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  • Young Link has a face only a mother could love in Zelda Ocarina of Time remake, and even the series’ most dedicated fans are struggling: “They did him dirty”

Young Link has a face only a mother could love in Zelda Ocarina of Time remake, and even the series’ most dedicated fans are struggling: “They did him dirty”

September 9, 2026 / admin / retro news

Oh Link, you’ve met with a terrible fate. You might not be a Deku Scrub, but you are absolutely lost in the uncanny valley thanks to Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake.

Link’s younger self stands out among all the other re-modeled characters for many of the wrong reasons. His chubby, babyface cheeks and big round eyes contribute to the feeling that we’re looking at someone just slightly too inhuman for their own good.

In reaction to Nintendo showcasing the remake, people have been quick to gawk at the choices made regarding our protagonist. One popular tweet compares a picture of Hyrule’s hero and that cursed hellspawn Renesmee animatronic baby from the Twilight film franchise.

Alguien me puede explicar por qué el Link niño tiene toda la cara del bebé animatrónico de Renesmee de crepúsculo?? 😭 pic.twitter.com/mLPYyRxNRoSeptember 8, 2026

I’m sorry to say, but there’s a clear resemblance. It’s in the eyes and how the air gets a little colder whenever you’re looking into them. One of many photoshops doing the rounds hammers this home.

Speaking of hammers, another post makes it clear violence would’ve been employed in another time for the intrepid adventurer. “Me and my friends would have killed Young Link with hammers I can tell you that much,” says a post, and going by the numbers, I think a few would’ve joined them.

In a crossover within the same franchise, one Twitter user points out Link’s resemblance to Malo, the infant-looking Ordonian from Twilight Princess. A reminder Nintendo has form for this, however cursed.

NO IT JUST FUCKING HIT ME pic.twitter.com/NPiNDcBTI8September 8, 2026

“They did him dirty,” one fan proclaims, and, well, yeah.

One huge change in the Ocarina of Time remake: full voice-acted cutscenes for everyone, except Link of course.


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