User:VicGeorge2K9/Armed or unarmed?

The Legend of Zelda
Link starts off unarmed and must get the sword from the old man in the cave on the starting screen.

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Link starts off armed with a sword.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Link starts off unarmed and must get the sword from his uncle when he enters the secret passageway into Hyrule Castle.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Link starts off unarmed and must get the sword by going down to the beach south of Mabe Village.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Link starts off unarmed and must get the Kokiri Sword that's hidden in a chest in a secret passageway behind a rockface.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Link starts off armed with the Kokiri Sword.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Link starts off unarmed and must get the sword from Orca when Tetra is dropped into the forest at the top of Outset Island. The player must go through a tutorial on how to use the sword in order to have it.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Link starts off unarmed and gets a wooden sword from Rusl after his second visit to Ordon Village. The children will put the player through a tutorial on how to use it. Later on, Link as a wolf gets the Ordon Sword and uses it after he changes back to his Hylian form.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Link starts off unarmed and must get the sword from Oshus' storehouse. The player must go through a tutorial on how to use the sword in order to have it.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Link starts off unarmed and must get the sword from the captain of the guards in the Training Room. The player must go through a tutorial on how to use the sword in order to have it.