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    Nintendo's flagship fantasy action-adventure series created by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka in 1985, the Zelda series is the source of many revolutionary gameplay conventions, and continues to be one of the most popular and critically acclaimed video game franchises of all time.

    Do you name the character LINK or your own name?

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    #1  Edited By Mushir

    In the Zelda games you get the choice of naming your character? I was wondering what you guys name your character? Do you name him LINK or your own name? Or maybe something completely different.
     
    I prefer naming him Link. I don't know, I just think that's how it should be.

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    #2  Edited By SlowHands

    I always call him Link because THAT IS HIS NAME.

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    #3  Edited By deadmonkeys

    In b4 'I call him "ass" or "cock" '

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    #4  Edited By Synthballs

    I like my Elfmen Links and my Horses Epona.

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    #5  Edited By Rhombus_Of_Terror

    my ex girlfriend's brother named him zelda once.

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    #6  Edited By HypoXenophobia

    I started playing Ocarina of Time recently, and I completely forgot his name was Link. I named him after a handle I use for most games. I felt after an hour when people weren't referring to him as Link.
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    #7  Edited By Griddler

    Always Link, I normally change the horse name though.

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    #8  Edited By AndrewJD

    Link and Epona for me

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    Started Ocarina of Time and called him Zora since it was a cool name I'd heard somewhere that year. Realised not too long into the game where I'd heard it. :S
     
    I don't usually call him Link though, even if it's his real name. Usually a different nickname of some sort.

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    #10  Edited By Willy105

    I always use my name on the first play-through.

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    #11  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

    I always leave his name as Link, unless I do another playthrough, in which case then I usually use my own name.

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    #12  Edited By Willy105

    In related news, I named my horse in TP with the name Donkey.
     
    I really like being able to name Epona.

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    #13  Edited By ajamafalous

    Should've been a poll.
     
     
    Anyway, Link and Epona.

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    I always name characters my own name when given the option.

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    #15  Edited By Joseppie

    If it's just me in the room, he ended up with my name. If my brothers or my roommates are around, his name suddenly got a whole lot dirtier.

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    #16  Edited By wefwefasdf

    I leave his name as Link.
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    #17  Edited By Clinkz

    My own name most of the time. I have although booted up some old copies of the gameboy pocket games and seen full save files with LINK.

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    #18  Edited By sgjackson

    I've done both, but recently I've just gone with Link.

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    #19  Edited By Ineedaname

    I just leave it as link I normally default the names.

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    #20  Edited By linkster7

    Link and Epona. 

    I usually use the characters "real" names in all games where they have "real" names.

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    #21  Edited By HandsomeDead

    In The Wind Waker, he was Ivan.

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    #22  Edited By Binman88

    He was Link for me in Link's Awakening for the GB and OoT for the N64.

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    #23  Edited By belaraphon

    i always go with link.

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    #24  Edited By TheHBK

    Wow I cant believe with how many people go with Link.  I did that for my first play of Links Awakening, cuz his name was in the title!  But after that, i realized it was gay to name him Link if Nintendo gives you the option of naming him.  So I name him HBK, Bitch, Ass, Jeff.  But then I hated that when I would steal, they would just call me thief.

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    #25  Edited By PureRok

    Always Link. That's who he is, and will always be. If they ever change his name I shall be very put out.

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    #26  Edited By Suicrat

    I rarely go with default names in video games, except for the Legend of Zelda series. Link is such a bad-ass name, why would anyone want to give him something different?

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    #27  Edited By DuhQbnSiLo

    Link always

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    #28  Edited By get2sammyb

    Link obviously. 'Cos it's Link man.

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    #29  Edited By teptom

    I usually use the first name that comes to me. His name was Leo once.

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    #30  Edited By gamezhunter

    Usually just leave it as Link.
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    #31  Edited By JJOR64

    I used to do it with my own name but, I just use Link now.

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    #32  Edited By wolf_blitzer85

    Dude it's Link as it should be

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    #33  Edited By hamlaser

    I always name my character "son" so everyone says "hey son!" like on mega64

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    #34  Edited By JonathanMoore

    Actually generally I just name him my name. Never thought about that actually. But saying that I don't play Zelda often.

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    #35  Edited By CornontheCobbe

    Ha! I never actually thought of that. I'd usually name him Link without thinking about it. Great Question.

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    #36  Edited By ahoodedfigure

    Something somewhat different.

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    #37  Edited By rjayb89

    Zelda, so I don't get confused.

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    #38  Edited By matthew
    @Synthballs said:
    " I like my Elfmen Links and my Horses Epona. "
    Yes.
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    #39  Edited By Crono

    I always use the default names in all games that allow name changes but provide a default.  I really don't care about names and with an iconic character like Link, it is best to just call him that so everyone know what the hell you're talking about.

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    #40  Edited By Ghostiet

    Link is Link. Though I called the characters in Mario Tennis on the GBA "Whore" and "Fucker" respectively. I may have not a sophisticated sense of humor, but hilarity ALWAYS ensues when your character listens to "Hey Whore!" abuse all the time.

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    #41  Edited By willin

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    #42  Edited By Scooper

    Poo or bitch are choice names when you're 8 years old. I just leave it as Link nowerdays.

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    #43  Edited By Satune

    I would always use my own, but now I just use Satune.

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    #44  Edited By GoronSurvivor

    I only name the character i'm playing as in games if he doesn't have a name to begin with.. 
    Funny story, i have a friend who named Cloud in FF7 after himself  and then named Aerith after some girl he had a crush on.. i was silently mortified, to say the least.
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    #45  Edited By Tally_Pants

    gotta be LINK !! i won't even use the Zelda code in the original to get the second quest... gotta earn that shit!
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    #46  Edited By psykhophear

    I usually use different names but later on I decided to simply name him Link.

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    #47  Edited By Joker_777

    I call him Hahahahaha.

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    #48  Edited By Meowayne

    If you name him anything other than Link you need to be put down.

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    I give him my name usually, avoids confusion when family or roommates want to start a game. Having 3 Links on the load screen can be confusing. 
     
    also I name my horse "Cringer"

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    #50  Edited By bjorno

    ass or cock

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