History EnsembleDarkhorse / TheLegendOfZelda

* Kass is a wandering Rito minstrel, who bears absolutely no weight on the plot whatsoever, but will show up at every stable and offer hints for a handful of hidden shrine locations. That's all. However the fandom has fallen in love with him, and for many players is considered the face of the game. The "Champions' Ballad" DLC gives him a greater role.

* The characters that support Link getting to the Divine Beasts, Sidon, Yunobo, Teba and Riju have quite a few fans themselves, but Sidon is easily the most popular character in the game for his looks, personality and overall his {{Bromance}} with Link.

* Groose has garnered quite a lot of popularity among fans due to his CharacterDevelopment which takes him through a FromBullyToBuddy arc. Even Zelda fans [[BrokenBase who dislike or don't care for]] ''Skyward Sword'' will often say they liked the character.

* Groose has garnered quite a lot of popularity among fans due to his CharacterDevelopment which takes him through a BullyToBuddy arc. Even Zelda fans [[BrokenBase who dislike or don't care for]] ''Skyward Sword'' will often say they liked the character.

* The Hero's Shade. It only appears a handful of times to teach Link some new sword techniques, but its badass atmosphere and possible connections to ''Ocarina of Time'' (he's all but confirmed in ''Hyrule Historia'' to be the Hero of Time-era Link) meant those segments were well remembered.

* Various characters from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDIGames'', due to WebAnimation/YouTubePoop boosting their various silly lines to memetic status. Examples include:

* The characters that support Link getting to the Divine Beasts, Sidon, Yunobo, Teba and Riju have quite a few fans themselves, but Sidon is easily the most popular character in the game for his looks, personality and overall his BroMance with Link.

* The nameless Secret Moblin(s?) also appears in the game, and literally only has one line. Yet it's one of the most memetic in the entire series, and is a frequent subject of fanworks. The Secret Moblin's motive for helping Link is also a frequent subject of discussion, as Moblins usually work for Ganon, and oppose Link.

* Various characters from the CD-i games, due to WebAnimation/YoutubePoop boosting their various silly lines to memetic status. Examples include:

** Mayor Kravindish is similar, as he also only has a few lines, but they're all memes.

** The King is only really important to the storyline of ''Wand of Gamelon'', and not very much at that. He only ever shows up in the intros and endings of the games. However, he's one of the staples of [=YouTube=] Poop, even showing up more than the CD-I versions of Link and Zelda.

* Midna. While also heavily involved in the plot, Midna is OneShotCharacter in the series, as she only appeared in ''Twilight Princess'' so far. Though considering that she has [[CharacterDevelopment an actual arc]] and an [[TheGadfly enjoyable personality]], many cite her as one of the best [[NonPlayerCompanion companions]] Link has ever had, if not ''the'' best.

* Blind the thief is the most remembered boss besides Ganon and Agahnim. Having a backstory as a former photosensitive thief [[WasOnceAMan turned monster]] by the Dark World, [[spoiler:a clever DecoyDamsel ploy]], and having an exciting and unique boss fight make him stand out among the bosses within the game. His boss fight is a very frequent subject of fanart for Link to the Past.

* Great Moblin, the IneffectualSympatheticVillain of both games, is liked by the fandom for providing a humorous foe, and giving more depth to the moblins besides enemies to defeat.

* Kass is a wandering Rito minstrel, who bears absolutely no weight on the plot whatsoever, but will show up at every stable and offer hints for a handful of hidden shrine locations. That's all. However the fandom has fallen in love with him, and for many players is considered the face of the game.

* Saria is another girl popular with shippers who prefer the 'childhood friends' angle of her relationship with Link. She's also liked for her cute design and for having [[EarWorm one of the catchiest theme songs in the series.]]

* The Four Champions of the Divine Beasts are all quite popular thanks to all of them having diverse personalities, designs and in general are all super supportive of Link and Zelda in defeating Ganon (well except Revali). One complaint that some people have with the game [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter is that the champions don't have a larger role in the story once you free them]], mainly because they've been dead for 100 years prior.

* The Four Champions of the Divine Beasts are all quite popular thanks to all of them having diverse personalities, designs and in general are all super supportive of Link and Zelda in defeating Ganon (well except Revali). One complaint that some people have with the game is that the champions don't have a larger role in the story once you free them, mainly because they've been dead for 100 years prior.

* King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule. A tragic figure, and one of the only kings in the series to actually get involved in the action; namely by stepping in at the last moment to completely screw over Ganondorf's plan for world domination. On top of that is the novelty of his boat form, which became even better when it was revealed you could fight with him ''as a boat'' in ''Hyrule Warriors''.

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* Vaati is one of the franchise's [[BreakoutVillain most popular villains]], due to the fact that he is the only other recurring villain aside from Ganon himself to be the BigBad. This same fanbase has expressed hope he will make a jump to 3D someday. In spite of his limited appearances, he's a popular character to be featured in fanfiction, ranging from Princess Zelda's StalkerWithACrush to an ally to Ganon.

* This game's [[LegacyCharacter particular incarnation]] of Ganondorf also gets a lot of love. Unlike the other entries in the series, where he's pretty much a one-note conqueror or mindless pig-beast, this Ganondorf is a centuries-old (though he [[OlderThanTheyLook looks middle-aged]] because of the Triforce of Power), long-suffering, philosophical man with a powerful FreudianExcuse: his desert homeland was constantly plagued with death and decay, and his desire to enter Hyrule was largely a wish to dwell in a place where life could thrive. He also shows some [[NobleDemon noble traits]], such as not killing Zelda or Link (he only wants to take their Triforce pieces) and [[VillainHasAPoint rightfully pointing out]] that Hyrule's "old gods" wiped out a ''massive'' portion of the population of the kingdom by flooding the world; it's stated that only a few people managed to make it to the mountaintops. Even his different physical design--he has an expressive, almost weary face and [[StoutStrength mixture of muscle and fat]]--is unique among other Ganondorfs, and lends itself to a samurai-like fighting style that [[BestBossEver makes for an amazing boss battle]]. Granted, he's still a kidnapper and villain who's willing to burn away the whole Great Sea because he can't let go of the past, but there's a lot more depth to him than usual, which has made him a fan favorite.

* Midna is well-liked by quite a large chunk of the fanbase for being a snarky NominalHero who undergoes CharacterDevelopment, as well as subverting SaveThePrincess when it's revealed that she's the titular Twilight Princess. Her Twili form is also liked for being BeautifulAllAlong, though her [[CuteMonsterGirl imp form]] also has plenty of fans. When she was literally the ''fourth'' character revealed for ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'', you can bet the fans collectively lost their minds.

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* While he has only had one appearance in the entire franchise, Linebeck is very beloved by both fans and the staff, which has led to him and his awesome theme getting a variety of call-backs, even getting an IdenticalGrandson to continue his legacy.

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* Following in the footsteps of Midna and Linebeck, Byrne became popular thanks to receiving character development, and being a rare instance of a major [[HeelFaceTurn heel-turning]] villain in the series.

* Groose was already liked a lot for being a humorous, hammy rival to Link. Then he dropped the attitude, accepted that he wasn't the hero of the story, and went on to help Link kick some Imprisoned ass, thus soaring up to one of the most beloved characters from the game.

* This game's [[LegacyCharacter particular incarnation]] of Ganondorf also gets a lot of love. Unlike the other entries in the series, where he's pretty much a one-note conqueror or mindless pig-beast, this Ganondorf is a centuries-old (though he [[OlderThanTheyLook looks middle-aged]] because of the Triforce of Power), long-suffering, philosophical man with a powerful FreudianExcuse: his desert homeland was constantly plagued with death and decay, and his desire to enter Hyrule was largely a wish to dwell in a place where life could thrive. He also shows some [[NobleDemon noble traits]], such as not killing Zelda or Link (he only wants to take their Triforce pieces) and [[VillainHasAPoint rightfully pointing out]] that Hyrule's "old gods" wiped out a ''massive'' portion of the population of the kingdom by flooding the world; it's stated that only a few people managed to make it to the mountaintops. Even his different physical design--he has an almost-mournful face and [[StoutStrength mixture of muscle and fat]]--is unique among other Ganondorfs, and lends itself to a samurai-like fighting style that [[BestBossEver makes for an amazing boss battle]]. Granted, he's still a kidnapper and villain who's willing to burn away the whole Great Sea because he can't let go of the past, but there's a lot more depth to him than usual, which has made him a fan favorite.

* This game's [[LegacyCharacter particular incarnation]] of Ganondorf also gets a lot of love. Unlike the other entries in the series, where he's pretty much a one-note conqueror (or mindless pig-beast), this Ganondorf is a centuries-old (though he [[OlderThanTheyLook looks middle-aged]] because of the Triforce of Power), long-suffering, philosophical man with a powerful FreudianExcuse: his desert homeland was constantly plagued with death and decay, and his desire to enter Hyrule was largely motivated by it being full of life. He also shows some [[NobleDemon noble traits]], such as not killing Zelda or Link (he only wants to take their Triforce pieces) and [[VillainHasAPoint rightfully pointing out]] that Hyrule's "old gods" wiped out a ''massive'' portion of the population of the kingdom by flooding the world; it's stated that only a few people managed to make it to the mountaintops. Even his different physical design--he has a [[StoutStrength mixture of muscle and fat]]--is unique among other Ganondorfs, and lends itself to a samurai-like fighting style that [[BestBossEver makes for an amazing boss battle]]. Granted, he's still a kidnapper and villain who's willing to burn away the whole Great Sea because he can't let go of the past, but there's a lot more depth to him than usual, which has made him a fan favorite.

* This game's [[LegacyCharacter particular incarnation]] of Ganondorf also gets a lot of love. Unlike the other entries in the series, where he's pretty much a one-note conqueror (or mindless pig-beast), this Ganondorf is an ancient, long-suffering, philosophical man with a powerful FreudianExcuse: his desert homeland was constantly plagued with death and decay, and his desire to enter Hyrule was largely motivated by it being full of life. He also shows some [[NobleDemon noble traits]], such as not killing Zelda or Link (he only wants to take their Triforce pieces) and [[VillainHasAPoint rightfully pointing out]] that Hyrule's "old gods" wiped out a ''massive'' portion of the population of the kingdom by flooding the world; it's stated that only a few people managed to make it to the mountaintops. Even his different physical design--he has a [[StoutStrength mixture of muscle and fat]]--is unique among other Ganondorfs, and lends itself to a samurai-like fighting style that [[BestBossEver makes for an amazing boss battle]]. Granted, he's still a kidnapper and villain who's willing to burn away the whole Great Sea because he can't let go of the past, but there's a lot more depth to him than usual, which has made him a fan favorite.

* Agitha is also quite the standout. Despite being yet another NPC that gives Link a major sidequest, her [[CloudCuckooLander mannerisms]] and oftentimes [[NightmareFuelStation strange obsessions]] made her popular with fans. Apparently popular enough to be made into an UnexpectedCharacter for ''Hyrule Warriors''.

* Vaati has a fanbase that hopes that he will have an appearance in a 3d game someday.