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Young Link (SSBU)

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Young Link
in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Young Link
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Universe The Legend of Zelda
Other playable appearance in Melee


Availability Unlockable
Final Smash Triforce Slash
Young Link (SSBU)
He’s back after 17 years! Young Link is faster than Link but he’s also lighter, making him easier to launch.
Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Young Link (こどもリンク, Young Link) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was officially confirmed as playable on June 12th, 2018.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. Melee

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Although Young Link is still faster and lighter than Link, he does not reflect Link's current moveset, and is not classified as an Echo Fighter. It is unknown if he is a full clone or a semi-clone, however.

Aesthetics

  • Change Young Link's colors are more subdued than they were in Melee.
  • Change Young Link is now taller, almost as tall as regular Link.
  • Change Young Link is much more expressive. Like Diddy Kong, his hat is also "looser" on his head and pops off during certain animations, such as his down air.
  • Change Young Link's taunt from Melee executes significantly faster. In addition, he has two new taunts: one where he triumphantly lifts his sword into the air while grinning, and another where Navi flies around him, akin to Link's side taunt in Brawl and SSB4.
  • Change The Kokiri Sword now has a white trail with blue accents.
    • Change Additionally, Link's yellow and blue Spin Attack sword trail from SSB4 is recycled for Young Link, as Link now has a unique sword trail.
  • Change Young Link's black costume more closely resembles Dark Link.

Attributes

  • Buff Like all characters, Young Link's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete.

Ground attacks

  • Buff Neutral attack infinite is now a flurry of slashes that transition much faster, and has a finisher in the form of an ascending slash.

Special moves

  • Change Fire Bow's arrow now lights up when nocked, and ignites when completely charged, compared to in Melee where the arrow doesn't light up at all.
  • Buff Like with Link's Bombs in Super Smash Bros. 4, the explosions from Young Link's Bombs do not damage him if they hit an opponent.

Gallery

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

  • Young Link and Pichu share the longest gap between playable appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series, with seventeen years between Melee and Ultimate.
    • This has been noted by both of their Super Smash Bros. blog's "Today's Fighter" descriptions.