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Young Link is not without his shortcomings however. Young Link has low range for a swordfighter, which forces him to get up close to deal effective damage, a flaw further worsened by him being a [[Weight|lightweight]]. His recovery is very punishable due to its predictable arcs. He also struggles to get KOs at high percents if he isn't able to get kill confirms, with his safest moves having very little KO power. | Young Link is not without his shortcomings however. Young Link has low range for a swordfighter, which forces him to get up close to deal effective damage, a flaw further worsened by him being a [[Weight|lightweight]]. His recovery is very punishable due to its predictable arcs. He also struggles to get KOs at high percents if he isn't able to get kill confirms, with his safest moves having very little KO power. | ||
Overall, Young Link | Overall, Young Link is often seen as the best of the three Links, and fares very well in a competitive environment thanks to strong results from players such as {{Sm|Toast}}, {{Sm|skittles|p=Iowa}}, and {{Sm|Supahsemmie}}. | ||
==How to unlock== | ==How to unlock== | ||
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==In [[competitive play]]== | ==In [[competitive play]]== | ||
===Tier placement and history=== | ===Tier placement and history=== | ||
Young Link was met with a considerable amount of hype when he returned to the series after 17 years, last appearing in ''Melee''. By the time ''Ultimate'' was released, there were high hopes for him due to his amazing combo game and damage racking potential from his projectiles. {{Sm|Tweek}} found success with the character in the early months of ''Ultimate'', | Young Link was met with a considerable amount of hype when he returned to the series after 17 years, last appearing in ''Melee''. By the time ''Ultimate'' was released, there were high hopes for him due to his amazing combo game and damage racking potential from his projectiles. {{Sm|Tweek}} found success with the character in the early months of ''Ultimate'', using the characters to win tournaments such as {{Trn|Glitch 6}} and {{Trn|Frostbite 2019}}. Players believed that because of these strengths and strong results, Young Link was seen as a viable high-tier or top-tier character, and the best of the three Links. | ||
In the online scene, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Young Link | However as time went on, players began discovering his weaknesses, which include inconsistent KO power and a linear, slow recovery, making him relatively easy to edgeguard. In addition, most players who used Young Link at a top-player level, including Tweek, used the character as a secondary, and these players eventually phased Young Link out of their character pool. Despite these shortcomings, Young Link's representation in the first year still remained strong at a regional level thanks to buffs received in update 7.0.0 that improved his KO power, as well as the efforts of players such as {{Sm|skittles|p=Iowa}}, {{Sm|Supahsemmie}}, and {{Sm|Toast}}, the latter of whom was beginning to pick up steam by the end of 2019, and ultimately saw a top 8 finish at the supermajor {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}. These consistently strong results from Young Link players carried over to the post-online metagame, where many Young Link players continued to place well at majors. As a result, despite opinions on the character mellowing out, Young Link is still considered a high-tier character, which is reflected in his placement on the current tier list, where he is ranked 29th. | ||
In the online scene, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Young Link is considered much stronger pick in Wi-Fi tournaments due to having safer aerials and stronger projectiles thanks to increased lag and reaction time. As a result, players such as skittles and {{Sm|colinies}} saw several high placements at notable online tournaments. | |||
===Most historically significant players=== | ===Most historically significant players=== | ||