Gwonam

GWONAM

In 1993, Nintendo loaned out the rights to The Legend of Zelda for three games to be made on the Phillips CDi system. Anyone who knows anything about gaming knows full well how that panned out, with all three games being some of the most laughably bad games ever made, to the point that I hesitate to include characters from them in the actual “game” rosters.

One such character appearing in them was the wizard Gwonam, who acted as a sort of guide for Link on his quest.

As a fighter, he will act as an echo to King Harkinian, both acting as gimmick representatives for the three games. He will have higher power on his magical attacks than the king, but will likely be slower in speed.

Likelihood rating: Never gonna happen.

Character Sheet: Gwonam

GWONAM

And here's all the characters that I gave a definitive YES to during my second chance round. They are:

1.       Fierce Deity Link

2.       Kalin

3.       Darbus

4.       Ralis

5.       Gulley

6.       Osfala

7.       Irene

8.       Rosso

9.       Queen Oren

10.   Paya

11.   Rune

12.   Kanan

13.   Talon

14.   Ingo

15.   Gwonam

16.   Tetra’s Crew

17.   Kokiri

18.   Goron

19.   Zora

20.   Rito

21.   Korok

22.   Gerudo

23.   Stalchildren

24.   Ganon Blight

Now, we have Gwonam, a wizard and ally to Link and Zelda in the infamous CDi games. He is here, simply because King Harkinian had an echo slot open, which could have been filled by any one of the random characters introduced in those. While Morshu was a popular choice, due to his meme status, I chose Gwonam in the end because he is at least a main supporting character, while Morshu is just one of many merchants throughout the game.

Here is his moveset:

Standard B: Snowball

We could change it to a fireball spell for this one, but the general idea remains the same.

Side B: Shroud

Same, except maybe its more of a wizard's cloak this time.

Up B: Winged Helmet

I think he had a magic carpet we could trade out if we wanted to.

Down B: Flute

Same effect as before.

Final Smash: Book of Koridai and Wand of Gamelon

I'm still down with this combo.

Entrance: He will fly in on his own magic carpet.

Taunts: Up, he will works some flashy magic in the air above him. Side, he will hold out his arms and show some magic potions. Down, he will perform a death animation from the game.

Kirby Hat: His turban.

Kart: His magic carpet.

Special Move: He can play his flute and freeze opponents in place for a few seconds.

Spirit Battle: On Koridai, with Link and Zelda. The Morshu assist trophy will appear regularly.

Victory Screen: The victory screen from the game will play out.

Losing Screen: A janky death animation like the bosses would suffer will play out.

Color Swaps: His base look, and then costumes based on various NPCs from the CDi game.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tetra's Crew set sail!

Link: The Faces of Evil

LINK: THE FACES OF EVIL

In 1993, Nintendo leased some of their titles out to Imagination Magic to create games for the experimental new Phillips CDi system. The results included Hotel Mario, Link: The Faces of Evil, and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon. They are all . . . really bad. I mean, really, really bad. Widely considered to be some of the worst games ever made, and certainly the worst Zelda games by a wide margin, though they have picked up some meme popularity in recent years, which is probably well-deserved.

The game stars Link as the main playable character. Here he wields a sword and shield, as well as such items as a bell, bombs, the water of life, a winged helmet acting similarly to the Pegasus shoes, a Power Glove, a rope, a lantern, and a snowball. He also has the Book of Koridai, which can defeat Ganon in one hit. Not too much new. I think I'll hold off any decision there until I see the TV show version, there's a lot of design similarities.

The game is chock-full of supporting characters, mostly appearing in some of the worst animated cutscenes you will ever find. Among these are Zelda, King Harkinian (though with a completely different design from the show, strangely), a wizard named Gwonam with a magic carpet, and several other shopkeepers and people you can visit for important quest details, the most memed one being a merchant named Morshu.

Ganon is the main villain and he mostly attacks you with flaming skulls. He also has five main bosses working for him, namely the wizard Goronu, the clownish pig Harlequin, a knight named Militron, a fat, blobby thing called Glutko, and a wolfman named Lupay. Most of their fights are pretty basic. A lot of standard enemies appear, albeit barely recognizable. These include: Moblins, Goriyas, Stalfos, Achemen, Armos, Dairas, Darknuts, Dodongos, Ghinis, Gleeoks, Gohmas, Keese, Octoroks, Wallmasters, Zols, and Zoras.

Most of the game takes place on a giant island called Koridai with several literal evil faces sticking up from it. Most of these faces are literally named after the boss that resides there, being Goronu, the Harlequin Bazaar, Militron, Glutko, and Lupay. Other locations include the snowy Nortinka, Crater Cove, Toyku Lighthouse, Firestone Lake, Spearfish Falls, Serigon Caves, the Fortress Centrum, Hermit Flat, Shipwreck Cliff, and Ganon's Lair.

Really, that's all we've got. Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Link: sword, shield, bell, bombs, water of life, winged helmet, Power Glove, rope, lantern, snowball, Book of Koridai

Zelda

King Harkinian

Tingle: fight cloud, money management, fireworks, make maps, fly with balloons, drop bombs, cook, shovel, bat, stretch and leap, rupee blast, baseball, slingshot, rope, train car, scary face

Pinkle: potential echo fighter or gimmick rep

Tingle's companions (Kakashi, Buriki, and Lion): crawl, pick things up, get thrown, carried by crows, scan, connect to electricity, trip, lift bell, knock tree over, pick vegetables, slingshot, scary face, seeds, train car?

Gwonam: Maybe there's a gimmick rep here? We'll hold off until the others.

Ganon: flaming skulls

Sensei, Azusa, Iona, Liar, and Princess

Aba: potential gimmick rep

Teddy Todo/other bodyguards

Yamori: ninja blade, hide, disguise, leap, kite, smoke bombs

Uncle Rupee: sofa, lightning, table shields, cats, grand form, green cloud, giant head, bodyguards with rupee guns

Segare: sword, horse, leap, giant mech, rocket launchers, ramp, sabotage, vandalism, spiked wall

Majiyo: shapeshift, teleport, become gigantic, float, bee, worm, snake, final form

Oinker: bombs, swords, shields, lances, spells, rolling around on balls, sword spin, rage circle, more Oinkers, meteors, float, slash, waves of magic

Captain Stalfos: fireball, swords

Bosses:

Death Bug

Bana Bana

Dora Dora

Baron

Goronu

Harlequin

Militron

Glutko

Lupay

Stages:

Tingle's Room

Port Town

Western Pool

Hero's Shrine

Pirate Hideaway

Deku Temple

Insect Cavern

Desma's Labyrinth

Captain Stalfos's Ship

Cape Treasure

Deku Forest

Gooey Swamp

Mount Desma

Fairy Garden

Auros Ruins

Balloon Fight

Book

Emerald City

Koridai

Goronu

Harlequin Bazaar

Militron

Glutko

Lupay

Nortinka

Crater Cove

Toyku Lighthouse

Firestone Lake

Spearfish Falls

Serigon Caves

Fortress Centrum

Hermit Flat

Shipwreck Cliff

Ganon's Lair

Thanks for reading! Next up, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon.