And you say that Zelda knew her destiny in TWW?
No, but she still has a more prominent place as "the good side" than Link because she protects her kingdom and, well, even when she was a pirate, she epitomized good. She kinda stuck out like a sore thumb among her crew in the kidnapping of the Bomb Shop owner. But I will agree with you that Zelda's stereotypical role was kinda turned on its ear in WW...harbinger, perhaps?
Heh heh heh... And how do you explain his change of clothes and hairstyle?
*laughs* What? That's art style, not hairstyle. OoT Link's hair wasn't different constitutionally from WW Link's, just stylized differently. WW Link's was poofier, but the way it hung out of his hat was just the same. You may have a point with clothing, though, I'll have to see a pic of the tunic...
And even then, why on earth would the game creators make him look like WW Link when he's OoT Link? Makes no sense, and on first look, I never even thought he resembled the present hero. I mean, logically, why WOULD he even?
That is funny... Because I remember him willingly going to rescue Tetra, and then risking his life for his sister... As for him being lazy... Well, that is not very different from OoT Link.
Like I said, this is Link, and this is my interpretation, so it can definitely be debated. AND Navi wasn't commenting on Link being lazy in truth, she was referring to him sleeping late, and we all know he had an excuse. He was having a heckuva nightmare. All I'm saying is Link in WW doesn't seem to like the idea of the hero stuff, and, judging by what others say about him, isn't quite the hero-wannabe that OoT Link was. I mean, he hates the shpeel about the sword n' shield, he hates the outfit, and seems to be revered as the "cute kid that lives here."
OoT Link has been badgered all his life by Mido and some of the other kids, and even those not bugging him are weirded out by him not having a fairy. He has a somber demeanor, and, as Saria puts it, she knows he is meant to leave. I mean, he definitely has the motivation, don't you think? Now this is mostly conjecture, but there is one little spike to this theory that's entirely factual. Etched at the bottom of Link's willow tree is a rough carving of a knight destroying a monster. If that isn't somebody's dreams of heroism, I don't know what is. The designers probably put that in there as an insight to character, that's the only reason I can think of.
Tetra is Sheik. Simple as that. It is simply a continuation of what OoT started
That's a copout. A big one. Tetra is Tetra. Zelda didn't decide to become a transvestite after the game ended, okay?

Sheik was a disguise and a deception, not one I'm sure she particularly enjoyed. Tetra was herself, born thinking she was a dirty vagabond, but feeling a deep sense of right and wrong that didn't fit in the job description. When she became Zelda, chances are good she was given a deeper purpose to her life, but as is the case, Zelda the princess, while necessary to switch over to, was not who she was. She was Tetra the pirate, something that further illustrates my point, thanks for that.

But contrary to popular belief, her personality does not change. She is obviously in shock after the King revealed her fate. Who wouldn't be? Therefore she acts differently. Nevertheless, she is clearly the same girl as she was before her transformation during the final battle.
Yes and no. I agree that her personality does not change, otherwise, what's the point of a story about a different hero, different princess, different world, the theme I was talking about? Yes, she's in shock, no, it doesn't directly affect her personality, but yes, it changes her ATTITUDE. Attitude and personality are two different things. Tetra knew she had a desire for treasure, a desire for history, and, oddly enough, a desire for right over wrong. This changed her in a way. She had a purpose, so instead of being a rowdy care-for-nothing loudmouth, she became a rowdy care-for-SOMETHING loudmouth. She was still Tetra, deep down, but knowing her purpose gave her something beyond herself to live for, verdad? That was my point.
(BTW, Zelda's "I'm sorry" speech originated in OoT).
Where's that? I thought something was very similar in that cutscene, but not word for word. *Hums Zelda's Lullaby* That was an awesome remix dere.

As for the King, he doesn't do anything more than he has to. All that happened after Link pulled the MS was tied to fate. Both Gohdan and the King says so.
Attitude again. No matter if he was fated to do it, King wasn't going through all that trouble to help Link become a "special person." If he was he would've sought Link out from the crib and told him sooner about his destiny, not disillusioned him into thinking he was JUST saving his sister. King cared about Link's fate only because it entailed the fate of his kingdom. He wanted Hyrule back. He wasn't a villain, certainly, but his motives were less than sparkling. I mean, in the game, were you ever annoyed by King's pushy audacity? That was attitude pissing you off. That's what makes everyone hate Tatl, too. Navi is just annoying because she has no personality and won't shut up. See the difference?
The King never says that he wishes to revive Hyrule. That is your fan fiction. During the entire game he struggles to defeat Ganondorf and create a future for the world.
Noooo, that's YOUR fanfiction. Observe:
"If only I could do things over again. Not a day goes by without my thoughts returning to my kingdom of old. I lived bound to Hyrule. In that sense...I was the same as Ganondorf."
"But you...I want you...to live for the future."
(Couldn't find the actual text, just going from memory.)
Compare this to his snappish attitude earlier, making Tetra into Zelda, talking about his kingdom ALL the FRIGGIN TIME, and, here's the biggest clincher, refusing to tell Link a lot of the truth until he was trapped into his new quest. (I'm not saying Link was trapped as in unwilling and forced, that'd make King evil, I'm saying trapped as in he gave him an offer he couldn't refuse.)
I think it's safe to say that King didn't want to end this tale with "Oh goody, Ganondorf's gone! I'll just leave my people stranded on the sea, and float around the ocean some more! Go on home, Link! We stopped evil today, and that makes me feel spiffy! Honestly, WHY would he go through all that trouble. JUST to stop Ganondorf and save the world? Nooooo, to stop Ganondorf and save HYRULE. That's why the ending is emotional. If King was always going around ensuring happiness for the world, we wouldn't have been surprised at all by his decision in the end. It was because he realized, (now, this next part IS fanfiction, I'm just going by stereotypical character assumation here...) after Zelda's capture, that these children and their future was more important than the moldy old kingdom he wanted to revive. This was further illustrated by his wish being parallel to Ganondorf's. Ganondorf, BOUND to HYRULE as was KING, didn't wish for the world. He wished for Hyrule. And what makes King a good guy is that he didn't.

And the new land could very well be Hyrule. As you said, the King was bound to HIS Hyrule. That is why he doesn't come with Zelda and Link to find New Hyrule.
*slaps self* TALK about FANFICTION!
Zelda: "Wait! You...could...come with us! We have a boat! We can find it! Yes! We will find it! The land that will be the next Hyrule! ......So....."
Zelda is still trying to please the King. Part of her purpose, she's trying to stay tied to her kingdom. Little fanfic here, but I think it can be considered obvious, right?
The King stares at her with a sad look. Remember his neutral face? It was angry, stalwart. This one isn't. This is sad for him, then, because his expression has softened. (I just threw that in in case you said, "You're imagining things, he always has the same expression." Look at pics, you can see a difference. A difference that had to be animated by gamemakers, meaning on purpose.)
Then he spreads a big smile. The bitterness has apparently flown out the window. This is acceptance.
"Ah...but child...that land...will not be Hyrule..."
......................................
"It will be YOUR LAND!"
(This land is my land, sorry, always have a tendency to do that.)
Anyway, the King was expressing, I stress, the theme of the story. His kingdom was no longer important, and whatever land they found, whether geographically Hyrule, or whatever your theory is, would be theirs, and their future's.
*end rant...again*