Captain Stalfos

CAPTAIN STALFOS

As Link explores Subrosia, he might come across the House of the Pirates, where a number of Stalfos pirates dwell. Turns out, they’d been stranded there for centuries, and if you talk to their captain, you just might fight a surprising connection to Queen Ambi of Oracle of Ages.

This special type of “Pirate Stalfos” is a trope that would recur again and again throughout the series, either as allies or bosses, including Cap’n, the long lost lover of Queen Ambi from the Oracles games, as well as Captain Stalfos from Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland and LD-002G Scervo from Skyward Sword.

This fighter will be an amalgam of all three of these characters, possibly with their names applied depending on the color swaps, and their stats will be similar to your standard Stalfos. Their moveset will pull from all three versions of this character and their Stalchild pirate minions.

Likelihood rating: Never gonna happen.

2D Zelda Roster, Updated

SUPER SMASH BROS. UNIVERSE

2D LEGEND OF ZELDA

Here's our updated 2D roster, adding in Maple, Jolene, Ricky, and Captain Stalfos!

1.       Link

2.       Dark Link

3.       Four Links

4.       Ravio

5.       The Youth

6.       Princess Zelda

7.       Princess Hilda

8.       Toon Zelda

9.       Ezlo

10.   Minish/Picori

11.   Din

12.   Nayru

13.   Marin

14.   Ralph

15. Maple

16. Ricky

17.   Linebeck

18. Jolene

19.   Alfonzo

20.   Madame Couture

21.   Yves

22.   Subrosian

23.   Monkey

24.   Sahasrahla

25.   Oshus & Ciela

26.   Old Man

27.   Hylian Soldier

28.   Great Fairy

29.   Ganon

30.   Yuga

31.   Agahnim

32.   Nightmare

33.   Onox

34.   Veran

35.   Vaati

36.   Bellum

37.   Chancellor Cole & Malladus

38.   Lady Maud

39.   Byrne

40.   Moblin

41.   Octorok

42.  Goriya

43.   Stalfos

44.   Darknut

45.   Wizzrobe

46.   Poe

47.   Vire/Keese

48.   Armos

49.   Thunderbird

50.   Lynel

51.   Hinox

52.   Gohma

53.   Dodongo

54.   Manhandla

55. Captain Stalfos

Next up, we add in all of our newcomers to the Zelda Multimedia roster!

Character Sheet: Captain Stalfos

CAPTAIN STALFOS

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

Stalfos are a populous race of enemies appearing all throughout the Zelda series, generally presented as the skeletons of fallen warriors brought to life by Ganon's dark magic. They have taken several forms throughout the years, but probably one of the most notable recurring forms is the Stalfos pirate captain. This includes Cap'n from the Oracles games, LD-002G Scervo from Skyward Sword, and Captain Stalfos from the Tingle games. I think "Captain Stalfos" gets the point across best, so I'm going with that name.

I kind of overlooked them at first, as they are just an offshoot of a regular enemy, and are often simply supporting characters with a couple of boss fights thrown in, but Cap'n got a bit of focus in Himekawa's adaptation, telling the story of his romance with Queen Ambi, so I think he still works well. Frequently, the Captain Stalfos wields a cutlass and a hook, though Skyward Sword shakes this up by making his weapons electrical. He also has explosive barrels that Tingle uses to defeat him, and in the Oracle games and comics, he is trapped by sea storms, events that have played into some of our other seafarers, so I think we can work with it.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Electric Sword

Charging his sword with electricity based on Scervo from Skyward Sword, he will slash forward and stun his opponents with electricity.

Side B: Hook

He will grab with his second main weapon, hooking players and holding them to him so he can dole out successive attacks.

Up B: Sea Storm

A storm similar in design to those seen in the Oracle games will appear around him and send him spinning up into the sky.

Down B: Explosive Barrel

He will roll forward one of the explosive barrels from Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, which will explode on contact.

Final Smash: Pirate Ship

His ship will swoop in, bombarding the stage with its cannons, before crashing into it. The captain's pirate stalchildren will then flood off the boat and attack the players on stage.

Entrance: He will be sitting in his captain's chair as a corpse and then suddenly come to life.

Taunts: Up, he will ring the bell Link collects for him. Side, he will raise his sword as his pirates gather around him. Down, he will fall apart into a pile of bones.

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll move on to those characters originally from the manga.

Thanks for reading! Next up, an enemy variant who has shown up quite a few times at this point.