Stalchildren

STALCHILDREN

Upon leaving the Lost Woods, Link will find himself in a huge open plain called Hyrule Field, a hub of sorts that connects all the major Hylian regions. He’ll need to be quick about it, however, as the moment night falls, skeletons will rise from the ground.

These are the Stalchildren, smaller and less powerful skeleton enemies than the more standard Stalfos. They tend to be a recurring hazard in many games during the night cycle, and even act as something of the “standard race” of the Ikana region of Majora’s Mask.

As fighters, they will be echoes of the Stalfos, albeit smaller and weaker in most aspects.

Likelihood rating: Piranha Plant clause.

Character Sheet: Stalchildren

STALCHILDREN

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

Next up, we have the Stalchildren, the smaller skeleton enemies often found rising from wilder areas when night falls. They will be smaller, less powerful echoes of Stalfos.

Here is their moveset:

Standard B: Head Throw

Their heads are bigger compared to their bodies, maybe that means it would hurt more?

Side B: Magic Shroud

I do believe there are magician versions of these guys too.

Up B: Flying Leap

Definitely wouldn't get as much lift on the jump.

Down B: Stalchild

Hmm, forgot this was a thing. Could change it into a self-defense thing where it falls apart to avoid damage?

Final Smash: Blood Moon

Keep it mostly the same.

Entrance: It will start as a pile of bones before coming together.

Taunts: Up, it will stand up straight and salute. Side, it will put out its arms like a zombie. Down, it will collapse into bones for a second.

Kirby Hat: Their skulls as a hat.

Kart: Made out of bone.

Special Move: They can summon more of their brethren to rise from the track behind you.

Spirit Battle: A horde battle on Hyrule Field.

Victory Screen: They will stand and salute like soldiers of Ikana.

Losing Screen: They will burn up in the rising sun.

Color Swaps: Every version of Stalchild across the series, starting with Ocarina's model.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Ganon Blight infests the stage.

Legend of Zelda Second Chance Round (Part IV)

LEGEND OF ZELDA

SECOND CHANCE ROUND

Next up, we have a few more that are basically possible echoes. While the Stalfos have long been a major staple of the Zelda franchise, they have frequently been accompanied by their much smaller counterparts, the Stalchildren. Perhaps you might know them best for their appearance in Ocarina of Time, making Hyrule Field a bit dangerous to wander around at night. As a smaller, weaker echo to the Stalfos, I'd say:

YES

In the same vein, we also have the Dinolfos, generally seen as much bigger, more saurian cousins of the Lizalfos. Although, to be honest, I've always seen them as basically just Lizalfos by another name, similar to Iron Knuckles and Darknuts. Under that lighting, I'd have to say:

NO

And of course, make sure they are well represented by the Lizalfos skins. Next up, we have Junglo, Aba's mentor and adoptive father, the logic being that he taught her most everything she knows, and as such would be her echo. However, I believe it was Wizbenorno who suggested all the companions of Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, and that got me thinking a little bit.

So, a concept I've been working on, especially as we get closer and closer to Pokemon, is "what to do with long lists of characters who would be functionally the same." So, say we do Pokemon Trainer as a general concept for the Pokemon Franchise, where you can pick a trainer, then attach to them an assortment of three Pokemon, either from a selection recommended for that specific trainer, or simply as a "choose your own." The roster for that would have to be markedly different, and I visualize it as more of a pull-down menu that lets you scroll through, pick your favorite trainer/gym leader/rival/etc. This concept could then be carried over to the "Football Player" character for some real world stuff or Madden or something, with a pull-down menu letting you play as your favorite player with the same basic moveset. So, I think I am going to implement that for the first time here. Instead of "Aba" (Though I could easily see Aba at the top), we will have a "Bodyguard" spot that will instantly bring up a list of all the hireable bodyguards from the game. The next time I return to Mario, I think I'll make that change to the Golf and Tennis players as well. So, I guess my answer is:

KINDA

And finally we have Paya, Impa's granddaughter who might be related to Hinata Hyuga. For Paya, we never actually see her in action, but I imagine it's fair to say her grandmother would have taught her in most of their ways. I want to say:

YES

But I can imagine others disagreeing with my decision. Let me know in the comments if you do or not. Thank you!