Tingle

Tingle
Official artwork of Tingle from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD.
Universe	The Legend of Zelda
Debut	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
Smash Bros. appearances	Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer feat. The Legend of Zelda (2019)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo 64
Species	Hylian (Zelda series) Tingle (born human; Tingle series)
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Hyrule (Zelda series) Unknown (Tingle)
Designed by	Takaya Imamura
Voice actor	Hironori Miyata
Article on Zelda Wiki	Tingle

Tingle (チンクル, Chinkle) is a reccuring side character from The Legend of Zelda universe and the main protagonist of his own Tingle series.

Origin

Tingle as he appears in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, which his Assist Trophy in Smash Bros. is based on.

Tingle made his debut in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and has made numerous appearances in The Legend of Zelda series since. He is a middle-aged, slightly under-heightened man dressed in a green full bodysuit with a pointed hood, wears a brown belt and a pair of red briefs outside of his suit, and wears a stopwatch on a chain hanging from his neck. He is often seen floating in the air with a red balloon attached to his blue backpack. In each of his in-game appearances, he often displays bizarre childlike behaviors, including performing a strange little dance and throwing confetti while speaking signature catchphrase, "Kooloo-Limpah," and being obsessed with Fairies to the point where he believes that he is a reincarnation of a Fairy and/or often mistakes Link as a Fairy. Despite these behaviors, he is an expert in cartography and is able to create maps used by Link in his adventures.

In Majora's Mask, Tingle is encountered throughout different regions of Termina, where he will sell maps of the area in exchange for Rupees. Additionally, he will sell the map of the area to Link "for cheap" because he mistakes Link as a Fairy and was accompanied by his Fairy companion Tatl. At the end of each encounter, Tingle performs a little dance and speak his catchphrase "Kooloo-Limpah" and tells Link not to steal them. Also, after Link (while cursed in his Deku Link form) obtains the Bubble Blast from the Great Fairy of Magic, Tingle starts hovering in the air with his balloon, which Link must shoot down in order to purchase a map. During the end credit sequence, Tingle is last seen attending the wedding of Anju and Kafei from while hovering in his balloon, crying tears of joy while throwing confetti.

In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Tingle has two younger brothers, Ankle and Knuckle. Tingle is first encountered locked up in the Windfall Island jail for allegedly stealing a Picto Box. He mistakes Link for a Fairy and pleads with him to "rescue him". After Link sets Tingle free, the latter rewards him with the Tingle Tuner, allowing Link to contact him for help. Afterwards, Tingle can be found on Tingle Island with Ankle and his friend, David Jr. During Link's quest to find the Triforce Shards and assemble the Triforce of Courage, he will visit Tingle on Tingle Island repeatedly to decipher the Triforce Charts at the price of 398 Rupees each.

While a divisive character among fans, Tingle has proven popular enough to spawn his own series of games, beginning with 2006's Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, a satirical RPG that mocks capitalist society through mechanics involving buying and selling merchandise using Rupees, which are also Tingle's health meter. Combat is performed simply by tapping the screen manicly while he gets into a cartoon dust cloud, which regardless of outcome Tingle will always lose Rupees from, and in more dangerous areas he must hire bodyguards to protect himself. The plot of the game involves a man having been invited by the god Uncle Rupee to a nirvana known as Rupeeland, where he will be granted infinite riches and beautiful women, and is tasked with acquiring as many Rupees as possible and dumping them into the fountain outside his house, being transformed into a demi-immortal being known as a Tingle, losing his player-chosen name, and given contact with a skimpily-dressed female fairy known as Pinkle as assistance. Over time, Tingle uncovers a conspiracy that Rupeeland is actually a nightmarish world where every past successful Tingle is kept as a slave, and has to defeat Uncle Rupee in a shoot-em-up battle. Tingle has the option to rescue Pinkle, to which he will be given a "reward" off-screen that appears to be sexual in nature, and gain a special pink outfit when fighting Uncle Rupee. This game would receive a sequel, Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love, a point and click adventure with dating simulator elements and a plot loosely based on L. Frank Baum's Oz novels, in which Tingle is trapped inside a fantasy world inside a pick-up guide and must dance with the princess there to return home; and two spin-off games, Tingle's Balloon Fight DS and Too Much Tingle Pack.

Tingle had a few small appearances with minor roles in the series, including The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, while his likeness has also appeared in the mainline series in some form, including on a wanted poster in The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass, a series of figurines in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, a doll in Zelda's room in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Additionally, Tingle's outfit can be obtained as downloadable content as Armor for Link in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and included in the sequel The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

As a background character

Tingle's appearance on Great Bay.

Tingle, in his Majora's Mask design, appears as a stage element in the Great Bay stage. Similar to his appearances in the actual game, Tingle starts off by floating in the air with his balloon, appearing to draw another map; his balloon can also act as a temporary platform. However, if an attack hits the balloon, or if a player stands too long on it, it will pop, dealing 1% of damage to anyone directly next to it, and sending Tingle back down to the ground. After some time on the ground, Tingle will reinflate his balloon and go back up into the air, to repeat the process.

Tingle can be used like an item with an Action Replay. He can only appear on the TEST stage if an Action Replay is used. As a trophy, his design from this stage is used.

Trophy

Tingle's trophy in Melee

Tingle

Tingle is a mysterious middle-aged man who thinks he's "the very reincarnation of a fairy." His bizarre behavior and unique speech are just little pieces of his vibrant personality. Tingle travels by way of a small hot-air balloon, making maps of the lands below him. Pop his balloon, and Tingle will fall to earth to sell his maps.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (10/00)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As an Assist Trophy

Tingle in Brawl.

Tingle appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl, taking his design from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, the only Assist Trophy from the vast The Legend of Zelda series. Tingle summons random effects while chanting "Tingle! Tingle! Kooloo-limpah!". These effects include:

• Creating a plethora of Hammers & Golden Hammers. Note that Hammers and Golden Hammers will appear even if those items are turned off.
• Throws Banana Peels in the air, making the whole ground slippery which results in a lot of tripping. Note that this also affects the summoner's teammates in a team battle. Characters also automatically trip upon landing.
• Releases lots of flowers, making the camera zoom in on the fighter who summoned him.
• Gives everyone Superspicy Curry status.
• Flies away releasing a plethora of balloons, no negative effects other than a possible minor distraction to the fighters.

Tingle has a spawn chance of 30/760.

Tingle camera glitch

The Tingle camera glitch (discovered by Supergamesiper9) involves the camera getting stuck until the match ends. To perform the glitch, Assist Trophies and Dragoon must be on. If Tingle is summoned, he must use the flower effect. Then the other player needs to collect all of the Dragoon parts. Then they need to shoot the player who summoned Tingle (the camera will be zoomed on them), KO'ing them. The camera will be stuck facing to the right until the match ends.

Trophy

Tingle's trophy in Brawl

Tingle

A strange little man easily spotted by his trademark green bodysuit, bright nose, and pointy beard. Tingle first appears in Majora's Mask as a 35 year old man claiming to be a fairy and selling homemade maps. In Tingle's Rupeeland, Tingle escapes a sad and dreary life to embark on a magical adventure in the delightful, dreamlike paradise of Rupeeland.

: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

: Tingle's Rupeeland (Japan and Europe Only)

A strange little man easily spotted by his trademark green bodysuit, bright nose, and pointy beard. Tingle first appears in Majora's Mask as a 35-year-old man claiming to be a fairy and selling homemade maps. In Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, Tingle escapes a sad and dreary life to embark on a magical adventure in the delightful, dream-like paradise of Rupeeland.

: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

: Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland

Stickers

Name	Game	Effect	Fighter(s)
Tingle	Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland	Attack +12
Tingle	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	Resistance +24	Link Zelda Ganondorf Toon Link

Tingle (Tingle's Rupeeland)

Tingle (Zelda: Wind Waker)

Super Smash Bros. 4

As an Assist Trophy

Tingle's Balloons in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Tingle reprises his Assist Trophy role from Brawl, with the same functionality.

Tingle has a spawn chance of 24/1254. He cannot be summoned on the following stages in a standard versus match (applies to both games and only the base form unless noted otherwise):

• Arena Ferox
• Brinstar
• Corneria
• Magicant
• Onett
• Spirit Train
• Super Mario Maker (all)
• Temple
• Tomodachi Life
• Wrecking Crew

In Smash Tour

Tingle's trophy is a blue item in Smash Tour. When selected, it randomly shuffles the fighters of all players including the user. Its effect can be blocked by the Proto Man item.

Trophy

Tingle appears as a trophy in both versions of the game. The trophy can be purchased from the Trophy Shop for 300G. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U it is part of the Ocarina of Time & Majora's Mask Trophy Box.

Tingle's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tingle's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tingle

Never seen without his green bodysuit, it's a wonder this strange little man is single at 35, isn't it? In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, he was locked up for causing trouble. In Smash Bros., he'll appear on the scene, shout "Kooloo-Limpah!" and unleash all sorts of madness.

: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (10/2000)

Single. 35 years old. Dressed head-to-toe in green. In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, this wannabe fairy gets locked up for being a "troublemaker". And he's one in this game, too! His magic incantation, "Kooloo-limpah!", causes all sorts of madness that'll really shake up your battle.

: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (11/2000)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a background character

As the Great Bay stage returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Majora's Mask incarnation Tingle does as well, behaving identically to his appearance in Melee. However, the Wind Waker incarnation of him does not return as an Assist Trophy.

Spirit

Tingle also appears an Ace-class support spirit. He can be summoned using the cores of Balloon Fighter and Fairy Bottle.

In Adventure Mode: World of Light, Tingle is presumably one of the countless spirits captured by Galeem during his takeover of the universe. Tingle's spirit is located in the ribbon hills section of The Light Realm.

Tingle's Spirit Battle uses three Villager puppet fighters, two of which represent his brothers Ankle and Knuckle, and is fought on the Great Bay stage, which features Tingle as a stage element. He is fought along with the Young Link puppet fighter. During the battle, the floor becomes slippery and the fighters cannot control their speed, referencing Tingle's Assist Trophy ability to make the floor slippery in previous Super Smash Bros. games. The Villager puppet fighters also frequently float on balloons and love to taunt, referencing how Tingle and his brothers float with balloons strapped to their backs and perform their strange dances.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
211		Tingle		★★★	1	Slumber Immunity	The Legend of Zelda Series

Gallery

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  Hammers in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Curry in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Banana peels in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Flowers in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	チンクル, Chinkle
English	Tingle
French	Tingle
German	Tingle
Spanish	Tingle
Italian	Tingle
Chinese	汀空
Korean	팅글, Tingle
Dutch	Tingle
Russian	Тингл

Trivia

• Tingle is one of 5 characters to have been an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Smash 4, but not in Ultimate.
• When Tingle causes the camera to zoom in as an Assist Trophy, flowers appear. This could be a reference to the box art of Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, which depicted Tingle skipping through a woodland forest surrounded by flowers.
• Tingle's trophy description in Brawl is inaccurate. Rupeeland is not where Rosy Rupeeland takes place, but rather the goal of the game is to collect enough Rupees to reach Rupeeland.

External links

• The Tingle camera glitch