THE FACT ABOUT LINK THAT NO ONE IS SUGGESTING

Supplied his pick vocation, Link presumably idolized his father and Zelda implies he seeks to observe in his father's footsteps. His father's destiny is unrevealed however presumably he died in advance of, in the course of, or following the Terrific Calamity. It's implied he bonded with and befriended the Zora Bazz as a boy because of their shared