(APRIL'S FOOLS!) "Nintendo should make a transgender Link in the new Zelda game"

[Shiken]

Wright said:

Shiken said:

It is stupid because it would be a blatant kissing up 2 pathetic social justice Warriors. A female link is unnecessary in every sense. However if it were optional then I really would not care to be honest. When it comes to a forced female protagonist however I would much rather have Zelda herself be the hero of that particular story. She is an actual character that has everything to do with the world we are exploring. A female link however is just pointless.

 

It's not kissing up 2 SJW. It's showing your customers that more people outside the stereotiped white male can be the hero (or heroine) of Hyrule. The article isn't calling for a forced change (You should read it, Anita makes the point across better than myself trying to explain it here), but rather, take advantage of the game not being released yet and do the swap. Forced change would be adding a patch that changes the protagonist.

While Zelda as a protagonist isn't a bad idea, and it's been discussed in the past, we've already seen that a Link will be the protagonist, so this will go down on the traditional Zelda structure rather than giving the spotlight to a fresh (or another veteran) character. All this article asks for is that a transgender Link is given the chance to be the heroine in the game. It would be a daring move from Nintendo, and transgender collective could feel identified with the protagonist. Everyone wins.

Be careful, there is a fine line between a bold move and a stupid one.  The Zelda universe is what it is, to change it to that degree even to just show diversity is pointless when there are better options available.

 

Either A, make the NEXT one focus on Zelda or B, make Link's gender an option.  This is the ONLY way everyone wins.  I don't like playing as a female, period.  Still have not beaten RotTR due to this.  I know many who won't even touch a game with a female lead because, like me, they have no interest in playing as a female.

 

Samus is a female, never make her male.

Lara is female, should always be that way.

Link is MALE, and should remain so.

 

Changing an eatablished characters gender is beyond reaching.  As I said however, an option would not bother me at all.  Playing as Zelda or Impa would not be a huge deal, even though I do not prefer it.  If I am forced to play as a female OR transgender Link, I may pass on it altogether.  If this comes to pass, I want a male version of Samus to play as, and I would want him to be the only option as well.

 

Do you see how stupid this idea is?  Lets make the next Tomb Raider game focus on a male as well while we are at it.  You see where I am going with this...