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*When Zelda's ''Ultimate'' design was demonstrated during the game's E3 2018 trailer, the Japanese version said that she is the incarnation from ''A Link to the Past''. Conversely, the English version, as well as the official website's English blog post focusing on Zelda, said she is the incarnation from ''A Link Between Worlds''.<ref name=UltE3>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L93H7YC-83o Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - E3 2018 - Nintendo Switch]</ref><ref name=Blog>[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/index.html?category=cat02_fighter_17 Super Smash Blog | 17: Zelda]</ref> To further complicate matters, Zelda's Classic Mode Spirit uses official artwork from ''A Link Between Worlds'', yet the English version of [[Palutena's Guidance]] regarding her in ''Ultimate'' contradicts both the English E3 trailer and blog post by stating that she is the incarnation from ''A Link to the Past''. This discrepancy was finally settled by [[Masahiro Sakurai]] during a Nintendo DREAMS Magazine interview, in which he stated that Zelda's design in ''Ultimate'' is indeed a combination from both games.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1087124591984562176 PushDustIn on Twitter: "Zelda is confirmed to be based on Link to the Past AND Link Between Worlds. (I'll take the L on it.)..."]</ref> | *When Zelda's ''Ultimate'' design was demonstrated during the game's E3 2018 trailer, the Japanese version said that she is the incarnation from ''A Link to the Past''. Conversely, the English version, as well as the official website's English blog post focusing on Zelda, said she is the incarnation from ''A Link Between Worlds''.<ref name=UltE3>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L93H7YC-83o Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - E3 2018 - Nintendo Switch]</ref><ref name=Blog>[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/index.html?category=cat02_fighter_17 Super Smash Blog | 17: Zelda]</ref> To further complicate matters, Zelda's Classic Mode Spirit uses official artwork from ''A Link Between Worlds'', yet the English version of [[Palutena's Guidance]] regarding her in ''Ultimate'' contradicts both the English E3 trailer and blog post by stating that she is the incarnation from ''A Link to the Past''. This discrepancy was finally settled by [[Masahiro Sakurai]] during a Nintendo DREAMS Magazine interview, in which he stated that Zelda's design in ''Ultimate'' is indeed a combination from both games.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1087124591984562176 PushDustIn on Twitter: "Zelda is confirmed to be based on Link to the Past AND Link Between Worlds. (I'll take the L on it.)..."]</ref> | ||
**Due to ''A Link to the Past'' portraying her in-game sprite with brunette hair and a blue dress, in contrast to her appearance in the game's artwork, it is possible that this was the main reason as to why she is mostly | **Due to ''A Link to the Past'' portraying her in-game sprite with brunette hair and a blue dress, in contrast to her appearance in the game's artwork, it is possible that this was the main reason as to why she is mostly stated to resemble her ''A Link Between Worlds'' incarnation. | ||
*Zelda is one of two characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to be portrayed by a different incarnation of that character throughout the franchise, with the other being Link. Her ''Ocarina of Time'' incarnation appears in ''Melee'', her ''Twilight Princess'' incarnation appears in ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', and an incarnation featuring design elements from both ''A Link to the Past'' and ''A Link Between Worlds'' appears in ''Ultimate''. | *Zelda is one of two characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to be portrayed by a different incarnation of that character throughout the franchise, with the other being Link. Her ''Ocarina of Time'' incarnation appears in ''Melee'', her ''Twilight Princess'' incarnation appears in ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', and an incarnation featuring design elements from both ''A Link to the Past'' and ''A Link Between Worlds'' appears in ''Ultimate''. | ||
**Her ''Twilight Princess'' incarnation is the only one to appear in more than one game. | **Her ''Twilight Princess'' incarnation is the only one to appear in more than one game. | ||
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*Despite wielding a sword in ''Twilight Princess'', Zelda is the only playable ''The Legend of Zelda'' character who does not directly wield a bladed weapon as part of her moveset. However, she technically does have access to a bladed weapon; in her case, it is the sword wielded by the {{s|zeldawiki|Phantom}} she summons via [[Phantom Slash]]. | *Despite wielding a sword in ''Twilight Princess'', Zelda is the only playable ''The Legend of Zelda'' character who does not directly wield a bladed weapon as part of her moveset. However, she technically does have access to a bladed weapon; in her case, it is the sword wielded by the {{s|zeldawiki|Phantom}} she summons via [[Phantom Slash]]. | ||
*In both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'', Zelda is near the bottom of the [[tier list]], while her alter-ego Sheik is near the top. | *In both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'', Zelda is near the bottom of the [[tier list]], while her alter-ego Sheik is near the top. | ||
**In fact, [[List of SSB4 tier lists (NTSC)#First tier list (February 1, 2016)|the first tier list for ''SSB4'']] listed Zelda as the absolute worst character in the game while Sheik was the absolute best. | **In fact, [[List of SSB4 tier lists (NTSC)#First tier list (February 1, 2016)|the first tier list for ''SSB4'']] listed Zelda as the absolute worst character in the game, while Sheik was the absolute best. | ||
*Nayru's Love, Din's Fire, and Farore's Wind were all used by Link in ''Ocarina of Time'', never by Zelda herself. However, later spinoffs in the series such as ''Hyrule Warriors'' and ''Cadence of Hyrule'' depict her using these moves, likely influenced by their depiction in ''Smash''. | *Nayru's Love, Din's Fire, and Farore's Wind were all used by Link in ''Ocarina of Time'', never by Zelda herself. However, later spinoffs in the series such as ''Hyrule Warriors'' and ''Cadence of Hyrule'' depict her using these moves, likely influenced by their depiction in ''Smash''. | ||
*Coincidentally, Link and Zelda somewhat "swapped" their Final Smashes in the transition from ''Smash 4'' to ''Ultimate''; in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', Link [[Triforce Slash|utilizes the Triforce to attack]] while Zelda [[Light Arrow|fires an arrow]]; in ''Ultimate'', it | *Coincidentally, Link and Zelda somewhat "swapped" their Final Smashes in the transition from ''Smash 4'' to ''Ultimate''; in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', Link [[Triforce Slash|utilizes the Triforce to attack]] while Zelda [[Light Arrow|fires an arrow]]; in ''Ultimate'', it is [[Ancient Bow and Arrow|the other]] [[Triforce of Wisdom|way around]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||