Where did link grow up Botw?

Link is a Knight of Hyrule and the main character in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. His father was also a Knight of Hyrule, but his family was not nobility. Link's rumoured hometown is Hateno Village.
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Where did Link grow up?

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Link grows up in the Kokiri Forest believing he is a Kokiri but then once meeting the fairy Navi and helping the Great Deku Tree, he begins a quest where he meets the princess Zelda and gets the Spiritual Stones to access the Master Sword from the Temple of Time.
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Does Link grow up in Breath of the Wild?

In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Link appears to be an adult, but his age is never explicitly stated in the game.
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What village did Link grow up in?

In the A Link to the Past comic by Shotaro Ishinomori, Kakariko Village serves as a prominent location in Link's journey.
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Did Link used to live in Hateno Village?

In the lore/behind-the-scenes book The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild–Creating a Champion, it is established that Link does not descend from nobility and “may have been” from Hateno Village.
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Was Link originally a girl?

Although Link is depicted as a male character, Eiji Aonuma stated that he wanted the character to be gender neutral. He said of Link's portrayal in Ocarina of Time: "I wanted the player to think 'Maybe Link is a boy or a girl'.
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How old is Link biologically?

So, by proxy, Link must be around 17 during that cutscene. However, while he is 17 biologically in Breath of the Wild, since the game takes place 100 years after the flashback, Link is actually about 117 chronologically.
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What race is Link Zelda?

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.
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What race is Zelda?

Zelda is a princess and member of the royal family of Hyrule. She is typically depicted with blonde or brown hair and blue eyes and wears a royal dress, tiara and jewellery. Her appearance bears the characteristic traits of the Hylians, a fictional people that are human in form with elfin features, such as pointy ears.
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Why did Link sleep for 7 years?

The easiest explanation for Link's slumber is that it was the best way to fit the intentions of those designing the game. After all, it not only allows for an interesting game mechanic of playing with time, but it's also the perfect way to make the kingdom of Hyrule feel new again.
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Is Link a human or an elf?

Link is a Hylian. Hylians strongly resemble humans, but have pointed ears. They also possess unique psychic and magical abilities. This makes them very elf-like, but they're not elves in the traditional sense.
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Why did Link stop talking Botw?

According to Zelda, Link never speaks because he thinks it is “necessary to stay strong and to silently bear any burden.” If we take the diary at face value, not only does this entry explain that Breath of the Wild's Link is the strong, silent type because he doesn't want anyone to worry about him, but it confirms that ...
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Who Is Link in love with Botw?

If there's romantic tension between the two in Link's Awakening, that means Link had a crush on Zelda in A Link to the Past.
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What's Link's last name?

During an interview with Game Informer, Shigeru Miyamoto and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild producer Eiji Aonuma were asked to field 51 questions delivered in rapid succession. Among them was a simple inquiry regarding Link's last name. According to Miyamoto, it's “Link.”
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Why did Link have pink hair?

Due to the pixels and game's color palette, Nintendo changed Link's hair in-game from his classic blonde to pink so it wouldn't blend in with his skin. Amusingly, when Link is a bunny in the Dark World, his fur is also pink.
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Is Link the same person in every game?

For those who aren't well-versed in The Legend of Zelda, players take control of a hero named Link in every installment. Even though art styles shift between games, every Link is a young boy (or sometimes man) in a green Peter Pan-like tunic.
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Who is Zelda's boyfriend?

11 Ocarina Of Time: Zelda's Romantic Feelings For Link

Come the end of the game, it's clear that Zelda has developed some romantic attachment to Link while waiting for him over the course of seven years.
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Did Zelda have kids?

The two have a child (who turns out to be Link), but because the King of Hyrule is apparently prejudiced against elves, they decide to have Impa raise their child in secret. Later, Princess Zelda XVI has another child named (appropriately enough) Zelda XVII.
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Did Zelda have babies?

Zelda gave birth to their only child, Frances (“Scottie”) Fitzgerald, the following year. This Side of Paradise was an immediate success, and the couple became overnight celebrities.
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Who is Link's princess?

Even when the kingdom is in peril, this brave princess keeps it together. The forces of evil are no match for this regal leader and her friend, Link. The powerful Triforce could not be in better hands.
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What is Link's gender?

As far as gender goes, Link is definitely a male, but I wanted to create a character where anybody would be able to relate to the character.”
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Why is Link's last name Link?

“Link's name comes from the fact that originally, the fragments of the Triforce were supposed to be electronic chips. The game was to be set in both the past and the future, and as the main character would travel between both and be the link between them, they called him Link.”
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Why was Link asleep for 100 years?

After Link sustained fatal injuries during the second Great Calamity, Purah followed Princess Zelda's orders and placed Link in the Slumber of Restoration inside the Shrine of Resurrection to heal his wounds. Purah did so expecting for Link to lose his memories in the process.
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Was Link a God?

Links first incarnation was either a god or a mortal that achieved the status of a god possibly through the power of the complete triforce or the darker idea is that he became a demon possibly through selling his soul to Demise.
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Why is Link so short?

The reason behind Link's various heights is twofold: Different games show Link at different ages, and different games show different versions of Link. In the Legend of Zelda timeline, Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf are continually reincarnated to participate in a battle between good and evil.
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