"Champion of Hyrule"

—Boxing Ring nickname

Link is the main protagonist and mascot of the The Legend of Zelda series created by Nintendo. One of its flagship characters, he made his first appearance in the 1986 Nintendo Entertainment System action-adventure title The Legend of Zelda. Over the course of the franchise, many different incarnations of Link have existed, chosen to protect the land of Hyrule from evil. Each incarnation of him bears the Triforce of Courage, and usually has to fight Ganon and save Hyrule and its ruler, Princess Zelda. Being one of the most popular video game characters alongside Mario, Link has had several crossover appearances within and alongside the Mario franchise.

Link himself is known as one of Mario's close friends outside of the Mushroom Kingdom and among the most powerful central playable characters in Nintendo's history like Mario himself and Kirby.

In Mario franchise

Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up

Link's first appearance in the Mario franchise is the coloring game Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up. Link first appears on the "Chef" page, where he is shown waiting for a pasta dish cooked by Mario. He later appears on the "Travel Guide" page, showing that he owns a traveling agency.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Link can be found resting at the Rose Town Inn. He does not awaken when spoken to (likely a nod to Link's constant portrayal as a silent protagonist), and a The Legend of Zelda melody for when a secret is uncovered plays instead. Link retains this cameo in the Nintendo Switch remake, Super Mario RPG.

Mario Golf series

In Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64 and Mario Golf for the Game Boy Color, Link's name appears on the scorechart.

Mario Artist: Paint Studio

His artwork from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time appears as a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio. This includes both his young and adult form, as well as his adult form riding Epona.

Super Mario series

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

In Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, before the second Green Star in World Star-1, Rainbow Run, there is a secret area where if the playable characters walk on all the panels, an 8-bit image of Link, which is an enlargement of one of his The Legend of Zelda sprites, is uncovered. After doing so, an arrangement of the main theme of The Legend of Zelda starts to play until the characters leave the area.

Super Mario Maker

Link appears as a Mystery Mushroom costume in Super Mario Maker. Link, Toon Link, and Wolf Link's costumes can be unlocked by scanning their respective amiibo, or randomly by completing the 100 Mario Challenge. The Link Costume is based on his sprites from The Legend of Zelda. The Wolf Link Costume also includes Midna riding on top of Wolf Link.

A special Event Course titled "Tri Force Heroes" allows the player to play as, and unlock, a special Costume Mario called Totem Link, based off of The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. As Totem Link, players play as all three Links from the game (red, blue, and green), stacked up on top of each other. Additionally, there is also an Event Course titled Twilight Princess HD, which is based on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, where players can unlock Wolf Link.

Super Mario Maker 2

In version 2.0 of Super Mario Maker 2, the player transforms into Link upon collecting the Master Sword power-up. His appearance is based on his sprite from the original The Legend of Zelda, albeit with the shield redesigned to be based on the Hylian Shield. While in this form, Link can attack enemies with his sword, block projectiles with his shield, perform a Dash Attack to charge through enemies, perform a Down Thrust to attack enemies from above, aim and fire an arrow in three directions to obtain distant items, and use a bomb to destroy breakable blocks. Link can also drop bombs beneath him while riding a Koopa Clown Car. In multiplayer, if all four players obtain a Master Sword, they become the green, red, blue, and purple Links from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords.

While wearing a Goomba's Shoe, Link cannot block Bullet Bills. However, he can do it underwater.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

In Mario Kart 8, Link appears as a downloadable playable character in the The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content pack. This marks his first playable appearance of any kind in the Mario franchise. Link is one of the lighter heavyweight racers, befitting his much taller size, and he shares his stats with Rosalina, Donkey Kong, Waluigi, and Roy. Although this Link is the Hero of the Skies from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, his proportions have been altered slightly to fit the Mario franchise aesthetic: he has a slightly larger head and eyes, and is left-handed as opposed to right-handed like in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

The Master Cycle, a bike based on Link's Master Sword and his horse Epona, appears as one of four additional vehicle bodies, along with a The Legend of Zelda-themed set of tires, the Triforce Tires, and a The Legend of Zelda-themed glider, the Hylian Kite. A The Legend of Zelda-themed course called Hyrule Circuit also appears as part of the Triforce Cup. His kart symbol is the Royal Crest. During his tricks, he wields the Master Sword and shows off the Triforce.

Link reappears in the Nintendo Switch game Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, available as part of the base game. He is available from the start, and shares his stats with only Rosalina and King Boo. The game's July 2018 update also added the Hero of the Wild from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, alongside the Master Cycle Zero, Ancient Tires, and Paraglider parts. Upon being added, the Hero of the Wild became the default Link, while the Hero of the Skies was relegated to being an alternate character. Like the Hero of the Skies, the Hero of the Wild is left-handed despite being right-handed in his respective game; however, they also share the same voice actor.

Despite sharing some of the same part colors for items that change, the two Links have some noticeable differences. In regard to the Hero of the Wild, his kart symbol is the Crest of the Sheikah as it appears on the Sheikah Slate instead of the Royal Crest, and he uses a Guardian Sword++ instead of the Master Sword when performing tricks. Before the 2.3.0 update,^[1] due to being two distinct incarnations of Link, the Hero of the Skies could also appear in a race if Hero of the Wild had already been selected and vice versa, while both could appear in a race if neither had been selected as well.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, on the map in the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing commercial, a road in Queens named "Link Street" is shown, which is a reference to Link.

Unused appearances

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Link was meant to appear at Starbeans Cafe along with other non-Mario character cameos. He would have given Mario and Luigi the Triforce. In the final game, all of the Nintendo cameos are replaced with Professor E. Gadd, and the Triforce is replaced with the Great Force.

Super Mario Odyssey

A costume for Mario based on Link seems to have been planned for Super Mario Odyssey, but has not been implemented.^[2]

In Donkey Kong franchise

Donkey Kong Country series

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Link is by default ranked third on a podium at Cranky's Video Game Heroes, with Mario coming in first and Yoshi second. He can be removed from the podium by collecting nineteen DK Coins, which replaces him with Diddy Kong. By doing so, Link's tunic will appear in the trash can next to the "NO HOPERS" sign.

In the Game Boy Advance port, Link and Yoshi's positions are swapped; additionally, Link has obtained 50 DK Coins in total. This means that Diddy can only shift Link down to third place, therefore removing Yoshi from the podium.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, if the Kongs ask Bazaar who owns the castle in the Northern Kremisphere, Bazaar tells a short story of when Link visited his General Store the week before. Link also asked Bazaar for information regarding the castle even though he had insufficient bear coins, but Bazaar thought him nice enough that he accepted a payment of 500 rupees instead. After being told the information, Link left, grumbling about the seashells being the wrong shape (a nod to the Secret Seashell sidequest in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening).

The dialogue was removed in the Game Boy Advance version, and Bazaar instead discusses what he personally saw at Kastle Kaos.

Donkey Kong Land 2

Link also appears in the Video Game Heroes in the ending, where he has the same number of DK Coins collected as in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.

In WarioWare series

Link is featured in every The Legend of Zelda-themed microgame by 9-Volt and 18-Volt.

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! / WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!

Link appears in the The Legend of Zelda microgame, set within the The Legend of Zelda game itself. The object is for the player to guide Link into a cave. In Level 2, Link has to avoid a Peahat along the way, and in Level 3, he also has to avoid an energy ball spit by a Zora. If Link does not make it to the cave on time, the player loses at the microgame.

WarioWare: Twisted!

Link appears in a different microgame also named The Legend of Zelda, also based on the game of the same name. The player has to rotate the handheld to have Link use his shield to deflect a rock spit out by each red Octorok. In Level 1, Link only has to deflect two rocks, while Level 2 requires him to deflect three rocks. Lastly, Level 3 features a group of Octoroks, only a few of which spit out a rock.

WarioWare: Twisted!

In another The Legend of Zelda microgame, if successfully completed by the player, Link can be seen holding up a Nintendo DS as a treasure triumphantly.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves

Link appears in three different microgames, two featuring him as playable and one in which he makes a cameo. Each microgame features a Link from a different The Legend of Zelda game.

In Ocarina of Time, based on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Young Link must draw the Master Sword from its pedestal. In Level 1, this turns him into an adult, like in the actual game. In Level 2 this turns Link old and gives him a gray beard. In Level 3, he turns into a Cucco. The main difference between each difficulty level is that higher ones require Link to yank the Master Sword more times.

In The Wind Waker, based on The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Toon Link is gliding over the sea with the Deku Leaf, and he has to land on a tree trunk-shaped platform.

In Opening Night, Link makes a cameo as one of the instrument players within the orchestra, and he plays the violin. This could be a nod to the Nintendo characters dancing and playing instruments in the type B mode of Tetris for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Link is depicted with his sprites from the first The Legend of Zelda.

WarioWare: D.I.Y.

Link is the main character in the Zelda microgame, based on The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass incarnation. Here, the player has to tap Chuchus for Link to attack and defeat them using his sword.

WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase

Link is playable in the Zelda 2 microgame, based on Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Here, Link has to deflect a Goriya's boomerangs with his shield.

WarioWare Gold

Link is playable in four microgames, three of which return from earlier WarioWare installments: The Legend of Zelda from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! as well as Ocarina of Time and The Wind Waker, both from WarioWare: Smooth Moves. Link's fourth microgame appearance is in the newly-introduced Phantom Hourglass, another microgame based on The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass; in it, the object is for the player to have Link hit a switch by tracing a line to it for the boomerang to follow.

WarioWare: Get It Together!

Link is seen in a microgame titled The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which is based on the The Legend of Zelda game of the same name. He is not playable, and stands to the right side as the player has to break an object frozen by the Stasis Rune. If the player successfully knocks the object away, Link happily jumps with his fist raised up.

WarioWare: Move It!

Link appears in the microgame The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, where he is considerably portrayed as an antagonist because the gameplay involves a Cucco having to avoid being caught by Link.

Crossover appearances

Aside from appearing in Mario and its spinoffs, Link has appeared alongside Mario characters in several crossover series and several non-Mario games.

Tetris series

Tetris (Nintendo Entertainment System)

On the results screen after clearing Type B, various Nintendo characters are seen dancing and playing instruments. Link in particular can be seen playing a flute.

Tetris DS

Link, reusing his sprite appearance from The Legend of Zelda, makes a few cameo appearances.

F-1 Race

Link is among the Nintendo characters to be shown when completing a course. Link in particular is seen cheering on the player when they complete course 4.

Super Smash Bros. series

Link appears in every Super Smash Bros. game as a default playable character. Most of Link's standard attacks make use of the Master Sword, while his special moves are all attacks or items from The Legend of Zelda series.

Super Smash Bros.

In Super Smash Bros., Link is one of the default playable characters. Specifically, he is the "Hero of Time" from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Link is the first character fought in single player mode, on Hyrule Castle.

Link's standard special move in this game is the Boomerang, in which Link tosses a boomerang to damage opponents. His up special move is the Spin Attack, in which he spins around rapidly to deal damage; and his down special is Bomb, in which Link pulls out a bomb to throw. In addition, Link's grab move uses the Hookshot, an item also taking its appearance from Ocarina of Time that can also be used as a wall grapple. Link's up and down aerials are the Jump Thrust and Down Thrust, both of which originated in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. For his stage entrance, Link floats down in a beam of light.

Two of Link's alternate colorations in this game are based upon the Goron and Zora Tunics from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, while his final coloration is based upon his outfit after collecting the Blue Ring in the original The Legend of Zelda.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Link returns as a playable character, though some of his moves have been changed. His standard special attack has been replaced with the Bow, which lets Link shoot an arrow that can be charged; the boomerang has instead been made his side special move. His other specials are kept the same, as has the Hookshot. This is also the first Super Smash Bros. game to feature Link's ability to use his Hylian Shield to defend himself from projectile attacks while standing still.

In the game's Adventure Mode, Link is fought in the Underground Maze stage. He can be found at fake pedestals for the Master Sword (wearing a different tunic each time) as fighters search for the Triforce to end the level. Young Link, Link's childhood self from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, is also a separate playable character, much in the same manner that Mario and Baby Mario often appear in the same games.

Additionally, a doppelganger of Link, known as Dark Link, appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as the opponent in Event Match 18: Link's Adventure. In the battle, the player controls a red-clad Link, who has two extra lives. The fighter must defeat Dark Link, who also has two lives. The two swordsmen are fought at the Temple, with no time limit. This Event Match is a reference to the ending of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, where a similar Dark Link served as the game's final boss.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Link was the first character to be announced for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Unlike in previous installments, this Link is the "Hero of Twilight", the descendant of the Hero of Time and the protagonist of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. This Link's moveset also references The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess in a number of ways. The bow (now called "Hero's Bow") and bombs have been aesthetically updated to match their The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess designs, while the boomerang has been replaced with the Gale Boomerang, which generates a whirlwind that can drag in opponents as it returns. The Hookshot has also been replaced with the Clawshot from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which, when used offstage, can home in on edges and grab them unlike the Hookshot; however, it is now a tether recovery, as opposed to a wall grapple. Dark Link also appears in the game, both as one of Link's alternative colors and as an opponent in an Event Match. The "Hero of Winds" from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker also appears in the game as a playable character under the name Toon Link, complete with a moveset very similar to Link's. His stage entrance was also changed to whirling in via his Gale Boomerang.

Dark Link also reappears in this game, where he returns in two Event Matches. The first, Event Match 18: Dark Link Duel, is similar to the match from Melee, but it is fought on the Bridge of Eldin instead, and is a stamina match rather than using lives. The second, Co-Op Event 7: Battle of the Dark Sides, is the same as Dark Link Duel, but with the addition of Samus and her counterpart assisting Link and Dark Link, respectively.

Versions of Dark Link also appear as palette swaps for both Link and Toon Link. Link's is based on the "interlopers" from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, whereas Toon Link's is based off Shadow Link from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures.

Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary

While walking through a forest, Links finds the Master Sword. Taking it in hand, he meets up with Yoshi, forming an alliance. They later meet Mario and Pit, though under circumstances where Mario/Link defeats an evil copy of Zelda/Peach, leading to a fight. The two groups come to an understanding (and Kirby joins up as well) and unite as they see King Dedede driving off with Ness, Luigi, and the captured Princess.

They come to Dedede's base, only to find that Bowser has beaten them to it, taking the Princess off in his Koopa Clown Car. The team grows in size as they meet with Ike, Marth, Lucas, the Pokémon Trainer, and the Ice Climbers. The remaining heroes join them as they enter Subspace. Link is among the many that falls to Tabuu's Off Waves, later revived by Kirby. He and Zelda come across Ganondorf's trophy and revive him, forming a temporary alliance as everyone teams up to defeat Tabuu.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Link reappears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a playable character along with Toon Link. Due to these games' more vibrant aesthetic, Link has a noticeably brighter color scheme than in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, though is still based on his appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Link retains much of his moveset from the previous game, though some of his non-special moves have been altered, such as his down aerial gaining a meteor smash effect and gaining the Jump Slash as his new dash attack. Link's Hylian Shield can also now block projectiles while crouching and walking.

Link retains all of his alternate costumes from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, while gaining two more: one based on the clothes worn by the "Hero of the Skies" during the beginning of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and another based on Fierce Deity Link, a transformation Link can obtain at the end of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.^[3]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Link returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, alongside Young Link and Toon Link. This time, the Hero of Twilight has been succeeded by the "Hero of the Wild", the protagonist of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. For the first time in the series, Link joins Mario himself as one of the co-mascots of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as the two are frequently marketed and paired together to advertise and showcase the game.

Compared to his predecessors, Link takes on many different stances during battle. While this is purely aesthetic in some instances, he also leans further when performing attacks, giving them greater range, yet making his hurtbox more vulnerable to attacks. On a related note, the blade of his Master Sword is longer, increasing the range in his attacks, and his forward smash's first hit is capable of firing a Sword Beam while his damage is at 0%. Link's stage entrance now shows him flying in with his Paraglider. Like his fellow The Legend of Zelda fighters, Link's victory theme has been changed to a new arrangement of their home series' main theme.

The Hero of the Wild set of clothes from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which resembles Link's classic design, also appears an alternate costume. Although Link uses a regular Boomerang like he does in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, his other special moves noticeably deviate from his predecessors': his bow is capable of firing two arrows at once, he uses the Remote Bomb Rune instead of his Bombs as his down special, and his Final Smash uses an Ancient Bow to fire an Ancient Arrow.

Some of Link's normal moves are also different compared to his predecessors. Due to neither the Hookshot nor the Clawshot appearing in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Link's grab consists of him quickly putting his Hylian Shield on his back in order to reach out with his left hand. Although this makes his grab much faster overall, it also results in his grab having much shorter range and lacking a tether recovery compared to his predecessors. As another reference to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the first hit of Link's forward smash is capable of firing a Sword Beam while his damage is at 0%, granting him yet another projectile (aforementioned above).

Compared to his predecessors, Link sports better mobility, higher jumps, faster short hop timing, less landing lag for his aerials, and a higher overall damage output. The reintroduction of the directional air dodge, the ability to use aerials on ladders, and the improved dash cancel mechanic also indirectly benefit Link to varying degrees. Link's dash attack, up aerial, and down aerials are now referred to their names in-game, while his forward smash is now called Sword Slice.

Classic Mode route

By completing Link's Classic Mode route, it is possible to unlock King K. Rool, the Ice Climbers, Simon, Meta Knight, Snake, Young Link, Richter, or Toon Link. Link's Classic Mode route pits him against characters that are in some way associated with darkness, with the fight against the dark-costumed Link being a reference to Dark Link.

A Quest to Seal the Darkness
Round	Opponent	Rule	Stage	Song
1	Dark Pit		Reset Bomb Forest	Dark Pit's Theme
2	Ridley		Norfair	Vs. Ridley
3	Bayonetta		Umbra Clock Tower	One Of A Kind
4	Dark Samus		Frigate Orpheon	Boss Battle 4 - Metroid: Samus Returns
5	Ganondorf	Team Battle (Ally: Zelda)	Gerudo Valley	Gerudo Valley
6	Link (dark costume)		Temple	Great Temple / Temple
Final	Ganon			Calamity Ganon Battle - Second Form

Game & Watch Gallery 4

Link appears in the Zelda Game & Watch game, which is playable in the Museum after unlocking enough stars.

Captain Rainbow

Though Link himself does not make a direct appearance in Captain Rainbow, there is a cameo of Link in the form of a portrait of him above Tracy's throne, next to a portrait of Mario. The Link picture depicts his artwork from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

In other media

The Legend of Zelda television series

Link received his own television show with The Legend of Zelda. It aired under the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! syndication, with the animated Mario segments running Monday through Thursday, and being replaced by The Legend of Zelda segments on Fridays. The Legend of Zelda segments still received an accompanying live-action Mario and Luigi short. The series revolved around Link and Princess Zelda protecting the Triforce of Wisdom from Ganon.

Captain N: The Game Master

Link and Zelda appear in Captain N: The Game Master, borrowing their appearance and personality from the aforementioned The Legend of Zelda cartoon. Jonathan Potts returned to voice Link in the series. Link was also a major character in the Valiant Nintendo Comics System line of Captain N: The Game Master.

Club Nintendo

Link also makes several appearances in the Mario-based comics within the German Club Nintendo magazine, his appearance based upon that in the original The Legend of Zelda. He debuts in "Super Mario: Die Bescherung", celebrating a Christmas party in the Mario Bros.' House. His role in this story is minor, though he has a brief speaking part at the end, mistrusting the realness of Santa Claus.

In "Super Mario: Die Verwandlung", Dr. Light constantly mistakes Mario for Link. One of these confusions also implies that Link has undergone an aesthetic surgery by Light.

In "Warios Weihnachtsmärchen", Link appears in the role of the Ghost of Present. Like in the story it is based on, Link takes Wario to see those he had upset earlier.

In "Mario in Mariozilla", he is seen in the Empire State Building, studying a map together with Dr. Light, who lives there. Link's actual role is unknown, though it appears that he works as Light's assistant. He also comments on a "magic cap" Light gave to Mario in order to make him incognito - actually a simple paper bag pulled over his head - in the way that it "becomes" him.

Link, alongside Kirby, is Mario's ally in the comic "Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens". During the events of this story, he lives in a Brooklyn skyscraper and fights against Abigor and his demonic fellows who plan to take over the building. He does so by making use of a magic serum which turns him and his allies into aggressive ghostbusters. In this form, he has green skin, black armor, and a fire sword.

Nintendo Monopoly

Link appears in Nintendo Monopoly and takes the place of Pennsylvania Avenue, costing $320.

Portrayals

Canadian actor Jonathan Potts voiced Link in the DiC cartoons, marking the first time the character was given an official voice.

In terms of the video games, Link's voice actor usually matches the incarnation he is based off of. In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Link was voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama (who would later voice Topper in Super Mario Odyssey), using his voice clips from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, but was replaced in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U by Akira Sasanuma, his voice actor from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Takashi Ōhara later voiced Link in Mario Kart 8, reprising his role from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. While the Champion's Tunic Link in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe reused Ōhara's portrayal from the Wii U version (making it the only exception to this tradition), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate later featured Kengo Takanashi, matching Link's appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Timeline

[Edit] Game	Role	Year	Console	Notes
Tetris	Cameo	1989	Nintendo Entertainment System	When completing type B, Link is seen amongst a few Mario characters, Pit, and Samus in the results screen
F-1 Race	Cameo	1990	Game Boy	Link is briefly seen cheering on the player when completing course 4.
Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up	Cameo	1992	MS-DOS	Featured on the Chef/Waitress and Travel Guide pages
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest	Cameo	1995	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Shown as one of the characters at Cranky Kong's Video Game Heroes
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	Cameo	1996	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Found sleeping at the Rose Town inn
Donkey Kong Land 2	Cameo	1996	Game Boy	Shown as one of the Video Game Heroes
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!	Mentioned	1996	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Mentioned by Bazaar if Dixie and Kiddy do not wish to hear his story about the Mirror
Super Smash Bros.	Playable character	1999	Nintendo 64
Mario Golf	Mentioned	1999	Nintendo 64	Name mentioned on the score chart
Mario Golf	Mentioned	1999	Game Boy Color	Name mentioned on the score chart
Mario Artist: Paint Studio	Cameo	1999	Nintendo 64DD	There are a few stamps of Link depicting artwork of him from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Super Smash Bros. Melee	Playable character	2001	Nintendo GameCube
Game & Watch Gallery 4	Playable character	2002	Game Boy Advance	Playable in the port of the Zelda Game & Watch game
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!	Brief role	2003	Game Boy Advance	Playable in the microgame The Legend of Zelda
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!	Brief role	2003	Nintendo GameCube	Same as in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Donkey Konga 2	Cameo	2004	Nintendo GameCube	Featured in a badge and as a slot machine panel
WarioWare: Twisted!	Brief role	2004	Game Boy Advance	Playable in the microgame The Legend of Zelda
WarioWare: Touched!	Brief role	2004	Nintendo DS	Appears in the ending of the microgame The Legend of Zelda
Donkey Konga 3 JP	Cameo	2005	Nintendo GameCube	Same as in Donkey Konga 2
Tetris DS	Cameo	2006	Nintendo DS	Makes various cameos throughout, such as being one of the large sprites to appear on the Touch Screen in Missions mode
WarioWare: Smooth Moves	Brief role	2006	Wii	Playable in the Ocarina of Time and The Wind Waker microgames
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Playable character	2008	Wii
Captain Rainbow	Cameo	2008	Wii	A portrait of Link appears above Tracy's throne
Art Style: PiCTOBiTS	Cameo	2009	DSiWare	A few of the levels involves assembling a The Legend of Zelda sprite with Link in it.
WarioWare: D.I.Y.	Brief role	2009	Nintendo DS	Playable in the Zelda microgame
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase	Brief role	2009	Wii (WiiWare)	Playable in the Zelda 2 microgame
Super Mario 3D World	Cameo	2013	Wii U	In a secret area of Rainbow Run, walking every tile gradually reveals an upscaled 8-bit sprite of Link.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	Playable character	2014	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8 (The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8)	Playable character	2014	Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Playable character	2014	Wii U
Super Mario Maker	Playable character	2015	Wii U	Featured as one of the Mystery Mushroom outfits, with there also being one of Toon Link, Wolf Link, and Totem Link
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Playable character	2017	Nintendo Switch	Same as in Mario Kart 8, although the July 19, 2018 update relegates him as an alternate character of the Link from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
WarioWare Gold	Brief role	2018	Nintendo 3DS	Returns as a playable character in the The Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time, and The Wind Waker microgames, and now also playable in the newly-added Phantom Hourglass microgame
Super Mario Maker 2 (version 2.0)	Playable character	2019	Nintendo Switch	Mario can transform into Link by touching the Master Sword power-up.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury	Cameo	2021	Nintendo Switch	Same as in Super Mario 3D World
WarioWare: Get It Together!	Cameo	2021	Nintendo Switch	Shown to the right with the The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild microgame
WarioWare: Move It!	Brief role	2023	Nintendo Switch	Appears in the The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D microgame
Super Mario RPG	Cameo	2023	Nintendo Switch	Same as in the original Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

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Trivia

• In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Link is the only character to get only 33 frames of invincibility when grabbing a ledge. All other characters get 37 frames of invincibility when grabbing a ledge.
• Out of all the dark characters in the Super Smash Bros. series, Dark Link is the only one who has yet to receive a playable appearance separate from his character of origin.
• According to an interview in 2009, Charles Martinet, Mario's voice actor, told Shigeru Miyamoto that he wanted to voice Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, though Miyamoto told him that he would remain without a speaking voice. In the final game, his grunts and yells were portrayed by Nobuyuki Hiyama.^[4]

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Booster • Fearless Pin • Feather • Ghost Medal • Jinx Belt • Jump Shoes • Quartz Charm • Rare Scarf • Safety Badge • Safety Ring • Scrooge Ring • Signal Ring • Troopa Pin • Trueform Pin • Wake Up Pin • Zoom Shoes Techniques Moves Arrow Rain • Aurora Flash • Backfire • Big Bang • Blast • Blazer • Blizzard • Body Slam • Bolt • Bombs Away • Boulder • Breaker Beam • Carni-Kiss • Chomp • Claw • Come Back • Corona • Crusher • Crystal • Dark Claw • Dark Star • Deathsickle • Diamond Saw • Doom Reverb • Drain • Drain Beam • Echofinder • Eerie Jig • Electroshock • Elegy • Endobubble • Fangs • Fear Roulette • Fire Orb • Flame • Flame Stone • Flame Wall • Flutter Hush • Full House • Fun & Run • Funguspike • G'night • Geno Beam • Geno Blast • Geno Boost • Geno Flash • Geno Whirl • Get Tough! • Grinder • Group Hug • Gunk Ball • Hammer Time • Howl • HP Rain • Ice Rock • Ink Blast • Iron Maiden • Jinxed • Last Shot! • Light Beam • Lightning Orb • Loco Express • Lulla-Bye • Magnum • Mechakoopa Stomp • Mega Drain • Mega Recover • Meteor Blast • Meteor Swarm • Migraine • Mirage attack! • Missed me! • Multiplier! • Multistrike • Mute • Petal Blast • Pierce • Poison • Poison Gas • Pollen Nap • Psych Bomb • Psyche! • Psycho Plasm • Psychopath • Quicksilver • Recover • S'crow Bell • S'crow Dust • S'crow Funk • Sand Storm • Scream • Scythe • Shaker • Shocker • Shredder • Silver Bullet • Skewer • Sledge • Sleep Sauce • Sleepy Time • Snowy • Solidify • Somnus Waltz • Spear Rain • Spore Chimes • Sporocyst • Spritz Bomb • Star Rain • Static E! • Stench • Storm • Super Flame • Super Jump • Sword Rain • Terrapunch • Terrorize • Therapy • Thornet • Thunderbolt • Triple Kick • Ultra Flame • Ultra Jump • Va Va Voom • Valor Up • Venom Drool • Vigor Up! • Viro Plasm • Water Blast • Weird Mushroom • Wild Card • Willy Wisp Miscellaneous Features Grate Guy's Casino Minigames Beetle Mania • Beetle Race • Goomba thumping • Look the other way • Moleville Mountain • Mushroom Derby • Wheeere's Yoshi?! Terms Level Up Other Soundtrack [Edit] / Playable characters Featherweight Baby Daisy • Baby Luigi • Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy Light Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi (Light Blue * · Black * · Red * · Yellow * · White * · Blue * · Pink * · Orange *) • Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light Blue * · Black * · Green * · Yellow * · White * · Blue * · Pink * · Orange *) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Cat Peach * • Villager (Female) * • Isabelle * • Dry Bones • Bowser Jr. • Inkling Girl Medium Mario • Luigi • Iggy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Tanooki Mario * • Villager (Male) * • Inkling Boy • Birdo • Diddy Kong • Peachette Heavy Rosalina • Metal Mario (Gold ) • Pink Gold Peach • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy Koopa • Link * • King Boo • Funky Kong • Pauline Cruiser Bowser • Wario • Morton Koopa Jr. • Dry Bowser * Any Mii Parts Bodies Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLA * • W 25 Silver Arrow * • 300 SL Roadster * • Blue Falcon * • Tanooki Kart * • B Dasher * • Streetle * • P-Wing * • Koopa Clown Tires Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tires * • Triforce Tires * • Leaf Tires * Gliders Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kite * • Paper Glider * New Cups Mushroom Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins Flower Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls Star Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodome • Mount Wario Special Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road Retro Cups Shell Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike Banana GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle Leaf DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley Lightning DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road DLC cups Egg * GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City Triforce * Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit Crossing * GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing Bell * 3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue Booster Pass Golden Dash Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall Lucky Cat Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Tour Ninja Hideaway Turnip Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball Propeller Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae Rock Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway Moon Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Tour Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road Fruit Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island Boomerang Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway Feather Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint Cherry Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity Acorn Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Tour Piranha Plant Cove Spiny Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road Battle Courses Wii U Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley NS Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Dragon Palace • Lunar Colony • 3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass Other Items and objects Ball 'n' Chain • Boo • Banana • Barrel • Bell • Board • Boomerang Flower • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bullet Bill • Bus • Car • Crate • Crazy Eight • Dash Panel • Feather • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • Item Box • Lava Fireball • Lava Plume • Lightning • Millstone • Mushroom • Oil Slick • Piranha Plant • Podoboo Cog • Red Shell • Ring of Fire • Rupee • Snowboy • Snowman • Spiny Shell • Stamp • Super Horn • Wario's Gold-Filled Mine Cart Enemies and species Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Deku Baba • Dolphin • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Fishin' Lakitu • Freezie • Frogoon • Ghost • Giant Pillar • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Grand Goomba • Hammer Knight • Keese • Little Bird • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toad • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resetti • Noki • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Raving Piranha Plant • Shy Guy Snowboarder • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Super Thwomp • Swooper • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Unagi Techniques Anti-gravity • Drift • Gravity • Highlight Reel • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Trick Miscellaneous List of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Staff Ghosts' statistics • List of Mario Kart 8 Staff Ghosts' statistics * - Downloadable content in Mario Kart 8   - Exclusivity to only the original Mario Kart 8   - Exclusivity to the Deluxe port Characters Playable Characters Mario • Donkey Kong • Link • Samus • Yoshi • Kirby • Fox • Pikachu • Luigi • Ness • Captain Falcon • Jigglypuff Stages Versus mode Stages Peach's Castle • Kongo Jungle • Hyrule Castle • Planet Zebes • Mushroom Kingdom • Yoshi's Island • Dream Land • Sector Z • Saffron City 1P-game only Stages Meta Crystal • Battlefield • Final Destination Items Items Barrel • Beam Sword • Bob-omb • Bumper • Capsule • Crate • Egg • Fan • Fire Flower • Green Shell • Hammer • Heart Container • Home-Run Bat • Maxim Tomato • Motion-Sensor Bomb • Poké Ball • Ray Gun • Red Shell • Star Rod • Starman [Edit] Characters Playable Mario • Donkey Kong • Link • Samus • Yoshi • Kirby • Fox • Pikachu • Ness • Captain Falcon • Bowser • Peach • Ice Climbers • Zelda • Sheik • Luigi • Jigglypuff • Mewtwo • Marth • Mr. Game & Watch • Dr. Mario • Ganondorf • Falco • Young Link • Pichu • Roy Bosses Master Hand • Crazy Hand • Giant Donkey Kong • Giant Kirby • Metal Mario • Metal Luigi • Giant Bowser • Giga Bowser Other Fighting Wire Frames • Toad • Tingle • Wolf O'Donnell • Sandbag • Peppy Hare • Slippy Toad • Banzai Bill • Shy Guy • Pidgit • Birdo • Klaptrap • Mr. Saturn • King Dedede • Polar Bear • Topi • Whispy Woods • Super Happy Tree • Goomba • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Like Like • ReDead • Octorok • Dark Link Stages New Icicle Mountain • Princess Peach's Castle • Kongo Jungle • Great Bay • Yoshi's Story • Fountain of Dreams • Corneria • Flat Zone • Rainbow Cruise • Jungle Japes • Temple • Yoshi's Island • Green Greens • Venom • Brinstar • Onett • Mute City • Pokémon Stadium • Mushroom Kingdom • Brinstar Depths • Fourside • Big Blue • Poké Floats • Mushroom Kingdom II • Battlefield • Final Destination Returning Dream Land • Yoshi's Island • Kongo Jungle Adventure Mushroom Kingdom • Underground Maze • F-Zero Grand Prix • Icicle Mountain Items Items Apple • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Bunny Hood • Capsule • Cloaking Device • Flipper • Food • Freezie • Heart Container • Lip's Stick • Maxim Tomato • Metal Box • Mr. Saturn • Parasol • Party Ball • Poison Mushroom • Poké Ball • Screw Attack • Smash Coin • Starman • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Trophy • Warp Star [Edit] Characters Playable Mario • Link • Kirby • Pikachu • Fox • Samus • Zero Suit Samus • Zelda • Sheik • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Yoshi • Peach • Ice Climbers • Pit • Wario • Ike • Pokémon Trainer (Charizard · Squirtle · Ivysaur) • Diddy Kong • Meta Knight • Lucas • King Dedede • Olimar • Ness • Marth • Luigi • Falco • Captain Falcon • Lucario • R.O.B. • Ganondorf • Mr. Game & Watch • Jigglypuff • Toon Link • Wolf • Solid Snake • Sonic Assist Trophies Andross • Barbara • Devil • Dr. Wright • Excitebike • Gray Fox • Hammer Bro • Helirin • Infantry and Tanks • Isaac • Jeff • Jill • Kat and Ana • Knuckle Joe • Lakitu & Spinies • Little Mac • Lyn • Metroid • Mr. Resetti • Nintendog • Ray Mk III • Saki Amamiya • Samurai Goroh • Shadow the Hedgehog • Starfy • Tingle • Waluigi Other Ancient Minister • Centurion • Colonel Roy Campbell • F.L.U.D.D. • Krystal • Leon Powalski • Mei Ling • Metal Gear RAY • Otacon • Palutena • Panther Caroso • Parasite Queen • Peppy Hare • Pikmin • Red Bulborb • Sandbag • Slippy Toad • Whispy Woods Stage hazards Stage hazards Fighting Alloys • Fish • Klaptrap • King Bulblin • Polar Bear • Shy Guy • Ultimate Chimera Pokémon Poké Ball Bellossom • Bonsly • Celebi • Chikorita • Cresselia • Deoxys • Electrode • Entei • Gardevoir • Goldeen • Groudon • Gulpin • Ho-Oh • Jirachi • Kyogre • Latias & Latios • Lugia • Manaphy • Meowth • Metagross • Mew • Moltres • Munchlax • Piplup • Snorlax • Staryu • Suicune • Togepi • Torchic • Weavile • Wobbuffet Stage feature Cresselia • Dialga • Palkia Stages Normal 75 m • Battlefield • Bridge of Eldin • Castle Siege • Delfino Plaza • Distant Planet • Flat Zone 2 • Final Destination • Frigate Orpheon • Green Hill Zone • Halberd • Hanenbow • Luigi's Mansion • Lylat Cruise • Mario Bros. • Mario Circuit • Mushroomy Kingdom • New Pork City • Norfair • PictoChat • Pirate Ship • Pokémon Stadium 2 • Port Town Aero Dive • Rumble Falls • Shadow Moses Island • Skyworld • Smashville • Spear Pillar • Summit • WarioWare, Inc. • Yoshi's Island Melee Big Blue • Brinstar • Corneria • Green Greens • Jungle Japes • Onett • Pokémon Stadium • Rainbow Cruise • Temple • Yoshi's Island Items Items Assist Trophy • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beam Sword • Blast Box • Bob-omb • Bumper • Bunny Hood • Capsule • CD • Cracker Launcher • Deku Nut • Dragoon • Fan • Fire Flower • Food • Franklin Badge • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Gooey Bomb • Green Shell • Hammer • Heart Container • Home-Run Bat • Hothead • Key • Lightning • Lip's Stick • Maxim Tomato • Metal Box • Motion-Sensor Bomb • Mr. Saturn • Orange Cube • Party Ball • Peach • Peanut • Pellet • Pitfall • Poison Mushroom • Poké Ball • Ray Gun • Rolling Crate • Sandbag • Screw Attack • Smart Bomb • Smash Ball • Smash Coins • Smoke Ball • Soccer Ball • Spring • Stickers • Stock Ball • Superspicy Curry • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Starman • Star Rod • Team Healer • Timer • Trophy Stand • Unira • Vegetables • Wario Bike • Warp Star Final Smashes Final Smashes Aura Storm • Beast Ganon • Blue Falcon • Cook Kirby • Critical Hit • Diffusion Beam • End of Day • Galaxia Darkness • Giga Bowser • Great Aether • Grenade Launcher • Iceberg • Konga Beat • Landmaster • Light Arrow • Mario Finale • Negative Zone • Octopus • Palutena's Army • Peach Blossom • PK Starstorm • Power Suit Samus • Puff Up • Rocketbarrel Barrage • Super Dragon • Super Sonic • Triforce Slash • Triple Finish • Volt Tackle • Waddle Dee Army • Wario-Man • Zero Laser The Subspace Emissary locations Stages Midair Stadium • Skyworld • Sea of Clouds • The Jungle • The Plain • The Lake • The Ruined Zoo • The Battlefield Fortress • The Forest • The Research Facility (Part I) • The Lake Shore • The Path to the Ruins • The Cave • The Ruins • The Wilds (Part I) • The Ruined Hall • The Wilds (Part II) • The Swamp • The Research Facility (Part II) • Outside the Ancient Ruins • The Glacial Peak • The Canyon • Battleship Halberd Interior • Battleship Halberd Exterior • Battleship Halberd Bridge • The Subspace Bomb Factory (Part I) • The Subspace Bomb Factory (Part II) • Entrance to Subspace • Subspace (Part I) • Subspace (Part II) • The Great Maze Other World of Trophies • Isle of Ancients • Castle Dedede • Subspace Subspace Army Enemies Armank • Armight • Auroros • Autolance • Big Primid • Bombed • Borboras • Boom Primid • Bucculus • Buckot • Bullet Bill • Bytan • Cymul • False Character • Feyesh • Fire Primid • Floow • Gamyga • Giant Goomba • Glice • Glire • Glunder • Goomba • Greap • Hammer Bro • Jyk • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Metal Primid • Mite • Mizzo • Nagagog • Poppant • Primid • Puppit • Roader • R.O.B. Blaster • R.O.B. Launcher • R.O.B. Sentry • Roturret • Scope Primid • Shadow Bug • Shaydas • Shellpod • Spaak • Sword Primid • Ticken • Towtow • Trowlon Bosses Petey Piranha • Rayquaza • Duon • Galleom • Master Hand • Crazy Hand • Porky • Porky Statue • Ridley (Meta Ridley) • Tabuu [Edit] Characters Playable characters Bayonetta (DLC) • Bowser • Bowser Jr. / Koopalings (Larry · Morton · Wendy · Iggy · Roy · Lemmy · Ludwig) • Captain Falcon • Charizard • Cloud (DLC) • Corrin (DLC) • Dark Pit • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Duck Hunt • Falco • Fox • Ganondorf • Greninja • Ike • Jigglypuff • King Dedede • Kirby • Link • Little Mac • Lucario • Lucas (DLC) • Lucina • Luigi • Mario • Marth • Mega Man • Meta Knight • Mewtwo (DLC) • Mii Fighter (Mii Brawler · Mii Swordfighter · Mii Gunner) • Mr. Game & Watch • Ness • PAC-MAN • Palutena • Peach • Pikachu • Pikmin & Olimar • Pit • R.O.B. • Robin • Rosalina & Luma • Roy (DLC) • Ryu (DLC) • Samus • Sheik • Shulk • Sonic • Toon Link • Villager • Wario • Wii Fit Trainer • Yoshi • Zelda • Zero Suit Samus Assist Trophy characters Andross • Ashley • Chain Chomp • Color TV-Game 15 • Dark Samus • Devil • Dillon • Dr. Kawashima • Dr. Wright • Elec Man • Ghirahim • Ghosts • Hammer Bro • Infantry and Tanks • Isabelle • Jeff • Kat & Ana • Knuckle Joe • Lakitu & Spinies • Lyn • Magnus • Metroid • Midna • Mother Brain • Nightmare Wizard • Nintendog • Phosphora • Prince of Sablé • Riki • Saki Amamiya • Samurai Goroh • Shadow the Hedgehog • Sheriff • Skull Kid • Starman • Starfy • Takamaru • Tingle • Waluigi Bosses Crazy Hand (Classic) • Dark Emperor (Stage) • Flying Man (Stage) • Master Core (Classic) • Master Hand (Classic) • Metal Face (Stage) • Nabbit (Stage) • Ridley (Stage) • Yellow Devil (Stage) Pokémon Pokémon Abomasnow • Arceus • Bellossom • Chespin • Darkrai • Dedenne • Deoxys • Eevee • Electrode • Entei • Fennekin • Fletchling • Gardevoir • Genesect • Giratina • Goldeen • Gogoat • Inkay • Keldeo • Kyogre • Kyurem • Latias & Latios • Lugia • Meloetta • Meowth • Metagross • Mew • Moltres • Oshawott • Palkia • Snivy • Snorlax • Spewpa • Staryu • Suicune • Swirlix • Togepi • Victini • Xerneas • Zoroark Stages Nintendo 3DS 3D Land • Arena Ferox • Balloon Fight • Brinstar • Corneria • Distant Planet • Dream Land • Find Mii • Flat Zone 2 • Gerudo Valley • Golden Plains • Green Hill Zone • Jungle Japes • Living Room • Magicant • Mushroomy Kingdom • Mute City • PAC-Maze • Paper Mario • PictoChat 2 • Prism Tower • Rainbow Road • Reset Bomb Forest • Spirit Train • Tomodachi Life • Tortimer Island • Unova Pokémon League • WarioWare, Inc. • Yoshi's Island Wii U 75 m • Big Battlefield • Bridge of Eldin • Castle Siege • Coliseum • Delfino Plaza • Flat Zone X • Gamer • Garden of Hope • Halberd • Jungle Hijinxs • Kalos Pokémon League • Luigi's Mansion • Lylat Cruise • Mario Circuit (Brawl) • Mario Circuit • Mario Galaxy • Miiverse (DLC) • Mushroom Kingdom U • Norfair • Onett • Orbital Gate Assault • PAC-Land • Palutena's Temple • Pilotwings • Pirate Ship (DLC) • Pokémon Stadium 2 • Port Town Aero Dive • Pyrosphere • Skyloft • Smashville • Temple • The Great Cave Offensive • Town and City • Wii Fit Studio • Windy Hill Zone • Woolly World • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yoshi's Island Both games Battlefield • Boxing Ring • Dream Land (64) (DLC) • Duck Hunt (DLC in 3DS, base game in Wii U) • Final Destination • Hyrule Castle (64) (DLC) • Gaur Plain • Midgar (DLC) • Peach's Castle (64) (DLC) • Super Mario Maker (DLC) • Suzaku Castle (DLC) • Umbra Clock Tower (DLC) • Wily Castle Items Items Assist Trophy • Back Shield • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beam Sword • Beehive • Beetle • Blast Box • Bob-omb • Bombchu • Boomerang • Boss Galaga • Bullet Bill • Bumper • Bunny Hood • Capsule • CD • Cucco • Crate • Daybreak • Deku Nut • Dragoon • Drill • Fairy Bottle • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Food • Franklin Badge • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Gooey Bomb • Grass • Green Shell • Gust Bellows • Hammer • Heart Container • Hocotate Bomb • Home-Run Bat • Hothead • Killer Eye • Lightning • Lip's Stick • Master Ball • Maxim Tomato • Metal Box • Motion-Sensor Bomb • Mr. Saturn • Ore Club • Party Ball • Peach • Pitfall • Poison Mushroom • Poké Ball • POW Block • Ray Gun • Rocket Belt • Rolling Crate • Screw Attack • Smart Bomb • Smash Ball • Smoke Ball • Sandbag • Soccer Ball • Special Flag • Spiny Shell • Spring • Super Star • Star Rod • Steel Diver • Superspicy Curry • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Team Healer • Timer • Treasure chest • Trophy • Unira • Warp Star • X Bomb Final Smashes Final Smashes Beast Ganon • Black Hole Laser • Blue Falcon • Chain Attack • Critical Hit • Dark Pit Staff • Dedede Burst • Doctor Finale • Dream Home • End of Day • Final Edge • Full Blast • Galaxia Darkness • Giga Bowser • Giga Mac • Great Aether • Gunship • Infernal Climax • Konga Beat • Landmaster • Light Arrow • Mario Finale • Mega Charizard X • Mega Legends • Mega Lucario • NES Zapper Posse • Octopus • Omega Blitz • Omnislash • Pair Up • Peach Blossom • PK Starstorm • Poltergust 5000 • Power Star • Psystrike • Puff Up • Rocketbarrel Barrage • Secret Ninja Attack • Shadow Mario Paint • Shin Shoryuken • Shinku Hakoden • Super Diffusion Beam • Super Dragon • Super PAC-MAN • Super Sonic • Three Sacred Treasures • Torrential Roar • Triforce Slash • Ultra Sword • Volt Tackle • Wario-Man • Wii Fit • Zero Laser [Edit] Characters Playable Banjo and Kazooie • Bayonetta • Bowser • Bowser Jr. (Larry • Morton • Wendy • Iggy • Roy • Lemmy • Ludwig) • Byleth • Captain Falcon • Cloud • Corrin • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Duck Hunt • Falco • Fox • Ganondorf • Greninja • Hero • Ice Climbers • Ike • Incineroar • Inkling • Isabelle • Jigglypuff • Joker • Kazuya • King Dedede • King K. Rool • Kirby • Link • Little Mac • Lucario • Lucas • Luigi • Mario • Marth (Lucinaε) • Mega Man • Meta Knight • Mewtwo • Mii (Mii Brawler • Mii Gunner • Mii Swordfighter) • Min Min • Mr. Game & Watch • Mythra • Ness • Olimar (Alph) • PAC-MAN • Palutena • Peach (Daisyε) • Pichu • Pikachu • Piranha Plant • Pit (Dark Pitε) • Pokémon Trainer (Charizard • Ivysaur • Squirtle) • Pyra • R.O.B. • Ridley • Robin • Rosalina & Luma • Roy (Chromε) • Ryu (Kenε) • Samus (Dark Samusε)• Sephiroth • Sheik • Shulk • Simon (Richterε) • Snake • Sonic • Sora • Steve (Alex • Enderman • Zombie) • Terry • Toon Link • Villager • Wario • Wii Fit Trainer • Wolf • Yoshi • Young Link • Zelda • Zero Suit Samus Assist Trophy Alucard • Andross • Arcade Bunny • Ashley • Bomberman • Burrowing Snagret • Chef Kawasaki • Color TV-Game 15 • Dr. Wright • Ghirahim • Ghosts • Gray Fox • Hammer Bro • Jeff • Kapp'n • Klaptrap • Knuckle Joe • Knuckles • Krystal • Lyn • Metroid • Midna • Mother Brain • Moon • Nikki • Nintendog (Toy Poodle) • Rathalos • Riki • Rodin • Samurai Goroh • Sheriff • Shovel Knight • Squid Sisters • Starfy • Starman • Sukapon • Takamaru • Waluigi • Zero • Dr. Wily Bosses Crazy Hand • Dharkon • Dracula • Galeem • Galleom • Ganon • Giant Donkey Kong • Giga Bowser • Giant Palutena • Marx • Master Hand • Metal Mario • Rathalos Stages Stages 3D Land • 75m • Arena Ferox • Balloon Fight • Battlefield • Big Battlefield • Big Blue • Boxing Ring • Bridge of Eldin • Brinstar • Brinstar Depths • Castle Siege • Cloud Sea of Alrest • Coliseum • Corneria • Delfino Plaza • Distant Planet • Dracula's Castle • Dream Land • Dream Land GB • Duck Hunt • Figure-8 Circuit • Final Destination • Flat Zone X • Fountain of Dreams • Fourside • Frigate Orpheon • Gamer • Garden of Hope • Garreg Mach Monastery •Gaur Plain • Gerudo Valley • Golden Plains • Great Bay • Great Plateau Tower • Green Greens • Green Hill Zone • Halberd • Hanenbow • Hollow Bastion • Hyrule Castle • Jungle Japes • Kalos Pokémon League • King of Fighters Stadium • Kongo Falls • Kongo Jungle • Living Room • Luigi's Mansion • Lylat Cruise • Magicant • Mario Bros. • Mario Circuit (Wii U) • Mario Galaxy • Mementos • Midgar • Minecraft World • Mishima Dojo • Moray Towers • Mushroom Kingdom (64) • Mushroom Kingdom II • Mushroom Kingdom U • Mushroomy Kingdom • Mute City SNES • New Donk City Hall • New Pork City • Norfair • Northern Cave • Onett • PAC-Land • Palutena's Temple • Paper Mario • Peach's Castle (64) • PictoChat 2 • Pilotwings • Pirate Ship • Pokémon Stadium • Pokémon Stadium 2 • Port Town Aero Dive • Princess Peach's Castle (Melee) • Prism Tower • Rainbow Cruise • Reset Bomb Forest • Saffron City • Shadow Moses Island • Skyloft • Skyworld • Small Battlefield • Smashville • Spear Pillar • Spiral Mountain • Spirit Train • Spring Stadium • StreetPass™ Quest • Summit • Super Happy Tree • Super Mario Maker • Suzaku Castle • Temple • The Great Cave Offensive • Tomodachi Life • Tortimer Island • Town and City • Umbra Clock Tower • Unova Pokémon League • Venom • WarioWare, Inc. • Wii Fit Studio • Wily Castle • Windy Hill Zone • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yggdrasil's Altar • Yoshi's Island (Brawl) • Yoshi's Island (Melee) • Yoshi's Story Items Items Assist Trophy • Back Shield • Banana Gun • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beam Sword • Beastball • Beehive • Beetle • Black Hole • Blast Box • Bob-omb • Bombchu • Bomber • Boomerang • Boss Galaga • Bullet Bill • Bumper • Bunny Hood • Capsule • Crate • Cucco • Daybreak Parts • Death's Scythe • Deku Nut • Dragoon Parts • Drill • Fairy Bottle • Fake Smash Ball • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Food • Franklin Badge • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Gooey Bomb • Grass • Green Shell • Gust Bellows • Hammer • Healing Field • Healing Sprout • Heart Container • Hocotate Bomb • Home-Run Bat • Hothead • Killer Eye • Killing Edge • Lightning • Lip's Stick • Master Ball • Maxim Tomato • Metal Box • Motion-Sensor Bomb • Mr. Saturn • Ore Club • Party Ball • Pitfall • Poison Mushroom • Poké Ball • POW Block • Rage Blaster • Ramblin' Evil Mushroom • Ray Gun • Rocket Belt • Rolling Crate • Sandbag • Screw Attack • Smart Bomb • Smash Ball • Smoke Ball • Soccer Ball • Special Flag • Spiny Shell • Staff • Star Rod • Steel Diver • Super Launch Star • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Superspicy Curry • Timer • Unira • Warp Star • X Bomb Locations World of Light The Dark Realm • DK Island • Dracula's Castle • The Light Realm • Molten Fortress • Mysterious Dimension • Sacred Land Other Other Beta elements • Break Free (Lead the Way) • Challenges • Fighting Mii Team • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate/Gallery • Lylat Cruise conversations • Jump Up, Super Star! • Music • Palutena's Guidance • Pokémon • Quotes • Snake's codec conversations • Spirit • Staff

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