Zeldapalooza Day 2

Heyheyhey it's only eight days away from the release of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild so here I am again to continue the Zelda festivities. Today's featured list is for my favorite characters of the franchise. Just a quick note before beginning: this was a very difficult list to make because I had to decide what characters were and were not allowed on the list. Obviously, Link and Zelda and Ganon are all such well-known and awesome characters but I made the decision to exclude them from the list because I wanted to focus on the smaller characters.

Honorable Mentions:

Midna

Biggoron

3. Happy Mask Salesman

Is it wrong to put the happy mask salesman ahead of Midna on this list? Kind of. But the happy mask salesman is such a memorable character mostly because of how unnerving he is. He is most well known for his role in Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time, giving Link various masks for his adventure, seemingly a happy fellow he will go berserk if you upset him. I mean, look at this face and tell me you won't be seeing this in your sleep tonight:

2. Linebeck

Linebeck is the self-centered, greedy, arrogant asshole who Link travels with in Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. Linebeck is a treasure hunter who travels the sea on his ship, the SS Linebeck. Throughout the adventure, Linebeck remains behind on every island Link goes to, coming up with various different excuses as to why he cannot help Link. However, by the end of the journey, Linebeck has showed that he is a changed man and he eventually overcomes his greedy nature to help Link. Linebeck's legacy lives on in Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, where Link gets to meet Linebeck III.

1. Beedle

Hands down my favorite character of the series. Beedle makes several appearances all across the different Zelda games: Wind Waker, Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, and Skyward Sword. Beedle is a travelling salesman who is always keen to help Link out. My personal favorite iteration of Beedle is his Skyward Sword character. Beedle is seen in his air shop that floats above Skyloft. Beedle keeps this shop in the air by pedaling a bicycle in the back of the shop. Beedle also has his own island in Skyward Sword where you can help him find his lost beetle. Just listen to this guy! He's the best!

Characters in Breath of the Wild:

*MILD SPOILERS REGARDING CHARACTERS IN BREATH OF THE WILD*

As already mentioned, Beedle will be returning in Breath of the Wild. Also in Breath of the Wild will be a whole variety of races, Gorons, Zoras, Gerudos, and Ritos will all make an appearance in the game, with one leader of each race that may help Link in his quest. Zelda will play a much larger role in this game than she has been in recent games, and it appears as if the Great Deku Tree will also be making a return, along with his Koroks.

Next time I return, I'll be counting down my favorite Legend of Zelda dungeons. Stay tuned because this next one is gonna be juicy! Until then, kcduckling out.