Link (SSBB)

This article is about Link's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For other uses, see Link.

Link
Universe	The Legend of Zelda
Appears in	SSB SSBM SSBB
Availability	Starter
Tier	F (36)

Link (リンク, Rinku) was confirmed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl at E3 2006. His graphics have been completely revamped from his Super Smash Bros. Melee form, since his new look is derived from the game, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. His special moves have also been changed to fit the style of Twilight Princess (i.e. a different bow design), but Link himself is the same person as in Melee, just updated.

Despite his projectiles and large number of advanced techniques, he is currently ranked 36th (third from bottom) in the tier list due to his poor mobility, bad options out-of-shield, sluggish moves with poor frame data (his fastest ground attack, jab, is 7 frames, and fastest aerial, back air, is 6 frames), vulnerability to chain grabs, and abysmal recovery (although projectiles, good DI and a tether grab grant him some options, if still poor), resulting in poor match-ups against most characters.

Attributes

Link may be a character of poor speed, but he makes up for that with power. His sliding DACUS also helps his slow mobility. Link is moderately heavy, having the same weight as Captain Falcon. Link is also one of the heaviest characters in the game with good Directional Influence and momentum canceling, especially vertically, which along his extremely quick fast fall allows him to live almost as long as Snake, though he has arguably the worst recovery in the game and sometimes his fast fall can also give him problems recovering. His heavyweight backfires, however, by making him extremely vulnerable to chain grabs that force him offstage. Link's tilts are fast and powerful, and his down tilt is particularly good for getting opponents into the air. It can also meteor smash at the tip of the sword or hitting behind Link. His up tilt is fast and good for juggling, and his forward tilt can easily KO at high percentages. Link's forward smash can become a two hit combo; it is also a great KO move, depending from were the sword connects. His down smash is an easy KO move at fairly high percentages, and is Link's quickest smash. However, it is predictable making it easy to watch out at higher percents, and has some ending. Link's up smash doesn't KO easily, but it racks up decent damage. Link's aerial attacks are also good, as both his Nair and Zair, combined with a short hop and fast falling, is a great option for approach. Link's back aerial is good for spacing when needed. Link's forward air is fairly fast, is a good set-up move and its second hit is powerful, but this KOing move is hard to land, since the first hit only set ups the second hit at very low percentages and the first hit lacks KO power. Link's up and down aerials are some of his best KO moves, having high duration and high knockback, but have high ending and landing lag. Even though his aerial attacks are effective, his slow air speed, fast falling speed, and small jumps give Link a very weak air game. His grab, like all tether grabs, has good range but has 12 frames start-up and is laggy if missed. Specials for Link are also good for keeping distance, racking up damage, and great for survival. On the ground, Link can charge his Up special (spin attack). It is a good edge guarding tool, but is predictable. Spin attack can also deflect projectiles if used in the air. His Neutral Special is a bow that charges and shoots high-speed projectiles. If activated in the air, just before hitting the ground, an uncharged arrow will shoot instantly, making it a fast attack that will often hit unsuspecting enemies. Link's down special allows him to pull out a bomb and throw it, which can be used for mind games, but his own bombs can be used against him. His Gale Boomerang, Link's side special move, has fairly good range and can gimp some opponent's recovery. Smashing the side special will cause the boomerang to reach farther. Link's shield can act as a shield on its own: when Link doesn't move, many projectiles coming from the opposite direction he's facing can't hit him. Crouching can also block most attacks as well, but leaves his upper hitbox open. He also has a great Spot dodge.

Link's critical problem is his abysmal recovery, making him easy to KO despite being a heavyweight with great Momentum Canceling. Although his projectiles, particularly Gale Boomerang help it somewhat, his poor jumping, quick fall speed, slow air speed, and poor distance on the Spin Attack make his recovery arguably the shortest in the game both horizontally and vertically and also very predictable, so it's suggested that all Link mains have good Directional Influence. Link's spin attack is also a slow recovery move, with predictable trajectory, making it fairly easy to edgeguard, mostly with moves that out prioritizes his projectiles, and due to the poor distance of his recovery he can get KO'd offstage with a fairly low amount of hits and not being able to recover, especially when he loses his 2nd jump, and due his poor vertical distance that also means spikes are devastating for his recovery. Link's most effective mode of recovery is to first throw the Gale Boomerang to disrupt the opponent, then use his up special right after doing his second jump to give more momentum so he can gain more height, but even this is a poor recovery option. Using Spin Attack immediately after being hit while recovering makes it give no horizontal distance at all. His Clawshot is also useful, being the second longest tether grab in the game, but, like all tether recoveries, it is easily edgehogged. Another method of recovery is where Link pulls out a bomb, uses his Spin Attack, and his bomb blows up on him for little damage but gives Link another Spin Attack. At higher percentages the knockback from the bomb can be used for additional height. Although, Link has a large ledge sweetspot, but due to his poor recovery, Link heavily relies on edge grabbing, leaving him vulnerable to edgehogging (though, this can be prevented with his projectiles). If Link is lucky, the Gale Boomerang can carry the opponent out far enough so they can't recover, but this happens rarely, making it very unreliable.

Changes from Melee to Brawl

Link has suffered a nerf, though he has not changed drastically from Melee to Brawl. His recovery is worse due to his much slower air speed and shorter grappling device. The grapple is now a tether recovery and can no longer be used on any part of a stage, but it finds and tracks the wall, automatically sweetspotting a nearby ledge instead of just latching onto it when it touches. Link's arrows are faster (but are unable to shield him from projectiles now), but the infinite sword stab in his neutral combo has been removed. The first hit of Link's side smash and his bombs cause greater knockback (it can now KO). Link now has a larger character model. His spin attack can be charged on the ground, but the uncharged Spin Attack has lower knockback and longer start-up and it no longer semi-spikes (although in the PAL version it didn't semi-spike). If Link uses Spin Attack in mid-air after just getting hit, it will almost never move horizontally anymore. Link's boomerang (now called Gale Boomerang) pushes opponents on the way back without causing damage. It also does lower damage and has a set knockback now. Further, the absence of L-canceling makes his poor aerial game even worse, particularly for his dair, his best KO move.

Link also had several cosmetic changes from Melee to Brawl. His design and voice actor are now from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. He also has two new costumes; Dark Link (which replaces his previous black tunic) and a "gold" costume. His forward helpless state is now the animation of Link when he finishes his double jump (from both Melee and Brawl), but his back and neutral helpless states are the same. Link's taunt from SSBM has been replaced by his one in SSB. Also, Link has a new standing animation making his Hylian Shield less useful.

Moveset

Link's Moveset (Details)
Move	Segment		Damage	Angle	Hit Frames		IASA	BKB	KBG	WBKB	SD	Size	Offset			SDI	Hitlag	Trip	Flags	Notes
Neutral (Triple Swing)	Hit 1	Hilt	4%	*	7	8	20 (8-18)	16	37	0	0	3.8	0	0	5.5	x1	x1	0%	3A830602
		Hilt										4.5	0	0	1
		Elbow.L										3	0	0	0				22830602
		Shoulder.R										2.5	0	0	0
	Hit 2	Hilt	3%	100	14	15	29 (18-26)	40	20			3.8	-2	0	5.5				3A830602
		Hilt		78								4.5	-2	0	1
		Elbow.L		60								3	0	0	0				22830602
		Shoulder.R		50								2.5	0	0	0
	Hit 3	Hilt	5%	30	27	31	55	70	50			4	0	0	6				3A830642
		Hilt										4.5	0	0	1
		Elbow.L										3	0	0	0				22830642
		Shoulder.R										2.7	0	0	0
F-Tilt (Overhand Swipe)	Hilt		13%	*	15	18	40	20	96	0	0	5.2	-1	0	6.2	x1	x1	0%	3A830642
	Hilt											4.32	-1	0	0
	Elbow.L											2.88	0	0	0				22830642
	Shoulder.R											2.16	0	0	0
U-Tilt (Vertical Swing)	Hilt		9%	95	8	12	36	30	122	0	0	3.6	0	0	5	x1	x1	0%	3A830642
	Hilt			85					130			4.32	0	0	0
	Elbow.L								124			2.88	0	0	0				22830642
	Shoulder.R								123			2.16	0	0	0
D-Tilt (Ground Swipe)	Hilt		12%	80	13	14	32	90	50	0	0	3	-1	0	7	x1	x1	40%	3A830642
	Elbow.L											4	0	0	1				22830642
	Hilt			280									-1	0	0				3A830642
	Shoulder.R											3.5	0	0	0				22830642
Dash (Running Slash)	Hilt		10%	90	8	11	40	30	80	0	0	3.6	0	0	7	x1	x1	0%	3A830642
	Hilt		12%	80								4.4	0	0	0
	Elbow.L		11%	70								3	0	0	0				22830642
	Shoulder.R			60								2.2	0	0	0
U-Smash (Triple Slash)	Hit 1	Hilt	Template:DamageWhenCharged	95	11	16		0	100	40	0	4	-1	0	5.5	x1	x1	0%	3A830602
		Hilt		98						48			-1	0	2
		Elbow.L								40		3	0	0	1.2				22830602
		Shoulder.R										2.2	0	0	0
	Hit 2	Hilt	Template:DamageWhenCharged	93	27	30				30		4	-1	0	5.5				3A830642
		Hilt		90						33			-1	0	2
		Elbow.L								37		3	0	0	1.2				22830642
		Shoulder.R								40		2.2	0	0	0
	Hit 3	Hilt	Template:DamageWhenCharged	80	42	46	71	70	80	0		4	-1	0	5.5				3A830682
		Hilt		90									-1	0	2
		Elbow.L	Template:DamageWhenCharged									3	0	0	1.2				22830682
		Shoulder.R	Template:DamageWhenCharged									2.2	0	0	0
D-Smash (Grass Cutter)	Hit 1	Hilt	Template:DamageWhenCharged	75	10	12		26	90	0	0	3.5	-1	0	5.8	x1	x1	30%	3A830682
		Hilt	Template:DamageWhenCharged										-1	0	2
		Elbow.L	Template:DamageWhenCharged									2.9	0	0	1.2
		Shoulder.R	Template:DamageWhenCharged									2.5	0	0	0
	Hit 2	Hilt	Template:DamageWhenCharged		21	23	51	20				3.5	-1	0	5.8
		Hilt											-1	0	2
		Elbow.L	Template:DamageWhenCharged									2.9	0	0	1.2
		Shoulder.R	Template:DamageWhenCharged									2.5	0	0	0
F-Smash (Two-Handed Swing)	Hit 1	Hilt	Template:DamageWhenCharged	*	16	18	49 (21-49)	25	90	0	0	3.8	-1	0	6.5	x1	x1	0%	3A830682
		Hilt											-1	0	1
		Elbow.L	Template:DamageWhenCharged									3.4	0	0	0.9
		Null										3	1.5	9	0				22830682
	Hit 2	Hilt	Template:DamageWhenCharged	48	33	35	71	20				3.8	-1	0	6.5				3A830682
		Hilt											-1	0	1
		Elbow.L	Template:DamageWhenCharged					25				3.4	0	0	0.8
		Null	Template:DamageWhenCharged					30				3	1.5	9	0				22830682
Nair (Drop Kick)	Clean	Knee.R	10%	*	7	8	(1-6)	22	100	0	0	5	0	0.4	0	x1	x1	0%	39830440
		Knee.L										4.5	0	-2	0
		Waist										5	0	0	0
	Late	Knee.R	6%		9	27	(32-)	15				4	0	0.4	0				39830400
		Knee.L										3.5	0	-2	0
		Waist										4	0	0	0
Fair (Double Swing)	Hit 1	Null	9%	*	14	15		5	100	0	0	5	18	12	0	x1	x1	0%	3A830642
		Null										7	12	12	0
		Null										4	6	12	0				22830642
		Null											2	12	0
	Hit 2	Null	12%		26	27	(51-)	20	110			5	16	12	0				3A830682
		Null										7	10	12	0
		Null										4	6	12	0				22830682
		Null											2	12	0
Bair (Rear Kicks)	Hit 1	Knee.L	4%	72	6	9		0	100	40	0	3.5	0	-5	0	x1	x1	0%	39830400
		Knee.L		68								4.5	0	1	0
		Waist										5	0	0	0
	Hit 2	Knee.R	7%	*	18	23	31 (29-)	70	70	0		4	0	5	0				39830440
		Knee.R										5	0	-1	0
		Waist										5.5	0	0	0
Uair (Ceiling Stab)	Clean	Hilt	15%	80	11	13	(1-10)	18	85	0	0	4.6	0	0	4.5	x1	x1	0%	3A830682
		Hilt										5.2	0	0	0
		Elbow.L										3.5	0	0	0
	Late	Hilt	13%		14	40	60 (47-)					4.6	0	0	4.5
		Hilt										5.2	0	0	0
		Elbow.L										3.5	0	0	0
Dair (Ground Stab)	Clean	Null	22%	65	14		(1-9)	40	80	0	0	5.2	1	7.2	2	x1	x1	0%	3A830682	Adds 1.33 to vertical momentum on hit.
		Null		90				30				4.2	1	2	2
	Late	Null	18%	65	15	64	80 (65-)	40				5.2	1	7.2	2
		Null						50				4.2	1	2	2
	After Bounce	Null	8%					40				5	1	7.2	2
		Null						50				4	1	3	2
Zair (Clawshot)	Hit 1	Grip	4%	45	11	16		60	30	0	1	4	0	0	0	x1	x1	0%	38030440
	Hit 2	Grip	6%		23	24							0	0	0				38030642
Grab	Standing	Grip			12	19						2.8	0	0	0				1*
		Hand.R										1.5	0	0	0				3*
		Hand.R										4	0	0	0				1*
	Running	Grip			14	21						2.8	0	0	0				1*
		Hand.R										1.5	0	0	0				3*
		Hand.R										4	0	0	0				1*
	Pivot	Grip			15	21						2.8	0	0	0				1*
		Hand.R										1.5	0	0	0				3*
		Hand.R										4	0	0	0				1*
Pummel (Hilt Hit)	Hand.L		2%	*	9			0	100	0	0	4.8	0	0	0	x1	x1	0%	32830400 084FFFC3
F-Throw (Punt)	Hit 1	Knee.R	3%	*	12	13		0	0	120	1	3.8	0	0	0	x1	x1	0%	21830440 084FFFC3
		Knee.R											0	3.5	0
	Hit 2	Throw	4%	55	13		41	50	120	0
B-Throw (Rear Punt)	Hit 1	Knee.L	3%	*	12			0	0	120	1	3.5	0	0	0	x1	x1	0%	21830440 084FFFC3
		Knee.L											0	-3.5	0
	Hit 2	Throw	4%	50	13		39	50	110	0
U-Throw (Lob Slice)	Hit 1	Hilt	5%	20	26	29		50	100	0	0	3.84	0	0	6.8	x1	x1	0%	22830682 084FFFC3
		Hilt	4%										0	0	2
	Hit 2	Throw	2%	90	28		50	24	230
D-Throw (Elbow Slam)	Hit 1	Null	3%	*	22			0	0	120	1	4.32	-8.4	2.4	0	x1	x1	0%	21430440 084FFFC3
	Hit 2	Throw	4%	110	23		50	60	90	0
Floor (back) (Standing Swipe)	Hit 1	Hilt	6%	*	21	22		80	50	0	1	4.5	0	0	4.5	x1	x1	0%	22830642	Intangible from frames 1 to 29.
		Hilt											0	0	0
		Elbow.L											0	0	0
		Waist										3	0	3	0
	Hit 2	Hilt			28	29						4	0	0	4.5
		Hilt											0	0	0
		Elbow.L											0	0	0
		Waist										3	0	3	0
Floor (front) (Quick Swing)	Hit 1	Hilt	6%	*	15	16		80	50	0	1	4.5	0	0	4.5	x1	x1	0%	22830602	Intangible from frames 1 to 27.
		Hilt											0	0	0
		Elbow.L											0	0	0
		Waist										3	0	3	0
	Hit 2	Hilt			25	27						4	0	0	4.5
		Hilt											0	0	0
		Elbow.L											0	0	0
		Waist										3	0	3	0
Floor (trip) (Standing Swing)	Hit 1	Hilt	5%	*	19	20		60	50	0	1	4	0	0	4	x1	x1	0%	3A830642	Intangible from frames 1 to 8.
		Hilt											0	0	0
		Elbow.L											0	0	0
		Shoulder.R										2.5	0	0	0
	Hit 2	Hilt			28	29						4	0	0	4
		Hilt											0	0	0
		Elbow.L											0	0	0
		Shoulder.R										2.5	0	0	0
Edge (<100%) (Flip Swipe)	Hilt		8%	*	27	29		0	100	110	1	4.5	0	0	8	x1	x1	0%	2A830642	Intangible from frames 1 to 25.
	Hilt												0	0	2
	Hilt											3.5	0	0	-4
	Waist											2.5	0	0	0
Edge (100%+) (Slow Stab)	Hilt		10%	*	51	54		0	100	110	1	4.5	0	0	8	x1	x1	0%	2A830642	Intangible from frames 1 to 54.
	Hilt												0	0	2
	Hilt												0	0	-4
	Null											3	-1	8	0
Neutral Special (Hero's Bow)			5%	*				7	50	0	0	1.35	0	0	0	x1	x0.5	0%	1A430602 00CFFFC3	Damage varies based on currently unknown parameter(s).
Side Special (Gale Boomerang)	Release		7%	70	1	4		80	40	0	0	4	0	0	0	x1	x1	0%	1A430482 00CFFFC1	Slowdown and return phases have a rehit rate of 6.
	Flight		5%	65	5	28		60				3.7	0	0	0				1A430442 00CFFFC1
	Slowdown		0%	60	29			0	100	60		5.5	0	0	0				1A430400 C0CFFFC1
	Return			40					100	70		9	0	0	0
Up Special (Spin Attack)	Hit 1 (ground)	Hilt	12%	*	12	16		68	72	0	0	4	-2	1	-1	x1	x1	0%	32830682	When used in air, cannot grab edge between frames 19 to 33.
		Hilt										3	-2	1	4.3
		Hilt	9%										-2	1	6.6				32830642
	Hit 2 (ground)	Hilt			17	28		55	80			4	-2	1	-1
		Hilt										3	-2	1	4.3
		Hilt	7%										-2	1	6.6				32830602
	Hit 3 (ground)	Hilt			29	36		20				4	-2	1	-1				3A830602
		Hilt										3	-2	1	4.3
		Hilt	5%										-2	1	6.6
	Hit 1 (air)	Hilt	4%	92	8	10		0	100	90	0	6	0	0	3.2				32830602
		Null		75						100		4	4	7	0
		Null		38						50		3	4	13	0
		Elbow.L		70						78		5	0	0	3
	Hit 2 (air)	Hilt	2%	92	16	18				88		6	0	0	3.2
		Null		75						100		4	4	8	0
		Null		38						50			4	14	0
		Elbow.L		70						78		5	0	0	3
	Hit 3 (air)	Hilt		92	22	24				77		6	0	0	3.2				32830642
		Null		75						90		4	4	9	0
		Null		38						40			4	15	0
		Elbow.L		70						55		5	0	0	3
	Hit 4 (air)	Hilt		92	31	33				60		6	0	0	3.2
		Null		75						70		4	4	10	0
		Null		38						40			4	16	0
		Elbow.L		70						43		5	0	0	3
	Hit 5 (air)	Hilt	4%	*	47	51		30	160	0		7	0	0	3.2				32830682
		Null										4	4	11	0
		Null											4	17	0
		Elbow.L										6	0	0	3
Down Special (Bomb)	BnB3		5%	70				40	90	0	0	12	0	0	0	x1	x1	0%	03031605 004FFFC0	Has a rehit rate of 180 for some reason.
Final Smash (Triforce Slash)	Snag	Null	5%	22	13	14		0	100	30	0	8	13	9	0	x1	x1	0%	20031094
		Null										6	9	9	0
	Hits 1-14	Null	4%	90	5-6, 16-17, 28-29, 38-39, 49-50, 60-61, 71-72, 82-83, 93-94, 104-105, 115-116, 126-127, 137-138, 148-149			0	100	50		4	15.5	8.5	0	x0.5	x0	0%	32830682 280FFFC3
		Null		70								8	7	1	0
		Null		110									24	1	0
		Null		0								9	7	18	0
		Null		180									24	18	0
	Hit 15	Null	4%	*	159			60	200	0		18	14	9	0	x0	x0.5	0%	32830682 080FFFC3
	Hit 16	Hilt	18%		255	256		45	100			16	0	0	8	x1	x1	0%	32830082 200FFFC3
		Hilt											0	0	2

Bone	BrawlBox	Used name	General idea
0	TopN	Null	Character origin
6	HipN	Waist	Waist
12	LKneeJ	Knee.L	Left knee
16	RKneeJ	Knee.R	Right knee
23	LArmJ	Elbow.L	Left elbow
24	LHandN	Hand.L	Left wrist
29	KenModelN	Hilt	Sword hilt
55	RShoulderN	Shoulder.R	Right collarbone
58	RHandN	Hand.R	Right wrist
79	ThrowN	Grip	Bone that holds grabbed opponent

Taunts

• Up: Twirls his sword twice and spins the sword while sheathing it. Similar to his Twilight Princess "victory pose", which he performs after defeating a boss, learning a hidden sword technique, or putting his sword away at a specific moment after beating a common enemy.
• Down: Link's mysterious taunt from the original. He pulls his knee to his chest and draws his sword back behind his head. Similar to Lucario's down taunt. May be loosely based off of Link's attacking pose from Zelda II.
• Side: Takes out Navi, a fairy, who will fly around him.

In competitive play

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Character Matchups

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Role In Subspace Emissary

Link's role begins with him walking through a forest with his fairy companion, Navi. Upon reaching the Master Sword's resting place, Link pulls the sword from its pedestal, wielding it once more. In a clearing of the forest is a napping Yoshi, who Link at first pays no mind to. However, the Halberd soon flies over the clearing, dropping Shadow Bugs which soon form into Primids. At this point, Link and Yoshi form a team and battle through the enemies while in pursuit of the Halberd, only to lose their aforementioned target as it flies far off into the distance, though they quickly continue their pursuit.

Link in the SSE

Link's next appearance plays out depending on which princess is saved earlier on in the story. If Peach was saved, Link and Yoshi do battle with a Shadowbug clone of Peach (who had recently been turned into a trophy by Bowser) after it attempted to turn an unsuspecting Mario and Pit into trophies until Link prevented the attack by slicing the Dark Cannon in half. Upon defeating the clone of Peach, Link is attacked by Mario, who witnessed the defeat of Peach's copy as it reverts into Shadowbugs and drifts away, apparently mistaking it for the real Peach. Then Link and Yoshi fight him and Pit. If Zelda is saved earlier on, then it is she who is cloned, and Mario and Pit fight the clone of her, and must then fend off an attack by Link and Yoshi, whom Link thinks Mario killed the real Zelda. After the defeat (and subsequent trophification) of Mario and Pit/Link and Yoshi, King Dedede arrives in a cargo, and snatches the trophies of the fallen duo with an arm attached to it. Fortunately, Kirby (who had accompanied Peach/Zelda earlier) appears and frees the two trophies, and revives them as well. Upon revival, Pit/Link fires an arrow at the incoming cargo, slowing it down a little. The five characters then form an alliance and pursue Dedede.

During their pursuit, they find Dedede's cargo (now empty) parked outside of a cave, and decide to enter it. After getting out of the cave, they find Dedede's trashed hideout, and, upon finding a hole in the wall, they decide to enter it. After they get out of the hole, they find Bowser, who Mario tries to attack until Bowser raises Peach/Zelda's trophy as a shield, forcing him to miss. Pit then fires an arrow at Bowser, which he barely dodges, before escaping in his Koopa Clown Car.

They then pursue the Ancient Minister in a desert, trying to stop him from detonating another Subspace Bomb. Mario and Link begin to approach the Minister while dodging the lasers he fires at them. Despite their best efforts, the Subspace Bomb still explodes while the heroes barely escape the blast.

Link later appears after the team makes its way to the desert, where they aid another group (consisting of Marth, Ike, the Ice Climbers, Lucas, and the Pokémon Trainer) in fighting off the Subspace Army. Later, Link and Zelda are both present when meeting Tabuu, but they are defeated by Tabuu's Offwaves. If Link and Zelda's trophy forms are retrieved after the initial attack by Tabuu, they will both be shown agreeing to revive Ganondorf (who was turned into a trophy earlier on when he tried to attack Tabuu on his own), at which point they show him where their common target is. Link helps the other heroes throughout the rest of the story.

Costume Gallery

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Link's Changeable clothing.

Origin

Even though Link's design is from Twilight Princess, he has blond hair in SSBB, and dirty blond/brown hair in Twilight Princess. His face is also somewhat more slender and sharper, with smaller eyes and a more fierce expression - possibly hinting that this is a slightly older version of the Link in Twilight Princess. This is also supported by the fact that the Master Sword is a lot smaller compared to him than it was in Twilight Princess (though, it could also be simply be that the sword has been scaled down, like his bombs). It is also possible that this is the original Link from Ocarina of Time but with his Twilight Princess look. A fairy appears alongside Link as he pulls the Master Sword from its pedestal when he is introduced in the Subspace Emissary, and this fairy also appears in Link's side taunt, in which Link takes it out of his pocket, letting it fly round him once before putting it back. This fairy could be Navi, from Ocarina of Time, who got Link's attention in that game by flying around him. Navi was never in Twilight Princess, although a fairy was used as the pointer when you pointed the Wii Remote at the screen. It is often be theorized that this is a merging of several Links, or a general Link that represents his universe in Brawl, much like Snake could be either Solid Snake or Naked Snake.

Trivia

• Link, Pit, and Toon Link are the only characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl who are left-handed.
• Link uses battering items such as the Beam Sword and Lip's Stick with his right hand in order to wield his sword with his left. This prevents him from using his shield when holding items.
• Link, Bowser, Luigi, Toon Link, and Yoshi are the only characters to wear their default costumes in team battles, when they are on the green team.

External links

• Link's page at Smash Bros. Dojo!!.
• Link Character Guide at SWF
• Link's hitbox size of each of his moves
• Link's Moves - History Behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl, by CrappyCaptureDevice (part 1) (part 2)