Why Zelda!?

[Ewok]

There are two reasons why, on two different levels: the implication of the name to the creators (see ZeldaGeek#1's post) and the implication of the name to the game itself. In the first game of the series, the Legend of Zelda, the story revolves around a boy (Link) whose only significance is being the icon you control (think of him as a sort of tool) and the princess, Zelda, he has to save. She being a princess, she's the important one, so it is her legend more than Link's. She is also the more significant character as the plot revolves around her.

Think of the arcade game Asteroids. You don't control the asteroids - you are the spaceship - but calling the game Spaceship would be stupid, because the main feature of the 'plot' is the asteroids. The game is not really about the spaceship, in the same way that LoZ was not about Link.

Well, it's like that. But my example was crap.

[Verros]

No it is good.

Link may be the main charecter. But, the story revolves around Zelda. The Adventures of Link would sound stupid and besides the point. In maybe like one of the games you actually play as LINK. the rest of them are kids dressed up as link the heros taking on the courage to defeat the evil king ganon.

[Darkness Of Hero]

Legend = Story
Zelda = Name of a person

Nintendo might of come up with idea to make a legend and name a girl called Zelda and that's how the title was born Legend Of Zelda.

[*Lost in the Lost Woods*]

Zelda's great
loll point blank period