voice to listen to.

[@nicholaszacharewicz693]

Fascinating!