I was going through a few of my old posts and reminded myself about the original hero of the Four Sword. Not the one from Four Swords or Four Sword Adventures, the one who came before them.
This one.
We never play as him. We don't know what he looked like, how old he was. We never hear tell of him again after this, no more context for who he was or why he stepped up to defeat Vaati.
Going off the fact that he possessed the Four Sword, I'm going to assume he was a descendent of Minish Cap Link, who created the Four Sword and likely kept it to pass onto his successor. What I love most about him is how CRYPTIC he was. He came out of the forest one day, talked shit about the local evil sorcerer, kicked his ass, dropped his sword like it personally offended him and promptly fucked off back into the forest, never to be seen again.
This story paints a very specific picture about the guy, (for me personally at least). Guy dropped hero business like it was retail and waltzed off until the woods forever, so I mean, he must not have liked the job very much. He left the sword, too, which further implies he wanted nothing else to do with it. He must've been arrogant and very self-assured if he so bluntly announced he could defeat Vaati (and i mean, he was right). Considering no one believed the maidens when they said he could split himself into four people, he must've stayed solo most of the time until he really needed to split. Maybe he just didn't like being split, or maybe it helped him keep a low profile. Maybe he didn't want the attention.
In any case, his vibes are immaculate. Go, antisocial king. There will be urban legends for about you for years to come.