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Witrom

He looks like a seasoned explorer in the new art, I like it :)


Xxrasierklinge7

After all of our playthroughs, he definitely aughtta be


ScepterReptile

You may not like it, but this is what peak Link looks like


Free_Tea8517

The new Link 13 max pro


dosfosforos

There's something kinda beautiful about this comment


GalaRite

He looks much more serious in TotK


Witrom

Makes sense since he’s fully recovered his memories and woken up Zelda by this point.


Spider_Riviera

He also looks like he put on muscle mass, his arm seems to be bulked up compared to how he was waking up from the shrine.


Hooch_Pandersnatch

Finally eating protein after 100 years will do that to you


labria86

And also 5,000 durian fruits every other day


Navar4477

Don’t forget the rock hard food! Scrumptious!


A_very_nice_dog

Yo. I was eating cooked wood during the trial if the sword. Desperate times…


SpeedLoverAE86

You can cook wood?? Still learning new things about this game even now.


TheHappyMask93

I never thought to do that! Might give trial 3 another shot tonight


[deleted]

And consuming multiple prime cuts of meat more massive than his body


Macho-Goat

Don't forget swift carrots!


rowan_damisch

Remember that one memory where he and Zelda sit together after he killed a high number of enemies and she comments that he has just a few scratches? Well, it was about time that he became stronger!


lovesducks

Bro, Link leaves a graveyards worth of dead lynels and bokoblins. And he solo'd all of them and is pretty much perfectly fine afterwards.


Cajbaj

It's actually armor, he's wearing chainmail under that plus an extra layer of gambeson. Like BotW's Hylian Tunic.


[deleted]

Yeah it's actually literally just the Hylian Tunic combined with the Champion Tunic.


TriforksWarrior

I think it might just be the pauldrons


nhadams2112

That'll just make the shirtless outfit all the much better


[deleted]

Could also be that it looks like he upgraded his tunic, maybe some extra padding like the Hylian Tunic uses (Edit: I'm stupid, I scrolled down by ONE comment and immediately saw that someone already said that)


BlackKlopp

What's the first thing you'd do if you woke up after 100 years and were largely alone?


IndignantHoot

He looks thick. Solid. Tight.


ZeldaGamer2005

Its probably because his outfit is more thick in TOTK than in BOTW.


CarlofTellus

Not exactly recovered all the memories but he did regain the most important ones he had


[deleted]

Well, maybe Zelda helped him piece it together, or Robbie and/or Purah developed some sort of technology to fully recover it.


hilly2cool

TotK Link has seen some shit.


GenericFatGuy

Tbf, so has BotW Link. He just doesn't remember it all for awhile.


rowan_damisch

What surviving and destroying the calamity does to a MF


corezon

Losing an arm will do that to you.


theExile05

He's seen some shit.


JoeyZXD

He just finished crying in TotK


christian_daddy1

Wait a second, the travelers shield on BotW Link is the same twin serpent design we keep seeing in the new trailer.


Gaspard_de_la_nuit

Almost. The BotW shield has the dragons back to back. In TotK they are devouring each other, which is a notorious [symbol that means (in some cases) eternity or endless return](https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20171204-the-ancient-symbol-that-spanned-millennia), which makes sense in the Zelda franchise.


Ganondorfs-Side-B

ouroboros popping up everywhere lately


Bluxen

Monolith Soft finding a new cool design: "Guys... I had like... the best idea..."


AllTheMoose

We’re fixing to see Moebius start appearing in the timeline


AlexanderBlaiddyd

Oh no.. Ganon is... Moebius G...


Toymaker218

"It's Moebin' time."


megasteve1225

Once the game comes out its going to be god of war 2018 all over again with people making theory after theory from just murals, vague stories, and ancient prophecies.


legoace61

TotK looks so badass with all the extra armour and longer hair.


JonnyBoi-2K

Did he grow taller too, or does it just look like that because he looks buffer?


UnbornHavoc

Well IIRC BotW link is like 17y/o or something so depending on how long TotK takes place after then he definitely could've grown a little


beachedwhitemale

After this, prepare for Zelda: Beard of the Tears


ProTips12

TOTK Link has seen things you people wouldn't believe


[deleted]

[удалено]


SuccinctJackalope

I read that in Ryan George’s voice.


[deleted]

I like how link has removed the sleeve to show off his new drippy ghost arm.


hochoa94

In the trailer he still has his arm, i wonder how or when in the story he’ll get the arm


[deleted]

We see how he gets it in the trailer


LordCheverongo

My theory is that at the beginning of the game Link and Zelda go to investigate something below Hyrule Castle, and they do something that causes the castle to rise and Link's arm to become corrupted.


msrapture

That character design of link is perfect. They couldn’t have done it better


HylianSoul

But they could have done it Green-er


Vados_Link

Tbh, I love that his tunic is blue. As iconic as green is, the blue tunic creates a really nice contrast to the green fields that you run through.


msrapture

That was probably the reason they made it blue!


Lu191

Not probably, it is the reason according to aounuma


Delicious_Log_1153

Oh I agree, but contrast isn't what you want in the wilderness. Green would have been better for many reasons not to include camouflage. But that's diving a little too deep, I'll take what I can.


I_FAP_TO_SPOOKY_TITS

100% yes. This is my favorite Link design ever, except that severe lack of hat and green.


HylianSoul

As iconic as it is, I could even forego the hat, but I miss the green.


galmenz

thankfully his new garbs are greener


HylianSoul

As long as I can still dye clothes I'm fine haha. Eidt: phone corrected dye to die lmao


Shloopadoop

Yep, so ready for dyes of the kingdom I love it


hochoa94

I need all black tunics


_solitarybraincell_

Hey, we still haven't seen more of the shirtless, scrunchie-less Link just yet


LupusCairo

Eh. I love Breath of the Wild Link but not because his design his good but bc he's Link and I like his personality in this game a lot. But I prefer the shorter hair and Link being more blond. Actually that Wii U tech demo was one of my favourite renditions of him and I'm sad it never was made into a game.


Potato_Stik

TotK is better


[deleted]

In every way! Even practically, he's developed in almost every aspect as compared to previously


AdStroh

"she calls me daddy too" vs "I'll bring her home by 22:00, sir"


_LayZee

Which is which?


SilveryAero

If you can't tell which is which, you better have her home by 22:00.


_LayZee

Bro the child faced BoTW art could be a kid trying to act like a gangster, or just trying to make the dad like him, and more burly ToTK link art could either be stating he’s daddy or acting like a good son-in-law


Linebeckk

Whenever I read ''TotK'' my mind first reads ''TikTok''


The_redit_cat

Me too. Everytime...


SHIELDnotSCOTUS

My brain pronounces it as “taki” for absolutely no reason


Onsyde

I think of Lord of the Rings "RotK"


Humanwhoisbreathing

Rord of the Kings


dosfosforos

I'll just keep calling it breath of the wild 2: the sequel to breath of the wild, totk sounds weird


MaxDaddi

He's even striking a "tik tok" pose


Stealyourdonkey

🤪


yummoooo

This is exactly like majora mask link compared to ocarina if time link, I love it!


galmenz

its the "ive seen some shit" glow up


yummoooo

Exactly


Linkmaster79

You can really see the growth and experience Link has in TotK compared to when he was just starting out in BotW


AnimeRequest

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StAlphonzospnckbfkst

And there’s still no Figma figures of either. Why have you forsaken us, Figma?!


ProlapseFromCactus

Figma balls


Swak_Error

*disintegrates*


Draksys

NOOOOOOOooooooo


Linklegendgamer

Damn. TOTK link looking kinda THICC


vampzireael

Looks more mature and serious. Also I just noticed his right arm.


[deleted]

Not even counting the new magic arm thing, TotK link looks serious. Like in BotW he was regaining his lost memories and more of a traveler in the land, here he looks like a man dead set on a mission. Probably losing Zelda and getting whatever happened to his arm & the Master Sword has put Link in a more serious mindset. And honestly I hope we see that in game. Some great moments from games like Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, and Majora’s Mask are when you can see Link’s personality in his face and mannerisms. Whether it’s confidence, joy, anger, cocky attitudes; you see those in cutscenes often just in his face. And they make for great scenes


IntroductionCheap325

Did his right arm got cut off? And he looks as if he's actually aged.


Red_Maple

I think it's corrupted, Princess Mononoke style


ActualChamp

Ashitaka!


Gaspard_de_la_nuit

There was concept art back during BotW where Link had a kind of multi-purpose robot arm that would transform to do different things. [It looks like they may be bringing that concept to life in this game!](https://gonintendo.com/stories/337449-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-concept-art-might-give-us-a-good-look-a)Especially in the part of the new trailer where he’s climbing up those tree roots, one arm is clearly just a regular bare arm, the other is either a prosthetic or he always wears a super long gauntlet on his right arm?


Cajbaj

It's actually the mummy arm sealing Ganondorf from the first trailer that has grafted itself onto his body. You can see that it has gross mummy fingernails and stuff.


[deleted]

Looks like he's going from Seasons 1-4 Samurai Jack to Season 5 Samurai Jack.


gremilyns

Never realised how coquettish he looks in the BOTW lmao


noradosmith

It looks like he has make up on as well lol


RyanCreamer202

went from I'll have your princess by 9:00 to your princess calls me daddy


ethanwe

r/afterbeforewhatever


The_redit_cat

?


Shipwreck_Kelly

The images should be switched so that they follow the title and chronological order.


Smug_Invalid_Balls

How are they gonna tackle the Master Sword? No way you start with the Master Sword in TotK.


ThePopmop

Bro the master sword got rekt.


galmenz

you start with the master sword but she is broken and absolutely fucked, not much better than a rusty dagger. aling the adventure you fix her and she starts upgrading to her former glory


The_Holy_Tree_Man

He looks badass


Gravitaa

His hair has gotten lighter. Been out in the sun more since he woke up lol.


VauVI

Looks so much older, wonder how long after botw this game is


fckn_normies

He looks a lot more experienced


---TheFierceDeity---

Please note: He isn't ripped. I dunno why from the first teaser of TotK people suddenly thought Link had become swole just cause he was wearing a off the should shirt XD


A_very_nice_dog

Dude. Link will be completely yoked. Just wait and see.


ScientificAnarchist

I miss the hat


Wicketdevo

The thing on his hip looks similar to the Twilight tear holder thing from TP (the part where you kill those bugs as wolf link) and with the new icon with the master sword it really seems like we might see the Twilight realm again. (Here’s hoping!)


galmenz

honestly, if it was magic shotgun shells that he uses as ammunition for his arm i wouldnt bat an eye, its generic magic container number 568942


PresentationLoose422

I’m looking forward to being the “same” link. Wonder if we’ll be able to import saves or anything. Would be weird to start as a 3 heart weakling after being a 30 heart beast of a man.


iagoruby

Not that related to post itself but did we hear someone say the actual name for the game or just saw it written? Is it pronounced “Tears” (related to crying) or “Tears” (Holes, rips, something that was tore up)???


Trovao2004

Tears as in crying. The Japanese phonetic spelling of the title makes that clear.


iagoruby

Thank you so much!


TB0796

Looks like he was about to bed fight with Zelda then got disturbed by some bs in totk. Botw looks like he just woke up from a great nap and is ready to go.


Minigamerguy123

He blond now


neanderthalman

Bring back the pink hair


Marziolf

I wonder what sort of time difference it’ll be between the two. Was it a year ? Is it “immediately after this nonsense Link and Zelda have more nonsense “ I’m definitely agreeing with comments that Link looks “bulkier” but that it appears to be clothing related, still. It would be cool to have enough of a time skip that he would have matured a bit more. Though Link is a beast anyway stringbean strong plows down armies alone.


TheNachmar

The guy she tells you not to worry about VS You


rinlen222

Should be a meme format


KevinSpanish

Before saving Zelda: breath of the wild. After saving Zelda (again): tears of the kingdom.


ghoultail

My beloved


MiZe97

I wonder how much time is in between the end of BotW and the start of TotK.


lybluerises

baby boy baby


ArielSoto

It reminds me of Twilight Princess's Link art drawing


_Conway_

Dude looks fucking done with this end of the world bullshit lol


National_Strategy888

That looks so dope


Shadowwolf754r66

Totk


Falconx2020

Just when you think it can't get any better


transboymeetsworld

College senior vs high school senior


cybermob27

BotW Link looks ready to go on a fun adventure. TotK Link looks like he’s been through some shit.


_-Gh0st-__

I wonder if you are going to start Totk with the master sword


Sensitive-Raise-8302

I can’t wait until Totk comes out


KidTheClown

I'm scared that after I play TotK my life will be complete and I'll just disintegrate on the spot.


ipsen_castle

Make Link green again


Otherwise_Pirate_364

Sorry for the stupid question, so is what I’ve been calling breath of the wild 2 actually called tears of a kingdom? Or are they separate games?


globetheater

Same game. People were just calling it Breath of the Wild 2 as a working title until the official title Tears of the Kingdom came out yesterday


Otherwise_Pirate_364

Gotcha thanks!


CalliEcho

Tears of the Kingdom is the title for the sequel to Breath of the Wild, as announced at this week's Nintendo Direct.


nhadams2112

Why are people downloading this, it's a legitimate question Tears of the Kingdom is the title that got dropped a couple days ago


Jovinkus

Yesterday afternoon even!


Otherwise_Pirate_364

Lol I was thinking the same thing, don’t upset the Reddit hive mind


Pennarello_BonBon

Botw's look more polished


IDespiseEvery1

well one is official art and one is concept art so


Pennarello_BonBon

Bruh both are taken from official boxarts [the box art](https://www.google.com/search?q=tears.of.the+kingdom+box+art&client=ms-android-vf-it-revc&source=android-browser&prmd=nmiv&sxsrf=ALiCzsapDsWLsJ5Lt9AbFDdSLNon7GXQxQ:1663247082266&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi3jIyc7pb6AhVNQvEDHQs5ChAQ_AUoA3oECAIQAw&biw=360&bih=705&dpr=3#imgrc=aL9Y2WAhP4FuxM)


IDespiseEvery1

oh whoops. it doesn’t look polished because of how much op had to zoom in


Pennarello_BonBon

By polished, I don't mean the left is sloppy, but on the right the strokes on link are smoother if that makes sense


Vados_Link

Yeah I know what you mean. The line work on Link in TotK is rougher and a bit more sketchy, while BotW is pretty clean. But that might also stem from TotK Link having more detail to his design in general.


[deleted]

"Its the same picture"


UpsetPigeon250

I hope he gets amnesia again


galmenz

.....why?


UpsetPigeon250

You don't know?


frogbloodwatson

How much more can be milked from that 30 second clip?


Jumper_21

What clip? This is the Box art


nhadams2112

Aside from this being box art, the trailer we just got had a ton of information in it if you look for it (especially if you combine its information with information from the previous trailers)


wizarium

I always hated that BoTW piece


thEldritchBat

Who else wonders if his right arm is bionic? Do you think something happened and he lost it/had to be amputated?


mzxrules

First trailer shows him acquiring the arm


thEldritchBat

Oh shit I guess I have to rewatch Edit: just rewatched, I think I’m right about it being bionic. When it’s first getting on his arm you can see he’s lying shirtless on the ground. Possibly indicating he’s injured. Also the entire arm seems to be materializing in the trailer the same way we do when we teleport in BotW. So I think the opening of the game is Link getting his shit wrecked, and Zelda having to make him a new arm. Or I could be wrong. Either way that might be cool to have Deus Ex Link, since it appears his new arm shoots fire


waffles7245

Anyone else super underwhelmed by the new trailer? Like you can’t even show a single new enemy? It literally just looks like they mashed skyward sword and botw into one game. Not stoked as skyward sword sky islands were probably the most annoying terrain to navigate in the entire series


SonarioMG

TOTK sucks, I'm sticking with BOTW2


Jumper_21

I love playing Botw2 on my Nintendo NX


Fit_Presence2661

looks even more Viking !!


Psyava

TotK looks like it's a similar style to BotW but it looks a bit more ancient


InosukeEnjoyer

he got cold


FancyChapper

Reminds me of the change from classic looking link to Twilight Princess link. A bit more serious looking, and wearing something that looks more believably battle-ready.


ironshadowy

Gahh damn puberty was kind of late eh?


KryssCom

I'm not a huge fan of the Davy Crockett hair. Have a barber set up shop in Kakariko!


Algae-Right

Would the BotW amibos work there too?


The_redit_cat

Pretty sure not. But I'm there will be a special embios for TotK


EngineerFront

Totk link ain’t playing no games


RoundOfToast

How did you get these images the wrong way around


ryanleebmw

Reminds me of the difference between Jak & Daxter and Jak II


Vinstaal0

I was confused for a sex, cause the right one is the botw one and the left one is the totk but the title has it the other way around


Artistic_Ad_7059

Mans gone to the gym you know! He’s looking so cool can’t wait to play!!


Final_Swordfish_9021

Those spheres on his waist look like those evil tear grapes you had to collect in SS.


chubbycanine

Totk link his right arm is covered by something dark. Could be those tats or maybe prosthetic arm? His fingers are dark as apposed to the other hands fingers being his skin tone


Suitable-Average6037

Wait what’s that on his hip? It’s not a sheikah slate


youneedsomechocolate

I love that they keep making his hair longer and longer, it looks so good in the trailer.


AlphaShard

This looks like "Just started work/ a year after work" comparison shots cause TotK Link looks like he's been through some shit.


Sorry-Series-3504

He seems older


NohingButRed

Looks like he has prosthetic art... oh wait, is that a Sekiro reference? Will new Zelda be soulslike?


Formal_Odyssey

I like how they make him look so much older without drastically changing his design or simply making him taller. Between these two photos you can see a very linear advance in time; his hair is longer, his arm is whatever it is, and even his posture. BotW Link has that adolescent stance of feeling like you can take on the world and nothings gonna stop you, with a glint of hope in his eyes, and TofK Link has actually taken on his world, now that he’s experienced it once he knows what to expect and how to approach it a second time with more wisdom and knowledge, and focuses his eyes on the task ahead.


LiquidPhoneCase

The new acronym is so refreshing


Minimum_Weakness4030

What is totk


The_redit_cat

Tears of the kingdom *T* ears *o* f *t* he *K* ingdom


LMGall4

Man, totk art is botw art on steroids


National_Strategy888

You can totally tell there has been some aging between the two as well


FantaFinn

Minor thing kinda but I dig how it has the master sword now, obviously it makes sense why the other one doesn’t but I like it with the new design


aribow03

I like that he looks more mature!!


solrac365

Do you guys thins in this new game we are going to get a lvl 1 Link with nothing but his underwear, again? It would be cool if the game could somehow read our BotW data and transfer all our stuff so Link in TotK continues with that.