Link has always been a silent protagonist accepting any given name the player chooses.

Link’s physical representation has always been androgynous. There isn’t any real reason why any of the Zelda games to date have had to refer to Link as a boy other than “tradition.” Link’s gender is completely irrelevant to the narrative and the mechanics of the games. Just stick with the same androgynous style of Link’s physical appearance that’s been around for 30 years now in various reincarnations. Players can decide for themselves whether their playable Link avatar/character is male, female, or gender-less. One possibility is that Nintendo may include an established female character such as Linkle or Zelda as a playable choice at the start of the game (or in parts of the game or as an unlockable).Īnother possibility is that Nintendo may simply allow Link, the iconic hero and playable protagonist avatar/character, to be either male or female depending on a gender choice the player makes at the start of the game.īut there’s a third possibility that’s even more interesting: Nintendo could just do away with a gender select option altogether by using gender-neutral language when referring to Link. It hasn’t been confirmed or denied yet by Nintendo (and likely won’t be until E3), but in the meantime, Zelda fans are speculating and arguing about how such a change to the beloved franchise might be implemented. Multiple sources are strongly hinting that Nintendo will be including some form of a gender select option for the playable protagonist in the next major Zelda game for the Wii U / NX console.

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