Link of 'Legend of Zelda' fame joins other gaming stars in gender bending series (Photos)

In a return of The Gaming Sketch original video game inspired art series, the Console Game Examiner is kicking off a collection of gender bending game character artworks with an original piece featuring "The Legend of Zelda's" own hero, Link. Considering many non-gamers believe the hero in the green tunic is Zelda himself as they think he must be the title's namesake, its an easy stretch to see a female version of Link.

The Gaming Sketch is an ongoing daily look at the past and present video-game inspired artworks of David Stonecipher. David's works have become popular in the field of fanart and have thus gained him an audience. His art has been Featured in Game Informer, Kotaku, Joystiq, and several other outlets around the web. With his unique style, he specializes in transforming the characters from video games that fans have come to love in order to show them in new light. Among his favorite transformation to depict these gaming heroes includes showing them as zombies, bearded, and of the opposite gender.

The art of David Stonecipher can be further seen on his DeviantART and Tumblr pages. Also be sure to check here daily for the Console Game Examiner's daily does of The Gaming Sketch, featuring an original video game art series from David Stonecipher.

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David is a video gaming expert. After running a successful gaming website and playing games for over 20 years, he's here to keep you updated all console news. He is an artist by trade and appreciates art in all media, especially games.

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