Hero of Time in Twilight Princess

[Nester the Lark]

I'm not sure if this counts as a cameo or just story continuity, but...

It's already been discussed before that the skeleton knight in Twilight Princess that teaches Link the secret sword techniques is possibly the ghost of the previous Link from Ocarina of Time (and based on the official timeline, Majora's Mask), but according to Zelda Universe, the Hyrule Historia confirms that they are indeed the same.

Here is the translated passage:

When Link first set foot in the Twilight, the crest of the Triforce of Courage shined on the back of his hand; when he returned to human-form he wore clothes the hero wore. Link is taught mysteries from the ghost of the hero of time. Since he returned to his childhood, he’d felt regret that he would leave his name as hero. Therefore, the “son” of Link speaks proof of the courage he inheirited mysteriously.

Now we can all complain about how they ruined Link's character by giving him dialog, thus destroying the personality we imprinted on him! This game is sexist!

[Shrikeswind]

Called it. Sadly, that's all I can really say.

Wait, sexist? How's that related? I mean, clearly Link is the epitome of anti-woman and Nazi propaganda, but I'm confused as to how that connects.

[Manspeed]

He's making a joke about the whole Other M fiasco with Samus.

[Shrikeswind]

Well, okay, yeah, but the Samus thing's different, since before Other M, she had inner monologues and a well-developed [physique, not to mention her pre-established personality], so it's a bit different. Plus I was tired.

[You were expecting "Well-developed personality," weren't you? Ah, expectations. Such fun. You were probably also expecting a point to this spoiler. Too bad, Waluigi time.]