Character Sheet: Monk Maz Koshia

MONK MAZ KOSHIA

Today, we begin the third (and probably last) big character haul of the Zelda series, assuming the Tingle and CDi games, the remakes, the animated series, and the comics don't add in anything too drastic. Our list covers twenty-eight familiar faces, and they are:

1. Linkle

2. The Youth

3. Wild Zelda

4. Wild Impa

5. Twili Midna

6. Lana

7. Darmani

8. Yunobo

9. Mikau

10. Sidon

11. Teba

12. Riju

13. Hestu

14. Epona

15. Tingle

16. Agitha

17. Purah & Robbie

18. Yves

19. Terrako

20. King Rhoam

21. Wild Fairies

22. Monk Maz Koshia

23. Cia

24. Astor

25. Volga

26. Wizzro

27. Manhandla

28. Sooga

Scattered throughout Hyrule in Breath of the Wild are sacred shrines that house various challenges presided over by the desiccated corpses of ancient monks. And then, in the DLC for the game, one monk decided to get up off his pedestal and fight you himself as his personal challenge. Honestly, weird flex, but I kinda dig it. And then, naturally, Age of Calamity just had to include him as a playable character.

In his moveset and boss battle, he could grow bigger and stomp the ground, punch the ground and leave a crater, summon spears to throw at you, perform a spin attack, throw a giant boulder, send out orbs, wield a giant hammer, and just straight up slam one of his shrines down on top of you. You can't say he's not creative.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Light Spear

He will summon up a group of spears and launch them forward as multiple projectiles.

Side B: Grounding Punch

He will grow much bigger for a second and punch downward, burying his opponent in the ground.

Up B: Spin Attack

He will stretch out his arms and spin upwards, carrying himself high into the air and damaging anyone close by.

Down B: Sacred Orb

For this one, I wanted to pull from Breath of the Wild a little more. He will hold up a sacred orb you might get from one of the monks and absorb it, regaining a bit of his health and stamina.

Final Smash: Sheikah Shrine

He will leap off of the stage, expand up to giant proportions, and slam a full-sized Sheikah Shrine down on top of the stage.

Entrance: He will be sitting and meditating on his pedestal.

Taunts: Up, he will hover in the air for just a moment. Side, a group of sacred orbs will circle around him. Down, he will say the quote about the goddess leaving her blessings upon you.

Thanks for reading! With the ally characters out of the way, let's start up on our villains, starting with Cia.

Character Sheet: Wild Fairies

WILD FAIRIES

Today, we begin the third (and probably last) big character haul of the Zelda series, assuming the Tingle and CDi games, the remakes, the animated series, and the comics don't add in anything too drastic. Our list covers twenty-eight familiar faces, and they are:

1. Linkle

2. The Youth

3. Wild Zelda

4. Wild Impa

5. Twili Midna

6. Lana

7. Darmani

8. Yunobo

9. Mikau

10. Sidon

11. Teba

12. Riju

13. Hestu

14. Epona

15. Tingle

16. Agitha

17. Purah & Robbie

18. Yves

19. Terrako

20. King Rhoam

21. Wild Fairies

22. Monk Maz Koshia

23. Cia

24. Astor

25. Volga

26. Wizzro

27. Manhandla

28. Sooga

So, Breath of the Wild's fairies are a bit . . . different. I mean, they're still scantily clad giant women who seem to lack any concept of consent, but instead of floating in the air, they are constantly submerged in their fountains, which are giant plants they can move around in. And there's four of them: Cotera, Kayasa, Mija, and Tera. And Age of Calamity gave them a distinctly different moveset from the Great Fairy of Hyrule Warriors, so, they'll be different.

So, right off the bat, they can move around in their pods, switch at will with their fellows, hide inside their pods, pull others into their pods, cause plants to grow, spray out a pink mist, slap and blow kisses, blast out a big heart, and suck things in around it. All four of them can also team up and kiss you together for a big attack. I think we have more than enough.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Blow Kiss

The fairy will blow a gigantic kiss at their opponent as a strong projectile.

Side B: Slap

The fairy will pull back their arm and slap forward hard, striking opponents with her hand and her large arm.

Up B: Pink Mist

To be honest, Smash has a handful of non-upward momentum (inherently) Up Specials, like Yoshi, Ness, and Jigglypuff, and I haven't included many myself (mostly because they feel useless and every other character trains you to treat that as your go-to "save yourself" move, so if you're not paying attention it will screw you over), but I imagine these will be floaty like those three, so maybe we'll have her spew her pink mist, giving her a little boost, but mostly putting fighters caught in the cloud to sleep.

Down B: Pull In

She will grab the nearest fighter and pull them inside of her pod, closing it up as a shield against outside attack, and doing damage to the fighter until they can escape.

Final Smash: Love of the Four Fairies

All four will emerge around a single character and close in, all four coming in for a kiss. The character will be KO'd at the end of the cutscene.

Entrance: The fairy will burst from their pod with a flourish.

Taunts: Up, the fairy will raise her arm and twirl inside her pod. Side, she will lean over and look flirtatiously at her opponent. Down, the fairy will duck down below the water for a second.

Thanks for reading! Next, a rather powerful DLC boss that I didn't know I wanted to fight until I fought him.

Special Bonus: Yoshi Series Skins

YOSHI SERIES

CHARACTER SKINS

Like I said, the Yoshi series was stupid easy to get through, so here's eight color swaps for each of its ten fighters:

1.       Shy Guy

a.       A typical red Shy Guy

b.       A Snifit

c.       A Spear Guy

d.       A Fly Guy

e.       A blue Shy Guy

f.        A yellow Shy Guy

g.       A green Shy Guy

h.       A black Shy Guy

2.       Yoshi

a.       Green Yoshi

b.       Pink Yoshi

c.       Light Blue Yoshi

d.       Yellow Yoshi

e.       Purple Yoshi

f.        Red Yoshi

g.       Blue Yoshi

h.       Baby Yoshi from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

3.       Kamek

a.       Kamek as he normally appears

b.       Kamek in a normal blue robe without the white stripe

c.       Kamek in a red robe

d.       Kamek in a yellow robe

e.       Kamek in a white robe

f.        Kamek in a green robe

g.       Kamek in a purple robe

h.       Giant Kamek from Super Princess Peach

4.       Baby Mario

a.       Baby Mario

b.       Baby Luigi

c.       Baby Peach

d.       Baby Daisy

e.       Baby Rosalina

f.        Baby Wario

g.       Baby Waluigi

h.       Baby Donkey Kong

5.       Bandit

a.       The standard blue Bandit

b.       A Green Glove

c.       A Slugger

d.       A Grunt

e.       Zeus Guy

f.        A purple Badge Bandit

g.       A pink Bandit

h.       Bandy Andy from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

6.       Poochy

a.       Poochy as he normally appears

b.       Poochy with red spots

c.       Poochy with blue spots

d.       Poochy with green spots

e.       Poochy with pink spots

f.        Poochy with yellow spots

g.       A Poochy Pup

h.       Yarn Poochy

7.       Tiny Mouser

a.       Your standard purple Tiny Mouser

b.       Ms. Mowz (with name change)

c.       The blue Tiny Mouser skin

d.       The black Tiny Mouser skin

e.       Basically, the original Mouser’s head as a Tiny Mouser

f.        Moustafa from Paper Mario

g.       A Tiny Mouser from Yoshi’s Woolly World

h.       A Tiny Mouser from Yoshi’s Crafted World

8.       Ukiki

a.       A standard Ukiki from the Yoshi series

b.       Ukiki as he appears in Super Mario 64

c.       A red Ukiki

d.       A green Ukiki

e.       A purple Ukiki

f.        The Ukikis in sailor suits from Mario Party 7

g.       The Chimp from Super Mario Galaxy

h.       Uckykong

9.       Baby Bowser

a.       Your standard Baby Bowser

b.       A red Baby Bowser skin

c.       A blue Baby Bowser skin

d.       A pink Baby Bowser skin

e.       A more brown Baby Bowser skin

f.        A purple Baby Bowser skin

g.       Baby Bowser as he appears in Yoshi’s Story (all polygonal and such)

h.       Yarn Baby Bowser

10.   Yarn Yoshi

a.       Green Yarn Yoshi

b.       Red Yarn Yoshi

c.       Blue Yarn Yoshi

d.       Light Blue Yarn Yoshi

e.       Yellow Yarn Yoshi

f.        Pink Yarn Yoshi

g.       Black Yarn Yoshi

h.       Mario Yarn Yoshi

And now, we have one left for the Mario rosters. I'm sure we'll be seeing that in a couple of days or so.

Special Bonus: Donkey Kong Series Skins

DONKEY KONG COUNTRY

CHARACTER SKINS

And, here's the skins for the Donkey Kong series. Again, eight for each based on all the ideas I had for them. Hope you enjoy!

1.       Donkey Kong

a.       Donkey Kong as he normally appears

b.       Donkey with bright red fur

c.       Donkey with the same orange fur as Funky

d.       Donkey with white yeti fur

e.       The 8-Bit sprite from the original game

f.        Donkey Kong with his model from the cartoon

g.       Donkey Kong as he appears in Saturday Supercade

h.       Donkey Kong from Skylanders: Superchargers

2.       Donkey Kong Jr.

a.       Standard Donkey Kong Jr.

b.       The pink second player from Donkey Kong Jr. math

c.       A color scheme based on Diddy Kong

d.       A color scheme based on Dixie Kong

e.       An orange color scheme reminiscent of Kiddy Kong

f.        A black-and-white color scheme based on Bones Bailey

g.       The original 8-bit sprite

h.       Donkey Kong Jr. as he appears in Saturday Supercade, with voice

3.       Stanley the Bugman

a.       Your standard Stanley in a blue shirt

b.       Stanley with a red shirt

c.       Stanley with a green shirt just like his plants

d.       Stanley with a pink shirt

e.       Stanley with a yellow shirt

f.        Stanley in a beekeeper’s outfit

g.       Stanley as he appeared in the Saturday Supercade cartoon

h.       Stanley as a black two-dimensional Game & Watch figure

4.       Cranky Kong

a.       Cranky’s standard appearance

b.       A skin based on the original arcade Donkey Kong

c.       Cranky’s blue sweater from Donkey Kong Country 3

d.       Cranky’s scientist getup from Donkey Kong 64

e.       A skin based on Donkey Kong Jr.

f.        Cranky as he appears in the cartoon (with voice acting)

g.       Cranky in his astrally projected spirit form from the cartoon

h.       Cranky in his young form from the cartoon

5.       Diddy Kong

a.       Your standard Diddy Kong

b.       His Dixie-esque skin from current Smash

c.       His blue shirt from current Smash

d.       His purple shirt with black fur from current Smash

e.       His white shirt from current Smash

f.        His green shirt from current Smash (who knew it would be Diddy’s alts that I’d favor?)

g.       A yellow and orange shirt based on Diddy Kong Racing

h.       His Strikers armor

6.       Kritter

a.       Standard Kritter from Donkey Kong Country

b.       Klomp from Donkey Kong Country 2

c.       Kobble from Donkey Kong Country 3

d.       A Kritter from Donkey Kong Country 64

e.       Krunch from Diddy Kong Racing

f.        Kopter from Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast

g.       A Kritter from the Donkey Kong Country TV series

h.       Robo-Kritter from Super Mario Strikers

7.       Klump

a.       Klump as it appears in the first and most games

b.       A Kannon from Donkey Kong Country 2

c.       Klump as it appears in Donkey Kong 64

d.       The version from Barrel Blast with the barrel on its head

e.       The green-skinned version of the regular Klump

f.        A version with orange skin based on Kaptain Skurvy

g.       A version with blue skin based on Krusha

h.       The character from the cartoon series (with voice acting)

8.       Candy Kong

a.       Her current standard appearance

b.       Her bathing suit from the first game

c.       Her outfit from Donkey Kong 64

d.       Her appearance in the cartoon series

e.       A red version of her current appearance

f.        A blue version of her bathing suit

g.       A green version of her Donkey Kong 64 appearance

h.       Robo-Candy

9.       Funky Kong

a.       Funky Kong in his standard appearance

b.       Funky as he appears in Donkey Kong Country 2

c.       Funky as he appears in Donkey Kong Country 3 with his mechanic’s belt

d.       Funky in his military getup in Donkey Kong 64

e.       Funky with a brown and red Donkey Kong-based color scheme

f.        Funky with a pink Candy Kong-based color scheme

g.       Funky with a white-furred yeti color scheme

h.       Funky as he appears in the TV series

10.   Krusha

a.       A Krusha from the first Donkey Kong Country

b.       A Kruncha from Donkey Kong Country 2

c.       A Krumple from Donkey Kong Country 3

d.       A Kasplat from Donkey Kong 64

e.       A Klubba from Donkey Kong Country 2

f.        Kudgel from Donkey Kong Country 2

g.       Kludge from Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast

h.       Krusha as he appears in the cartoon (with voice acting)

11.   King K. Rool

a.       King K. Rool from the first Donkey Kong Country game

b.       Kaptain K. Rool

c.       Baron K. Roolenstein

d.       King K. Rool from Donkey Kong 64 in his boxing getup

e.       King K. Rool but based on the cartoon

f.        Kaptain K. Rool but orange based on Kaptain Skurvy

g.       Baron K. Roolenstein but themed after KAOS

h.       K. Lumsy

12.   Dixie Kong

a.       Dixie in her standard pink outfit

b.       Dixie in an outfit based on Diddy Kong

c.       Dixie in an outfit based on Tiny Kong

d.       Dixie in an outfit based on Kiddy Kong

e.       Dixie in a purple outfit (sort of like Diddy’s current skin)

f.        Dixie in a white outfit

g.       Dixie in a green outfit sorta similar to a Kremling’s color

h.       Dixie as she appears in the TV series

13.   Wrinkly Kong

a.       Wrinkly in her standard ghostly appearance

b.       Wrinkly in her original appearance with a shawl

c.       Wrinkly in her workout clothes from Donkey Kong Country 3

d.       Wrinkly in her nightgown from the GBA port of the same game

e.       Wrinkly’s ghost form but more blue

f.        Wrinkly in her shawl but with a red one

g.       Wrinkly in her workout clothes, but they’re green today

h.       Wrinkly in her nightgown, but it’s pink

14.   Bluster Kong

a.       Standard Bluster Kong

b.       Bluster with Donkey Kong’s brown fur color

c.       Bluster in Swanky’s blue coat from Donkey Kong Country 2

d.       Bluster in Swanky’s yellow vest from Donkey Kong Country 3

e.       Bluster with the red fur color of Manky Kongs

f.        Bluster with a banana cream pie splattered over his head

g.       Bluster in a golden suit probably bought with his mother’s money

h.       Leo Luster

15.   Kiddy Kong

a.       Kiddy Kong as he normally appears

b.       Kiddy with a Dixie-based color scheme

c.       Kiddy with a Donkey Kong Jr.-based color scheme

d.       Kiddy with a Diddy-based color scheme

e.       Kiddy with a Baby Kong-based color scheme

f.        Kiddy with a Chunky-based color scheme

g.       Kiddy with a blue-furred color scheme

h.       Kiddy with a white color scheme

16.   Timber

a.       Timber the Tiger

b.       Pipsy the Mouse

c.       Tiptup the Turtle

d.       Bumper the Badger

e.       Drumstick the Rooster

f.        Banjo in the car

g.       Conker in the car

h.       Diddy in the car

17.   Wizpig

a.       Standard Wizpig

b.       A color scheme based on Diddy Kong

c.       A color scheme based on Timber

d.       A color scheme based on Tricky the Triceratops

e.       A color scheme based on Bubbler the Octopus

f.        A color scheme based on Bluey the Walrus

g.       A color scheme based on Smokey the Dragon

h.       A color scheme based on Future Fun Land

18.   Baby Kong

a.       Standard Baby Kong

b.       A skin based on Donkey Kong Jr.

c.       A skin based on Baby Donkey Kong from the Yoshi games

d.       A skin based on Kiddy Kong

e.       A skin based on Diddy Kong

f.        A skin based on Bluster Kong

g.       A blue skin

h.       A skin based on Cranky Kong

19.   Kaptain Skurvy

a.       Skurvy as he normally appears

b.       Skurvy but with the color scheme of his brother Klump

c.       A color scheme based on his henchman Kutlass

d.       A color scheme based on his henchman Green Kroc

e.       A color scheme based on his henchman Polly Roger

f.        A color scheme based on the blue of the Klaptraps

g.       A yellow color scheme

h.       A black color scheme

20.   Eddie the Mean Old Yeti

a.       Your standard white-furred Eddie

b.       Eddie with brown fur like Donkey Kong’s

c.       Eddie with black fur

d.       Eddie with orange fur like Kiddy’s or Lanky’s

e.       Eddie with icy blue fur

f.        Eddie with pink fur

g.       Eddie with golden fur like Funky’s from the show

h.       Eddie in his angel form from that one episode

21.   Kong Fu

a.       Standard Kong Fu

b.       A red skin

c.       A white skin

d.       A blue skin

e.       A pink skin

f.        A black skin

g.       The more standard brown color as most of the Kongs

h.       A purple skin

22.   Tiny Kong

a.       Standard Tiny as a child

b.       Tiny with a pink outfit based on Dixie’s

c.       Tiny with an orange outfit based on Lanky Kong

d.       Tiny with a green outfit based on her rival Kalypso

e.       Standard Tiny as a teenager

f.        Teenage Tiny with a pink outfit

g.       Teenage Tiny with an orange outfit

h.       Teenage Tiny with a green outfit

23.   Lanky Kong

a.       Your standard orange Lanky Kong

b.       Lanky with brown fur like Donkey Kong’s

c.       Lanky with blue fur

d.       Lanky with black fur

e.       Lanky with white fur

f.        Lanky with yellow fur

g.       A color scheme based on Tiny Kong

h.       A color scheme based on Chunky Kong

24.   Chunky Kong

a.       Your standard Chunky Kong

b.       A skin based on Tiny Kong

c.       A skin based on Donkey Kong

d.       A skin based on Diddy Kong

e.       A skin based on Lanky Kong

f.        A skin based on Kiddy Kong

g.       A white shirt reminiscent of a certain meme video surrounding the character

h.       Chunky in his purple disco suit and afro from the opening theme

25.   Metal Head

a.       Standard Metal Head

b.       A red color scheme

c.       A blue color scheme

d.       A yellow color scheme

e.       A black color scheme

f.        A silver color scheme

g.       A gold color scheme

h.       Donkey Kong’s body but moving like Metal Head

26.   Evil Kings

a.       Dread Kong

b.       Karate Kong

c.       Ninja Kong

d.       Sumo Kong

e.       Dread Kong with the yellow of Scruff Roc

f.        Karate Kong with the blue of Fleet Roc

g.       Ninja Kong with the colors of Hard Roc

h.       Sumo Kong with the red of Thunder Roc

27.   Kalypso

a.       Kalypso as she normally appears

b.       A skin based on her rival Tiny Kong

c.       A skin based on Kip

d.       A skin based on Kass

e.       A skin based on Kopter

f.        A skin based on Kludge

g.       A skin based on Klump

h.       A skin based on King K. Rool

28.   Xananab

a.       Xananab as he normally appears

b.       Xananab with a green peel because he’s not ripe

c.       Xananab with a brown spotted peel because it’s been a few days

d.       Xananab with a fully brown peel because he’s rotten

e.       Xananab without a peel, just the fruit inside

f.        Xananab with a pink peel

g.       Xananab with a black peel

h.       Xananab but made of crystal like his dimension

29.   Tiki Tong

a.       Standard Tiki Tong

b.       A color scheme based on Kalimba

c.       A color scheme based on the Maraca Gang

d.       A color scheme based on Gong-Oh

e.       A color scheme based on Banjo Bottom

f.        A color scheme based on Wacky Pipes

g.       A color scheme based on Xylobone

h.       A color scheme based on Cordian

30.   Tucks

a.       A standard Tucks

b.       A Pointy Tucks

c.       An Archy

d.       A Big Sphen

e.       A Boom Bird

f.        A Tuff Tucks

g.       A Penguin from the Super Mario series

h.       A Bumpty from the Yoshi series

31.   Lord Fredrik

a.       Standard Lord Fredrik

b.       A Waldough

c.       A skin based on Pompy the Seal

d.       A skin based on Fugu the Fish

e.       A skin based on Bashmaster the Polar Bear

f.        A skin based on Skowl the Owl

g.       A skin based on Ba-Boom the Baboons

h.       A fully ice skin similar to his dragon

I might just be putting up the Yoshi skins tomorrow. That roster's pretty small, and most of them have pretty easy pools to pull from.