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'''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''' is a fighting game for the [[Nintendo Wii]], in which various [[Nintendo]] (and non-Nintendo) characters fight on a 2-D plane. It is the third game in the Super Smash Bros. series and it has 35 characters to play as. This game features multiple characters and stages from the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], along with many trophies and a few items. Most of the characters and items take their appearances from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''.

===Link===

[[Link]]'s design in the game is taken from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. He is a returning character from the very start of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. He is usable from the very start of the game. His moves are based on items he gained in the game: [[Bow]], [[Bomb]]s, [[Clawshot]] and [[Gale Boomerang]]. He uses the [[Master Sword]] and [[Hylian Shield]], which has become a staple of the Links that appear in the Super Smash Bros. series. Link and Toon Link share a similar moveset. The main differences between them is in their abilities. Link is heavier and slower than Toon Link, but he is not as floaty and is more powerful than his toon counterpart. His Final Smash is shared once again. It is called Triforce Slash and it traps a character in a Triforce as Link slashes repeatedly. If another character touches the Triforce shape or Link during the attack, they could get trapped too, but they will definitely get damaged and knocked back significantly. Once the onslaught is done, Link will slash once more and send the other character flying, usually to their KO.

Link has the usual 6 palette swaps (color changes): Green, Red, Blue, Purple, Yellow and Dark Link versions of his tunic and hat. The shield also changes color slightly.

===Zelda===

The [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]] that appears in the game takes the appearance of Zelda from ''Twilight Princess''. She is also a returning character from the previous game of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', from which she has been buffed out slightly. She ― along with Sheik ― is playable from the very start of the game. In the game, her attacks are magic based and she uses the spells from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' (Namely [[Din's Fire]] for offense, [[Nayru's Love]] for defense and [[Farore's Wind]] for recovery). Zelda can use Transform to change into [[Sheik]]. Her attacks are fairly powerful and most have a good knockback, but Zelda is a lightweight and so is easily knocked back herself. Zelda shares her Final Smash with Sheik, which is her using a Light Arrow to inflict high amounts of damage and (usually) One-Hit KO opponents.

Zelda has 6 costumes; normal design, Red version, Blue version, Green version, Dark version and one that has a similar color scheme to her ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Melee'' counterpart.

===Sheik===

Sheik's design is taken from ''Twilight Princess'' concept art, where she was supposedly going to appear. She returns, along with Zelda, from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. Sheik and Zelda work together like two halves; Zelda's flaws are more or less covered by Sheik while Zelda returns the favor by covering Sheik's weaknesses. Sheik is a fast character and not very light, but her attacks generally are not powerful and do not have strong knockback. She uses frequent martial arts, along with a chain and needles which can be charged up to throw them further. She can use Transform to change into Zelda at any point during a match, which also gives her invincibility for a short time. She shares her Final Smash ― Light Arrow ― with Zelda.

Like her Final Smash, her palette swaps are also shared with Zelda. This is all because they are considered to be part of each other and so their characters are bundled together.

===Ganondorf===

Ganondorf's design is taken from ''Twilight Princess'' like the three characters before. He also returns from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', but has been significantly changed. Ganondorf was considered a clone of Captain Falcon in ''Melee'', while in ''Brawl'', he is now given different animations (even though they do share similar moves). He is a powerhouse character, making him very heavy, slow and all moves give very high amounts of knockback. Ganondorf is an unlockable character in the game. Three ways to unlock him are; play 200 brawls, complete Classic Mode with Link/Zelda on Hard or get Ganondorf to join the party in the Subspace Emissary. With the exception of the latter option, Ganondorf must be beaten in a 1v1 match on Final Destination before unlocking completely. Ganondorf's moveset is very similar to Captain Falcon's. The Warlock Punch is extremely similar to the famous Falcon Punch, but it is more powerful, but slower. The main differences Ganondorf has to Captain Falcon is that his moves are more powerful and cause more knockback on characters. Beast [[Ganon]] is his Final Smash. Ganondorf changes into his Beast form and roars/stomps on the ground with front legs ― which causes all the characters touching the stage to be paralysed. Ganon then dashes off to the side of the stage, dragging along any characters he touches along to their KO. Ganondorf then returns to the point where he activated the Final Smash to continue as usual.

Ganondorf has the regular amount of 6 palette swaps: Grey/Purple Armor (default), Black Armor, Blue Armor, Red Armor, Green Armor and Brown Armor.

===Toon Link===

[[Toon Link]] is a character based on the Link in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]''. He acts as a replacement for Young Link, who was the second version of Link in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. In the game, he uses the shield from ''The Wind Waker'', as well as the [[Master Sword]], the [[Boomerang]], the Hero's Bow, the Bombs, and the [[Hookshot]]. Statistically, he is faster than Link, but also weaker and lighter.  His Final Smash ― Triforce Slash ― is shared with Link.

Toon Link has 6 color sets, which are Green, Red, Blue, and Purple tunic/ hat color changes, as well as one styled as [[Dark Link]] and one based on the appearance of Link in Zelda 1 and 2.

===Tingle (Assist Trophy)===

* He can make it rain Hammers/Golden Hammers, even if the two items have been turned off before the match.

* He summons a lot of balloons in the background and flies away with them, nothing happens.

* He can make it rain banana peels, causing players to trip all over the place.

* He can release lots of flowers, causing the screen to zoom in and focus on the player's character.

* He can give all characters the Superspicy Curry effect.

==Zelda Stages==

===Bridge of Eldin===

As the name implies, it is a stage based on the [[Bridge of Eldin]] from ''Twilight Princess''. It is a flat stage where the dangers really come from what happens to the stage rather than what is on the stage the whole time.<br/>

At random points, [[King Bulblin]] comes along the stage riding on [[Lord Bullbo]], damaging any players he comes into, and usually drops a bomb in the center of the bridge, blowing it up. Sometimes, a [[Bulblin]] will follow him along and fall down the hole created. Eventually, a Twilight portal will open and refill the gap in the bridge with a new piece. Once the hole is present, players can fall down and lose a stock.

==Roles in Subspace Emissary==

The main plot is that an evil entity called Tabuu is going to take over the Smash Brothers World. Several characters are on Tabuu's side (because of the fact that Master Hand has been taken captive) including a mysterious character called the Ancient Minister who has control over ROBs and knows where to get special bombs called Subspace Bombs ― they suck up certain parts of the world and leave a dome of Subspace stuff behind. The characters all form four or five groups that have different tasks to complete and bosses to face before they all meet up and go to get Tabuu. They enter a mysterious place called Subspace where they find Tabuu, who fires his Off Waves to turn them all into trophies. By a very convenient plot device, all the heroes are revived. They join forces with the characters who were on Tabuu's side originally and they all make their way through the very lengthy and annoying, Great Maze. Once that horror is over and done with, the blue hedgehog called Sonic shows up and breaks Tabuu's butterfly wings, then they all face off with Tabuu and destroy him, returning their worlds to normal.