The Legend of Zelda (universe): Difference between revisions

Of the "perfect-attendance" franchises, the ''Zelda'' series has undergone the most substantial reworks of all in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. In particular, for the first time since ''Brawl'', the designs and voices of the veterans (except Young Link and Toon Link) have been completely overhauled, but this time the designs for each fighter originate from a variety of ''Zelda'' games, as opposed to being primarily uniform. ''Ultimate'' is also the first game to have designs for Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf drawn from different games in the ''Zelda'' series, as all three had been based on their ''Ocarina of Time'' designs in ''Melee'' and their ''Twilight Princess'' designs in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''. In fact, ''Ultimate'' features no character designs from ''Twilight Princess'' for the first time since the release of ''Melee'' seventeen years prior, as while Sheik has maintained her design, she was never in ''Twilight Princess'' to begin with and now wears the Sheikah Set clothes from ''Breath of the Wild''. Due to these changes, Toon Link gains the distinction of being the only ''Zelda'' character to feature a consistent design for three separate ''Smash Bros.'' installments, being based on his ''The Wind Waker'' design in all three of his playable appearances. Additionally, all past stages have been curated and updated for ''Ultimate'', in addition to a new stage being added that is based on ''Breath of the Wild''.