Sheik: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Character General

|name        = Sheik

|caption      = [[File:ZeldaSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]<br> Official artwork for various iterations of Sheik.

|universe    = {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}

==Origin==

[[File:BotW - Link Sheikah Suit and Sheik Hat.png|thumb|150px|left|[[Link]] wearing the Stealth Chest Guard and Stealth Tights of the Stealth Set along with Sheik's Mask in ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild}}''. This attire combination was the basis for Sheik's appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.]]

Sheik is a Sheikah who debuted in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''. Contrasting with {{s|zeldawiki|Impa}}, the only other Sheikah seen in the game, Sheik's identity and voice are concealed with conservative clothing and a scarf.

Though Sheik has not made another appearance in a mainline ''Zelda'' game to date, her design within the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series has been updated over time to match the aesthetics of other installments in the series. When Zelda's design was changed to her ''{{s|zeldawiki|Twilight Princess}}'' appearance in ''Brawl'', Sheik was also altered to match, now using a design based on concept art the development team created specifically for ''Brawl''. Because Zelda and Sheik were split into unique fighters in ''SSB4'', their designs diverged in ''Ultimate''; while Zelda uses her look from ''{{s|zeldawiki|A Link Between Worlds}}'', Sheik was given a unique appearance combining the ''Twilight Princess'' design with the {{s|zeldawiki|Stealth Set}}, armor based on her design which is available to Link in ''Breath of the Wild''.

Sheik is occasionally assumed to be male or a male persona of Zelda, but it is the official stance of Nintendo that Sheik is female, just as Zelda is.<ref>[http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/5/5948989/zelda-nintendo-sheik-gender-cosplay Zelda fans debate Sheik's gender, but here's Nintendo's final word]</ref> She merely disguises herself as male, which her trophy in ''Melee'' speculates to be the result of magic. The [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Manga)|manga adaptation of ''Ocarina of Time'']] suggests that Zelda uses the Triforce of Wisdom to actually become male while disguised as Sheik, though this is considered non-canon to the games.

===Trophies===

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Sheik's playstyle is largely similar to how it was in ''Melee'', though she now has a [[Final Smash]], [[Light Arrow]], that she shares with Zelda. However, her KO potential has been severely weakened, while her endurance has also worsened. As a result, Sheik is currently ranked 25th out of 38 on the tier list, which renders her as a mid-tier character.

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===Trophies===

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==

==Trivia==

*Sheik and [[Ganondorf]] both made their playable debuts in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', and both made their playable debuts outside of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series in ''{{s|zeldawiki|Hyrule Warriors}}''.

*Sheik is the only character in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to have been ranked at the very top of the tier list in two different games; she was ranked 1st on ''SSB4''{{'}}s first tier list, and was ranked 1st on ''Melee''{{'}}s first seven tier lists.

**She and [[Diddy Kong]] are also the only characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to have been ranked 1st on an installment's respective tier list, and then later lose that position on said installment's subsequent tier list.

**Strangely enough, despite ''3DS'' featuring the playable ''Zelda'' cast introduced in ''Melee'' in their ''Ocarina of Time'' designs, referencing their appearances in that game as trophies, Sheik was not given a trophy, making ''SSB4'' the only game where Sheik's canonical design is not directly referenced at all.

*Sheik's appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' marks the first time in any video game where she is shown using her dagger.

*In ''Ultimate'', Sheik is the only character to have her moves written solely in kanji, including her Final Smash.

*In both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'', Sheik is somewhat ironically near the top of the tier list, while her true form as Zelda is near the bottom.

*Zelda and Sheik are the only characters whose voice actor remained the same in three installments in a row across all regions before being recasted. If regional differences are ignored, this also applies to [[Falco]] (in Japanese) and [[Marth]] (in international releases) as well.

**Coincidentally, all four debuted in ''Melee''.