Shadow Link
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| Shadow Link | |
|---|---|
| Artwork of Shadow Link and Vaati | |
| First appearance | Four Swords Adventures (2004) |
| Location(s) | Hyrule |
| Weapon(s) | Sword, Giant Bombs, any equipment Link owns |
| Effective weapon(s) | Sword |
| Spoils | Force Gems |
- This article is about the mini-boss from Four Swords Adventures. For the recurring enemy, see Dark Link.
- "Link! The Shadow Links will regenerate if left alone! I must act... Link! Now! Defeat Shadow Link!"
- — Princess Zelda
Shadow Link is a mini-boss from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. This near-identical copy of Link is frequently seen causing trouble throughout the course of the game. Sometimes Link will be forced to fight Shadow Link, while others he will simply be required to evade him.
Multiple Shadow Links exist. They are continuously spewed out by the magical Dark Mirror. Shadow Link first appears when Princess Zelda and the Six Maidens go to check on the seal of the Four Sword. When all seven are captured, Link follows Shadow Link back into the Four Sword Sanctuary. When Link travels inside, Ganon uses Shadow Link to convince Link to pull the Four Sword, thus releasing Vaati.
Though Shadow Link is defeated frequently throughout the game, he is not ultimately defeated until near the end of the game when Zelda and Link seal him and his other copies back into the Dark Mirror.
[edit] Battle
Shadow Link attacks in nearly the same way as Link does. He can use any weapons Link can with the addition of Giant Bombs. To defeat Shadow Link, Link must slash him with his Sword while avoiding Shadow Link's attacks.
Shadow Link can also assume the coloration of one of the four Links, requiring that particular Link to defeat him. When Shadow Link stops and begins panting, one final attack will subdue him.
As the game progresses, Link is faced with more and more Shadow Links at one time. If Link destroys the original Shadow Link, however, the remaining clones will automatically be destroyed. He also lets loose a high-pitched scream when defeated.
[edit] Manga
Non-canon warning: This article or section contains non-canonical information that is not considered to be an official part of the Legend of Zelda series and should not be considered part of the overall storyline.
In the manga of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, Shadow Link appears and is expanded upon. When he first appeared, he easily defeated the four Links as the four sword had lost its power. Later, he attempts to tempt the purple Link to evil and otherwise to sabotage the Link's mission. This failed, as the Purple Link was lying to him all along, and then joins with the other Links and bests Dark Link. He is later recreated by the Dark Mirror. Although he is commanded to fight against the Links, he chooses to help them by pointing out Gufuu's weak point. However, he soon realizes that as long as the Dark Mirror exists, Gufuu will be invincible, and destroys the mirror, despite warnings from Gufuu that he would die if the mirror was destroyed, which turned out to be true. Before dying, he reconciles with the other Links. His nature is explained as "The shadow version of Link from the Dark World". He is later said when dying, "Shadows stay behind their masters, but I turned it around and defeated y'all's enemy." After this, he then turned into light.
Non-canon warning: Non-canonical information ends here.
| Characters |
| Main Characters |
| Link (x4) · Princess Zelda · Six Maidens · Vaati —Full list of characters |
| Bosses |
| Phantom Ganon · Helmaroc King · Stone Arrghus · Jalhalla · Dagtail · Frostare · Big Dodongo · Vaati · Ganon |
| Levels |
| Whereabouts of the Wind · Eastern Hyrule · Death Mountain · Near the Fields · The Dark World · The Desert of Doubt · Frozen Hyrule · Realm of the Heavens —Full list of locations |
| Equipment |
| Weapons |
| Bomb · Bombos Medallion · Boomerang · Bow · Fire Rod · Four Sword · Lamp · Magic Hammer · Quake Medallion · Shield · Slingshot |
| Items |
| Blue Bracelet · Carrot · Force Gem · Force Fairy · Heart · Heart Container · Moon Pearl · Pegasus Boots · Power Bracelet · Roc's Feather · Shovel · Small Key |
| Quest Items |
| Jewel (x4) · Knight Mark · Letter · Magic Book · Vaati Barrier |
| Races |
| Gerudo · Goron · Hylian · Zuna |
