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'''Boomerang''' ({{ja|ブーメラン|Būmeran}}, ''Boomerang'') is a [[special move]] used by [[Link]], [[Young Link]], and [[Toon Link]]. It is Link's [[neutral special move]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', and his [[side special move]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', while it is also Toon Link and Young Link's side special move in every game that they appear in.

The boomerang is a useful tool for [[spacing]] opponents. One can tap the [[control stick]] while doing this move to increase its range, and tilt the stick up or down to aim it towards those directions. If the player dodges the boomerang as it comes back to them, it will continue flying and curving towards the direction they dodged in. Link can only have one boomerang on screen at any time; trying the attack again while a boomerang is out only results in Link doing his boomerang throwing animation without actually throwing anything.

# '''Floating Boomerang''': Flies slower with more control. More easily returns to Toon Link. {{Main|Toon Link (SSB4)/Side special/Custom 1}}

# '''High-Speed Boomerang''': Flies faster and passes through multiple enemies, but is slightly weaker and only returns to the spot where it was thrown. {{Main|Toon Link (SSB4)/Side special/Custom 2}}

===As a custom move for [[Gale Boomerang]]===

# '''Boomerang''': A variation that lacks the wind effect, functioning identically to games prior to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. It is stronger than the default version, but it loses the ability to pull objects and opponents towards Link. {{Main|Link (SSB4)/Side special/Custom 1}}

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[[File:Link Boomerang (Breath of the Wild).png|thumb|left|160px|Link's boomerang from ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild''.]]

{{iw|zeldawiki|Boomerang}}s have been one of Link's main weapons since the very first ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' game; while generally inferior to the [[Bow]] as a means of indirect attack, it is reusable, capable of pulling items back to Link, stuns enemies, and triggers switches, making it more of a tool than a true offensive weapon; enemies such as {{s|zeldawiki|Goriya}}s also possessed boomerangs as their main weapons as well. Some weak enemies could be defeated using the boomerang, and in some games the boomerang was capable of cutting through objects such as ropes and vines.

The design used by adult Link in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Melee'', as well as by Young Link, is based on its design in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', where it was the main dungeon item of {{s|zeldawiki|Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly}}, the third dungeon. However, in ''Ocarina of Time'', only Young Link can use the boomerang; adult Link cannot.

The design used by Toon Link is derived from the one featured in ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}'' (known in ''Breath of the Wild'' and ''Tears of the Kingdom'' as the Sea-Breeze Boomering), where it was the dungeon item of the {{s|zeldawiki|Forbidden Woods}}.

The design of Link's boomerang in ''Ultimate'' is based on the standard boomerang from ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild}}'', where it has no special attributes other than returning to the player after being thrown, although it can also be used as a melee weapon in close combat.

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*Link's boomerang in ''Smash 64'' is one of three neutral special moves to be a side special in ''Melee'', and one of six moves to have its directional input changed throughout the series. The other five are [[PK Fire]], [[Pound]], [[Rock Smash]], [[Reflect Barrier]] and [[Explosive Flame]].