The Mysterious Last Words of Link’s Uncle

Link's Uncle dies at the very beginning of A Link to the Past. His last words are something of a mystery...

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[SuperBlackboy]

"Zelda is your problem now" is my canon.

[chrisj]

He was definitely trying to say, "Zelda is your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate."

[mr.krinkle]

"You are the princess' fated hero"? That's what I thought after hearing the GBA translations.

[RemnantTheWolf]

I always felt like "responsibility" is what he meant. He passed on his sword and shield, and with it, the responsibility to protect Zelda.

[waffling]

I think it's interesting that both "You are the Princess' only hope" and "The Princess is your sister" could conceivably both be star wars references.

[Shoefae]

"Zelda is your charge now" or something like that would make sense. "You are the Princess's protector/knight"

[wanderingbardgaming]

The first word that popped in my head to complete “Zelda is your…” was “responsibility”. It fits in that, with Link’s uncle dying, Link is the last knight charged to defend her. Seems a more practical word choice than “destiny” IMO

[homerman]

I think the "You're the Princess's only hope" option makes the most sense, both based on the dialogue before and because it wouldn't be too farfetched to believe the devs, at the time, were likely making a reference to Star Wars Episode 4 with Princess Leia's classic "You're my only hope" line. At least I imagine it was intended to be an Easter Egg reference since the Zelda devs like to reference various stuff like that.

[mirasbrush]

My version had this variant, I'm pretty sure. "Zelda is your... actual name... that's why they call it the Legend of Zelda, duh... just like how Metroid is the name of the spaceman..."

[Axecon]

What's cool is both theories work pretty well. There's bound to be at least a few Links tied to the royal bloodline, either through marriage or as descendants.

[BotWhisperer]

Zelda is your Destiny
No matter what tale they appear together in, Link is always destined to be entangled in her story.

[mkatakm]

"Link, Zelda is.... your father.."

[JasonBoyce]

Zelda is your designated driver. She was supposed to have the keys to drive Link & his uncle back from the annual Hyrule kegger, but then Aganhim got involved

[boxytheboxer]

I like that right after his uncle dies link just hoists the sword up in the air like “oh yeaah!” And just doesn’t even care about his uncle dying.

[MMallon]

I think I always assumed it was "destiny" but the Japanese translation totally flipping the subject of the sentence around is very interesting. It definitely SOUNDS like the Obi Wan Kenobi thing from Star Wars when they phrase it like that.

[YASYTU]

In a shocking twist it's actually "Zelda is your ... uncle's killer. avenge me, Link!" (Edit: Hello, Reddit!)

[angerykenobi]

“Z-…Zelda’s my what..?”


“ZELDA’S MY WHAT??!?!”

[DJFlare]

You know, I NEVER considered the possibility that his Uncle ALSO heard the telepathic message. I always assumed he was already planning to head to the castle while you were asleep and was just doing something at his table before he set out.

He already has his sword and shield in hand when he gets up which lends to this idea imnsho...

But it would make sense if it was a message meant for her royal knights.

... but then, why did LINK hear it?

Perhaps he was IN TRAINING to be a royal knight. If his Uncle is one, then he was probably helping Link with his training. Link IS already capable of using his sword and fighting the other corrupted knights. That can't be a coincidence.

If this is the case, it's possible his Uncle was going to say "duty". As a knight, protecting the royal family WOULD be Link's duty!

[mistahanansi]

"Link, Zelda is your..." **Sweet Home Alabama starts playing**

[cavendish]

"Link, Zelda is your Legend" and thus began the critically acclaimed series of the Legend of Zelda. Truly one of the zelda moments of all time