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'''Toon Link''' ({{ja|トゥーンリンク|Tūn Rinku}}, ''Toon Link'') is one of [[Link]]'s multiple incarnations. Although several Links appear with the cel-shaded art style that Toon Link is | '''Toon Link''' ({{ja|トゥーンリンク|Tūn Rinku}}, ''Toon Link'') is one of [[Link]]'s multiple incarnations. Although several Links appear with the cel-shaded art style that Toon Link's design is based on, the one that appears as a fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' is based on the Hero of Winds seen in ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}'' and its direct sequel, ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass}}''. | ||
==Character description== | ==Character description== | ||
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Toon Link, like most of the [[Link]]s, is a different Link than the one in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. While the art style of Toon Link has been used for the Links in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'', and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes|Tri Force Heroes]]'', Toon Link refers to the Link from ''The Wind Waker'' and ''Phantom Hourglass''. Despite this, Toon Link's trophies list ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks}}'' as one of his appearances, similarly to how Link's trophies mention ''The Legend of Zelda'' games regardless of whether the incarnation that appears in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series actually appears in the games listed. | Toon Link, like most of the [[Link]]s, is a different Link than the one in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. While the art style of Toon Link has been used for the Links in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'', and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes|Tri Force Heroes]]'', Toon Link refers to the Link from ''The Wind Waker'' and ''Phantom Hourglass''. Despite this, Toon Link's trophies list ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks}}'' as one of his appearances, similarly to how Link's trophies mention ''The Legend of Zelda'' games regardless of whether the incarnation that appears in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series actually appears in the games listed. | ||
In regard to personality, Toon Link is one of the happier incarnations; even though he only appears in ''The Wind Waker'', ''Phantom Hourglass'' and the spin-off game ''{{s|zeldawiki|Hyrule Warriors Legends}}'', he is consistently shown to be carefree, easily excitable, and more prone to laughing and smiling than any other incarnation. His cartoonish design also allows him to emote | In regard to personality, Toon Link is one of the happier incarnations; even though he only appears in ''The Wind Waker'', ''Phantom Hourglass'' and the spin-off game ''{{s|zeldawiki|Hyrule Warriors Legends}}'', he is consistently shown to be carefree, easily excitable, and more prone to laughing and smiling than any other incarnation. His cartoonish design also allows him to emote exaggeratedly, a trait shared with the other incarnations that share his art style. | ||
In ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}'', set hundreds of years after ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'' and within the Adult Link Timeline, the gods have flooded [[Hyrule]], creating the {{s|zeldawiki|Great Sea}}, encompassing the highest mountaintops of {{s|zeldawiki|Hyrule}}. At the beginning of the game, Link's younger sister {{s|zeldawiki|Aryll}} is captured by the {{s|zeldawiki|Helmaroc King}}, a giant masked bird that mistook her for the pirate captain {{s|zeldawiki|Tetra}}. After some persuasion, Tetra agrees to help Link chase after the Helmaroc King in order to rescue Aryll, during which Link discovers that the bird is under the control of [[Ganondorf]], who is revealed to be searching for [[Princess Zelda]]. However, before he can clash with Ganondorf, Link is launched into the Great Sea by the Helmaroc King. After being saved by {{s|zeldawiki|The King of Red Lions}}, Link then undergoes many trials, which includes acquiring the [[zeldawiki:Wind Waker (Item)|Wind Waker]] and rescuing Aryll, which results in The King of Red Lions bestowing him the title "Hero of Winds". | In ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}'', set hundreds of years after ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'' and within the Adult Link Timeline, the gods have flooded [[Hyrule]], creating the {{s|zeldawiki|Great Sea}}, encompassing the highest mountaintops of {{s|zeldawiki|Hyrule}}. At the beginning of the game, Link's younger sister {{s|zeldawiki|Aryll}} is captured by the {{s|zeldawiki|Helmaroc King}}, a giant masked bird that mistook her for the pirate captain {{s|zeldawiki|Tetra}}. After some persuasion, Tetra agrees to help Link chase after the Helmaroc King in order to rescue Aryll, during which Link discovers that the bird is under the control of [[Ganondorf]], who is revealed to be searching for [[Princess Zelda]]. However, before he can clash with Ganondorf, Link is launched into the Great Sea by the Helmaroc King. After being saved by {{s|zeldawiki|The King of Red Lions}}, Link then undergoes many trials, which includes acquiring the [[zeldawiki:Wind Waker (Item)|Wind Waker]] and rescuing Aryll, which results in The King of Red Lions bestowing him the title "Hero of Winds". | ||
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Toon Link is an [[unlockable character]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which he can be unlocked by either clearing [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]] and/or going through the hidden door in [[The Forest]] stage, clearing {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} with any character on any difficulty after clearing The Subspace Emissary, or by participating in 400 [[Versus Mode|VS matches]]. | Toon Link is an [[unlockable character]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which he can be unlocked by either clearing [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]] and/or going through the hidden door in [[The Forest]] stage, clearing {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} with any character on any difficulty after clearing The Subspace Emissary, or by participating in 400 [[Versus Mode|VS matches]]. | ||
As a semi-[[clone]] of {{SSBM|Young Link}}, Toon Link's moveset is almost identical to his and, by extension, {{SSBB|Link}}'s, although there are some differences. One of the most obvious is his [[Bomb (Link)#Toon Link's Bombs|Bomb]], which emits an explosion that uses the art style from ''The Wind Waker'' and ''Phantom Hourglass''. However, there are mechanical differences as well, as the explosion has greater range, but less power compared to Young Link and Link's. | As a semi-[[clone]] of {{SSBM|Young Link}}, Toon Link's moveset is almost identical to his and, by extension, {{SSBB|Link}}'s, although there are some differences. One of the most obvious is his [[Bomb (Link)#Toon Link's Bombs|Bomb]], which emits an explosion that uses the art style from ''The Wind Waker'' and ''Phantom Hourglass''. | ||
However, there are mechanical differences as well, as the explosion has greater range, but less power compared to Young Link and Link's. Toon Link's neutral special, [[Hero's Bow]], charges faster than Young Link's and shoots arrows farther compared to his and Link's. However, it charges slower than Link's, and his arrows fly slower than Link's. Toon Link's [[Spin Attack]] functions like Young Link's, as it traps opponents and hits multiple times before launching them away. However, it grants more distance when used as a recovery move, especially in comparison to Link's. Additionally, its has an aesthetic difference, as Toon Link has a different posture while spinning. Like Young Link, Toon Link possesses the [[Boomerang]] as his side special and as such, it provides noticeable differences compared to Link's [[Gale Boomerang]]: it does not pull/push opponents and grants more control when throwing it. | |||
In regard to mobility, Toon Link's only differences from Young Link are his higher [[double jump]] and lower [[traction]]. However, Toon Link's mobility differs considerably from Link's: he [[Walking|walks]] and [[dash]]es faster than Link, his [[jump]] is higher and both it and his [[falling speed]] are [[Falling speed#Floaty|floaty]] than Link's, and he can [[wall jump]] like Young Link. Toon Link's overall power is also similar to Young Link's, yet noticeably lower than Link's. Much like his special moves, a number of Toon Link's standard moves differ from theirs. The most noticeable examples include his his up smash, neutral aerial, forward aerial, back aerial, forward throw, and back throw, with the latter three being due to his short legs and tiny feet. Additionally, his down aerial differs from theirs by being a [[stall-then-fall]] that [[Wind#Pushing attacks|pushes]] characters and [[item]]s away and has the ability to slide down slopes like [[Kirby]]'s [[Stone]]. | In regard to mobility, Toon Link's only differences from Young Link are his higher [[double jump]] and lower [[traction]]. However, Toon Link's mobility differs considerably from Link's: he [[Walking|walks]] and [[dash]]es faster than Link, his [[jump]] is higher and both it and his [[falling speed]] are [[Falling speed#Floaty|floaty]] than Link's, and he can [[wall jump]] like Young Link. Toon Link's overall power is also similar to Young Link's, yet noticeably lower than Link's. Much like his special moves, a number of Toon Link's standard moves differ from theirs. The most noticeable examples include his his up smash, neutral aerial, forward aerial, back aerial, forward throw, and back throw, with the latter three being due to his short legs and tiny feet. Additionally, his down aerial differs from theirs by being a [[stall-then-fall]] that [[Wind#Pushing attacks|pushes]] characters and [[item]]s away and has the ability to slide down slopes like [[Kirby]]'s [[Stone]]. | ||
Toon Link is currently ranked 13th on the [[tier list]], placing him in the C+ tier. This makes him both the highest ranking incarnation of Link in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series and the highest ranking representative of ''The Legend of Zelda'' series in ''Brawl''. | Toon Link is currently ranked 13th on the [[tier list]], placing him in the C+ tier. This makes him both the highest ranking incarnation of Link in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, and the highest ranking representative of ''The Legend of Zelda'' series in ''Brawl''. | ||
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