The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo Power)

Ambiguously Canon Information

The opening page of the comic.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (comic) was a German comic published in a special edition of the Club Nintendo magazine. It acts as a prequel to the game, explaining how Link's parents died and Link came to be raised as a Kokiri. The comic was first published in German and then translated into Dutch when published in the Netherlands.

Part 1: Hyrule Under Fire

The death of Link's father

The comic opens in the midst of the Hyrulean Civil War. Link's father, a captain of the Castle Guard, comes home and explains to his wife and mother-in-law that while some people want Hyrule to get involved in the war between the Zora and the Gorons, this violated Hyrule's traditional neutrality. He blames the influence of the Gerudo for stirring up dissention. He is fearful that the war will harm his young son, Link, and so plans to flee the country once the war begins. His mother-in-law mentions that she once heard the legend of a peaceful forest people known as the Kokiri who lived in the forest and that they could flee there. However, that very night a rebellious mob storms Hyrule Castle in an attempt to overthrow the king. Link's father attempts to defend his sovereign, but is struck down and dies. Link's grandmother then urges her daughter to flee for her life.

Part 2: Escape to the Kokiri

Link's mother offers her son to the Deku Tree.

Link's mother flees Hyrule on horseback until she reaches the edge of Kokiri Forest. There, she meets the owl Kaepora Gaebora who tells her to take Link to the Great Deku Tree. But he warns her that according to legend, every mortal who steps into the woods will become a plant. She braves the woods, knowing that every step could be her last, until she reaches the Deku Tree. The tree tells her that her child will play a very important part in the future of Hyrule, but she doesn't believe him. To her, Link is merely an ordinary baby. The Deku Tree accepts Link, but his mother turns into a tree once the Kokiri take him in. Link grows up unaware of his Hylian heritage, being taunted by the other Kokiri because he does not have a guardian fairy. The comic ends at the opening of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, with Link waking up from a terrible nightmare to find that his guardian fairy Navi has come at last.