Talk:Link VS Zoro/@comment-3463132-20170701073653

After putting a fair bit of thought into it- I think Zoro wins on account of one major factor and one minor one- speed and haki. Haki being the major one and speed being the minor.

Zoro possess Kenbunshoku Haki, which allows him to predict the movements of others before they make them, basically precognition; though limited to movements. That means any movement Link makes is telegraphed. This in itself puts Link at an inherent disadvantage because anything he tries throwing at Zoro will be acknowledged and countered even before it begins.

For example, a simple thrust of a sword becomes almost certain limb loss as Zoro will know Link is about to do so and can prepare accordingly by stepping to the side and cutting downwards towards where Link's arm will be. Link then either has to abandon his attack entirely or else lose a limb.

Were they purely on equal speed, Zoro's haki would pose a formidable threat to constantly keep Link at a disadvantage. However...

Speed is the other problem for Link. LoZ actually paints a pretty consistant picture of Link being an arrow-timer and dealing with arrow-timers. (Breath of the Wild is not included in this picture as I acknowledge it makes Link faster)

Twilight Princess- Ganondorf was capable of dodging arrows repeately and Link had to interfere to get his reflexes low enough for arrows to land. Once Link messed with him, Ganondorf stopped being able to deal with the arrows.

Wind Waker- Ganondorf is again capable of deflecting arrows easily. Link has to start messing with him in order for the arrows to land. This time, however, we see where Link measures up to Ganon, he's slower. Ganondorf is too fast for Link to deal with until Ganon has to fight 2v1.

This isn't unusual, it happens repeatedly, Ganon can arrow-time but only when uncontested; and he's often just as fast as, or faster than, Link.