Hero's Clothes

"On a certain island, it became customary to garb boys in green when they came of age."

- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

The Hero's Clothes are the green tunic and hat that every Link throughout the Legend of Zelda series wears. Most games do not explain why he wears such distinctive clothes, but later games have begun to explain why.

In Ocarina of Time, his clothes were in no way out of the ordinary. All Kokiri wore green tunics with green pointy hats, so Link did too. Because Ocarina of Time is the first game in the Legend of Zelda Timeline, it is reasonable to assume that Link's exploits in this game gave the clothes their significance.

In The Wind Waker, Link begins the game in his pajamas on the morning of his birthday. Tradition on Outset Island is to dress boys in a green tunic and hat like the Hero of Time when they come of age. Link is still wearing this clothing when he suddenly finds himself forced to go out to sea to save his sister.

In Twilight Princess, Link begins the game wearing simple farming clothes. He soon finds himself transformed into a wolf. When he manages to regain his human shape he finds that the gods have changed his clothes into the Hero's Clothes to signify their choice that he is the hero.