Character Sheet: Manga Link

MANGA LINK

Alright, so we did have one more semi-big character list in us. Let's get into it! This is all characters I could pull out originating from the Legend of Zelda manga, or were given just enough of a boost by the manga to make it into our rankings. They are:

1. Maple

2. Jolene

3. Ricky

4. Captain Stalfos

5. Manga Link

6. Riruto

7. Manga Zelda

8. Raska

9. Tou

10. Ghanti

11. Gonza

12. Kala

13. Captain Arjuna

14. Sir Raven

15. Biri

16. Com

17. Gump

18. Shemlon

19. Rouro

20. Ganon's Minion

21. Ganon's Heart

22. Ganos

23. Haggis

Today, we'll be covering a variant Link based on his various incarnations across all the manga, acting as a bit of a mishmash of all versions, likely with each of the most prominent being our color swaps. These would include Ran's adventurer with his parrot companion, Cagiva's young training companion of Raska, Mishouzaki's half-elf oddball, Riruto's spirit guide, and any of Himekawa's different Links.

Across the various versions, we do have a bunch of standard stuff, like a slingshot, sword, bow, boomerang, bombs, a magic wand, and such, from all of the games the manga were based on. A few distinct items to consider though include Watto, Ran Link's parrot companion, the White Sword and Hyper Magical Sword of the Mishouzaki Link, and the ability to freeze time. I think we have enough to manage a distinct moveset.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: White Sword

He will heft the big old wedge-shaped White Sword used in Mishouzaki's manga, slashing forward and dealing heavy battering damage with it.

Side B: Apple Bushel

Based on Himekawa's Link to the Past Link's dream of becoming an apple farmer, Link will heft a bushel of his apples and toss them forward across the ground, tripping up enemies coming his way.

Up B: Watto

Based on the Ran manga's parrot companion, Watto will appear, hook his talons around Link's collar, and heft him up into the air.

Down B: Time Freeze

A counter of sorts, Link will put his guard up. Anyone who tries to strike him will be frozen in place momentarily, leaving Link open to attack them.

Final Smash: Triforce

Although the Triforce has been interpreted in some pretty radically different ways across the various manga, it has still maintained a significant presence as an item of immense power. All the various Link's will come together and combine their swords as the Triforce appears, launching their target from the screen.

Entrance: The Link will emerge from a manga page.

Taunts: Up, Watto and his family will circle around the Link. Side, Link will practice some of the stances he and Raska learned. Down, Link will rest under an apple tree.

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll cover an inheritor of Link's powers from a more Dragon Ball age.