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* AdaptationalDumbass: From the original CD-i games.
* AdiposeRex: Just like the original game.
* TheAlcoholic
* BigEater
* BigFun
* CloudCoockooLander: Tries to sail to Tennessee to vote even though the election is over, fears going to Hell because he saw himself in Hell in a YouTube Poop, and goes nuts when his favorite cereal is taken off the market.
* FatBastard: At his worst.

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* %%* AdiposeRex: Just like the original game.
* %%* TheAlcoholic
* %%* BigEater
* %%* BigFun
* CloudCoockooLander: Tries to sail to Tennessee to vote even though the election is over, fears going to Hell because he saw himself in Hell in a YouTube [=YouTube=] Poop, and goes nuts when his favorite cereal is taken off the market.
* %%* FatBastard: At his worst.



* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Gwonam.

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* %%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Gwonam.



* LargeHam

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* ParentalSubstitute: To Link.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Teaches Link the stereotype that [[InsaneTrollLogic Italians will do anything for]] [[TrademarkFavoriteFood gum]].
* PsychopathicManchild: Again, at his worst.

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* %%* ParentalSubstitute: To Link.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Teaches Link the stereotype that [[InsaneTrollLogic Italians will do anything for]] [[TrademarkFavoriteFood gum]].gum.
* PsychopathicManchild: %%PsychopathicManchild: Again, at his worst.



* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Switches roles with Gwonam.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Mumf Mumf Cereal and wine.

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* %%* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Switches roles with Gwonam.
* %%* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Mumf Mumf Cereal and wine.



* CloudCoockooLander: The biggest one in the series.
* CreepyChild: Lampshaded by Gay Luigi in episode 12. Zelda agrees.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
* TheDitz

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* %%* CloudCoockooLander: The biggest one in the series.
* %%* CreepyChild: Lampshaded by Gay Luigi in episode 12. Zelda agrees.
* %%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
* %%* TheDitz



* NiceGuy

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* %%* NiceGuy



* TookALevelInDumbass
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pie and octorocks.

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* %%* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pie and octorocks.



* NiceGirl

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* AbusiveParent: Takes on a fatherly role to Link, and often throws him out of the castle for [[RageInducingSlight saying his catchphrase]]. It's PlayedForLaughs, though.



* LargeHam



* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Teaches Link the stereotype that [[InsaneTrollLogic Italians will do anything for]] [[TrademarkFavoriteFood gum]].



Harkinian's herald and [[HeterosexualLifePartners best friend]] with a flying carpet and a penchant for Koridian lingo.



* DeadpanSnarker



* NotSoAboveItAll: Often groans at Harkie's eccentricities, but he himself pulls weird shipt as well; like showing up in the King's bathtub naked, playing "sentimental" music under emotional moments, and "recapping" events that didn't happen in episode 12.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Often groans at Harkie's eccentricities, but he himself pulls weird shipt as well; like showing up in the King's bathtub naked, playing "sentimental" music under emotional moments, forcing Kordian lingo, and "recapping" events that didn't happen in episode 12.



* TotallyRadical: His insistence on using Koridian Lingo.



* InformedUgliness: The King's song describes her as "fat and ugly", but she appears average for an older woman.



* JerkassBall: Normally a loyal servant to the King, in Episode 12 he tells him to "Piss off, your Majesty!"

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* JerkassBall: Normally a loyal servant to the King, willing to indulge his strange hobbies in, in Episode 12 he tells him to "Piss off, your Majesty!" when all the King wanted was to hang out with somebody.



* BastardBoyfriend

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* BastardBoyfriend BastardBoyfriend: Openly admits to this and has no remorse; in Episode 12 he humiliates him "for teh lulz".



* ArchEnemy: To The Kingdom as a whole, but specifically to Zelda and Link. He still hangs out with them sometimes though.



* OffscreenVillainy: Zelda offhandedly mentions "battling Ganon's evil legions".



* NamesTheSame: With [[TheSociopath Mario Head]] and [[TheBully Mary-O]].



* TheBully: Only when with [[ToxicFriendInfluence Mary-O]].



* JerkAss



* SadistTeacher

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* SadistTeacherSadistTeacher: -After sending Link to the Principal's office- "I love my job!"
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* FillInTheBlackCatchphrase: "My shit (car/house/job/boyfriend)".

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* FillInTheBlackCatchphrase: FillInTheBlankCatchphrase: "My shit (car/house/job/boyfriend)".

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The King of Hyrule.

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The King Harkinian, ruler of Hyrule.



* AdiposeRex: Just like the original game.



* FillInTheBlackCatchphrase: "My shit (car/house/job/boyfriend)".



* ParentingTheParent: More mature than Harkinian and often speaks to him as if speaking to a child.



* ADayInTheLimelight: Normally just there for a quick gag, Episode 10 is all about his plan to murder Zelda and the King.

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* AffablyEvil
* BigBad
* CardCarryingVillain
* ADayInTheLimelight: Normally just there for a quick gag, gag or as an offscreen enemy, Episode 10 is all about his plan to murder Zelda and the King.



* TheSmartGuy: King Harkinkan tries to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this, reasoning they needed him for the mail because "He can [[SpeechImpediment wead]]. Gwonam retorts that so can the rest of them.

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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: His mustache glows and has telekinesis in Episode 12.
* OnlySaneMan
* TheSmartGuy: King Harkinkan tries to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this, reasoning they needed him for the mail because "He can [[SpeechImpediment wead]]. " Gwonam retorts that so can the rest of them.them.
* UnexplainedRecovery: He [[PerfectlyCromulentWord koradies]] and goes to Hell, but shows up later alive and well.



* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Has been a doctor, a construction worker, a high school student, and of course a plumber.

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* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Has been a doctor, a construction worker, a high school student, WeirdnessMagnet: As much as he might not want to be, characters like Mario Head and of course Link see him as a plumber.confidant.
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Has been a doctor, a construction worker, a high school student, and of course a plumber.


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* OnlySaneEmployee: At High sCool.
* OnlySaneMan
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* OddFriendship: With Link; one would think that the OnlySaneWoman Princess and the King's ditzy ward wouldn't have much to talk about, but along with Impa he's the one Zelda confides in, and he in turn holds a high view of her.


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* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Asks Link for a kiss but is told he gave up on her "years ago"... [[SubvertedTrope but that he still loves her]].
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* NervousWreck: "Developed an anxiety disorder" since Link moved in, has an existential crisis when he sees a YTP of himself going to Hell, frequently calls out "Wii wii! Emergency" when bothered, is horrified by Mario Head, and freaks out when his favorite cereal stops production. This might [[FruedianExcuse explain]] some of his more [[JerkAss dickish]] moments.


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* ParentalSubstitute: To Link.


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* AffectionateNickname: "My boy".
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* TheAlcoholic



* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Mumf Mumf Cereal.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Mumf Mumf Cereal.Cereal and wine.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass


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* DoggedNiceGuy: To Zelda, although there are hints she may feel the same way.


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* KiddieKid: In his last year of middle school/first year of high sCOOL; but still plays with his toiis and in general talks like a young child. [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by [[JerkassToOne Gwonam]].


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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pie and octorocks.


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* CloudCoocooLandersMinder: Living with the likes of Harkinian and Link, it's a full-time job.
* DaddysGirl: Loves her father and worries about his health. Also enjoys laughing with him in almost every episode.
* JerkassBall: "We were just about to have a feast. ... Without you."


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* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Link.
* WomenAreWiser


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* HiddenDepths: Enjoys poetry and performs at poetry readings in Bikini Bottom.
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* ImpoverishedPatrician: Downplayed; he's the King of a large realm with multiple city-states, seemingly in modern times, but lives life more like a middle-class American. One may think he's just saving money, but given his impulsive nature and constant complaints about his shit house, shit car, etc. That's a stretch to believe.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Dr. Mario diagnoses him as "mentally ill", and Ganon refers to him as a "retard". The former is vague and the latter is outdated, but it's clear something is off about the kid.
* BigEater: Possibly moreso than Harky. He's constantly complaining about being hungry. This may be less about gluttony and more because he's a boy in his early teens working as a warrior, and really does require a lot of fuel.



* SitcomArchnemisis: Becomes this with Gwonam by the end of the series.

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* SitcomArchnemisis: SitcomArchnemesis: Becomes this with Gwonam by the end of the series.series; she's annoyed by her father spending all his time with him, and the two often argue.



* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Everyone agrees he's a dick, he doesn't seem to like them much either, yet he still dates the King and hangs out in the castle.
* SitcomArchnemesis: To Link, and strangely enough, the King.
* SlapSlapKiss: We ONLY see the slap, however; he and Harkinian never really hang out onscreen and are pretty hostile to each other, but apparently they are dating.
* StraightGay




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* {{Troll}}: Likes to mess with Link.



* GoCartingWithBowser: Hangs out with Link & co. despite being their enemy.

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* GoCartingWithBowser: GoKartingWithBowser: Hangs out with Link & co. despite being their enemy.enemy on paper. They seem to enjoy his company more than Morshu's, who's not even a villain, but just a dick.


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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He has a literal phobia of the mentally ill.

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* TheMentor: The only older female guidance Zelda has in her life.
* NiceGirl: A bit bumbling but overall as sweet as she was in the original game. She always assures Zelda that Harkinian will be OK, and tries to reminisce about high school with Link before [[JerkAss Harkinian makes fun of her age and tells Fari take her away]].


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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Hyrule Gang continues a common YTP trend of portraying Fari as Hispanic. ("Si, Senior King!")

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* MotorMouth: "Dukeonkledbeyrayedthekingdukeon..."


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* AdaptationalHeroism: In his original game, he's a sniveling, cowardly traitor. Here, he's shown as nothing but loyal to the King. However, see AmbiguouslyEvil.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: Fari [[MotorMouth goes on and on]] about how he "betrayed" the King, but we never see him punished for it. Perhaps he IS plotting against him, but Fari's warnings fall on deaf ears?
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: If Fari is correct about him.
* NiceGuy: When the King takes the cinnamon challenge, he gives him water instead of laughing like Morshu and Ganon.

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* RaceLife: He reveals to the audience in one skit that he's Black.

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* RaceLife: RaceLift: He reveals to the audience in one skit that he's Black.



* {{Troll}}: In [[CharacterizationMarchesOn earlier episodes]]. Later w
[[ForgotFlandersCouldDoThat weaponized]] in Episode 10, where he intentionally annoys Ganon into defeat.

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* BigEater



* TheNicknamer: "My boy" for Link, "Gwo" or "Gwony" for Gwonam.



* StraightGay: Well, bisexual. He's not stereotypical at all.

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* SpeechImpediment: Sometimes pronounces his Rs as Ws. ("We want wadio")
* StraightGay: Well, bisexual. He had a wife, bangs HOAHs, is dating Morshu, and according to Gwonam's scroll he's queer. He's not stereotypical at all.



* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Mumf Mumf Cereal.



* TheDitz



* TheGadfly: In the first few episodes, before his TooDumbToLive characterization took over.



* RaceLife: He reveals to the audience in one skit that he's Black.



* TooDumbToLive: Thought spaghetti would cook faster in the toaster.
* TookALevelInDumbass



* SitcomArchnemisis: Becomes this with Gwonam by the end of the series.



* SitcomArchnemesis: With Zelda.



* CatchPhrase: Mmmmmmmmmmm...



* LackOfEmpathy



* TheSmartGuy: King Harkinkan tries to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this, reasoning they needed him for the mail because "He can [[SpeechImpediment wead]]. Gwonam retorts that so can the rest of them.



* AmbiguouslyGay: If his rap in Episode 7 is canon and he did, indeed, fuck the King. However, this was in a YTP the King made in-universe.



* MostAnnoyingSound: His clicking, which he weaponizes to steal Gwonam's house.



* CoolOldGuy



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* {{Misblamed}}: Refreshingly Averted. He knows right away that Rosen is full of shit and that Link wasn't the one causing trouble.


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* EldritchHorror
* KnightOfCerebus: Treated so in-universe.
* NightmareFuel: to The King.
* TheSociopath: Low-functioning, as he makes no secret his desire to mutilate people and steal their shipt.


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* BigFun



* ObfuscatingStupidity: Grabs his "stupid face" to annoy Gwonam.



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! High sCOOL

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* TheGadfly: Seems to exist to make things more difficult for everybody.
* SadistTeacher
* TheSociopath

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In Hunchback, he's a genocidal hypocrite who abuses his adopted son. In "Hyrule Gang", he's a long-suffering grump who [[JerkAss still physically abuses Link]], but is overall genuinely trying to help.
* CoolTeacher: Despite being annoyed by Link, he immediately knows he's not the one causing trouble and gives him advice on dealing with bullies.
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* TheBully
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Appears to have taken Link's speech to heart... GilliganCut to Link in the dumpster.
* PalletteSwap: A version of Hotel Mario's title character wearing purple and with a higher voice.
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* DivergentC

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* DivergentCDivergentCharacterEvolution



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* ButtMonkey
* DefrostingIceKing: Towards Link.
* CatchPhrase: "No."
* EveryoneHasStandards: He finds Link annoying, but is also disgusted by Mary-O's active bullying of him.
* VagueAge: Presented as a grown man most of the time, but is in high sCOOL in Episode 12.
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Has been a doctor, a construction worker, a high school student, and of course a plumber.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: When he starts hanging out with Mary-O.

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* {{Troll}}: In [[CharacterizationMarchesOn earlier episodes]]. Later w
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* DirtyOldMan: Shows up in Harky's bathtub "nakey", and tries to get with Link, who is underage.
* GrumpyOldMan: It's hard to blame him, though, considering what he puts up with.


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* OutOfCharacterMoment: Attempting to proposition Link in Episode 10. Nowhere else in the series indicates that he's [[DirtyOldMan attracted to Link]].


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: "I'll show myself out!"
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* TheAce: "G's cool. G's hip with it."
* ButtMonkey: Not as bad as Link, but he gets saddled with scrubbing all the floors and gets his house stolen by Michael Rosen.



* CoolOldGuy
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With King Harkinian.



* MrExposition

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* MrExposition MrExposition: This is basically his job.



* OnlySaneMan: Sometimes...

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* OnlySaneMan: Sometimes...Sometimes...
* VitriolicBestBuds: With all three of the main characters.
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* CoolOldLady

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* JerkassBall: Normally a loyal servant to the King, in Episode 12 he tells him to "Piss off, your Majesty!"

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A shopkeeper, and Harkinian's on-off boyfriend.

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* BastardBoyfriend
* {{Jerkass}}: "Yes I'm a dick to Kingy, but I can't give a shit."
* LaserGuidedKarma: Along with Ganon, they humiliated the King for "teh lulz", so he humiliates them back.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Ganon in Episode 12.

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The Kingdom's greatest enemy, who also sometimes shows up to chill.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Normally just there for a quick gag, Episode 10 is all about his plan to murder Zelda and the King.
* GoCartingWithBowser: Hangs out with Link & co. despite being their enemy.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Along with Morshu, they humiliated the King for "teh lulz", so he humiliates them back.
* TemporarilyAVillain: Villainous so little of the time, that his one truly evil plan in Episode 10 almost comes across as this.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Morshu in Episode 12.

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! The Castle
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The King of Hyrule.



* AdaptationalDumbass: From the original CD-i games.
* CloudCoockooLander: Tries to sail to Tennessee to vote even though the election is over, fears going to Hell because he saw himself in Hell in a YouTube Poop, and goes nuts when his favorite cereal is taken off the market.
* FatBastard: At his worst.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Gwonam.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's selfish and irritable, but he dotes on Zelda and deep down loves Link.
* PsychopathicManchild: Again, at his worst.
* StraightGay: Well, bisexual. He's not stereotypical at all.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Switches roles with Gwonam.
* VitriolicBestBuds: As much as he loves Gwonam, the two get on each other's nerves sometimes.



* ButtMonkey: Frequently dissed and slapped around by other characters.
* CatchPhrase: "Gee, it sure is boring around here..." Much to the King's dismay.
* CloudCoockooLander: The biggest one in the series.
* CreepyChild: Lampshaded by Gay Luigi in episode 12. Zelda agrees.
* DumbIsGood: The dumbest character by far, and also the sweetest.
* NiceGuy



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* CloudCoocooLander: His priorities are... odd.
* JerkassToOne: Link, until he [[HeelRealization finds out he's mentally ill]]. Seems to shift his vitriol to Zelda later.
* MrExposition
* MyNameIsNotShazaam: His name is NOT Squadala!
* NotSoAboveItAll: Often groans at Harkie's eccentricities, but he himself pulls weird shipt as well; like showing up in the King's bathtub naked, playing "sentimental" music under emotional moments, and "recapping" events that didn't happen in episode 12.
* OnlySaneMan: Sometimes...
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 12.
* SecondaryCharacterTitle: The King is the star of most plots, despite Link's name being in the title.
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