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!

King Harkinian

KING HARKINIAN

Together, Link and Zelda lived in and defended North Castle from invaders. The castle was full of subjects and citizens of Hyrule, but the most prominent fellow residents were Link’s companion fairy Sprite, and Zelda’s bumbling father.

This is King Harkinian, a friendly but dimwitted ruler who often ends up being tricked by Ganon. He would go on to appear in the Zelda Valiant comics, as well as the games made by Philips CDi, though his design would vary.

As a fighter, he will be slower, with not too much power. His moveset will draw primarily from both his appearance in the cartoon as well as the CDi games, representing the more janky aspects of those games.

Likelihood rating: Does this count as Non-game?

Character Sheet: King Harkinian

KING HARKINIAN

There's not much point to a big returning character review this time around, so let's cover the small handful of characters we were able to pull from the Legend of Zelda cartoon series created by DiC, and the few western comics published under the Zelda series banner. We have eleven to add, including:

1.     TV Link

2.     TV Zelda

3.     King Harkinian

4.     Queen Seline

5.     Roam

6.     Sing

7.     Doof & Automaton

8.     Sleezenose

9.     TV Ganon

10.  Goriya

11.  Water Monster

Well, Zelda's awful, Link's awful, was the king from the cartoon at least fun? Oh, he's an idiot, you say? Great. Anyway, King Harkinian is the shared name of the king from the DiC cartoon as well as the CDi games. Except with different character designs, even though Link and Zelda both seem to have the same basic designs. Colin Fox provided his voice in the show, who has had a long career in television and is still working to this day, so if he wanted to come back for it, he could.

Now, in the show, he doesn't do that much. The biggest thing going for him is, ironically, his presence in the CDi games, which, up to now, were largely underrepresented in moves. However, it is a possibility now. Across Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon, Link and Zelda could use a sword and shield, a bell, bombs, the water of life, a winged helmet, a power glove, rope, a lantern, a snowball, a flute, a shroud, and the respective legendary items, the Book of Koridai and the Wand of Gamelon, both of which could defeat Ganon instantly. I'm going to leave Zelda's Adventure out as he did not appear there.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Snowball

He will throw a snowball forward and use it to freeze his opponents. Has a stronger hit when striking fire-based enemies.

Side B: Shroud

He will pull out the shroud used by Zelda to defeat Gibdo, throwing it forward and wrapping enemies up in it.

Up B: Winged Helmet

He will put on the winged helmet and use it to float upwards in the air for a few seconds.

Down B: Flute

He will play Zelda's flute. Any fighter jumping within range will be frozen in midair for a few seconds.

Final Smash: Book of Koridai and Wand of Gamelon

He will pull out the book and wand and use them both, instantly KOing a single opponent.

Entrance: He will be dropped off by Gwonam's magic carpet.

Taunts: Up, he will recreate one of his animations from the CDi games. Side, he will do Link's memetic shrug animation from the CDi games. Down, he will sit back in his throne and chuckle.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Harkinian's old friend Queen Seline as appearing in the Valiant Comics.

Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon

ZELDA: THE WAND OF GAMELON

Today, let's cover the other game made by Imagination Studios and the second of three games made for the Phillips CDi. It's every bit as bad, it's got all the same horrible animation for the cutscenes, but hey, it stars Zelda this time, going on a quest to save the kingdom of Gamelon from an invasion by Ganon.

Zelda uses the same sword and shield that Link uses, and most of her items are the same, except for the Wand of Gamelon that basically takes the place of the Book of Koridai, and a shroud that replaces the winged helmet. That's about it really, so while it is the first real playable appearance of Zelda, it's mostly in name only.

As for our supporting cast, Link and King Harkinian both return, as well as Impa in her first true game appearance, though I'd still like to thing Ocarina of Time was. Just like before, there's a ton of NPCs you can visit for various story purposes to move the game along, none particularly standing out.

Ganon is our main villain once again, and, just like before, he has a set of bosses working with him, this time being Gibdo, Iron Knuckle, a trio of Witches, Wizzrobe, a wizard named Hektan, and a wolfman named Omfak. Just like before, their boss battles are pretty basic. Most of the same enemies returned for this game, with the same models and everything. Vire is really the only big one that didn't appear before.

The game takes place mostly into the Kingdom of Gamelon, with notable locations such as the plain of Aru Ainu, Dordung Cave, the Fairy Pool, Gobiyan ship, Hanyu forest, the village of Kobitan, Reesong Palace, the Shrine of Gamelon, Shutoy Lake, Tykogi Tower, and Washubi Swamp.

That should be about all we need. 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: sword, shield, flute, bombs, water of life, shroud, Power Glove, rope, lantern, Wand of Gamelon

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: Probably not. If he was going to recur, then I would have said so. Maybe Harkinian? Let's wait to see what the show offers us.

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

Gibdo

Iron Knuckle

Three Witches

Wizzrobe

Hektan

Omfak

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

Gamelon

Aru Ainu

Dordung Cave

Fairy Pool

Gobiyan ship

Hanyu forest

Kobitan

Reesong Palace

Shrine of Gamelon

Shutoy Lake

Tykogi Tower

Washubi Swamp

Thanks for reading! Next up, the final CDi game, Zelda's Adventure!