Thursday, May 26, 2022

Character Sheet: Malon

MALON


Now we begin probably our largest run of character sheets yet, sure to only be topped by Pokemon when we get there. At our standard rate, it'll take about ten weeks, but well worth the time and effort with lots of beloved and memorable characters being covered here. Let's begin:

1.       Young Link

2.       Toon Link

3.       Wild Link

4.       Wolf Link

5.       Hero’s Shade

6.       Tetra

7.       Sheik

8.       Impa

9.       Midna

10.   Fi

11.   Saria

12.   Darunia

13.   Daruk

14.   Ruto

15.   Mipha

16.   Nabooru

17.   Urbosa

18.   Medli

19.   Revali

20.   Makar

21.   Malon

22.   Happy Mask Salesman

23.   Beedle

24.   Ilia

25.   Yeto/Yeta

26.   Groose

27.   Mogma

28.   Ancient Robot

29.   Monkey

30.   King Daphnes

31.   King Rhoam

32.   Great Fairy

33.   Ganondorf

34.   Toon Ganondorf

35.   Beast Ganon

36.   Calamity Ganon

37.   Skull Kid

38.   Majora

39.   Zant

40.   Ghirahim

41.   Demise

42.   Twinrova

43.   Bokoblin

44.   Octorok

45.   Lizalfos

46.   Darknut

47.   Bulblin

48.   King Bulblin

49.   Wizzrobe

50.   Poe

51.   Deku Scrub

52.   Deku Baba

53.   Chuchu

54.   Armos

55.   Garo

56.   Yiga Footsoldier

57.   Lynel

58.   Hinox

59.   Gohma

60.   Dodongo

61.   Gekko

62.   Master Kohga

63.   Ancient Guardian

I guess there is some contention over whether Malon and her father Talon are the same as Marin and Tarin from Link's awakening, but in my mind, Malon has always been the farmgirl that tends Epona, and Marin has always been the island girl that wants to be a sea gull. Even in most subsequent games, their designs and themes have stayed consistently distinct, but if it is a problem, say, in other languages, I guess they can just be Farm Marin and Island Marin.

Malon is the daughter of the owner of Lon Lon Ranch, Talon, and does most of the work and management, thanks to her father's laziness and her ranch hand Ingo's arrogance. As a result, everything connected to the farm can be attributed to her, including Epona the horse, the Cuccos, the Lon Lon milk drawn from her cows, Ingo's pitchfork, and probably even Romani's bow from Majora's Mask, considering their models are the same.

Here's the moveset I came up with:


Standard B: Romani Bow

She will pull out the bow used by Romani during her alien-related sidequest, allowing her to fire three subsequent shots if pressed in rapid succession.


Side B: Epona's Charge

She will jump on top of Epona and ride her across the stage. She can hop off at any time with a jump, or she can enter the command again to give Epona a burst of speed with a carrot.


Up B: Golden Cucco

She will grab her father's prized Cucco and jump with it, letting it carry her up into the air a short distance.


Down B: Lon Lon Milk

She will pull out a bottle of milk and down it, healing her of some damage.


Final Smash: Romani Ranch Invasion

The aliens from Romani's subplot will drift onscreen with their lights, grabbing any fighters they come across and dragging them offstage.


Entrance: She will appear onstage humming Epona's Song.


Taunts: Up, she will sing Epona's Song for a few seconds. Side, Talon will appear beside her, asleep, as she taps her foot. Down, one of her cows will appear and she will crouch to milk it for a second.


Thanks for reading! Next up, the . . . true villain? of Majora's Mask, the Happy Mask Salesman.

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