Me and My Shadow.In honor of the Blogging Zelda project, which has allowed me to vicariously experience beating Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (something I have never accomplished, and likely never shall), and as a grim harbinger of next week's Bossa Nova offering, this week the spotlight is on Link. More accurately, on the sinister shadow that spotlight casts.
Dark Link and his cousin, Shadow Link, are a staple of the Zelda series. Dark Link is typically a carbon copy of the hero in every way save for his sinister, blacked-out appearance, whereas Shadow Link is often a weaker version of Link that appears in groups. The first Dark Link in the series is the final boss of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Another famous variant is the Dark Link sub boss who appears in the Water Temple in the Ocarina of Time. Dark Link is often armed with all of the same techniques as the regular Link, and sometimes with more or stronger techniques. Shadow Link appears in Oracle of Ages and Four Swords Adventures. Dark/Shadow Link also makes a cameo appearance in the latest offering, Twilight Princess, during a cutscene in which the history of the Twili people is explained to Link.
| Mode of Attack: | Turns your own attacks back on you. |
| Signature Move: | Same as yours. |
| Weaknesses: | Unexpected or untargeted attacks. |
| Distinguishing Features: | Looks just like Link---but darker. |
| Difficulty: | Varies from game to game. |
| Similar Characters: | Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic series), Dark Samus (Metroid), Next Week's Boss (???) |
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