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Link made his debut on The Legend of Zelda for the original Nintendo. He has been the star of many other Legend of Zelda titles throughout Nintendo's lifetime. Now he joins us in Super Smash Brothers Brawl. Link is a heavyweight character who can take a lot of damage. He's slow on his feet, but has pretty quick-firing attacks. He is ideal for people who like to stand their ground in battle. He can lure enemies in with his long range weaponry, then strike them down with well timed blows from his powerful sword.

 

 

Standard Special Move: Hero's Bow

 

This bow and arrow set can do some serious damage when used properly. It fires quick shots that fly horizontally and do pretty good damage. You can charge the bow to make it more powerful and fly further. These are excellent for luring enemies to you from far away.

 

Side Special Move: Gale Boomerang

This boomerang flies out and does light damage to an enemy. On its way back to you, it will pull the foe slightly towards you and throw them off balance. You can use this to pull them just within range of your sword and deliver powerful well timed strikes.  

 

Down Special Move: Bombs

 

These bombs are very good for hitting enemies above, below, or to the sides of you. They travel in an arc and act like thrown items. Use the down special move to pull one out, then throw it like a normal item. Don't hold onto it for too long or it will blow up in your hands. Be careful when throwing them because a skilled enemy can catch a bomb in their hands and throw it back at you. You can catch items by pressing A at the second the bomb hits you. I love when an enemy Link throws bombs at me because there's nothing more satisfying than to blow someone up with their own bomb.  

 

Up Special Move: Spin Attack

 

When you press the up special attack, Link will charge his sword with magic and spin quickly in a wide circle. This move does a lot of damage and has some serious kick to it. Now you can charge up this attack to do even more damage. If you use it on the ground, it will do a standard spin and hit people on the sides of you. If you use it in the air, you will fly upwards like a helicopter and gain some height. It is also good for slashing enemies who are sitting on the edge waiting for you. I like to use this technique to stop people from recovering. If you sit on the edge and use it just when someone is jumping back on, it will send them spinning down to their death.

 

Grab: Clawshot 

 

This is Link's standard grab. It will fire a grappling hook onto your enemy and pull them in to you for a grab. You can grab enemies form a pretty good distance, often while out of range of their attacks. Be careful when using it, though. If they dodge it, you will be left wide open for the couple of seconds it takes to retract the chain. You can also use this for a grapple recovery. When you can't quite reach a ledge, use your grab to latch the clawshot onto the side. You will hang from the end of the chain and be able to jump back on. Just don't hang there too long of you will fall off.