The Legend Of Zelda: 10 Worst Things Link Has Ever Done
1. Destroying An Entire Island, And All Of Its Inhabitants
Featured In: Link's Awakening
After a terrible storm, Link is flung from his boat as it is smashed to pieces by the waves, and he wakes up on the shores of Koholint Island.
A helpful, wise owl tells him that in order to escape, he must gather 8 instruments from powerful creatures inside perilous dungeons and play them in front of the giant Wind Fish's place of rest. Waking the Wind Fish is the only way to leave the island, and so that is what Link sets out to do.
Despite the penultimate boss warning him not to, he take the final instrument and plays them, opening the Wind Fish's egg. Link battles the nightmares inside that have been keeping the Wind Fish sleeping endlessly and upon their defeat, the Wind Fish finally awakes.
The only problem is that the entire island and all of its inhabitants were a product of the Wind Fish's dream, and when he awakes, everything disappears.
Both Link and the Wind Fish awaken, with Link once again floating among the wreckage of his boat, and the Wind Fish gliding across the sky above him.
One can't help but feel that things would have been far more peaceful, and convenient, had Link chosen to peacefully coexist on Koholint, rather than wiping it from existence...