I’m pretty on board with the headcanon that what Link gets out of being the bearer of the Triforce of Courage is the power of being a video game protagonist, but I genuinely can’t decide whether it would be funnier if he’s 100% aware of how much bullshit his everything is, or if he honestly doesn’t realise.
Like, does he know that normal people can’t recover from life-threatening wounds in a matter of minutes by drinking a jar of really good soup? It’s the sort of thing you’d assume would be obvious just from being around other human beings, and yet.
The fact that Breath of the Wild Link’s laser-parrying trick is something that only works for him is made explicit in the dialogue, so presumably he’s at least aware that it’s exceptional, but does he understand that it’s complete bullshit, or does he think it’s just a skill issue?
Link: No, that’s fair, if I fuck up the timing I have to eat a laser to the chest and that is, understandably, extremely painful, so I don’t recommend you practice this unless you’re really confident about your timing.
Random Guard:…Link people die if they take those to the chest.
Link: I mean you should be angling yourself, i’m not saying to just let your sternum take a whole blow, to just take it square, that’s a terrible idea
Random Guard: It explodes rocks.
Link: You have armor for a reason my guy.
Random Guard: …
Link: If it helps, drinking some fire resist potions has proven to be moderately effective for me.
Random Guard: The Ones you apply to your skin?
Link: What
Random Guard: What
(via this-acuteneurosis)
