Editing Toon Link (PM)

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'''Toon Link''' is one of the many playable characters in the ''[[Brawl]]'' mod ''[[Project M]]''. His moveset is heavily altered from ''[[Brawl]]'', mixing in elements from both {{SSBM|Young Link}}'s and ''Smash 64'' {{SSB|Link}}'s movesets. <!--tier position paragraph-->

[[File:PMToonLinkAlt.png|thumb|Toon Link's alternate costume, Outset Toon Link.]]

Toon Link was largely buffed from ''Brawl'' to ''Project M''.

*{{buff|New down [[taunt]] that acts like Young Link's. If Toon Link is not interrupted during the drinking portion, it heals 3%.}}

*{{buff|Up taunt's ending melody has a weak wind hitbox, allowing for extremely situational disrespectful kills. This could be thought to simulate a "windy" effect from using his Wind Waker.}}

*{{buff|Sword length slightly increased.}}

*{{buff|Improved tether recovery properties make his [[zair]] more effective for recovery.}}

*{{buff|Jab combo hits connect slightly better, and the third hit has been changed to an upwards slice which moves Toon Link slightly forward.}}

*{{buff|Forward tilt is slightly faster, deals more damage, and KOs more reliably.}}

*{{buff|Down tilt is now a faster, higher-ranged crouching stab reminiscent of the shield-stab from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, and can meteor smash if a character is hit with the tip of the sword.}}

*{{buff|Down smash's first hit no longer links into the second hit, instead acting like a weaker version of Link's, however it has a [[semi-spike]] angle that can still KO at high percents.}}

*{{buff|New Forward smash resembles Link's from ''Smash 64''. It has large range and is stronger than his ''Brawl'' forward smash, albeit having more startup lag.}}

*{{buff|[[Dash attack]] is now a fast stab forward akin to Link's in ''Smash 64'', but with better initial dashing speed. It has a semi-spike trajectory with drastically increased knockback and range, being better at KOing and approaching than his previous dash attack. Its latent hitbox also allows for better option coverage as an edgeguard tool.}}

*{{nerf|New down tilt deals slightly less damage than the old one.}}

*{{nerf|Down smash hits don't link with each other causing less total damage.}}

*{{buff|Forward aerial deals slightly more damage, and does slightly higher knockback.}}

*{{buff|Up air comes out faster and has less landing lag, acting as a powerful juggle tool. Its hitboxes have been made larger, allowing it to hit horizontally.}}

*{{buff|Down Air has more knockback and damage than both Young and Toon Link's Down Airs. {{SSBM|Young Link}}'s fiery hilt hitbox has also been added, but is a spike as opposed to Young Link's meteor.}}

*{{buff|Grab has faster start-up, and less ending lag.}}

*{{buff|Up throw does more damage.}}

*{{buff|Boomerang has {{SSBM|Young Link}}'s close-range sweetspot and can be angled better.}}

*{{buff|Arrows from [[Hero's Bow]] are set on fire, like Young Link's. After being shot, they also stick in the ground for a few seconds, dealing weak damage with no knockback.}}

*{{buff|Grounded [[Spin Attack]] has higher range and is better at damaging, possessing more hits that deal up to 25% if fully charged. Charging the move allows Toon Link to strafe on the ground while attacking, similar to Wind Waker's Hurricane Spin.}}

*{{buff|Aerial Spin Attack is no longer a multi-hit, and is instead a single powerful strike that decreases in power with each spin (similar to a disjointed sex kick), serving as a powerful KO move as early as 80% on some fastfallers when sweetspotted.}}

*{{buff|{{b|Bomb|Link}}s hit up to four times each, now dealing up to 13% damage. Toon Link can have up to 3 bombs out on the field at the same time; attempting to pull one more out when 3 are already on the field will make Toon Link go into bomb pulling animation without any other effect (calculation is done upon input, so if a bomb blows while Toon Link is pulling a new one, the move will still fail).}}

*{{nerf|Arrows from [[Hero's Bow]] do slightly less damage and travel a much lesser distance, just barely covering over Final Destination's length at full charge.}}

*{{nerf|Up-B hitbox on the tip of his sword has been reduced very slightly in size}}

*{{change|Down-Tilt tip meteor angle slightly adjusted, knockback growth greatly increased, and now has an electric effect}}

*{{change|Forward-Smash has a much longer hit duration, hitting earlier and slightly later in the animation}}

*{{change|Can pull up to 3 Bombs}}

*{{change|Side-B (boomerang) catch animation only occurs when Toon Link stands still}}

*{{change|Forward-Tilt has slightly less base knockback on inside hits}}

*{{change|Forward-Tilt's knockback growth slightly increased on all hits}}

*{{change|Up Special's second hitbox lasts one less frame}}

Up to date as of version 3.5.

! !!Name!!Damage!!Description

!Neutral attack

| || 2% (hit 1), 3% (hit 2), 5% (hit 3) (10% total) || Toon Link swings his sword in a variety of directions.

| || 10% (body), 11% (blade), 12% (tip) || Toon Link slashes from behind to in front of him. The beginning of the attack hits behind him. Can lead to a KO around 120%.

| || 9% || Quick overhead swipe. Similar to his up smash, except slightly faster and less powerful. Covers a fairly large arc. Knockback is almost entirely vertical, and it is usually possible to chain multiple up tilts in succession on a low-damage enemy. Excellent for juggles and hitconforming after an aerial at low percent.

!Down tilt

| || 9% || Toon Link kneels and jabs his sword outward. Has a hitbox on it's tip that applies an electric shock to the opponent and spikes them downward. Similar in appearance to [[Marth (PM)|Marth]]'s down-tilt.

!Dash attack

| || 10% (clean), 8% (late) || Toon Link runs forward with his sword in a stabbing stance. If sweetspotted, will send enemies in a fully horizontal trajectory. Has a latent hitbox, making it a good and easy edgeguarding tool against high recoveries.

!Forward smash

| ||{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBB|16}} || Spins his sword once, followed by a spark and Toon Link throwing down his sword, similar to a jump attack from the Zelda series. Extremely powerful KOing tool due to its power, range and angle, but has significant starting lag. Exceptional against hard-to-sweetspot recoveries like Ness'.

!Up smash

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBB|13}} (base), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBB|13}} (tip) || Toon Link swings his sword above his head. A slower, more powerful up-tilt. Great juggle tool against fastfallers at mid percents. Can kill reliably at 150%.

!Down smash

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|13}}/{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|15}} (front/body), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|12}} (back) || Toon Link quickly swings his sword to the left and right of him on the ground. First hit has higher knockback. A fast and powerful horizontal KO move due to its angle, speed and knockback.

!Neutral aerial

| || 12% (first hit), 9% (second hit) || Quickly slashes forward then backwards. Excellent [[SHFFL]] option, also good a shield pressure.

!Forward aerial

| || 8%/11% (body/arm), 14% (sword) || After a very brief delay, Toon Link slashes his sword in front of him. Good combo finisher. Stronger knockback on the sword's tip.

!Back aerial

| || 10% || Toon Link quickly slashes his sword behind him. Good combo move.

!Up aerial

| || 15% (clean), 12% (late) || Toon Link holds his sword upwards. Very latent hitbox make it a strong combo starter or extender in a variety of situations.

!Down aerial

| || Initial: 14% (early), 17% (late); Firespike: 16% (early), 21% (late), 8% (bounce hit) || Toon Link grips onto the handle of his blade and falls downward with it under him. The hilt of the sword where Toon Link is holding it hides a hitbox that will apply a flame effect to the opponent and spike them downwards. If an opponent or shield is hit, the player can 'bounce' off with the sword and hit multiple times, dealing lower damage and fixed, light knockback. This bounce makes Down Air a strong high-risk, high-reward edgeguarding tool.

!Grab aerial

| || 4% || Toon Link uses his hookshot in the air. Good for spacing or to increase safety of an onstage airdodge. Toon Link's zair can also be used while a bomb is held to cancel an airdodge, which also allows him to Tether recover with a Bomb.

!Grab

| || &mdash; || Toon Link uses his hookshot to grab opponents.

!Pummel

| || 3% || Toon Link hits his opponents with his sword's hilt.

!Forward throw

| || 3% (hit), 4% (throw) (7% total) || Toon Link shoves the opponent forward. A good DI-trap at high percents, allowing for a down-air or up-B followup.

!Back throw

| || 3% (hit), 4% (throw) (7% total) || Toon Link rolls backward and flings the opponent backward. Does not cause tumbling until mid-percents.

!Up throw

| || 4% (hit), 5% (throw) (7% total) || Toon Link tosses his opponent upward. High base knockback. Toon Link's main combo starter until very high percents.

!Down throw

| || 2% (hit), 4% (throw) (7% total) || Toon Link pummels his opponent against the ground. Pops floaty to medium opponents for an easy follow-up with up-smash, aerial up-b, fair or bair, unless DI's properly.

!Floor attack (front)

| || 6% || Two quick swipes to either side.

!Floor attack (back)

| || 6% || Two quick swipes to either side.

!Floor attack (trip)

| || 5% || Slashes in front of him and then behind him just like his floor attack.

!Edge attack (fast)

| || 8% || Gets on the stage and slashes from head to toe.

!Edge attack (slow)

| || 10% || Slowly gets up and stabs forward.

!Neutral special

| [[Hero's Bow]] || 6-11%, 3% (grounded arrows) || Shoots fiery arrows that can be charged. The arrows linger onto the stage, dealing light, knockbackless damage to enemies who step on them. The arrow's low trajectory can be used to hinder recovery and apply pressure to an offstage opponent, usualy leading to an easy edgeguard.

!Side special

| [[Boomerang]] || 19% (close), 7% (far), 3% (return) || Toon Link throws his trusty boomerang. Players can continue to use or B-reverse this move's animation when the boomerang is flying at will.

!Up special

| [[Spin Attack]] || 11%-19% (ground), 17-8% (air) || Toon Link spins around with his sword. Multi-hit move on the ground, powerful finisher in the air which decreases in damage over time. When used on the ground, the player can maintain some degree of control over Toon Link and make him move left or right. Can be charged on the ground to increase strafing speed and damage. Good aerial finisher as early as 80% on some characters; good out-of shield option as a pressure breaker.

!Down special

| [[Bomb (Link)|Bomb]] || 13% total || Toon Link pulls out a bomb. He can throw these bombs with the Control Stick or the C-Stick. He can also drop these bombs by inputing the grab button. If a bomb is dropped near the floor, it won't explode and other players can pick up these bombs. The blast radius is more similar to [[SSBM|Young Link]] rather than [[SSBB|Toon Link]]'s Brawl appearance, in that the blast radius is quite small, and the bomb hits multiple times (dealing fewer damage the further the target is from the bomb's position upon exploding). Extremely good hitconfirm that can easily lead into down-air or up-B at high percents due to its fixed knockback.

!Final Smash

| [[Triforce Slash]] || 5% (trapping), 4% (hits 1-15), 18% (hit 16) (78% total) || Traps the opponent and lays down a series of quick sword strikes before an impressive final blow.

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|colspan=12|[[Image:Toon Link Palette (PM).png|frame|center|Toon Link's alternate costumes in PM]]

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|colspan=2|[[Image:ToonLinkHeadRedSSBB.png]]

|colspan=2|[[Image:ToonLinkHeadBlueSSBB.png]]

|colspan=2|[[Image:ToonLinkHeadPurpleSSBB.png]]

|colspan=2|[[Image:ToonLinkHeadBrownSSBB.png]]

|colspan=2|[[Image:ToonLinkHeadBlackSSBB.png]]

|colspan=2|[[Image:ToonLinkHeadOutsetPM.png]]

|colspan=2|[[Image:ToonLinkHeadOutsetGreenPM.png]]

|colspan=2|[[Image:ToonLinkHeadOutsetRedPM.png]]

*In 3.0, Toon Link's costume had an odd hole in his head, and crashed the game when a Metal Box was used.

*Toon Link's pajama recolors seem to reference the three goddesses of the {{s|zeldawiki|Triforce}}:

**Green is based off {{s|zeldawiki|Farore}}, who represent Courage (and whose symbol appears on the front).

**Red is based off {{s|zeldawiki|Din}}, who represents Power.

*[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/toon-link Project M character page]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5OgWxxQ4QI A combo video containing advanced Toon Link gameplay in the Wifi version of Project: M 2.6b.]