Link (SSB4)

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Link in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	The Legend of Zelda
Other playable appearances	in SSB in Melee in Brawl
Final Smash	Triforce Slash

Link (リンク, Rinku) will be a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. He retains his Special Moves Spin Attack, Bow, Bomb, and Gale Boomerang. His design is heavily based on his appearances in both The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The colour palette is taken from his appearance in Skyward Sword, but his hair, handedness, bracers, and bombs are similar to those in Twilight Princess. His 3DS look, however, resembles more closely his Twilight Princess appearance, with a similar color palette to Ocarina of Time.

Confirmed information

• Forward tilt is now faster.
• Clawshot's Tether is dramatically buffed as with other tethers.
• His grab aerial comes out much faster.
• Gale Boomerang has its tornado come out upon returning and having better damage and knockback.
• Hero's Bow charges faster.
• Link has a new Dash attack where he performs a leaping downward slash, a staple of the Zelda series. It is capable of hitting both horizontally and vertically depending on placement of the hitbox.
• Up aerial has changed from its Zelda 2 animation to a very wide scissor kick, although it appears functionally the same. It appears to have quicker start up and also a smaller hitbox, as the size looks very different than before.
• Down aerial has a meteor smash if the tip of his sword hits with the initial hitbox, similar to Toon Link's in Brawl. Link's down aerial also experiences significantly less lag after impacting the ground.
• The Spin Attack has been given its power from Melee, along with its charge ability from Brawl. The Spin Attack also seems to have been buffed, as seen in the E3 Invitational, where it acted similarly to Melee's.
• Link's Master Sword seems to be much larger, improving its already great reach.
• Link appears to have greater speed in both the air and on the ground, alongside overall less lag in his attacks.
• Link has a new edge attack that is very similar to his Crouch Stab from Ocarina of Time.
• The Spin attack also has two different trails in the Wii U and 3DS versions. The Wii U's trail is now more yellow and blue, supported by two pictures, while the 3DS version's resembles Brawl's color trail; this can be supported by the red line that is seen in his recovery in the trailer.

The following moves appear visually unchanged:

• Neutral attack
• Forward smash
• Neutral aerial
• Forward aerial
• Back aerial
• Down throw
• Forward throw
• Back throw
• Both Floor attacks
• Bomb
• Triforce Slash
• Side taunt
• Forward tilt

Special Moves

In Super Smash Bros. 4, special moves can be swapped out for different variants, but Link's have yet to be seen. Link retains all of his original special moves and his final smash. These are Link's special moves:

Special Move	Basic	Custom 1	Custom 2
Neutral Special	Hero's Bow	-	-
Side Special	Gale Boomerang	Electrical version of the Gale Boomerang	-
Up Special	Spin Attack	-	-
Down Special	Bomb	-	-
Final Smash	Triforce Slash	-	-

Palette Swaps

• Standard - Green: Link's iconic outfit.
• Red: Link with a red tunic and cap.
• Blue: Link with a blue tunic and cap.
• Lavender: Link with a lavender tunic and cap.
• Skyward Sword: Link with an outfit based on his ordinary clothes from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

Gallery

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  Link in the Nintendo Direct from April 8th, 2014.

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  Link's appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Link's appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Note the hair color being different from his Wii U appearance.

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  Link's up special in the Wii U version.

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  Link and Pit preparing their arrows.

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  A sword attack, possibly the forward tilt.

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  Link's Spin Attack colliding with Toon Link's against Donkey Kong.

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  Toon Link throws a Bomb at Link.

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  Toon Link and Link use their Spin Attack on the ground.

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  Link's down aerial now used as a meteor smash on Samus.

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  Link using his neutral attack 1 while Marth performs his dash attack. Note that Link is not dashing, nor is his sword outwards.

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  Link using his Clawshot.

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  His side taunt.

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  Link and Peach on Battlefield.

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  His appearance in the 3DS version, posing with Toon Link. Note the tunic colors are greener, the pants are white rather than brownish, the boots are more brown, and the Master Sword's color is less pale.

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  Link stealing a ledge from Mario.

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  Link's and Pit's arrows colliding in the air.

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  Forward aerial.

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  Link and the Villager in Palutena's Temple.

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  Link using the Gale Boomerang.

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  Link and Samus simultaneously grabbing a ledge with their tether recoveries.

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  Link's clothes from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.