fine. Just cause it splits into * others doesnt mean minish TL can't continue in one of them, but Minish cap has * games after it. Four swords and Ocarina of Time. Four swords is a TL game right? i see art of it depicting TL as the * guys but the * swords i used to play on my DSi didnt show TL at all... let me open real quick.
Hmm... Turns out i have '* swords anniversary edition'. Not the same game.
Anyways, i havent played the * swords but i guess its a bit of a continuation of minish cap so maybe Minish TL is also the hero of *...? i forgot the name of that hero but whatever.
Ok! so i dont think that the hero of wind/trains is the same as the minish/*swords TL cause of ocarina of time being in between them. I thought there was like * link per generation or something. also time is passing during those games. TL would be older when the split happens. [continues in next]

So TL actualy get a split time line of his own when you look at it. it's 'the hero of winds & a new world.' it consists of Wind waker, phantom hourgless (direct sequel to WW so its the same guy) and Spirit tracks. It makes sense to me to just think that there is no reincarnation of link in this line cause theres no need for it. TL is like 10 in WW, and PH is not too long after so he can age a bit like 14 and in Spirit Tracks, at the start of the game you're going to a ceremony where you officially become a train engineer so thats enough to say he's either almost a adult or a young adult. So thats why I didn't include Minish in his hero title.

Four Swords and Four Swords Anniversary Edition are the same game, the latter is just a DS port of the GBA game. Also Spirit Tracks Link and Wind Waker/Phantom Hourglass Link aren't the same person. ST happens several decades after PH.

I don't think any Link is the same Link. Or at least it's better to think that so things don't get too confusing.