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4	!![[center: [-'''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheTriforceWielders The Triforce Wielders]]''' ([[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganon/Ganondorf]])-]]][[center:[-'''Recurring:''' [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGoddessesAndAllies Goddesses and Allies]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaVillainsAndEnemies Villains and Enemies]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaRaces Races]]-]]][[center: [-'''Main Series:''' ''Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaI'', ''Characters/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle games]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Four Swords]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures Four Swords Adventures]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap The Minish Cap]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Spirit Tracks]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes Tri Force Heroes]]'', ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom]]''-]]][[center: [-'''Spin-Offs:''' ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames Philips CD-i Games]]'', ''Hyrule Warriors'', ''[[Characters/CadenceOfHyrule Cadence of Hyrule]]'', ''[[Characters/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity]]''-]]]
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6	[[WMG:[[center: [- ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' '''Main Character Index'''\
7	[[Characters/HyruleWarriorsHyruleanForces Hyrulean Forces]] \| [[Characters/HyruleWarriorsDarkForces Dark Forces]] \| [[Characters/HyruleWarriorsDLCCharacters DLC Characters]] \| [[Characters/HyruleWarriors3DSWarriors 3DS Warriors]] \| [[Characters/HyruleWarriorsGiantBosses Giant Bosses]] \| [[Characters/HyruleWarriorsCaptains Captains]] \| [[Characters/HyruleWarriorsOtherCharacters Others]]]]-]]]
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10	The cast of characters, playable or not, of ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''. '''BEWARE of {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s for some other games in the series'''! And due to the spoiler rules of this site, '''also BEWARE of unavoidable spoilers for this game as well'''!
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13	[[folder:General Tropes]]
14	* AdaptationalBadass: Most of the playable characters aside from Link and the villains did not fight in their original appearances; some may have had moments of cutscene badassery (Sheik[[note]]her recurring ninja acts throughout ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''[[/note]], Impa[[note]]In the past in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''[[/note]], Midna[[note]]various through ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', mostly her use of the Fused Shadows[[/note]]), implied [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome Offscreen Awesomeness]] (Sheik[[note]]in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', her rescuing of Ruto when Zora's Domain froze over and implied "rebel" activities[[/note]], Darunia[[note]]his efforts to fight Volvagia himself in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''[[/note]], Impa[[note]]attempting to seal away Bongo-Bongo in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', guarding/escorting Zelda in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''[[/note]]), or served as combat mechanics (Midna[[note]]serves as targeting mechanic for Wolf-Link in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''[[/note]], Zelda[[note]]launching Light Arrows at Ganondorf in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Spirit Tracks]]''[[/note]]) in some games, but generally they were purely [=NPCs=], maybe serving as [[ExpositionFairy Exposition Fairies]] (Zelda/Sheik, via her playable role in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', being the one exception). This game gives them all the opportunity to cut loose and show everyone how powerful they really are.
15	** Agitha goes from an eccentric rich kid to a full-on magical combatant who beats up enemies with a parasol and bug magic.
16	** And it goes even further with the introduction of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Marin]]. Originally a singer from an unknown island with no combat experience whatsoever, now she uses her bell and the power of the Wind Fish to decimate entire platoons.
17	* AmazonBrigade: Of the ten playable heroes, eight are women, including Sheik (who has no attempt made to hide her true gender) and Fi (who is technically genderless but feminine). Two of Link's weapons (Great Fairy and DLC Epona) also essentially turn Link into an accessory for a female character to take the lead. This is somewhat balanced by one female and five male (or genderless but masculine, in the case of Ghirahim and probably Wizzro) playable ''villains'', though. The DLC cast introduces both female and male figures from the Zelda mythos to balance it out even more.
18	* ArmyOfTheAges: Both armies are led by famous figures in Hyrulean history.
19	* AttackItsWeakPoint: Enemy commanders and [[EliteMook captains]] display short-lived meters called "Weak Spot Gauges" after certain attacks are used, while the Giant Bosses display them if certain items or techniques are used to counter them properly. Depleting these gauges triggers a unique attack that causes much higher damage, and for giant monsters this is really the only way to kill them.
20	* BadassInDistress: Due to the nature of the game, the various characters often come into situations mid-battle or otherwise wherein they require help. This doesn't make them any less of a badass, though.
21	* BagOfSharing: In story mode, all of the sub-weapons are shared among all the playable characters once they are picked up. They are even shared among characters who shouldn't plausibly have access to them (such as the playable villains). And on Legend Mode stages before they found them in the first place.
22	* BattleAura: Focus Spirit, a SuperMode that temporarily enhances a character's speed and attack strength.
23	* BossSubtitles: All playable characters and bosses get an intro cutscene and a subtitle. Some are only seen in Adventure Mode, though.
24	* TheBusCameBack: Among the cast are a number of characters who have only made an appearance in one game of the series and haven't been seen since.
25	* ElementalPowers: Each weapon type has an element of either [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Water]], [[ShockAndAwe Lightning]], [[CastingAShadow Darkness]], or [[LightEmUp Light]], although the nature of which of these elements are used vary from character to character.
26	** Your fairies can activate a burst of energy that can, in most situations, kill every nearby mook and damage all captains. These blasts are elemental and can be customized by feeding your fairy, allowing them sometimes to have multiple elements with different side effects.
27	* EvilKnockoff: Dark versions of any character can appear as enemies in Adventure Mode (yes, even "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Dark Ganondorf]]"). Functionally, they are identical to the real deal, even having the same elemental weaknesses and resistances, and mainly serve to allow multiple copies of a given character on the field at the same time. Dark Links also appear during Legend Mode for a plot-related reason, as does a Dark Cia.
28	* GenderEqualEnsemble: The two factions as a whole technically have an equal amount of main characters of both genders. This is thanks to [[LateArrivalSpoiler Sheik technically]] [[ItWasHisSled being Zelda in disguise]], and [[spoiler:Lana and Cia being actually two sides of the same person that were split apart]].
29	* HyperspaceArsenal: The various playable characters have a number of sub-weapons to choose from:
30	** BattleBoomerang: A sub-weapon that can be used to stun enemies. A power-up temporarily replaces it with the [[BlowYouAway Gale Boomerang]] from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]''.
31	** A hammer, introduced in ''Legends''. It can be used to pound certain switches to activate mechanisms.
32	** GrapplingHookPistol: The Hookshot is a sub-weapon that can be used to navigate the battlefield. A power-up upgrades it to the Clawshot from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'', which temporarily allows it to [[ColonyDrop pull down miniature moons]] that resemble the one from ''Majora's Mask''.
33	** ThrowDownTheBomblet: A sub-weapon where a barrage of bombs are thrown at once. A power-up temporarily replaces it with [[BigBulkyBomb giant bombs]] bigger than the characters.
34	* ItemGet: Everyone gets their own take on the classic ItemGet pose. Even Ganondorf.
35	* LogicalWeakness: You can usually guess what a foe is weak to. As a rule of thumb, Hylians are weak to Darkness; Villains and Darkworlders (i.e. Loruleans and Twili) are weak to Light; burning/stony foes are weak to Water; watery, flying, or particularly metal-covered foes are weak to Lightning; and the undead or anything that'll burn/melt easily is weak to Fire. If you don't count Agitha's finery and basket of bugs or Tingle's [[HoistByHisOwnPetard countless hidden explosives]], their weakness to Fire might seem arbitrary, and Lana's weakness to Lightning instead of her EvilCounterpart's element is a subversion.
36	* {{Mooks}}: Freely employed by both sides. The Hylian Forces use Gorons and Hylian Soldiers, while the Dark Forces use Bulblins, Bokoblins, Stalchildren and (in the Wind Waker stages) Miniblins.
37	* OneManArmy: Each of the playable characters can single-handedly easily wipe out opposing armies.
38	* PowerTrio: Certain characters form this with each other in story mode. It's also extremely common if character officers are on the enemy team in Adventure missions to have them come in sets of three, themed around certain things, and the biggest amount of playable characters that you're able to take with you in certain Adventure Mode missions is three characters [[spoiler:with only one exception occuring in a DLC Reward Map mission where you're allowed to take with you a team of four characters]].
39	* PromotedToPlayable:
40	** Outside of Link himself and a ''very'' few other exceptions (Zelda in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Spirit Tracks]]'' and Tingle in [[VideoGame/FreshlyPickedTinglesRosyRupeeland his own spinoff games]], plus Zelda, Sheik, and Ganondorf in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''), most of the characters are playable for the first time here.
41	** An update made Cia, Wizzro, and Volga playable as well as giving them their own set of Legend Mode levels.
42	** The Master Quest DLC pack allows Epona, who initially only appears in Link's intro and victory animations in this game, to properly storm across the battlefield with Link.
43	** The Boss Pack makes both Ganon and the giant Cucco from Lana's Summoning Gate playable, albeit limited to the Ganon's Fury mode.
44	** Skull Kid appears at several points as a NPC in Hyrule Warriors... only to appear in Hyrule Warriors Legends as a playable character.
45	** An interesting version with Linkle, in that she was planned to be included, being shown in concept art, but was cut. In Hyrule Warriors Legends, her concept was refined and she's finally playable.
46	* TwoGirlsToATeam: Inverted. Among the main Hyrulean Forces characters, only 2 are men.
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49	[[index]]
50	* [[Characters/HyruleWarriorsHyruleanForces Hyrulean Forces]][[note]]Link, Zelda, Impa, Lana, Sheik, Darunia, Ruto, Midna, Agitha, and Fi.[[/note]]
51	* [[Characters/HyruleWarriorsDarkForces Dark Forces]][[note]]Cia, Wizzro, Volga, Zant, Ghirahim, and Ganondorf.[[/note]]
52	* [[Characters/HyruleWarriorsDLCCharacters DLC Characters]][[note]]Epona, Twili Midna, Young Link, Tingle, Medli, Marin, Toon Zelda, Ravio, and Yuga.[[/note]]
53	* [[Characters/HyruleWarriors3DSWarriors 3DS Warriors]][[note]]Tetra, Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule, Toon Link, Skull Kid, and Linkle.[[/note]]
54	* [[Characters/HyruleWarriorsGiantBosses Giant Bosses]][[note]]King Dodongo, Gohma, Manhandla, Argorok, The Imprisoned, Helmaroc King, Phantom Ganon, and Ganon.[[/note]]
55	* [[Characters/HyruleWarriorsCaptains Captains]][[note]]Hylian Captain, Goron Captain, Lizalfos and Dinolfos, Big Poe and Icy Big Poe, Gibdo and [=ReDead Knight=], Darknut and Stalmaster, Aeralfos and Fiery Aeralfos, Moblin and Shield Moblin, Big Blin and Stone Blin.[[/note]]
56	* [[Characters/HyruleWarriorsOtherCharacters Other Characters]][[note]]Great Fairy, Proxi, Levias, Navi, King Bulblin, Captain Keeta, The Moon, and Cuccos.[[/note]]
57	[[/index]]

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