Talking Link could ruin the ‘Zelda magic’ for live-action movie, says Majora’s Mask creator

For four long decades, Nintendo fans have puzzled over the long-eared enigma that is Link. The hero of the Legend of Zelda games is known to be a man (Hylian?) of very few words. One of the few times we’ve ever heard Link talk was in the cornball 1989 animated series The Legend of Zelda, where his trademark is acting like a douche and saying “Excuuuuse me, Princess!” to Zelda in a snotty tone. Now, the art director of Majora’s Mask, Takaya Imamura, is weighing in with his own thoughts on the longstanding debate. And it turns out, he’s anti-yapping.