That may not be Link in the new Legend of Zelda trailer – UPDATE – it is

UPDATE – That was Link in the Legend of Zelda Wii U trailer, series creator Eiji Aonuma has confirmed.

Aonuma has moved to end speculation by confirming the character in blue is indeed the series’ long-running protagonist.

“Actually that comment I made jokingly,” he said. “It’s not that I said that it wasn’t Link. It’s that I never said that it was Link. It’s not really the same thing, but I can understand how it could be taken that way.

“It seems like it has kind of taken off where people are saying ‘oh it’s a female character’ and it just kind of grew. But my intent in saying that was humour. You know, you have to show Link when you create a trailer for a Zelda announcement.”

Aonuma then moves to the discussion surrounding Link’s attire.

“I don’t want people to get hung up on the way Link looks because ultimately Link represents the player in the game,” he said.

“I don’t want to define him so much that it becomes limiting to the players. I want players to focus on other parts of the trailer and not specifically on the character because the character Link represents, again, the player.”

Source: mmgn

Original story

Following the recent unveiling of The Legend of Zelda for Wii U, fans naturally assumed the trailer’s hero was Link, but according to the game’s producer Eiji Aonuma, that may not be the case.

“No one explicitly said that that was Link.” Aonuma told Venture Beat in an interview.

Aonuma also told the site that he is constantly looking for new ways to shake up the conventions of the series, something which was proven in A Link Between Worlds on the 3DS, where players could explore the dungeons in any order they liked.

So who is this young hero in the trailer? Could it be Zelda herself? Let us know who you think it is on Twitter and Facebook

The Legend of Zelda is set to launch on the Wii U in 2015.