Link (Nintendo vs. Capcom)

Link is the main protagonist of the Legend of Zelda series, making his debut in the 1987 title of the same name. Throughout the series, it is shown that Link's persona is that of a reincarnated spirit, tracing to the Goddess Hylia's chosen knight during the Era of the Ancient War shown in the background story to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword in 2011. Link is also shown to be a part of the cursed trinity between the Dark Demon Demise, the Goddess Hylia, and the Chosen Knight; their descendants doomed to repeat a never-ceasing cycle of war that drastically reforms the Kingdom of Hyrule with each generation. Throughout the strenuous millenniums, the Hero of Hyrule has answered the call to seal away Demise's malicious descendant: Ganon, aiding the Goddess Hylia's mortal descendant and ruling hand of Hyrule: Princess Zelda. Link is known by many titles; Hero of Time (Ocarina of Time), Hero of the Minish (The Minish Cap), Hero of the Winds (The Wind Waker), Hero of Twilight (Twilight Princess), and Hero of the Wild (Breath of the Wild); each champion of the goddess undertaking life-threatening trials to harbor the innate Spirit of the Hero, and to ultimately draw the blade of evil's bane itself: the Master Sword.

The invasion of Team Capcom poses yet another threat to Hyrule's security, and without fail summons Link to the front-lines once again to combat rogue forces. This threat was unlike anything foreseen by Princess Zelda; with the very fabric of Hyrule's composition falling to shreds, she dispatched Link to combat the threat. Drawing close to the dimensional tears, Link could vaguely but surely make out the howls of a lone wolf.

Link's rival in this cross dimensional war is Amaterasu.

Rival
Name: Amaterasu

Reason: Link's uneasiness from the invading world of Okami leads him to believe Amaterasu is a demonic being bent on invading Hyrule for the Triforce, despite not posessing any resemblance of Ganon. Amaterasu see's Hyrule as another realm possibly contrived through the schemes of Orochi, and Link being the guardian assigned to lead its invasion to conquer Shinshu

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