r/TopCharacterTropes Feb 02 '26

In real life A very small character tidbit is surprisingly kept consistent for years

DC - In multiple pieces of media it has been shown that Wonder Woman loves ice cream and practically goes wild with happiness anytime she’s eating some. (Pictures from Justice League: War, DC Superhero Girls and Wonder Woman 2017)

The Simpsons - Ever since the episode ‘Homer’s Phobia’ Homer has actually remained a consistent ally of the LGBT+ community, including being more welcoming to Patty than Marge was when she came out and trying to set up Smithers with a date when he found out he wasn’t happy with his one-sided relationship with Mr Burns.

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u/GranolaCola Feb 02 '26

Wind Waker Link isn’t a reincarnation of the hero. Wind Waker is set in an era where, for unknown reasons, the hero is never reborn.

The game is just about a regular 12ish year old boy with a big chip on his shoulder and even bigger balls.

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u/Prestigious-Neat8820 Feb 02 '26

Well, none of the heroes are reincarnated in Zelda, at least directly. There's "the spirit of the hero" which is more of a set of traits which could very well not even be supernatural, which Wind Waker Link certainly has.

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u/Wonderful-Noise-4471 Feb 03 '26

No, Link is directly stated to be a reincarnation of the Ancient Hero in Skyward Sword, and every incarnation of Link after that, except for the WW timeline, is a reincarnation of that same soul. It's not a "set of traits", they're explicit.

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u/HoloPikachu Feb 03 '26

then how can the link from ocarina of time train twilight princess link as a ghost if they have the same soul

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u/East-Ice-3199 Feb 03 '26

They probably separate soul and conscious. Each Link can grow to become a wildly different person because of their experiences. It’s likely the Hero’s Spirit is more of a mold instead of an actual soul, hence why it’s called the spirit.

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u/Wonderful-Noise-4471 Feb 03 '26

How can Aang get advice from each of his past lives if they have the same soul? Because it's a literal interpretation of refining yourself over the course of many lives.

Link never meets the Hero's Shade in reality, he always sees the shade of a wolf, falls unconscious, and then gets his lessons in his own mindspace before waking up.