Link, the hero
Link is the playable hero. Zelda is the princess the series is named for. If you searched “Link and Zelda” to sort those two out, that is the whole answer, and the rest of this page is which Link you mean.
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Several heroes, one role
He is usually a Hylian in green with a sword and a shield. The public character pages describe a spirit that returns when evil returns, so the boy in Ocarina of Time is not the sailor in The Wind Waker and not the rancher in Twilight Princess. Titles worth keeping straight: Hero of Time (Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask), Hero of Winds (The Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass), Hero of Twilight, Hero of Light in Four Swords Adventures, and Hero of the Wild in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
He is the lead in the mainline games except Echoes of Wisdom, where Zelda leads and he appears in the opening. Voice credits collected on the wiki include Fujiko Takimoto, Sachi Matsumoto, Akira Sasanuma, and Kengo Takanashi. I am not turning that into a complete filmography.
Ages, left in conflict
| Game | Reading A | Reading B |
|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda | About 12 (Miyamoto) | 10 (Hyrule Historia) |
| Zelda II | 16, where the guides and Historia agree | — |
| Ocarina of Time | Child 9, adult 16 (Miyamoto) | Child 10 in an official guide; adult 17 on an amiibo line |
| The Wind Waker | About 12 in several guides and on a Toon Link amiibo | About 9 if you only scale him against the Hero of Time |
| Twilight Princess | 17 (Aonuma, 2005) | 16 (Aonuma, 2006) |
| Skyward Sword | 17 and a half (Hyrule Historia) | — |
| Breath of the Wild | The shrine of resurrection makes the elapsed time much longer | The mountain rule in the game treats him as 17 |
I will not pick a column and delete the other. Zelda Wiki’s Link article is where those lines are gathered, next to Wikipedia’s character page.
FAQ
Is Link Zelda?
No. Link is the hero. Princess Zelda is a different character, with her own page.
How old is Link in every game?
There is no single list the sources agree on. The table above is the disagreement, not a cleaned spreadsheet.
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Sources
| Claim | Status | Cross-check |
|---|---|---|
| Character, lore or historical details | 1 accessible source: Wikipedia | Read the named encyclopedia entries. Zelda Wiki returned HTTP 403 and is listed as additional reading, not counted as a verified second source. |
- Wikipedia, Link (The Legend of Zelda) — checked 2026-11-10
- Zelda Wiki (additional reading; HTTP 403 at audit), Link — checked 2026-11-10
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