Kala

KALA

Later on, Riruto will come across his second companion, a spunky girl who blocks their way with a shapeshifting ferret for a pet and a wise friend named Cho who supplies them with a few handy items.

This is Kala, who will at first antagonize Riruto and Gonza, attacking them with her ferret and later making Riruto pass a test to walk across an invisible bridge over a pit of lava, but later joining them and proving a valuable ally against Haggis.

As a fighter, she will be fast but also heavy hitting on her own, but will also heavily rely on her ferret to shapeshift into both a giant worm and a flying dragon. Her moveset will include all of that, some of her other demonstrated moves, and Cho’s fancy rope trick.

Likelihood rating: Non-game

Character Sheet: Kala

KALA

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, let's cover Riruto's second companion on his journey, a young bandit with a shapeshifting ferret and a heavyset companion named Cho who aids her with magic. If nothing else, I at least can't quite pin her down to one specific Dragon Ball character, she's more of a mishmash of Bulma, Launch, Yamcha again, with Puar and Yajirobe knockoffs as companions. Anyway, she puts Riruto and Gonza through a couple of tests before deciding to join them on their journey.

I imagine that Kala will make use of her own moves and Cho's, as Cho himself didn't do enough to warrant a spot. This gives her her ferret that can transform into a giant worm or a winged dragon, as well as physical moves such as a punch and a pile driver. Cho can likewise control rope with a flute, tying up opponents with it, and he provides the power bracelet to Riruto. Between the two of them, I'd say we have enough.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Punch

Being a bit of a physical brawler, it makes sense that a strong punch would make its way into this set. I figure the piledriver works more as a spiking move.

Side B: Giant Worm

Her ferret will grow up to massive size and turn into a worm that she will grab hold of and ride as it plows forward.

Up B: Dragon

Her ferret will transform itself into its dragon form and carry her up into the air alongside it.

Down B: Cho's Rope

Cho will appear, playing on his flute as his rope shoots forward and binds up the nearest opponent, limiting their movements for a while.

Final Smash: The Test

Based on the test she and Cho put Riruto and Gonza through, she will strike an opponent and that opponent will find themselves standing on an invisible bridge over a pool of lava, will wobble for a second, and then fall in, being KO'd in the process.

Entrance: She will jump down with her arms crossed and look smug.

Taunts: Up, she will flash the player a cocky look. Side, she will play with her ferret as it runs around her shoulders. Down, she will lean against Cho as he plays some music.

Thanks for reading! Next up, we return to the Cagiva manga for another companion of Link.

Oath of Riruto

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.