Ganon has grown tired of having his dark reigns foiled by the sword of evil's bane. He has managed to manipulate the triforce of power to vanish the master sword to the void between dimensions.
The evil within Ganon's heart has corrupted the land to the point of it no longer being fertile.
The goddesses are no where to be found, but their champion has emerged. Link begins his quest. He is eventually informed by Zelda that there is one hope left for all of Hyrule, mjolnir. Enchanted hammer that once belonged to a god who defied the goddesses who created Hyrule. His uru hammer lies dormant in the same place the thunderer battled the goddesses.
Link finds the magical weapon and approaches it.
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He reads the enchantment:
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Without stalling any further Link reaches for the weapon and attempts to lift it:
Is he worthy, or is the land of hyrule cursed forever?
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Last edited by Zack Fair on Jul 18th, 2013 at 07:00 AM
What's the criteria? Pretty sure Link has selflessness down, as well as humility and general good person-ness. Courage is unquestionable, and you yourself say Link is pure good.
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I'd argue a Link that has yet to go on his adventure might not be able to lift it. Link in the Kokiri forest in OoT might have trouble. Link heading off to Termina at the end though? Less likely.
It's not niceness or politeness. Thor's maintained worthiness during some low moments. What actually makes someone 'worthy' is a bit unclear sometimes.
It seems to be tied to willingness to help others/self sacrifice though. IIRC Thor originally became worthy by saving Sif from Hela.
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This^, and the fact that Captain America can lift it. In terms of nobility these two rival each other, but Link has demonstrated heroic greatness equal to or greater than Captain... NUMEROUS TIMES. Basically, Link is like... Warrior Jesus. He should have no problem with this.
It states in the OP that Ganon has been defeated before, so Link's journey(s) have likely already taken place. It even sounds as if he's in the middle of one. As for self-sacrifice, there's absolutely no question about that. In fact, and I know this is gonna sound kinda outlandish, but Link should be more worthy than Thor. Thor is known to be arrogant, even after reacquiring Mjolnir. Aside from taking life (for the greater good, mind you), Link has shown no negative personality traits. In other words, he's more selfless than Thor. Do correct me if I'm missing anything.
The writer saying so at the end of the day. This honestly could be argued either way because characters who aren't selfless and willing to sacrifice themselves for a greater cause has lifted it, like Bill.
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