Link's "race"

[Wolfox]

What do you guys think, is Link an elf or a human?

[FraRPetO]

Hylian

[Godot]

9 minutes ago, Shirtless Link said:

Hylian

 

That, it's an offshoot race that combines human and elf.

[The Grinch]

I wanna say he's a meme, but the more acceptable answer would be Hylian, yes

[Alex]

do elves even exist in zelda

[Ice Cream Sand Witch]

29 minutes ago, Alex said:

do elves even exist in zelda

The Legend of Zelfda. 

[mde2001]

46 minutes ago, Alex said:

do elves even exist in zelda

I don't think there are any explicit elves, but I think the Hylians are meant to be a cross of human and elf. 

[Godot]

It's also worth noting that the Legend of Zelda series borrows a lot from Catholicism, Shinto Judaism, and Celtic Christianity.

[Kurotsune]

It's also worth nothing most Links are not the same person and are not even directly related to each other most of the time. They're effectively the Deus Ex Machina of their universe; The destined wielder of the Triforce of Courage that is born supposedly every generation, but most likely whenever they are going to be needed.

 

Since every Link is a different Link it's possible not all Links are Hylians, but as far as I can see that is not the case (Which makes sense since even if one Link isn't a direct descendant of the previous, they all share a common ancestor which is the "first" Link timeline wise (From Skyward Sword))

 

 

That said, every Zelda has been a Hylian and every Ganon has been a Gerudo - In games where Ganon's human form doesn't appear, it's usually implied he was a Gerudo as he is usually described as the leader of a band of thieves, and the only race of thieves that has appeared so far (as far as I can recall) are Gerudos.

[Maelstrom]

I'd say that the Hylians are elves. Must be the ears and the magic.