Characters in The Faces of Evil

This is a list of the characters from, the non-canon game made for the CD-i as a result of a botched deal between Nintendo and Philips to create a CD-based add-on for the Super Nintendo. 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


Link is the main protagonist in, and is based off his appearances from previous Zelda games. At the beginning of the game's introduction, Link is bored with no action after peace was brought back to Hyrule. He is then shortly informed by Gwonam about Ganon's conquest over the island of Koridai. According to a prophecy, Link is the only one who can defeat Ganon. Excited, Link accepts going on the journey, and travels to the far-away island. Link is dropped off in any area of the island of wish by Gwonam. Link is equipped with his sword and the shield. He eventually gets more efficient items and abilities along the way. He later defeats Ganon and saves the kidnapped Princess Zelda, waking her up from a sleeping spell, and becomes the hero of Koridai.

Princess Zelda
Princess Zelda is the daughter of King Harkinian in Faces of Evil. Her design more closely resembles her appearance from the animated series and the Valiant Comics. She is first seen in the game's introduction, where Link asks her for a kiss before going on his journey, but is humorously refused. While Link is adventuring in Koridai, she is captured by Ganon, and held in the prison ofhis dungeon under a sleeping spell. Goronu takes her form to trick Link into going to the Fortress Centrum and fools him by revealing himself. Once Link has defeated Ganon, he rescues Zelda by hitting the gong over her bed to break the sleeping spell. She returns to Hyrule along with Link and Gwonam.

Ganon
Ganon is the main antagonist in The Faces of Evil. He is based off his classic boar wizard form. He invades the island of Koridai along with his evil forces. At one point he also kidnaps Princess Zelda and holds her hostage by putting her under a sleeping spell. His only weakness is the Book of Koridai, which Link throws during their battle and traps Ganon inside.

King Harkinian
King Harkinian is Zelda's father and the king of Hyrule, who also appeared in the animated series and the Valiant Comics. His only role in Faces of Evil is encouraging a bored Link that the kingdom's peace is what a warrior strives for. After receiving news about Ganon's conquest over Koridai from Gwonam, he generously offers their help, but Gwonam tells a prophecy that Link is the chosen hero to defeat Ganon.

Gwonam
Gwonam is a wise Koridian wizard who travels to Hyrule to bring Link, the hero chosen to defeat Ganon, to Koridai. Gwonam helps Link during the quest, traveling with him around every area of choice in Koridai, and notably introducing all of Ganon's minions. After the minions are defeated, he gives Link the lantern of vision made from the crystal of vision that was obtained after defeating Lupay. The item becomes necessary which allows Link to see all the flying enemies in Ganon's lair and so infiltrate the fortress. 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 green-skinned, bald wizard. He revives skeletons as undead warriors and commands them to guard the dungeon and to kill every living being. Goronu is magically immune to any item or attack, with the exception of firestones. He impersonates Zelda in Fortress Centrum, and will reveal his true form when Link tries to awake "her", but he is defeated in same way.

Glutko
Glutko is a large, green cyclops. His name is derived from gluttony, or large hunger, which mirrors his voracious manners. He guards the Shrine of Koridai, and consumes Koridians with no remorse. He is first encountered in the interior of what comprises the nose and eyes of his statue, but Link kills him by making him swallow a Bomb, at the advice of Droolik. Shortly afterwards, he is fought again at the Shrine of Koridai, but is defeated again in the same way.

Militron
Militron is an armored minion of Ganon. He possesses the ability to turn Koridians into Armos statues that attack Link by crushing them and exposing them to fire. He fights Link, and deflects all of his attacks with his armor. His head is his only weak spot. When defeated, his armor explodes, revealing a fat old man who runs away. He is fought again in Ganon's lair. His in-game sprite is significantly different from his portrayal in cutscenes.

Harlequin
Harlequin is an anthropomorphic pig. He is a gambler who turns Koridians that lose all of their Rupees while gambling at his casino into Goriyas. Harlequin can only be defeated with sword attacks in his back, and when Link defeats him, he deflates like a balloon. He is fought again in the Lupay area as a mini-boss and is defeated the same way.

Lupay
Lupay is a wolf-girl with the ability to turn Koridians into Moblins by "replacing their souls" with hypnotic magic, and is referred as "the most dangerous of Ganon's minions" by Gwonam. Link must reflect her shots with his reflecting shield. When defeated, she fades away in a strange white light and most likely dying. She is fought only once.

Morshu
Morshu is a friendly and large shopkeeper who lives in the Goronu area. He sells Link rope, lamp oil, and bombs for a price.

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

Frozen Woman
An inhabitant of Nortinka, and is seen inside her igloo. She is unable to move, for Ganon frozen a fountain. She can still speak, and at her urging, Link must use Firestones to unfreeze her. She gives him some Water of Life that will restore his hearts, and fills a canteen if Link has one. Even unfrozen, she still not free, and will freeze again shortly after. She can be thawed again anytime if necessary.

Fairies
Two fairies who live in the fairy fountain in middle of the woods of Spearfish Falls. They name Link as their hero and gives him an extra life heart in their first encounter. Once Link obtains a canteen, the fairies will fill it with Water of Life. Otherwise, they will just fill his life hearts. Their design is strongly based off of the fairy artwork from.

Old Man
An elderly and oddly-voiced man who is seen in the Toyku Lighthouse. He gives Link a lantern, claiming that "It's mighty dark with all the evil about."

Crone
A witch who lives in a hut in Spearfish Falls. She turns one of Link's gloves into the Power Glove once he gives her the grapple berries she asks for. She says that although she is old and ugly, she still knows a few tricks.

Anutu
An old fisherman who lives in a hut in Crater Cove, and cheers Link on while weaving a net. He had caught a large Gohma, and humorously says it's the biggest crab he has ever caught. Link corrects that it is a Gohma, and the fisherman then praises him for his wisdom, giving him the Power Sword which can shoot sword beams.

Droolik
A large man who drinks beer and eats a chicken leg in a house literally right next to the face of Glutko. He remarks that Link shouldn't fight Glutko, but feed him "somethin' spicy", referring to the bombs. Link acts on this information, and throws a bomb down Glutko's gullet.

Kulvan
A sun burnt man who is chained to a cliff wall in the Gingko Pinnacle. He is the father of a large girl and a blacksmith. He asks Link to free him, for the Arpagos of the area are driving him insane. Link frees him by striking the chains with his sword, cutting them, and releasing the smith. As a reward, he enhances Link's sword with a Fire Diamond, collected in Firestone Lake. This transforms the sword into a Fire Sword, giving it the ability to shoot sword beams regardless of how many hearts Link has.

Fish Lady
An enigmatic butcher woman who had blocked a cave entrance to prevent Dairas from coming out, saying "Dairas came straight from the crater 'till I boarded the vent. Used a skull for a latch and not one Daira's figured it out!" She had hid the cave's key in the nearby skull. She serves absolutely no purpose story-wise, and does not bestow Link any item or power-up, unlike most other characters in the game.

Hamsha
A large woman who had her necklace stolen by the Gleeok. She sends Link to recover it. In return, she gives Link a bottle and a kiss. She appears to unnerve Link slightly, probably due to her quasi-romantic advances. She mentions that she is also married, but claims her husband was turned into a monster.

Ipo
Ipo (pronounced ) is an old woman living in Nortinka who is "the Reader". Early in the game, she offers to read the Book of Koridai to Link, and once he gives it to her after obtaining it, reveals the book itself is the only thing that can defeat Ganon.

Sleepy Bones(Stalfos)
A skeleton warrior that is awoken by Goronu to "find the living and cut their vile throats". Presumably among those destroyed by Link. The scene in which he appears is the only one of Gwonam's boss introductions that does not feature generic Koridians, although it can be assumed that he was one before he died. "Sleepy Bones" is most likely not actually his name, and was probably just given by Goronu.

Fat Girl
A girl imprisoned aboard a smashed ship. After Link saves her, she proclaims him her hero and gives him a huge kiss and nearly crushes him in a hug. She requests that Link save her father, Kulvan the blacksmith. She then tells him to "have a heart", and means it literally; he receives an extra life heart from her.

Astronomer
An old man who stays in an observatory. He concludes that the stars are made of ice, and thus makes the night cold. He will ask for an ice crystal from Serigon Caves. Once receiving it, he adds a "vacuum" to Link's lantern, changing it into the magic lantern, before leaving the vicinity. The magic lantern can light up areas for longer duration, resulting in less use of lamp oil.

Generic Koridians
Generic, nameless residents of Koridai who are only seen in Gwonam's introductions of Ganon's minions. In these cutscenes, they are shown being turned into monsters by Harlequin after losing all of their Rupees, having their souls replaced and turned into pig monsters by Lupay, "hardened with fire" and transformed into Armos by Militron, and eaten by Glutko. Since they are not seen elsewhere in the game, it can be presumed that they have all been killed or turned into monsters. They serve no practical function in the game.

Trivia

 * The name "Goronu" bears a striking resemblance to "Goron", a species that was not created until, many years later.
 * The two fairies AI is exactly the same as flying enemies. They will fly around the area and follow Link anywhere he goes. The only difference is that they won't cause damage.