Would this also explain why Link has the Ordon sword and seethe in his equipment texture map?
Link's UV mapping is sort of similar to TP's, but his body wasn't combined into two textures like it is in Brawl. So no, they didn't
directly edit it like they did Zelda's. My guess is that the ordon sword was gonna be used in Brawl, but made more sense to be switched to the Master sword so they did.
Now, one thing that was imported was his hair. However, they did edit it a bit- they changed the color to bleached light blond, instead of it's original darker color, which is a drag. That's my only beef with it. otherwise the Brawl model is ace.
(OH AND TO ANYONE WHO THINKS THIS IS A BAD THING- ITS NOT, IT SAVES DEVELOPMENT TIME AND STILL LOOKS GOOD. I MEAN, THEY DO MAKE THE TEXTURES BETTER!!)