Time waits for no one, so they say
Pointless trivia/misconception debunking about the The Legend of Zelda series. Link is very commonly thought of as being mute or otherwise unable to speak, to the point that it's very common to depict him communicating in sign language in fan works. In fact, just like many "silent" video game protagonists, the games either heavily imply or outright show multiple times that Link can and does speak. We as the player never hear what he says, but other NPCs still react as if he explicitly said something (for example, asking him his name, then reacting as if he said it). Zelda II: The Adventure of Link has many moments of "narration" dialogue written in first person, implying that Link himself is saying them, in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker he has actual voiced dialogue for the first time in the series ("Come on!"), several NPCs in several different games comment on his voice, and in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess the Hero's Sha...