


The first strike of his forward smash attack barely launches the opponent, though this allows him to easily combo into the second strike-a trait later adopted by Link in the sequel-and his up smash strikes only once instead of three times. His down aerial attack is a version of the Down Thrust that stalls briefly in midair and falls straight downward, as opposed to adult Link's which retains his jumping momentum. His neutral aerial attack is a quick back-and-forth sword slash as opposed to a jumping kick, while his forward and back aerials strike only once instead of twice.

The latter one varies with adult Link's in that it can trap any nearby foes in a cyclone of slashes. Toon Link's side special move is a standard Boomerang, and his up special as well as his recovery move is the Spin Attack. His neutral special move, the Hero's Bow, also does not travel as far as adult Link's and travels at a slower speed, but it has a higher rate of fire. His Hookshot, which serves as his grab move and can be used as a tether recovery, has a shorter range. Most of Toon Link's special moves are the same as his adult counterpart, with a few differences. He is very similar to his older counterpart, even having the Triforce Slash as his Final Smash. His stage is the Pirate Ship from The Wind Waker. Brawl, Toon Link is a secret character that can be unlocked by clearing The Subspace Emissary and clearing Classic Mode with Link on any difficulty, by going through the hidden door in The Forest stage after clearing The Subspace Emissary, or by participating in 400 Brawls.
