#link vc: nono i'm not bad at using them. this is just a technique i use to keep my speed up. entirely intentional (is not intentional)

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also on the topic of link's swordsmanship : something i think is really fun is that link is STRICTLY a one-handed sword fighter, not sword AND shield. in story instances, he's only ever seen with a sword. and then when he IS fighting with a shield during gameplay, he's consistently making the beginner mistake of swinging the shield back when he strikes, rather than swinging the sword AROUND the shield he has equipped. he clearly seems to retain most of the muscle memory he had from 100 years ago, so i guess no one ever trained him out of it ?? or maybe the prodigal martial genius knows something i don't ? who knows. i do think it's funnier if he just hates shields so much that he never bothered to learn how to properly use one though.