

In 1989, The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto and Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii interviewed each other about their respective series. Still, it's fun to imagine what could've been.

It's hard to find official verification for either, however, so don't take this as a cold, hard fact. A piece of supposed concept art that's been floating around online for years shows Toon Link growing up, usually alongside rumors that The Wind Waker was originally going to see Link transform from a kid into an adult. In addition, early versions of the game contained something called the "Adult's Mask." It's not hard to put two and two together.Īllegedly, Adult Link was also supposed to appear in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, Nintendo and Dark Horse Comics' authoritative compendium of everything Zelda, calls explicit attention to some mysterious Majora's Mask concept art featuring Adult Link, positing that "perhaps they were prototypes" of one of Link's mask-driven alternate forms. Young Link made an encore appearance in Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time's direct sequel, but his older equivalent did not.
