Tingle. Good, evil, or on something?

[Petman1325]

Tingle is a good map maker. Yet he turns people into slaves. It is that he serves Uncle Rupee. Is Uncle Rupee real, or just something that Tingle does and uses it as an excuse. Tell me what you think of an idea.:hmm:

[Skull_Kid]

Tingle is just a huge homossexual mid-aged man who thinks he's a fairy...do i need to say anything else?

[Josh]

^ I knew those were coming. That's the problem with Topics with Tingle.


Back on the topic though, I think he's in the middle. He's an *** for the slave thing, and basically stealing everyone's rupees, but also he's good because he's just trying to survive like everyone else.

[Kybyrian]

I hate Tingle, as most people do. Because he's an arrogant *******. :<

Who wants to pay 23894748702834 rupees just to get a map or a map deciphered?

Plus, 30 something year old man floating around on a balloon that thinks he's a fairy? Talk about a nutjob. Plus, in The Wind Waker, he was locked up in a jail cell. He must have done something. :P

[Smitie]

tingle isn't evil, but super greedy, arrogant and he has a sick mind.

[Skull_Kid]

But...there is one character that is way worst than Tingle...NAVI...GOd..how i hate navi

[blackice_cc]

I think Tingle is just some weird guy that ends up in a lot of the Zelda games for some reason. Nothing special, just some guy that got a bad concussion when he was little, leading to permanent brain damage or something.


But...there is one character that is way worst than Tingle...NAVI...GOd..how i hate navi

We have a thread for "Most annoying characters" by the way.


Who wants to pay 23894748702834 rupees just to get a map or a map deciphered?

Lol, this is the third time you've said this, but yeah, it's very annoying.

[Stella3000]

I think Tingle is just some weird guy that ends up in a lot of the Zelda games for some reason. Nothing special, just some guy that got a bad concussion when he was little, leading to permanent brain damage or something.



We have a thread for "Most annoying characters" by the way.



Lol, this is the third time you've said this, but yeah, it's very annoying.


I agree with Blackice.......Tingle got a bad concussion when he was little, leading to permanent brain damage. Lol.

[Kybyrian]

Tingle's a ***,and in MC he has 3 more *** friends:S

He also had that 4 twins in The Wind Waker. The different colored suit tingles.

[Skull_Kid]

Oh yeah,i forgot about those...C'mon..who in the freakin'hell wants to be like Tingle...?
maybe Tingle's Elton John or so...LMAO

[small link]

I hate tingle he is evil!!!!!


hesa greedy lil ... <insert bad words and insults>

he steals everyones rupees just so he can be rich! GRRRRRRR :mad:

[Skull_Kid]

lol...so cute:P


tingle is the worst character ever

[Petman1325]

He looks at you and thinks you are a fairy! Wow. Does he steal rupees for his drug addiction?


I hate Tingle, as most people do. Because he's an arrogant *******. :<

Who wants to pay 23894748702834 rupees just to get a map or a map deciphered?

Plus, 30 something year old man floating around on a balloon that thinks he's a fairy? Talk about a nutjob. Plus, in The Wind Waker, he was locked up in a jail cell. He must have done something. :P
He stole a Pictobox from the Pictobox guy. Well, almost did. Like I said, he must be on something!

[Skull_Kid]

Of course he's on something..he's on ****s lawl

[Kybyrian]

He stole a Pictobox from the Pictobox guy. Well, almost did. Like I said, he must be on something!

Not to "backseat mod" or anything, but use the edit button if you have something else to say after your previous post and nobody has yet posted again.

And well, he didn't technically steal a pictobox from him, it was just kind of there. Just because he was locked up in a jail cell doesn't mean that he put the pictobox back there.

[Petman1325]

And well, he didn't technically steal a pictobox from him, it was just kind of there. Just because he was locked up in a jail cell doesn't mean that he put the pictobox back there.

There are several stones around the Pictobox. They say something like this.

Once I finally bust my way out of here, I will reclaim this Pictobox. In the event that I forget how to use this, I shall write down the controls. Shows controls.
The stones claim that he had previously tried to steal it, hid it in his cell, and try to get it back in the event that he be released.

[Kybyrian]

It is possible that it wasn't him, but well, you never know. You might be right.

[Petman1325]

It wasn't signed by Tingle, though. But it was in his cell, and it uses how he would talk with his greedy messed up self. I wonder what those pots in his cell had.....

[Kybyrian]

Well, it wasn't technically in his cell, more like through a series of dangerous tunnels above the ocean.

[Petman1325]

Maybe he used them to try to confuse someone who wanted to reclaim the Pictobox. And the mice, I can't explain.

[octorok74]

Tingle is good. In OoA he gives you a sea chart and upgrades your seed satchel for free if you become his friend. I guess this could also mean he's on something, but Tingle is still good.

[El Bagu]

Tingle's a ***,and in MC he has 3 more *** friends:S

Tingle is the next Super Macho Man!! If Tingle was human he would be Tom Selleck?

[Skull_Kid]

Tingle's the adult version of bill from tokio hotel(i hate those guys)

[James]

Tingle is most definitely on something >_>

[MajoraKing12]

I said that he's evil because in one of the legend of zelda but I can't think of the name though, But in certan dungeons if you don't do somthing in time tingle and alot more tingles come and take most of your rubees and if you don't get a huge one he comes and grabs it. And I also do think he's on somthing becuse he's just plan creepy!

[Petman1325]

Tingle is good. In OoA he gives you a sea chart and upgrades your seed satchel for free if you become his friend. I guess this could also mean he's on something, but Tingle is still good.
True that, true that. Yet he serves Uncle Rupee. That is right, he serves a big *** rupee! He is defiantly on something.:nerd:

[Skull_Kid]

He is a greedy bastard and a son of *****... grrrrrrrrrrr... i hate tingle so much xD

[Petman1325]

He only helps you ONCE in the Wind Waker. All he does is allow for you to find the Triforce of Courage pieces (That isn't sinister), but he charges a hefty price for that map (I believe more then 200). It is required in order to beat the game.

[Kybyrian]

He is a greedy bastard and a son of *****... grrrrrrrrrrr... i hate tingle so much xD

Not to backseat mod or whatever. But we heard you the first few times, no need to further prove your point with pointless words. Also, I don't appreciate the swearing. :<

Also, Petman, he charges something around like 370 something rupees, something near at least.

In Majora's Mask he can be found floating around and you can shoot him down and pay rupees to get a map of an area.

[blackice_cc]

I think it's 394 rupees that Tingle charges you for decoding each Triforce chart. Or some odd price like that.

[Petman1325]

In Majora's Mask he can be found floating around and you can shoot him down and pay rupees to get a map of an area.
Yeah, but he does still act like he is on something. He looks at you, and believes that you are like him: A fairy from the forest. He claimed that his father dissed him for acting "crazy." :hmm: I'm not sure this could help in anybody's point, but here is Tingle's trophy details.

http://gallery.zeldalegends.net/categories/Unofficial%20Games/SSB_Melee/Trophy_Tingle.jpg

Just trying to prove a point, plus helping you out.:cool:

[AFI__afireinside]

I think Tingle is on something or the concussion thing is very likely. Why would a middle-aged man (except for a gay guy) want to float around saying he's a fairy? He wants attention (and people say emo kids are bad). :P

[Petman1325]

I think Tingle is on something or the concussion thing is very likely. Why would a middle-aged man (except for a gay guy) want to float around saying he's a fairy?
Maybe the first time you shot him down, he suffered a concussion and thought he was a fairy after looking at Tatel.

[Skull_Kid]

You already gave the answer...he's surely gay

[Petman1325]

He could be gay. Not every guy in tights clad in green that thinks he is a fairy is straight. I mean, his own father dissed him. :o I personally don't blame him, yet dissing your kid would mean he would try to live his dream: To be...a fairy! I'm pretty sure nobody would want to do that. Either that, or when you shoot him down, he suffers a concussion and believes he is a fairy. Also in Wind Waker, when he is in jail, maybe he was so insane from being locked up that he believed he was a fairy. Maybe the drug hallucinated Uncle Rupee told him he was a fairy.

[arkvoodle]

i think he's on something cause in wind waker (i don't know if its only me) he makes you pay 201 rupees to open his letter and a 40 year old man who thinks he's a fairy definetly on something. and thats why he was put in prison for.

[Skull_Kid]

he was put in jail because he's a ****ing gay pedophile

[Josh]

Or........................he could have been put in Jail for stealing money. I mean face it, that's perfectly plausible. And I'm assuming that they base this on today's society, you don't really put someone in Jail for being Gay. He probably stole a crap load of money.

[Petman1325]

Or........................he could have been put in Jail for stealing money. I mean face it, that's perfectly plausible. And I'm assuming that they base this on today's society, you don't really put someone in Jail for being Gay. He probably stole a crap load of money.

Unless the Great Sea has become a major commonwealth and there is an anti-gay law. I remember that I had said that he might have gone to jail due to an attempted theft of a Pictobox. He created a labyrinth (I believe so) above the sea, and hid the Pictobox there. He had also written directions in the event he gets out, yet forgets. You release him and go to Tingle's Island, he has already enslaved two people and made them work.:dry:

[MrMosley]

Well yeah he would definitely be considered "gay" if that aspect was ever brought up in a Zelda game...but generally I don't think Tingle would have much of a sexual preference. He enjoys throwing confetti, jumping around, and pretending to be a small forest inhabitant who flies. He probably did way too much acid back in the 70's (as in 1570's or so).

What would really be something, is if in one game, instead of Link getting a normal fairy, he got Tingle to follow him around...

That would piss me off pretty good...

[Petman1325]

What would really be something, is if in one game, instead of Link getting a normal fairy, he got Tingle to follow him around...

I would hack the game and try to place Navi from Ocarina of Time in there. At least Navi isn't as disturbing...

[Skull_Kid]

TINGLE TINGLE KOOLOOH LIMPAAAAAH XD

He would spend the whole time saying it xD...
Tatl or Ciela would be better than Navi,imo

[Midna666]

Tingle is a evil,evil,man.

[Petman1325]

TINGLE TINGLE KOOLOOH LIMPAAAAAH XD

He would spend the whole time saying it xD...
Tatl or Ciela would be better than Navi,imo

Yeah, let me shoot the guy who will program Tingle if he ever gets on a Zelda game by being Link's assistant (Like Navi, Tatel, Minda, or Celia)...:revenge:

[Hylian Hobbit]

I actually liked Tingle in MM and OoA. But he was a pain in the you know where in WW. He is both evil and most likely on something in WW, but he's just a freak in MM and OoA. A poor helpless 30 year old freak.

[Skull_Kid]

In OoA he's not greedy at all... In MM he's a son of a ***** grrr... and in wind waker makes me wanna squeeze his throat

[Hylian Hobbit]

In OoA he's not greedy at all... In MM he's a son of a ***** grrr... and in wind waker makes me wanna squeeze his throat

What's so bad about him in Majora's Mask?

[Midna666]

I did not mind Tingle in Majora's mask.
He fited in pretty well in that game,same with his role in Oracle of Ages.
When Nintendo put him in Wind Waker,that is when the problem of Tingle begin.

[Skull_Kid]

In MM he was already greedy... He sold maps cheaper if you were in the place where they belong..., That's being greedy imo

[Petman1325]

Based on what everyone has said, I have this to say (feel free to comment on this). I cannot imagine Tingle being in Twilight Princess. The graphics are too real for this cartoony loon. If he was in Phantom Hourglass, I would be kinda puzzled. There is a guy just like him in Phantom Hourglass: The Prince of Red Lions. He claims to be superior to you. He is as gay as Tingle. Please comment me on that. I need feedback!

[Midna666]

Petman 1325,Tingle was not in Twilight Princess,but we got other freaks like Fyer,Falbi,and the postman.
So in a way we got three Tingle's in Twilight Princess.

[Josh]

I think he knew he wasn't in Twilight Princess.

And what's bad about Fyer, Falbi and the Postman? I quite liked them. And they weren't AS bad as Tingle. Most barely talked.

[Kybyrian]

I humbly agree. What is wrong with those 3? Tingle was much worse. And also, Petman, they could easily alter Tingle to fit in, I'm sure.

[Skull_Kid]

Well... I just bought Freshly Picked: Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, and the game is a lot of fun

[Claire]

Personally, I think Tingle in the Wind Waker is merely a very confused young woman.

[Kitsu]

Wow, that's a interesting idea. I suppose it is possible. But I agree that Tingle is confused. I don't think Tingle is good or evil.

[Petman1325]

I'm sorry, but I cannot see Tingle in TP graphics. It is hard to observe him in MM without shivering (I'm not dissing 64 bit, but he looks a lot better cel-shaded).
Josh, they would have to make a lot of cinematics if Tingle was in TP. Then, Minda would be very ticked off at him for being annoying. I wonder what her dialog towards him/her (there you go Lenora Dragon) would be like...
Maybe she would strangle him/her...

[elementskater995]

I hate tingle :mad:


And if he was in twighlight princess!!!! That was one of the awsome things about tp, that they didnt put in all the cheesy (and gay!!!) stuff

[elementskater995]

but the postman in tp was gay too!!! but i can deal with him, besides, its fun to get letters ;)

[Petman1325]

His pants were WAY too short. Some of the guys in TP looked very queer. The mailman has disturbingly short pants, and a few males are wearing belly shirts. Yeah, a little disturbing... But they don't think of themselves as fairies. Lets see Tingle try to revive you!

[yojoel333]

Good is tingle..........(-_-)

[Petman1325]

Tingle is good because he makes your Rupees in your wallet less claustrophobic, by airing out your wallet...

[Chris]

Tingle is so ****ed in the head. He is a middle aged man though he dresses as if he was a fairy. WTF is wrong with this rupee stealing jerk

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[Midna666]

Tingle is so ****ed in the head. He is a middle aged man though he dresses as if he was a fairy. WTF is wrong with this rupee stealing jerk

Tingle has a case of the Tingles.

[Petman1325]

*Coughs up a remedy for a cure for Tingles*
Cure for the Tingles! Only 6196431461 Rupees!

[Master Kokiri 9]

Hes on drugs or something....... seriously isn't it wierd to see a grown man think he's a fairy and act like a kid? 100 rupees to the first person to agree with me!

[Clucluclu]

Dont forget that he is probably a theif. Remember where you found him in WW and what was in his cell?

[The DSM]

Hes beyond evil.... beyond anything you could ever imagine.......

[Chrono]

Hes on drugs or something....... seriously isn't it wierd to see a grown man think he's a fairy and act like a kid? 100 rupees to the first person to agree with me!

You need to pay closer attention to all the Zelda characters...

I'm not trying to back up Tingle here, but it's pointless to only call him a thief. What about Link? He even breaks into people's houses, smashes their jars and steals whatever is in there.

[Len]

maybe he is hidding his (evilness) by his strange face he allways do, but no... i don,t think that he is evil

[angelkid]

Seriously. He is none of the above.

He is not Evil, he doesn't make people his slave. Knuckle and Ankle are his brothers who work with him to raise as many Rupees as possible. Dave JR is someone who none of the brothers seem to know but seems to want to be like the three Tingle Brothers, and presumably, is also under Uncle Rupee's curse due to the clothing.

He also did not make Uncle Rupee up. If you play Freshly Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, you will see why Tingle is who he is. Why he is a middle-aged freak in tights who thinks he is six years old. Uncle Rupee is not made up, it's not like Tingle uses it as an excuse to con people out of their money.

Also, he isn't a theif. People think his prices in WW are outrageous. However, if you really think about it. He is the only person on any of the islands (that we know about) who can translate these ancient and rare maps. I'm sorry, but that is one hell of a talent, and if that was me, I'd be charging an awful lot more the 398 Rupees.

Also, we know he is not "Good" because *SPOILERS* in the alternate ending for Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, he has the chance to wish for absolutely ANYTHING (Triforce anyone?) However, even though the 'Great Fairy' is telling him to wish for money to be gone from the to get rid of the nad rupee power 'yada yada blah blah blah.' He actually wishes for the money, girls and fine lifestyle that he was originally aiming for when he made the deal to raise Rupees to get to Rupeeland. This shows us he is selfish, and thus ruling out the possibility of him being 'Good.'

The thing about Tingle is, in MM he just doesn't make sense. In MC, he says he wants to be a fairy. That makes perfect sense after he has seen what Pinkle can do, and he also possibly wants to be with her. In MM, he wants a fairy, I guess this kind of makes sense as perhaps he has just ruled out the possibility of becoming a fairy and perhaps he just misses having a compainion like Pinkle. So I guess he does make sense in MM. Haha, talk about contradicting yourself :D.

[Zarom]

Tingle is a good person. He isn't evil. He isn't on something. So, all that remains is good. So he's good. :D

[Master Kokiri 9]

You need to pay closer attention to all the Zelda characters...

I'm not trying to back up Tingle here, but it's pointless to only call him a thief. What about Link? He even breaks into people's houses, smashes their jars and steals whatever is in there.

Dude while cluclu did say that he's a thief and i do agree with him i never said that he was a thief in my other post. i just said that he was on drugs meaning he's crazy. and yeah link does go into peoples houses to smash pots and snag what may be inside so in that case link is a thief too. anyways tingle is the most annoying character in the series beyond even navi. he's loopy in the head.

[angelkid]

Dude while cluclu did say that he's a thief and i do agree with him i never said that he was a thief in my other post. i just said that he was on drugs meaning he's crazy. and yeah link does go into peoples houses to smash pots and snag what may be inside so in that case link is a thief too. anyways tingle is the most annoying character in the series beyond even navi. he's loopy in the head.

Have you played Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland? If not you cannot judge. I'm sorry but I hate when people do this, it's like me saying 'ah Error is stupid.' When I know nothing about Error so it is an unfair judgement to make. Don't judge a book by it's cover. Tingle has reasons for being so weird. He was -as far as we know- a normal person until he met Uncle Rupee.

[Clucluclu]

Dude, there are plenty of reasons to believe Tingle is a theif because, as you said, he is selfish, and also, the stolen pictobox was in his cell. We have no evidence against it not being him besides the fact that he claims not to have done anything, which is not berygood evidence considering that he was in jail.

[Master Kokiri 9]

Have you played Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland? If not you cannot judge. I'm sorry but I hate when people do this, it's like me saying 'ah Error is stupid.' When I know nothing about Error so it is an unfair judgement to make. Don't judge a book by it's cover. Tingle has reasons for being so weird. He was -as far as we know- a normal person until he met Uncle Rupee.

Dude I didn't play Tingle's Rosy Poopy Land but you don't have to in order to know that tingle is both crazy and a thief. In ww tingle had a stolen pictobox in a secret chamber in his cell, in ww he decodes your triforce charts for about an insane 400 rupees a pop and he is a grown man that acts like a little kid so he must be on drugs or something.


Dude, there are plenty of reasons to believe Tingle is a theif because, as you said, he is selfish, and also, the stolen pictobox was in his cell. We have no evidence against it not being him besides the fact that he claims not to have done anything, which is not berygood evidence considering that he was in jail. Yup i agree completely with ya cluclu. he is a thief.

[angelkid]

Dude I didn't play Tingle's Rosy Poopy Land but you don't have to in order to know that tingle is both crazy and a thief. In ww tingle had a stolen pictobox in a secret chamber in his cell, in ww he decodes your triforce charts for about an insane 400 rupees a pop and he is a grown man that acts like a little kid so he must be on drugs or something.

Yup i agree completely with ya cluclu. he is a thief.

True in WW it appears that he is a theif, but I never said he wasn't. well, I did but I had forgotten about the Pictobox thing. We dont actually know if he stole the Pictobox or not, but it does seem very likely that he does. NO. He is not on drugs. Play the game, or read the text or something before you go making opinions when you know nothing about what you are talking about. No I don't think 400 rupees is insane. If you had read my other post I'm sure you'd know why.


People think his prices in WW are outrageous. However, if you really think about it. He is the only person on any of the islands (that we know about) who can translate these ancient and rare maps. I'm sorry, but that is one hell of a talent, and if that was me, I'd be charging an awful lot more the 398 Rupees.

If you were the only person in the world with that talent, you'd charge a hell of alot of money. Also, it's not like he is translating maps to find like some crappy town or something. It's the Triforce! One of if not THE most powerful magical item in the series. That is not going to come cheap.

My final word is: Wow. Poopy land? What are you? Like 4 years old or something?

[Master Kokiri 9]

True in WW it appears that he is a theif, but I never said he wasn't. well, I did but I had forgotten about the Pictobox thing. We dont actually know if he stole the Pictobox or not, but it does seem very likely that he does. NO. He is not on drugs. Play the game, or read the text or something before you go making opinions when you know nothing about what you are talking about. No I don't think 400 rupees is insane. If you had read my other post I'm sure you'd know why.



If you were the only person in the world with that talent, you'd charge a hell of alot of money. Also, it's not like he is translating maps to find like some crappy town or something. It's the Triforce! One of if not THE most powerful magical item in the series. That is not going to come cheap.

My final word is: Wow. Poopy land? What are you? Like 4 years old or something?

Dude im 13 and really it's insane that the game sold even a single copy. Tingle is just so frickin annoying what with his childish dance and estupido catch phrase. I could of called it something much much much much (42 muches later) worse. Why would anyone insane, sane, or on drugs buy it? And yeah he's the only one in the game who decodes your triforce charts and it's the triforce for nayrus sake, still thats a heck of a lot of money to spend. Why the heck are you defending him dude?!?!?!?!?!?!! Seriously it makes no sense. He is so annoying i sometimes call him 'ganon incarnate'. He's just that annoying! And also why do you not find a grown man acting like he's 3 ultra strange.

[angelkid]

I dont find it strange because I have played the game and therefore understand why he acts so weird. It sold because it's an amazing game, and honestly alot bette than most of the Zeldas. Tingle is weird and that's what makes him interesting, because he is actually a hilarious character.

[Master Kokiri 9]

I dont find it strange because I have played the game and therefore understand why he acts so weird. It sold because it's an amazing game, and honestly alot bette than most of the Zeldas. Tingle is weird and that's what makes him interesting, because he is actually a hilarious character.

Okay so maybe you don't find it wierd cuz you played poopy land which i guess from your post reveals the origins of tingle and such but better than most zelda games? *shocked* I can't really acurately answer that cuz i didn't play it. In fact i didn't even know it existed until recently and really i think its out of print know cuz i never once saw it in a store. And besides would you go out of your way to get a game just to acurately answer someone on a forum? I think not. But yeah i doubt it as the usual zeldas pwn. But I still think he is insane (and possibly on drugs) and a thief.

[link-of-hyrule]

i think tingle is on shrooms he thinks your a fairy so maybe he thinks everyones a fairy why else would he charge you, he can't make a prophit if he gives away maps to every fairy he sees. anyway his "brothers" are in minish cap and ww not to mention tingle himself is in MM, orical of seasons, etc. my point is i'm not sure if hes a relivant character and if he is he jumps through space time and demensions which would make him evil for taking advantage of a hero saving a world in chaos, greed is a sin is it not?

[angelkid]

i think tingle is on shrooms he thinks your a fairy so maybe he thinks everyones a fairy why else would he charge you, he can't make a prophit if he gives away maps to every fairy he sees. anyway his "brothers" are in minish cap and ww not to mention tingle himself is in MM, orical of seasons, etc. my point is i'm not sure if hes a relivant character and if he is he jumps through space time and demensions which would make him evil for taking advantage of a hero saving a world in chaos, greed is a sin is it not?

Wrong. He doesn't think he is a fairy. He wants to be a fairy. He also does not jump dimensions, there are two theories as to how Tingle is in so many games. The first is that Rupees make him immortal. This is stated in TRR and is therefore canon. The second is that there are more than one Tingle. Again stated in TRR as it say's Uncle Rupee wishes to make everyone a Tingle. Either of these theories explains how he can be in so many places on the timeline.

[Zarom]

I completely agree with angelkid. TRR looks like a great game and I think you can't judge a game if you haven't played it.

In WW, the price Tingle charges for the triforce charts seems really low, if you ask me. They are really rare items, and Tingle is the only one who can dechipers them. And plus, in WW, you find TONS of Rupees. And your wallet can hold up to 5000 rupees!

And Tingle is not on drugs or anything like that. He is one very cool and one of the best character ever made in the Zelda series-if not the best.

Also, Tingle is not a thief. I don't know how he managed to get in the cell in WW, but he is not the one who stole the picto box. Why? You should read what is written on the rocks where you find the PB. And like angelkid said, Tingle doesn't think he is a fairy. He wants to be a fairy.

[peanutjoepap]

I think (I know) Tingle is an insane homosexual criminal. For the insane he thinks he is a fairy, he ride around on a balloon selling maps in the middle of know where, he buys an island and makes a gigantic totem pole of him self, throws sparkly things and screams randomly when doing something with maps, and makes people his slaves. For the criminal he is found in jail in WW and later enslaves his brothers to spin a giant totem pole, there is a wanted poster of him in PH, and he steals every thing in FSA. And I think the Tingle games are just crazy hallucinations caused by ether insanity or weed.

[Halo siera 117]

Tingle is always evil (and he's on something, but still pure evil!). Tingle is a Genius mastermind who stoll the maps from passerbyers, and selling them to you at a high price. At the end of the game he tried to kill you but couldn't seeing as you were awesomes.

[NoRush]

I guess I'll just have to wait till I play the other Zelda games to find out what the big fuss is over Tingle...

[jamalthegiraffe]

TINGLE RULES! Everytime I play Brawl and his assist trophy comes up I take a pic. There is no real eveidence of him being gay, either. And, so what if he thinks that he's a fairy? I think it's funny that his brother's name is David Jr. too.

[angelkid]

He's deffinitely not gay. If you think that Tingle is gay, watch the video on this link and be proved wrong. Mature content though, it is sexually suggestive. http://www.importgamers.com/tingle/rupeegoods.php.

Not only that, but the whole theme of Tingle's new game seems to be about trying to find a girl friend. Doesn't sound gay to me.

[Master Kokiri 9]

Tingle is always evil (and he's on something, but still pure evil!). Tingle is a Genius mastermind who stoll the maps from passerbyers, and selling them to you at a high price. At the end of the game he tried to kill you but couldn't seeing as you were awesomes.

yeah he's annoying, probably on drugs, and a theif. But when in subrosia did tingle try to kill link? And at the end of what game?

[Neo]

Tingle is always evil (and he's on something, but still pure evil!). Tingle is a Genius mastermind who stoll the maps from passerbyers, and selling them to you at a high price. At the end of the game he tried to kill you but couldn't seeing as you were awesomes.

...the hell?

In any case, I think Tingle was just a delusional man. He acts like a child, yet he seems to be somewhat intelligent. He is simply mislead.

Perhaps he missed his childhood?

[Miss Moonlight]

I always just found him really annoying and useless. Kind of like Navi, only green and elf-shaped.

[DreamDevourer]

Why does Tingle have to be anything? He's just a guy you have to see, what, 7 to 10 times throughout WW. In MM he is optional- you rarely have to talk to him. So.......why does everyone make fun of him? Hey, I don't like him- but complaining about him is like complaining about Link's Grandma- he's in the game, he does something.

[HaruHaru]

The first time I ever saw tingle Up in the sky, Personally, I thought he was just a balloon. When I looked closer, I realized It was no Balloon. I fell off my couch in horror!(Yes, Tingle Scares the **** Out of me) He is Evil.

[Silver]

Tingle is a weird character in the Zelda franchise! He is useless, annoying, and yes in some way like Navi. Even though he is all those things, I found him quite funny during times. In Wind Waker he does in fact serve a purpose, he helps Link decode the Triforce Charts so he can get the Triforce Shards. In a way it is all opinion~

[badmuffins]

I should have never let him out of jail in Wind Waker...

[CZG]

Why does Tingle have to be anything? He's just a guy you have to see, what, 7 to 10 times throughout WW. In MM he is optional- you rarely have to talk to him. So.......why does everyone make fun of him? Hey, I don't like him- but complaining about him is like complaining about Link's Grandma- he's in the game, he does something.

Why would people make fun of him?
You noticed how he's dressed?

But, I agree, he's just a spoiled kid of 35 years old so I go for poll option 4: a weirdo.
I like him though...

[Jedizora]

He also had that 4 twins in The Wind Waker. The different colored suit tingles.

he probably just wacked the tingle followers on the head so they would thing he was great or something
xD just kidding idk whats wrong with them( if there is something wrong with them)

also is he helped almost ruin a perfectely good game! if he and his his brothers didnt want to be faries then they woulnt like kinstones in MC!! MC was my favorite game besides the kinstoneswhich made it my 2nd favorite!!:mad::mad:

[yann]

I don't think he's good or evil.
He's just jealous that you have a Fairy and he's still waiting for his own.

[ChargewithSword]

Tingle is just some guy who goes about travelling around the world taking whatever he can. He is also a bloody cheapskate with the mentality of a four year old. He's also in spandex. That makes him neutral.

[Epwna]

Tingle's just...strange.He's a map making fairy wannabe that wears spandex.He also makes you pay loads of rupees in WW.The only way to lower the price is to bring him statues of hisself.He also has slaves.Didn't Abraham Lincoln take care of that problem?

[vatti]

Tingle is just a wierd little thing/man/etc...... and he has major problemo's.

[Matt]

Tingle gives hints through the Tingle Tuner about each island. Recently I collected them and then put them on all the island pages at Zelda Wiki.org.

Two of them seem relevant to this thread.
Windfall Island:

Windfall Island is close. I don't want to end up in jail there again! Although... The mushrooms that grew on my pillow were quite tasty!
So we know he has had mushrooms. :P

And the one on Spectacle Island:

East of there is Windfall Island. I tried to enter my best drawing in the auction there. But I got rejected at the door! Why is there a dress code at an auction?

I could not contain myself first time I saw that. I found it rather funny. :lol:

[JosephII]

Tingle is a weird character in the Zelda franchise! He is useless, annoying, and yes in some way like Navi. Even though he is all those things, I found him quite funny during times. In Wind Waker he does in fact serve a purpose, he helps Link decode the Triforce Charts so he can get the Triforce Shards. In a way it is all opinion~

He is useless, yet serves a purpose? How can this be?!?!

[Tychon]

You know what? I've just given it some thought, and his behavior in Wind Waker isn't really all that strange. It's just his appearance that offsets people, but after having seen the randomness made by Konami in their Parodius Nonsense Fantasy games, and Namco's Katamari (which was actually a rather awesome game, by the way), I think I've become desensitized to it.

First of all, I didn't find it annoying to have to shell out 201 rupees just to get the first map, and another 398 every time you wanted a map decoded. Because by the time you get to the end of the game, you should be able to carry a maximum of 5000 rupees, and the upgrades for them weren't difficult to find--201 rupees out of 5000 is only ~1/25th of the total carrying capacity of your wallet, and 398 isn't much bigger. Furthermore, it isn't really difficult to find rupees anyways; in fact, I often run into the problem of what to do with the rupees because I end up having to put back the rupees in the chest that I found, because I already have 5000, or they go to waste if I haul them up from the sea. Thankfully, Tingle takes care of this problem. By giving him my rupees, I'll have enough room for more.

From a business perspective, let's suppose Tingle is the only one who can decipher your triforce maps. Which would make his skill a rarity, and he basically has no competition--if he did, he may have an incentive to lower his prices. So because no one else can read your triforce maps, he can raise his prices as high as he likes. He'd be losing out if he did otherwise. Same reason why you pay more for a doctor to perform surgery on you than you do the guy who makes your fries; the former requires more skill of which not very many people are capable of doing.
And with no shortage of rupees, it's not really an issue. I found looking for arrows, bombs, etc. really easy, and if you wanted to buy them, they were really cheap anyways.

So really, if I had a reason to dislike Tingle, it would just be his appearances, and strange hopes for wanting to be like a fairy. I actually don't find either of those things detestable though; just silly and wierd. Whether he was onto something or evil only really has to do with how he wants to look like.

The only time I ever found him annoying was in The Four Swords Adventures, but I find he didn't appear all that often.

[Anemos]

Tingle is a good map maker. Yet he turns people into slaves. It is that he serves Uncle Rupee. Is Uncle Rupee real, or just something that Tingle does and uses it as an excuse. Tell me what you think of an idea.:hmm:

Can't believe you get to be a mod when you don't know diddly-squat about spin-off games. In Rosy Rupeeland, Uncle Rupee is the one who turns people into Tingles. NOT Tingle.

And for the record, he isn't the best map maker. If you have played the Wind Waker, you can tell that he really isn't the best artist.

[Tychon]

So are those other two Tingles on his island voluntarily turning his tower, or are they Tingle's slaves?

He's a better map maker in Majora's Mask, if only because nobody else bothers to give or sell them to you.