Originally posted by Bentley
Ok, since this thread is pointless, can people provide proof of Link being a 100 tonner? I'm seeing the term thrown around often without the proper back up, he might as well be a 50 tonner or some lower rank...
This I can do, yes.
Link in TP overpowers a number of powerful enemies, among them Gorons. At face value Gorons don't seem like a big deal, but they're kind of hardcore, actually.
Gorons are stone giants can casually smash solid rock, and even tunnel through it at high speed. Darbus, the Goron Patriarch uses this to open a path to the hidden village.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L4lRSPEpQQ&t=1m16s
You can see the length of the tunnel there^ Done with his bare hands and by rolling against the rock.
In fact, Gorons actually eat rocks. The Gorons of death mountain are spoiled gourmets who can only exist on precious gems. In short, they pick diamond dust out of their teeth after snacking.
In Majora's Mask the Goron Mask gives Link the strength of a Goron named Darmani. Darmani with a single punch can do this:
That's several hundred tons sent flying, even with thousands of tons of weight on top of it.
Link actually proves himself to be stronger physically than the Goron elders and Darbus. He bests the elders in sumo wrestling with the iron boots, which make him heavier. He goes on to best Darbus while Darbus has been magically turned into a giant super Goron from hell by the Fused Shadows.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnMfFaCO5ig&t=1m54s
You can see it here, Link grabs the chains around his ankles and pulls his feet out from under him.
Also he fights Dangoro, which is less impressive than Fyrus, but still.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4d8DKYJqb4&t=0m21s
Dangoro is made of stone, and it shows. He's so heavy that when he jumps on the platform the chains supporting it snap and his weight can shift it significantly despite it's own mass. Link uses the iron boots again to anchor himself and stops Dangoro when he rolls at him, and then lifts and tosses him. Dangoro's estimated weight a la VG Versus is ballpark 70 tons.
This is all early in Link's quest while he is still relatively weak.
The Hero's Shade, OoT Link, says the following about TP Link at this point:
"A sword wields no strength unless the hand that holds it has courage. You may be destined to become the hero of legend...but your current power would disgrace the proud green of the hero's tunic you wear. You must use your courage to seek power...and find it you must. Only then will you become the hero for whom this world despairs."
Later on Link gets better feats, such as knocking around one of the giant bosses that is encased in ice with a ball and chain, and eventually matching Ganondorf in a sword lock.
The sword lock is far and away the most impressive feat, and it occurs when Link is at the peak of his power. The reason this is so impressive is because Ganondorf proves in OoT that he's physically stronger than OoT Link with the golden gauntlets, another class 100+ Link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ70pqF2NHk&t=10m11s
OoT Link lifts a pillar of black granite that would weigh many hundreds of tons... And then chucks it over his shoulder like he doesn't care.
Ganondorf shows himself to be stronger by disarming this Link during the final battle, in a cutscene. Granted it's in his Ganon form, but TP Link matches Boar Ganon's form in strength as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HSbQG4oE_c&t=2m30s