Blog Entry#6 What Happened to Purple Link?

Many are asking what happened to everyone's favorite Link variant from Four Swords. In the most recent installment of Legend of Zelda games, purple Link has altogether disappeared from the Legend of Zelda series. It is a mystery, but my answer, is that it goes further than Nintendo. It goes deep down into the AMERICAN GOVERMENT,

We're onto you Nintendo. This can be the only reason for the exclusion of Purple Link from Triforce Heroes. How can our beloved hero be forgotten? Yes,the green tunic is always a favorite, but there is no reason to exclude someone based off of their color.

Nintendo, this is what I want, bring this back into our lives

Drawing via Shadow--Link

All jokes aside, it actually turns out there was a reason for purple Link's exclusion from the most recent game.
According to the Nintendo devs, Link's absence was due to the fact that the playable Links in Triforce heroes are completely unrelated to the Link clones in Four Swords. In fact, the characters in Triforce Heroes aren't even Link. They're just three guys who happen to have pointed ears, side parted hair, and sideburns. The game revolves around using the power of three as opposed to Four Sword's multiplayer. 

It could also come from the fact that in appearance, Purple Link and Blue Link are just too similar. The designers probably felt that if they had to get rid of any of the palettes, purpe would be the easiest to omit. And I don't blame them, despite his absence, the game is just as fun as if he was there. In the end, it's just a color variant. It's not important to the gameplay. 

Art by Louistrations