The Top 10 Best Legend Of Zelda Characters

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The Legend of Zelda franchise is one of gaming’s most iconic for many reasons, but its massive cast of unforgettable characters is undoubtedly one of the biggest. The names you’re no doubt familiar with might be the most recognizable, but even characters appearing in only one game can resonate across generations, bringing equal parts joy and fear to players everywhere. While there are too many great choices to spotlight, we think the ten presented in this list are some of, if not the best, in the entire Legend of Zelda series.

There are dozens of little considerations when choosing the best Legend of Zelda characters, but our main ones were: how recognizable a character is, how much they affected the community and their influence on franchise canon. We’re presenting them in alphabetical order for simplicity.

Note: There will be significant story spoilers for all Zelda games where the characters appear. Read at your own risk.

To say Demise is important to the Legend of Zelda narrative is to do a disservice to the word “important.” Though he only appeared in Skyward Sword, thanks to that game’s place as the beginning of all three Zelda timelines, his story influence is unquestionable. While Demise has a relatively generic “evil demon lord” design, and his early boss fights as The Imprisoned weren’t the community’s favorite, he could not only fight on even terms with the pure Master Sword and the Goddess’s chosen hero Link. He even went on to corrupt the legendary blade and curse Zelda, Link, and the entire world to an endless loop of suffering. In short, without Demise, there would be no Ganondorf, no endless cycle of hatred, and (for retcon reasons) no Legend of Zelda.