Video - whoops this got kind of long

[cantstopme]

[Hello, network. Have a nine year old. c:]

... Um. Okay, so... I noticed that a lot of people were getting really confused!
About us, I mean. The Links around here! And that's not good, being confused about us - we didn't mean to confuse anyone!

[He gives the feed a little bow, before continuing.]

But it's okay! I'm going to explain it, now - I even have a picture! Pictures always help me understand, so I thought it would help everyone, too!

[That's when Link holds this up to the camera, smiling around it.]

See - we go really far back! The Link that came from the sky - we call him Sky so we don't get confused. But Sky was a really really old Link!
All the other Links are named after him, I think. And without even knowing it! All the Heroes throughout time are named Link, maybe!

There's probably a couple Links between Sky and the next two, but these two are who we call "Woods" and "Forest"! Forest is Woods when he's little, so I guess they're kind of the same person. They're Sky's great-great-great-great-a few more greats-grandkids! Or, um. Grandkid, I guess, since they're kind of the same person.
They're the Hero of Time, and really legendary where I come from, so be polite to them, okay? And Princess Zelda too, but everyone knows that you gotta be polite to princesses.

And uh... after they fought a big evil man called Ganondorf and sealed him away, something happened and the world got flooded, and then I was born!
Um... The King told me I'm not related to the other Links, though. I've just got the same name.
You can tell I'm not related 'cause I have green eyes, and they have blue!

[And getting all up in the feed so everyone can tell --]

See? Green.

But um - I'm the really latest Hero; the Hero of Winds! But it's not hard to understand now, right? It's a Hero thing; all Heroes are named Link! And we're not the same people, either! Except Woods and Forest, I guess. Since Forest is just Woods when he's little.

I can answer questions if people have any, too - I don't mind! I'm really nice, I promise!

Comments

[chickenofthesea]

.....

This is all really confusing, kid. But I think I got it. I'm still gonna call you "kid".

[cantstopme]

Well, that's okay! You can call me whatever you want, Linebeck.
Tetra calls me "kid" too, so I'm used to that!

But if it's still confusing, you can ask me stuff. I don't mind!

[The point is to make this not confusing, so...]

[chickenofthesea]

Ok... so... there's four of you. Right? Ok. You're the youngest, both physical age and..... timeline... wise. Two of em are from before that Hyrule place was flooded... and one from even longer before that. Is that about right? And you all wear the same friggin' outfit.

[text]

[childhero]

i guess i should explain things since me and woods still confuse everyone its really complicated though but thats because theres a lot of traveling through time when youre the hero of time anyway im actually from the future as far as woods is concerned after saving hyrule i went looking for a friend and found another land named termina and so ive had two adventures now i would explain more but i dont know if woods is okay with it so ill stop here for now hope that helps

[text]

[cantstopme]

wow that is actualy a lot more confsing than i thought
but thats okay because you explaned it!

i still dont really get it btu i am bad with time
thats why im the hero of winds and not the hero of tiem like you guys are

[text]

[childhero]

you have to learn how to deal with it when you time travel a lot

[video]

[sageprincess]

[There may or may not have been just a bit of chuckling on this end of the line, despite the painful reminder of Hyrule's fate.]

How thoughtful of you, to take it upon yourself to explain to everyone.

[video]

[cantstopme]

Well, we can't let everyone be confused, right?

[That's said pretty simply, too; like hiding things from people has never crossed his mind before.]

[video]

[sageprincess]

[Sigh, so innocent.]

No, especially not with rumors of copies and the like going around.

[Lookin' at you, Lina.]

[video]

[floreatnoctem]

[Oh goodness, you are precious.]

...I had not been aware that there were quite so many of you around.

[video]

[cantstopme]

[That's his job!!

And she's going to get a smile and a nod, too.]

Well, it's really only four of us, I think. But I guess that's a lot of people sharing the same name!

[video]

[floreatnoctem]

[Can she adopt you? *^*]

It certainly is- do any of you have surnames?

[handstands]

[oh his brain, why is this happening, why are there so many of the...not...same person...]

So..."Link" is more like a title than a name...

[cantstopme]

Well, um... Link is just our name - we have titles, too!
I'm the Hero of Winds, and one of them is the Chosen Hero, and the other two are the... Heroes of Time, I guess!

I guess we all have titles, too... But if it gets confusing, we came up with nicknames!
It makes it a lot easier to tell us apart!

[handstands]

[that is so confusing oh my god]

So...there's Sky, Woods, and Forest. Do we just call you Link?

[Video because lol Kanji typing]

[terrificmachoemperor]

...I'm still confused by what's going on, and why suddenly there's generations of you guys here, but that's a pretty good drawing there, kid.

[video] lmao it's okay, you wouldn't want link typing either

[cantstopme]

You really think so?

[Oh man, his eyes are pretty much lighting up -]

Me'n my little sister draw together all the time; but she's a lot better than I am!
I was gonna draw pigs and things on there, but I ran out of room.

But, uh... this place kind of messes around with time a lot. It likes grabbing people from the past and the future and stuff!
I don't really get it either, sorry...

[terrificmachoemperor]

Keep it up and you'll get better, I know it!

[Kanji, you should unnaturally enthusiastic about guys drawing -- OH RIGHT you like to draw cute things too.]

Don't worry about it. I'm pretty new to the place myself, and most of the guys from my time all seem to come from the same time. This place is pretty messed up, you know?

[fracta_anima]

[All she gets is: related to one another, share a name, possibly same world. It could be worse.]

So we have Link the First, Link the Second, Link the Second the Second, and Link the Third (and awesomest), right?

oh man you chose the wrong kid to use text with minami

[cantstopme]

mhm kind of!
but my big borther is a lot neater than i am
he can make cloths and carv wood and hes relly good at fighting!

oh um i call woods big brother but hes not really my brother
but i think i sad that?

and i think the numbrs thing is for peple who are related right?
cause then its just link the first and link the second and
and link the second the second i gess!
cause im not related to them the king said so

That's why her mu--I mean she--did it!

[fracta_anima]

numbers is just however you want it to work. You don't need to be related. So make it work however you want!

[Text]

[great_king_of_evil]

Your story is only half-true. You forgot to mention, or maybe you simply didn't know, that all individuals named Links are in fact tools created by the Goddesses to accomplish their dirty jobs. Basically, the reason you are all identical is because the Goddesses have created an archetype of the hero, and they re-use it whenever they are afraid someone powerful enough may destroy the order they have established.

In essence, you are indeed clones of each others, only clones of divine origin created for the sole purpose to serve cowardly Gods who will never intervene directly. And once the Goddesses are done using you, they discard you. They let you finish your lives in misery and die pathetically, until come the day they need to recycle your spirit once more.


Sincerely.

- Ganondorf Dragmire, Great King of Evil.

[Text] lmfasoi GANON...

[cantstopme]

you forgot the part were I kick your butt and go and find a new kindom with tetra

and also youre a big jerk

and also im glad we left you underwater

also why wold you use evil in your name if you want peple to listen to you thats dumb!

[Video]

[ur_batteries_are_dying]

You refer to Master Link as "Sky"?

[Okay, she'll admit that it makes sense, since he is from Skyloft.]

It is not difficult for me to distinguish each Link from the others. There are minor physiological differences in each Link since my Master.

[Video]

[cantstopme]

[head... tilt...


And he's quiet for a moment too, studying Fi.]

... Queen of Fairies?

[Oh gosh is it really her -
Though he's thinking to himself how weird it would be if this WAS the Queen of Fairies...
But they look so much alike! Maybe it's her all grown up?]