Wizard vs Swordsman

Author's Note: This is a compare and contrast piece between Harry Potter's Harry and The Legend of Zelda's Link. 

Imagine being an orphan your whole life. Imagine being the “chosen one” destined to save the word. Imagine being an outcast despite all of your heroic deeds. Harry Potter from Harry Potter and Link from The Legend of Zelda both share a similar fate. Harry and Link are 2 very similar characters and share some similar traits with each other.

As previously stated before, Link and Harry are orphans. Both of their parents left their child when they were only a baby, leaving their parents a mystery. Who were they? Why did they leave? What happened them? Harry and Link never really knew their parent’s because they left them so early in their life.  

In addition, Harry and Link are usually thought to be, in some shape or form, outcasts. In Ocarina of Time, Link was dropped off as a baby in the Kokiri Forest from his parents to keep him away from a raging war that was going on. The Kokiri Forest consisted of “tree children” called Kokiri. Kokiri are green clothed humans who always stay a child forever and possess a fairy companion. Link being a normal human, never got his own fairy to keep and was able grow up, leaving him, to all the other Kokiri in the forest, an outcast. He was usually teased for being so different. Similarly, Harry has been an outcast before as well. In The Chamber of Secrets, it was revealed to everyone that Harry could speak to snakes. Speaking to snakes usually were signs of dark magic, so people were afraid of him and thought he was going to hurt them. Some even teased him for it too. He was usually alone and sad because of this, rendering him an outcast, similar to Link.

On the other hand, while Harry and Link share some similarities, they also are very different to each other in some regards. Harry is described as a white, skinny boy with black hair and glasses, but Link is a white skinny boy with brown-ish , blond-ish hair and no glasses. While Link is just a swordsman, Harry is a full-blown wizard. Harry can perform numerous spells and charms while Link can only use potions and magical items. Harry generally talks a decent amount, but Link is a completely silent character who you never get to directly hear talk. Link is also not famous like Harry. Harry is always recognized by people everywhere he goes, unlike Link was is seen as just a normal boy by most people.

 In conclusion, Link and Harry are two very similar characters in my opinion. They both are brave, orphan outcasts who fight to save the world.  Some might disagree, but I think they are almost Identical in some regards, despite their differences.