Link Gustaf II (Total War)

Link is the collective name given to the main characters in The Legend of Zelda. It is confirmed that he will appear in Hyrule: Total War.

History


Gerudo Wars
Link was born in Hyrule Castle Town. His father died when he was young, and his mother abandoned him in favour of other men, leaving him in the care of his uncle, a soldier.

When Ganondorf and the Gerudo lays siege to Hyrule Prime in 100 AG, Link is smuggled out by Impa in a secret tunnel that leads to Vigjaro, where he does charity work in the Cathedral. The Wizzrobe Nostrum, intrigued by the boy, decides to test him by offering to give him a Golden Rupee, which would allow him to buy anything he wants, on a condition that he mustn't do charity again. When Link refuses, Nostrum tells him that he's passed his test, and allows him to see their master Hylia, the disgraced Queen of Hyrule that reigned five millennia ago.

Hylia interviews Link by asking him why he's helping people in need, and if he'd fight to help others, to which Link responds succinctly. Hylia then asks Link if he'd kill every Gerudo to avenge his uncle, and Link responds 'not all of them', even though they most certainly have killed him. Seeing that Link has passed the interview excellently, Hylia offers him to be her first knight, to which he readily agrees. A year later, after Agahnim is dethroned, Hyrule Castle reclaimed from the Gerudo and Princess Oraiya Zelda IV kidnapped by Vaati to Ontheon, Link and his new partner Lana, a young Hylian girl who had just been admitted to the Order of the Wizzrobe, are given a mission to go to the Gerudo Desert and capture Nabooru, the first wife of the Gerudo warlord Ganondorf. As the Hylian army breaks the gates of Ashinon, the two sneak inside Ganondorf's palace and encounter him arguing with Nabooru. Ganondorf threatens to kill them for being Hylian spies, but Nabooru convinces him not to, going so far as to putting her scimitar to his neck so Link and Lana could escape.

The Hylian army storms into the palace, taking the cornered Ganondorf as their prisoner; meanwhile, Nabooru runs away, but Link and Lana encounter her again and take her under their custody.

The Return of Sulkaris
In 161 AG, when Vigjaro is under attack by the Gohma and General Kazakk's forces are outnumbered, Link comes forth from the Wizzrobe Cathedral to help defend the city. He reveals the Gohma were unleashed by Lord Akazoo, the general disgruntled of being denied marriage to Princess Oraiya Zelda IV. Kazakk and Link then lead the remnants of the Hylian army to storm Hyrule Castle, killing Akazoo and frees Princess Tetralyna Zelda V from his grip.

With Akazoo dead but the Gohma on a rampage across Hyrule, Princess Zelda orchestrates a sneak attack against the Gohma Grand Hive. She takes control of the harbour of Aslosus and ships Hylian soldiers and supplies into the Misery Mire from the southwest by sea. While the Princess provides naval support and artillery cover, Link enters the hive and kills Sulkaris, ending the Gohma threat for good.

With their victory over the Gohma, Zelda and Link have driven the Gohma out of Airu, capital of Lanayru Province, allowing Zaleen and Laruto to return. With Queen Rutela dead Laruto is crowned Queen of Lanayru Province, but the celebration is interrupted when the Oocca from the heavens descend and attack the city. Eventually Link is captured, and the Sages of Hyrule work to reach the Oocca Sky Cities to retrieve him. There they find the Oocca loyal to Demoko, their leader who orchestrated the land invasion, and those opposed to him in a civil war with each other. Rauru and the Sages of Hyrule confront Demoko and nearly destroy him, freeing Link.

Manifest Destiny
With attacks from the Labrynna Regime on the eastern border of Ordona Province increasing, Link and Princess Zelda travel south with a small army to help reinforce the region. There they lead a failing defensive mission against Labrynna with Rusl, Ilia, and Ashei. With many knights killed, defeat seems unavoidable until the Labrynna armies are called back to their homeland.

Under the advice of Sheik, the Ordonians lead a counterattack against the Regime in the east. Once there they successfully frees enslaved Tokay to aid in attacking Lynna City and the Black Tower. The siege is going well until it is discovered that Veran is responsible for the construction of the Black Tower and it is in fact a new Mirror of Twilight. King Zant and armies of Twili begin to assemble in the Black Tower, descending upon the city and pushing the Ordonian and Tokay armies back. Soon after swarms of Fairies under the command of Tarm begin to pour into the city, igniting a huge three way battle between all three forces. Link is abandoned by the Hylian army in the chaos.

Freeform Campaign
In the Freeform Campaign, Link will appear after the Church of Majora and the Oocca spawn, and will be available to all playable factions which do not worship Majora at this point. He'll probably be involved in a 'last hope against Majora' sort of event.