Toon Link


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Toon Link is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He is a secret character that can be unlocked in various ways: by clearing the Subspace Emissary and clearing Classic Mode with Link on any difficulty, clearing the Subspace Emissary and going through the hidden door in The Forest stage, or by participating in 400 Brawls. His design is based off Link's more recent appearance from The Wind Waker, Four Swords, Four Swords Adventures, Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, and Spirit Tracks with an added "airbrush shading" as opposed to his normal cel-shading. His stage is the Pirate Ship, or more specific, Tetra's Ship from The Wind Waker. He is very similar to his older counterpart, even having the same Final Smash as him. It is generally believed that he replaced Young Link from Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Alternate Tunics
Unlike Young Link in Melee, Toon Link has three alternate colors that resemble the Four Swords clones (Red, Blue, and Purple). He also has an alternate color that resembles the first The Legend of Zelda model. Much like regular Link, his last costume is a dark version of Toon Link, which looks like Shadow Link. His shield color changes as well, as it is an inverted version of the original Toon Link's shield.

Special Moves
Most of Toon Link's special moves are the same as his adult counterpart, with a few differences. His hookshot, which serves as his grab move and can be used as a tether recovery, has a shorter range than adult Link's. The neutral special move, the Hero's Bow, also does not travel as far as adult Link's and has a slower speed. Toon Link's side special move is the Boomerang from The Wind Waker, and his up special as well as his recovery move is the Spin Attack. The latter one varies with adult Link's in that it can trap any nearby foes in a cyclone of slashes.