Originally posted by NotAllThatEvilThey don't mean it literally to the degree you are claiming. He does become stronger but its only slightly.
The canons, king bulbin, the fact that your feat happens before you get to the first dungeon, the hero's shade and the ordonians saying he becomes stronger (not more skilled), the ice bergs, and the fighting of ganondorf.
Originally posted by ScreamPasteIt isn't intended to kill and cannons in this verse don't kill. Not,impressed.
The cannon ride doesn't send Link very far unless he has it specially rigged up to send him to the desert. The cannons in the sky and under kakariko are completely different and send Link high above the clouds and back to earth.