Linkle

Linkle is a playable character in Hyrule Warriors Legends.

Linkle is a young girl from a farm village renowned for their Cucco raising skills, Linkle is called from her quiet village life and embarks on an adventure that will make her a legend.

In the AWA fics, Linkle is a student at the AWA Academy. Linkle is also part of the AWA Rookie 20 and is ranked # 16.

Appearance
Linkle has a short blonde hair with two sidelocks tied in braids and has green eyes. She wears a green hooded short cloak over a white blouse, orange stitched skirt with a brown belt, black tight shorts, she wears brown gloves, black knee-high socks and brown knee-high boots.

Personality
Like Link, Linkle has a courageous heart and heroic spirit, though she is far more talkative (in contrast to Link's traditional role as a silent protagonist), and has a deeply held belief that she is destined to be the legendary hero (again in contrast to Link, who was initially unsure if he was the Hero after Impa gives him the Hero's Clothes).

She picked up this belief from her grandmother, who gave her a magic compass that Linkle considers to be proof of her status as the legendary hero, despite her fellow villagers dismissing the idea by pointing out this is something everyone's grandmother says to their grandchildren. Upon hearing of the Dark Forces' attack on Hyrule Castle, Linkle quickly dons a hooded green tunic and equips herself with two Crossbows she normally uses to defend her Cucco flock from Wolfos, determined to aid Princess Zelda and the Hyrulean Forces as the legendary hero she believes herself to be. However, despite carrying her grandmother's compass and a crude map of Hyrule, she often finds herself lost and/or ends up going the wrong way on her journey to Hyrule Castle, though it appears she is somewhat oblivious to this trait.

Due to being raised as a Cucco farmer and rancher, Linkle has a fondness for Cuccos and cares for their well being. This fondness and protectiveness is reciprocated by her Cuccos, who loyally follow her onto the battlefield.

Abilities
Linkle's main weapons are her dual Crossbows which she keeps sheathed in her thigh-high boots, which also appear to double as a sort of Quiver that grants her the ability to quickly reload her Crossbows. In addition to normal arrows, Linkle can also use her crossbows to fire Bomb Arrows. She is an agile fighter, even able to perform a fiery spin kick in a similar manner to Link's Spin attack. During her Focus Spirit Attack, she fires a giant Bomb Arrow that she detonates with a fiery kick, causing an explosion. Interestingly, she herself is immune to the explosion that results from doing this. Due to her occupation as a Cucco farmer, Linkle has a talent for raising Cuccos, to the point she is able to raise normal Cucco Chicks into Golden Cuccos. As a result, her Cuccos are very loyal and come to her aid during her adventure. Humorously, despite her fighting ability and skills, she is shown to have a poor sense of direction, often choosing the wrong path or failing to notice nearby road Signs(such as ones pointing out the correct path to Hyrule Castle). This is pointed out in one of her victory poses, where she spins her crossbows rapidly before pulling out a map and running off to find Hyrule Castle, completely missing a sign indicating the opposite direction. Ironically, if she wins a round on Hyrule field, the victory cutscene will depict her heading towards Hyrule Castle while the sign ends up pointing in the wrong direction.

As part of the Link's Awakening DLC, Linkle gains a secondary weapon moveset in the form of a pair of Boots. Her lightning infused winged boots give Linkle the ability to unleash powerful kicks and allow her to summon her Cuccos to assist her in battle. She can even use the Cuccos to fly briefly to aid her in performing aerial kicks. However in her victory cutscene she is shown to be somewhat clumsy with them, as she almost ends up stepping on one of her Cuccos while practicing with her boots and ends up losing her balance when she realizes the Cucco was underfoot. Humorously, the Cucco jumps on top of her head as she sits on the ground.

In the AWA fics, Linkle learned how to use chakra and magic. She also learned six moves of the Rokushiki and also gained the power to use Busoshoku Haki.

Trivia

 * Her concept was made during the development of Hyrule Warriors. She was originally conceived to be like Link's younger sister, but the idea was scrapped with hesitation from the development team. After the game's release, sketches of her concept were included in the boxed edition's visual databook, and she escalated into popularity within a portion of the Zelda fandom. Despite being incomplete at the time, she was one of the popularly requested characters in the open call for playable candidates posted onto the game's Twitter. Her finished development aims to please her fans.
 * Linkle had a different storyline during development, which was scrapped due to time concerns and in order to avoid being too comical and clash with Linkle's heroic quality. In it, Linkle wandered into the Temple of Souls, where Link was being cursed by Ghirahim. In order to save him, Darunia and Lana appear and do a dance off against Ghirahim. Afterwards, they found out that it was actually Tingle and not Link. Eventually, Linkle wakes up and finds out that it was just a dream.
 * Interestingly, possibly in reference to her original concept as Link's sister, Linkle has a Recolor of her standard outfit based on the Hero of Wind's sister Aryll from The Wind Waker.
 * Eiji Aonuma stated in an interview that due to her popularity, he is going to keep in mind the possibility of including her in a future Zelda games, indicating that she may become a canon character (or a canon version of her could appear) in the future.