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A video with an interesting breakdown of the Gerudo, and problematic elements from their past and present.

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The Anti-Kirbys Are Batamons Hypothesis

So in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening you can encounter an enemy called Kirby or Anti-Kirby, a Kirby-like enemy.

So I believe these Anti-Kirbys are possibly the Batamon that show up in Kirby's Dream Land 3. I believe this is the case because this would 1 explain why they try to eat Link for no reason, but 2 would work well because of the similarities between the Batamon and Anti-Kirbys in their eyes. Also, this would give an explanation to the Batamon as Anti-Kirbys.

Now how would they have ended up in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening? Well probably through some dimensional portal.

However, in hindsight this hypothesis is unlikely due to the fact that Kirby and the Batamons are 20 cm tall. The Anti-Kirbys are likely something completely different that parallels the Kirby. Written by Eris the Lorekeeper

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Ocarina Of Time Ganondorf And Link's Heights

So in Hyrule Historia there is concept art of Ganondorf from Ocarina of Time. His height is revealed to be 230 cm Tall. So I went on to get the closest comparison of Adult Link and Ganondorf near each other. And by using Ganon's knee height I estimated Link is about 5 feet and 1 inch tall. This is something I noticed is some people on the Zelda Dungeon Forums also came to a similar conclusion about Link's height. So yeah, that's their canon heights in Ocarina of Time.

BTW, if the information in this post is similar to a post from a certain Mario Lore Blog, that's because that's my Mario Lore Blog. Which should be kind of obvious based on the blog names and formatting. Written by Eris the Lorekeeper

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Link Is Androgynous

So in a Time article by Matt Peckham from June 15, 2016 titled, Next Link May Not Be a Girl, But He’s Androgynous by Design; we learn that the creators of The Legend Of Zelda games design Link as androgynous intentionally.

In the words of Aonuma.... "Back during the Ocarina of Time days, I wanted Link to be gender neutral. I wanted the player to think ‘Maybe Link is a boy or a girl.’ If you saw Link as a guy, he’d have more of a feminine touch. Or vice versa, if you related to Link as a girl, it was with more of a masculine aspect. I really wanted the designer to encompass more of a gender-neutral figure. So I’ve always thought that for either female or male players, I wanted them to be able to relate to Link." Aonuma also said... "During the development of Twilight Princess, I went a different route and created a version of Link that was more masculine. But after Twilight Princess I went back to the drawing board and decided Link should be a more gender-neutral character. Hence I created the version of Link that you see in Breath of the Wild. 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."

So yeah, as far back as The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time the creators of Zelda such as Aonuma have being designing Link as intentional androgynous so all players could relate to him. Written by Eris the Lorekeeper

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TLOZALTTP Was A Prequel

So on the back of The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past's box, it gives us a description of the game. This description mentions we are following the predecessors to Link and Zelda aka another Link and Zelda. Also, on the Japanese box's back it continues this theme by saying this game takes place before Link's time in history.

Both of the descriptions make it clear this game is a prequel to the previous Zelda games that came out before it. Written by Eris the Lorekeeper

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Hero Of Time Statue

In The Legend Of Zelda: The Winder Waker there is a statue of the Hero Of Time. This connects this game to The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Written by Eris the Lorekeeper

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Link In Soul Calibur 2

So in the game Soul Calibur 2 you can play as the character Link which appears to be the Link from The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time. This Link at the end of the game ends up returning back to his home world likely using the Ocarina. If this Link is the specific one from Ocarina Of Time, it would have to be after the events of said game, and Majora's Mask depending on which version. Written by Eris the Lorekeeper

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Dark Beast Ganon

So in The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Ganodorf takes on a form known as Dark Beast Ganon. This very form is later seen in The Legend Of Zelda Breath Of The Wild. A little neat fun fact. Written by Eris the Lorekeeper