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'''Toon Link''' ({{ja|トゥーンリンク|Tūn Rinku}}, ''Toon Link'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He was revealed on March 28th, 2008. He is voiced by Sachi Matsumoto, who reprises her role from ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}'' and ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass}}''. Toon Link is a semi-clone of {{SSBB|Link}}, and thus has some similar moves but different attributes.

Toon Link is currently ranked 13th on the [[tier list]] at the top of the mid-high tier (making him the highest ranked character of all ''The Legend of Zelda'' characters). Toon Link's biggest asset is his variety of versatile [[projectile]]s, which when combined with his great [[jump]]ing ability and air mobility, gives him one of the strongest [[camp]]ing abilities and makes him one of the most difficult characters to [[approach]]. Toon Link additionally has a strong aerial game, with the aforementioned efficient jumping and aerial mobility, and access to fast, powerful [[aerial attack]]s, in addition to a damaging [[zair]], which is useful for keeping opponents at a distance and setting up subsequent attacks. Toon Link also has two great [[combo]] starters in his [[up tilt]] and [[back aerial]] that can combo into themselves, a far reaching and relatively safe [[recovery]], and strong approaching capabilities from his fast movement speed and projectiles. Toon Link however suffers from substandard [[KO]]ing ability, possessing finishers that aren't that powerful with short reach, or in the case of his [[up smash]], being too predictable while lacking strong enough traits to make up for it. Toon Link additionally possesses short [[reach]] throughout his moveset, and a very punishable [[grab]] that lacks the reach to make up for its high [[ending lag]] (in addition to possessing rather poor [[throw]]s). Toon Link overall has strong [[matchup]]s (with his only {{b|counter|matchup}} being {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}), and has achieved above average [[tournament]] results (which have been especially strong in Meta Knight-banned tournaments).

*Complete {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} with any character on any difficulty after finishing [[The Subspace Emissary]], then defeat Toon Link.

Overall, Toon Link is a significantly better character than Young Link. While Young Link's weaknesses have kept him in the mid-low tiers throughout ''Melee'''s life, Toon Link has consolidated himself as a solid high tier in ''Brawl''.

*{{change|While Young Link is based on Link's younger appearance in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', Toon Link is based on Link's appearance in ''The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker''.}}

*{{change|Toon Link's taunt, idle poses, and victory poses are all different from Young Link's.}}

**{{nerf|This weight increase makes Toon Link vulnerable to {{SSBB|King Dedede}}'s down throw chaingrab in particular whereas Young Link's weight was low enough to avoid {{SSBM|Fox}}'s [[waveshine]] combos. Both ''Brawl'' King Dedede's down throw and ''Melee'' Fox's [[Reflector (Fox)|shine]] knock down opponents whose weight is under 87 units but don't knock down opponents whose weight is 87 units or higher.}}  

*{{change|Toon Link falls much slower than Young Link (2.13 → 1.28) having the 28th fastest fall speed out of 39 characters compared to Young Link having the 7th highest fall speed out of 26 characters. While this hinders his vertical endurance, it also makes him less vulnerable to combos.}}

*{{change|Toon Link's gravity is lower (0.11 → 0.07).}}

*{{nerf|Toon Link air speed is slower (1 → 0.94).}}

*{{buff|Toon Link's air acceleration is higher (0.06 → 0.09).}}

*{{buff|Toon Link's [[spotdodge]] has a longer duration (frames 2-15 → 2-20).}}

**{{change|Toon Link does not a have neutral infinite like Young Link did. Rather, Toon Link has the same neutral attack as {{SSBB|Link}}.}}

**{{buff|Toon Link's neutral aerial [[auto-cancel]]s earlier (frame 30 → 28) and as it has two hits, its maximum damage output is higher (12% → 20%). It can also lock and trip opponents.}}  

**{{change|Toon Link's back throw launches opponents at a lower angle (130° → 150°) and has altered knockback (24 (base), 110 (scaling) → 30/105).}}

**{{change|Toon Link uses Hero's Bow instead of [[Fire Bow]]. Toon Link's Hero's Bow fires arrows that are more floaty and hang in the air for much longer.}}

**{{change|Hero's Bow does not set targets on fire like Fire Bow does.}}

**{{nerf|Toon Link's boomerang is slower and doesn't fly as far as Young Link's. It also deals less damage when throw (16%/19% → 12%).}}*{{buff|Toon Link can *{{buff|Toon Link can B-reverse Boomerang unlike Young Link.}}

**{{change|Toon Link has a final smash Triforce Slash. Toon Link traps his opponents with the Triforce of Power and continuously slashes them finishing it off with a devastating blow which can easily KO the opponent. Young Link would later receive Triforce Slash as his Final Smash in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]].}}

|fsmashname= 

|usmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBB|15}} (clean), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBB|11}} (late)

|zairname=[[Hookshot]]

|grabname= 

|fthrowdesc=Drops opponent quickly and shoulder tackles them forward. Oddly, the first hit of his forward throw is considered a [[leg]] attack despite being clearly a shoulder tackle. This is possibly due to an error in his moveset coding.  

|desc-1=Tap the tip of his boot on the ground.

|desc-2=Looks around cautiously.

|desc-right=He tries to catch a pig, but ends up [[tripping]] and falling on his bottom..

:''See also: [[:Category:Toon Link professionals (SSBB)]]''

*{{Sm|Hyro|USA}} - A top Toon Link player from Louisiana.

*{{Sm|Jash|USA}} - Was known as the best Toon Link in the United States before his inactivity in 2012.

*{{Sm|Hyuga|Mexico}} - The best Toon Link player in Mexico and one of the best ones in the world.

*{{Sm|Jerm|USA}} - A top Toon Link player from Texas.

*{{Sm|Kingtoon|USA}} - Often considered to be the second best Toon Link behind MJG.

[[File:Toon Link Subspace Brawl.png|thumb|right|250px|Toon Link in ''[[SSE]]''.]]

Toon Link is an optional character in the Subspace Emissary, similar to {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}} and {{SSBB|Wolf}}, who can only be unlocked after the mode has been completed. To find him, players must enter a new door in the Forest which appears after defeating Tabuu for the first time that takes them to the [[Pirate Ship]], where Toon Link prepares for battle. Defeating Toon Link will add him to the player's team. He does not have an actual role in the overall plot.

==In [[Event Matches]]==

===Solo Events===

===Co-op Events===

==Trophies==

Toon Link's main and [[Final Smash]] trophies can be obtained by clearing {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} and [[All-Star]] mode respectively with Toon Link.

 

 

{{Trophy games|console1=GC|game1=[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]|console2=DS|game2=[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass]]}}

 

 

{{Trophy games|console1=Wii|game1=Super Smash Bros. Brawl}}

 

Toon Link - Brawl Trophy.png|Classic Mode trophy

Triforce Slash (Toon Link) - Brawl Trophy.png|[[Triforce Slash]] trophy

*Along with his hair, his hat also disobeys gravity, with the hat usually staying in a limp position while falling, as opposed to the tip being above the rest of his body.

*Unlike in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'', Toon Link is portrayed here as having realistic hair and detailed fabric on his clothing. Later appearances, however, changed his hair to a blob-like appearance, and the fabric detail on his clothing is removed.

*Also unlike in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'', Toon Link's artwork depicts him with a wand instead of a sword.