Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom nearly broke Link's 30-year vow of silence, but Nintendo decided to keep him mute because no one knew what he would say
Echoes of Wisdom was supposed to buck one of the series' longest-running trends, but Nintendo eventually changed its mind because it "felt too wrong." Speaking to Famitsu (translated by Automaton), series producer Eiji Aonuma explained that since Zelda herself is the main character of Echoes of Wisdom,