Princess Zelda doesn't need to be a warrior.

[SuperNova]

spemanig said:

If Zelda defeated enemies in a Chell-like way, that would be fine, as long as she isn't clearing like dungeons of 30 or so monsters that way. And again, if she just incapacitates them, I think that would be more in line with her character. I definitely think it should be most that she has to stealth around, though. She's not a powerhouse. If she could just waltz in and take out an entire dungeon, even if it was all by using her mind, Link would have no reason to exist.

But it would have worked fine if Ripley wasn't the main character. The rape undertones come from the alien, not Ellen, and Alien is a movie about making male viewers specifically feel uncomfortable because it's about a woman (the alien) raping all the men of the ship, so that's not even really a great example.

I'm not trying to argue that there aren't examples where gender roles can impact a story, but I am arguing that there's no story that could be told in Zelda that would benefit from a female Link.

I think we basically agree about that.

As for Alien, yeah maybe not the greatest example. It was just the first thing that popped into my mind. You got my point though, so it's all good.

That last one I feel is for nintendo to decide. That was my point. Honestly I can't think of a compelling reason to do it right now (and I also don't think they will change anything that drastic about one of their longest running most iconic franchises), but maybe they will. I'm willing to stay open to the possibility.