Toon Link


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is a recurring character in, appearing in conjunction with a primary Series:. His design is based on Series:'s more recent "cartoon" appearance starting with and, with added shading and details as opposed to his regular cel-shading.

In, Toon Link is a secret character that can be unlocked by clearing The Subspace Emissary and clearing with Link on any difficulty, by going through the hidden door in  stage after clearing The Subspace Emissary, or by participating in 400 Brawls. His stage is the Pirate Ship from. He is very similar to his older counterpart, even having the Triforce Slash as his Final Smash.

Most of Toon Link's special moves are the same as his adult counterpart, with a few differences. His Hookshot, which serves as his and can be used as a, has a shorter range. His, the Hero's Bow, also does not travel as far as adult Link's and travels at a slower speed, but it has a higher rate of fire. Toon Link's is a standard Boomerang, and his  as well as his  is the Spin Attack. The latter one varies with adult Link's in that it can trap any nearby foes in a cyclone of slashes. His attack is a quick back-and-forth sword slash as opposed to a jumping kick, while his  and  strike only once instead of twice. His attack is a version of the Down Thrust that stalls briefly in midair and falls straight downward, as opposed to adult Link's which retains his jumping momentum. The first strike of his attack barely launches the opponent, though this allows him to easily combo into the second strike—a trait later adopted by Link in the sequel—and his  strikes only once instead of three times. He also has the ability to wall-jump.

Toon Link has three alternate colors that resemble the Series: from ; red, blue, and purple. He also has an alternate color that resembles TLoZ: from, and one with darker colors and red eyes that resemble Dark Link. His will either depict him conducting a song with the Series:, chasing and catching a Pig, or chasing a Pig but tripping and falling.


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Toon Link appears a playable Warrior in. He is a speedy fighter who can generate wind-based attacks with his Light Sword Weapon or sand-based attacks with his Sand Wand Weapon. Toon Link can be unlocked with his Light Sword Weapon in if the Legends Character Pack DLC is purchased whereas he is unlocked in Adventure Mode in  and, as a Reward for Battle Victory in Battle G9 on the Adventure Map in  and in Battle C10 on the Great Sea Map in. In, it is possible to unlock Toon Link with the Sand Wand instead of the Light Sword if the &  Pack DLC is purchased before the Legends Character Pack. Much like Link and Young Link, Toon Link does not speak. However, instead of having Proxi speak for him on his behalf, his younger sister Aryll speaks for him using the Pirate's Charm. Despite being featured as one of the additional Warriors alongside the other characters, Toon Link never appears in Legend Mode.

One of Toon Link's moves is flipping in the air and over some enemies as if he has the Roc's Feather. While in the air, Toon Link can attack enemies with the Deku Leaf.

In the &  DLC pack, he gains an additional weapon in the form of the Sand Wand from. In addition to tossing sand cubes at his enemies, he also rides the Spirit Train for many of his Combo attacks.

When defeated, Toon Link may drop the Pirate's Charm and the Island Outfit as his Silver and Gold Material, respectively.

Toon Link reappears as a Fighter in. His design is more brightly-colored but significantly less detailed than his appearance, though it still has greater detail than his cel-shaded appearance in. He gains two new alternate colors based on Series:'s appearances in and. His move set features only minor changes from ; most notably an increased SSB4: range, NaN Bombs no longer damaging himself when hitting an opponent at close range, and his SSB4: passing through opponents rather than bouncing off them.

With the introduction of Custom Moves, all of Toon Link's special attacks can be switched out for alternate versions that mainly feature trade-offs between range and power. His Hero's Bow can be modified to shoot NaN Fire Arrows, which travel a shorter distance but leave a fire burning for several seconds where they land, or Piercing Arrows, which travel in a straight path and can pass through multiple opponents but deal less damage. The Boomerang can become the Floating Boomerang, which has a larger hit radius and slows down upon its return, or the High-Speed Boomerang, which travels faster and passes through opponents, but has a smaller hit radius and deals less damage. The Bomb can become the smaller Time Bomb, which only explodes after a two-second fuse and can launch opponents much further despite dealing less damage, or the larger Short-Fused Bomb, which deals greater damage but explodes almost immediately after pulling it out. The alternate versions of the Spin Attack are the Sliding Spin Attack, which mostly travels horizontally but does not trap the opponent with multiple hits, and the Flying Spin Attack, which covers less vertical distance but finishes with a strong upward slash, regardless of whether the attack is performed on the ground or in midair.

Another cartoon-styled Link, wearing the Series:, makes a background appearance as the train conductor in the Series: stage. If any players battle as Toon Link on this stage, the conductor will be replaced by ST:, suggesting that it may actually be the same Toon Link.


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SSBU: reappears as a SSBU: in. His move set features several minor changes, as well as some more notable changes, such as his dash attack receiving greatly increased speed and range, but his forward smash being slower and reduced to only a single hit. His SSBU: is similarly faster and more powerful, while his NaN Bombs can be more easily deflected by other projectiles.

SSBU: also appears as a SSBU: that can be obtained by either clearing "SSBU:", SSBU:'s SSBU: Route, or by purchasing it from the Shop for G 300.

Trivia

 * In the series, Toon Link's eyebrows cannot be seen through his hair, as they can in the gameplay or official artwork of every other cel-shaded Link appearance.
 * Toon Link's Trophy in the North American version of contains an error. Its description refers to "The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker" without the second "The".