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Yes, but I can still dislike certain versions of him and have a favourite version in terms of design. He's a reincarnation of the same guy in the chronologically early games, which is technically the same person but also not. Reincarnation is a bit funny that way.

In the chronologically later games though, he's the same guy because of how he was sealed away in Ocarina of Time. Twilight Princess comes after Ocarina of Time, so it's the same guy that has escaped his imprisonment.