In a recent Game Informer interview, Nintendo legends Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma were asked 51 questions (and gave 51 answers) about The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild.

One of them was the burning question of many Zelda fans; does Link have a last name? And the answer is... (drum roll please)... Link! Yes, our green tunic-clad, pointy-eared protagonist is called Link Link. Miyamoto says it's because Link is not human (*gasp!* ). And oh, it's same with Mario (it's-a me, Mario Mario!).

Check out the full 4 minute interview below, it's pretty fun, with several trivia revealed by two of the gaming industry's legends:

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[xtheman]

Nintendo is the best with coming up with last names.

 

[BlueFox gui]

he is very criative with names ¬¬'

 

[AxlSt00pid]

So that shitty Mario Bros. movie was right all this time?

 

[ploggy]

I like that he put that 2D Metroid Please note in his top pocket.. I hope he brings it out again in the E3 Direct, that would be a funny joke to pull off.

 

[Deleted member 377734]

......lame. So much buildup. Only to be let down

 

[Haloman800]

So if he marries Zelda, she'd be Mrs. Link?

 

[BlueFox gui]

So that shitty Mario Bros. movie was right all this time?

just me knows that? XD

 

[Chary]

That's why Metroid doesn't have a new mainline entry...Nintendo doesn't know what to do with a protagonist that doesn't have the same first and last name!

 

[AxlSt00pid]

just me knows that? XD

You gotta admit that Mario Mario, Luigi Mario and Link Link are really stupid name designs

 

[BlueFox gui]

You gotta admit that Mario Mario, Luigi Mario and Link Link are really stupid name designs

thats why i said, miyamoto is vrecy criative with names

 

[Nyteshade714]

They were clearly just messing with him. And he didn't ask the most important question of all about this game: "At what point in your playthrough of Skyrim did you decide to make Zelda into the exact same thing?"

 

[Rockhoundhigh]

Mario Mario, Luigi Mario, and Link Link. Confirmed canon as the new pieces of the Triforce.

 

[bluedart]

Lol, he was joking though. INB4 Wikipedia graffiti.

 

[Xanthe]

Sure would be nice if they made a 2D Pokemon game again...

 

[Sliter]

So, if each Link Link descend from other Link Link, this mean it's literally a chain ...

So that shitty Mario Bros. movie was right all this time?

nah, it was a joke because of the engrish " Mario Brothers", myamoto think it funny and keep, and now so many time later he are using the same joke with link lol

 

[AxlSt00pid]

So, if each Link Link descend from other Link Link, this mean it's literally a chain ...

You would say they're... Linked
(i know where's the exit, thank you...)

 

[Sliter]

You would say they're... Linked
(i know where's the exit, thank you...)

(we should go there together)

 

[Viri]

Link Link doesn't even sound that bad tbh. It sounds a lot better than Mario Mario.

 

[WiiUBricker]

Link Link? Link is no human? I believe they were just trolling.