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'''Link''' ({{ja|リンク|Rinku}}, ''Link'') returns as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' at [[E3 2006]]. He was one of the original 4 members to be confirmed as returning playable character at [[E3 2006]], with the other three being [[Mario]], [[Kirby]], and [[Pikachu]].
'''Link''' ({{ja|リンク|Rinku}}, ''Link'') returns as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' at [[E3 2006]]. He was one of the original 4 members to be confirmed as returning playable character at [[E3 2006]], with the other three being [[Mario]], [[Kirby]], and [[Pikachu]].


Akira Sasanuma, Link's voice actor from ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}'', reprises his role as the character in ''Brawl'' using re-purposed voice clips from ''Twilight Princess''. In ''Brawl'', Sasanuma succeeds Nobuyuki Hiyama as Link's voice actor.
Akira Sasanuma is the voice of Link in all regions of ''Brawl'', succeeding Nobuyuki Hiyama. Following a trend from the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', Link's voice clips are re-purposed directly from ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}'', featuring a combination of returning voice clips and ones left over from the game's recordings sessions.  


Link is currently ranked 35th on the tier list, placing him in the middle of the F tier, a vast drop from his position of 18th in ''Melee'', and is roughly similar to his 11th place ranking in ''Smash 64''. Link is equipped with a useful [[DACUS]] that helps his mobility, camping ability, some of the best overall [[reach]] in his attacks, great [[momentum cancelling]], the third-best potential vertical endurance, and many KO moves. Like his ''Melee'' incarnation, he still has multiple projectiles, all of which are effective for [[spacing]]. [[Gale Boomerang]]s can be used to apply pressure, he can fire arrows and allow characters to approach, and [[bomb]]s can be used for [[edgeguarding]]. Despite his various [[projectile]]s and [[DACUS]], Link has atrocious mobility due to poor [[Dashing|dashing speed]], [[air speed]], and [[jump]]ing ability. In addition, Link has lackluster frame data throughout his moveset (his fastest grounded attack, [[jab]], and his fastest aerial, [[back aerial]], have startup lags of 7 and 6 frames, respectively), giving him almost nonexistent [[out of shield]] options, one of the worst [[aerial]] games, and an unremarkable [[neutral]] game. His most crippling flaw, however, is his [[recovery]], which has been heavily [[nerf]]ed from ''Melee'' to being one of the worst recoveries in ''Brawl'', often preventing him from fulfilling his amazing endurance potential. [[Spin Attack]] doesn't grant him much horizontal distance (and barely any without prior momentum), his [[bomb]]s are less effective for [[bomb recovery]], and his hookshot can no longer [[wall grapple]] (instead targeting only the edge, making it easily edgehogged). Overall, Link has unimpressive match-ups against most characters (especially in the top tiers) and terrible tournament results.
Link is currently ranked 35th on the tier list, placing him in the middle of the F tier, a vast drop from his position of 18th in ''Melee'', and is roughly similar to his 11th place ranking in ''Smash 64''. Link is equipped with a useful [[DACUS]] that helps his mobility, camping ability, some of the best overall [[reach]] in his attacks, great [[momentum cancelling]], the third-best potential vertical endurance, and many KO moves. Like his ''Melee'' incarnation, he still has multiple projectiles, all of which are effective for [[spacing]]. [[Gale Boomerang]]s can be used to apply pressure, he can fire arrows and allow characters to approach, and [[bomb]]s can be used for [[edgeguarding]]. Despite his various [[projectile]]s and [[DACUS]], Link has atrocious mobility due to poor [[Dashing|dashing speed]], [[air speed]], and [[jump]]ing ability. In addition, Link has lackluster frame data throughout his moveset (his fastest grounded attack, [[jab]], and his fastest aerial, [[back aerial]], have startup lags of 7 and 6 frames, respectively), giving him almost nonexistent [[out of shield]] options, one of the worst [[aerial]] games, and an unremarkable [[neutral]] game. His most crippling flaw, however, is his [[recovery]], which has been heavily [[nerf]]ed from ''Melee'' to being one of the worst recoveries in ''Brawl'', often preventing him from fulfilling his amazing endurance potential. [[Spin Attack]] doesn't grant him much horizontal distance (and barely any without prior momentum), his [[bomb]]s are less effective for [[bomb recovery]], and his hookshot can no longer [[wall grapple]] (instead targeting only the edge, making it easily edgehogged). Overall, Link has unimpressive match-ups against most characters (especially in the top tiers) and terrible tournament results.