Talking Link could ruin the 'Zelda magic' for live-action movie, says Majora's Mask creator

Revealed Apr 7, 2026, 4:34 PM EDT

Takaya Imamura created Tingle and we should respect his needs

Link reaches back to unsheathe the Master Sword in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

For 4 lengthy many years, Nintendo followers have puzzled over the long-eared enigma that’s Hyperlink. The hero of the Legend of Zelda video games is understood to be a person (Hylian?) of only a few phrases. One of many few occasions we have ever heard Hyperlink discuss was within the cornball 1989 animated collection The Legend of Zelda, the place his trademark is appearing like a douche and saying “Excuuuuse me, Princess!” to Zelda in a snotty tone. Now, the artwork director of Majora’s Mask, Takaya Imamura, is weighing in together with his personal ideas on the longstanding debate. And it seems, he is anti-yapping.

“The second Hyperlink speaks, I am unable to assist however fear a bit of that the ‘Zelda magic’ everybody has been nurturing of their hearts would possibly simply vanish into skinny air,” Imamura wrote on X, in response to a different submit asking “Now that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has been out for a number of days, how can we really feel concerning the upcoming Legend of Zelda film?”

In response, a fan requested Imamura how he thought Nintendo would possibly deal with Hyperlink talking within the upcoming Legend of Zelda movie, which is slated to hit theaters in 2027. Imamura acknowledged that the character will “clearly discuss,” however famous “it looks as if [Link will] be a taciturn character.” (Given how little the current Mario Galaxy Movie appears to care about giving its characters fascinating stuff to do, I believe it is fully potential that Hyperlink will not communicate in any respect.)

Imamura retired in 2021, however he labored at Nintendo for 32 years, designing the story and characters of F-Zero and most of the supporting characters from the Star Fox collection of video video games. Not solely was he answerable for creating the long-lasting falling moon in Majora’s Masks, he additionally created the legendary weirdo Tingle, a middle-aged man who desires of turning into a fairy. Frankly, if he would not need to hear Hyperlink discuss, perhaps we should respect these needs.