Tingle
| Tingle | |
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 Official artwork of Tingle from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. 
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| Universe | The Legend of Zelda |
| Debut | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (2018) |
| Console/platform of origin | Nintendo 64 |
| Species | Tingle (born human) |
| Gender | Male |
| Designed by | Takaya Imamura |
| Voice actor | Hironori Miyata |
| Article on Zelda Wiki | Tingle |
Tingle (チンクル, Chinkle) is a character from The Legend of Zelda universe.
Origin
Tingle first appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. He is often considered one of the Zelda series' oddest and most noticeable recurring characters. Tingle is a short character that resembles a middle-aged, half-sized man dressed in a green suit. Equally as odd or perhaps more so than that is his personality, primarily his delusional insistence that he is a reincarnation of a fairy. In Majora's Mask, he was a map maker. If Link wanted a map of a certain area, he could buy a map from Tingle for a certain amount of Rupees. Whenever Link ends a conversation with Tingle, Tingle would say "Tingle, Tingle! Kooloo-Limpah", which are his supposed "magic words". Tingle later appeared in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, where he made Triforce Charts readable by saying his magic words (at the price of 398 rupees). Tingle has also appeared as the star of his own series of games consisting of Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, an RPG with gameplay mechanics focused around buying and selling items for Rupees in order to escape to a nirvana known as Rupeeland, Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love, a point and click adventure with dating simulator elements and a plot loosely based on L. Frank Baum's Oz novels, as well as two spin-off games, Tingle's Balloon Fight DS and Too Much Tingle Pack.
When he causes the camera to zoom in as an Assist Trophy, flowers appear. This could be a reference to the box art of Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, which depicted Tingle skipping in a woodland forest surrounded by flowers.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tingle, in his Majora's Mask design, appears as a stage element in the Great Bay stage. Similar to his appearances in the actual game, Tingle starts off by floating in the air with his balloon, appearing to draw another map; his balloon can also act as a temporary platform. However, if an attack hits the balloon, or if a player stands too long on it, it will pop, dealing 1% of damage to anyone directly next to it, and sending Tingle back down to the ground. After some time on the ground, Tingle will reinflate his balloon and go back up into the air, to repeat the process.
Tingle can be used like an item with an Action Replay. He can only appear on the TEST stage if an Action Replay is used.
Trophy information
- Tingle
- Tingle is a mysterious middle-aged man who thinks he's "the very reincarnation of a fairy." His bizarre behavior and unique speech are just little pieces of his vibrant personality. Tingle travels by way of a small hot-air balloon, making maps of the lands below him. Pop his balloon, and Tingle will fall to earth to sell his maps.
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, 10/00
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
As an Assist Trophy
Tingle appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl, taking his design from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, the only Assist Trophy from the vast The Legend of Zelda series. Tingle summons random effects while chanting "Tingle! Tingle! Kooloo-limpah!". These effects include:
- Creating a plethora of Hammers & Golden Hammers. Note that Hammers and Golden Hammers will appear even if those items are turned off.
- Throws Banana Peels in the air, making the whole ground slippery which results in a lot of tripping. Note that this also affects the summoner's teammates in a team battle. Characters also automatically trip upon landing.
- Releases lots of flowers, making the camera zoom in on the fighter who summoned him.
- Gives everyone Superspicy Curry status.
- Flies away releasing a plethora of balloons, no negative effects other than a possible minor distraction to the fighters.
Tingle camera glitch
The Tingle Camera Glitch (discovered by Supergamesiper9) involves the camera getting stuck until the match ends. To perform the glitch, Assist Trophy and Dragoon must be on. If Tingle is summoned, he must use the flower effect. Then the other player needs to collect all of the Dragoon parts. Then they need to shoot the player who summoned Tingle (the camera will be zoomed on them), KO'ing them. The camera will be stuck facing to the right until the match ends.
Trophy information
- Tingle
- A strange little man easily spotted by his trademark green bodysuit, bright nose, and pointy beard. Tingle has frequently appeared around Hyrule and always lets those he meets know that he's a fairy and selling homemade maps. In a recent adventure, Tingle escapes a sad and dreary life to embark on a magical adventure in the delightful, dreamlike paradise of Rupeeland.
: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
: Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
Stickers
| Name | Game | Effect | Character(s) |
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| Tingle | Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland |  Attack +12
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| Tingle | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker |  Resistance +24
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.png) Tingle (Tingle's Rupeeland) |
.png) Tingle (Zelda: Wind Waker) |
Super Smash Bros. 4
As an Assist Trophy
Tingle reprises his Assist Trophy role from Brawl, with the same functionality.
In Smash Tour
Tingle's trophy is a blue item in Smash Tour. When selected, it randomly shuffles the fighters of all players including the user. Its effect can be blocked by the Proto Man item.
Trophy information
Tingle appears as a trophy in both versions of the game. The trophy can be purchased from the Trophy Shop for 300G. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U it is part of the Ocarina of Time & Majora's Mask Trophy Box.
- Tingle
Never seen without his green bodysuit, it's a wonder this strange little man is single at 35, isn't it? In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, he was locked up for causing trouble. In Smash Bros., he'll appear on the scene, shout "Kooloo-Limpah!" and unleash all sorts of madness.
Single. 35 years old. Dressed head-to-toe in green. In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, this wannabe fairy gets locked up for being a "troublemaker". And he's one in this game, too! His magic incantation, "Kooloo-limpah!", causes all sorts of madness that'll really shake up your battle.
- : The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (10/2000)
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
As the Great Bay stage returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Tingle does as well, behaving identically to his appearance in Melee. As such, he does not return as an Assist Trophy.
Gallery
Hammers in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Curry in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Banana peels in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Flowers in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Trivia
- Tingle is one of 5 Assist Trophies to have appeared since Brawl, but absent in Ultimate.
External links
| Smash Tour | |
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| Red items | Back Shield · Black Knight · Bob-omb · Boo · Bunny Hood · Daisy (Baseball) · Darkrai · Dixie Kong · DK Barrel · Energy Tank · Franklin Badge · Hammer · Home-Run Bat · Kat & Ana · Latias & Latios · Magnus · Majora's Mask · Mecha-Fiora · Metal Box · Mr. Resetti · Mr. Saturn · Ore Club · Phosphora · Plasm Wraith · Poison Mushroom · Rocket Belt · Sidestepper · Steel Diver · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Ultimate Chimera · Wolfen · X Bomb |
| Blue items | Ashley · Boss Galaga · Bus to the City · Chain Chomp · Dillon · Doc Louis · Excitebike · Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion) · Great Fox · Isabelle · POW Block · Riki · Snorlax · Super Star · Tetra · Timmy & Tommy · Tingle · Yellow Wollywog · Zinger |
| Green items | Porky Minch · Proto Man · Substitute Doll |
| Random events | Banzai Bill · Flying Man · Iridescent Glint Beetle · Kamek · Koffing · Metal Face · Metroid · Nabbit · Reaper · Ridley · Souflee · Tac · Yellow Devil |
