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In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, puberty hits Link in much the same way it hits many of us fleshy humans: suddenly, at an inopportune time, and with the force of a freight train. He pulls the Master Sword, and the next thing he knows it’s seven years later, he’s swimming in hormones, covered in hair, and alone with a strange old man… and someone must have changed his clothes while he slept. That sucks, guy, but look on the bright side, at least you don’t have to deal with menstrual cycles.
That’s not the last curveball that Hyrule has to throw at him, either. Throughout his quest to save the world, he’s surrounded by the ladies – his childhood friend, a woman from a tribe exclusive to women, fairies who thrust their angular cleavage at him whenever he beckons, and even a fish princess. A fish princess! Yet, despite this, he keeps it in his pants like a champ.
Source: Destructoid Is Ocarina of Time a gay coming-of-age story?