It didn’t take long for people to point out that Linkle looks distinctly like Elf from Dragon’s Crown, only with crossbows and some small style changes:

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But personally my bigger issue is why does Linkle need thigh high boots, ridiculous dual crossbows (good luck reloading) and to look so adorable when Link looks like this:

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I mean it’s Hyrule Warriors – the core gameplay is literally smashing armies and bosses in a war across Hyrule.  So there should less this:

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More this:

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– wincenworks

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