The Legend Of Zelda: 10 Worst Things Link Has Ever Done

Being a hero must get super old super quickly.

It's understandable that any normal human would get bored eventually of consistently having to always do the right thing, and so sometimes their naughty side makes the odd appearance, reminding us that they are, in fact, all the more relatable and believable.

The Legend of Zelda always features main hero and gaming icon Link. Many different Links have many different adventures throughout the ages, mostly sticking to the same formula of 'defeat Ganon, save the princess and Hyrule'.

Every now and then, Link's perfect hero facade slips, and we see a glimpse of his true character. Whether it's stealing, looting, disrespecting his fellow Hylian, or just showing a complete disregard for basic polite human interactions, Link shows us time and time again that he is far from the perfect hero that everyone would like you to believe he is.

These are the worst things that the Hero of Hyrule has ever done.

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Spoilers for Link's Awakening within.

Featured In: Ocarina of Time, Link's Awakening, Twilight Princess

Link's dirty deeds kick things off with some good old-fashioned theft.

When you're the Hero of Time, apparently you can just take whatever you want, as is shown in Ocarina of Time when Link roams throughout the land stealing anything and everything he pleases. He steals his horse, Epona, from her home in Lon Lon Ranch, he pillages a pricey shield from a desecrated grave in Kakariko Graveyard (more on that later).

In Twilight Princess, Wolf Link breaks into his friend's houses in Ordon Village and steals their weaponry, and he can steal potions from an unmanned potion shop if he simply chooses not to leave any money for the goods.

In Link's Awakening, shoplifting from the Town Tool Shop in Mabe Village labels Link as the true THIEF that he is, and if he returns to the store afterwards, the shopkeeper delivers a swift jolt of karmic justice upon him.