OATH OF RIRUTO
Oath of Riruto is a Legend of Zelda manga. Technically. It stars a bunch of characters who are not Link or Zelda, and is set a generation after the events of the first game, with Link, Zelda, and Ganon only really having minor cameos within it. As ghosts. And it was written by Furusawa Junya and Munesue Jin, who clearly wanted to be writing Dragon Ball, but were writing Legend of Zelda for some reason instead. (All that aside, I actually had a lot of fun with this thing and you should totally check it out.)
Oath of Riruto stars Riruto, a young boy growing up in Hyrule a generation after the events of the first game, and who grew up on stories of the great hero Link and his battle with Ganon. One day, he comes upon the Master Sword high in the mountains, and is able to draw it from its pedestal just like Link. He then gets killed by a group trying to free Ganon, and finds himself in the spirit world where he is trained by Link to use the sword and then restored to life (not unlike a certain Goku and King Kai arc). Riruto can wield the sword, shoot lightning from it, perform a spin attack, create a cyclone with it, and fire a sword beam. He also has a shield, the power bracelet, a giant pot, and can grapple and perform a backflip.
He grew up with childhood friend named Kalin, who is the inheritor of Zelda the way he is Link's, but is sadly mostly a damsel in distress for most of the story, only giving off a strong energy aura toward the end. Along his journey, he also picks up three companions: Gonza, a thief who tries to steal his sword (totally not Yamcha); Kala, a girl with a shapeshifting ferret; and Cho, a fat but strong guy (totally not Yajirobe). Gonza wields a sword, throwing daggers, and bombs, tries to crush Riruto with a rock, and dashes really fast. Kala's ferret can change into a giant worm or a dragon, and she herself can punch, and perform a pile driver. Cho is mostly just a companion to Kala, assisting her with a rope he can control and a power bracelet.
Our main villains are a group of four working to resurrect Ganon: Nabat, Haggis, Glasgow, and Hoody. Or at least, they were, until Haggis got power hungry, betrayed his companions, and absorbed Ganon's power into himself, making himself the most Dragon Ball Dragon Ball villain I've ever seen. Glasgow and Hoody go out pretty quick, murdered by Haggis, while Nabat summons a lightning storm in the process of the resurrection. Haggis, on the other hand, rides a steed, wears a protection amulet, can punch, flick really hard, fire arrows from a bow, perform a head bash, strike with the wind, kick, call down a lightning strike, fire a kamehame--excuse me, energy blast, move at lightning speed, and create an energy shield.
It's so Dragon Ball, but I still loved it so much. Anyway, here's what we've got so far:
Characters:
Manga Link: slingshot, sword, shield, bow, boomerang, bombs, magic wand, Watto, become a fairy, healing magic, thunder, fly on shield, raft, Link to the Past-related stuff
Riruto: sword, lightning sword, spin attack, cyclone sword, sword beam, shield, power bracelet, giant pot, grapple, backflip
Zelda: club, rope, sword, flute, spells, transform, sea monster, magic
Kalin: energy aura
Biri: sword, torches, pitchforks, battering rams
Raska: palm thrust, knee, jab, two-palm strike, shield thrust, throwing spikes
Captain Arjuna: Hylian Soldier moveset
Gonza: sword, throwing daggers, bombs, rock, dash
Kala: ferret, worm, dragon, punch, pile driver
Cho: rope, power bracelet
Maple: broom, create cushions, lift things, summon demon, false monsters, crystal ball
Ricky: leap, tornado punch, multi-jabs, tuck into pouch, ski, flying bear
Ghanti: sword, dagger, silver arrows, wolf, monster, apple
Sir Raven: sword, horse, fishing, fish hook lockpick, mystery seeds, axe, peashooter
Marin
Link's Uncle: sword
Kanika
Tou: same as Raska
Couscous: spells, claw, bite
Birina
Gump: trained Link, sword, training staff, flip
Shemlon: forge, enchant swords, sword, reflect
Rouro: fly, peck, flyswatter, bag, storm
Jolene: ship's cannons, twin swords, lunge, block, Linebeck-related moves
Pirate Captain: dagger, sword, hook
Ganon/Ganon's Minion: burn, magic blast, disappear, fly, shock, storm, teleport, shapeshift, Ganon's hand
Agahnim
Nabat: lightning storm
Haggis: steed, protection amulet, punch, flick, bow, head bash, wind strike, kick, lightning strike, energy blast, lightning speed, energy shield.
Stages:
Ganon's Statue
Spirit World Training Arena
Thanks for reading! If you thought that one was out there, it's not even close to the weirdest Zelda manga out there. Do you wanna know what is? You can find out tomorrow.
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