Summary
From the moment you see those pointy elf ears and that striking green tunic, any gamer can tellThe Legend of Zelda’sprotagonist Link. Throughout over three decades of games, Link has appeared in many different incarnations and visual styles, but no matter what, you can always tell it’s him.
Over countless games, Link rarely ever changes, but there’s always room for outfits to style him up in your own way.Whether it’s Zelda’s dress to Tingle’s spandex, Link has been a fashionista of armor and clothes since his debut and in every single entry in the series after.
Any outfits that are strictly recolors of another or have a similar design to another will not be included on this list. However, if they have a strong enough purpose in the title they are in, we will include them.
12The Legend Of Zelda (1987)
The Beginning Of A Legend
Back in 1986, we had no idea just how iconic a slightly generic-looking elf character would become, and yet we can never hate where the legend began.
Link in this title may just be a couple of pixels, but he still had artwork depicting him created at the time to show that wonderful green tunic off straight from the get-go and, even in sprite form, Link looks equally as iconic.
11A Link To The Past (1992)
Greener Than Ever
Jumping over to the SNES meant we could finally actually see Link properly in game! This was a mess, however, as many to this day still see this link as having pink hair due to the pink on the sprite looking suspiciously like hair.
Even to this day, A Link To The Past remains as one of the most beautifulpixel art gamesin the series and its fantastic Link sprites will never get old.
10Link’s Awakening (1993, DX Rerelease - 1998)
Tunics In Color
Link’s Awakeningwas a landmark title in the series' history, being the first title to be playable from your pocket. It did it with flying colors, metaphorically and literally, once the DX rerelease brought the game to the Game Boy Color.
This rerelease also brought with it some new tunics for Link to show off the new-found color on Koholint Island by changing the very few green pixels on Link’s sprite.
Hero’s Tunic (Hero of Awakening design)
9Link: The Faces Of Evil (1993)
Cursed On So Many Levels
While you may be upset at seeing this title here, Link does technically have a unique design in this botched meme of a game. Link: The Faces of Evil is a title that is notorious for its awful writing, voice acting, animations and pretty much everything, including Link’s outfit.
This outfit is heavily inspired by A Link To The Past’s design, but with so many things just ever soslightly off.
8Ocarina Of Time (1998) And Majora’s Mask (2000)
Legendary Titles, Legendary Outfits
All games that have multiple outfits have their images organized by their tables going in the same order, so you can easily find one by either resource.
The first time Link popped out of the 2D plane and into 3D, we were treated to two incredibly memorable titles inThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timeand The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.
Both titles brought staples to the series and in the outfit department we got the first iteration of the classic Zora and Goron Tunics in Ocarina of Time. In Majora’s Mask, Link puts on various masks and transforms into the respective race and, while these may not be outfits, we can’t leave out their unforgettable designs.
Outfits Found In Ocarina Of Time And Majora’s Mask
7The Wind Waker (2003)
A New Art Style And New Clothes
One title that never gets old is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, thanks to its stunning cel-shaded art style that, even two decades later still looks great.
The Link we had in this entry was much more of a silly child than we had ever gotten before and his bright, simple cartoony outfits reflect that perfectly.
Hero’s Tunic (Hero of the Winds design)
6Twilight Princess (2006)
Fine Details All Around
Twilight Princessis one of the darkest, most engaging stories a Zelda game has ever told and, of course, to reflect that tone, Link and the world around him went for a darker, more realistic design.
The hero’s tunic in this entry has many more elaborate details, such as tough chainmail underneath, making it easily one of Link’s best.
Hero’s Tunic (Hero of Twilight design)
5Phantom Hourglass (2007) And Spirit Tracks (2009)
All Aboard, Choo-Choo!
These two DS classics took the now iconic Toon Link artstyle and squished them into two wonderful little adventures for your pocket.
While Phantom Hourglass had nothing new outside the now-compressed Wind Waker Link design, Spirit Tracks gave us Link in a dandy little Engineer’s outfit to match the game’s focus on trains.
Outfits Found In Phantom Hourglass And Spirit Tracks
4Skyward Sword (2011)
The Origin Of The Tunic
The beginning of the legend started right here inThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordand this means that in lore this is the first Link to dawn his iconic green tunic.
In this game, it isn’t even just Link who wears this outfit, since it has yet to become the legendary hero’s garb, and all the knights of Skyloft wear it with pride.
3Hyrule Warriors (2014-2019)
Fan-service Galore
This game is an epic crossover between the series and the Dynasty Warriors series, and it offers the most fan-service of any game in the Zelda series as well as one of themost powerful Links.
Alongside redesigning all the beloved classic characters for this gritty artstyle, plenty of old outfits return for everyone to show off their style and Link, of course, has some of the best inspired by the series' past.
Hero’s Clothes (Hero of the Warriors design)
