Character Sheet: The Youth

THE YOUTH

Today, we begin the third (and probably last) big character haul of the Zelda series, assuming the Tingle and CDi games, the remakes, the animated series, and the comics don't add in anything too drastic. Our list covers twenty-eight familiar faces, and they are:

1. Linkle

2. The Youth

3. Wild Zelda

4. Wild Impa

5. Twili Midna

6. Lana

7. Darmani

8. Yunobo

9. Mikau

10. Sidon

11. Teba

12. Riju

13. Hestu

14. Epona

15. Tingle

16. Agitha

17. Purah & Robbie

18. Yves

19. Terrako

20. King Rhoam

21. Wild Fairies

22. Monk Maz Koshia

23. Cia

24. Astor

25. Volga

26. Wizzro

27. Manhandla

28. Sooga

Today, let's cover the main player avatar from both of the BS Zelda games, BS The Legend of Zelda and its sequel Ancient Stone Tablets. They don't have a canon name, but they are referred to as "the youth" or "the mysterious youth" in the games' narration and by Zelda and other supporting characters, so I'm going with that. It's better than "BS Zelda Boy" and "BS Zelda Girl" at any rate.

So, strictly speaking, they are just taking the place of Link in the gameplay of Legend of Zelda and A Link to the Past, so I struggled for a bit on what kind of moveset they would have. However, there are quite a few items and powers unique to those games that have been mostly left in the dust by the more general Link moveset, and even things the Old Man moveset didn't cover, so I figure we can use those. I will also pull heavily from the contents of the Big Bag provided at the beginning of most episodes.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Good Bee

This move will release a Good Bee from a bottle carried by the youth. The Good Bee will then linger around the youth and attack opponents at random, dealing minor damage. The youth can call it back to them with another press of the button.

Side B: Bug-Catching Net

The youth will swing out their bug-catching net, snagging opponents and keeping them trapped in one spot, allowing the youth to follow up with a second attack.

Up B: Ocarina

The youth will play the teleport tune on their Ocarina, and a small twister will pick them up and carry them high into the air.

Down B: Candlestick

The youth will pull out a candlestick and sweep it before them, lighting up anyone struck by it with a burst of fire.

Final Smash: Silver Arrow

The eight stone tablets will appear and hover in the air around the youth as they draw back their silver arrow and fire it for a devastating strike.

Entrance: The beam of light from the beginning of Ancient Stone Tablets will appear, depositing the youth on the stage.

Taunts: Up, the youth will hold up one of the stone tablets. Side, the youth will flip through the Book of Mudora. Down, the youth will sort through their Big Bag.

Thanks for reading! Next up, a brand new version of Zelda from Breath of the Wild.