The Next Zelda Game Can Bring Back An Overlooked Link Detail

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, one of Nintendo's most iconic, flagship series, is almost assuredly going to continue after its most recent outing, 2023's incredibly successful. With no news (or even confirmation of) the next entry, it's impossible to know what it'll look like, whether it iterates on the more recent open-world formula, embraces the series' more traditional trappings once again, or breaks new ground entirely. One thing almost guaranteed, though, is that the next game will feature the series' ever-present hero, Link, and even an innocuous change to the protagonist could pay homage to his past.

Since began in 1986, Link has been the main character, and he's surprisingly undergone very little change since. He's a Hylian – complete with pointed ears – practically never talks in-game, and has traditionally worn a green tunic and long, pointed cap. In fact, Link's biggest character change in his entire history, discounting changes in art style like the radical shift to cel shading in, is perhaps a new outfit, donning a bright blue tunic in his default appearance for and. While a reversion to his traditional outfit is certainly in the cards, there's an even more subtle detail that could make a comeback for the next: Link's handedness.

Early artwork for Link had him holding his sword in both his right and left hands, and the in-game sprites from the 2D era were inconclusive. When made the jump to 3D with, however, Link became a definitive southpaw, holding his sword in his left hand, and his shield in his right. It was that made Link right-handed, but only for the Wii version, due to a majority of the world's population being right-handed, thus holding the sword-controlling Wii Remote in their dominant hand. The GameCube version retained