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{{Infobox Character
|name = Toon Link
|image = [[File:Toon Link SSBU.png|250px]]
|game = SSBU
|ssbgame1 = SSBB
|ssbgame2 = SSB4
|availability = [[Unlockable character|Unlockable]]
}}
{{cquote|''He's smaller and faster than Link. His bombs explode with a unique anime-style. For his Final Smash, he emits light from his left hand and any opponents hit by it are trapped in the Triforce, subject to a punishing gauntlet of attacks.''|cite=[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/ Super Smash Blog]|source=[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site]]}}
'''Toon Link''' ({{ja|トゥーンリンク|Tūn Rinku}}, ''Toon Link'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was officially confirmed as playable on June 12th, 2018. Toon Link is classified as fighter #43.

As in ''[[Brawl]]'', {{s|wikipedia|Sachi Matsumuto}}'s portrayal of Toon Link from ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}''  was repurposed for ''Ultimate''.

==How to unlock==
Complete one of the following:
*Play [[VS. match]]es, with Toon Link being the 44th character to be unlocked.
*Clear {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} with {{SSBU|Link}} or any character in his unlock tree, being the eighth character unlocked after {{SSBU|Richter}}.
*Have Toon Link join the player's party in [[World of Light]].
With the exception of the third method, Toon Link must then be defeated on [[Pirate Ship]].

==Changes from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===Aesthetics===
*{{change|As with all [[veteran]]s returning from ''Smash 4'', Toon Link's model features a more subdued color scheme. His clothing features simple woven and stitched detailing, similar to his design in ''[[Brawl]]'', though his hair remains clay-like.}}
*{{change|Some of the textures of Toon Link's face have been modified: his brow is more furrowed, and his mouth is now represented by a black dash, making it look less organic. Overall, he appears more cartoonish as a result.}}
*{{change|Like many returning characters, Toon Link is more expressive. He now sports angrier expressions by default.}}
*{{change|Toon Link's sword attacks now use a set of new, cartoonish slash sound effects when they land.}}
*{{change|Toon Link's down [[taunt]] now has him visibly sweating.}}
*{{change|Toon Link's side taunt has been modified, appearing to have a more surprised expression and pose.}}
*{{change|Toon Link's [[victory pose]] where he conducts with the [[zeldawiki:Wind Waker (Item)|Wind Waker]] has been modified, now ending with his pose from ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}'''s Japanese boxart.}}

===Attributes===
*{{buff|Like all characters, Toon Link's [[jumpsquat]] animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 5).}}
*{{buff|Toon Link [[dash]]es much faster.}}
*{{buff|Toon Link can now Z-drop items such as his {{b|Bomb|Link}}s without releasing the [[Hookshot and Clawshot|Hookshot]]. Although this prevents him from dropping an item and using the Hookshot at the same time, this vastly improves its versatility and utility as a tactic, mixup, combo and disadvantage tool.}}
*{{nerf|Toon Link is slightly lighter.}}
*{{change|Toon Link's [[falling speed]] has increased slightly.}}

===Ground attacks===
*{{change|Toon Link strikes a pose at the end of his [[neutral attack]].}}
*{{change|[[Forward smash]] has been changed to a single upward swing.}}
**{{nerf|This means Toon Link is no longer able to space or mix up his opponent with the second swing.}}
**{{buff|This new animation appears to have more vertical range, improving its ability to strike airborne opponents.}}
*{{buff|[[Up smash]] no longer has a late or sourspot hitbox, significantly improving its consistency and KO potential.}}
*{{change|Up smash has a slightly altered animation. Toon Link slightly turns after leaping.}}
**{{nerf|As a result, the move now appears to have small blind spots at the end of the swing.}}
*{{change|[[Down smash]]'s front hitbox no longer sends opponents behind Toon Link; instead, each swing has strong knockback on its own. This means Toon Link can no longer use down smash to send opponents behind him, but it improves his ability to KO opponents in front of him who may be close to the blast zone.}}
**{{buff|Due to this change, aerial opponents now get hit with a more powerful hitbox, as opposed to the aerial-only hitbox that possessed nearly no relevant KO potential.}}

===Aerial attacks===
*{{buff|All aerials have much less landing lag (Neutral: frame 12 → 7, Forward: 18 → 11, Back: 17 → 8, Up: 21 → 13, Down: 40 → 23).}}
**{{buff|Most notably, [[back aerial]] has significantly lower landing lag, allowing for more combo potential.}}
*{{buff|[[Up aerial]] has more active frames.}}
*{{buff|Up aerial has an altered animation where Toon Link ducks more. This lowers his hurtbox and allows him to hit opponents beneath him more effectively, similar to {{SSBU|Link}}'s up aerial.}}

===Special Moves===
*{{change|[[Boomerang]] now has a clanking animation where it bounces quickly before falling and disappearing. It is unknown if this affects gameplay.}}
*{{change|Boomerang has less duration on the returning hitbox. This reduces the potential of the returning boomerang, but the Boomerang now reappears in Toon Link's hands more quickly.}}
*{{change|[[Spin Attack]]'s sword trails are blue, now matching how they were in ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''.}}
*{{buff|Grounded Spin Attack deals much more knockback, and now hits opponents horizontally, improving its KO potential.}}
*{{buff|Aerial Spin Attack now has a hitbox behind Toon Link, improving its safety and utility.}}
*{{buff|Aerial Spin Attack now allows Toon Link to retain much more horizontal drift after the final hitbox, improving its spacing and recovery potential.}}

=={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: The Teamwork of Courage==
Toon Link fights alongside two CPU Toon Link teammates in all of his battles.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Round!!Opponent!!Stage
|-
|1||{{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Luigi}}, {{SSBU|Peach}}, and {{SSBU|Yoshi}}||[[3D Land]]
|-
|2||{{SSBU|Villager}} and {{SSBU|Isabelle}}||[[Tortimer Island]]
|-
|3||3 {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}s||[[75m]] ([[Battlefield form]])
|-
|4||{{SSBU|Squirtle}}, {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}, and {{SSBU|Charizard}}||[[Pokémon Stadium]]
|-
|5||4 {{SSBU|Inkling}}s||[[Moray Towers]]
|-
|6||Giant {{SSBU|Ganondorf}}||[[Great Plateau Tower]] (Battlefield form)
|-
|colspan="3"|Bonus Stage
|-
|Final||[[Ganon, the Demon King]]||?
|}

Note: When fighting Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard, their respective {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}s are absent.

==Role in [[World of Light]]==
Although Toon Link does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans {{SSBU|Kirby}}) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

==[[Alternate costume (SSBU)#Toon Link|Alternate costumes]]==
<center>[[File:Toon Link Palette (SSBU).png|1000px]]</center>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
The Legend of Zelda artwork.png|Artwork of all ''The Legend of Zelda'' characters, as posted on the official Legend of Zelda Twitter account.
SSBU Toon Link Number.png|Toon Link's fighter card.
SSBUWebsiteToonLink1.jpg|On [[Arena Ferox]].
SSBUWebsiteToonLink2.jpg|Avoiding a [[Cucco]] on [[Skyloft]].
SSBUWebsiteToonLink3.jpg|Toon Link confronting {{SSBU|Bowser}} on the [[Bridge of Eldin]].
SSBUWebsiteToonLink4.jpg|Performing his up [[taunt]] on [[Tortimer Island]].
SSBUWebsiteToonLink5.jpg|Toon Link with [[zeldawiki:Links|Purple Link]], [[zeldawiki:Links|Red Link]] and [[zeldawiki:Links|Blue Link]] on [[The Great Cave Offensive]].
SSBUWebsiteToonLink6.jpg|Attacking {{SSBU|Ganondorf}} with [[Triforce Slash]].
SSBUWebsiteDuckHunt3.jpg|Toon Link getting hit by {{SSBU|Duck Hunt}}'s neutral infinite on The Great Cave Offensive.
SSBUWebsiteJigglypuff2.jpg|Getting attacked by {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}} on [[3D Land]].
SSBUWebsiteJigglypuff4.jpg|With {{SSBU|Pit}} and {{SSBU|Marth}} against a giant Jigglypuff.
SSBUWebsiteMetaKnight3.jpg|Advancing towards {{SSBU|Meta Knight}} on [[Kongo Falls]].
SSBUWebsiteRobin4.jpg|Taunting alongside {{SSBU|Robin}} on [[Wii Fit Studio]].
SSBUZeldaJPTwitter1.jpg|With all playable {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}} veterans on the [[Great Plateau Tower]].
</gallery>

===Character Showcase Video===
<youtube>62uBiZfw9w0</youtube>

== Trivia ==
*Toon Link is the only ''Legend of Zelda'' veteran playable in ''SSB4'':
**Who did not get a new or updated Final Smash for ''Ultimate''.
**Who did not receive any kind of redesign in his appearance.
**Not to have his [[Palutena's Guidance]] conversation changed.
*Toon Link is the only character who travels to [[3D Land]] and [[Tortimer Island]] in Classic Mode.

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