Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee is the second game in the Smash Bros. Series. It has 25 characters and many more stages than it's predecessor. The game introduces the idea of trophies into the series. Several series are represented in the game and The Legend of Zelda is one of them. There are four/five characters to represent the series along with two stages, many trophies and a few items.

Zelda Characters

Link

Link is based off of the Adult Link in Ocarina of Time. His special moves are the Spin Attack, Bow, Boomerang and Bombs. Link's recovery can be very predictable and his high falling speed and weight make him a good target for grab + combos, but the Spin Attack is a brilliant partial spike.

Zelda

Zelda is based off of Adult Zelda in Ocarina of Time. Her special moves are Nayru's Love, Farore's Wind, Din's Fire and Transform (which is turning her into Sheik). Zelda's main problem is her movement - she has the worst dash speed out of all the characters - but her Lightning Kick is a great killer move and all her other main attacks are very powerful as well.

Sheik

Sheik is based off of his character model in Ocarina of Time. His special moves are Needle Storm, Chain, Vanish and Transform (which is turning him into Zelda). Sheik's chain grab, excellent combos and brilliant finisher forward air make him one of the best characters to edgeguard with; however, his recovery is quite predictable/short and his wavedash is very short yet fast.

Young Link

Young Link is the only character not fully based of his Ocarina of Time model, as his Majora's Mask model. His special moves are the same as Link's, but Young uses Fire Arrows instead of just regular arrows. Young has 3 projectile attacks which gives him a great advantage for combos and edgeguarding, but he does have problems KOing as none of his moves inflict that much damage.

Ganondorf

Ganondorf is based of his Ocarina of Time model, but everything about him is taken from Captain Falcon's ingame model; from the moves to the idle animations. His specials are the Warlock Punch, Gerudo Dragon, Dark Dive and Wizard's Foot. Dispite being a clone of Captain Falcon, Ganondorf is slower and more powerful than his original characters. He has a good reach, great power and one of the best aerials in the game; but he is easily kept down by fast moves and being so suceptable to combos and chain grabs keeps him from being a better character overall.

Zelda Stages

Temple

Temple is speculated to have been based off of the Temples in Adventure of Link (which is reinforced by the main music, which is the same song). It is a very large stage (which makes it so hated by 'serious players' of the game) with so many different platforms to jump on and hide with. Some players find it more fun to run away from the other players instead of fighting. It is also very popular with edgeguarders as there are so many edges to grab onto.

In the background, some people think that the Temple of Time from Ocarina of Time is visable, but that is up for debate and not a proven fact.

Great Bay

The Great Bay stage is based of the Great Bay area from Majora's Mask. The main battle stage is actually the Marine Research Lab, which has been turned so that the platform at the front of the Lab is faced towards the entrance to Zora Cape. The Turtle also pops up from time to time on the right side of the stage, but it will go back under the water after a few seconds. There is also a random platform that tilts when players stand on it that is not in the original game.

The whole stage is surrounded by water and -since there is no swimming in the game - any player that falls into it is most likely going to be KO'd. There are som minor modifications to the background, but nothing really significant. Also in the background, is a small animation of the Moon coming closer to the stage, then the Four Giants rising up and pushing the Moon back to is original position. The Giants then leave by walking off in four seemingly random directions as one should come straight towards the stage, but not one does.

Majora's Mask

The Majora's Mask stage is one stage that can be fought on to win the Majora's Mask trophy. It is literally shaped like Majora's Mask and there are no real stage hazards other than falling of the sides as it rotates.

Zelda Items

Heart Container: Returning from the first game, this item revives 100% of a character's damage.

Bunny Hood: Once the item is picked up, the character's speed and jumping height are increased. It only lasts for around 12 seconds, but can be knocked off if the character is hit hard enough.

Zelda Trophies

Link (Normal)

Link (Smash: Green Tunic)

Link (Smash: Red Tunic)

Zelda (Normal)

Zelda (Smash: Pink Dress)

Zelda (Smash: Blue Dress)

Sheik (Normal)

Sheik (Smash: Blue Outfit)

Sheik (Smash: Grey Outfit)

Ganondorf (Normal)

Ganondorf (Smash: Brown Armour)

Ganondorf (Smash: Black Armour)

Young Link (Normal)

Young Link (Smash: Green Tunic)

Young Link (Smash: Blue Tunic)

Heart Container

Bunny Hood

Lon Lon Milk

Tingle

Moon

Turtle

Four Giants

Master Sword

Redead

Octorok

Goron

Marin

Majora's Mask

Ocarina of Time