The Legend of Zelda/Ships

= CiaLink = 

CiaLink is the ship between Cia and Link.

Canon
Deep in the woods there was a sorceress who watched over the balance of the Triforce and is able to see moments through time and space. This allowed her to become star struck with the legendary hero, but learning that he and his past lives were all linked to another woman wounded her heart. Knowing that she could never have him. Being distracted by the green clad hero when she gets attacked by a dark force who pushes the light out of her body, leads to Cia having a desire to claim the hero's soul. Reaping chaos and war upon Hyrule, knowing that it will have Link answer the call. Bringing the hero and the Triforce piece he holds right to her, for when he comes to confront Cia.

Link wasn't aware of Cia or the location she was summoning monsters from the time portals she opened, until he met Lana. Who makes Link believe that Cia was once part of Lana's magic clan to hide the fact they she and Cia were once the same person. Lana also doesn't tell Link of Cia's obsession to make him hers, as she brings the hero and his party to her location in order to save Hyrule. Knowing that she has to be stopped.

Fanon
Cia being obeyed with Link and wanting him to be hers alone, has people view CiaLink as toxic. Since most fanworks of the two are of Cia using her magic, or the lives of those he cares for, to make Link summit to her.

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= Eponlink = 

Eponlink is the friend ship between Link and Epona.

Fanon
Epona being Link's iconic stead from Ocarina of Time to Twilight Princess, has made her a favourite horse in the Zelda series. That is why most players of Breath of the Wild like to name one of Link's other stead options "Epona", or look for a horse that looks just like her.

Fandom
= Filink = 

Filink is the ship between Link and Fi.

Hyrule Warriors
Link had heard tales of floating islands from another time, so when Cia opened portals to three different eras and merged parts of them to the current one, Link goes to the floating island where he meets Fi. She knew that this Link wasn't the master she was waiting for, but she offers to aid him and his allies in their fight. While HW Link serves as her master for the time being, although Link was stunned and confused he accepts Fi's offer. Knowing that they will need all the help they could get.

Fanon
Some Zelda fans like to think of Fi as the Navi and Midna of Skyward Sword, with her role being not so different to theirs. Serving as Link's companion and friend during his journey, before finding themselves parting ways when his adventure has reached its end. The knowledge of Fi sleeping within the iconic Master Blade, however, does make it feel that she has watched over the other Links who have picked up the blade, after she and her Link parted ways.

Because Fi isn't human or has a more humanoid form like Midna does, it has led to Fi being given a human/humanoid form for Filink. A similar idea has also been used in GhiraFi.

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= GaNabooru = 

GaNabooru is the ship between Ganondorf and Nabooru.

Canon
The Gerudo law states that the Gerudo born a male than a female, like the rest of the Gerudo are, is to be made the king of the Gerudo Tribe, giving Nabooru and her fellow tribes women little choice but to accept Ganondorf as her king. Even if she doesn't approve of him or his rule. Nabooru served Ganondorf and was able to climb the ranks to be named his second-in-command, but she doesn't fully except him as her king.

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= GanGhiraZant = 

GanGhiraZant is the poly ship between Ganondorf, Ghirahim and Zant.

Canon
After all three parts of Ganon's sealed soul were freed, the returned Ganondorf summons Ghirahim and Zant from their timelines to serve him. Both Ghirahim and Zant bowed to him, before Ganondorf "asks" for their loyalty to him, and they didn't think twice when they agreed to become his generals and allies against Hyrule.

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= Ganonforce = 

Ganonforce is the ship between Ganondorf and the Triforce.

Canon
In the series, the goal of antagonist Ganondorf is almost always to complete the Triforce, a divine relic created by the Golden Goddesses that can grant immense power. During his quest to obtain it he gets granted with the Triforce of Power, but that alone wasn't enough for him to be content with. He seeks to hold all three pieces of Power, Wisdom and Courage, he targets Zelda and Link to claim their pieces of the Triforce.

Fanon
"A Simple Request" by the parody comic series Brawl in the Family depicts Ganondorf singing a cover of Mariah Carrey's "All I want for Christmas is You" to the Triforce in comic form, humorously showing him fantasizing various romantic scenarios with the relic in-between him causing havoc throughout Hyrule. Then, in another comic made the following year, Ganondorf indeed receives the Triforce as a Christmas present, much to the chagrin of Zelda.

Ganondorf: “We could work together lover; I take charge while you look good."

An even earlier comic also shows Ganondorf having bought the Triforce from Kirby after the latter finds it in a treasure chest and not knowing what to do with it.

Fandom
= GhiraFi = 

GhiraFi is the ship between Ghirahim and Fi.

Canon
Although Ghirahim and Fi haven't properly met, Fi is aware of him through Link. While Ghirahim simply knows Fi as the sword Link wields. Fi was created after Ghirahim's master was sealed away, as part of a plan to keep it that way while Ghirahim aims to free Demise. It was later revealed that Ghirahim is a sword spirit like Fi is, and his final form is similar to hers.

Fanon
The ship grabbed people's attention when Ghirahim was revealed to be a sword spirit, like Fi is. Inspiring Zelda fans to create a humanoid form for Fi, that is a bit like Ghirahim's. So they can have Ghirahim and Fi properly meet face to face in their fanworks of them.

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= GhiraZant = 

GhiraZant is the ship between Ghirahim and Zant.

Fanon
The idea for this ship came from Hyrule Warriors, with it being a canon universe where the two meet and team up. Zelda fans also feel that Ghirahim and Zant have a similar energy to one another.

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= Groolink = 

Groolink is the slash ship between Link and Groose from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= Groozelink = 

Groozelink is the poly ship between Link, Zelda, and Groose from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= LaLink = 

LaLink is the ship between Lana and Link.

Canon
Like the sorceress Lana was split from when Ganon's spirit took hold of her, Lana has feelings for the green clad hero. Unlike Cia, Lana expects the fact that Link is bonded to Zelda, no matter how much it hurts she soldiers on.

Fanon
LaLink is seen as a healthier version of CiaLink, with Lana being more understanding and excepting when it comes to Link and Zelda's strong iconic bond. Resulting in people feeling sorry to Lana and think that she deserves a chance to be with Link.

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= LanaCia = 

LanaCia is the ship between Lana and Cia.

Canon
Before Lana and Cia were split into two separate people, they were a sorceress who is able to see through time and space, while watching over the balance of the Triforce in the woods. When the sorceress was distracted by an image of the legendary hero while seeing past moments through time, Ganon's dark essence takes control of her body in order to free the rest of his soul fragments. The light pushed from the sorceress's heart becomes Lana, while her dark drenched serves as Cia. While Cia opens time portals to build her army, Lana rises up against Cia through the army she built to protect the forest. Before she teams up with Link and his allies. Who are made to think that Lana and Cia were members of the same magic clan, to hide the truth about them. Like Cia and the whole person they once were, Lana has feelings for Link but unlike Cia, she expects the fact that he is bonded to another. Cia is aware of Lana and that she was born from her light, making Lana "Cia's Better half."

Fanon
Because the two were originally the same person, before they were split into two separate people, some like to view Lana and Cia as sisters. There are theories that "Lanacia" might had been the name of the sorceress that the two were split from, since one of Lana and Cia's skins are of the whole person they once were, and that "Lanacia's" light and dark halves took on new names that were drawn from her whole name.

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= Link x Wolf Link = 

Link x Wolf Link is the friend ship between Link and Wolf Link.

Fanon
Although Wolf Link is Link's wolf form from Twilight Princess and are in fact the same "person", Breath of the Wild having Wolf Link as a companion option to Link of BotW has another group view them as separate. Most of the earlier Breath of the Wild fanart were of Link with his TP wolf counterpart, as a wondering warrior and his faithful hound duo. It has also played a part in a few Zelda fanworks that are of a Princess Mononoke AU, since many feel that the Wild era has a similar energy to the Studio Ghibli film.

With "Twilight Link" meeting his Hero of Time ancestor as a golden wolf before he transforms into hid Spector, it got Zelda fans to have the Hero of Twilight do the same with the other Links who came after him. Appearing before them in his wolf form, before taking the form of a ghost warrior so he too can teach them the hidden skills he was taught. This idea has sometimes been used in Breath of the Wild fanfics, as they have BotW Link experience something similar with Wolf Link of the Twilight era.

Because Wolf Link is the beast form of Twilight Link, AO3 has BotW & Wolf Link fanfics be tagged under "Link & Link". Even though the tags in the fanfics makes them say "Link & Wolf Link" and "BotW Link & Wolf Link", until they are clicked on and reveals that the fanfic websites really has it say.

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= MidZant = 

MidZant is the ship between Midna and Zant.

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= RauZel = 

RauZel is the family ship between Zelda and Rauru.

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= Ravilda = 

Ravilda is the ship between Ravio and Hilda.

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= Rosalink = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Rosalink is the het ship between Link and Rosa.

Canon
Link first encounters Rosa in Holodrum when she is finding her way back to Subrosia. He has to follow her in secret so that he can reach Subrosia as well. During his second visit to Subrosia, Link finds Rosa on the beach lamenting that she has lost her ribbon but he is able to buy her a new one. When he does so, she is thankful and takes him out on a date, using her key to explore the Temple of Seasons with him. Afterwards, Link can go on a date with Rosa again at any time and travel with her throughout Subrosia.

If Oracle of Seasons is played first, then Link can encounter Rosa again in Oracle of Ages while journeying throughout Labrynna. He can first encounter her on Crescent Island and help him get his shovel back from the Tokay. However, she will not follow him because she is on a vacation as an independent woman. Link can also find Rosa at the Goron Dance Hall at Rolling Ridge and will comment that the Subrosian dance is superior.

Fanon
Rosalink has a small amount of popularity within the Zelda fandom. It is usually overshadowed by all other ships such as other ships in the oracles game and especially Zelink. However, some do ship them together because they did go out on a date and can continue to go out on dates in the future if the player desires to do so. There are some fans who like to point out the fact that they felt that Link was only using her for her key although this was never directly stated. Others find their relationship to be amusing because the two are different races and Rosa could even bathe in lava while Link would be hurt.

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Trivia

 * While Link is on a date with Rosa, some of the other Subrosians will be jealous if he talks to them.

= SkullLink = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

SkullLink is the slash ship between Skull Kid and Link.

Twilight Princess
Sometime after the events of Majora's Mask and the lead up to Twilight Princess, the Hero of Time asked the Skull Kid he befriended as a child to watch over the Master Sword by protecting the forest that is home to the ruins that the blade once reside in. Should Skull Kid ever encounter the hero's successor, who will need the sword to save Hyrule, he is to lead the next hero to it.

Skull Kid kept his promise and found away to control puppets to fight intruders with. After centuries of waiting, Skull Kid comes across a blue eyed wolf who has the Triforce mark on one of its paws, he knew that his friend had returned. Even though this Link is the Hero of Twilight, he is a descendant of the Hero of Time. The adaption manga of Twilight Princess has Skull Kid view the Hero of Twilight as his Link, who had promised Skull Kid that he would one day return when he asked him this request, while the current Link he was hugging was confused and curious about the person Skull Kid mistook him for. Despite the trouble he caused Link and Midna, Link was able to reach the Master Sword and become human again. All while picking up the sword and mental that Skull Kid was asked to protect by a previous Link.

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= Twinrova Sisters = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Twinrova Sisters is the family ship between Koume and Kotake.

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= Vaalink = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Vaalink is the slash ship between Link and Vaati from the The Legend of Zelda fandom.

Canon
Link and Vaati have always been enemies. He first encounters him in the Minish Cap where he destroys the Picori Blade, releases monsters into Hyrule and turns Princess Zelda into stone. Link then has to go on a quest to reforge the blade and stop Vaati from finding the Light Force and taking over Hyrule. Throughout the course of his journey, he befriends Vaati's old master Ezlo and learns that the evil sorcerer was once a Minish. Link later manages to defeat Vaati, and he is sealed in the Four Sword.

In Four Swords, a Link from another generation is called to action when Vaati breaks out of the seal and snatches Princess Zelda. The hero is forced to pull the Four Sword and defeat Vaati once again. The sorcerer would not harm Hyrule again for many generations until Four Sword Adventures. The reborn Ganondorf steals the Dark Mirror and uses its power to force Link into pulling the Four Sword which releases Vaati. In the end, the hero is triumphant and Vaati is defeated for good.

Fanon
Vaalink has a small amount of popularity within the Zelda fandom. It is not as popular as the mainstream ships or even some of the other slash ships, most likely due to the fact that the two are enemies. However, it still has its fans.

Some fans theorize that Vaati is the reincarnation of Ghirahim in the same way that Ganondorf is the reincarnation of Demise. In this case, many GhiraLink shippers also ship Vaalink. However, Vaalink still is not nearly as popular as GhiraLink is.

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 * Link/Vaati tag on FanFiction.net
 * Link/Vaati tag on FanFiction.net

= Zelda's Parents = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Zelda's Parents is the het ship between Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule and Zelda's Mother.

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= Zelinkpa = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Zelinkpa is the poly ship between Zelda, Link and Impa.

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= ZelSonia = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

ZelSonia is the family ship between Zelda and Sonia.

Canon
Princess Zelda travels back in time unexpectedly and ended up in Sonia's era. Upon waking up, she is startled by the presence of Sonia and Rauru checking up on her and introduces herself as the daughter of King Rhoam, to their surprise as they were the rulers who founded this kingdom while Rauru and Sonia introduce themselves which Zelda realizes something about them.

Zelda is brought to a cliff to view the ancient world and Hyrule, but she is not familiar with its original state and realizes that she has indeed in Hyrule's founding era, though Rauru points out that Zelda's secret stone is the one that amplifies time which made sense, though Sonia had already believed her from the start as she can sense that Zelda has his light power with Sonia's power over time and they have a blood connection with each other. Rauru recalls that Zelda needs to return to the present age, which a concerned Zelda notes that something terrible is happening in the age she came from. Sonia invites Zelda to the castle, which the princess tries to object to, but Sonia promises to tell everyone that she is a distant relative of theirs and to provide her new clothing. She assures her that she will find an answer and wisdom takes its time, which Zelda is humbled. Rauru suggests that they consult his older sister, Mineru, who might be able to help her with how she can return to the present. With Mineru also being at a loss due to Zelda not knowing much about her time power and draconification would potentially cost a person to lose their identity, she advises her with having a teacher to help her gain full mastery of her time powers.

When Ganondorf tried to attack Hyrule with an army of Moldugas, Rauru, Sonia, and Zelda combine their powers, with Zelda's being noticeably stronger than theirs, they create a laser that managed to wipe out the Moldugas in a fell swoop. Ganondorf realizes that brute force alone won't do, but the sight of Rauru's Secret Stone catches his interest. Later, Ganondorf feigns swearing loyalty to the Royal Family and after he leaves, Zelda is left concern about why he is really doing this, and his name is too suspicious to her though both Rauru and Sonia assure her that they know that Ganondorf is not a good person but they are doing this so they can keep a closer eye on him.

As they are having tea together, Zelda accidentally knocks hers over, but Sonia managed to use her time power to bring it back to its original position and notes that she is distracted while she explains that she is still thinking of a way she can get back to her time and wishes that she had the mastery over time like Sonia does. Sonia simply describes Recall as that drawing the memory of an object and returning it to its original position, and it will end up being like second nature as well. She changes the subject and that she is also thinking of someone else that while she wants to get home, she also wants to help them as well, to Zelda's surprise as Rauru tells her that no one can hide anything from her. Sonia is touched by Zelda's selflessness and assures her that she can focus on returning home as she not only has the power over time, but also a sacred power that can dispel evil and they will both be essential to protecting her era and returning home will put Link's mind at ease. When asked about Link, she describes him as being an appointed knight and saved her and Hyrule from a great evil and being brave and dedicated to helping people. Seeing that Zelda had a high view on Link, Rauru and Sonia hope to meet him one day.

Sonia and "Zelda" meet at the balcony and notes that she wanted to meet with her privately and wishes what she would like to speak to her about. "Zelda" tells her that she is far too trusting and throws Gerudo Scimitar at her, but is stopped in midair by Recall as Sonia tells "Zelda" that her behavior is extremely out of character for the Zelda she knows, and she is nothing more than a puppet of Ganondorf and the real Zelda steps out from her hiding place and asks her imposter if she really thought they were unaware of their true natures which "Zelda", who is really Phantom Ganon vanishes with a creepy laugh. However, things take a horrific turn and Sonia is ambushed from behind by Ganondorf, who takes her Secret Stone as she collapses, much to Zelda's horror as she tries to desperately wake her up as Ganondorf laughs. Rauru comes in as Ganondorf uses her Secret Stone to become the Demon King and is devastated by Sonia's condition. As Rauru attempts to fight Ganondorf, Zelda tells him that Sonia needs him, and she helps teleport them away. Sonia later dies from her injuries and is buried in front of a gravestone with a Sundelion Flower. After the Demon King is sealed away and the severely damaged Master Sword having been sent back in time, Zelda undergoes draconification to help repair the Master Sword for numerous millenia.

After Ganondorf is finally destroyed by Link, Rauru and Sonia help Link reverse the transformation of the Light Dragon to her human form before they vanish.

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= Zonai Siblings = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Zonai Siblings is the family ship between Rauru and Mineru.