The 'Link's Balls' meme emerged following the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, where the new Ultrahand ability allowed players to fuse objects together. While Nintendo intended for players to build bridges and vehicles, the internet quickly began using the spherical 'shrine balls' and Korok rewards to create suggestive or absurd structures. These creations, often captioned with 'Link's Balls' as a double entendre, went viral on platforms like X (Twitter) and Reddit. The meme serves as a celebration of the game's robust physics engine and the chaotic, creative freedom granted to the player base, often highlighting the hilarious gap between the game's heroic setting and the player's immature engineering.