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Toon Link (SSBB)

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This article is about Toon Link's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For Links in general, see Link, and for the Wind Waker-style Link in other contexts, see Toon Link.
Toon Link
in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Toon Link
ZeldaSymbol.svg
Universe The Legend of Zelda
Availability Unlockable
Final Smash Triforce Slash
Tier C (14)
Toon Link (SSBB)

Toon Link (トゥーンリンク, Tūn Rinku) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. "Toon Link" is simply a reference name to give distinction between the two Links that appear in Brawl and to not confuse him with Young Link (again, a reference name). In all actuality, he's simply named Link and comes from a different era, and possibly timeline, than "Twilight" Link does. His moveset appears similar to that of Young Link. His appearance is based on his look in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. However, Toon Link looks slightly more realistic in Brawl than in Wind Waker. This can be seen by comparing his standard trophy and his Outset Link trophy, as his character model in Brawl is not cel-shaded like that of Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass or Spirit Tracks.

He is currently ranked 14 on the tier list (the highest ranked character of all the post-Subspace Emissary characters and the highest tier placement of all The Legend of Zelda characters), thanks to his good approaching ability, good projectiles and well-balanced attacks. However, below average matchups against the high tier characters and average matchups overall leave him in the C tier.

How to Unlock

  • Complete Classic Mode with any character on any difficulty after finishing Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary, then defeat Toon Link.
  • Toon Link can also be found in a door near the beginning of the Forest level of the Subspace Emissary after the story is completed. Then defeat Toon Link.
  • Play 400 brawls in Brawl mode, then defeat Toon Link.

Gameplay differences between Young Link and Toon Link

Toon Link replaces Young Link from Melee, with some noticeable changes in his fighting style.

  • Toon Link uses his sword for more attacks than Young Link does, due to his shorter legs.
  • Toon Link's Hero's Bow shoots farther and charges faster, but his arrows are slower and do not set targets on fire like Young Link's do. However, two can be fired out of a short hop, providing for an effective fence of pain.
  • Toon Link's Bombs do not perform combos like Young Link's and are weaker than Link's, but they have a bigger blast radius and a different smoke explosion, which was taken from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
  • Toon Link's up smash is a single slash, rather than three, and it is a much better and stronger finisher.
  • Toon Link's recovery is significantly longer, as he has less fall time and higher second and third jumps.
  • Toon Link's neutral, back, and forward aerials are different (neutral aerial is two slashes, one forward and one backward, back aerial is a standard backward slash, and forward aerial is a standard forward slash. Young Link's neutral aerial was a Sex Kick, his forward aerial was two slashes forward, and his back aerial was two kicks backwards).
  • Toon Link's down aerial goes straight down, is much faster, and is easier to control. However, it is more dangerous to use and can lead to a self-destruct if it is used offstage, does not connect with an opponent, and is not used properly as it is a Stall-Then-Fall that has a long falling distance and will not stop until it is used at very high altitudes, leaving Toon Link unable to recover.
  • Toon Link's down aerial meteor smash is in the beginning of the plunge; Young Link could only meteor smash on any frame with his down aerial if the opponent was directly above him and touched the hilt of his sword; this move, unlike Toon Link's, does set opponents on fire if the meteor smash sweetspot connects.
  • Toon Link is much lighter than Young Link.
  • Toon Link's hookshot goes farther than Young Link's.
  • Toon Link is floatier than Young Link.
  • Toon Link's boomerang is bigger, slower and doesn't fly as far as Young Link's.

Attributes

Toon Link is a small, quick character. As such, he is floaty and on the lighter side. Toon Link also has the ability to wall jump. His attacks are generally high priority, decent range (although poor compared to other swordsmen), and medium to low lag disjointed hitbox moves. Toon Link's aerial game is powerful, but he may have problems regarding finishing his opponent off. His best kill move is his up smash, but his down smash is not as powerful. The second hit of his forward smash can easily be evaded with DI and thus leave him vulnerable. His tether grab has decent range, but it leaves him vulnerable if it misses. Projectiles, his bombs in particular, are also part of Toon Link's game, which are great for mindgames, and (like Boomerangs) can be used to combine with other attacks. He has a decently powerful and ranged game due to having 3 projectiles and a grab aerial, as well as a shield to automatically block most other projectiles while standing in a stationary position. His Stall-Then-Fall down aerial can negate horizontal knockback (although it can also cause some unwanted self destructs), which sets up the rest of his recovery, and can also make use of bomb and tether recoveries. On the downside, his recovery is predictable, fairly easy to edge guard due his floatiness, and gives only decent distance overall. Ultimately, Toon Link becomes what his player makes of him in combining and using his advantages to mitigate disadvantage.

Moveset

Toon Link's Moveset
  Move Description Segment Damage Angle Hit Frames BKB KBG WBKB Type
Neutral attack Triple Swing Toon Link slashes twice then thrusts his sword forward. Fairly quick. The first and second hits have very little knockback. The third hit, though it has actual "knockback", has little kill potential. Primarily used as a way to create space against close-up opponents. Hit 1 Tip 3% 80 6 7 0 100 23 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Blade 16 37 0
Body * 30
Hit 2 Tip 2% 100 14 15 22 20
Blade 82
Arm 60
Body 50
Hit 3 5% 40 34 38 30 100
Forward tilt Overhand Swipe Toon Link slashes from behind to in front of him. The beginning of the attack hits behind him. Decent horizontal knockback makes it tolerable for edge-guarding if the blast line is nearby. Has no natural trip chance, but its very low angle can cause tripping anyway. Tip 9% * 10 13 20 96 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Blade 20
Body 90
Up tilt Vertical Swing Quick overhead swipe. Similar to his up smash, except faster and less powerful. Covers a fairly large arc. Knockback is almost entirely vertical, and it is usually possible to chain multiple up tilts in succession on a low-damage enemy. Excellent for combining with aerial attacks. Exactly identical to Link's up tilt, but lasts two frames longer. Tip 9% 95 8 14 30 122 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Blade 85 130
Arm 124
Body 123
Down tilt Ground Swipe Swipes his sword along the ground. Ideal for edge-guarding if an off-stage opponent is trying to grab a ledge. Has a 40% chance of tripping opponents. 9% * 9 10 20 88 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Dash attack Running Slash A horizontal slash. It knocks the enemy directly forward with little knockback. Conversely, it can also cause the enemy to trip (30% chance). Has considerable ending lag. Blade 10% 0 9 11 35 32 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Tip 8%
Up smash Super Swing Single overhead strike. Slower, longer-ranged, and more powerful than his uptilt. It has good Star KO potential, and its decent speed and range make it a good choice to execute during a dash. Clean Area Template:DamageWhenCharged 100 11 30 93 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Sword 96 11 13
Late Template:DamageWhenCharged 14 17
Down smash Grass Cutter Sweeps his sword in front of and then behind him along the ground. The first hit leads into the second hit on grounded opponents and cannot be SDI'd; on aerial opponents it hits upwards with decent knockback. With proper timing it can be used to counter players who roll a lot. The attack also has a 30% chance of tripping opponents. Hit 1 (aerial targets) Template:DamageWhenCharged 70 9 10 40 100 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Hit 1 (grounded targets) Tip Template:DamageWhenCharged 170 0 150
Middle 120
Base 180 80
Hit 2 Template:DamageWhenCharged 72 17 19 30 107 0
Forward smash Two-Handed Swing A strong sideways slash. If the player hits the attack button again, he follows up with another finishing slash. A good finisher. The first hit has little set knockback. The second hit has powerful knockback and cannot be SDI'd, but lightweights can easily escape it. Hit 1 Tip Template:DamageWhenCharged 80 15 17 0 110 40 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Blade 76
Arm 45
Body 10 30
Hit 2 Sword Template:DamageWhenCharged 40 32 34 32 106 0
Body 25
Rear Template:DamageWhenCharged 20
Neutral air Wobble Slash Double swipe of the sword, first in front then behind, similar to Marth's neutral aerial. The first hit can bring the target into the second hit, provided the enemy is positioned properly. Minimal starting lag makes this a useful move out of a short hop. Hit 1 10% * 6 7 20 100 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Hit 2 13 14
Forward air Single Swing Forward slash, high knockback. Good for edge-guarding in terms of leaving the stage to intercept the recovering enemy. Can be short hopped, but is not as effective in that capacity as his neutral aerial or back aerial. Is auto-cancelled after a short hop and doing it right away. 13% * 14 15 22 100 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Back air Rear Swing Quick backward arc, raising from his feet to about his head. High damage, but low knockback, enabling multiple hits to be strung together consecutively. Excellent for combining with other aerial attacks, and a tolerable edge-guarding move if one stages an aerial-interception defence directly from the ledge itself. Excellent to use out of a short hop using a reverse aerial rush. One of the best back aerials in the game as it has excellent edgeguarding ability, KOing power, and can combo at low percentages. Has diagonal knockback that is better for Star KOs at later percentages. 10% 60 6 10 18 117 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Up air Ceiling Stab Sticks his sword above him, like Link's up aerial, though it has more knockback. Long duration, very high knockback. One of his best Star KO moves and problably one of the best up aerials in the game. The range and disjointed hitbox of this move make it a good choice for juggling. Similar to a sex kick in that it will do more damage on the opening frames but is held out for a while. Clean 14% 80 11 13 25 95 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Late 12% 14 40
Down air Blade Plummet Sticks his sword straight down, as per Link's down aerial. However, this has a twist: it acts as a stall-then-fall, stalling momentarily in midair before launching Toon Link downwards very quickly with no horizontal control. The beginning of the downwards descent can meteor smash the opponent powerfully, but it's very risky because if he misses, he will most likely self-destruct. In addition, when Toon Link slams into the ground, any opponents near the impact point but not struck by the attack are pushed away with a fair amount of force. Like Link's, this down aerial can pogo-hop off an enemy, allowing it to hit twice. This is easily followed up with one of his other aerials like his neutral or up aerials for a quick three-hit string of attacks. The pogo effect allows one to meteor smash an offstage opponent and pogo back to the stage. Can KO grounded opponents at high percentage. Clean Sword 16% 270 12 18 40 80 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Body 30
Late Sword 13% 70 19 64 40
Body 50
After Bounce Sword 8% 40
Body 50
Landing Close wind 0% 0 1 0 100 58 Typeless (type) Normal (effect)
Far wind 35
Sword 5% 30 1 4 20 0 Typeless (type) Slash (effect)
Grab air (zair) Rotary Hookshot Fires his Hookshot straight in front of him, just like Link's tether recovery but with shorter range. The only part of the attack which hits is the tip of the Hookshot. There is very little knockback to this attack, which is commonly used to follow up with a grab, which can lead to aerial combos. Typically done in a short hop and used at the peak of Toon Link's jump, or just as he begins to fall. This attack is unique in the sense it can be used instantly out of an air dodge (a typical combo is a short hop, air dodge, tether recovery), and is practically lagless when Toon Link hits the ground. 4% 45 11 16 60 30 0 Typeless (type) Normal (effect)
Pummel Hilt Hit Beats opponent with the hilt of his sword. Very fast and almost no afterlag. 2% * 9 0 100 0 Sword (type) Normal (effect)
Forward throw Short Tackle Drops opponent quickly and shoulder tackles them forward. Hit 1 3% * 12 0 0 120 Foot (type) Normal (effect)
Throw 4% 45 13 40 120 0 Throwing (type) Normal (effect)
Back throw Roll Kick Rolls onto his back, pulling his opponent with him, then kicks them backwards. Is a semi-spike. Hit 1 3% * 10 12 0 0 120 Foot (type) Normal (effect)
Throw 4% 30 13 30 110 0 Throwing (type) Normal (effect)
Up throw Lob Slice Throws opponent upward and slashes them. Any bystanders near Toon Link will be semi-spiked. Strongest throw. Can be comboed with Spin Attack. Hit 1 Tip 5% 20 26 30 50 100 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Blade 4%
Throw 2% 90 28 24 200 0 Throwing (type) Normal (effect)
Down throw Elbow Slam Throws opponent on the ground and slams on top of them. The first hit cannot hit Jigglypuff. It is unclear why; since the target is still in Toon Link's grip weight should have no effect. Hit 1 3% * 22 0 0 120 Elbow (type) Normal (effect)
Throw 4% 100 23 60 60 0 Throwing (type) Normal (effect)
Floor (back) Standing Swipe Two quick swipes to either side. Hit 1 6% * 21 22 80 50 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Hit 2 28 29
Floor (front) Quick Swing Two quick swipes to either side; faster-hitting than the other floor attack. Hit 1 6% * 15 16 80 50 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Hit 2 25 27
Floor (trip) Standing Swing Slashes in front of him and then behind him just like his floor attacks. Hit 1 5% * 19 20 60 50 0 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Hit 2 28 29
Edge (<100%) Flip Swipe Gets on the stage and slashes from head to toe. 8% * 27 29 0 100 110 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Edge (100%+) Slow Stab Slowly gets up and stabs forward. 10% * 51 54 0 100 110 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Neutral Special Hero's Bow Fires an arrow that can be charged. 4% *   8 50 0 Weapon (type) Slash (effect)
Side Special Boomerang Throws a boomerang that deals damage and returns to Toon Link. Release 8% 70 1 10 50 50 0 Weapon (type) Normal (effect)
Flight 5% 65  
Return 3% 60   0 100 70
Up Special Spin Attack Attacks on both sides with a spinning slash that can be charged and hits multiple times. Hit 1 (ground) Arm 1% 180 4 12 0 40 5 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Blade 70
Tip 100
Body 80 10
Hit 2 (ground) Arm 180 13 44 30 50
Blade 70
Tip 100 30
Body 80 10
Hit 3 (ground) 3% 55 46 25 160 0
Hit 1 (air) Part A 4% 92 8 10 0 100 90
Part B 75 100
Part C 38 50
Part D 70 78
Hit 2 (air) Part A 2% 92 16 18 88
Part B 75 100
Part C 38 50
Part D 70 78
Hit 3 (air) Part A 92 22 24 77
Part B 75 90
Part C 40 40
Part D 70 55
Hit 4 (air) Part A 92 30 32 60
Part B 75 70
Part C 40 40
Part D 70 43
Hit 5 (air) 4% * 47 51 40 163 0
Down Special Bomb Produces a bomb to throw. Can cause self-damage. 3% 70   40 70 0 Explosive (type) Flame (effect)
Final Smash Triforce Slash Traps the opponent and lays down a series of quick sword strikes before an impressive final blow. Snag 5% 22 13 14 0 100 30 Typeless (type) Paralyze (effect)
Hits 1-14 Part A 4% 90 5-6, 16-17, 28-29, 38-39, 49-50, 60-61, 71-72, 82-83, 93-94, 104-105, 115-116, 126-127, 137-138, 148-149 0 100 50 Sword (type) Slash (effect)
Part B 70
Part C 110
Part D 0
Part E 180
Hit 15 4% * 159 60 200 0
Hit 16 18% 256 257 30 105

In competitive play

Role in the Subspace Emissary

Toon Link is an optional character in the Subspace Emissary, like Jigglypuff and Wolf, who can only be unlocked after the mode has been completed . To find him, players must enter a new door in the Forest which appears after defeating Tabuu for the first time that takes them to the Pirate Ship, where Toon Link prepares for battle. Defeating Toon Link will add him to the player's team. He does not have an actual role in the overall plot.

Stickers

Toon Link uses his sword for all of his attacks except his back throw, forward throw, and down throw. Because of this, he benefits greatly from [Slash] and [Weapon] Damage boosts. Toon Link has more ranged specials than direct, so a [Specials: Indirect] boost would also be beneficial to him.

Special Movements

Taunts

  • Up: Conducts with his Wind Waker baton, at the end of which, a sound from when Toon Link plays a song in The Wind Waker is heard.
  • Side: Puts his sword away and looks around the environment.
  • Down: Panics while slashing his sword around wildly, which tires him out.

On-Screen Appearance

Appears from a Wind Waker style explosion, and quickly sheaths and unsheathes his sword.

Idle poses

  • Looks on both sides of him.
  • Stomps the tip of his boot on the ground.

Victory Pose

Victory Theme: Zelda Triforce Theme

  • He waves the Wind Waker baton.
  • He tries to catch a pig but ends up tripping and falling on his bottom and begins rubbing it gently with a small sigh as he falls.
  • Similar to the previous pose except he catches the pig and holds it above his head, all while struggling trying not to drop it.

Credits Music

  • Village of the Blue Maiden

Costume Gallery

File:Alt-toonlink.jpg
Toon Link's outfits and Palette Swaps

Trivia

  • Despite being able to crawl voluntarily in Wind Waker, Toon Link is unable to crawl in Brawl.
  • Toon Link holds the world record for Level 4 and Level 5 Target Smash (Level 4 completed in 9.05 seconds, and Level 5 completed in 6.65 seconds), Co-op Target Smash Level 1 with Falco (2.66 seconds), and Co-op Target Smash Level 5 with another Toon Link (4.11 seconds).
  • Toon Link's hair is unaffected by gravity.
  • The parting in his hair is reversed from his Wind Waker counterpart.
  • Toon Link has the same idle poses as Young Link in SSBM.
  • Toon Link, Bowser, Link, Luigi, and Yoshi are the only characters to wear their default costumes while on the green team during Team Battles.
  • All of Toon Link's attacks use a weapon, with the exception of his forward, back and down throws.
  • If Toon Link eats Superspicy Curry and doesn't move or attack before the effect wears off, he will not take his sword and shield back out until he finally moves or attacks.
  • Currently, Toon Link is the only known character to have an unquestionable error in his hitbox coding - while the first hit of his forward throw is quite clearly a shoulder tackle, for sticker purposes it is considered a Leg attack. This is likely an error caused by copying moveset data from Link.

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