That was NOT Link in the Zelda U teaser!

[the_dengle]

MDMAlliance said:

the_dengle said:
• Wind Waker references abound
• no Master Sword
• player character is not Link

I hate to even suggest it, but... Valley of the Flood?

But Link does not always use the Master Sword.  
And no one said the character is NOT Link, just that no one explicitly said it was either.

I was simply operating under the assumption that it is not Link for the sake of speculation.

The Master Sword is heavily entwined with the legacy of the hero. The last time Link didn't use it in a 3D title was Majora's Mask. Most 2D games in which he doesn't use it have a similar blade, essentially a substitute. What I'm getting at is that Link is most often shown wielding the Master Sword -- consider the early footage and artwork of Skyward Sword and Link Between Worlds. This "Link" is not using the sword of the hero, so I wonder whether I might conclude that (s?)he is not a hero.