Zeldapedia:Temple of Courage/Archive 29

Week 125: Marin vs. Medli
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 * style="width: 100%; background: #DDDDDD; padding: 5px" colspan="6"| LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLADIES AND GENTLEMENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! Zeldapedia, in accordance with the Law of Cathartic Fun, Paragraph 13, §4.2, brings you the awesome spectacle that is the TEMPLE. OF. COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!!! This week, we have two popular female islanders from different epochs of the series, both of whom encounter the hero early in his quest(s), only to later play a larger role in their respective games, when the hero must backtrack to bring them with him to overcome his obstacles. They both also carry harps, although only one of them uses theirs in the game in which she appears. Let's hear the Tale of the Tape!
 * style="width: 100%; background: #DDDDDD; padding: 5px" colspan="6"| LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLADIES AND GENTLEMENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! Zeldapedia, in accordance with the Law of Cathartic Fun, Paragraph 13, §4.2, brings you the awesome spectacle that is the TEMPLE. OF. COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!!! This week, we have two popular female islanders from different epochs of the series, both of whom encounter the hero early in his quest(s), only to later play a larger role in their respective games, when the hero must backtrack to bring them with him to overcome his obstacles. They both also carry harps, although only one of them uses theirs in the game in which she appears. Let's hear the Tale of the Tape!

In the light blue corner is the very maiden who found the shipwrecked hero on the shores of Koholint Island and brought him safely to her house. The hero initally mistakes his kind rescuer for the Princess of Destiny, but the two grow a mutual bond of affection regardless. She is a talented singer, having awoken the loser of last week's fight with her dulcet tones. Revealed to be a figment of the Wind Fish's imagination at the end of the game, she nonetheless appears to have fulfilled her dream of becoming a seagull in a secret ending scene. THIS. IS. MAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRIIIIIIIN!!!

In the blue/gray corner is a young female Rito, and apprentice attendant to Valoo, patron Deity of the Rito people. She is a sensitive, caring, and brave person who aids the hero in calming down Valoo, restoring peace to Dragon Roost Island. Later, she is awakened as a descendant of the line of Earth Sages sworn to protect the Earth Temple, and safeguard the Master Sword's Power to Repel Evil. As a team, they brave the dangers of the Earth Temple, and together with the spirit of Medli's ancestor, they restore the Master Sword's power. THIS. IS. MEEEEEEEEEEEEDLIIIIIIIIII!!!

And now, these two ladies will do battle in the ring, and we hope that none of them are hurt too bad. LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLET'S GET RRRRRRRRRREAAAAAAAAAAADYYYYYYYY TO RUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMBLE!!!
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Votes for Marin

 * 1) This is one of the toughest calls I have encountered in recent times. I like both of these characters a whole lot, and they both really represent different (and some similar) aspects quintessential to a truly good and memorable character. Nevertheless, as much as I liked Medli, Marin is just the superior one here. There was just something, I don't know, intangible to the way the relationship between Marin and Link; regardless of whether it's love or not, it's there, and it's almost real. One of the most believable romances/friendships in video gaming. Needless to say, Marin was the first great female character I encountered in gaming, and she is still one of the best out there. And you know the DKs wrote "Moon Over Marin" about her... err, right? Please say yes. Sweet and friendly, yet brave and dreaming. It's just... Marin, you know? You do. --Auron  Kaizer !  23:28, November 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) What he said. You put it perfectly, Kaizer. --Ricorum (talk) 23:35, November 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) I just like Marin better. --EveryDayJoe45 (talk) 02:22, November 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) I wuz going to vote for Medli but then i saw the gallery on marin's article --Digdogger (talk) 22:51, November 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) I can't see how Marin isn't getting more love. --Birdman5589 (talk) 21:49, November 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * 6) SHE IS SO HOT. Just kidding.-- Phantom   Zelda   ?!  
 * 7) Meep. go marin Meep Meep (talk) 00:39, November 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 8) Marin has a nice design and the artwork is considerably better, also the story in Link's Awakening was much better and the game itself has the nostalgia factor which Wind Waker lacks. Mido did what?! (talk) 16:19, November 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 9) Marin just...kicks ass. There's no other word for it. She's just an awesome character, right down to her design. -Minish   Link  16:20, November 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 10) What AK said Oni Dark  Link 18:27, November 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 11) Im not sure why... I just like her better. --Vussen (talk) 15:12, November 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * 12) AK said evrything already :) --Yorick141 (talk) 21:01, November 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * 13) Another what Ak said.  Rusl   33
 * 14) Marin was a pretty cool character. T h e Midna Laughing.png ™  19:46, November 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * 15) Marin isn't a duck. Medli is a duck. GO NON-DUCKS!!!--Hylian potato (talk) 21:52, November 27, 2010 (UTC)hylian potato

Anonymous votes

 * 1) Aside from Princess Zelda, Marin was the first major female character in the series, and she's still the best. Medli, at least in her current form, would not even exist if it weren't for Marin.
 * 2) They're both very likeable characters, and this is a really tough decision. But Marin is an integral part of her respective game, whereas Medli is really only interacted with on a few very specific occasions within the game. Marin is literally the girl of Link's dreams, and seeing her fade away at the end when the island disappears is a truly sad memory that always stuck with me after finishing the game. Plus, you have to love her angry outbursts when Link attacks a Cucco in front of her.
 * 3) Go Marin! Link's Awakening is my favorite Zelda game!


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Votes for Medli

 * 1) I'm a big fan of Medli. Black   Dragon   Laguz  23:54, November 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Medli all the way! I cried when you went back to dragon roost and prince Komali was there and he'd picked some flowers and he was asking where she was and he'd never see her again and it was so sad! I actually did cry. No joke. Squeezycheesecake
 * 3) I'm perhaps a bit biased since I haven't played Link's Awakening (which is one reason I'm looking forward to the 3DS), but Medli is one of my favorite characters in the entire series. There isn't much to say about her relationship with Link, but I found that her relationship with Komali (one of the few dynamic characters this side of Majora's Mask) to be very tangible and memorable. When she is realizes she is destined to be the Earth Sage, her reaction to her newfound knowledge seems very human, despite the fact she is a Rito. Her innovative role in the Earth Temple is one of the main reasons said temple is, in my opinion, among the series's best. Medli is, simply put, an integral part of the experience of The Wind Waker. Jedimasterlink (talk) 00:20, November 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) Tough choice, but in the end I've gotta go with Medli. --Nayru&#39;s Maiden (talk) 06:54, November 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) Marin is great and all but Medli is a Rito!!--Ingo the great (talk) 19:58, November 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * 6) This might just be me, but I greatly enjoyed throwing her headfirst into a wall....several times. ~''' RavensMill
 * 7) Honestly, Marin kind of creeps me out. I see the affection she feels towards Link, but Medli seems a little more reserved, and a little less desperate. She loves Komali, but she knows she may not have the opportunity to be with him. Despite the potential loss of her future happiness, she goes to pray in the temple anyway, making her come off as a more complex, and ultimately more likable character. Marin just seems like a hanger-on. CrazyReDead
 * 8) Tough call, but I gotta go with Medli.-- MaloMart  ( talk ) Malo.png 21:26, November 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * 9) Medli's theme is just AWESOME! my favorite part of windwaker was the music, especially the title theme, which has medli's song incorperated into it.--Hylianhero777 (talk) 13:40, November 26, 2010 (UTC)

Anonymous votes

 * 1) Ha ha she gotses a funny nose like this:^
 * 2) Medli is one of my favorite charaters. I also like throwing her into a wall. Also I belive she is one of the first playable female charaters to.
 * 3) I really like the Rito Postman tribe, and Medli in particular (even though she isn't a postMAN).. Marin just did not do, besides having a nice picture with her falling on Link..
 * 4) Throwing her into walls ftw.
 * 5) YAY MEDLI! I've always like her, I dunno why. maybe it was her motherly look on life, or the fact that her descendant was a (Rather pretty) Zora (Zora's are my favorite race in Zelda:D). Medli can SOOO kick Marin's butt!
 * 6) Well, I've never played LA, and Medlie was actually pretty cool. And, ironicaly, I'm listening to WW soundtrack right now. Roflmaool! (roling on floor laughing my ass off out loud)
 * 7) Winder Waker pwns and 3-D is awesome! Medli is a lot better than that THING that's supposed to replace Zelda in Link's Awakening!
 * 8) GO MEDLI!!!
 * 9) Medli is actually real, not a dream.
 * 10) ive never even played links awakening, but that doesnt matter. medli kicks ass!
 * 11) Meldi is awesome, AND in Her game she's actually a playable character!!!


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Peanut Gallery
GAH! I can't choose! I liked the intro. I'm surprised that Meldi has the upper hand right now.  Phoenixdaughter AM  15:21, November 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not too surprised. --EveryDayJoe45 (talk) 15:53, November 23, 2010 (UTC)

i want to sign up but it wont let me! can someone help me out? - anonymous

The WW fans have spoken, it seems. I really can't stand Medli early in the game but I like playing as her later, and I've never played LA so I'm just gonna sit this week out. -AnonymousNayru


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