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Who are the strangest Zelda characters?

There are a fair amount of them tbh, looking back... Mostly beginning with the N64 era and continuing from there. From OOT to TP there is no shortage of weird characters to choose from in this series, and actually there is a handful in SS as well

One character that comes to mind is Mutoh, first seen in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I like this character, but this dude is flat out strange and a bit unpleasant to be around at times. His bizarre design in appearance and his antics kinda tripped me out as a kid ngl

 

[Come On Tars]

Didn't he scream KAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[Codes 208]

Tingle and it’s not even close

 

[German Hops]

In my opinion, the top three weirdest are:

3. Fyer and Falbi (Twilight Princess)

Two retired circus actors that created their own amusement park at Lake Hylia. Fyer owns a cannon, and Falbi owns a ride where you grab a cucco, jump off of a platform, and glide to collect rupees. Their garb is quite...er, interesting and colorful.

2. The Oocca (Twilight Princess)

An ancient race of sky beings. First of all, their appearance. They have a cucco-like body with a humanoid head. Quite odd-looking if you ask me. Secondly, these little creatures crafted the Dominion Rod, Sky Cannons, and the technologically advanced City in the Sky. I surely do not know how they must of done this with their current bodies.

1. ??? (the hand that sticks out of the toilet in Majora's Mask and Oracle of Ages)

Alright, what could be weirder than a creepy-looking hand sticking out of a toilet asking for paper? In Oracle of Ages, ??? gives you a stink bag in return of some paper. In Majora's Mask, oddly enough, ??? gives you a piece of heart if you give him paper. I don't know what Nintendo was thinking!

 

[DGrayson]

yes tingle is weird but that guy from skyward sword was weirder to me for a zelda game. He just seemed so out of place and should appear in an anime instead.

 

[Cutty Flam]

German Hops good call, but ??? was an interesting character I thought; made the game more interesting. Half the NPCs in TLoZ: Twilight Princess could make this list. The first time seeing Jovani I was like, “ok wtf man” lol. Same with the Ooccoo

yes tingle is weird but that guy from skyward sword was weirder to me for a zelda game. He just seemed so out of place and should appear in an anime instead.

Pretty sure I know which NPC you’re referencing, that was a strange inclusion

 

[DGrayson]

Same with the Ooccoo

Oh no, I had almost wiped it from my memory.

 

[DGrayson]

German Hops good call, but ??? was an interesting character I thought; made the game more interesting. Half the NPCs in TLoZ: Twilight Princess could make this list. The first time seeing Jovani I was like, “ok wtf man” lol. Same with the Ooccoo

Pretty sure I know which NPC you’re referencing, that was a strange inclusion

Honestly dont remember his name. He was a big meme on NeoGaf at the time though. The one with teh tall hair.

 

[Cutty Flam]

Oh no, I had almost wiped it from my memory.

If only that was possible haha, I wish I could have looked the director and producer in the eye the the moment they okayed the design

 

[cireza]

Twilight Princess

 

[Airbus Jr]

Ganon

 

[Cutty Flam]

Honestly dont remember his name. He was a big meme on NeoGaf at the time though. The one with teh tall hair.

Ohhhh, nvm I thought you were talking about a different character. I was way off, I think Groose is the one you’re referring to? This guy right?

Never really thought of him as weird at the time because his mannerisms never gave off that vibe to me, but just by going by his pics yea I can see it

 

[Bakkus]

PeanutButterGamer had two videos on this subject long ago. Before he decided to make all his videos for 10 year olds. Worth a watch.

 

[DGrayson]

Ohhhh, nvm I thought you were talking about a different character. I was way off, I think Groose is the one you’re referring to? This guy right?

Ya. The coward bully just didnt seem to vibe with a zelda game to me.

Which character were you thinking of?

 

[nkarafo]

Ben.

 

[Shaqazooloo]

It would have to be Tingle.

A Diminutive man that thinks he's a fairy and acts like a child, hangs in the sky using a balloon and also made up his own magic words. He also dances quite often.

The only one that comes close is Zant, because of how erratic he is and his facial expressions being slightly disturbing.

 

[rubenburgt]

All of his forms were weird tbh.

 

[Cutty Flam]

Ya. The coward bully just didnt seem to vibe with a zelda game to me.

Which character were you thinking of?

Groose was alright. I didn’t think so at first, though. It wasn’t until later that he grew as a character

Spoiler: SS side quest

Batreaux

 

[Ezquimacore]

If you don't have the money he does this, this was the weirdest/scariest shit ever

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/zelda/images/a/a3/Angry_Mask_Salesman_%28Ocarina_of_Time%29.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20091218032629

 

[AV]

Half the cast of MM, but Kamaro stands out.

 

[Red Rackham's Revenge]

The Nintendo fan that's always checking out the statues you get for taking pictures in Wind Waker.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

9 out of 10 characters in Twilight Princess are nightmare fuel. It seems that that game’s aesthetics are trying to embody every trope and vibe of classic fairy tales. There isn’t a single location in TP where you feel somewhat safe, and there’s barely a character you could totally trust not to put a blade between your shoulders the moment you turn your back on them. And when you also have scenes like the one with the female yeti, well... you know the one.

Anyway, if you think about it, Zelda was always about weird characters.
- in Zelda 1, you have people completely stuck in caves under trees and behind rock walls, yet when you free them, they’ll ask you to pay for the broken “door”
- in Zelda 2 you have women in red dresses who invite you to “come inside” and completely refill your life energy...
- ever since ALTTP introduced many more NPCs, there’s always a bunch of seriously weird ones. Link’s Awakening barely has a character that doesn’t seem off the rocker
- and when Zelda went 3D, oh my...

Case in point:

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Ben.

I never understood this character/element from majora mask.

 

[Birdo]

The guy in the toilet.

 

[nkarafo]

I never understood this character/element from majora mask.

It's been 3.000 years since i played the game but iirc, it's a replica/statue Link calls so it can be used for puzzles, like holding a button pressed or something. There are similar replicas for some other mask forms. They all look weird and creepy because of course they would, it's Majora's Mask.

The name "Ben" comes from a creepypasta surrounding the game.

 

[Kamina]

Didn't he scream KAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[SuperBabyMethod]

That weird Chicken thing from Twilight Princess.

 

[SinDelta]

Vaati aka the guy who thinks turning into a giant eyeball is some form of ultimate power.

 

[Belmonte]

Majora's Mask has the most amount of weird characters and overall weirdness. The entire game is weird. In a good way but weird.

But the winner is the Oocca from Twilight Princess.. Friendly creature, have the coolest temple in terms of architecture, but damn it is strange.

 

[Allandor]

Well, I would say Link, followed by Zelda.
- Link regularly sleeps for ages and from time to time he wakes up to rescue a princess.
- Link was a lefty and than (since the Wii) used he right hand to hold a sword ... and not only that, the whole world was switched for him just so he can hold a sword in his right hand .... *spooky*
- Zelda ... even though Links sleeps a loot of a time (sleeping in some kind of timeless chamber) even Zelda doesn't really get older.

 

[Richard Packer]

Loone. She loved balls.

 

[Ulysses 31]

 

[belmarduk]

Probably Zant. I was not expecting that.

 

[Neil Young]

This guy! I would just stare at him for a solid minute each time I saw him.

 

[Ikutachi]

With unmatched talent, he is the world's greatest sculptor. It's said the reason he won't let anyone watch him sculpt is because he does so in his underwear.

 

[Red Rackham's Revenge]

Yeah, both of them are pretty weird.

 

[Cutty Flam]

The Moon

Spoiler: Majora's Mask

The Moon in Majora's Mask is a very peculiar character. Nobody can say what the Moon became (or how it became what it became) after Majora's wickedness overtook it. But the thing was constantly bearing that same menacing face, and in the intro of Majora's Mask, it can even be seen in conversation with Majora and Skull Kid, so it's almost like it became possessed; as well as a sentient being or entity of some sort. It was evident that the Moon was listening, in some way, to Majora in the intro of the game. So even if the Moon couldn't talk, it could listen, understand and take orders. Majora might be one of the most sinister villains in the series considering all this. Majora is so powerful that the evil being within the mask is capable of controlling celestial bodies in outer space. I never really thought of the Moon as much of a character in the past, but after putting some things into perspective, it definitely became more than just a natural satellite. It became some kind of malevolent force with a of mind of its own, as it would appear

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[hououinkyouma00]

In my opinion, the top three weirdest are:

1. ??? (the hand that sticks out of the toilet in Majora's Mask and Oracle of Ages)

Alright, what could be weirder than a creepy-looking hand sticking out of a toilet asking for paper? In Oracle of Ages, ??? gives you a stink bag in return of some paper. In Majora's Mask, oddly enough, ??? gives you a piece of heart if you give him paper. I don't know what Nintendo was thinking!

Somebody probably already mentioned this but it's based off of Japanese folklore/ghost stories.

 

[StateofMajora]

Nobody mentioned it, but the scientist with the dislocated jaw in OOT lake hylia and MM great Bay Area.

 

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