Characters in The Faces of Evil
This is a list of the characters from Link: The Faces of Evil, the non-canon game made for the CD-i as a result of a botched deal between Nintendo and Philips to create a CD-based add-on for the Super Nintendo. Link, Princess Zelda, and other characters that are part of canon are listed only with the information relevant to their place in the game.
Link
Link is the main protagonist in Link: The Faces of Evil, and is based off his appearances in previous Zelda games. At the beggining of the game introduction, Link is bored with no action after peace was brought back to Hyrule, and is informed by Gwonam about Ganon's conquest over Koridai. Excited, Link accepts going into the journey; And travels to the far-away island of Koridai. Link is droppped off in any area of the island of wish by Gwonam. Link is equipped with his sword and the shield. He eventually gets more efficient items and habilities along the way; Until he defeats Ganon and save the kidnapped Princess Zelda, waking her up from a sleeping spell, and become the hero of Koridai.
Princess Zelda
Princess Zelda, unlike Link, had her design to resemble more her appearance in the animated series, and serve the same role as the previous Zelda games. She is first seen in the game introduction, along with Link, asking her for a kiss before going to his journey, but humorously refuses. While Link is adventuring in Koridai, she is captured by Ganon, and held in the prison ofhis dungeon under a sleeping spell. Goronu takes her form to and bring Link to Fortress Centrum and fool him revealing not to be Zelda in surprise. Once Link has defeated Ganon, he will rescue Zelda, and break the sleeping spell by hitting the bongo over the prison bed. She is rescued and returns back to Hyrule with Link and Gwonam.
Ganon
Ganon is the main antagonist in Link: The Faces of Evil. He is based off his classic boar wizard form, wearing a blue vest, bringing a lot of resemblance to the Zelda animated series.
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Zelda's father and the king of Hyrule who was also featured in the Zelda cartoon series. His only role is at the beginning introduction, cheering Link up telling him the peace is what a warrior fights for. After receiving the news about Ganon's conquest over Koridai from Gwonam, he generously asks for his help, but Gwonam tells the prophecy that Link is the chosen hero to defeat Ganon.
Gwonam
Gwonam is a wise Koridian hermit wizard who travels to Hyrule to bring Link, the hero chosen to defeat Ganon who has conquered Koridai. Gwonam helps Link during the quest, traveling with him around every area of choose in Koridai, and notably introducing all of Ganon's minions. After all of them are finished, he'll give Link the lantern of vision made after the crystal of vision that was obtained from the defeat of Lupay, it is a necessary item that will allow Link to see all the flying enemies inGanon's lair and so infiltrate the fortress. After Ganon is defeated, he returns Zelda and Link to Hyrule Castle.
Goronu
Goronu is the first of Ganon's minions that must be defeated. He appears as a greenish-skinned, bald wizard. He revives skeletons as undead warriors and commanding them to guard the dunegon and kill every living being. Goronu is magically immune to any item or attack, with exception of firestones. He impersonates Zelda in Fortress Centrum, and will reveal his true form when Link tries to awake "her", but is defeated in same way.
Glutko
Glutko is a large, green mound with a single eye, his name having been derived from gluttony, or large hunger. This mirrors his manners, and he guards the Glutko(area). He consumes Koridians with no remorse. He is first encountered in the interior of what comprises the nose and eyes of his statue, but Link kills him by making him swallow a Bomb, at the advice of Droolik. Shortly afterwards, he is fought again at the shrine of Koridai, but is defeated again in the same way.
Militron
An armored minion of Ganon, Militron possesses the ability to turn Koridians into Armos that attack Link by crushing them and exposing them to fire, much like when coal is turned to diamond by pressure and heat. He fights Link, and deflect all of his attacks in the armour, having the head his only weak spot. When defeated, his armor explodes, revealing a fat old man. He is fought again in Ganon's lair. His in-game sprite is significantly different from his portrayal in cutscenes.
Harlequin
An anthropomorphic pig, Harlequin is a gambler who turns Koridians that lose all of their rubees while gambling at his casino into Goriyas with an yellow bubble effect. Harlequin can only be defeated with sword attacks in his back, and when Link defeats him, and he deflates like a balloon. He is fought again in Lupay as a mini-boss and is defeated the same way.
Lupay
A wolfgirl with the ability to turn Koridians into Moblins by "replacing their souls" with hypnotic magic, and is referred as "the most dangerous of Ganon's minions" by Gwonam, as she is the hardest boss before Ganon. Link must reflects her shots with his [[Items (in a manner similar to Wizzrobe from Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon), fading away in a strange white light and most likely dying. She is the only major boss in the game, other than Ganon himself, who is only fought once.
Morshu
Morshu is a friendly and obese shopkeeper who lives in Goronu. He sells Link rope, lamp oil, and bombs for a price. He is occasionally mistaken as Goronu himself on the internet, and is affectionately referred to as "the Shopkeep" by fans.
Ice Queen
A blue-skinned woman who lives in the frozen area of Sergion Caves, the Ice Queen is a powerful witch who sends Link to Fortress Centrum to acquire the "Treasure of Death", which turns out to be a "reflecting crystal". Once he obtains it and gives it to her, she enchants his shield with the crystal, so that it "curses the curser with twice the curse".
Frozen Woman
An inhabitant of Nortinka, she is seen inside her igloo. She is unable to move, for Ganon froze the fountain she mentions. She can still speak, and at her urging, Link must use Firestones to unfroze her. She gives him some Water of Life, that will restore his hearts, and fill a canteen if Link has one. Even unfrozen, she still not free, and will freeze again after that; And can be unfrozen again anytime if neccessary.
Fairies
There are two fairies who live in the fairy fountain in middle of the woods of Spearfish Falls, and who name Link as their hero, giving him support, and a life heart in their first encounter. Once Link obtains a canteen, the fairies will fill it with Water of Life. Otherwise, they will just fill the life hearts. Their design is strongly based off the first Legend of Zelda fairy artwork.
Old Man
An elderly and oddly-voiced man who is seen in the Toyku Lighthouse; He gives Link a lantern, claiming that "It's mighty dark with all the evil about."
Crone
A witch who lives in a hut in Spearfish Falls; She turns one of Link's gloves into the Power Glove once he gives her the grapple berries she asks for. She says that she is old and ugly, but still knows a few tricks.
Anutu
An old man who lives in a hut in Crater Cove, he cheers Link on while weaving a net. He caught a large Gohma, and humorously says it's the biggest crab he has ever caught. Link remarks that it is a Gohma, and the fisherman then praises him for his wisdom, giving him the Power Sword, which can shoot sword beams.
Droolik
A man who drinks beer and eats a chicken leg in a house literally right next to the face of Glutko, he remarks that Link shouldn't fight Glutko, but feed him "somethin' spicy". Link acts on this information, and throws a bomb down Glutko's gullet.
Kulvan
A sunburnt man who is chained to a cliff wall in the Gingko Pinnacle who is the fat girl's father. He asks Link to free him, for the Arpagos of the area are driving him insane. Link frees him by striking the chains with his sword, cutting them, releasing the Smith. As a reweard, the Smith enhances his sword with a Fire Diamond, collected in Firestone Lake, transformin the sword into a Fire Sword, giving the ability to shoot sword beams regardless of how many hearts Link has.
Fish Lady
An enigmatic butcher fat woman who says "Dairas came straight from the crater 'till I boarded the vent. Used a skull for a latch and not one Daira's figured it out!" What she means is for speculation. It unveils that she had blocked the cave entrance to prevent the Dairas from coming out, and hid the key in the nearby Skull. She serves absolutely no purpose story-wise, and does not bestow Link any item or power-up, unlike most other characters in the game.
Hamsha
A large woman, her necklace was stolen by the Gleeok, and she sent Link to recover it. In return, she gave Link a bottle and a kiss. She appears to unnerve Link slightly, probably due to her quasi-romantic advances, and was also married, but she claims her husband was turned into a monster.
Ipo
Ipo (pronounced /ˈaɪpoʊ/ EYE-oh)[1] is an old woman living in Nortinka who is "the Reader". Early in the game, she offers to read the Book of Koridai to Link, and once he gives it to her after obtaining it, reveals the Book itself is enough to defeat Ganon (and also the only way).
Sleepy Bones(Stalfos)
A skeleton warrior that is awoken by Goronu to "find the living and cut their vile throats". Presumably among those destroyed by Link. The scene in which he appears is the only one of Gwonam's boss introductions that does not feature generic Koridians, although it can be assumed that he was one before he died. "Sleepy Bones" is most likely not actually his name, and was probably just made up by Goronu.
Fat Girl
A girl imprisoned aboard a smashed ship. She proclaims Link her hero and gives him a huge, mushy kiss, and almost crushes him in a bearhug, while telling him to rescue her father, the smith. She then tells him to "have a heart", and means it literally: he receives a Life Heart from her.
Astronomer
An old gnome who appears to be trapped by Harlequin, even if the fact isn't actually confirmed. He concludes that the stars are made of ice, and thus makes the night cold. He will ask for an Ice crystal from Serigon Caves. Once receiving it, he adds a "vacuum" to Link's lantern, changing it into the magic lantern, before leaving the vicinity. The magic lantern can light up areas for longer duration, resulting in less use of lamp oil.
Generic Koridians
Generic, nameless residents of Koradai who are only seen in Gwonam's introductions of the Ganon's minions. In these scenes, they are shown being turned into monsters by Harlequin after losing all of their rubies, having their souls replaced and turned into pig monsters by Lupay, "hardened with fire" and being transformed into Armos by Militron, and eaten by Glutko. Since they are not seen elsewhere in the game, it can be presumed that they have all been killed or turned into monsters, who would likely have been killed by Link. However, it is probable that all remaining ones were turned back into human form after Link defeats Ganon. They serve no practical function in the game.
Trivia
- The name "Goronu" bears a striking resemblance to "Goron", a species who was not created until Template:OOT, many years later.
- The two fairies AI is exactly the same from flying enemies. They will fly around the area and follow Link everywhere he go. The only difference is that they won't cause damage.
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