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Most of the manga are written in Japanese and have been fan-subbed on the internet for people to read, like at [http://www.zeldalegends.net/index.php?n=manga Zelda Legends]. Official English translations have been released, one every few months, since 2008.
So far, the official manga are:
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* ''A Link To The Past'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* ''Oath of Lilto'', an [[Elsewhere Fic|elsewhere spin-off]] centered around original characters.
* Ten volumes by Akira Himekawa: ''A Link To The Past'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
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== General ==
* [[Adaptation Distillation]]
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* [[Courtly Love]]: Some of the stories, ''Ocarina of Time'' and the Himekawa ''Link to the Past'' in particular, depict varying shades of this between Link and Zelda. ''Four Swords Plus'' presents them with gifts of flowers and holding hands.
* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: Most of the stories depict Link as one of these.
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Fairy Companion]]: Navi in ''Ocarina of Time'' (as in the game), Tatl and Tael in ''Majora's Mask'' and Ciela in ''Phantom Hourglass'' (ditto), the nameless fairy in ''Four Swords'', Ephermelda in Ishinomori's ''A Link to the Past'', and Felicia in ''Link's Awakening''.
* [[Heroic Mime]]: Averted in most of the mangas, but used frequently in the ''Wind Waker'' 4-koma.
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** He also does it repeatedly during the course of the Himekawa ''Link to the Past.''
* [[Missing Mom]]/[[Disappeared Dad]]: Typical of the ''Zelda'' franchise, although the background of ''Oracle of Seasons'' does show the death of Link's mother. There's no indication of his father's identity, however. Conversely, ''Four Swords Plus'' gives him a father, but no mother. ''Link to the Past'' (Himekawa version) explains the absence of both, as it's plot-relevant.
* [[Raised
* [[Requisite Royal Regalia]]: Zelda is almost never seen without it (except, of course, when she's Sheik or Tetra).
* [[Suddenly Voiced]]: Link talks in the comics.
* [[This Cannot Be!]]: Some villains when they're defeated in the adaptions made by Akira Himekawa.
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: The adaptations made by Akira Himekawa seem to admire this trope. Link calmly declares this to Ganondorf in Part 1 of ''Ocarina of Time'' after being forced to kill his old friend Volvagia in order to free him from Ganon's curse and awaken Darunia as the Sage of Fire. He also shouts this at Agahnim in ''A Link to the Past'' as he absorbs his magic with the Master Sword and sends it right back at him after he sends Zelda to the Dark World encased in a crystal as part of a sacrifice ritual to open a portal to said realm itself.
* [[The Wise Prince
== The Legend Of Zelda - Yuu Mishouzaki ==
* [[Action Girl]]: Zelda (or rather, Little Zelda), at least up to her inevitable capture. Even then, she doesn't go down without a
* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]: Impa is decades younger then she was in the source games.
* [[Adaptational Badass]]: Zelda. She received quite a bit of [[Xenafication]].
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]: Let's just say that the demons don't eff around. The manner in which Pell and Gray's parents died is ''horrific''.
* [[Canon Foreigner]]:
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: The character designs are wildly different from any game version of the characters. Link is considerably less heroic then in other adaptations and in the games, and he doesn't wear his iconic tunic (instead he wears overalls). {{spoiler|Link is a half-elf. Link and Zelda are brother and sister.}}
* [[Eye Scream]]: So much, it occasionally looks like [[Berserk]] with different main characters.
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* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted, there are two Princess Zeldas in this story, Princess Zelda XVI who later becomes queen and Princess Zelda XVII who is the daughter of Zelda XVI.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Link is raised by Impa in this story.
* [[Rags to Royalty]]: {{spoiler|Link is the Prince of Hyrule, and presumably Zelda's brother. Suddenly that bit of [[Gannon
* [[Secret Legacy]]: Link is never told his parentage.
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== [[A Link to The Past]] - Multiple Versions ==
* [[Cursed
* [[Dark World]]: The [[Trope Namer]] world of ''[[A Link to The Past]]'', of course.
* [[Death
* [[The Dragon]]: Agahnim. (The game, in contrast, isn't clear on whether he's this or Ganon in disguise.)
* [[Playing Tennis With the Boss]]: How Link fights Agahnim in all three mangas.
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* [[Fairy Companion]]: Epheremelda is another one of the non-canonical fairy companions that predate Navi.
* [[Gainax Ending]]: The ending was confusing to some people.
* [[Magic Mirror]]: The mirror from the game, which allowed Link to travel between the two worlds, is replaced in Ishinomori's version with the "Com[[Spell My Name
* [[Mission Control]]: Sahasrahla and co.
* [[OEL Manga]]: An early example from long before the term [[OEL Manga]] was coined. It differs from most OEL Manga in that it was drawn by a big name manga artist, [[Shotaro Ishinomori]]. One has to wonder how ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' managed to hire him to draw this comic.
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* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Link and his uncle's friends Tou and Rasuka. Rasuka accompanies Link on his quest. There is also the leader of the Hyrulean Knights who serves as a mentor to Link and also accompanies him. When Link tries to pull the Master Sword out of its pedestal, a guardian spirit appears to test if Link is worthy to wield it.
* [[Cry Into Chest]]: Leader comforts Link after Link's uncle dies by having Link cry into his chest while shirtless.
* [[Hero
* [[Impaled
* [[In the End You Are
* [[Legacy Character]]: The Master Sword's guardian is strongly implied to be a hero from centuries in the past who had previously wielded the Master Sword.
* [[Named
* [[
* [[The Rival]]: Rasuka was always fighting duels with Link since they were children and even when they go on a quest to save Hyrule together, they still end up competing against each other.
* [[This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself]]: Rasuka and Leader walk in on Link's fight against Agahnim, but stand aside to let Link fight Agahnim himself.
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* [[Blood Knight]]: Master Drona, the Hinox warrior, fights Link for the enjoyment of fighting.
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Felicia, the [[Tsundere]] [[Fairy Companion]]. She's another Canon Foreigner fairy companion that predates Navi. There are also several original villains like Karuna, the Moblin swordsman, and Master Drona, the Hinox warrior.
* [[
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: There seems to be a G-rated equivalent of [[Did You Just Have Sex?]] during a [http://www.otakuworks.com/view/87922/the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening/vol-01/read/140 dialog exchange between Link and Felicia]. Of course, that isn't what actually happened, this is a Nintendo game after all.
* [[Girl Next Door]]: Interpretations of Marin in the game range from exotic islander to girl next door, the manga goes heavily into a girl next door interpretation.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Link likes the red-headed Marin.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|Link gets one in the manga after learning the truth about the island.}}
* [[It May Help You
* [[Jump, I'll Catch You!]]: Played straight between Link and Marin when they are attacked by monsters while traveling to the Animal Village.
* [[Lotus Eater Machine]]: {{spoiler|Since Link can actually talk in the manga, a good portion of the manga deals with Link's emotions as he eventually accepts that he must wake the Windfish and bring about the end of Koholint Island.}}
* [[Master Swordsman]]: One of Link's fights is with Karuna, a Moblin master swordsman.
* [[Named
* [[No Hugging, No Kissing]]: One of the rare aversions for this franchise. While there still isn't any actual hugging or kissing, the manga does play up the romance over what was present in the game if only because Link can talk.
* [[Showy Invincible Hero]]: Link in this depict, the only time the possibility of him losing is when his sword breaks and when he fights Dethel, apart of that he's presented as being pretty much unbeatable.
* [[Smooch of Victory]]: Madam MeowMeow tries to give Link one for rescuing Bow-Wow, but Link runs away in terror.
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: Literal example. Nakura the ghost in the manga is a soldier who defended the island when he was alive. After Link takes him back to his house, he gives Link his sword which finishes his [[Unfinished Business]].
* [[Ten
* [[Tsundere]]: Felicia
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* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Compared to how much trouble he had fighting other monsters, Link pretty much owned Trinexx. Aside from parrying its fire breath with his sword, he didn't have to do anything other than hit it. Once. Even he noticed how Trinexx wasn't that strong.
* [[Dead Person Impersonation]]: Agahnim was a friend of Link's father who was killed by Ganon. Ganon then took Agahnim's form as a disguise.
* [[Everything's Better
* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]: Agahnim was genuinely good-hearted until Ganon's power fucked his mind up.}}
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Ghanti, who started off as a bandit before becoming Link's friend.
* [[How Do You Like Them Apples?]]: Link wants to be an apple farmer. Keeping with the imagery, he also gets a healing apple.
* [[It Was
* [[Love Triangle]]: Ghanti the bandit cites this as the reason for her reluctance to help Link rescue Zelda.
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Stab the Sky]]: The Master Sword actually ''tells'' Link to do this after he draws it from its pedestal.
* [[You Are What You Hate]]: {{spoiler|Ganty hates the Hylian knights so much, she used to want to kill Link because he's descended from them. Turns out ''she'' was descended from the Hylian knights too. Learning that leads her to get over her hatred.}}
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* [[Elsewhere Fic|Elsewhere Spin-off]]
* [[Expanded Universe]]: This is pretty much the only official Zelda manga that isn't a direct adaptation of a game and tries to expand on the Zelda universe.
* [[Expy]]: Lilto's character design is almost identical to Bianca's son from ''[[
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* [[Evil Twin]]: Dark Link (obviously).
** The Deku Tree gets his own evil counterpart, the Baga Tree, in a bonus story.
* [["I Know You
* [[Ship Tease]]: Link with just about every main female character in his age group: Saria, Zelda, Malon, Ruto (although he does seem to be leaning towards Zelda). [[Lampshaded]] by Navi:
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** Even Navi herself got some with him. Her last line is different from the games a bit, and seems to portray attraction, which is [[Word of God|canon in the games]].
* [[Shoot the Dog]]: {{spoiler|Volvagia was changed to be Link's childhood pet in the manga and Link's fight with Volvagia who has been brainwashed by Ganon is presented as a Shoot The Dog moment.}}
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: [[Zig
* [[What Happened to
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* [[Prequel]]: The ''Majora's Mask'' manga includes a bonus story illustrating the creation of the titular mask.
* [[Ripple-Effect-Proof Memory]]: Link and Tatl are the only ones to experience it.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Mikau's grave has the epitaph,
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: Link's reaction to Majora's Mask vagabonding the Skull Kid after he said the mask was his only friend, calling him worthless and trying to kill him. To put this in perspective, Majora's Mask gives Link the Fierce Deity's Mask (going by it's Japanese name the "Oni Mask") and tells him to become the oni a game of tag (Japanese terms for someone being "it"), and he agrees to the idea without a second thought.
* [[Tsundere]]: Tatl is a Type A example, as she was in the game.
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: Maple the witch.
* [[Badass]]: Link, obviously. Also his ancestor, Sir Raven.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Link has one of these in the ''Oracle'' stories, who [[Raised
* [[Bishonen]]: Link's ancestor Sir Raven.
* [[Book Ends]]: ''Oracle of Seasons'' begins with Link's grandfather explaining their family history and pointing to a portrait of Sir Raven. ''Oracle of Ages'' ends with Link's grandfather bringing up their family history again and Link looks at the portrait of Sir Raven again. However, as a result of Link's time travels, the portrait of Sir Raven has changed to look more heroic.
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* [[Darker and Edgier]]: The ''Oracle of Ages'' manga adaptation may qualify.
* [[Demonic Possession]]: Veran's specialty in ''Oracle of Ages''.
* [[Everything's Better
* Expy: Raven, Link's ancestor, is one for adult Link form ''Ocarina of Time''.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Link has a massive crush on Din in ''Oracle of Seasons''.
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* [[Sequel Hook]]: The ending of ''Oracle of Seasons'', with {{spoiler|the witches Koume and Kotake}} plotting the events of ''Oracle of Ages''.
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: Link keeps saying this to Ricky the kangaroo about Din in ''Oracle of Seasons''.
* [[Stalker
* [[Team Pet]]: Piyoko the chicken in ''Oracle of Seasons''.
* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: It's implied that Ralph in ''Oracle of Ages'' hopes to be this for "my beloved Nayru," although it's not made clear whether he achieves this or [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]].
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== [[Four Swords]] - Akira Himekawa ==
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Why don't all four Link's colors match with the personalities associated with those colors? (Blue is normally a calm color, but Blue Link is anything but.) If you had read the author's note in the second volume Himekawa's ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'' manga (published 6 years before), you would know that the authors saw the computer-controlled Links of each color in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' as behaving the way the same color Link does in their Four Swords manga.
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Link's father. This is the only manga where Link's father is still alive.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Possibly Vio , though from Shadow Link's point of view, he probably seems more like a [[Manipulative Bastard]].
* [[Cloning Blues]]: Brought up occasionally in the beginning, while the four Links are still getting used to working as a team. Which leads to ...
* [[Sibling Seniority Squabble|Clone Originality Squabble]]: The newly-separated Links have an argument about which of them is the "original" Link. The scene would be a bit [[Wangst|overly angsty]] if not for the fact that the entire thing is a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]].
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'''Green''': If there's a main Link, it's ''me!'' Everyone knows Link dresses in green!
'''Blue''': *[[Beat Panel]]*
'''Arrow Pointing to Blue's tunic''': "Blue"
'''Blue''': Rats! }}
* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: Done with a twist, given that the illustrations are all black and white; the colored Links are identified by their color in name only and address each other as Green, Red, Blue, and Vio (short for
** Also, a different texture is used for each Link's tunic. (For more on how to tell them apart, see [[Twin Desynch]] below.)
** In addition, there are differences in their eyes.
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* [[Literal Split Personality]]: Each Link supposedly represents a facet of Link's personality. In Vio's words, [[The Determinator|Green is focused and motivated]], [[Hot-Blooded|Blue is hotheaded and aggressive]], [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|Red is innocent and optimistic]], and [[The Stoic|Vio is calm and collected]].
* [[Medium Awareness]]: Just one moment, after Red thaws out Blue with the Fire Rod - and scorches his rear:
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'''Red:''' The readers expect me to get even... a little! }}
* [[Neat Freak]]: Blue is revealed to be one in an omake. He can't sleep at night unless he knows his clothes are neatly folded before he goes to bed.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Partially subverted. We never see Link's mother but we do see his father...one of the plot important knights of Hyrule!
* [[Punny Name]]/[[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: While Link's name is not meant to be a pun, it hasn't stopped the English translators of ''Four Swords'' from having some fun with it. Some examples:
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Vio (about to duel Green): Green is about to learn who the weak Link is. }}
* [[Reverse Mole]]/[[Fake Defector]]: {{spoiler|Vio}}
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* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: When Link's tiny, he takes advantage of an opportunity to look up [[The Cameo|Anju's]] skirt. This nearly results in him getting crushed by bits of food she drops.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|The manga changes the ending so that Vaati does this at the end of the manga when the magic hat is removed from his head and turns back into a Minish.}}
* [[Jerk
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: {{spoiler|There is not a single death in the entire manga. All of the enemies that Link defeats are innocent beings that were cursed by Vaati and defeating them returns them to their original form. At the end of the manga, Vaati renounces his evil ways and apologizes for his actions.}}
* [[Mythology Gag]]: When Link first discovers the Picori world, the mimics a piece of the game's promotional art.
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* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Between Linebeck and Jolene and also Linebeck and Ciela.
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: Linebeck's Member Card for Eddo's:
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* [[Scenery Censor]]: Yes there is, involving Link. It's just as ridiculous as it sounds.
* [[Tsundere]]: Tetra is arguably Type A of this trope.
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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: It's 4-koma for crying out loud.
* [[The Ditz]]: Link. However, it's frequently subverted in that he's either a [[Genius Ditz]] or a [[Cloudcuckoolander]]. [[Lampshaded]] by a certain talking boat:
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* [[Heroic Mime]]: Used frequently.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]
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== [[Skyward Sword]] - Akira Himekawa ==
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Not so much the story but more so on the ''previous'' Link - quite possibly ''the first'' Link - who fought in the war against the demon king that's mentioned throughout the game. Pre-Skyloft Link is drawn with sharper features compared to current-Skyloft Link, as well having a slightly more grimmer outlook.
* [[Named
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