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.

Definitely a girl. It was pretty obvious just from the hair and face.
Looks like a very early teenager.
My first thought would be a character from the past where they had technology, while the game you play is after all of that became myth and legend... sorta ff:tactics-esque.
Which would explain why windwaker link would wear the similar shirt.
Or it could be in reverse, a girl who is mimicking the windwaker link...though I prefer the buried civilization type story better.

Well, even then this isn't the traditional kind of reveal for a Zelda game either.  A lot of things are different this time around.  The strange thing is that if we assume it isn't Link, then it's someone that shares a lot of the same attributes as Link.

Not gunna lie, I actually LOL'ed on that one.

Does indeed look like valley of the flood, or at least is being made to look that way.
It follows all the past rumors about it. I'm actually really interested now.

This is the best evidence I have ever seen regarding the issue.

Just because someone thought they are boobs, they think Link is now female?

Because of a redesign, some people think its not even Link?

Seriously, you people need to use reason.

You're acting like speculation and subjectivity are fact because you're blinded by you're fanatism.

They only thing we can tell from this trailer is that its an open world Zelda game, where the main character who looks different than Link prefers bows instead of swords. Remember, this is the MAINLINE Zelda game, not a spin off, not a sequel. What requires more explanation, a redesign or a completly lead change? Occam's Razor:

among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected. Other, more complicated solutions may ultimately prove correct, but—in the absence of certainty—the fewer assumptions that are made, the better.

Aonuma literally didn't say anything, he's just being cryptic to build anticipation something that is Nintendo's MO at this point. Just like everything else regarding this generation, it is way to early to call, there is simply not enough information.

http://mmgn.com/wiiu/news--that-was-link-in-zelda-wii-u-trailer-aonuma

The person is Link, and male, confirmed!

Sig priveleges for me :D

Link is too brown-haired to be part of the WW family. The entire WW line is exclusively blonde.

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First I would like you to read this as carefully as possible. I do not want you to jump to any conclusions or have any misunderstandings so please carefully read this until the very end. It does not matter that it was confirmed as link. That was not our bet. You bet that there is no way that link in the video was female. I bet that link in the video would be either male or female, meaning it was up to the player to decide. As seen here http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6402716

Note that you quoted that later so no text was altered. As it turns out Eiji Aonuma  confirms here and numerous other outlets http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-the-legend-of-zelda-producer-confirms-the-hero-is-link-is-male/1100-6420451/ That it is completely up to the player to descide what gender Link is. He says " don't want to look too closely at, or give too much information about, who the player character is, because it's supposed to represent the player--him or herself."

"The character's a hero, and represents the player in the game, so I leave that to the player to decide what the characteristics are of the player character, because it's supposed to represent him or herself. If that makes sense!"

Which again is what my bet was. I said "I am perfectly confident it could be either so sure" which was just confirmed. Not male, not female but both and completely up to the player to decide. Then there is the fact that the game isn't even out yet. So anything can still happen. Much like when Ocarina of time was released there was lots of speculation on who sheik was. The original players manual called sheik a male and was treated as a separate character. Then you actually play the game and find out that sheik is really a female and is actually zelda. Look it up, a lot of speculation at the time about it. Now years later Sheik is widely known as female. So this discussion shouldn't even be happening until the game is released.

So I want you to understand you did not win the bet for two important reasons. 1. The bet isn't actually over until the game is released. So far you have seriously jumped the gun, confused what the bet was actually about, and ignored what Eiji Aonuma said. 2. When you  bet you said "Alright, if that's a female, you can have sig privileges for my account for an entire month." According to Eiji Aonuma it is a female if the player so chooses. My bet was that it could be either. Which was confirmed. So again I don't owe you a thing.

Now that is made crystal clear you need to know I don't care. I just got off a ban for expressing an honest and fair opinion of an over zealous dedicated Xbox fan. Tho I was too crass, offensive, and way off topic so it came off as a flame. I am honestly trying to work on that because I go off on diluted dedicated fans too easily. Even if they deserve it, it is not how things work here and I am trying to adhere to that. So I need to make a penance. So I am going to give you the month. Even tho you do not deserve it for the reasons I stated above. So you name it and I'll change it with the stipulations previously agreed to.   Which means if it breaks any rules or if I find it offensive its a no go. I'm feeling charitable so What is it?