Why Doesn't Link Talk in The Legend of Zelda?
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Have you ever stopped to wonder why Link, our lovable protagonist of The Legend of Zelda, doesn't ever speak? Well, beyond making the character easier for players to project themselves onto Link, there's actually an in-universe reason that we discover in the Creating a Champion book for Breath of the Wild! Let's explore that reason.
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he does have some pretty wild dialogue options when talking to npcs, and another bit of insight which we find from Zelda's diary is that link is a bit of a glutton, scarfing down any meal infront of him
this is why he gets so excited when making a good meal in game
Would be very strange if he wasn't always hungry considering he's constantly fighting and climbing shit
Well who wouldn’t be excited when they’ve got a good meal right in front of them?
Sealously?
In darucks journal it says he gave link a rock roast and he said he actually liked it weather he is serious or being nice isn't really mentioned tho
This also coincides with age of calamity.
The legend of Zelda/Dynasty Warriors crossover Prequel,
There is a moment in which he is given a rock roast. (the Goron‘s food.) and he chows down on that thing.
The thing looks like rock in the shape of a pot roast, and he chews on that thing like it’s nothing.
I'll tell you the real reason why link doesn't talk. It's because the last time they gave him a voice he almost destroyed the industry. WeLl ExCuSe Me PrInCeSs
TRUUUUUE
"I'm so hungry I could eat an octorock!"
@@FrenchToastWaffle yeah but that game wasn't as mainstream as the TV show was
omg im glad im not the only one who watched that back in the day i still use that line to this day xD
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I like having the head cannon that link is selectively mute, he can talk but just doesn’t choose to
And then he built torture devices for Koroks. It's always the quiet ones...
Link is a honest,serious man committed to his duties,meanwhile link build the most cruel and sadistic thing Hyrule have ever seen
I read in an official art book that said that they didn't make him talk due to them wanting link to represent you which is why they let you name him in older zelda games. But now they just state link for his name. But yeah idea was he is a blank character designed to be you on a journey to save a princess
The way everyone lost their minds over Chris Pratt voicing Mario shows that the world is not ready for a talking Link.
He’s like a British royal guard!
I rlly want them to end a game soon w link just saying one word and ending it on a cliffhanger. I want to hear jim speak in cutscenes
In reality, Miyamoto wanted Link to be the best stand in for the player and felt that the “Silent Protagonist” archetype was best suited for this. That is also why in all previous games, the player could rename link to whatever they wanted.
Now I want there to be a third for this series where he talks.
I believe it was mentioned that it was done so the players would feel more connected to the game, almost as if we are the ones speaking, not link
You can actually hear him say savac in the gourudo town
well excUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUse me, princess!!!
Alright you wanna take that angle?, defend Why in the story line? People respond as if you just told them what is happening in detail, as if he can speak.
The heroes plight Link goes through is bone chilling!
So this explains Hero of the wilds link. Tbf, every game is its own backstory
I'm going to keep to the same old story, Link is a mute.
"Stfu and save the world" is my favorite video game hero archetype.
GET IN THE EVA SHINJI
@@mihchintbh to shinji, it was more "save the world or gtfu"
Doomguy being the best exampele obviously
True, but I also love “talk shit first and save the world in a second”
Jak in the first jak & daxter
"With so much at stake, and with so many eyes upon me, I find it necessary to stay strong and silently bear any burdens." - Link, as quoted in Zelda's diary.
Woah. I had never heard that quote from him before. That’s.. wow
@@mechatec2992
"I found a mirror under the table" - Link
Do you think he has a British accent like Zelda does lmfao
@@Anonymous-bi5pv I’m thinking not, definitely a soft voice since he doesn’t speak often. I was kinda hoping he’d say “I do.” at the end of BOTW when Zelda says if he remembers her
@@SoulKing0448 THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO CUTE
Npc: Link, what happened here?
Link: * Moves mouth and arms while saying nothing *
Npc: Yes, I see.
Need to explain something? *gestures* ah i see
It’s telepathy.
Link: hyah! Huh-huh- hyyyyah!
Npc: I see
Link: I subdue my emotions so I can be a better hero.
Also Link: OMG THE KEBABS ARE READY
link: oooo an endangered and very cool Lynel
Also link: Let me take his guts
@@SimonIsVeryHandsome you mean the ones spawned from the demon king? 💀
@@SimonIsVeryHandsome How can lynel be endangered, the blood moon revives them!
@Floof nugget2 no STEAL THE MOON
@@keithturnbull5625no PISS ON THE MOON
One of my favorite parts of botw is how happy link looks whenever you cook food.
Zelda did state in her diary that Link loves food.
He’s a glutton, was mentioned in Zelda’s diary and I believe it was also mentioned in Age of Calamity
"NUTRITION AT LAST"
Good news you got 300 likes.
@@giorosiles2220 yes
They just still had trauma from "excuse me princess"
Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me princess
*stasis launches into the sunset*
That is a legendary quote 😂😂😂😂😂
HAH!
Link actually talks to Zelda if you read her diary and it's very touching
Yeah but not much, I love Zelda’s diary because she’s super relatable.
@@end_slayer True. Much better than Samus’ diary.. Otherwise known as Other M..
@@ausgamecollector shhh we don’t ever talk about the Metroid game who’s name should never be said.
It's okay he doesn't talk
Honestly this short doesn't do anything to explain this...
Yup...no answers
@lilpapi71 just got it recently cause I never had that metroid yet many people say the same lmao
In the Japanese version of the game, the "Adventure Log" is more or less Link's diary, and at times he can be seen expressing happiness or confusion, which I personally think is adorable ♡
I love the puns he writes in it. Really wish we had gotten them in the english version
Link's such a dork
damn i've never heard of that. honestly i really wish we had them too since that would add so much more to the connection the player has with link
Honestly either way this Link somehow has even more personality than Toon Link and his expressive face.
I like to imagine link swears like a drunken sailor in his head 24/7
XDDD OMG! That would be a surprise!
Its either that, or more puns than any of us could withstand
@@Kingofspades-fc1nt combine both, a drunken sailor slinging puns with every curse.
A WEAPON TO SURPASS METAL GEAR.
@@whamrslamr5372 A WEAPON TO SURPASS PAPA JOHN.
@@nothilton4943 I see the Badger of Russian origins has reached here too
Link kicks a chest and leaps back because it hurts him.
This is your hero. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
When he's barefoot, and stubs his poor toesies! XD Honestly, a lack of common sense in The Hero... XD
If you crouch down to open a chest, Link punches it and waves his hand after 'cause it hurt. Like c'mon what'd you expect XD
He forgot he has hands 😭
@@Dragonlover177 The details in this game are amazing. I’ve played this game for 6 years and just found out about that from you.
@@ZeoViolet force of habit lol
In the Japanese version of the game, the Quest log is written in first person, like a Diary/Journal that Link writes himself.
I loved the part when in the log Links refers to Mipha as a loved one and in english just being special to him! So much lost in translation!
@@WonderK-89 He was 4 years old when she was a teenager, and she died at 55 years old. Plus they can’t reproduce. I’m sure it’s not as romantic as you think. More platonic.
And Zelda’s voice actress confirmed Link and Zelda being in a relationship.
@@pinkblossoms not saying is romantic or anything, but they did spend time together, you can see that in the cutscenes, everytime he went with Zelda to Zora's domain he always went looking for Mipha, and in most cutscenes in AOC they were in most walking side by side, or close to each other! One can love a friend. For me at least a love one is one I have a bond with, It doesn't have to be romantic!
@@WonderK-89in TOTK in Link’s house you can see that they have been living together since the ending of BoTW, in a house with one bed
"Link felt it was necessary to set a good example at all times."
Also Link: *constantly breaking pots*
🤣
Abducting every lizard, frog, and bug from the environment and mercilessly cooking them 😂
💀💀
If you pay attention to the dialogue options it's littered with Link's personality! I love when he has something sassy to say
In TOTK one quest has a villager asking him to follow someone secret and Link just goes "SURE!" while standing right outside the build said person was in and I love it
Yes I remember that! Link actually talks a fair amount in both games and when he does it’s always hilarious.
i love his sarcasm at times like you have some lady scared abt the yiga clan and he just goes “ya that’s me”
"He's got a dumb belly." - Link
So glad someone said this. Unfortunately we don't get the diary like quest descriptions like japan. But his dialogue is filled with eprosnality. From tht we can see hes kind, but also rlly sassy and sarcastic 😅 funny soft boy
I like him admitting why he’s so quiet to her and she’s just like “damn, he’s way deeper than I gave him credit for. I kinda feel like a bitch now”
Omg 😂
That's why I like Zelda, she realizes when she's wrong and becomes more mindful of how human other people around her are. Especially through Link, when she learns of the expectations placed on him for simply wielding the Master Sword
LMAO FRFR
@@painkiller9310 frfr!!
People fear what they don’t understand
Another reason why link doesn’t talk:
Link canonically talks, but the player is unable to hear it. This happens because Nintendo wants the player to feel more connected to the game and more like Link.
exactly
And the original voice actor from ocarina of time died during recording and instead of replacing him they respected him
@@zackscarborough6402 Wait what? No way, Nobuyuki Hiyama is still alive bro
@@zackscarborough6402 mans went for the ultimate troll post
@@zackscarborough6402EVEN if that were true which its not, he didnt even talk in oot he made sounds which he has continued to do ever since, he just doesnt have a voice because they dont want him to
I love that he basically just gestures and everyone’s like “OH so that’s what happened” 😂
“Link is an honest, serious man committed to his duties”
Suuuuuure
don't mind me doing my 78th side quest stalling time before beating calamity ganon who I could destroy in seconds with my 5 shot savage lynel bow and 300 ancient arrows
Oh look a new arm and a new world better go fuck off again
@@jermm2183 or crucifying koroks
Me over here setting fire to every forest 😂
Mipha also says in her diary about Links quiet persona: “He hardly speaks anymore, and smiles even more rarely. He is still the kind soul I knew, but something has changed.
I asked him if something had happened, if something was wrong. He merely shook his head.”
It's all those Koroks he's been murdering
Meanwhile the second you use the camera
@@coomcharger6105 :D 😁
@@coomcharger6105 he be dropping poses 😂
Well, memory loss does get rid of the pressure from the past life. BOTW link just surviving and doesnt have much to do. Until he achieves his memories
I love that while Link didn't have a voice in BotW, he still could talk since you actually gave replies to NPCs and there were references to conversations he had with the Champions and Zelda.
My favorite line from Link is still the "I am he" response to the one woman who fell in love with the hero from stories she's read/heard.
I just imagine him saying it so matter-of-factly. Cracks me up every time, I love him so much.
I dont think ive met an NPC like that
@@InternetAddict069 she's in one of the stables iirc
Let's seal the deal!
@@joypink5599 Of course I know him. It's me!
-Obi w- Link
Link pre calamity: *serious and noble*
Link post calamity: *causes wildfires and breaks his bones tenfold with bombs while trying to fish*
HE JUST FUCKIN LOST IT!!!
Maybe the resurrection chamber didnt finish fixing his brain
@@wayland513 I mean this Link is called The Hero of the WILD for a reason.
Tears of the Kingdom, with fusing, Link just breaks out his enthusiasm when weapons fuse one after the other with wacky combinations.
"After Link had amnesia he expressed him self more"
Link: *blows everything up*
💀💀💀😂😂😂
Link technically speaks in BOTW. When you inspect Paya’s diary, you will see “Must not look. Must not look.” Link is the one saying that (to himself).
Not sure why this is a huge revelation to some people. He talks every time there's a dialogue choice. Do people think he just communicates with his mind?
@@codyt8541 some people like the idea that he uses sign language
@@jakee810Yeah I like that idea, it would make sense
@@IWouldHaveGoneWithYouToTheEnd No.. it fucking doesn't.. he speaks and im convinced it was just that they never found a good voice for him so they just left him silent to us, but verbal to them.
@@The_Loot_Boot69 It does make sense. I’m not saying that is what they went for, but it would inherently make sense. And furthermore he does technically have a voice when we here him climbing and fighting etc. we just don’t here him say actual words. Because he doesn’t talk in cut scenes and no other characters actually talk outside of cutscenes so it’s not important for him to have a voice anyway
“Better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt.”
Takes one to know one
@@royceaxle5749 what?
@@BeverlyHighland Simpsons reference
@@LordThomasPassion it's also just a phrase people say...
@@royceaxle5749
Swish!
When link gets a voice, it’ll be national news.
And national outrage
Cdi games
@@MilestheDirtyMindedGoblin2099 I’m so hungry, I could eat an Octorock!
@@NCSGaming15 loved pbg’s video on the cdi games
He’ll break the internet if he says one word.
Its so funny how he (almost) never shows his emotions but when he cooks anything good he looks happier than ever 😂
Considering that one meat skewer could mean the difference of life or death for Link….I’d be happy too!
In TotK he is very expressive and really enjoys shield surfing, when griding rails and doing spins, you can hear a genuine laughter and he'll smile and pose for pics he takes
At the time of the calamity, he felt he had to be stoic because everyone knew he was the chosen knight. By the time of botw/totk, lots of people dont know who he is and he's free of the expectation. He doesnt have to worry about letting people down as much and can relax
🥰
@@cowpolk5763yeah but I’m still mad that I did for EVERYONE in Hyrule they’re freaking tasks and missions and was nice and everyone was like nothing… :v
The most expression i have ever seen in Link was when you purchase the Gerudo vai outfit🤣🤣🤣
How is this the most true thing I’ve heard all day
Or when hes freezing
Or taking selfies
Or when he's cooking!
Look at his face when coocking
Link got the unspoken rizz
Frrr
he got me in a chokehold that’s for sure
💀
“Link is an honest, serious man”
**looks over at Link in his gerudo disguise**
IT WAS NECESSARY OK?
He need to get in and help them defeat yiga clan and get the stolen thunder helmet and get to Naborris and defeat thunder blight Ganon to end what’s causing the corrupt of the divine beast
"No i swear to Hylia the nail polish and eye shadow was essential to my mission"
"No, you don't understand, I have to dress like a femboy to save Hyrule!"
Doing the vah naboris breakdance
Basically link understands how influential he can be to people. So instead of expressing his opinions he remains silent. This way he doesn’t change the opinions of others but allows them to make that decision on their own.
"he's got a dumb belly" is my favorite thing link says
When does he say that?
@@Newgredipswhen a disguised Yiga member calls Master Kohga dreamy 😂
Link can definitely talk and always has in every game. If not, then half of the characters must be mind readers. (Also in Wind Waker, he literally says “come on” out loud)
Omg THANK YOU!
I'm so tired of people thinking he's literally mute.
To be fair the hero from wind waker was literally just a normal kid who was forced to be a hero😭 but I agree with u every link talks
He also meows :3
@@tri-princessconglomerate …what
@@ytuser4562 Yeah Wind Waker Link can meow to distract or I think it was to trick enemies when you're sneaking around them. I haven't played WW in a long time, so I could be wrong about when it happens, but yeah.
Link has a "diary" in botw. It's his quest log, but only in certain languages like Japanese or Russian you can actually see that he writes in first person. He explains his emotions in more detail there.
QuestWithAaron did a video on that if you're interested.
Whenever I play, I read the quests in first person to myself 😅
I wish they did that in English too. I think it'd be more immersive
From one of Zelda's diaries she mentions finally confronting him on his silence and learns of his own troubles and concerns. Which leads her to opening up to him after realizing he is under the same pressure she is.
Link is a man of focus
“Very committed and serious”
Shield Surfing:
Sneaking into gerudo town:
telling a Yiga Clan member that their master has a dumb belly:
Casually committing arson on Koroks:
meanwhile explodes bokoblin camp with 60 explosives
Real
Dies in the process somehow
Urbosa explained that Zelda resented Link because he already had full access to his abilities and she had unsuccessfully tried to unlock hers her entire life. She was also supposed to hear the Master Sword talking like Link can. Every time she looked at him she was reminded of her failures.
Imagine all those little creatures staring at Link's emotionless face while he brutally tortures them.
"Honest, serious man committed to his duties"
Link going shieldsurfing instead of trying to save the world: WOOOOOOO
zelda out here fighting for her life and i’m playing dress up 😊
Personally I always defined Link's stockiness/quietness as a blank slate to impress our own personalities onto. In his situations, how/what you feel is what Link's feeling. If you're a "vocal" gamer, then your talking is Link's talking. If that all makes sense.
I'm certain this is what it stems from, but I have a hunch players wanted an "in-universe" reason 🤔
ye I figured that it was for immersion, but lore is part of what makes a game fun and considering you've played as this character for hundreds of hours you just get curious
Link was actually chattier in Skyward Sword, even having the option to sass Impa before she and Zelda go through the Gate of Time. But I guess reincarnating so many times has made Link a bit weary.
SS Link is so extremely sassy. Mocking Groose's pompadour is one the greatest things ever.
ss link was the goofiest
"Am i late?"
Impa: LINK NOWS NOT THE TIME!
"It was neccesary to set a good example at all times"
Link : *Tortures koroks*
I like to think the reason why this link is so much powerful than the others is because Hylia actually thought to make the hero come from a long line of expertly-trained knights instead of some random farmer boy from the middle of nowhere
Hylia finally got her act together
Hylia, with no control over where Link's soul reincarnates: I'm so good at this.
Hylia: "I'm fucking smart"
Link: "Is he good?"
@@UnderclockFGC no she didn't. Because she made Ganon even more powerful at the same time
Link is ACTUAL definition of Unspoken rizz💀😂🗿
seeing as to how many girls have had a crush on him.
@@shadow_pig9034And guys, lol
@@TheVera800 no?
This was also explained in game if tiu read zeldas diary in hyrule Castle, zelda asks link why he doesn't talk he and he says he needs to be silently strong for the people
I feel like the hero willingly choosing to be the blankest slate out there so that he can set a good example for everyone in Hirule is a way better reason than the reality of "We need to immerse the player in our world, let's make the mc silent"
True, however my headcanon of "there is not a single thought in that mind. No thoughts head empty" is way funnier
I really like to think that on the inside, Link’s true personality is the embodiment of that scene in avatar with Aang’s marble trick
“Sets good example at all times”
_Proceeds to trespass every house and establishment, break all their jars, and steal their rupees. The next morning you see him explode a bomb on his ass and rockets his way across the sky_
Bro 💀💀💀
Link does speak, in game. Every time the game gives us a dialogue option, Link is speaking through them. We may not hear his voice when he does so, but we also don’t hear the NPCs’ voices when chat with them outside of cutscenes
we do kinda though. they make noises but their still voices
It’s obviously telepathy.
They didn’t want to pay a voice actor.
True 😂
Excuse me princess 🤣
Well they still got a guy in there to record all 200+ (and that is not an exaggeration) grunts and other trademark Link noises. I can’t imagine it would’ve been too much more expensive to hire some people to dub his voice in what few voiced cutscenes there were. I think it comes more from a place of fearing alienation from the audience than anything else. For as long as the mainline franchise has existed, Link was a silent protagonist, and changing that could’ve very well caused an uproar from people who either
a: didn’t like how the voice was cast in whatever dub
b: don’t like how his character was handled
or c: hate the change in general
he has a voice actor
@@angelandres1130 shut up
That Link never existed
Just like the Mario Bros. Movie
I think the developers decided to keep Link quiet to eternity in the games so every single person playing like him could feel identified. With no voice you can imagine yourself being the hero, by that way Link becomes universal.
Although he never speaks or expresses himself we can feel close to him and understand link's resolve
"I can't be cancelled if I don't have opinions"
😂
So basically Link is trying to avoid being cancelled by just never speaking.
I hope that however TOTK ends, Link finally gets to say something. If Link dies in a heroic sacrifice to save Hyrule, give him a badass one liner to cap his story.
THATS WHAT IM SAYING MAN
*GASP* why is Calamity here, does he want to die too???
WELL EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME DEMOJ KING
Remember, link still openly talks to npc, and most the dialog in the shika slate is written by link.
I think I'm in the minority that Link should get some dialogue some day. Maybe not soon but one day
I feel like just one line would be enough. But make it as impactful as possible.
I agree! I heard a theory once that the reason why Link could interact properly with NPCs in botw is only because he had forgotten the pressure of his duties…makes me wonder if we’ll hear him say a line or two in totk
I think the best way to do it is for him to just have one cool one liner as his only dialogue. You know, an exchange like
Gannondorf: this is where you die!
Link: (dramatic pause) then I'll just have to take you with me!
Please no.
@@liamdalemon1525 Honestly? I would be down.
First link talks
Second he's still very quiet
Third Nintendo refuses to give him a fricking voice to talk (not just scream)
He's like the quintessential example of the silent protagonist trope, yet at the same time he also has one of the most memorable catchphrases "Well excuuuusssee me, princess."
Link talks in botw to other npcs but you just see him waving his hands like hes explaining
"Link is an honest, serious man, committed to his duties"
I've mucked about in botw for hours and haven't once tried fighting gannon lmaoooo
**cut to Link on two flying minecarts**
I love how silent link is in basically every Zelda game, never had a problem with it
"Well, excuuuuse me princess"
- Link
The real reason link doesn’t talk in any game is because the creators wanted the player to think of themselves as being the hero. That’s why up until breath of the wild you would name your own character, and the NPCs would actually say your name in dialogue.
that’s how it was at first, but now it’s just kind of tradition to have link stay silent. Despite being able to name link, the Links recently have all had their own distinct personalities.
It's not some internal conflict thing of him being "unable to express himself".
In fact, he says very clearly to Zelda that he thinks it's important that with how many eyes are on him, "someone silently carries every burden".
You can't have a hero who falters when everyone's hopes depend upon him standing strong against any and all danger.
This iteration of link and zelda are by far my favorite I’m gonna be so sad to see them go when these games are done 😢
Zelda's diary tells us that link is just going through what ever man goes through daily
Cap, the original link got hit in the throat by an octorok, and now he can only scream and gasp
He shows so much more emotions and personality in age of calamity it’s so cute
He does talk, we just never get his lines during regular gameplay beyond the usual dialogue choice. In TotK, after living with Zelda for a while he even stopped referring to her formally and started using her first name and one instance of "my dear princess" instead of just "princess" or "my princess" .
Link was mewing🤫🤫🧏🏻🧏🏻
"Silent and expressionless"
Also Link when attacking
" *HYAAAAAAA!* " *HRYA!* "
That's actually probably something he also picked up with his knight duties. When I was taking Taikwando classes we were told to do the "HIYA"s and whatnot because it made you feel more powerful and makes you put more effort into swings.
@@Whispitt In japanese arts, the funni yell is called a kiai.
The moment you realize the master sword recognizes the spirit of the hero and accepts him only. Fi is happy
Awww
I can almost forgive her for interrupting me so often to nag me about my batteries
“Link doesn’t talk in the legend of zelda”
Also link : OH BOY, I SURE WONDER WHAT GANON’S UP TO
If anyone is wondering the reason that he doesn’t talk is a part of this, he didn’t talk for so long he became unable to talk, this also happened to a man who pretended to be mute for years and when he was caught he was then unable to talk for his vocal cords had detoriated
you know, not being able to express yourself doesn't make you entirely mute
The moment we finally hear Link speak will be one of the biggest revelations in gaming history.
This is so true
"I swore to never express myself as a commitment to my duty"
"Hye! Ha! Doiity!"
No, this is just what THIS LINK does. The actual reason why link doesn't talk is so that way the player can super empose themselves onto link so they feel like they are the holder of the Master Sword.
Yes. This.
True. This only applies to BotW Link
I was looking for this comment,
That's also why his canon name has always been "Link" as in "Links the player to the world", right?
@@TSGChipDamageer well yes and no? As far as I know I maybe confusing this for a link to the past but the original concept Legend of Zelda A links the past was to go back and forth between the future and the past and link is the link between them.
If you want a copy of Hyrule historia and you go to the section where a link to the past is in it you can see original concept art of Zelda in a futuristic outfit
Real answer: he slept for 100 yesrs and even the old man said : u lost ur vouce?
Miyamoto revealed a more meta explanation a couple years ago. Link is designed so that anyone can immerse themselves in the games and feel like they are the protagonist. Link’s lack of speech helps players project themselves onto Link better.