The Legend of Zeldafranchise has had a fairly smooth ride throughout its history. Save for the atrocious CD-i titles which were not developed by Nintendo, almost all of Link's mainline adventures have been met with universal praise.

The only problem the main character has is the number of people who refer to him as Zelda simply because of the franchise's name. The memes below harken back to the days when uninformed gamers constantly called Link by the name of the princess he rescues. Even kids who played the first game back in the late '80s made this mistake.

10 Think About This

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Think about this the next time anybody refers to Link by Zelda. Even if in jest, somewhere a gamer draws their last breath. The amount of pain and devastation caused by this misunderstanding is just too much for fans' hearts to handle. Maybe someone can blame Nintendo for calling itThe Legend of Zelda and notThe Legend of Link, but Zelda is still an integral part of the story.

9 Sarcasm Levels At One Hundred Percent

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For those not in the know, Link does not totally love Navi. Even though the fairy has good intentions, it certainly gets off on the wrong foot by starting offOcarina of Time by waking Link from a sound slumber. Then, the blue ball of flying light constantly gives Links hints, telling him to listen. At least Navi does not call him Zelda.

8 Four Pictures Clear Everything Up

That's not zelda meme

A lot of platitudes surround photographs. Some say a picture is worth a thousand words or that every picture tells a story. The story here is simple; these four photos are not Zelda, but Link. Whether this statement could be rearranged and reworded to add up to a thousand words is another question, however. The difference in styles between the four Links makes one appreciate the series' artistic variety.

7 Hyrule Psycho

American psycho meme

Assuming the top half of the photo is real, one would expect a Facebook page for a gaming store to know the difference between the two characters. Anyone would go bananas if a store in the industry confuses the names of two of the most iconic faces in gaming.

Fortunately, this meme becomes significantly less disturbing to those who have seen the movie from where the bottom photo is taken.

6 Why Does It Bother People So Much?

What is more annoying meme

This Link has a solid point. These memes make such a stink about people erroneously calling Link Zelda, it almost becomes more annoying than the minority of people who make the mistake. Link, after all, is a fictional person and cannot hear the people mistaking his name. He and Zelda are the only two people with any right to be offended by this phenomenon, and the code which makes their existence in a game file does not have ears.

5 Not A Family

Not a family meme

If the two characters were aware of how often their names are mixed up, perhaps they would release a PSA resembling something of the above photo. Some may even think the young Link fromWind Waker is the child of Link and Zelda fromOcarina of Time. Since they are not in the same timeline and the world looks completely different, this is a pretty easy point to disprove.

4 Morpheus Reaction

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Morpheus' face fromThe Matrix has a slew of different meanings depending on the situation. Most of the time it is with a meme dropping some mind-bending knowledge on readers. In this meme, however, it is an expression of awe, wonder, and contempt. Awe and wonder that someone could make such a statement, and contempt at their ignorance. Of course, the right thing to do is show them the way of the light and correct the mistake.

3 Identity Crisis

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All of this confusion is giving Link somewhat of an identity crisis. Similar to the themes ofMetal Gear Solid 2or Paul Auster'sNew York Trilogy, someone's identity is largely affected by the way the world reacts to them. If everyone calls the hero of the popular Nintendo franchise Zelda, then he becomes Zelda. Soon, the very idea of Link may disappear into obscurity.

2 Tragedy

Link voice actor meme

In a world where the green tunic-wearing hero is called Zelda, this tragedy also apparently occurred. In Japan, characters are rarely recast after their voice actor passes away. This fictional tidbit relays that Link's screams - or in this case, Zelda - are in honor of the performer. Of course, this is obviously not true, because the firstLegend of Zeldacame out in 1987, long before voice acting was standard in gaming.

1 The Most Wrong Statement Ever

The most wrong statement ever

There is basically not a single accurate thing in the above meme other than the names being a part of the video game landscape. At the same time, a game where all of these elements come together would be incredible. Until that day comes, fans still haveSuper Smash Bros. Any Nintendo fan offended by this statement should just take a moment to realize it is entirely in jest. Some people are uninformed, but no one could genuinely think something so egregiously wrong.

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