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irstupid on 21 November 2017
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Hiku said:
OTBWY said:

I disagree. You spend the entire game building Link up. Why would they switch it to Zelda? Honestly, LoZ is a game where you play as Link. Simple as that. Spin-offs are fair game, but the mainline games should stay that way.

I can tell you a ton of mainline games where you spend the entire game building up one character, and then afterwards get to play as another (Ada in Resident Evil 4, Luc in Suikoden 3, Vergil in Devil May Cry 3, etc). Even entire mainline games dedicated to this, like playing as Raiden in Metal Gear Solid 2, or Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid 3.

Also just want to point out how funny this sentence sounds. "Legend of Zelda is a game where you play as Link. Not as Zelda. Simple as that."
Yes, so simple that no one has ever gotten confused by this and referred to the main character as Zelda. ;)
On that note, you did get to play as and control Zelda in Spirit Tracks. But as a companion to Link.

Added DLC is a perfect opportunity for focus on a side story or side character btw. You don't have to dedicate an entire game to it.
Recent example, Chris Redfield being playable in Resident Evil 7's DLC.

Don't get your hopes up. If this DLC takes place before BotW's main game, then Zelda is worthless. We saw in flashbacks. She is not a sword fighter, she has no magic, she can do nothing.

If this takes place after BotW, then there is just too much to change. This isn't just a reskin like your example, this is a character that can use magic, is not a sword fighter, would not have access to the 4 abilities that Link has (magnet, times stop, ect) It would be a lot to change for the game.