Think about that for a minute. Link is the hero. Link is the one who fights gods and demons. But MStar ignores him completely. It only visits Zelda, whispering about timelines where she wasn't saved, where Hyrule fell, or where the player simply turned off the console and never came back.
"Why do you keep resetting?" This is where the blog post gets spicy. MStar represents the ultimate "Surprise Visitor"—not a villain from the Dark World, but a visitor from our world. Specifically, a visitor aware of the player’s hand on the controller. Zelda--39-s Surprise Visitor -MStar-
But who—or what —is MStar? At first glance, MStar looks like a corrupted asset. A tall, slender Hylian figure with star-flecked eyes that reflect the cosmos and a voice that sounds like Ocarina notes played backward. But players who have "encountered" MStar (via a specific, elusive ROM hack or ARG-style mod) report something stranger than a simple jumpscare. Think about that for a minute