- This article is about the in-universe objects. For the real-world merchandise, see Merchandise/Apparel and Clothing.
Different types of clothes are worn by Link throughout the Zelda series. For the majority of each game, Link wears the iconic Green Tunic, although he can sometimes obtain new types of clothes that grant new abilities, such as breathing underwater or decreasing the damage received from enemies. Each type of clothing has a similar style despite varying in color and name: a long shirt that reaches above the knee, having short or no sleeves.
Types of Clothes
Green Clothes
The Green Clothes is the default type of clothing worn by Link throughout the majority of each of his adventures, and because of this, it has become a symbol of the hero who saved Hyrule from evil.[1][2] Unlike the other types of clothes, it does not grant the young hero any abilities. In some games, such as Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword, Link wears a chain mail underneath it to further protect himself.
Defense-Enhancement Clothes
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First introduced in Template:LOZ as the Blue Ring and Red Ring, the Blue Mail and Red Mail increase Link's defense, cutting the damage he receives from enemies by one-fourth and one-half, respectively.[3][4]
Special Ability Clothes
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Certain types of clothes provide Link with special abilities. In Template:LADX, the Red Clothes double the attack damage of Link's sword. The Zora Tunic and Zora Armor grants the young hero the ability to breathe underwater,[5] while the Goron Tunic permits him to resist extremely high temperatures.[6] In Twilight Princess, the Magic Armor allows Link to lose Rupees instead of Hearts when he is hit by an enemy.[7]
Others
Template:Main list In some games, Link does not start out with his traditional Green Clothes. Games such as Twilight Princess and Spirit Tracks feature the young hero wearing clothes that are typical to his homeplace, such as the Ordonian Outfit and the Engineer's Clothes, respectively. Like the Green Clothes, these do not give Link any new abilities or an enhanced defense.
Non-canon Appearances
Super Smash Bros.
In Super Smash Bros., Link can wear the Kokiri, Goron, and Zora tunics, as well as a lavender tunic.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, both Link and Young Link can wear the Kokiri, Goron, and Zora tunics, as well as a white and a black tunic.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Link can wear the Kokiri, Goron, and Zora tunics, as well as a white and a golden tunic. Link can also wear black clothing resembling the Dark Interlopers from Twilight Princess.
Toon Link can wear green, red, blue, and violet tunics resembling the Links from Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures. Another of his alternative clothings resembles Link from The Legend of Zelda, even changing his hair to brownish color.
Soulcalibur II
Link's tunics in Soulcalibur II
In Soulcalibur II, Link's choice of tunics is similar to that of the Super Smash Bros. series; however, he only starts off with the Green and Red Tunic. To obtain the Blue Tunic, the player must buy it in the Castor Shop for 21,000 Gold, found in the Extra Chapter 1 of the Weapon Master mode. Only after buying the Blue Tunic can the player buy the Blue Ring Tunic from the original Template:LOZ, which is sold for the same price as the Blue Tunic.
Trivia
- In Template:LOZ, the color of both Princess Zelda's dress and the clothing on merchants will change depending on which ring Link is wearing (if he has one; default is green). Similarly, Template:OOT has Nabooru's Second-in-Command's clothing affected by the color of Link's Tunic, but only in the Nintendo 64 and Virtual Console versions.
See Also
Gallery
Link's different tunics in Super Smash Bros. Melee
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Link wearing the Green Tunic in Soulcalibur II
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Link wearing the Red Tunic in Soulcalibur II
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Link wearing the Blue Tunic in Soulcalibur II
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Link wearing the Blue Ring Tunic in Soulcalibur II
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References
- ↑ "Look at your awakened form... The green tunic that is your garb once belonged to the ancient hero chosen by the gods... His power is yours. His is the true power that slept within you. Your name is [Link]. You are the hero chosen by the gods." — Faron (Twilight Princess)
- ↑ "On a certain island, it became customary to garb boys in green when they came of age. Clothed in the green of fields, they aspired to find heroic blades and cast down evil. The elders wished only for the youths to know courage like the hero of legend..." — Introduction (The Wind Waker)
- ↑ "You got the blue mail! This mail cuts damage by half! Sturdy mail that provides great defense." — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
- ↑ "You got the red mail! Damage from enemies has been halved again!" — ALBW ()
- ↑ "You got a Zora Tunic! This diving suit is adult size, so it won't fit a kid. Wear it, and you won't drown underwater." — N/A (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "You got a Goron Tunic! This heat-resistant tunic is adult size, so it won't fit a kid... Going to a hot place? No worry!" — N/A (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "The armor will protect you, so if you get hit, you lose Rupees, not health. If you run out of Rupees, the armor will go dormant and your movement will become impaired." — Malo Mart (Twilight Princess)
 Names in Other Regions 
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EnglishUK | Tunic | |
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Japanese | Template:Japanese | Clothes |
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FrenchCA | Tunique | Tunic |
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FrenchEU | Tunique | Tunic |
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German | Rüstung | Armor |
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SpanishEU | Túnica/Sayo 
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Tunic/Smoc |
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SpanishLA | Sayo
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Smock |