Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee is a fighting game released for the Nintendo GameCube. It is a sequel to the Nintendo 64 game Super Smash Bros. It features many characters, stages, and items, alongside those of other popular Nintendo series.

Characters from The Legend of Zelda
Super Smash Bros. Melee features Link, Zelda/Sheik, Ganondorf, and Young Link as playable characters. They are based on their appearance in.

Link
Link's moveset includes many attacks and items from the Zelda series, including the Master Sword for most of his smash attacks, the Spin Attack as his recovery, the Up Thrust and Down Thrust, the Hookshot as his grab, and the Bow, Boomerang and Bombs as projectiles. Link can also crouch to use the Hylian Shield to protect himself from projectiles.

Link's costumes include the Kokiri Tunic as his main costume, the Goron Tunic and Zora Tunic, and a lavender tunic based on the Blue Ring palette swap from The Legend of Zelda as his alternative costumes.

Young Link
Young Link is faster than his, adult Link. He uses Fire Arrows instead of normal ones. Young Link uses the Kokiri Sword and Deku Shield. His features him drinking Lon Lon Milk.

Zelda/Sheik
Zelda's moveset includes the three spells featured in Ocarina of Time. Farore's Wind is used as her recovery, Din's Fire is a ranged attack, and Nayru's Love is used to reflect projectiles.

Zelda can transform into Sheik at any time during a battle. Sheik's recovery resembles his vanishing move from Ocarina of Time.

Ganondorf
Ganondorf is a heavier, stronger clone of Captain Falcon. He possesses the same moveset but with different names, such as the Gerudo Dragon. In some cutscenes and artwork, Ganondorf can be seen holding a sword. However, it is not part of his moveset.

Termina: Great Bay
Taken from, the Great Bay stage features the Marine Research Laboratory as the main platform. A rock platform stands to the left and the Turtle to the right; the palm trees on his back serve as two smaller platforms. After a while, the Turtle will hide underwater, reappearing after a set amount of time.

Tingle makes a cameo appearance floating on a balloon that can be used as a platform. If a player stands long enough on the balloon, or it is pierced by an attack, it will burst and drop Tingle on the platform below. Eventually, Tingle will blow up another balloon.

The Four Giants and the Moon also make a cameo appearance in the background. As the fight progresses, the Moon will come closer to the ground. Eventually, the Four Giants will appear and stop the Moon, returning it to its original position.



Hyrule: Temple
The Temple stage is based on the Palaces from. Its soundtrack is a remix of the music played while exploring the Palaces. The stage appears in two events: and the.

Underground Maze
The features a Zelda-themed level. In it, the player must search for the Triforce around a maze in order to finish the level. ReDeads, Like Likes, and Octoroks appear as enemies throughout the maze. If the player finds a Master Sword instead of the Triforce, a fight with Link will be triggered.

Items from The Legend of Zelda
Heart Containers appear as recovery s. They decrease 100% of damage. In addition, Bunny Hoods improve players' agility, allowing them to jump higher and move faster.

30 different Zelda-related trophies appear in the game. These include the playable characters in different poses, non-playable characters, items and enemies.