Link's design changes some time following his introduction to reflect that a time-skip has passed in the series. This made him more good-looking according to Hoshino. Originally single-minded and obedient to Rouvelier, Link's character began to develop as the author believed he had a "backbone". For example, in one scene Link gives an imprisoned Allen rice gruel with a message that badmouths his own superior. Link was voiced by Daisuke Kishio in the first anime and is voiced by Shinnosuke Tachibana in "D.Gray-man Hallow" in Japanese. He is voiced by Aaron Roberts in English.