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'''''The Legend of Zelda''''', often referred to as '''''Zelda''''' in shorthand, is a fantasy-themed {{wp|media franchise}} primary consisting of video games produced by [[Nintendo]]. The main titles are action-adventure games that follow the adventures of [[Link]], a courageous green-clad hero predestined to battle the forces of evil and protect the magical kingdom of {{iw|zeldawiki|Hyrule}}. In most games, {{iw|zeldawiki|Princess Zelda}} appears as a deuteragonist, while {{iw|zeldawiki|Ganon}} is the primary antagonist. 

As one of Nintendo's most successful series, ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise has shared synergy with the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Both series have had frequent crossovers with and references to each other, such as in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, and series protagonist Link has made several appearances in the ''Super Mario'' franchise itself, including as a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''.

==Overview==
[[File:SSBU Classic Victory Zelda.png|thumb|220px|Princess Zelda before Hyrule in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]
Most games in ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise take place within a fantasy-themed world called {{iw|zeldawiki|Hyrule}}, characterized by a large palace towards its center called [[Hyrule Castle]] and its sparsely populated, naturalistic landscape. Much of Hyrule is covered in forests - the most notable of which is the {{iw|zeldawiki|Lost Woods}} - as well as rivers and mountains. The volcanic {{iw|zeldawiki|Death Mountain}} is a notably recurring location. Like levels in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, Hyrule is typically isolated into environmentally themed locations with different {{iw|zeldawiki|dungeon}}s and {{iw|zeldawiki|temple}}s exhibiting gameplay elements associated with those themes.

The people of Hyrule are largely {{wp|Elves in fiction|elvish}} people called {{iw|zeldawiki|Hylian}}s, but there are multiple other fantastical races typically restricted to the parts of Hyrule they are uniquely adapted to live in. For example, the fish-like {{iw|zeldawiki|Zora}} live in the waters of {{iw|zeldawiki|Zora's Domain}}, and the [[boulder]]-like {{iw|zeldawiki|Goron}}s typically live in Death Mountain. Most ''Zelda'' games have mirror images of Hyrule to explore: typically one of the past and one of the future, or one of light and one of darkness. Traversing between these alternate versions of Hyrule often force [[#Link|Link]], the usual player character, to physically transform his body and gain different abilities. Otherwise, Link typically navigates the world with the use of magical potions, arrows, swords, and {{iw|zeldawiki|Fairy|Fairies}}.

Unlike ''Super Mario'' and most-other Nintendo-owned franchises, ''The Legend of Zelda'' games are narratively driven and they have a canonized {{iw|zeldawiki|Zelda Timeline|timeline}} different from the order that games have been released. For example, the oldest game chronologically is the 2011 [[Wii]] game ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword}}''. Most games reinforce the fact that the player character, [[#Link|Link]], is part of a lineage of incarnated heroes destined to protect Hyrule from the forces of a risen evil. All incarnations of Link are endowed with a holy relic called the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce of Courage}}, granting him incredible bravery. [[#Princess Zelda|Zelda]], the princess of Hyrule, is likewise incarnated with the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce of Wisdom}}. The risen evil, typically the bestial [[#Ganon|Ganon]], gets his strength from the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce of Courage}}. Together, these three relics make up the legendary {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce}}, a powerful relic forged by the {{iw|zeldawiki|Golden Goddesses}} of ''The Legend of Zelda''. This is what the risen evil seeks to obtain, and what Link and Zelda strive to protect. This creates a triangular narrative of conflict in nearly all ''Zelda'' games that entwines Link, Zelda, and the risen evil. It is not dissimilar to the narrative conflict underpinning the ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' series and the ''Super Mario'' series.

''The Legend of Zelda'' is one of the oldest fantasy-themed video game franchises, debuting in Japan in 1986. It is a contemporary of similar works like ''{{wp|Dragon Quest}}'' and ''{{wp|Final Fantasy}}''. Entries are occasionally recognized as being part of the same genre as those titles, role-playing games. However, mainline ''Zelda'' titles are dynamic, action-adventure games with puzzle-solving elements. Unlike its contemporaries, ''The Legend of Zelda'' makes minimal use of the user-interface, difficulty selection, or menu navigation, an intentional choice derived from Miyamoto's personal distaste for such elements. The same philosophy is exercised in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series and continues to be a general design philosophy that permeate through both franchises. The people of Hyrule use gems called [[Rupee]]s as currency, and in most titles they are governed by a monarchy helmed by the {{iw|zeldawiki|Royal Family of Hyrule}}, somewhat similar to the role of [[Princess Peach]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].

''The Legend of Zelda'' is one of the games conceived and pioneered by ''Super Mario'' creator [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], who asserts it was inspired by his time as a boy in rural Japan. Much of the staff influential in the ''Super Mario'' series have also developed and contributed to titles in ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise. Longtime collaborator [[Takashi Tezuka]], for example, has been involved with most ''Zelda'' titles, as early as the first game, and has directed titles himself, most notably ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''. [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]], who has directed and produced 3D ''Super Mario'' titles, got his start at Nintendo by writing out the plot for ''Link's Awakening'' in its instruction booklet. He was also one of the co-directors on ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'', and some of the 3D principles developed in that game would inform titles like ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.<ref>{{cite|author=[[Yoshiaki Koizumi|Koizumi, Yoshiaki]]|date=27 Nov. 2007|archive=youtu.be/A25Ab7RyUPs|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: The Journey from Garden to Galaxy''|location=Montréal|publisher=Montreal International Games Summit, Alliance numériQC|archiver=YouTube by Eric St-Cyr and A Hover|archivedate=24 Sep. 2016|accessdate=27 Feb. 2021}}</ref> [[Koji Kondo]], who penned much of the music for the ''Super Mario'' series, also wrote much of the music in ''The Legend of Zelda''.

==Prominent crossover elements==
===Characters===
====Link====
[[File:MK8D Bowser and Link Balloon Battle.png|thumb|220px|Link and [[Bowser]] battling in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.]]
{{Main|Link}}
'''Link''' is the protagonist of ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}'' series and typically the sole playable character of his games. In most titles, he is tasked with protecting Hyrule from the forces of a rising evil, especially his arch-nemesis [[#Ganon|Ganon]]. Link possesses the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce of Courage}} and is capable of using a wide variety of weapons, including bombs, arrows, swords, and shields. There have been many incarnations of Link throughout history, but he typically appears as a blonde green-clad man with pointed, elvish ears. Link was created by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and has some cursorial similarities to [[Mario]], such as in being largely silent and serving as the analog for the player.<ref>{{cite|author=ZackScottGames|date=3 Feb. 2017|title=Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma! The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild!|url=youtu.be/-qH7DvSBlwk?si=RQrgej1ncu8RkCYv|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=18 Mar. 2025}}</ref> Similar to how Mario is the conceptual offshoot of {{wp|Popeye}}, Link was derived from another fictional character from Miyamoto's youth - the {{wp|Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney}} interpretation of {{wp|Peter Pan}}.<ref>{{cite|author=Audureau, William|date=1 Nov. 2012|title=Miyamoto, la Wii U et le secret de la Triforce|url=www.gamekult.com/actualite/miyamoto-la-wii-u-et-le-secret-de-la-triforce-105550.html|publisher=Gamekult|language=fr|accessdate=18 Mar. 2025}}</ref>

In the lore of his series, people who possess the Triforce of Courage are reincarnated once they die, so while there is only one individual Mario, there have been many individual Links.{{ref needed}} This narrative framework has resulted in widely distinctive designs between individual Links. For example, the Link from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}'' - an incarnation sometimes called '''Toon Link''' - is a young boy with cartoonish proportions and catlike eyes. The Link in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}'' is a stoic young man, proportionate to real humans and much gridier in aesthetic. Many ''Zelda'' games incorporate dueling representations of the world that inform what Link looks like and his abilities. A common motif includes a "light world" and a "dark world." In ''Twilight Princess'', the latter is represented by the {{iw|zeldawiki|Twilight Realm}}, in which Link is transformed into a beast called '''Wolf Link'''. Another recurring concept is a world of the "past" and the "future." In ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'', Link begins the game as a boy called '''Young Link'''. At a later point in the game, the Adult Link of the future finds the means to transition back to the past and regress back into a child. A number of ''Zelda'' games emphasize multiplayer, in which Link is either split into multiple individuals or encounters doppelgängers also named Link by chance. Each one is a different color. In ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes}}'', there are three Links that cooperate to form a '''Totem Link''' to solve puzzles and progress.

Link has made recurring appearances in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, usually only in the form of cameos. However, some of these cameos have Link making physical appearances in the game, as is the case in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Mario can take on the appearance of multiple different iterations of Link in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' through use of the [[Mystery Mushroom]], and Link himself is playable in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Young Link and Toon Link have also appeared in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, and the latter appears as a costume in ''Super Mario Maker'' as well. Link has otherwise made recurring appearances with Mario in comics and marketing material for [[Nintendo]].

====Princess Zelda====
[[File:Famicom Wario's Woods commercial 03.png|thumb|left|Zelda with [[Yoshi]] in the Japanese commercial for the New Famicom.]]
{{main-wiki|zeldawiki|Princess Zelda|Zelda Wiki}}

'''Princess Zelda''' is the {{wp|title character}} of ''The Legend of Zelda'' – the ruling princess of {{iw|zeldawiki|Hyrule}} and a close confidant of Link. Similar to him, the character of Zelda possesses the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce of Wisdom}} and has been reincarnated many times throughout her series' history, meaning there have been many different individuals named Zelda. Her appearance, characterization, and royal status vary by game, but Zelda is generally presented as a thoughtful and reserved blonde princess. Her relationship with Link also varies: some incarnations present them as obligatory allies, close friends, or young lovers. Most ''The Legend of Zelda'' titles involve her being kidnapped by Ganon or another adversary in order to take her Triforce, making her analogous to [[Princess Peach]] as a {{wp|damsel in distress}}. However, unlike Peach, Zelda is often given an active supporting role, sometimes even being a traveling companion or teacher to Link. Zelda is often depicted as well-versed in light magic, telepathy, and the use of powerful weapons called {{iw|zeldawiki|Light Arrow}}s.

Princess Zelda has sometimes disguised herself or taken on alter egos to aide Link, such as '''Sheik''' in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}''. Sheik's identity as Zelda is concealed to the player for most of the game, as she is concealed in bandages, appears androgynous in build, and presents herself as a member of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Sheikah}}. Sheik appears as a playable fighter in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, starting with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. In their first two appearances, Zelda and Sheik could {{iw|smashwiki|Transform|transform}} into each other during battles, but in later entries, Sheik is an entirely separate character from Zelda. A similar alter ego named '''Tetra''' appears in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}'', a pirate captain. Narratively similar to ''Ocarina of Time'' but distinct from Sheik, she herself did not know she was Princess Zelda until late in the game.
[[File:Sheik Chain move SSBM.jpg|thumb|Sheik attacking Mario in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]]
Zelda's presence with ''Super Mario'' characters has largely been restricted to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, the [[DIC Entertainment|DiC cartoons]], and general marketing material. However, Princess Zelda, Sheik, and Tetra appear as [[Costume Mario]]s in ''Super Mario Maker''. Two incarnations of Zelda appear alongside Princess Peach, [[Rosalina]], and [[Pauline]] in the Puzzle Swap panel "Nintendo Starlets" from ''[[StreetPass Mii Plaza]]'': one from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword}}'', the other from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks}}''.

====Characters based on Mario and Luigi====
There are several non-playable characters directly based off of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise. The earliest examples are {{iw|zeldawiki|Tarin}} and the {{iw|zeldawiki|Henhouse Keeper}} from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}''. While these two do not appear outside of remakes of ''Link's Awakening'', their conceptual successors {{iw|zeldawiki|Talon}} and {{iw|zeldawiki|Ingo}} are. These two were introduced in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'' as workers on {{iw|zeldawiki|Lon Lon Ranch}}. The friendly, red-clad Talon is the one based on Mario and he has made subsequent appearances in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons}}'', ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures}}'', ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap}}''. Talon has also cameoed in promotional material for Japan Expo 2017 - The Art of The ''Legend of Zelda'' Series,  and there is an {{iw|zeldawiki|Milk Bar Owner|extremely similar-looking bartender}} in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds}}''.

Ingo, Talon's bitter ranch-hand, is the one based on Luigi. His animosity towards Talon may derive from the occasional assertion that [[Luigi#Personality|Luigi is envious of Mario]]. After ''Ocarina of Time'', Ingo has appeared in ''Oracle of Seasons'' and the spin-off title ''{{iw|zeldawiki|Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland}}'', and he has a lookalike bartending in ''A Link Between Worlds''. {{iw|zeldawiki|Gorman}}, a character derived from Ingo, appears in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask}}'' and ''The Minish Cap''.

===Enemies and bosses===
====Octoroks====
{{main-wiki|zeldawiki|Octorok|Zelda Wiki}}
[[File:Octorok SuperMarioKun 4.jpg|thumb|180x180px|left|Octoroks confronting Mario and [[Shield Yoshi]] in ''Super Mario-kun''.]]
'''Octoroks''' are terrestrial octopus enemies in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. Their visual appearances vary by game, but their means of attack is generally the same. They spit projectile rocks at Link that damage him on contact. They walk along the ground in the top-down 2D games, but in the 3D titles, Link often has means of hitting them back. Octoroks are the basis for a number of enemies in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, including [[Octolot]]s and [[Octovader]]s from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Chuckorok]]s from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', and the members of the [[Octo-Army]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. The original ''Zelda'' enemy appears unaltered in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', ''Nintendo Land'', and ''NES Remix 2''. Their likeness is also featured on a sticker in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and as a spirit in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

====Manhandla====
{{Main|Manhandla}}
[[File:Manhandla Hyrule.png|thumb|200px|Artwork of Manhandla in ''Hyrule Warriors''.]]
'''Manhandlas''' are recurring bosses that debuted in ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise. They are enormous, four-headed carnivorous plant capable of sliding across the floor. Manhandlas debuted in the first ''Legend of Zelda'' as the boss of Level 3, a middle boss in Level 4, and an enemy in Level 8. They move around the room in an erratic pattern, spitting fireballs from each head in the direction Link is located. Manhandlas are immune to Fire or the Boomerang, and their fireballs cannot be deflected by a Magical Shield item. When Link destroys a head, its movement and attack speed will increase. It is defeated once all its heads are destroyed.

Though some more contemporary appearances depict Manhandlas with designs more comparable to [[Deku Baba]]s, the Japanese instruction booklet for ''The Legend of Zelda'' specifies that they are a type of [[Piranha Plant]].<ref>''The Legend of Zelda'' Japanese instruction booklet."４方向に手を持つ大型のパックンフラワー。手が減るごとに速い動きになる。ややつよい攻撃力を持つ。"(A four-limbed, jumbo-sized Piranha Plant. Speeds up with each limb lost. Possesses somewhat powerful offensive strength.)</ref> The English localization omitted this detail. Manhandlas represent the first time a Piranha Plant has appeared outside of the ''Super Mario'' franchise and are first variant of the enemy. They are also the first Piranha Plant boss, debuting before [[Naval Piranha]] by nearly a decade.

====Ganon====
{{main-wiki|zeldawiki|Ganon|Zelda Wiki}}
[[File:Ganondorf SSBU.png|thumb|left|200px|Artwork of Ganondorf in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]
'''Ganon''', occasionally referred to as "'''The Demon King'''," is the primary antagonist of ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. In the canon of his series, Ganon began life as a dark wizard named '''Ganondorf''' from the arid {{iw|zeldawiki|Gerudo Desert|Gerudo}} region. Seeking to take control of Hyrule, Ganondorf stole the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce of Power}} from hallowed grounds. While granting him incredible power, the corruption from this Triforce turned him into a porcine beast. Overtime, it erased all traces of the man he was before, rendering him a mindless monster. Typically, the bestial form of the character is the one called "Ganon," whereas "Ganondorf" is retained solely for his human form. The former is more recurring in ''The Legend of Zelda'' and debuted in the first game, whereas the latter has made less consistent appearances but serves more substantive narrative roles when he does appear.

Unlike Link and Zelda, there is only one true Ganon and he has been defeated by Link multiple times, but several adversaries throughout ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise have sought his resurrection. Ganon's past as Ganondorf is alluded to in ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' and presented in detail in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', which canonically occurs before ''A Link to the Past''. Ganon's relationship to Link and Princess Zelda is comparable to the one between [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Bowser]], though their underlying motives differ. Bowser typically kidnaps Peach out of genuine affection for her. Ganon has no such sentiments for Zelda, who kidnaps her simply to seize her Triforce of Wisdom. Ganon is similar to Bowser in other respects. Both are influenced by characters from ''{{wp|Journey to the West}}'', namely the pig-like {{wp|Zhu Bajie}} for Ganon. While Bowser's armies are primarily made up of [[Koopa (species)|turtles]], Ganon controls legions of pig-like monsters called {{iw|zeldawiki|Moblin}}s and {{iw|zeldawiki|Bokoblin}}s. Both Bowser and Ganon were created by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]].

Ganondorf is a playable fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and has been integrated into every subsequent ''Super Smash Bros.'' title. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', his design is based on his "past" appearance in ''Ocarina of Time'', while in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', he is based on his design in ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''. Ganondorf's design in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' is based on his "future" appearance in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''. He has otherwise made cameo appearances in ''Super Mario Maker'' and ''Yoshi's Woolly World''. Though not used as often as Link and Zelda, Ganon has appeared alongside ''Super Mario'' characters in marketing material for Nintendo and appears in mutual crossovers like ''[[Nintendo Land]]''.

==History in the ''Super Mario'' franchise==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''====
The original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda}}'' had some development overlap and were designed by the same staff. The [[Fire Bar|Fire-bars]] found in the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' were originally conceived for ''Zelda'' before determining it would work better in ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{cite|author=[[Satoru Iwata|Iwata, Satoru]]|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/nsmb/0/0/|title=Wii interviews: New Super Mario Bros. Wii|publisher=Iwata Asks|date=2009|accessdate=29 Nov. 2024}}</ref> Fire-bars eventually were incorporated into ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}'' and some subsequent top-down ''Zelda'' titles, under the name of "{{iw|zeldawiki|Guruguru Bar}}s."

====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:Warpwhistleobtained.png|thumb|left|Mario obtaining the Magic Whistle.]]
The [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]] is a rare item in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' that is usable on the world map screen. Playing it causes a whirlwind to appear and whisk [[Mario]] to the secret [[Warp Zone (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Warp Zone]]. He can skip ahead to another [[World|world]] through the Warp Zone, but which ones are available to him is dependent on whichever world he was already in when he played the Magic Whistle. This item is the {{iw|zeldawiki|Flute}} from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda}}'' and even plays the same six notes when played. Its functionality is also shared, as the Flute can warp [[Link]] to different {{iw|zeldawiki|Dungeon|dungeons}} in that game. The item returns in the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' with the same functionality. The Magic Whistle has established its own recurring history in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, such as in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''.

====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
Over the course of ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Mario is occasionally challenged to a footrace by [[Il Piantissimo]], a man dressed as a [[Pianta]]. His face is masked in the game, but through hacking the game's camera or viewing the Il Piantissimo in a model viewer reveals he resembles the {{iw|zeldawiki|Running Man}} from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}''.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG Lava Reactor Octopuses.png|thumb|200px|Roctos in [[Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor]].]]
A recurring group of octopus-based enemies are introduced in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. One of them is [[Rocto]] – a large gray octopus that spits [[coconut]]s at Mario from a fixed distance over empty space. Damaging Roctos requires launching the projectile back at them with a [[Spin]]. The means of attack and defeat mirror how {{iw|zeldawiki|Octorok}}s are defeated in ''The Legend of Zelda'' 3D titles. The internal file designation and Japanese name for Rocto indicate this was not circumstantial, and that the enemy is directly based off of them. The Rocto boss [[King Kaliente]] attacks similarly, and their diminutive relative [[Octoguy]] spits small damaging rocks. Pig-nosed [[Bat (Super Mario Galaxy)|bats]] also appear in the game that flutter before Mario before swooping down to strike him. Similar to Rocto, their means of attack is similar to that of [[Keese]] in the 3D ''Zelda'' titles, and its more naturalistic design is comparable to the enemy's appearance in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}''. The [[ice bat]]s similarly are invocative of {{iw|zeldawiki|Ice Keese}}. Stone [[Lantern|torches]] appear in a few galaxies, like the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]] and [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. Lighting all of the torches in an immediate area generally facilitates progression, such as by causing a stone gate to slide away. This function is shared with the {{iw|zeldawiki|torch}}es in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. In the [[Rolling Gizmo Galaxy]], some [[Star Bit]]s are arranged into a shape resembling a [[Rupee]].

''Super Mario Galaxy'' shares some developmental elements with ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}''. The skybox texture in the [[Ghostly Galaxy]] and [[Boo's Boneyard Galaxy]] previously was used for the {{iw|zeldawiki|Ghost Ship (Dungeon)|Ghost Ship}} dungeon from that game. The dynamic integration of music, where certain jingles and sound effects play differently based on the notes of the background orchestration, was first developed by sound director Masafumi Kawamura for enemy battles in ''The Wind Waker''.<ref>{{cite|author=[[Satoru Iwata| Iwata, Satoru]]|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/super_mario_galaxy/0/0/|title=Wii interviews: Super Mario Galaxy|publisher=Iwata Asks|date=2007|accessdate=7 Mar. 2012}}</ref> According to director [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]], the boss battle with [[Megaleg]] derived from an unused concept conceived for ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'', where [[#Ganon|Ganon]] would be so large that [[Link]] would have to climb up his body.<ref>{{cite|date=February 2008|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue 225|page=64|publisher=Future US|language=en-us}}</ref>

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Many of the elements in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' were incorporated from its predecessor. In addition to the returning Roctos and King Kaliente, a new Rocto boss named [[Prince Pikante]] appears that has similar means of attack. The most recurring octopus enemy, [[Octoomba]]s, now spit rocks to attack just like the returning Octoguys. A new variant called the [[Elite Octoomba]] is introduced that spits two rocks at a time.

Producer [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] stated that efforts were made to differentiate ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' from its predecessor in a similar manner to ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask}}'', another game structurally derived from {{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|its predecessor}}.<ref>{{cite|author=[[Satoru Iwata| Iwata, Satoru]]|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/supermariogalaxy2/0/0|title=Wii interviews: Super Mario Galaxy 2|publisher=Iwata Asks|date=2010|accessdate=12 Apr. 2021}}</ref>

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
The desert-themed underground course [[World 5-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-2]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' lampshades 2D entries in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. Unlike the majority of the other courses in the game, the the camera in World 5-2 is held from a top-down view. Lighting all of the torches in one of the rooms causes a stone door to open, and it is accompanied by the recurring "Puzzle Solve Fanfare" from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:SM3DW Bowser Intro.png|thumb|200px|left|Bowser after bottling the green [[Sprixie Princesses|Sprixie Princess]].]]
''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|Nintendo Switch port]] prominently feature {{iw|zeldawiki|Fairy|fairy}}-like people called [[Sprixie]]s. Their ruling [[Sprixie Princesses|princesses]] are captured by [[Bowser]] in his effort to conquer the [[Sprixie Kingdom]], and he does so by trapping them in {{iw|zeldawiki|Bottle|bottles}}. This is the same way Link traps fairies in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.

Triggering all of the [[Color Panel]]s on one of the platforms in [[Rainbow Run (level)|Rainbow Run]] triggers the "Item Get" fanfare from ''The Legend of Zelda'' before illuminating the whole platform. It is revealed to be a recreation of [[Link]]'s sprite form the original ''Legend of Zelda'', and the background music of the area changes into an arrangement of the "{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda (Theme)|Main Theme}}" titled "[[:File:SM3DW Links Color Panels.oga|Link's Color Panels]]."

====''Super Mario Maker''====
[[File:SMM WiiU E32015 03.png|thumb|200px|Mario wearing the Link costume.]]
''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' introduces the [[Mystery Mushroom]] for ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''-themed courses. This [[List of power-ups|power-up]] transforms [[Mario]] into [[Costume Mario]], a form that disguises Mario as one of many other fictional character, the majority of which do not originate from the ''Super Mario'' franchise. The player has digression into which character the Mystery Mushroom transforms Mario into, but not all of them are available by default. Most costumes can either be unlocked by completing the 100 Mario Challenge on a particular difficulty or by scanning the character's [[amiibo]] figure. There are costumes that completely lack amiibos.

9 of the 136 costumes come from ''The Legend of Zelda'': 6 included at launch and 3 included in post-release updates. Most of the characters included at launch are tied to an amiibo figure released for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' and reflect their designs in that game. For example, the costumes of Zelda and Ganondorf resemble their incarnations from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}''. However, the sound-effects corresponding to these characters and their poses are homages to ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. The [[Link]] costume does not resemble his the ''Twlight Princess'' incarnation used in ''Super Smash Bros.'', instead resembling the original sprite from the first ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda|Legend of Zelda}}''. The only ''Zelda'' character available at launch to have lacked an amiibo is {{iw|zeldawiki|Tingle}}, the map maker from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask}}''. Their numerical order in the costume list matches the order in which they debuted in the ''Zelda'' franchise.

2 of the 3 costumes released after the game launched corresponded with games released at the time and have corresponding [[List of official Super Mario Maker courses#Event Courses|Event Courses]] based on those games. [[#Princess Zelda|Tetra]], Zelda's pirate alter-ego from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}'', was the only exception. The Event Courses make homages to ''The Legend of Zelda'', partiuclarly the original Famicom Disk System-game in [[Tri Force Heroes]] and ''Twilight Princess'' in [[Twilight Princess HD]]. In addition to these two Event Courses, a course attributed to [[Undodog]] was uploaded on 18 December, 2015 titled [[3 GAMES IN 1]]. The three segments of this course are based on different Nintendo games, with the second one based on ''The Legend of Zelda''.

[[Spike Trap]]s appear as the {{iw|zeldawiki|Sea Urchin}} enemies from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}'' when placed in an underwater-themed, ''[[Super Mario World]]''-styled course.

;List of costumes from ''The Legend of Zelda''
{{Main|Costume Mario#List of costumes}}
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!data-sort-type="alphabetical" width="6%"|Costume
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|-id=53
|53
|bgcolor=#6B8CFF|[[File:SMM_Link.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[Link]]
|Clear 100 Mario Challenge on Easy or harder '''or''' use any Link amiibo 
|Based on Link's sprite from and uses sound effects from the [[Famicom Disk System]] version of the original ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda (Game)|The Legend of Zelda}}'', including the fanfare for collecting a piece of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce}} after clearing a course. Upon touching the Mystery Mushroom, the original "Item Get" jingle will play. If the player presses {{button|wii|Padup}}, Link will hold up a Triforce piece. If Link falls in a pit, the death theme from the original ''The Legend of Zelda'' plays.
|-id=54
|54
|bgcolor=#6B8CFF|[[File:ZeldaSMM.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[#Princess Zelda|Zelda]]
|Clear 100 Mario Challenge on Expert or Super Expert '''or''' use any Zelda amiibo
|Based on Zelda's appearance in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}'' rather than her original NES sprite. Upon touching the Mystery Mushroom, the "Item Get" jingle from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}'' will play. While holding {{button|wii|Padup}}, she'll transform into Sheik. When Zelda is defeated, the death tune from ''A Link to the Past'' plays. When clearing a course, the tune that plays when Link meet Zelda for the first time from ''A Link to the Past'' plays.
|-id=55
|55
|bgcolor=#6B8CFF|[[File:Ganondorf Super Mario Maker.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[#Ganon|Ganondorf]]
|Clear 100 Mario Challenge on Easy or harder '''or''' use any Ganondorf amiibo
|Based on Ganondorf's appearance in ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''. Upon touching the Mystery Mushroom, Ganon's jingle from {{iw|zeldawiki|Ganon's Tower (A Link to the Past)|Ganon's Tower}} in ''A Link to the Past'' will play. When falling in a pit, the sound effect of a boss being defeated from that game will play. When clearing a course, the first few notes of the encounter theme when Link comes face-to-face with Ganon in ''A Link to the Past'' plays.
|-id=56
|56
|bgcolor=#6B8CFF|[[File:SMM Sheik.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[#Princess Zelda|Sheik]]
|Clear 100 Mario Challenge on Normal or harder '''or''' use the Sheik amiibo
|Upon touching the Mystery Mushroom, the "Item Get" jingle from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'' will play. While holding {{button|wii|Padup}}, she will transform into Zelda and "{{iw|zeldawiki|Zelda's Lullaby}}" plays. The death tune is part of her theme song. The course clear theme is the jingle that's heard when Link meets Zelda for the first time.
|-id=57
|57
|bgcolor=#6B8CFF|[[File:SMM Tingle.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[#Tingle|Tingle]]
|Clear 100 Mario Challenge on Normal or harder
|Sounds from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask}}'' can be heard: The victory jingle is the tune that plays when the player completes certain time-related events in said game, and the death jingle is one of the tunes that can play when failing certain such events.
|-id=58
|58
|bgcolor=#6B8CFF|[[File:Super Mario Maker Toon Link.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[Link|Toon Link]]
|Clear 100 Mario Challenge on Normal or harder '''or''' use any Toon Link amiibo
|Based on Link's appearance from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}''. Upon touching the Mystery Mushroom, the "Item Get" jingle from ''The Wind Waker'' plays. Toon Link takes out his {{iw|zeldawiki|Deku Leaf}} every time he jumps. The death tune is the tune that plays when Link gets caught by {{iw|zeldawiki|Moblin}}s while trying to sneak inside the {{iw|zeldawiki|Forsaken Fortress}} in ''The Wind Waker''. Pressing {{button|wii|Padup}} makes him pull out the {{iw|zeldawiki|Wind Waker}}.
|-id=102
|102
|bgcolor=#6B8CFF|[[File:Totem Link - SMM.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[Link|Totem Link]]
|Clear the [[Tri Force Heroes]] Event Course
|A pixel art rendition of the three {{iw|zeldawiki|Links|Links}} of ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes}}'' stacked up into a totem like in the game. Their transformation and course clear sounds are 8-bit renditions of the series' main theme (unique from the other Link's) and the main theme of ''Tri Force Heroes''. Pressing {{button|wii|padup}} causes them to pose with various weapons. Crouching will get the Links into a pyramid formation in a similar vein to a Triforce.
|-id=132
|132
|bgcolor=#6B8CFF|[[File:SMM Wolf Link.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[Link|Wolf Link]]
|Clear the [[Twilight Princess HD]] Event Course '''or''' use the Wolf Link amiibo
|A sprite rendition of Wolf Link and {{iw|zeldawiki|Midna}} from ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''. It uses the Wolf Link and Midna audio and the theme for the death and goal from ''Twilight Princess''. Touching the Mystery Mushroom makes Wolf Link howl, whilst pressing {{button|wii|padup}} makes him lay down and Midna extend her hair, laughing.
|-id=135
|135
|bgcolor=#6B8CFF|[[File:SMM Tetra.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[#Princess Zelda|Tetra]]
|Clear 100 Mario Challenge on Normal or harder
|A sprite rendition of Tetra from ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''. Pressing {{button|wii|padup}} makes her transform into the incarnation of Zelda from ''The Wind Waker''. Course clear and death sounds are similar to Toon Link's, but with Tetra's voice clips.
|}

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
[[File:SMM2 Master Sword Screenshot.jpg|thumb|[[Small Mario]] after releasing the Master Sword from a [[? Block]].]]
In version 2.0.0, what was promoted as "A Legendary Update,"<ref>{{cite|date=December 2nd, 2019|title=Super Mario Maker 2 - A Legendary Update - Nintendo Switch|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66vguSN8Rk|publisher=Nintendo of America|website=YouTube}}</ref> the [[Master Sword]] was added as a power-up to ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. It is only available in the ''Super Mario Bros.''-style, and grabbing it transforms the player character into Link. Unlike Costume Mario from the previous game, this iteration of Link is not a disguise and grants the player unique abilities from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. Link himself resembles his sprite from the original game on the Famicom Disk System. The color of his tunic is informed by the player character that grabs the Master Sword: [[Mario]] is green, [[Luigi]] is red, [[Toad]] is blue, and [[Toadette]] is pink. These colors correspond to the color of the playable Links in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords}}'' and its sequels. Unlike the original game, his shield resembles the {{iw|zeldawiki|Hylian Shield}}, a recurring item in the ''Zelda'' series that was introduced in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}''. Link has moves derived from gameplay elements in ''The Legend of Zelda'', including {{iw|zeldawiki|Bomb}}s and {{iw|zeldawiki|Arrow}}s. Link can attack enemies with his sword and protect himself from projectiles with his shield. He can perform the {{iw|zeldawiki|Dash Attack}} from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}'' and the {{iw|zeldawiki|Down Thrust}} from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II - The Adventure of Link}}''. Two official courses were released that heavily feature the Master Sword. The first is [[The Speedventure of Link]], a forest-themed Ninji Speedrun course named after ''Zelda II''. The second course is [[Link's Lightweight Longshots]], released in 2021 to correspond with the release of the ''{{iw|zeldawiki|Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda}}''. Though not apparent in the English localization, the Japanese name for this course is a reference to ''{{iw|zeldawiki|Link's Crossbow Training}}''.

Similar to [[Superball Mario]] and [[SMB2 Mario]], the background music and sound effects of the course change while the player character is Link. Most of these pieces hail from the original ''Legend of Zelda''. The "[[Ground BGM (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]", its arrangements for other above ground courses, and the "[[Underwater BGM|Undewater Theme]]" are replaced with the "[[:File:SMM2 Link Overworld.oga|Overworld Theme]]"; the "[[Underground BGM|Underground Theme]]" and "Ghost House Theme" are replaced with the "[[:File:SMM2 Link Underground and Ghost House Theme.oga|Underworld Theme]]"; and the "Castle Theme" and "Airship Theme" are replaced with "[[:File:SMM2 Link Airship and Castle Theme.oga|Death Mountain]]." The Bonus Music sound effect is an original {{wp|chiptune}} arrangement of "[[:File:SMM2 Link Bonus Music.oga|Horse Race]]" from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''. Both Boss Music and Final Boss sound effects come from ''Zelda II - The Adventure of Link'', named "Boss" and "Last Boss", respectively. The Peaceful sound effect is a chiptune rendition of "[[:File:SMM2 Link Peaceful.oga|Select Screen]]" from ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''.

Outside of direct gameplay, there are two course creators in the game referred to as "Youthful Researcher" and "Doctor Gizmo." Their manners of speech and professions imply that these characters are {{iw|zeldawiki|Purah}} and {{iw|zeldawiki|Robbie}}, the eccentric inventors from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild}}''.

===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''===
[[Link]] makes appearances in the Chef/Waitress page, as a patron at Mario's restaurant, and on the Travel Guide page as the travel guide. A {{iw|zeldawiki|Bot}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Daira}}, and {{iw|zeldawiki|Moblin}}, enemies from the early ''Legend of Zelda'' series, appear on other pages.

===''Club Nintendo''===
[[File:DNDG CN2.jpg|thumb|Scary costumes of Mario, Kirby, and Link from [[Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens]].]]
Link and Kirby are two of Mario's friends in the [[Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens]] comic that promotes Halloween. Bad weather interrupts a party at the apartment, and Mario encounters Link and Kirby at the basement, also trying to investigate the fuses that were blown by lightning. They later find out that Wario has made a deal with [[Abigor]] so he can marry Princess Toadstool, and it causes the apartment to be overrun with monsters. Mario, Link, and Kirby find and use costumes from [[List of implied characters#Van Helsing|Van Helsing]] to fight the monsters. Once they are done with fighting the monsters, they put away these costumes and part to their rooms. Mario, however, finds Princess Toadstool turned into a zombie, so he later rejoins Link and Kirby to report on the manner. During the search for Toadstool in Mario's room, the three eventually get warped to a crypt through various means; Link himself warps through a TV. Mario finds a grimoire to help them advance through this crypt. This grimoire eventually helps transform them to dark creatures to assist rescuing Toadstool. Mario breaks the spell and reverts Peach to normal. Link asks Mario for a way to escape, so Mario uses the grimoire to attempt to transport them back; all this does is transport them in the middle of an event, "Musikantenstadl", which Mario dislikes, but Link and Kirby are celebrating.

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:SMKun 4 chapter 4.jpg|thumb|150px|left]]
{{Main|Super Mario-kun Volume 4}}
Stage 4 of ''Super Mario-kun'' volum 4 takes place almost entirely in {{iw|zeldawiki|Hyrule}}, as presented in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}''.
[[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], and [[Luigi]] come across a natural hot spring. Luigi, suspicious, notices a sign that states the spring is a [[Warp Zone]] to other games. Before Luigi can warn his friends, Mario and Yoshi have already dived in. Mario suddenly finds himself in a forest and, immediately after, a {{iw|zeldawiki|Spear Throwing Soldier|knight}} stabs him in the rear with a trident. Furious, Mario punches him, and only then he notices that he is holding a sword, the [[Kinoko Sword]].

Someone else jumps at Mario, but it is just Yoshi, in his [[Shield Yoshi|Shield form]]. The two hear Luigi's voice: Luigi explains that he can see them and communicate with them from the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' side of the Warp Zone. Judging by the situation, Luigi realizes they are in ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' side of the lake: to return to their game, they need to find Hyrule's Warp Zone.

While looking for it, Mario chops some bushes, collecting [[Rupee]]s, but they are suddenly attacked by a group of {{iw|zeldawiki|Octorok}}s. Mario slashes at them with no problem, but he is then shot by two {{iw|zeldawiki|Zora (Enemy)|Zoras}}. This decreases Mario's {{iw|zeldawiki|Life Gauge}} and a beeping sound is heard by them. Luigi tells Mario he needs to revitalize his health bar to make it stop. A {{iw|zeldawiki|Fairy}} flies by to help Mario, but Yoshi eats her. Mario yells at him, but Yoshi points to another flying being and Mario catches it, but it is a {{iw|zeldawiki|Bee}} which stings Mario, increasing the beeping sound.

Yoshi finds a {{iw|zeldawiki|Fairy Fountain}} and drags Mario in it. Inside, they meet an {{iw|zeldawiki|Cursed Fairy|ugly Bowser-faced Fairy}} which kisses Mario, replenishing his heart. Trying to forget this traumatic experience, Mario and Yoshi leaves and encounters an {{iw|zeldawiki|Armos}} that Mario defeats by crushing it with the [[Statue Mario|Statue form]]. Right after, Mario is struck by a lightning spell cast by {{iw|zeldawiki|Agahnim}}, the main antagonist of the game. Agahnim strikes again, but Yoshi eats his spell and tries to spit it back at him, but, despite hitting him, Agahnim is not hurt by it.

Being hurt, Mario's beeping sound resumes and the Cursed Fairy comes to aid. Too scared of another of her kisses, Mario pretends to be dead and Agahnim prepares the finishing blow. Quickly, Luigi takes out some [[Super Mushroom]]s and tosses them in the lake. The Mushroom falls on the Kinoko Sword, making it the Super Kinoko Sword. With a {{iw|zeldawiki|Spin Attack}}, Mario defeats Agahnim. The Cursed Fairy accompanies Mario and Yoshi to the Hyrule's SNES  Warp Zone, and the two dive in.

However, instead of going back to the [[Dinosaur Land]], Mario and Yoshi (now back to normal), finds themselves in {{iw|FZeroWiki|Mute City}}, right in the middle of the track, running away from the [[Blue Falcon]], the {{iw|FZeroWiki|Wild Goose}}, and the {{iw|FZeroWiki|Fire Stingray}}.

===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
[[File:HeroesYoshi.png|thumb|Cranky's Video Game Heroes, with Link in third place.]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', Link is by default ranked third on a podium at [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes]], with [[Mario]] coming in first and [[Yoshi]] second. He can be removed from the podium by collecting nineteen [[DK Coin]]s, which replaces him with [[Diddy Kong]].

In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], Link and Yoshi's positions on the leaderboard are swapped. Additionally, Link has obtained 50 DK Coins in total, meaning that Diddy can only shift Link down to third place, therefore removing Yoshi from the podium.

====''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
Just like in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Link appears in Cranky's Video Game Heroes in the ending for ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', where he has the same number of DK Coins collected as before.

====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', if the Kongs ask [[Bazaar]] who owns [[Kastle Kaos|the castle]] in the [[Northern Kremisphere]], Bazaar tells a short story of when Link visited his [[Bazaar's General Store|General Store]] the week before. Link also asked Bazaar for information regarding the castle even though he had insufficient [[bear coin]]s, but Bazaar thought him nice enough that he accepted a payment of 500 [[rupee]]s instead. After being told the information, Link left, grumbling about the seashells being the wrong shape. This is an allusion to the {{iw|zeldawiki|Secret Seashell}} from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''. This dialogue was removed in the Game Boy Advance version, and Bazaar instead discusses what he personally saw at Kastle Kaos.

====''Donkey Konga'' series====
In the first ''[[Donkey Konga]]'', the player can purchase a Zelda Set of bongos for 4,599 coins. The "Overworld Theme" from the first ''Legend of Zelda'' is incorporated as one of the songs in the North America, European, and Australian releases of the game, under the name of "The Legend of Zelda Main Theme." It is absent in the Japanese release. This piece is incorporated into the Japanese releases of ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]''.

====''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''====
If the player waits on the Portable DK Barrel at [[Cranky Kong's Shop]] long enough, [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]] says, "It's dangerous to go alone. Buy this!" This is adapted from a {{iw|zeldawiki|Iconic Quotes from The Legend of Zelda#"It's dangerous to go alone! Take this"|recurring phrase}} in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series that debuted in the first game. This reference is exclusive to ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' and is absent in the original [[Donkey Kong Country Returns|Wii game]].

====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
If the player tries to purchase [[Crash Guard]]s from [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', [[Funky Kong]] says, "Vehicle Troubles? It's dangerous to go alone--take one of these!" It is the similar to the reference made in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''.

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' / ''Super Mario RPG''===
[[File:Link SMRPG screenshot.png|thumb|left|Link sleeping at the Rose Town Inn.]]
Multiple [[Nintendo]] franchises and series are alluded to in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. Link occurs sleeping one of the beds at the [[Rose Town]] [[Inn]]
Link snoozing. Speaking to him causes the "Found Secret" jingle from ''The Legend of Zelda'' to play. In the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], talking to Link adds "The Slumbering Hero" entry to the [[Scrapbook (Super Mario RPG)|Scrapbook]].

===''Wario Land II''===
''[[Wario Land II]]'' includes a number of collectible treasures and some of them allude to other Nintendo franchises. During [[return the hen to her nest]], a boot resembling a {{iw|zeldawiki|Pegasus Boots|Pegasus Boot}} can be found underground. In [[Stop that train! (In Town)|stop that train!]], the treasure is a blue {{iw|zeldawiki|ocarina}}.

===''Yoshi'' series===
====''Yoshi's Story''====
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', newspaper clippings in the background of the [[Jelly Pipe]] and [[Torrential Maze]] include names of various [[Nintendo]] characters. [[:File:Yoshi's Story Pikachu.png|Some of them]] read "ZELDA."

====''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''====
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In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', scanning certain [[amiibo]] unlocks playable [[Yoshi (species)|Yarn Yoshis]] in the [[amiibo Hut]]. Five of them are based on characters from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, namely Link, Zelda, Sheik, Ganondorf, and Toon Link. The appearance is purely cosmetic.

All of these amiibo are carried over into the [[Nintendo 3DS]] port ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', in addition to a new one based on Wolf Link.

===''Mario Golf'' series===
In the earliest entries in the ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' series, the names of other Nintendo characters appear on the tournament scoreboards as cameos. In the first ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'', some of these come from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', namely: the fairy {{iw|zeldawiki|Navi}}; the sages {{iw|zeldawiki|Saria}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Rauru}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Darunia}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Princess Ruto}} (as "Rutooo"), {{iw|zeldawiki|Impa}} (as "Inpa"), and {{iw|zeldawiki|Nabooru}}; the ranchers Talon, Ingo, and {{iw|zeldawiki|Malon}}; the gravedigger {{iw|zeldawiki|Dampé}} (as "Dampe"); the scarecrows {{iw|zeldawiki|Bonooru}} and {{iw|zeldawiki|Pierre}}; the {{iw|zeldawiki|Link (Goron)|Goron Kid}}; {{iw|zeldawiki|King Zora}}; and  the enemies {{iw|zeldawiki|Deku Scrub}} and {{iw|zeldawiki|Skull Kid}}. Some of these cameos appear in the [[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color game]], in addition to Link, Zelda, and Sheik. In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', more characters appear, mostly ones from ''The Wind Waker'', namely: the witch {{iw|zeldawiki|Koume}}; Link's sister {{iw|zeldawiki|Aryll}}; the pirates {{iw|zeldawiki|Mako}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Senza}} (as "Senzar"), and {{iw|zeldawiki|Zuko}}; {{iw|zeldawiki|Salvatore}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Tott}}; and the shop guru {{iw|zeldawiki|Zunari}}. Some of these cameos, such as Koume, do not appear in the Japanese release of ''Toadstool Tour''.

The Game Boy Color version of ''Mario Golf'' includes courses part of the [[Links Course|Links Club]] that is named in reference to Link himself and features a {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce}} on its flags. While the courses themselves do not include any ''Zelda''-specific elements, most of the related scoreboard cameos only appear in the Links Club. The courses return in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' under the name of "Links Courses," and successors are incorporated into ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' titled [[Gold Links]] - autumnal, forested courses.

===''Mario Artist: Paint Studio''===
[[File:MAPaintS Character Stamp Promotional Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|Art of Link and Young Zelda alongside Mario.]]
''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]'' includes a collaborative painting mode that includes artwork from various [[Nintendo]] games. This includes art from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'', namely: Young Link, Adult Link, Link riding {{iw|zeldawiki|Epona}}, Young Zelda, Adult Zelda, {{iw|zeldawiki|Saria}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Impa}}, Malon, Talon, Ingo, a {{iw|zeldawiki|Goron}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Darunia}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Kaepora Gaebora}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Rauru}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Princess Ruto|Young Ruto}}, Adult Ruto, {{iw|zeldawiki|King Zora}}, Sheik, {{iw|zeldawiki|Nabooru}}, Koume with {{iw|zeldawiki|Kotake}}, and Ganondorf.<ref>{{cite|author=Madao Joestar|date=18 Jun. 2016|accessdate=21 Sept. 2022|url=https://youtu.be/krJHtaVPg2g?t=1055|title= Mario Artist Paint Studio - Premade Images|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
In the English localizations of ''[[Paper Mario]]'', [[Moustafa]]'s alter-ego is named "Sheek" and this is heavily implied to be in reference to Zelda's alter ego, [[#Princess Zelda|Sheik]]. When tattling Moustafa after he reveals his true identity, [[Goombario]] says, "Da da da Duuum!", the theme for collecting an item in a treasure chest from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. These references are not present in the original Japanese script.
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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year-Door''====
In [[TEC]]'s quiz, one of the choices when he asks how to defeat the demon is a "legendary sword", a likely allusion to the [[Master Sword]].

====''Super Paper Mario''====
When [[Dimentio]] short-circuits [[Fracktail]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', one of the things he says in the English localization is "{{iw|zeldawiki|Iconic Quotes from The Legend of Zelda#"I am Error"|I AM ERROR}}."

In [[Merlee's Mansion|Chapter 2-3]], Mario must pay [[Mimi]] a debt. Rather than coins, Mimi insists that the debt be repaid in [[Rubee]]s, a reference to {{iw|zeldawiki|Rupees}}, the currency of the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. [[Flipside Token]]s also resemble Rupees.

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
[[File:PMTOK Sea Tower.png|thumb|The Sea Tower as viewed from the Great Sea.]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', Mario can find a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] climbing a cliff near the [[Water Vellumental Shrine]] of [[Autumn Mountain]]. This Toad says he does not have enough stamina to make it up the cliff, but says he is glad it is not raining, which is a reference to the climbing system in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild}}''.

''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' has strong connections to ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}''. The purple [[streamer]] area features an expansive hub called [[the Great Sea]], which interconnects eleven islands. The player traverses the Great Sea on a boat. When first visited, most of the sea is shrouded in fog that prevents access to most islands. The fog clears when Mario solves certain puzzles on the accessible islands, granting access to more areas. The Great Sea is invocative of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Great Sea|sea of the same name}} and the way new islands are unlocked is similar too. The [[Sea Chart]] is comparable to its map. The sailing mechanics on the sea is similar between games.

Mario needs three [[Orb (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|orbs]] to unlock the [[Sea Tower]], similar to how [[Link]] needs three pearls to open the {{iw|zeldawiki|Tower of the Gods}}. These orbs, located on [[Diamond Island (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Diamond Island]], are the Wisdom, Power, and Courage Orbs, which correspond to the three pieces of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce}}. The temples these trials are found in also match the color scheme of their respective pieces: blue, red, and green. Upon completing the trials that grant him these orbs, [[Olivia]] says "You've got power, wisdom, AND courage, Mario...but I don't think that's a secret to anybody." The Sea Tower itself is visually invocative of the Tower of the Gods, and progressing through the tower is similarly structured where there are self-contained floors with a major puzzle spanning multiple rooms. Some of the rooms of the Sea Tower are based on the four Vellumental temples, similar to the four areas of {{iw|zeldawiki|Ganon's Castle#The Wind Waker|Ganon's Tower}} that take on the theme of the four main dungeons in ''The Wind Waker''.

===''Game & Watch Gallery 4''===
The [[Museum]] in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' includes the [[Game & Watch]] version of ''{{iw|zeldawiki|Zelda (Game & Watch)|Zelda}}'', which can be played after the player has unlocked enough stars. The player controls Link and navigates him through a temple filled with {{iw|zeldawiki|Stalfos}} and {{iw|zeldawiki|Moblin}}s.

===''WarioWare'' series===
====''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''====
[[File:Zelda Microgame.png|thumb|left|The microgame based on ''The Legend of Zelda''.]]
In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', a microgame based on ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] appears, also titled [[The Legend of Zelda (WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)|The Legend of Zelda]]. The player must move Link to the nearby cave entrance. In the second level, a [[zeldawiki:Peahat|Peahat]] tries to attack Link and in the third level, a [[zeldawiki:Zora (Enemy)|Zora]] is added. The layout is taken from the area northwest of the [[zeldawiki:Level 1|Level 1]] dungeon with the leftmost wall partially removed.

====''WarioWare: Twisted!''====
''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' contains another microgame titled [[The Legend of Zelda (WarioWare: Twisted!)|The Legend of Zelda]]. In this microgame, Link must use his [[zeldawiki:shield|shield]] to defend against rocks spat out by [[zeldawiki:Octorok|Octoroks]]. In subsequent levels, more Octoroks surround Link.

====''WarioWare: Touched!''====
''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' also has a microgame titled [[The Legend of Zelda (WarioWare: Touched!)|The Legend of Zelda]], where the player must catch [[zeldawiki:Fairy|Fairies]] by tapping them on the touch screen. In the first level, it can take place in either the [[zeldawiki:Fairy Fountain|Fairy Fountain]] east of the Level 1 dungeon or a side-scrolling grassland segment from ''[[zeldawiki:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''. In the second level, it takes place inside the Level 1 dungeon or the [[zeldawiki:Graveyard|Graveyard]]. In the third level, it takes place in the area east of the [[zeldawiki:Level 2|Level 2]] dungeon or inside the [[zeldawiki:Level 9|Level 9]] dungeon. After catching all of the fairies, Link appears and hold a [[Nintendo DS]] above his head, or in the case of the ''Zelda II'' scene, he walk across the screen. In addition, the second level of [[8-Bit Hero]] tasks the player with finding the differently colored pixel on Link's sprite. After finding it, it zooms out and shows Link in the area north of the [[zeldawiki:Level 3|Level 3]] dungeon.

====''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''====
[[File:WWSM The Wind Waker.png|thumb|The microgame based on ''The Wind Waker''.]]
In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', there are microgames based on ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''. In the [[Ocarina of Time]] microgame, it takes place inside the [[zeldawiki:Temple of Time|Temple of Time]] and tasks the player with pulling the [[Master Sword]] out of its pedestal. In [[The Wind Waker]] microgame, it takes place in the area between the [[zeldawiki:Forest Haven|Forest Haven]] and the [[zeldawiki:Forbidden Woods|Forbidden Woods]]. The player controls Link, who is using the [[zeldawiki:Deku Leaf|Deku Leaf]], and must guide him to the island between the two locations. Link also appears in [[Opening Night]] where he plays the violin.

====''WarioWare: D.I.Y.''====
In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'', a microgame based on ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass]]'', simply called [[Zelda (microgame)|Zelda]], appears. The player controls Link and must defeat the three [[zeldawiki:Yellow Chuchu|Yellow Chuchus]] approaching him.

====''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''====
In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', a microgame based on the [[Family Computer Disk System]] version of ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' appears, simply titled [[Zelda 2]]. The player controls Link and must block the [[zeldawiki:Boomerang|Boomerangs]] thrown by the [[zeldawiki:Goriya|Goriya]] using Link's shield.

====''WarioWare Gold''====
In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', a microgame based on ''The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass'' appears, simply titled [[Phantom Hourglass]]. It takes place inside the [[zeldawiki:Temple of Fire|Temple of Fire]], where the player is tasked with using the Boomerang to hit [[zeldawiki:Shock Switch|Shock Switches]]. Hitting all of the switches causes a Treasure Chest to appear. The microgame based on ''The Legend of Zelda'' from ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' returns in this game, now with an additional layout. The layout is original, though it best resembles the area south of the [[zeldawiki:Level 4|Level 4]] dungeon. Its mission, "It's Dangerous to Go Alone", is a reference to the line said by the [[zeldawiki:Sword-Giving Old Man|Sword-Giving Old Man]]. The ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Wind Waker'' microgames from ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'' also return. In the case of the ''Ocarina of Time'' microgame, it is more accurate to the original game, panning the camera upwards instead of showing Link's new form.

====''WarioWare: Get It Together!''====
[[File:WWGIT-Nintendo-16.png|thumb|left|The microgame based on ''Breath of the Wild''.]]
''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' has a microgame based on ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' which is also titled [[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]. It takes place in an area south of [[zeldawiki:Ulria Grotto|Ulria Grotto]]. The player must hit an object under [[zeldawiki:Stasis|Stasis]] enough times to reach its maximum kinetic energy.

====''WarioWare: Move It!''====
''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' contains a microgame based on ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], also titled [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D]]. It takes place in [[zeldawiki:Kakariko Village|Kakariko Village]], specifically the area preceding the stairs that lead to the well. The player controls a [[zeldawiki:Cucco|Cucco]] and must avoid getting caught by Link.
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===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
[[File:ChuckolaBounce.PNG|thumb|Mario and Luigi playing Chuckola Bounce.]]
An accessory item called the [[Great Force]] appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', looking identical to a piece of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce}} found throughout ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', the Great Force instead resembles the entire Triforce, albeit with the central hole covered. Additionally, the recurring "Item Catch" fanfare plays in the remake when [[Mario]] obtains the item, strengthening the connection. A variety of Octorok called [[Chuckorok]]s are the focus of the [[Chuckola Bounce]] minigame, in which Mario and [[Luigi]] must parry their projectile attacks from a bird's-eye view. Exclusively in the original ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', a {{iw|zeldawiki|Stalfos}} appears in the [[Barrel (minigame)|Barrel]] minigame on the right side of the screen for a few seconds when the player lines up four rows of barrels at once.

In addition to the connections mentioned above, [[Link]], [[Wario]], and other Nintendo characters [[List of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga pre-release and unused content|were going to make appearances at the shop]], but they were all replaced by a single appearance from [[Professor E. Gadd]]. They were all planned to give Mario certain special items, but these are given out by E. Gadd and most were renamed in the final game. The Great Force is one of the remnants of this idea, which was originally going to be given by Link and directly called the "Triforce."

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
In Toad Town, Mario and Luigi meet a Toad who teaches them how to dig up special beans. After finishing, he states, "Find all you can. They're a secret to everybody!"

====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', Mario and the [[Luiginoid]]s learn a move called [[Luiginoid Formation#Hookshot|Hookshot]]. It acts similarly to the {{iw|zeldawiki|Hookshot}} item from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, as the Luiginoids form a extending chain that allows Mario to grab distant hooks, then retract to bring all the Luiginoids to Mario's location. While this move is used in two-dimensional sections, its mechanics bear more resemblance to the Hookshot used in three dimensional Zelda games, as it can only grab specific objects in the game world.

====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
The [[Bomb Bud]]s in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' are visually and mechanically comparable to {{iw|zeldawiki|Bomb Flower}}s. They also appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''.

===''Mario Party 7''===
Purchasing Cruise Secrets in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' displays the text, "Shh... It's a secret to everybody!"

===''The Cat Mario Show''===
[[Link|Toon Link]] appears in episodes of ''[[The Cat Mario Show]]'' where the topic of focus are games in ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise.

===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
[[File:Hyrule Circuit MK8 DLC photo 2.png|left|thumb|Link on the Master Cycle in Hyrule Circuit.]]
Starting from version 3.0, ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' features an [[Mii#amiibo racing suits|amiibo racing suit]] based on Link, unlocked by scanning a Link amiibo. Additionally, the game features the ''[[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8]]'' downloadable content pack, which includes Link as a driver, sporting a design based on his appearance in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword}}''. Also included are the [[Master Cycle]], (a [[Bike]] based on a horse and which features a Hylian Shield), the [[Triforce Tires]] ([[Tire]]s with the Triforce emblem on them), and the [[Hylian Kite]], a [[Glider]] sporting the {{iw|zeldawiki|Hylian Crest}}. Lastly, the content pack introduces [[Hyrule Circuit]], a race course based on the series and set in [[Hyrule Castle]] and {{iw|zeldawiki|Hyrule Castle Town}}. The course features Deku Babas and Keese designed after their appearances in ''The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword'', as well as {{iw|zeldawiki|Castle Guard|Castle Guards}} from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks}}''. [[Rupee]]s replace [[Coin]]s on this track.

All previous downloadable content from ''Mario Kart 8'' was made available in the base game in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. Starting from version 1.6 a new variant of Link, the [[Master Cycle Zero]], [[Ancient Tires]] and the [[Paraglider (The Legend of Zelda)|Paraglider]], all based on ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild''.

===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
The second challenge of the [[Lava Pit (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)|Lava Pit]] in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' is titled "[[It's Dangerous to Go Alone]]."

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
During the in-film commercial for [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]], a street is displayed in [[List of implied locations#Queens|Queens]] named after Link.

==History in ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise==
===''The Legend of Zelda'' series===
====''The Legend of Zelda'' / ''BS The Legend of Zelda''====
The first ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda|Legend of Zelda}}'' introduces [[Manhandla]]s and clarifies that they are giant [[Piranha Plant]]s in the Japanese instruction booklet. This game was originally released for the [[Family Computer Disk System]], enabling save states and individual files, something not technically feasible for the original [[Family Computer|Famicom]]. To illustrate this concept, the booklet also provides example file names, titled "Nintendo," "Mario," and "Luigi."

As with most of the original game's elements, Manhandlas are reincorporated into the [[Satellaview]] remake ''{{iw|zeldawiki|BS The Legend of Zelda}}''.

====''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' / ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past + Four Swords''====
The "File Select" theme for ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}'' is an elaboration on [[Water Land]]'s [[World 3 Map (Water Land)|theme]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This piece also plays at the {{iw|zeldawiki|Fairy Fountain}}s. This piece would become recurring ''The Legend of Zelda'' series after this game. Some of the houses in the {{iw|zeldawiki|Light World}} have paintings of Mario in them. Pulling on the paintings causes [[Rupee]]s to fall out. [[Spark]]s and [[Chain Chomp]]s appear as enemies in this game, representing the first inclusion of normal ''Super Mario'' enemies in a ''Zelda'' game.

In ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords}}'', a multiplayer campaign added to the [[Game Boy Advance]] port of ''A Link to the Past'', [[Bob-omb]]s and [[Spiny|Spinies]] appear as enemies. Link can use a Chain Chomp called BowWow as an item as well. It behaves as it does in ''Link's Awakening'', lunging at nearby enemies. These elements return in the stand-alone ''{{iw|zeldawiki|Four Swords Anniversary Edition}}'' released on the [[Nintendo DSi]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]], though the Chain Chomp is not called BowWow in this release.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' / ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''====
{{main|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}

[[File:LA Wart.gif|frame|Mamu singing to Link.]]

{{quote|I remember that we made Link’s Awakening in a really peculiar frame of mind. We began in the free spirit of an afterschool club, so the contents are quite unrestrained. If you look at it, you can tell. Characters similar to Mario and Luigi appear and Yoshi Dolls appear, too.|[[Takashi Tezuka]]}}<ref>{{cite|author=[[Satoru Iwata|Iwata, Satoru]]|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/zelda/1/1/|title="Kirby and Chomps in Zelda." ''The History of Handheld The Legend of Zelda Games''|publisher=Iwata Asks|date=2009|accessdate=29 Nov. 2024}}</ref>

''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' began development on a whim - as a side project to see if ''The Legend of Zelda'' could meaningfully be supported on the technically-limited [[Game Boy]] system. Overtime, the game matured into a proper release, but the blue sky stage that spurred development lead to creative decisions that may not have been approved in other instances, including the integration of characters and elements from other games, including ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby (series)|Kirby}}'', ''{{iw|nwiki|The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls}}'', and ''{{iw|nwiki|SimCity}}''. The majority of the crossover material comes from ''Super Mario''. The extent of this material includes characters that simply look like ones from ''Super Mario'', to ones that literally are the same characters. Narratively, the story follows the events of ''A Link to the Past'', with Link getting caught in a storm and awakening in a dream world called {{iw|zeldawiki|Koholint Island}}, a framework developed in-part to justify the presence of these overlapping series. 
[[File:LA Artwork Tarin.png|left|180px|Artwork of Tarin.]]
{{iw|zeldawiki|Tarin}}, a major character who likes to collect mushrooms, is based on [[Mario]]. Consuming mushrooms causes Tarin to transform into a {{iw|zeldawiki|Raccoon}}, an allusion to [[Tanooki Mario]]. The {{iw|zeldawiki|Henhouse Keeper}} is based on [[Luigi]]. When {{iw|zeldawiki|Mr. Write}} shows the player the picture sent to him by {{iw|zeldawiki|Christine}}, a goat living in {{iw|zeldawiki|Animal Village}}, the picture of "Christine" is actually one of [[Princess Peach]]. In the Nintendo Switch version, promotional artwork of Princess Peach with her parasol is shown. A [[Yoshi doll]] is found at the {{iw|zeldawiki|Trendy Game}} shop in {{iw|zeldawiki|Mabe Village}}. Link can win the Yoshi doll by controlling the crane and hovering over it. When the doll is received, the text box states that it has appeared in many games recently, another reference to the ''Super Mario'' games. In the Nintendo Switch remake of the game, the text is changed to state that the player cannot count how many games it has appeared in now.

Many enemies appear in the game and some of them serve supportive roles in this game. A pet [[Chain Chomp]] named {{iw|zeldawiki|BowWow}} is featured in the game and "befriends" Link as it actually helps him access the second dungeon, {{iw|zeldawiki|Bottle Grotto}}. Another, smaller Chain Chomp named {{iw|zeldawiki|CiaoCiao}} also appears. [[Wart]], the boss from ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and its {{wp|The West|western}} adaptation ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', appears as a friendly non-playable character who teaches Link the "{{iw|zeldawiki|Frog's Song of Soul}}." In the English release, he is named "Mamu." Wart's presence on Koholint Island potentially suggests a connection between Koholint Island and [[Subcon]], the setting of ''Doki Doki Panic'' that is also a "land of dreams." Traditional enemies from ''Super Mario'' include [[Goomba]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s, [[Spiny|Spinies]], [[Cheep Cheep]]s, [[Blooper]]s, [[Thwimp]]s, [[Pokey]]s, [[Boo]]s, and [[Shy Guy]]s. When ''Link's Awakening'' was localized for English-speaking audiences, most of the enemies were given original names different from the ones used in the ''Super Mario'' franchise at the time, but this is not the case in the original Japanese release and has been amended in the Nintendo Switch release. In addition to those enemies, one-eyed variants of [[Thwomp]]s called [[Thwomp#The Legend of Zelda series|Spiked Thwomps]] appear, as does a [[Bob-omb]]-like enemy called {{iw|zeldawiki|Bombite}}s. An [[Albatoss]], under the name {{iw|zeldawiki|Evil Eagle}}, appears as a boss in the seventh dungeon, {{iw|zeldawiki|Eagle's Tower}}. The Nintendo Switch {{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|remake}}, Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers can be caught in the {{iw|zeldawiki|Fishing Hole}}. The background music for Bottle Grotto incorporates the "[[Ghost House BGM|Ghost House Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. This is made more apparent in the Nintendo Switch remake.

'''''Super Mario'' enemies in ''Link's Awakening'''''{{footnote|main|1}}
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LA Spark.png|Spark
LADX Spark.png|Spark (''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|DX}}'')
Links Awakening Chain Chomp Sprite.png|Chain Chomp
Links Awakening DX Chain Chomp Sprite.png|Chain Chomp (''DX'')
TLOZ LA Spiked Thwomp.png|[[Thwomp|Spiked Thwomp]]
TLoZLADX Spiked Thwomp.png|Spiked Thwomp (''DX'')
Thwomp LA sprite.png|[[Thwimp|Thwomp]]
TLoZLADX Angry Thwomp.png|Thwomp (''DX'')
TLoZLADX Damaged Thwomp.png|Thwomp (''DX'')
Mega Thwomp LA sprite.png|[[Mega Thwomp]]
TLOZLA Damaged Mega Thwomp sprite.png|Mega Thwomp
TLoZLADX Angry Mega Thwomp.png|Mega Thwomp (''DX'')
TLoZLADX Damaged Mega Thwomp.png|Mega Thwomp (''DX'')
Goomba LA GB sprite.png|[[Goomba]]
LOZLA Goomba.PNG|Goomba (''DX'')
TLOZLA Piranha Plant sprite.png|[[Piranha Plant]]
TLOZLADXPiranhaPlantSprite.png|Piranha Plant (''DX'')
TLOZ LA Spiny sprite.png|[[Spiny]]
TLOZLADXSpikedBeetleSprite.png|Spiny (''DX'')
TLOZLA Cheep Cheep sprite.png|[[Cheep Cheep]]
CheepCheepTLoZLA.png|Cheep Cheep (''DX'')
TLOZLA Blooper sprite.png|[[Blooper|Bloober]]
TLOZLADXBlooberSprite.png|Bloober (''DX'')
TLOZLA Lava Bubble sprite.png|[[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]
LA-LavaBubble.png|Podoboo (''DX'')
TLOZLA Mask-Mimic sprite.png|[[Shy Guy]]
TLOZLADXMask-MimicSprite.png|Shy Guy (''DX'')
LA Bombite.png|[[Bob-omb|Bombite]]
LA Bombite hit.png|Bombite
LADX Bombite.png|Bombite (''DX'')
LADX Bombite green.png|Bombite (''DX'')
LADX Bombite hit.png|Bombite (''DX'')
TLOZLA Pokey sprite.png|[[Pokey]]
TLOZLADXPokeySprite.png|Pokey (''DX'')
TLOZLA Boo sprite.png|[[Boo|Boo Buddy]]
TLOZLADXBooBuddySprite.png|Boo Buddy (''DX'')
LADX Camo Goblin blue.png|[[Boo Blah|Goo Specter]] (''DX'')
LADX Camo Goblin green.png|Goo Specter (''DX'')
LADX Camo Goblin red.png|Goo Specter (''DX'')
TLOZLADXEvilEagleSprite.png|[[Albatoss|Evil Eagle]] (''DX'')
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{{footnote|note|1|These enemies reappear in the Nintendo Switch remake of ''Link's Awakening'', but are omitted from this gallery for display purposes.}}

====''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' / ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D''====
[[File:TLoZ-OoT Talon Sleeping.png|180px|left|thumb|Talon sleeping.]]

Though released in 1998, development on ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'' began before development on ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' completed. In addition to sharing prominent staff members, ''Super Mario 64'' was assuredly an important influence on ''Ocarina of Time''. There was a time during development when the staff considered having [[Link]] access different dungeons using paintings hung inside {{iw|zeldawiki|Ganon's Castle}}. This idea came from how Mario accessed courses through [[painting]]s in the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]. The staff ultimately incorporated a sprawling overworld that interconnected dungeons and towns called {{iw|zeldawiki|Hyrule Field}}, but elements of this initial concept were incorporated into the boss battle with {{iw|zeldawiki|Phantom Ganon}}, in which he enters and exits portraits on horseback. In ''Super Mario 64'', the laughing voice sample used for [[Boo]]s is the same one used for [[Bowser]], just sped up and higher in pitch. This is mirrored in ''Ocarina of Time'', in which the {{iw|zeldawiki|Poe}} ghost enemies share the same sample as [[#Ganon|Ganondorf]].

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In the area where Princess Zelda usually stands in the {{iw|zeldawiki|Castle Courtyard}}, there is a window to the right. If viewed at certain angles, pictures of Mario, Luigi, [[Princess Peach]], Bowser, and [[Yoshi]] can be seen. The artwork of Mario is from ''Super Mario 64'', the artworks of Peach, Luigi and Bowser are from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', and the image of Yoshi is from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D}}'', these character portraits are removed, and the entire wall is instead painted to resemble [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', alongside actual [[Brick Block]]s, [[? Block]]s and [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] placed on the wall.

The conceptual successor to Tarin, the ranch owner {{iw|zeldawiki|Talon}} is based directly off of Mario. He sleeps on his side with his his head in one hand, the same way Mario sleeps in ''Super Mario 64''. His bitter ranch-hand, {{iw|zeldawiki|Ingo}}, is based on [[Luigi]]. Both characters, as well as Talon's daughter {{iw|zeldawiki|Malon}}, wear pendants of Bowser's face. The {{iw|zeldawiki|Composer Brothers}}, {{iw|zeldawiki|Sharp}} and {{iw|zeldawiki|Flat}}, are also evocative of Mario and Luigi. A recurring ''Zelda'' enemy called [[Deku Baba]]s debut in ''Ocarina of Time''. Though not explicit, they are comparable in design to [[Piranha Plant]]s.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'' / ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D''====
[[File:MM3D Artwork Happy Mask Salesman.png|thumb|left|200x200px|The Happy Mask Salesman with his Mario mask.]]
''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask}}'' is a direct sequel to ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' and was created using much of the same assets. The narrative framing is that [[Link]] has fallen into a world "parallel" to Hyrule called {{iw|zeldawiki|Termina}}, whose inhabitants mirror the Hylians from ''Ocarina of Time''. Consequently, some of that game's allusions to the ''Super Mario'' franchise are retained in ''Majora's Mask''. The ranch manager {{iw|zeldawiki|Cremia}} and her little sister {{iw|zeldawiki|Romani}}, adapted from Malon's models, both wear pendants of Bowser's face. In sharing a likeness with Ingo, the nefarious {{iw|zeldawiki|Gorman Brothers}} and their middle sibling {{iw|zeldawiki|Gorman}} look like [[Luigi]]. The bartender {{iw|zeldawiki|Mr. Barten}} shares a likeness with Talon and consequently looks like [[Mario]]. Sharp and Flat reappear in this game.

The mask seller from ''Ocarina of Time'', the {{iw|zeldawiki|Happy Mask Salesman}}, has a mask of Mario fastened to his backpack. Unlike the other masks in the game, this one is not accessible to Link. The music that plays from the music house in {{iw|zeldawiki|Ikana Canyon}} is comparable to "Merry-Go-Round" from [[Big Boo's Haunt]] in ''Super Mario 64''. All of these elements are retained in the {{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D|Nintendo 3DS remake}} of ''Majora's Mask''.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' / ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages''====
[[File:Talon OracleofSeasons Link.png|thumb|Artwork of Tarin with Malon.]]
Talon reappears in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons}}'' and ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages}}'' with a stronger resemblance to Mario in artwork. His hat has an "M" on it and his mustache has the same shape as Mario's. [[Spiny|Spinies]] (here called {{iw|zeldawiki|Spiked Beetle}}s), [[Thwomp]]s (called {{iw|zeldawiki|Spiked Thwomp}}s), [[Cheep Cheep]]s, and [[Pokey]]s appear as enemies. {{iw|zeldawiki|Head Thwomp}} appears as a boss.

In a linked game, there is a part where Link has to rescue Zelda from {{iw|zeldawiki|Vire}} in a minigame evocative of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.

====''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'' / ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD''====
There are multiple test rooms in this game accessible via an action replay device. These rooms use assets from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', most notably the very similar semi-transparent water effects that could suggest the ocean was originally intended to be see-through.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|url=tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Sunshine|title=''Super Mario Sunshine''|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=June 30, 2024}}</ref>

====''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures''====
Cheep Cheeps and [[Big Cheep Cheep]]s can be found in [[zeldawiki:Lake Hylia (Four Swords Adventures)|Lake Hylia]] where they can be seen swimming in flooded caverns. In various platforming stages, Thwomps appear.

====''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap''====
[[File:ss loztmc lakitu.png|thumb|left]]
Talon and Gorman appear in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap}}''. [[Lakitu]]s appear as enemies in the game. They toss lightning bolts before disappear into their [[Lakitu's Cloud|cloud]]s. Bob-ombs and Spinies (called Spiked Beetles) also appear, behaving as they did in ''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords''. When a vine is grown, the vine growing sound effect from the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' plays.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'' / ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD''====
{{iw|zeldawiki|Fyer}}, a cannon operator in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}'' and its {{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD|Wii U remaster}}, has a patch of a [[Bullet Bill]] stitched into his right sleeve.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes''====
[[File:TFH Asset Model Hammerwear.png|180px|thumb|Link in Hammerwear.]]
{{quote|Hammerwear ups the power of Magic Hammers. It looks kind of... familiar. Maybe my bro has one?|{{iw|zeldawiki|Madame Couture's Apprentice}}}}
One of the craftable {{iw|zeldawiki|Outfits}} in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes}}'' is called {{iw|zeldawiki|Hammerwear}}, and it strengthens the power of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Magic Hammer}} weapon. This suit resembles [[Hammer Bro]]s and this is directly lampshaded by other characters in-game. The tailor {{iw|zeldawiki|Madame Couture}} notes it is popular with "[[Koopa (species)|turtle]] enthusiasts." Upon seeing Link in Hammerwear, the {{iw|zeldawiki|Stylish Woman}} will ask, "Did you use a [[Koopa (species)|koopon]] to buy that? I mean, a coupon? ♥" Wearing Hammerwear as the red Link or blue Link makes it resemble [[Fire Bro]]s or [[Boomerang Bro]]s, respectively. Wearable items called {{iw|zeldawiki|Fire Gloves}} are introduced in this game and they enable Link to toss [[fireball]]s in the same manner as [[Fire Mario]]. The sound effect that plays upon use is also similar to that of Fire Mario attacking.<ref>{{cite|author=ZeldaMaster|date=21 Nov. 2015|accessdate=12 Mar. 2025|url=https://youtu.be/zBr39AB2ywk?t=216|title=The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes - Part 13 - Frozen Plateau|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

One of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Magical Material}}s used to make Outfits in ''Tri Force Heroes'' is the [[Red Shell]], localized as the {{iw|zeldawiki|Crimson Shell}}. The in-game description for it reads "A mysterious shell that never misses a foe when thrown." This is a reference to the item's behavior in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series.

[[1-UP Studio]], one of the major studios involved with the 3D ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games, assisted the development of this game.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild''====
[[File:BotW Artwork Master Cycle Zero.png|thumb|left|200x200px|Artwork of Link on the Master Cycle Zero.]]
A motorcycle called the [[Master Cycle Zero]] was introduced to ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild}}'' as an unlockable for completing {{iw|zeldawiki|The Champion's Ballad}}, the game's second DLC pack, released on 7 December, 2017. It is a variant of the [[Master Cycle]] motorbike that was was added to ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as DLC.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom''====
A snowy variant of [[Pokey]] called a {{iw|zeldawiki|Snomaul}} appears as an enemy in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom}}''. They are incidentally comparable to [[Snow Pokey]]s, but have different designs. {{iw|zeldawiki|Platboom}}, a new enemy based on the one-eyed Spiked Thwomps from ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' appear, behaving like them. Their flat tops make them safe to stand on, serving as platforms to reach higher places. Unlike Spiked Thwomps, Platbooms also lack spikes on their sides, making them safe to be touched.

===''Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon''===
The beginning portion of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Shrine of Gamelon}} is structured similar to [[25m]] from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', as flaming wheels called {{iw|zeldawiki|Phyrandaii}} roll down a series of slopes while Zelda uses ladders to ascend.

===''Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love''===
''{{iw|zeldawiki|Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love}}'' is a very referential game. After {{iw|zeldawiki|Tingle}} gets a stomach ache from drinking expired juice in a haunted houseand rushes towards the door, the "[[Invincibility BGM]]" plays. A minigame in Page 6, which involves plucking [[vegetable]]s and worms in a garden, features a character selection screen invocative of the one from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.

===''Hyrule Warriors'' series===
A Chain Chomp appears as the [[zeldawiki:Ball and Chain|Ball and Chain]] included with Link's level 3 [[zeldawiki:Gauntlets|Gauntlets]], the [[zeldawiki:Power Glove|Power Gloves]].<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_DZtTR3zu0|title=''Hyrule Warriors'' Direct 8.4.2014|date=August 4, 2014|author=Nintendo of Ameirca|language=en-us|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 30, 2024}}</ref>

==Shared history==
===DiC cartoons===
====''The Legend of Zelda''====
''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda (TV Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}'' is an animated television series chronicling the adventures of [[Link]], [[#Princess Zelda|Princess Zelda]], and [[#Ganon|Ganon]] in {{iw|zeldawiki|Hyrule}}. The show is based on the games ''The Legend of Zelda'' and ''Zelda II - The Adventure of Link''. It lasted for only 13 episodes and was part of the same syndication package as ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' As with cartoons of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], it was produced by [[DIC Entertainment]].

While ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was broadcast five days a week, cartoons of the ''Super Mario'' franchise aired only from Monday to Thursday, with ''The Legend of Zelda'' airing instead on Friday, though it was still accompanied by live-action segments featuring [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. Some of these segments were included as part of ''The Legend of Zelda''{{'}}s later DVD release because Mario, Luigi, and/or the guest star would speak out to the audience to promote that week's episode of ''The Legend of Zelda'', showing a preview consisting of scenes from the upcoming episode.

''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' would sometimes reference each other. The episode "[[Stars in Their Eyes]]" of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' has aliens known as the [[Quirk (species)|Quirks]] playing the theme song of ''The Legend of Zelda'' on their trumpet-like noses near the episode's end; similarly, the episode "[[zeldawiki:Doppelganger|Doppelganger]]" of ''The Legend of Zelda'' depicts Link whistling the [[Ground BGM (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' while practicing with his sword. Additionally, Mario states in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' that ''The Legend of Zelda'' is [[Mama Mario]]'s favorite show. Both shows also use the ending song "[[Do the Mario]]" for the credits.

''The Legend of Zelda'' was one of four [[Nintendo]]-based cartoons included in the compilation television series ''[[Captain N & The Video Game Masters]]''; however, when episodes of ''The Legend of Zelda'' were aired, they were sped up and cut significantly to around ten minutes. As of 2014, the series has been made available for streaming on {{wp|WildBrain}}'s Cartoon Super Heroes, Vault, and ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' channels, though the live-action segments are not included by the channel.

====''Captain N: The Game Master''====
[[File:ZeldaLinkN.png|thumb|Zelda, Link, and Kevin.]]
In ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'', Hyrule is presented as one of accessible worlds in Videoland, alongside ones based on ''{{iw|icaruspedia|Kid Icarus}}'', ''{{wp|Castlevania}}'', ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid}}'', and other video game series. Link, Zelda, Ganon, and other ''Zelda'' elements appeared in the series on an occasional basis, namely in the episodes "{{iw|zeldawiki|Quest for the Potion of Power}}," "{{iw|zeldawiki|Once Upon a Time Machine}}," "{{iw|zeldawiki|Having a Ball}}," and "The Trojan Horse." These iterations of the characters are the same ones from DiC's previous ''The Legend of Zelda'' cartoon series. In these episodes, Link and Zelda are consistently presented as friends and allies of Kevin, whereas Ganon is an antagonist.

===''Tetris'' series===
In the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''{{iw|harddrop|Tetris (NES, Nintendo)|Tetris}}'' published by Nintendo,{{footnote|main|2}} several of their characters appear when the player reaches certain milestones, including [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Donkey Kong]]. Link is one of them, and he appears playing a flute after the player wins a  B-type game at Level 9 or above with a height of at least 1. All of the Nintendo characters appear together in a secret ending once Level 9 is beaten. This game was Link's first appearance in a video game outside of ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.

''{{iw|harddrop|Tetris DS}}'', another iteration of the game developed and published by Nintendo, similarly includes prominent cameos to Nintendo series, including ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''. A number of the puzzles are based on the games as well. ''{{iw|harddrop|Tetris 99}}'' includes themes based on the ''Super Mario'' series and two based on ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.

{{footnote|note|2|There was another NES version of ''Tetris'' intended for publication through {{iw|harddrop|Tengen}}, but legal complications prevented its official release.<ref>{{cite|author=Gaming Historian|date=2 Feb. 2018|title=The Story of Tetris|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fQtxKmgJC8&t=1039s|timestamp=Part 3: The Red Box|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=20 Mar. 2025}}</ref> This version of ''Tetris'' does not include any Nintendo characters.}}

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros.''====
[[File:SSBStockmatch.png|160x160px|thumb|left|A Versus Match on Hyrule Castle.]]
In the first ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', [[Link]] was one of the twelve playable fighters introduced in the game, alongside [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Yoshi]], and [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros.|Nintendo characters from other series]], as well as one of the eight available by default. Director [[Masahiro Sakurai]] has shared the inclusion of these specific characters came from his personal belief that they were the most important Nintendo characters at the time.<ref>{{cite|author=Soma, translator|date=5 Jan. 2016|title=Nintendo Dream Smash 64 Pre-release Interview (Partial)|url=sourcegaming.info/2016/01/05/prerelease/|publisher=Source Gaming|accessdate=20 Mar. 2025}}</ref> The development of ''Super Smash Bros.'' overlapped with ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'' and that game is the basis for much of the aesthetics of Link and other material from ''Zelda'' franchise. However, the game was developed with some incomplete information, resulting in some visual discrepancies and technical differences between Link in ''Super Smash Bros.'' and the Adult Link he is based on from ''Ocarina of Time''.<ref>{{cite|author=PushDustIn, translator|date=29 Apr. 2015|title=Shigesato Itoi’s Smash 64 Interview Highlights: <nowiki>[Smash 64 Development]</nowiki>|url=sourcegaming.info/2015/04/29/shigesato-itois-smash-64-interview/|publisher=Source Gaming|accessdate=20 Mar. 2025}}</ref>

Link wields the [[Master Sword]] and the {{iw|zeldawiki|Hylian Shield}} in battle. The latter knocks away projectiles that collide with it. He is capable of using a {{iw|zeldawiki|Boomerang}}, the {{iw|zeldawiki|Spin Attack}} from ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'', and {{iw|zeldawiki|Bomb}}s. In addition to his green-clad default, Link has three alternate colors based on elements from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. The red-clad color is based on the {{iw|zeldawiki|Goron Tunic}}, the blue color is based on the {{iw|zeldawiki|Zora Tunic}}, and the lavender one is based on Link's sprite when he has the {{iw|zeldawiki|Blue Ring}} equipped in the first ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda|Legend of Zelda}}''. The only stage from ''The Legend of Zelda'' is {{iw|smashwiki|Hyrule Castle}}, a wide stage loosely modeled after its appearance in ''Ocarina of Time''. Small, hazardous whirlwinds occasionally appear on the stage that potentially derive from the {{iw|zeldawiki|Warp|transporting cyclones}} from the first ''Legend of Zelda''. The {{iw|smashwiki|Heart Container}} is the only ''Zelda'' item in the game and is the most generous health-restoring item in the game, capable of restoring fighters to 0% health.

====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
[[File:Box Artwork - Super Smash Bros. Melee.jpg|200x200px|thumb|right|Link battling Mario, [[Bowser]], and Pikachu on Temple.]]
Select material is described below. For ''Zelda'' [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophies]], see {{iw|smashwiki|List of SSBM trophies (The Legend of Zelda series)|here}}. [[List of spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (1–500)|here]]. For music, see {{iw|smashwiki|Music (SSBM)|here}}.
;Newcomers
In addition to those listed below, Link returns in this game with the ability to shoot arrows as his neutral special. The opening movie of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', the first view of the game shown to the public, begins with Mario being thrust into a battle against Link.

*'''[[#Princess Zelda|Sheik]]'''—the counterpart of Zelda, revealed to the public before Zelda herself. Zelda uses Transform to turn herself into Sheik at any point, or automatically at the start of a match by holding down {{button|gcn|A}} on the stage select screen, giving her a completely different moveset and playstyle. Compared to Zelda, Sheik is more agile, with quick movements and attacks, but she lacks Zelda's power.

*'''[[#Princess Zelda|Zelda]]'''—derived from the Adult Zelda from ''Ocarina of Time'', mirroring Link. She is a tall, lightweight character with slow movement but powerful attacks. Her special moves derive from the magic spells used by Link in ''Ocarina of Time'', such as {{iw|smashwiki|Nayru's Love}} and {{iw|smashwiki|Din's Fire}}.
*'''[[Link|Young Link]]'''—one of the unlockable fighters. He is a slightly weaker and faster {{iw|smashwiki|clone}} of Link, sharing the same base moveset. Unlike Link, Young Link can wall jump.
*'''[[#Ganon|Ganondorf]]'''—another unlockable fighter, here reflecting his "past" design from ''Ocarina of Time''. He is a clone of [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros.#Captain Falcon|Captain Falcon]], employing the same moveset with a slower, more sluggish delivery. Ganondorf's moves are stronger than Captain Falcon's in tradeoff.

;Items
In addition to the Bunny Hood, Heart Containers return in this game.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Bunny Hood}}'''—an equipable item from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' and ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'', in which it makes Link move faster if he wears it. In this game, a Bunny Hood make fighter jumps higher and move faster for a brief period of time.

;Stages
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Temple}}'''—a ruined temple in the sky, based on locations from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II - The Adventures of Link}}''. It is comparable to the Hyrule Castle stage from the first ''Super Smash Bros.'' and is the largest selectable stage in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Great Bay}}'''—a metal dock off the shore, outside the {{iw|zeldawiki|Marine Research Laboratory}}. It is based on the {{iw|zeldawiki|Great Bay Region|location of the same name}} from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask}}''. Great Bay is surrounded by water, which fighters fall through and may get KO'd. A {{iw|zeldawiki|Giant Turtle}} on the right side of the stage periodically sinks and rises in the sea.

;Enemies
All enemies appear in the {{iw|smashwiki|Underground Maze}} in {{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode}} and can rarely be released from containers during {{iw|smashwiki|Versus Mode}}. ''The Legend of Zelda'' is one of three series to have enemies in the game, the other two being ''Super Mario'' and ''{{iw|nwiki|Ice Climber}}''.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|ReDead}}'''—zombie-like clay enemies from ''Ocarina of Time''. They attacking by charging at fighters, leaping onto them, and slowly sucking out their health. They can be shaken off by mashing the controller buttons, after which they continue to walk around. If attacked for long enough, ReDeads eventually lie down on the ground. If left in this state, they eventually rise again, meaning that only further attacks are able to completely eliminate them. ReDeads that are killed have a chance of dropping a random [[trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]].
*'''[[#Octorok|Octorok]]'''—octopus enemies. In this game, they resemble their appearance from ''Ocarina of Time''. They attack by spitting rocks.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Like Like}}'''—gelatinous tube creatures from the first ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda|Legend of Zelda}}'', appearing here as it did in ''Ocarina of Time''. Like Likes envelop fighters on contact, immediately causing damage. They continue to cause damage until the fighter breaks free.

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
[[File:Zelda 1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Mario, Zelda, Peach, and Kirby during the "Attack On the Stadium."]]
''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' is the first ''Super Smash Bros.'' title to present new interpretations of the ''Zelda'' veterans, here reflecting their designs from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}'', which employs a more {{wp|realism (art)|realistic}} aesthetic than prior ''Zelda'' games. Sheik, who is absent in ''Twlight Princess'', was modeled after unused concept art developed for the game by [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]. Young Link does not return.

''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' includes an elaborate single-player and co-op campaign called [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]] that is narratively driven. The beginning of the mode presents a friendly sparring match between [[Mario]] and [[Kirby]] in a floating stadium. [[#Princess Zelda|Zelda]] and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] are in the audience. After the completion of the match, the stadium is attacked by the Subspace Army and [[Petey Piranha]], who traps Zelda and Peach within cages after they help Mario and Kirby fend off the army. Whichever princess is freed first informs some of the narrative trajectory of the The Subspace Emissary, as the last one released is kidnapped by [[Wario]] after Petey Piranha's defeat.

Subsequent scenarios include [[Link]] venturing through a forest with [[Yoshi]], ultimately joining forces with Mario and [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Pit|Pit]]. Zelda (as Sheik) and Peach break out of the {{iw|wikirby|Halberd}} after being freed by [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Snake|Snake]], [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Meta Knight|Meta Knight]], and [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Lucario|Lucario]]. As the mode unfolds, it is revealed that [[Bowser]] and [[#Ganon|Ganondorf]] have been two of the commanding forces of the Subspace Army, working as a team. The Subspace Emissary is the most elaborate in-game scenario to feature ''Super Mario'' and ''Zelda'' characters directly interacting with each other in a narrative capacity.

Select material is outlined below. For ''Zelda'' trophies, see {{iw|smashwiki|List of SSBB trophies (The Legend of Zelda series)|here}}. For the equipable [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|stickers]], see {{iw|smashwiki|List stickers (The Legend of Zelda series)|here}}. For music, see {{iw|smashwiki|List of SSBB Music (The Legend of Zelda series)|here}}.
;Newcomers
*'''[[Link|Toon Link]]'''—an unlockable fighter based on the incarnation of [[Link]] from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}''. He is a {{iw|smashwiki|semiclone}} of Link, meaning he has a mostly shared moveset with his counterpart but still has some moves of his own. Toon Link is overall a speedier fighter than Link, but delivers weaker knockback.

;Assist Trophies
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Tingle}}'''—one of the new [[Assist Trophy|Assist Trophies]], based on his appearance in ''The Wind Waker''. When summoned, Tingle performs a dance and randomly triggers one of five scenarios: the spawning of many [[Hammer]]s and [[Golden Hammer]]s; inflicting all fighters with the {{iw|smashwiki|Superspicy Curry}} effect; making all the opponents {{iw|smashwiki|trip}} for a few seconds; zooming the camera in on the fighter who summoned him; or do nothing but fly away with his balloons.

;Items
In addition to Deku Nuts, Heart Containers and Bunny Hoods return. Bunny Hoods can be set as the focus of the Special Brawl mode, where all fighters have them permanently equipped.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Deku Nut}}'''—a throwable item that stuns struck opponents for a few seconds. The blast radius can affect several fighters at once.

;Stages
[[File:SSBB Group artwork 2.jpg|thumb|200px|Link in battle with Mario, Pit, and [[Samus|Zero Suit Samus]] on the Bridge of Eldin.]]
In addition to the Bridge of Eldin and Pirate Ship, Temple returns.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Bridge of Eldin}}'''—a flat, wide stage derived from the {{iw|zeldawiki|Bridge of Eldin|location of the same name}} from ''Twilight Princess''. TIts size enables fighters tto run away and regroup easily. [[Hyrule Castle]] is visible in the background. Periodically, {{iw|zeldawiki|King Bulblin}} rides across the stage on the back of {{iw|zeldawiki|Lord Bullbo}}. During this, he drops a bomb on the center of the bridge, which detonates after a after a few seconds and creates a [[pit]]. Any fighter caught in the blast radius recieves heavy damage. The bridge is rebuilt by a {{iw|zeldawiki|portal}} after a few seconds.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Pirate Ship}}'''—[[#Princess Zelda|Tetra]]'s ship from the ''The Wind Waker'', sailing across the {{iw|zeldawiki|Great Sea}}. If a fighter falls into the water, they temporarily swim, though touching the hull strikes them with a {{iw|smashwiki|meteor smash}}. Periodically, the ship will sail by a {{iw|zeldawiki|Lookout Platform}}, which fires bombs at the boat that damage any nearby opponents. The {{iw|zeldawiki|King of Red Lions}} periodically sails at the back of the ship and can be stood on before it trails off screen. The Pirate Ship occasionally enters harsh storms and is carried into the sky.

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''====
[[File:Rosalina Ssb4.png|thumb|left|200px|Peach, Zelda, and [[Rosalina]] on [[Mario Galaxy (stage)|Mario Galaxy]].]]
''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' are uniquely the only installments of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to not incorporate any new ''Zelda'' fighters or exclude any of the ones from the previous title. Link, Zelda, Sheik, Ganondorf, and Toon Link all return. Due to the hardware limitations of the [[Nintendo 3DS]], Zelda and Sheik are now independent characters that cannot transform into one another.

For Zelda, her new down special summons the armored {{iw|zeldawiki|Phantom}} from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks}}'', despite retaining her design from ''Twilight Princess''. Neither title includes a narratively driven single-player mode where ''Zelda'' and ''Super Mario'' characters interact, but it does include multiplayer modes called {{iw|smashwiki|Smash Run}} and {{iw|smashwiki|Smash Tour}} in the 3DS and Wii U versions, respectively, which incorporates enemies from both franchises in unique capacities.

Select material is outlined below. For ''Zelda'' trophies, see {{iw|smashwiki|List of SSB4 trophies (The Legend of Zelda series)|here}}. For music, see {{iw|smashwiki|List of SSB4 Music (The Legend of Zelda series)|here}}.
;Assist Trophies
In addition to those new, Tingle returns from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and exhibits comparable behavior when summoned.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Skull Kid}}'''—the antagonist from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask}}''. The Skull Kid causes one of three random effects: flips and mirrors the camera; reverses the direction of button inputs for all fighters; or turns all fighters invisible. It is one of the only Assist Trophies that can have a detrimental impact on the fighter who summoned it.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Midna}}'''—a major character and traveling companion from ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''. She attacks by grabbing fighters with her hair and throwing them. If no opponents are near her, she teleports to their location.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Ghirahim}}'''—a recurring boss and antagonist from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword}}''. When summoned, Ghirahim travels across the stage to slash his sword and throw swift, homing projectiles. He teleports to reach far off opponents when none are near.

;Items
The developement staff saught the inclusion of a lot more ''Zelda'' items than those present in prior installments, recognizing that they are a big part of that franchise. All previous items in the series return, in addition to these new ones. There are [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] items exclusive to the Smash Tour mode that inflict certain conditions on players before entering a match, namely the Bunny Hood, Tingle, {{iw|smashwiki|Majora's Mask}}, and Tetra trophies.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Fairy Bottle}}'''—a healing item from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}''. When used, it heals up to 100% of the user's damage.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Cucco}}'''—chickens that debuted in ''A Link to the Past'' that can be picked up and tossed. When it strikes an opponent or is attacked, it summons a huge flock to attack the offender.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Bombchu}}'''—a mouse-like bomb from ''Ocarina of Time'' that scurries around the stage after being tossed, including walls and ceilings. It explodes when it makes contact with another fighter.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Beetle}}'''—a mechanical scarab from ''Skyward Sword''. It grabs onto opponents and lift them skyward, past the {{iw|smashwiki|blast zone}} of the stage. If the player is at low damage and/or mashes enough buttons, they can break away from the Beetle.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Gust Bellows}}'''—a bag of air from ''Skyward Sword'' that blows {{iw|smashwiki|Windbox|strong winds}} when fired. If discarded, the wind blows erratically in all directions.

;Stages
In addition to those listed, Temple and Bridge of Eldin return in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''. Hyrule Castle from the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' is provided as DLC for both versions, as well as Pirate Ship exclusively for the Wii U version.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Gerudo Valley}}''' (3DS)—a stage based on the {{iw|zeldawiki|Gerudo Valley|location of the same name}} in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', invocing its appearance in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D|Ocarina of Time 3D}}''. The stage is set in the valley itself, on the bridge dividing the {{iw|zeldawiki|Gerudo Fortress}} from {{iw|zeldawiki|Hyrule Field}}. The bridge eventually repairs itself with the "{{iw|zeldawiki|Song of Time}}." {{iw|zeldawiki|Koume}} and {{iw|zeldawiki|Kotake}} appear whenever the bridge is broken, and one of them will cast a spell that changes the environment on one side of the stage.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Train}}''' (3DS)—the stage takes place on the {{iw|zeldawiki|Spirit Train}} itself as it travels through {{iw|zeldawiki|New Hyrule}}. Similar to the road in [[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Big Blue|Big Blue]] from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', if fighters stand on the train tracks they will be pushed off the sides; landing in front of the train, however, causes them to be rammed into the air by the train. [[Link|Toon Link]], in his {{iw|zeldawiki|Royal Engineer}} attire, also appears as the train's conductor; if either [[Link]] or Toon Link is part of the battle, {{iw|zeldawiki|Alfonzo}} conducts the train instead.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Skyloft}}''' (Wii U)—a touring stage similar to [[Delfino Plaza]] from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. Characters are transported around different parts of Skyloft via one main flat platform and three fall-through platforms. Locations where fighters are dropped off include in front of the Statue of the Goddess, on top of the Light Tower, on the bridge crossing the river, in front of the Bazaar, on top of bird nests, and near the Skyloft residents' homes.

;Enemies
All enemies appear in Smash Run. In addition to those listed, ReDeads and Octoroks return and retain their behaviors from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. The latter is derived from its appearance in ''The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword'' for this game. ReDeads also have a presence in {{iw|smashwiki|Smash Tour}}.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Peahat}}'''—flying plants that debuted in the first ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda|Legend of Zelda}}'', appearing as they did in ''Ocarina of Time 3D''. They float and release damaging {{iw|zeldawiki|Peahat Larva}}e. They also spin rapidly, during which they cannot be physically attacked while also dealing high damage.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Stalfos}}'''—recurring skeletal enemies, here taking their design from ''Ocarina of Time 3D''. They walk slowly left to right and attack when the player gets close to them. They sometimes jump backward to reposition themselves. They block attacks with their shield, although they are vulnerable from attacks from above, below, or behind. There is additionally a slight moment where the Stalfos lowers its shield, allowing the player to attack from the front. The Stalfos attack with their sword, using a three-slash combo or a jump attack. The Stalfos also appears as an enemy fought within the {{iw|smashwiki|Master Core#Master Fortress|Master Fortress}} in the Classic Mode of ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Bubble}}'''—winged skulls engulfed in flames. They take their appearance from ''Ocarina of Time 3D''. There are two varieties of Bubble: Red Bubbles and Blue Bubbles that burn and freeze fighters, respectively, on contact.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Darknut}}'''—black knights that debuted in the original ''Legend of Zelda''. They take their design from ''Twilight Princess''. They can walk and jump either forward or backward. They are durable and powerful, armed with a sword for attacking and a shield for blocking and reflecting attacks. After receiving enough damage, Darknuts loses some of their armor.
*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Cucco}}'''—alongside their appearance as an item, enemy Cuccos resemble their 2D sprites from ''A Link to the Past'' as opposed to the item's three-dimensional model. They wander around the area, and they are non-hostile to players until they take enough damage. Afterwards, the screen flashes red and the player is attacked by a swarm of Cuccos. No matter how much damage is dealt to them, Cuccos cannot be defeated.

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
[[File:SSBU Classic Victory Piranha Plant.png|200px|thumb|left|Toon Link taunting with five Piranha Plants.]]
''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' includes every fighter to have previously appeared in the series, including Link, Sheik, Zelda, Ganondorf, Toon Link, and Young Link from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. This game abandons the perceived trend of ensuring Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf reflect their designs from the same ''Zelda'' title, with Link now reflecting his appearance in ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'', Zelda reflecting her incarnations from ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' and ''A Link Between Worlds'', and Ganondorf now resembling his future incarnation from ''Ocarina of Time''. Every ''Zelda'' item and stage from the previous installments in the series return in this game, as well as every Assist Trophy other than {{iw|zeldawiki|Tingle}}. Tingle still appears in the game as an element of the Great Bay stage, returning from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.

''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' includes a single-player campaign called {{iw|smashwiki|World of Light}} that presents a scenario where Link, Mario, Zelda, and other fighters are confronted by a powerful entity call [[List of Super Smash Bros. series bosses#Galeem|Galeem]], who imprisons every fighter and many other non-playable characters throughout the world as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]s. Kirby is the only one who manages to escape. The player is tasked with navigating the eponymous World of Light and rescuing the other fighters. One of the areas within this mode is called the {{iw|smashwiki|Sacred Land}}, which is based on ''The Legend of Zelda'' and is shaped like a Triforce. In addition to having the opportunity to save Young Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf here, [[Bowser Jr.]] is trapped in this location.

Select material new to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series is described below. For ''Zelda'' spirits, click [[List of spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (1–500)|here]]. For music, see {{iw|smashwiki|List of SSBU Music (The Legend of Zelda series)|here}}.
;Assist Trophies
The '''{{iw|smashwiki|Moon}}''' from ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'' is the only new Assist Trophy. When summoned, it appears in the background and slowly approaches the stage, burning up as it does so. Once it crashes into the stage, the surrounding fire deals repeated fire damage on opponents before disappearing in a white flash. It also appears in the background of the Great Bay.

[[File:SSBU Classic Victory Toon Link.png|200px|thumb|Toon Link facing Ganon, The Demon King.]]
;Stages
One of the few wholly new stages in the game at launch is '''{{iw|smashwiki|Great Plateau Tower}}''', a stage that takes place on top of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Sheikah Tower}} on the {{iw|zeldawiki|Great Plateau}} from ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild''. The stage is entirely flat with a spire held up by six struts in the middle. The spire can be damaged by fighters, and if it takes enough damage, it collapses, revealing a single floating [[Semisolid Platform|fall-through platform]]. After a while, however, the pedestal on the tower activates, and the spire is rebuilt.

;Boss
In addition to taking on this form in his {{iw|smashwiki|Final Smash}}, '''[[#Ganon|Ganon, The Demon King]]''' appears as a boss in both Classic Mode and in the Adventure Mode: World of Light. For Classic Mode, he is fought as the final boss for Link, Young Link, Toon Link, and Zelda. [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Sephiroth|Sephiroth]] also fights Ganon in his Classic Mode route as a non-final boss. He employs wide slashes with his swords, and charges at the fighters during combat. ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' is the first game in the series to feature a boss from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.

;Classic Mode routes
{|class="wikitable"style="margin:auto;"
!Round
!Opponent(s)
!Rule
!Stage
!Song
|-
!colspan=5|[[Link]]: A Quest to Seal the Darkness
|-
!1
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U#Dark Pit|Dark Pit]]||rowspan=4|N/A||[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS#Reset Bomb Forest|Reset Bomb Forest]]||Dark Pit's Theme
|-
!2
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Ridley|Ridley]]||[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Norfair|Norfair]]||Vs. Ridley
|-
!3
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U#Bayonetta|Bayonetta]]||[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U#Umbra Clock Tower|Umbra Clock Tower]]||One Of A Kind
|-
!4
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Dark Samus|Dark Samus]]||[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Frigate Orpheon|Frigate Orpheon]]||Boss Battle 4 - Metroid: Samus Returns
|-
!5
|Ganondorf||Team Battle ('''Ally:''' Zelda)||Gerudo Valley||Gerudo Valley
|-
!6
|Link (dark costume)||rowspan=2|N/A||Temple||Great Temple / Temple
|-
!Final
|Ganon||||Calamity Ganon Battle - Second Form
|-
!colspan=5|[[#Princess Zelda|Sheik]]: Masquerade
|-
!1
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Meta Knight|Meta Knight]]
|
|[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Fountain of Dreams|Fountain of Dreams]]
|Forest Stage
|-
!2
|[[Captain Falcon]]
|
|[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Big Blue|Big Blue]]
|Death Wind
|-
!3
|[[Samus]]
|
|Norfair
|Opening/Menu - Metroid Prime
|-
!4
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Roy|Roy]]
|
|[[Mushroom Kingdom U]]
|Underground Theme - Super Mario Land
|-
!5
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U#Little Mac|Little Mac]] (wire-frame/hoodie costume)
|
|[[Boxing Ring]]
|Tunnel Theme - X-Scape
|-
!6
|[[Mii|Mii Brawler]] ×2, [[Mii|Mii Swordfighter]] ×2, [[Mii|Mii Gunner]] ×2
|Horde Battle
|[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros.#Final Destination|Final Destination]]
|Meta Crystal
|-
!Final
|[[List of Super Smash Bros. series bosses#Master Hand|Master Hand]], [[List of Super Smash Bros. series bosses#Crazy Hand|Crazy Hand]] ''(intensity 7.0 or higher)''
|
|Final Destination
|Master Hand<br>Master Hand / Crazy Hand ''(intensity 7.0 or higher)''
|-
!colspan=5|[[#Princess Zelda|Zelda]]: Wisdom Prevails
|-
!1
|[[Wario]]
|
|Great Plateau Tower
|Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
|-
!2
|[[Bowser]]
|
|Skyloft
|Ballad of the Goddess
|-
!3
|Mii Swordfighter ({{iw|zeldawiki|Yiga|Yiga Clan}} outfit) ×5
|Horde Battle
|Temple
|Temple Theme
|-
!4
|Giant [[King K. Rool]]
|
|Bridge of Eldin
|Dark World <small>(for 3DS / Wii U)</small>
|-
!5
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Dark Samus|Dark Samus]]
|
|Gerudo Valley
|Hidden Mountain & Forest
|-
!6
|Link (dark costume) ×2
|
|Hyrule Castle
|Great Temple / Temple
|-
!Final
|Ganondorf<br>Ganon
|
|
|Calamity Ganon Battle - Second Form<br>Death Mountain
|-
!colspan=5|[[Link|Young Link]]: Hyrule Smash!
|-
!1
|Zelda
|rowspan=7|N/A||Hyrule Castle||Hyrule Main Theme
|-
!2
|Young Link (dark costume)||Temple||Song of Storms
|-
!3
|Sheik||Gerudo Valley (Ω)||Gerudo Valley
|-
!4
|Toon Link ×4||Pirate Ship||The Great Sea / Menu Select
|-
!5
|Ganondorf||Bridge of Eldin (Ω)||Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
|-
!6
|Link||Great Plateau Tower||Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
|-
!Final
|Ganon||||Calamity Ganon Battle - Second Form
|-
!colspan=5|[[#Ganon|Ganondorf]]: Encroaching Darkness
|-
!1
|[[Mario]], [[Luigi]]
|
|[[New Donk City Hall (stage)|New Donk City Hall]]
|Underground Moon Caverns
|-
!2
|[[Fox]], [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Falco|Falco]]
|
|[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Lylat Cruise|Lylat Cruise]]
|Return to Corneria - Star Fox Zero
|-
!3
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U#Shulk|Shulk]]
|
|[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U#Gaur Plain|Gaur Plain]]
|Time to Fight! - Xenoblade Chronicles
|-
!4
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Marth|Marth]], [[Ike]], [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Roy|Roy]]
|
|[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U#Coliseum|Coliseum]]
|Lords-Showdown
|-
!5
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U#Palutena|Palutena]], [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Pit|Pit]]
|
|[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Skyworld|Skyworld]]
|Destroyed Skyworld
|-
!6
|Zelda, Link
|
|Great Plateau Tower
|Calamity Ganon Battle - Second Form
|-
!Final
|[[List of Super Smash Bros. series bosses#Master Hand|Master Hand]], [[List of Super Smash Bros. series bosses#Crazy Hand|Crazy Hand]] ''(intensity 7.0 or higher)''
|
|Final Destination
|Master Hand<br>Master Hand / Crazy Hand ''(intensity 7.0 or higher)''
|-
!colspan=5|[[Link|Toon Link]]: The Teamwork of Courage
|-
!1
|[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Yoshi]]||rowspan=7|Team Battle||[[3D Land]]||Ground Theme / Underwater Theme - Super Mario 3D Land
|-
!2
|[[Villager]], [[Isabelle]]||[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS#Tortimer Island|Tortimer Island]]||Kapp'n's Song
|-
!3
|[[R.O.B.]] ×3||[[75 m (stage)|75 m]] (Battlefield)||Stack-Up/Gyromite
|-
!4
|[[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Squirtle|Squirtle]], [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Ivysaur|Ivysaur]], [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Charizard|Charizard]]||[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Pokémon Stadium|Pokémon Stadium]]||Battle! (Trainer) - Pokémon Sun / Pokémon Moon
|-
!5
|[[Inkling]] Girl ×2, Inkling Boy ×2||[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Moray Towers|Moray Towers]]||Now or Never!
|-
!6
|Giant Ganondorf||Great Plateau Tower (Battlefield)||Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
|-
!Final
|Ganon||||Calamity Ganon Battle - Second Form
|}

===''N-Gang''===
[[File:Partyngang.jpg|thumb|220px|Link with Mario, Luigi, Captain Falcon, and other characters in the last panel of "Freeze Frame."]]
Link is one of the Nintendo characters that participates in the celebrations depicted at the end of "Freeze Frame" and "Die Hexe lacht um Mitternacht" after the defeat of [[King K. Rool]] and {{iw|jiggywikki|Gruntilda Winkybunion|Gruntilda}}, respectively, in the German comic series ''[[N-Gang]]''.

===''Mario & Zelda Big Band Live''===
''Mario & Zelda Big Band Live'' is a series of two concerts held on September 14, 2003, at {{wp|Nippon Seinenkan|Nihon Seinenkan Hall}} in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. It featured arrangements of various pieces of music from the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' and ''[[:Category:The Legend of Zelda series|The Legend of Zelda]]'' franchises. 

DVD and CD recordings of various pieces of music from the two concerts, titled ''Mario & Zelda Big Band Live'' and ''Mario & Zelda Big Band Live CD'', respectively, were released in Japan. The DVD was bundled with volume 101 of ''[[Nintendo DREAM]]'', which released on November 21, 2003,<ref name=VGMdbDVD>[https://vgmdb.net/album/5572 MARIO & ZELDA Big Band LIVE DVD]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved October 14, 2023.</ref> and the CD was released on December 10, 2003.<ref name=VGMdbDVD/> Both releases feature largely the same tracklist, with one exception; only the CD release includes an arrangement of "[[Ground BGM (Super Mario Bros.)#Super Mario Sunshine|Secret Course]]" from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.

===Nintendo Monopoly===
[[Nintendo Monopoly]] features elements from various Nintendo franchises, including ''The Legend of Zelda''. Link replaces Pennsylvania Avenue, Princess Zelda replaces North Carolina Avenue, Ganondorf (in the 2006 version) or {{iw|zeldawiki|Midna}} (in the 2010 version) replaces Pacific Avenue, and {{iw|zeldawiki|Epona}} (in the 2010 version) replaces Short Line. Additionally, the {{iw|zeldawiki|Hylian Shield}} and {{iw|zeldawiki|Iron Boots}} appear as tokens in the 2006 version, while the [[Master Sword]] appears as a token in the 2010 version. Among the screenshots featured in the center of the 2006 board are screenshots from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'', ''{{iw|zeldawiki|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link}}'', ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap}}'', ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda}}'', ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask}}'', and ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}''.

===''Captain Rainbow''===
''[[Captain Rainbow]]'' takes place on Mimin Island, a land inhabited by obscure Nintendo characters. In addition to [[Birdo]] and a few other ''Super Mario'' characters, the island is home to {{iw|zeldawiki|Tracy|Crazy Tracy}}, a character from ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''. Like other elements of ''Captain Rainbow'', this iteration of the character is greatly caricatured from her original appearance, and she is depicted here using her wiles to control interested men. This is implied to include [[Mario]] and [[Link]] themselves, who appear in portraits in her mansion.

===''Nintendo Land''===
''[[Nintendo Land]]'' includes multiplayer and single-player attractions based on various franchises published by Nintendo. In addition to games like [[Mario Chase]] and [[Luigi's Ghost Mansion]], the game features an elaborate mode based on ''The Legend of Zelda'' called {{iw|miiwiki|The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest}}, where the playable [[Mii]]s are dressed like Link and must fight enemies as they progress through Hyrule. It is one of the collaborative Team minigames,  where the player with the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} is an archer, providing backup, while the other players with {{button|wii|Wiimote}} are carrying swords.

===''StreetPass Mii Plaza''===
[[File:Heroine Puzzle.gif|thumb|200px|The completed Nintendo Starlets puzzle.]]
''[[StreetPass Mii Plaza]]'' includes many unlockable hats for the player's [[Mii]], many of which are based on various Nintendo characters. Most of these hats are based on ''Super Mario'' characters, but it also includes the following from ''The Legend of Zelda'':
{{columns|
*Link's Cap
*Princess Zelda Wig
*Shiek Mask
*Triforce Hat
*{{iw|zeldawiki|Epona}} Hat
*Rupee Hat
*Treasure Chest Hat
*Tingle Hat
}}

Unlocking hats entails exchanging {{iw|miiwiki|Plaza Ticket}}s and completing certain milestones in the adventure modes ''{{iw|miiwiki|Find Mii}}'' and ''{{iw|miiwiki|Find Mii II}}''. ''StreetPass Mii Plaza'' also includes a ''{{iw|miiwiki|Puzzle Swap}}'' mode, where the player has the option to collect new pieces for various puzzles as the pass by other [[Nintendo 3DS]] owners or accumulate coins as they walk in real life. Many of these puzzles are based on ''Super Mario'' and ''Zelda'', with one of the ones at launch being directly based on ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}''. It also includes one titled the "Nintendo Starlets," which features [[Princess Peach]], [[Pauline]], [[Rosalina]], the Zelda from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword}}'', and the Toon Zelda from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks}}'' together in a dream-like setting.

===''NES Remix'' series===
''[[NES Remix]]'', its sequel ''[[NES Remix 2]]'', and their compilation ''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' feature challenges based on Legend of Zelda games. NES Remix has challenges from ''The Legend of Zelda'', NES Remix 2 has challenges from ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'', and ''Ultimate NES Remix'' has select challenges from both prior games. Additionally, each game's special Remix I, Remix II and Bonus stages sometimes involve items and characters from one game appearing in another game. 

''NES Remix'' has a stage where Link from ''The Legend of Zelda'' is the player character in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', in the [[25m]] level. Link makes the level more difficult because he is unable to jump. 

''NES Remix 2'' has more stages where concepts crossing over between games occurs. In Stage 1 of Remix II, Toad from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' has to defeat three Octoroks in a ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' area. Stage 6 and  Stage 10-4 of Remix II both involve Link from ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' dealing with Mario elements. The first has Link in an underground area from ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', where he collects coins. The second has Link in a second underground area where he has to defeat a [[Hammer Bro]] while four giant [[Boo]]s in a wall formation approach from the left. Many stages in ''NES Remix 2'' have Luigi appear to go with [[The Year of Luigi]]. These [[List of Luigi sightings in NES Remix 2|appearances]] do not affect the gameplay and are more of an [[easter egg]]. NES Remix 2 sometimes depicts sprites from different games interacting, such as in the Records Stage of Remix II.

===''Nintendo Badge Arcade''===
The ''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]'' was a live-service {{wp|crane game}} where the player can collect various digital badges that can be applied to the Nintendo 3DS {{iw|nwiki|HOME Menu}}. The player was given the opportunity to play the crane for free every day, and purchase additional attempts with real-world currency. The badges are based on various Nintendo properties, many of which are based on ''Super Mario'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''. The ''Zelda'' games with badge sets include:
{{columns|
*''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda}}''
*''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}''
*''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD}}''
*''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds}}''
*''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D}}''
*''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes}}''
*''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD}}''
*''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild}}''
}}
''Zelda''-based pins also appeared as part of the ''NES Remix'' set, and a badge of [[Link|Toon Link]] is included in ''[[The Cat Mario Show]]'' set. As of April 8, 2024, with the closure of the [[Nintendo Network]] service,<ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoAmerica|date=October 4, 2023|language=en|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1709418623566020975|title=As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.|publisher=X|accessdate=October 4, 2023}}</ref> players can no longer access ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' beyond the title screen.<ref>{{cite|author=Yoshi Rico Media|url=youtu.be/OSedxlw3S4s?feature=shared&t=45|date=April 13, 2024|title=Trying to go into Nintendo Badge Arcade after the shutdown|publisher=YouTube|language=en|timestamp=0:45|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref>

===''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition''===
''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' is a game comparable to the ''NES Remix'' titles that repackages elements of [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] games in challenge-based modes. While most of the games included derive from the ''Super Mario'' franchise, it also includes ones based on ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda}}'' and ''{{iw|zeldawiki|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II - The Adventure of Link}}''.

==Gallery==
{{Main|Gallery:Link}}

===Artwork===
<gallery>
Mamu.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}'' ([[Wart|Mamu]])
Link's Awakening - Yoshi Doll Artwork.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' ([[Yoshi doll]])
LA JP Site Yoshi Doll Artwork.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Yoshi doll)
ZnD4MG Link Mamu Catalog Artwork.jpg|''{{iw|zeldawiki|Zelda no Densetsu 4-koma Manga Gekijō}}'' (Link and [[Wart|Mamu]])
Fyer.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}'' ({{iw|zeldawiki|Fyer}})
NT Group Artwork.png|{{iw|nwiki|Nintendo Tokyo}}
</gallery>

===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
Zelda1-Manhandla.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda}}'' ([[Manhandla]])
ALttP Spark.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}'' ([[Spark]])
A Link to the Past Chain Chomp Sprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' ([[Chain Chomp]])
ALttP Fire bar.png|''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' ([[Fire Bar]])
TLOZ LA Stone Elevator.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' ([[Stone Elevator]])
TLOZLA Mamu sprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' ([[Wart|Mamu]])
TLOZLAYoshiDollSprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' ([[Yoshi doll]])
Link DKC2 sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[Link]])
SMRPG Link.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' (Link)
LADX ChowChow.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX}}'' (ChowChow)
LADX CiaoCiao.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' (CiaoCiao)
TLoZLADX Stone Elevator.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' (Stone Elevator)
LinkAwakening Mamu Shamu.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' (Mamu)
TLOZLADXYoshiDollSprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' (Yoshi doll)
BSZnD Manhanda blue.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|BS The Legend of Zelda}}'' (Manhandla)
BSZnD Manhanda purple.png|''BS The Legend of Zelda'' (Manhandla)
OoX Spark.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons}}'' / ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages}}'' (Spark)
TLOZ OOX Spiked Thwomp.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' / ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages'' ([[Thwomp|Spiked Thwomp]])
Head Thwomp OOX ani sprite.gif|''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' / ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages'' ({{iw|zeldawiki|Head Thwomp}})
TLOZOOATLOZOOSSpikedBeetleSprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' / ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages'' ([[Spiny]])
Thwomp OOS sprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' ([[Thwimp|Thwomp]])
TLOZOOS Cheep Cheep sprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' ([[Cheep Cheep]])
OAS-Podoboo.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' ([[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]])
OAS-PodobooTower.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' ({{iw|zeldawiki|Podoboo Tower}})
OAS-Pokey.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' ([[Pokey]])
OOS-Manhandla.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' (Manhandla)
SpI GreatForce MLSS.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[Great Force]])
ChainChomp FS.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords}}'' (Chain Chomp)
TLOZFSSpikedBeetleSprite.png|Spiny in ''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords'' (Spiny)
FS Bubbling Lava small.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords'' (Small Podoboo)
FS Bubbling Lava.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords'' (Podoboo)
FS Bob-omb.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords'' ([[Bob-omb|Bomb Soldier]])
TLOZFSBob-ombSprite.png|Bomb Soldier in ''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords''
FS Manhandla.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords'' (Manhandla)
ChainChompFSA.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures}}'' (Chain Chomp)
MegaThwompFSA.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures'' (Mega Thwomp)
FSA Stone Elevator.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures'' (Stone Elevator)
CheepCheepFSA.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures'' (Cheep Cheep)
FSA-Manhandla.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures'' (Manhandla)
TMC Spark.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap}}'' (Spark)
TMC Fire bar.png|''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap'' (Fire Bar)
TLOZTMCBob-ombSprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap'' (Bomb Soldier)
Link pose SMM.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (Link)
Toon Link pose SMM.png|''Super Mario Maker'' ([[Link|Toon Link]])
Totem Link pose SMM.png|''Super Mario Maker'' ([[Link|Totem Link]])
Wolf Link pose SMM.png|''Super Mario Maker'' ([[Link|Wolf Link]])
Sheik pose SMM.png|''Super Mario Maker'' ([[#Princess Zelda|Sheik]] posing as [[#Princess Zelda|Zelda]])
Zelda pose SMM.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (Zelda posing as Sheik)
Ganondorf pose SMM.png|''Super Mario Maker'' ([[#Ganon|Ganondorf]])
Tingle pose SMM.png|''Super Mario Maker'' ({{iw|zeldawiki|Tingle}})
Tetra pose SMM.png|''Super Mario Maker'' ([[#Princess Zelda|Tetra]] posing as [[#Princess Zelda|Toon Zelda]])
SpI GreatForce MLSS+BM.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' (Great Force)
CoH Podoboo.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer feat. The Legend of Zelda}}'' (Podoboo)
SMM2 Red Link Sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (Link)
SMM2 Green Link Sprite.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (Link)
SMM2 Blue Link Sprite.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (Link)
SMM2 Pink Link Sprite.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (Link)
SMM2-SMB-MasterSword.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' ([[Master Sword]])
SMM2-SMB-MasterSword.gif|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (Master Sword)
Thwomp-Link's Awakening.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) (Thwomp)
MegaThwompLink'sSwitch.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch) (Mega Thwomp)
Stone Elevator Model.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch) (Stone Elevator)
LANS Model Asset Mamu.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch) (Mamu)
LA Yoshi doll model.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch) (Yoshi doll)
Write Photo NS.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch) ({{iw|zeldawiki|Goat's Letter}})
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
LAyoshidoll.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX}}''
Write Photo.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''
ChainChompLink.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''
Zelda Link's Awakening DX Mario Enemies.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''
TLoZ-OoT Talon Standing.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}''
TLoZ Mario paintings1.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''
TLoZ Mario paintings2.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''
MLSS Barrel Stalfos.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
Ss loztmc bob-omb.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap}}''
OT3Dmario.jpg|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D}}''
Links Awakening Switch Chain Chomp.png|''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
Links Awakening Switch Goombas.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch) (preliminary)
TLOZ LA remake Spinies.jpg|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch)
TLOZ LA remake Boos.jpg|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch)
TLOZ LA remake Cheep Cheeps.jpg|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch)
TLOZ LA remake Bloopers.jpg|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch)
TLOZ LA remake Piranha Plants.jpg|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch)
</gallery>

==Notes==
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds}}'' were announced around the same time and the marketing material for both games highlighted purple masked rabbit characters, [[Nabbit]] and {{iw|zeldawiki|Ravio}}, respectively. It was widely assumed in the press that Ravio and Nabbit had some sort of intentional relationship to one another, but the staff for both games clarified that their similarities were coincidental.<ref>{{cite|author=Cipriano, Jason|date=17 Oct. 2013|title=A Look At 'The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds' With Series Producer Eiji Aonuma|archive=web.archive.org/web/20131017214648/http://www.spike.com/articles/ntft81/a-look-at-the-legend-of-zelda-a-link-between-worlds-with-series-producer-eiji-aonuma|publisher=Spike|accessdate=20 Mar. 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Heather, Reece|date=8 Oct. 2019|title=Zelda’s Study: Ravio’s similarity to Nabbit was a coincidence|url=zeldauniverse.net/2019/10/08/zeldas-study-the-similarities-between-ravio-and-nabbits-designs-were-a-complete-coincidence/|publisher=Zelda's Universe|accessdate=20 Mar. 2025}}</ref>
*[[Papa Mario|Mario's father]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' bears some resemblance to {{iw|zeldawiki|Talon}}, and some members of the press noted that this was observed by fans and speculated to have been intentional.<ref>{{cite|author=Trahan, Philip|date=30 Apr. 2023|title=Fans think Super Mario Bros. Movie character might be a Zelda: Ocarina of Time Easter egg|url=www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/fans-think-super-mario-bros-movie-character-might-be-a-zelda-ocarina-of-time-easter-egg-2130125/|publisher=Dexerto|accessdate=20 Mar. 2025}}</ref> Executive producer [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] clarified in an interview that Papa Mario was based on unpublished conceptual artwork for Mario's family.<ref>{{cite|author=McWhertor, Michael|date=8 Apr. 2023|url=www.polygon.com/23673074/mario-movie-family-members-dad-mom-uncles-aunt|title=''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' drew on unused Nintendo designs to build out Mario’s family|publisher=Polygon|accessdate=9 Apr. 2023}}</ref>
*The arcade system board used for ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' is called the [[Triforce]], named for the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce|item of the same name}}. It was co-developed by [[Nintendo]], [[Sega]], and [[Bandai Namco Holdings|Namco]].

==References==
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{{wikipedia|The Legend of Zelda|''The Legend of Zelda''}}
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