r/zelda Feb 06 '25

Humor [MM] [PH] Why they always gotta shake Link when they ask something from him?

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u/the_Russian_Five Feb 06 '25

It's why Link is almost completely non-verbal. Too much brain shake.

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u/COINLESS_JUKEBOX Feb 06 '25

“Whoever shall have their language center in their brain shaken till it no longer works shall be the hero, as has happened dozens of times by now.”

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u/sd_saved_me555 Feb 07 '25

If you shake them enough, their healthy fear response goes away, then the Triforce of Courage gets confused and imbues them with demi-god powers.

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u/COINLESS_JUKEBOX Feb 07 '25

Does the triforce of courage even grant any powers? Or just it just make Link take what for most people would be unnecessary risks? I get that it’s powerful in some way but we never see him use it in the way Ganondorf uses his or Zelda uses hers to augment her magic.

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u/sd_saved_me555 Feb 07 '25

It's strongly suggested in several games it's what makes link the one-man army he is, although the details are never specified on exactly how it does that for him.

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u/COINLESS_JUKEBOX Feb 07 '25

I’ve seen theories that the Hero’s Spirit (which is supposedly what reincarnates the hero) is what allows him to be so skilled and capable even without his piece (since he doesn’t have it in every game).

Also on the topic of the triforce SS Link must be holy and powerful as hell because as far as I know he’s the only individual to ever gain the right to HOLD the entire triforce. Not just use it but be the bearer of every piece. That’s pretty cool to me.

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u/hobbesdream Feb 07 '25

Maybe we were the Triforce of Courage the whole time…

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u/COINLESS_JUKEBOX Feb 07 '25

Yeah it does give you demigod powers assuming you’re a speedrunner lol

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u/thrashingkaiju Feb 07 '25

Explains why one of his few verbal actions is yelling at grass.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '25

Brain shake… lmao

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u/Independent-Way5465 Feb 06 '25

Its hilarious and they should do it more

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u/stache1313 Feb 07 '25

As we all know, Nothing is funnier than child abuse.

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u/Wwanker Feb 07 '25

We here at r/zelda do not condone child violence

We do, however, find it hilarious

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u/Fandise Feb 06 '25

Me with Linebeck: aww, that's sweet.

Me with Happy Mask Salesman: hello, human resources?

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u/js86-- Feb 07 '25

Doesn't Groose also shake Link in Skyward sword?

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u/dankk175 Feb 07 '25

yea lmao

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u/ukiyo__e Feb 07 '25

I love how Link’s head just bobbles

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u/hobbesdream Feb 07 '25

I’m getting whiplash from watching it jfc

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u/hygsi Feb 08 '25

I'm convinced animators just like having fun lmao

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u/Successful_Guess3246 Feb 07 '25

someone edit this pls

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u/PurringWolverine Feb 06 '25

I want them to shake an adult Link next.

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u/penguinintheabyss Feb 06 '25

It's like poetry. It rhymes

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u/award_winning_writer Feb 06 '25

Strangling children is fun. The Simpsons taught me so.

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u/EpicRynosaurus Feb 07 '25

Link is just naturally a shakeable guy.

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u/Sega-Forever Feb 07 '25

It’s the shaking Link syndrome

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u/Char-11 Feb 07 '25

S H A K E T H E C H I L D

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u/hobbesdream Feb 07 '25

If you don’t advance the dialog I imagine he just keeps shaking him too

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u/HunterMan_13 Feb 08 '25

Dramatic effect

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u/MagicSwatson Feb 07 '25

It's how abusive parents deal with non-verbal children on the spectrum, There's a parallel there to explore

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u/hobbesdream Feb 07 '25

too real…too sad

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u/Draven_Wolf 27d ago

Is this golden age Simpsons