1st September 2016, 1:29 PM
I've officially changed my mind entirely about Link's appearance in Wind Waker. I originally thought his short stubby legs on that long body looked really odd, but not only has the look grown on me over the years, I've had the opportunity to see alternate Link designs in the Hyrule Historia (intended more as a collection of artwork than anything else). Frankly, having seen what long legged toon Link looks like, I can totally understand why they opted for the short legs. Toon Link with long legs looks like an awkward lanky teenager, rather than the child they were going for. The body being as long as it is was the only way to make up for it without making Link look like Stewie Griffin from Family Guy.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)