Is Link a elf?

Link is a Hylian. Hylians are not related to elves in any way, because elves are not in any Zelda game.
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What type of ELF is Link from Legend of Zelda?

Link is a hylian, which is a sort of a elf-human hybrid as far as looks go. Canonically, there are no humans, or elves in Hyrule where the games take place, so one could argue that the hylians are elves, but as far as the official canon goes, no, he is not an elf, but neither is he human. He is Hylian.
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Are the Hylians elves?

Artwork depicting Hylians from A Link to the Past Physically, Hylians resemble the other races of humans, and the only difference appearance-wise between them is the Hylians' long, elf-like ears that supposedly enable them to hear special messages from the goddesses, though Gerudo and Sheikah also possess pointed ears.
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What race is Hylian?

The Hylian race is one of the major races of The Legend of Zelda series. Link and Zelda are Hylian in several games. The Hylians are a humanoid race distinguished by their large, pointed ears. They were first introduced in A Link to the Past as an ancient race whose culture is the basis of many legends within the game.
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How do Gerudo reproduce?

The Gerudo reproduce through Gynogenesis as discussed in another thread.
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Why is Link mute in Botw?

Link is mute for gamer immersion. To link the player into the game. There was an interview with one of the creators that said link is intentionally androgynous and gender neutral presenting in botw so all players can relate to him, which also gets tied into the fact he doesn't have dialogue.
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Is Link a Hylian or kokiri?

However Link is Hylian and does not become either even though he has lived in Hyrule's forests since being an infant, although this could be because of his upbringing, heroic destiny, having Navi around, or because he wears the Kokiri Tunic which may protect him from the Lost Wood's curse.
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What is Link's full name?

According to Miyamoto, it's “Link.” Yes, the hero of time's official full name is Link Link.
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Are Sheikah Hylians?

Characteristics. The Sheikah are a humanoid race, bearing great resemblance to Hylians in both appearance and magical capacity. As the Sheikah have scarcely appeared, with Impa being the only member to appear across multiple games, very little can be known about their shared traits.
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Why is Link hair pink?

User Snarwin claims the pink hair is a result of the Dark World turning Link into a bunny, and thus there wasn't room in Link's limited, 16-bit color palette for his traditional hair color with the bunny pink taking up a slot.
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Is Zelda in love with Link?

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In actuality, they almost never end up together or strike up a romantic relationship. Most of the time, Link and Zelda maintain a strictly platonic relationship with even a few instances of them simply having a professional one.
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Is Hylian a real language?

The Hylian written language is derived from Japanese hiragana, katakana, rōmaji, and sometimes English. The script is syllabic (or, more precisely, moraic), and each symbol represents either a vowel, consonant-vowel combination, or a syllable-final n.
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What is Link's fairy name?

Navi is a fictional fairy who acts as series protagonist Link's navigator throughout the 1998 Nintendo 64 video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. She was voiced by Kaori Mizuhashi.
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Is Link Zelda's brother?

Ultimately, though, Nintendo has never explicitly stated that Zelda and Link are brother and sister and the only instances where that idea has been explicitly stated in Zelda media are considered to be non-canonical.
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Is Link supposed to be white?

In the case of James Bond, it's always a prim and proper white man. For Link, it's generally a blonde, or dishwater blonde hair, with blue eyes, and pointy ears.
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Is Link's last name Mario?

REDMOND, Wash. — Nintendo announced today that the iconic character Link, star of The Legend of Zelda, has the last name “Mario,” identical to the company's other flagship star, Mario Mario.
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Is ganondorf always a gerudo?

Ganondorf was born into the Gerudo tribe of female thieves and raised by a surrogate mother/witch, Twinrova, to be their king. The Gerudos themselves are cruel and dangerous warriors and no doubt raised Ganondorf to share these very characteristics.
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What is Link's sword called?

The Master Sword is a signature symbol of The Legend of Zelda series, being displayed in title logos such as in A Link to the Past and appearing as Link's main weapon in other games like Soulcalibur II and the Super Smash Bros. games.
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Why did the Kokiri become Koroks?

Over time, the Kokiri evolved in order to fly over the Great Sea. The final form of their evolution were the Koroks, who maintain the Kokiri's childish nature. The Kokiri weren't the only species to evolve specifically to enable flight. The Zora, too, evolved into the Rito so they could fly over the Great Sea.
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Is Saria in breath of the wild?

The Lake Saria is a location in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It is a lake found within the Lost Woods in the Great Hyrule Forest region of Hyrule. The lake has a single island in it, and the Kuhn Sidajj Shrine can be found on the shore.
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Are the Kokiri immortal?

The Kokiri are an ageless race that takes the form of human children. Like Hylians, they possess long, pointed ears. Apart from Saria, all known Kokiri have either blonde or red hair. Despite their agelessness, Kokiri are still mortal beings that can be killed.
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Does Link love Zelda or Mipha?

Mipha is the Princess of the Zora, a friend of Link, and one of the Champions. She is described as being introverted and has a gift for healing. Mipha was in love with Link and made him Zora Armor before her death during the Great Calamity.
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Did Link have a divine beast?

After defeating the monk as part of his final trial, he will award Link with the Master Cycle Zero, a Divine Beast created for the "true hero".
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Is Link from BOTW hot?

Even Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé, himself a meme machine, has confirmed that Link is hot.
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