Starkraving
CAGiversary!
Sounds a lot like Gears of War.Link is a rugged, crass, but somehow charming soldier in the distant post-apocalyptic future. The Master Sword replaced with a variety of weapons, mostly projectile.
I envision few colors. Mostly gray. Maybe a little brown. But a lot of gore. Lots and lots of gore.
Might as well go all the way a 'squad' of Links taking point and covering each other via online multiplayer, taking down Hyrulian Terrorists with sticky bombs and explosive arrows.
Zelda's always going to be innovative to an extent, but it's not going to stray from the formula so far as to become a gory, badass sci fi shooter. I hope Zelda strays from its roots more than it has (cause it's getting tiresome), but the whimsy and eccentricity of the series will never go away, other wise it'd cease to be Zelda.
Me, I'd settle for a Zelda game that allows you to play through the game a second time with a new suit or something, at least. Wind Waker did this, and Twilight Princess didn't even bother with it.