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3Characters from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures''. For how they are portrayed in the manga, see [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords2004 this character sheet]].
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6[[foldercontrol]]
7
8!! The Heroes
9
10[[folder:Links]]
11[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/links_fsa.png]]
12->Voiced by: Creator/SachiMatsumoto
13
14The main character and hero of the game split into four. The catch is that you play as four Links in these games, but his/their destiny is the same as always. With the Four Sword/s in hand/s, he/they set out to SaveThePrincess and defeat the evil double.
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16* BackToBackBadasses: One of the formations alongside the other three Links is back to back.
17* BashBrothers: All the Links work closely around each other.
18* BowAndSwordInAccord: The Links can pick up bows to use with their swords.
19* BratsWithSlingshots: In some levels, the Links have to use slingshots as a substitute for their usual ranged weapons.
20* DoppelgangerAttack: The entire game is Link using the Four Sword to do a long doppelganger attack against the forces of evil.
21* MesACrowd: Upon pulling the Four Sword, Link was split into four.
22* {{Retcon}}: The intro implies that the original hero is the same Link from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords'', but he has been established to be a separate incarnation.
23[[/folder]]
24
25[[folder:Zelda]]
26[[quoteright:32:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zelda_fsa.png]]
27->Voiced by: Hikari Tachibana
28
29Princess Zelda is Link's {{love interest}}, and BarrierMaiden of the Kingdom of Hyrule. She also serves as the emotional support and inspiration for the Links.
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31* DamselInDistress: Kidnapped before the end of the opening cinematic! That's got to be a record.
32* {{Expy}}: Practically identical to her ''Four Swords'' incarnation in narrative role.
33* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: IncorruptiblePurePureness, associated with light, kindhearted, and serves as TheHeart for the party. Oh, and she's blonde.
34%%* TheHeart
35* GuestStarPartyMember: For the FinalBattle, she has to be escorted, [[spoiler:and her magic is key to defeating Ganon]].
36* HistoryRepeats: The Zelda of ''Four Swords'' asks Link to accompany her to check the weakening seal on Vaati and ends up kidnapped. The Zelda of ''Four Swords Adventures'' summons Link to join her and the shrine maidens so she can check the seal on Vaati and also ends up kidnapped.
37* IdenticalGranddaughter: Minor change in artstyle aside, she's more or less identical in appearance to the Zelda from ''Four Swords''.
38* ImproperlyParanoid: Believes that the seal on Vaati is weakening due to the dark clouds plaguing Hyrule, though after she and the shrine maidens are kidnapped by Shadow Link, the seal's still kicking and is only broken when Link takes the Four Sword to fight Shadow Link, causing Vaati to be unsealed.
39%%* IncorruptiblePurePureness
40* LightEmUp: In the form of an EnergyBall.
41* LightIsGood: The IncorruptiblePurePureness princess is also associated with light.
42%%* MacGuffinGirl
43[[/folder]]
44
45[[folder:The Six Maidens]]
46[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zelda_fsa_maidens.jpg]]
47->Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi
48
49These young women maintain the seal of the Four Sword that keeps Vaati sealed.
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51* DamselInDistress: All of them are captured by Shadow Link alongside Zelda. You rescue one of them at the end of each level.
52* ExpositionFairy: On bring rescued and occasionally afterward, they impart information about the narrative and where the Links should head next.
53* FairyCompanion: Once freed from their imprisonment, they take the form of fairies in order to better accompany the Links.
54* NoNameGiven: Even when speaking to each other, they are referred to according to their colors rather than by name.
55* WarpWhistle: When rescued, they allow the Links to travel to a new part of Hyrule, specifically the area under each one’s individual protection.
56[[/folder]]
57
58!! The Villains
59
60[[folder:Vaati]]
61[[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vaati_fsa.png]]
62
63Vaati is a powerful EvilSorcerer in Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures and seemingly the main antagonist. Eventually, it's discovered that he is [[spoiler:a pawn in Ganon's master plan]].
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65* AmbiguousSituation: Due to his role as a SilentAntagonist, it's unclear if [[spoiler:Vaati was [[BigBadDuumvirate in league with Ganon]] the whole time, or if he was [[UnwittingPawn just a mere distraction]] for Ganon's true plan]].
66* BigBad: Him breaking out of the Four Sword and going on a rampage across Hyrule is what sets the Links off on their quest. [[spoiler:However, [[HijackedByGanon he's just a pawn in Ganon's scheme.]]]]
67* BlowYouAway: Being the Wind Sorcerer, Vaati retains his powers of controlling the wind from the previous game.
68* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He's fought right before Ganon.]]
69* EvilLaugh: An oddly deep one compared to his laugh in ''The Minish Cap''.
70* EvilSorcerer: He is a powerful magic-user able to control the wind and perform various spells. He's called the "Wind Sorcerer" for a reason.
71* FacelessEye: Due to retaining his monstrous form from ''Four Swords'', Vaati appears as a giant eye in a swirling, black cloud.
72* GenericDoomsdayVillain: As a result of his SanitySlippage after the events of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap The Minish Cap]]'', Vaati has been reduced to nothing but a rampaging sorcerer [[SilentAntagonist who can't even speak]].
73* HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler:He's revealed to be a mere pawn of Ganon, the true BigBad.]] Despite that, he's still a genuine threat that ''must'' be taken down.
74* ThePawn: To [[spoiler:Ganon]].
75* RedHerring: Despite his release being the catalyst for the game's story, [[spoiler:Ganon is the one pulling the strings]].
76* SealedEvilInACan: He starts out sealed in the Four Sword.
77* SilentAntagonist: Oddly enough, despite talking a lot in ''Four Swords'' and ''The Minish Cap'', in this game he has not a single line of dialogue, not even including his aforementioned Evil Laugh, which is just a voice clip.
78* YouHaveFailedMe: When Vaati is defeated for the (presumed) final time and the Palace of Winds is collapsing, [[spoiler:Ganon's]] reaction to his defeat is disgust that Vaati was unable to defeat the four heroes.
79[[/folder]]
80
81[[folder:Shadow Link]]
82[[quoteright:120:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadow_link_fsa.png]]
83->Voiced by: Creator/SachiMatsumoto
84
85Link's Doppelgänger. ''Hyrule Historia'' states that he is a manifestation of the original Ganondorf's hatred for Link.
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87* AxCrazy: When he's not taunting the heroes, he's attacking anything that gets too close to him.
88* ComboPlatterPowers: He can teleport, split himself into clone, change his body color at will, phase through solid objects, regenerate from the Dark Mirror, and use a slew of weapons and items through the use of {{Hammerspace}}.
89* DarkIsEvil: He's an EvilTwin MadeOfEvil, and shadow.
90* DiscOneFinalBoss: The four Links put him down shortly before dealing with Vaati and Ganon.
91* EnemyToAllLivingThings: Absolutely anywhere he shows up, he proceeds to make everyone and everything miserable. The best examples are in Village of the Blue Maiden where he keeps dragging people into the DarkWorld, and in Kakariko Village where he nearly burns the village down.
92* EvilTwin: He's Ganon's hate of Link given physical form.
93* TheHeavy: Kickstarts the plot with the kidnapping of Zelda and the maidens, and proceeds to wreak havoc whenever possible afterward.
94* IShallTauntYou: Half of his appearances verge on this, either jumping away from Link and giggling (and [[VillainExitStageLeft fleeing]] if you fail to hit him) or causing trouble in plain sight.
95* LivingShadow: The evil shadow of Link.
96* MadBomber: Called the trope word for word by an NPC when he's dropping ''[[OneHitKill Giant Bombs]]'' on the area constantly.
97* MesACrowd: He's worse than the four Links in this regard, as he constantly creates clones of himself.
98* MoneySpider: Drops either a Big Green (100) or Big Blue (150) Force Gem upon defeat — ''all'' of them, even if they're clones.
99* NoOntologicalInertia: When the real Shadow Link is slain, all the clones spontaneously die if they weren't killed already.
100* ThePowerOfHate: According to the ''Hyrule Historia'', he is the manifestation of the original Ganondorf's hatred for Link.
101* PyroManiac: All the fire in Kakariko Villiage in the game is from him. The Fire Rod is also one of his most commonly used items when not in a fight; he even tries to steal one in the ''first level of the game''!
102* SealedEvilInACan: In the game, he is made up of soldiers from inside the Dark Mirror.
103* TookALevelInBadass: He picks more difficult areas and gains more attacks with each successive boss fight. By the last one, he's throwing out ''hurricane spins'' like candy, and unlike Link, he doesn't get dizzy from it.
104* {{Tulpa}}: He's a physical manifestation of Ganon's hate for Link.
105* WolfpackBoss: In every boss battle with him after the first, he [[MesACrowd clones himself]] to even the odds. [[spoiler:Gets cranked up to eleven in the last battle with him, where you have to kill ''nine of him'' in a single fight.]]
106[[/folder]]
107
108[[folder:Ganon ('''SPOILERS''')]]
109[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ganon_fsa.png]]
110->Voiced by: Creator/TakashiNagasako
111
112The {{reincarnation}} of an AncientEvil who [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf rises once again]] using the Trident of the Pyramid.
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114* BigBad: Ends up [[HijackedByGanon usurping]] Vaati's position.
115* BlackSheep: To the Gerudo people, who expelled him from their tribe when he stole the Trident. Possibly justified, as the Hyrule Historia officially places the game in the Child Timeline where the events of ''Twilight Princess'' and the failed Gerudo invasion occurred and the Gerudo did not want to repeat that tragedy again.
116* BlackSwordsAreBetter: The black-bladed Trident he stole from the Pyramid grants any sufficiently ambitious evildoer untold magical power, and allowed Ganondorf to become the Demon King.
117* DevilsPitchfork: His magic trident is his explicit weapon, as he gained the power of his previous incarnation through it.
118* EvilWeapon: The Trident of Power which led the newest Ganondorf along his StartOfDarkness.
119--->'''Inscription''': We grant you power to ruin the world. The power of darkness. Evil spirit of magic trident. You are the King of Darkness.
120* HistoryRepeats: Due to a cycle of reincarnation and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword a curse forced onto him by Demise]], Ganon once again turns into a power-hungry tyrant bent on conquering Hyrule.
121* LaserGuidedKarma: For tricking Link into freeing Vaati from the Four Sword via Shadow Link, Ganon becomes the Sword's new prisoner.
122* LegacyCharacter: The first Legacy Ganon in the series. Prior to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'', every other appearance of Ganon(dorf) was the same incarnation from ''Ocarina of Time'', this Ganon is a completely different incarnation.
123* MagicMirror: Which he used to create Shadow Link.
124* ManipulativeBastard: He uses Shadow Link to manipulate Link into the Four Sword, which in turn releases Vaati to serve as a distraction.
125* PigMan: In grand tradition.
126* RaiseHimRightThisTime: Averted; the Gerudo attempted this, but Ganon still turned out evil.
127* {{Reincarnation}}: Though Ganon is usually the same person throughout the series, this one is an exception; the original Ganondorf died at the end of ''Twilight Princess'', and this one is his reincarnation.
128* TragicVillain: Retroactively. Despite being reborn into an entirely new life and raised by some well-meaning Gerudo, Ganondorf still ends up succumbing to Demise's fated curse, once again becoming the King of Evil.
129* VilerNewVillain: He is the reincarnation of the Ganondorf who died in ''Twilight Princess''. Unlike his predecessor, he got to live in a newly revitalized and peaceful Gerudo settlement. But for no reason except greed and ambition, Ganondorf stole the Trident of the Pyramid to become the Demon King Ganon and use Shadow Link and Vaati to devastate Hyrule. And unlike the original Ganondorf, who had some sense of honor, he makes it clear he doesn't see any of the four Links as a Worthy Opponent, just [[PitifulWorms worms]].
130* WalkingSpoiler: His mere involvement gives away much of the game's plot.
131* YouCantFightFate: Ends up living a near-identical life as his predecessor. See HistoryRepeats above.
132[[/folder]]
133
134[[folder:Big Dark Stalfos]]
135
136Four enormous Stalfos who were used to be Knights of Hyrule before [[spoiler:Ganon's]] magic corrupted them. The Blue Knight is fought in The Field, the Green Knight is fought in Kakariko Village, the Red Knight is fought in the Desert of Doubt, and the Purple Knight is fought in Frozen Hyrule.
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138* DubNameChange: They are called “Big Stalknuckles” in the original Japanese production.
139* DyingAsYourself: After they are defeated, each one returns as a human spirit, provides their Royal Jewel and some exposition, and then disappears.
140* EliteFour: As humans, these four were handpicked as to serve as Hyrule’s top knights and to guard the four Royal Jewels.
141* FlunkyBoss: They can summon common enemies to help them in battle.
142* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: Each one gives up a Royal Jewel when they are freed from their curse.
143* MonsterKnight: While once human, they are now enormous Stalfos who fight like bigger Chief Soldiers.
144* KingMook: They serve as stronger versions of both Stalfos and the Chief Soldiers.
145* NonIndicativeName: Despite the name "Big Dark Stalfos," their white bones, red tassels, and green swords make them lean more into BrightIsNotGood.
146[[/folder]]
147
148!! Bosses
149
150[[folder:Phantom Ganon]]
151The boss of Hyrule Castle and the Temple of Darkness.
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153* {{BFS}}: His weapon is a large falchion that he uses for a slashing attack or a SwordBeam.
154* EvilLaugh: He begins each battle with a taunting laugh, and does it again whenever he successfully electrocutes a Link.
155* {{Foreshadowing}}: Phantom Ganon’s early introduction hints that Vaati’s not the only main villain around.
156* InSpiteOfANail: He looks exactly like his counterpart in the Adult Timeline.
157* MesACrowd: In his second boss fight, he summons three copies of himself as backup.
158* SwordBeam: His ranged attack is to fire a ball of energy from his sword.
159* TennisBoss: He can fire bolts of energy that the Links can deflect. He later switches it up by firing colored bolts that only the corresponding Link can hit.
160[[/folder]]
161
162[[folder:Stone Arrghus]]
163The boss of the Eastern Temple.
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165* BrokenArmorBossBattle: After the Links use their boomerangs to destroy it’s drones, they can attack Stone Arrghus directly
166* FlunkyBoss: It surrounds itself with small copies that have to be yanked off and destroyed.
167* PlatformBattle: The Links have to fall through the holes in the monster’s lair to get boomerangs.
168* RedEyesTakeWarning: In the final phase of the battle, Stone Arrghus’ eye turns bloodshot as it becomes more erratic.
169* TurnsRed: When it loses all of it’s shields, it becomes much faster and starts to jump around.
170[[/folder]]
171
172[[folder:Helmaroc King]]
173The boss of The Mountain Path.
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175* BrokenArmorBossBattle: The Links have to smash open the bird’s mask to attack it directly.
176* DishingOutDirt: The Helmaroc King can cause avalanches to hurt the Links.
177* GiantFlyer: The Helmaroc King is as big as the four Links put together, and flies easily through the air.
178* InSpiteOfANail: The Helmaroc King shows up here as part of the Child Timeline, and looks exactly like the one in the Adult Timeline.
179[[/folder]]
180
181[[folder:Dodongos]]
182The boss(es) of the Tower of the Flames and the Realm of the Heavens. In the second battle, they are accompanied by a Big Dodongo.
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184* BreathWeapon: If the Links take too long to throw bombs at them, they spit trails of fire.
185* FeedItABomb: The Dodongos can only be damaged by throwing bombs in their mouths.
186* KingMook: The Big Dodongo is a larger, more fearsome Dodongo that can only be fought with Level 2 Bombs.
187* WolfpackBoss: The Links have to fight three Dodongos at once.
188[[/folder]]
189
190[[folder:Big Poe]]
191The boss of The Swamp and the Infiltration of Hyrule Castle.
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193* BlowYouAway: He blows gusts of wind both to push the Links into spike traps and to extinguish the fires that illuminate the boss arena.
194* FlunkyBoss: Big Poe can summon Ghinis to fight alongside him.
195* {{Intangibility}}: Big Poe is immune to damage as long as his room is dark. The Links have to light up the torches to make him vulnerable.
196* SwallowedWhole: In the second battle, Big Poe swallows the Links whole after taking damage. This allows them to destroy the green monster that serves as Valhalla’s core.
197[[/folder]]
198
199[[folder:Big Moldorm]]
200The boss of the Pyramid.
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202* ChasingYourTail: Its weak spot is its tail, although it changes color so that only the corresponding Link can damage it.
203* MesACrowd: After taking enough damage, it splits into two Moldorms.
204* PlatformBattle: It is fought on a suspended platform that it tries to knock the Links off of. If it succeeds, the Links have to climb back up again.
205[[/folder]]
206
207[[folder:Frostare]]
208The boss of the Tower of Winds.
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210* BodyHorror: Frostier is a goblin-like creature with a giant eyeball and a set of wings instead of a lower body.
211* FlunkyBoss: Frostare can summon smaller versions of itself, Frosteyes, to attack the Links.
212* GiantFlyer: Frostare flaps around the chamber in the second half of the fight.
213* StationaryBoss: It spends the first half of the battle in the ceiling. The Links have to ascend the tower and cut the monster’s root to make it fall.
214[[/folder]]

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