Characters in The Faces of Evil

This is a list of the characters from Link: The Faces of Evil, the non-canon game from the CD-i. Link, Princess Zelda, and other characters that are part of canon are listed only with the information relevant to their place in the game.

Link
At the beginning, Link is seen to be very different from his canonical version, with the ability to coherently speak and with a very childish attitude. He also appears to live in Hyrule Castle. He remarks that it is boring in Hyrule due the age of peace, but Gwonam arrives, telling him that he is the only one who can defeat Ganon, who has seized Koridai. Link then asks Zelda for a kiss, but is rejected. He then goes off to defeat the masters of the Faces of Evil and rescue Koridai. At the end, he fulfills his destiny by defeating Ganon, trapping him in the Book of Koridai, and asks Zelda for a kiss again, but then is rejected.

Princess Zelda
Zelda, like Link, is very different than her canonical incarnation, being bratty and similarly childish. In the beginning, she refuses to kiss Link, and is later kidnapped by Ganon. Link, after defeating Ganon, saves her, but is once again rejected a kiss.

Ganon
Ganon is portrayed in his "evil boar" form, and has ordered his minions to seize the Island of Koridai. Link is dispatched to defeat him. At one point, he appears in spirit form to capture Zelda, and when Link arrives to fight him, he offers him the Hobson's Choice of an alliance or death. However, Link imprisons him within the Book of Koridai.

King Harkinian
Zelda's father and the king of Hyrule, his only role is at the beginning, in which he tells Link that peace is what all true warriors strive for while sipping wine. He allows Link to be taken by Gwonam to Koridai to defeat Ganon.

Gwonam
Nicknamed "the genie" or "Squadalah Man" by fans, Gwonam is a Koridian wizard who goes to Hyrule to get Link, so Koridai can be saved from Ganon. He then offers Link advice, and gives him an item to defeat Ganon after Link "has the vision to find (his) house". After Ganon is defeated, he returns Zelda and Link to Hyrule.

Goronu
Goronu is the first of Ganon's minions that must be defeated. He appears as a tan-skinned, bald Koridian. He impersonates Zelda when she is kidnapped, and then attacks Link, but is defeated. He is later attacked by Link, and killed.

Glutko
Glutko is a large, green mound with a single eye, his name having been derived from gluttony, or large hunger. This mirrors his manners, and he apparently guards the Shrine of Koridai. He consumes Koridians with no remorse, but Link kills him by making him swallow a Bomb, at the advice of the Beer Guy.

Militron
An armored minion of Ganon, Militron possesses the ability to turn Koridians into stone monsters that attack Link by crushing them and exposing them to fire, much like when coal is turned to diamond by pressure and heat. He fights Link, but when defeated, his armor explodes, revealing a fat old man.

Harlequin
An anthropomorphic pig, Harlequin is a gambler who turns Koridians that he bests in combat into his minions with a strange, yellow bubble that he also uses to teleport. Link defeats him, and he deflates like a balloon.

Lupay
A wolfman with an almost-effeminate voice, Lupay is called "the most dangerous of Ganon's minions" by Gwonam. He possesses a third eye, but is defeated by Link, fading away in a strange white light.

Morshu
Morshu is a friendly and obese shopkeeper who lives in Goronu (the area). He sells Link rope, lamp oil, and bombs for a price. He is occasionally mistaken as Goronu himself on the internet, and is affectionately referred to as "the Shopkeep" by fans.

Ice Queen
A blue-skinned woman who lives in the frozen area of Nortinka, the Ice Queen is a powerful witch who sends Link to Fortress Centrum to acquire the "Treasure of Death". Once he obtains it and gives it to her, she enchants his shield with a crystal, so that it "curses the curser with twice the curse".

Frozen Woman
An inhabitant of Nortinka, she happened to be standing in a fountain, which was frozen by Ganon. She can still speak, and at her urging, Link uses a Firestone to free her. She gives him some Water of Life, but doesn't move away from the fountain, and freezes again, this time apparently beyond Link's help.

Fairies
Not to be confused with the canonical fairies, there are two fairies that live in the woods that name Link as their hero, giving him support, Life Hearts, and bottles of Water of Life.

Old Man
An elderly man who lives in one of Koridai's towns, he gives Link a magic lantern, claiming that "It's pretty dark out there with all the evil about."

Old Witch
A witch who lives in Koridai, she turns one of Link's gloves into the Glove of Power. She later says that she is old and ugly, but still knows a few tricks.

Fisherman
An old man, the fisherman cheers Link on while weaving a net. He also catches a large crab while fishing. Link remarks that it is a Gohma, and the fisherman then praises him for his wisdom, giving him the Sword of Power, which can shoot energy beams.

Beer Guy
A man who drinks beer and eats a chicken leg, he remarks that Link shouldn't fight Glutko, but feed him "somethin' spicy". Link acts on this information, and throws a bomb down Glutko's gullet.

Smith
A sunburnt man who is chained to a cliff wall. He asks Link to free him, for the Arpagos of the area are driving him insane. Link frees him, and then the Smith enhances his sword with a Firestone, giving the ability to shoot fire.

Fish Lady
An enigmatic character, she is a fat woman who says something along the lines of "Dairas came straight from the freighter as I boarded the vent. Used a skull for a latch and not one dairas figured it out!" What she means is up for speculation.

Fat Woman
A large woman, her necklace was stolen by the Gleeok (apparently now a race, not a single creature), and she sent Link to recover it. In return, she gave Link a bottle and a kiss. She appears to unnerve Link slightly, probably due to her quasi-romantic advances, and was also married, but she claims her husband was turned into a monster.

Ipo
A middle-aged man who is "the Reader". He offers to read the Book of Koridai to Link, which reveals the Book itself is enough to defeat Ganon.

Sleepy Bones
A skeleton warrior that is awoken by Goronu to "find the living and cut their vile throats". Presumably among those destroyed by Link.