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Tingle for Brawl!
Art by paralasarud
"Tingle-Tingle, Kooloo-Limpah!"
This thread is to discuss Tingle and why he should or should not be included in Brawl.
Please post a reason why he shouldn't be in besides "he's gay" or "he sucks". Before you shoot down the idea, please take the time to read my well balanced moveset.
Appearances
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (As Purlo, proven by statements from Eiji Aonuma)
Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland (Star)
Tingle's Balloon Fight DS (Star)
He also appears twice in Melee, both in Termina Bay and as a Trophy.
Why should Tingle be in Brawl?
Tingle is popular. Well, in America he may not be the fan favourite, but in Japan? He's one of the most popular game characters, period! Americans tend to like generic stone n' grit characters with a "cool" appearance, a sword or having knowledge of some form of martial arts. Because of this, Americans tend to have a disliking for the goofy, unarmed, greedy, middle-aged man known as Tingle.
Tingle is unique. 35~ is a justified amount of characters for Brawl. We need them to be as different as possible. Tingle would definately be quite unique. We're talking on a scale beyond Wario, heck, beyond Mr. Game & Watch! Read the moveset for a better idea. Come on people. Yoshi, Kirby and Wario aren't enough to bright up the mood in Super Smash Brothers. We need more light-hearted characters.
He's important to the series. Only behind the Triforce three. He has appeared more than any non-enemy Zelda franchise character and has helped Link many times, for a cost of course!
Common Arguments
"He's gay."
Actually, Tingle is straight as proven by him dreaming about getting kissed by two women in Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland. Even if he was gay, why would it matter?
"He's stupid."
Actually, Tingle is quite brilliant in many ways. While he may seem like quite the fairy fanatic, he always remains productive and can find a source of income under any circumstance.
"He sucks."
Tingle is a vacuum? News to me.
"Skull Kid/Midna/Cel-Shaded Link deserves to be in more!"
Neither Skull Kid or Midna could give a moveset as unique or creative as Tingle, and neither them are anywhere near as popular. I like Skull Kid, but he hasn't done as much as Tingle nor could he be as flexible. Midna only appeared in one Zelda title and the whole overusage of hair-based attacks is not something I'd enjoy.
Cel-Shaded Link, however, is a viable contender. He's obviously more popular than Tingle, since it's Link in another form and he could very easily have a completely different moveset from his adult counterpart. Though the fact is it's still Link. New moves, new appearance, same guy. Give someone else in the Zelda series a chance for Brawl spotlight.
"He's useless and can't fight."
You've never seen his game. Besides, many of the fighters in Melee aren't exactly masters of combat, like Mr. Game & Watch, Peach or Ice Climbers.
"Zelda is over-repped."
Tell that to Mario or Pokémon. Melee had 4 Zelda reps (not counting Sheik), so it only makes sense that Brawl should have 4 or 5. Either Young Link is remade or Tingle replaces him.
"Tingle should be an AT."
Your mom should be an AT!
Okay, honestly. With the exception of hallmark characters that the world is based around like Mario, Kirby or Link that are the single staple of the series ever other character recommendation can be an Assist Trophy. Honestly. What if Ike just appeared out of Assist Trophies and Aether'd someone instead of being a playable character? Before Ike was announced, I'd be allowed to say "He should be an Assist Trophy!" and I'd hold no more water than the argument holds now.
Proposed Moveset
The ideal moveset for Tingle should be silly and hard to take seriously while being effective.
A: Butt Bump
Tingle turns to his side and bumps the enemy away.
F Tilt: Swat
Tingle leans forward, swings his right hand over his head and swats the enemy
U Tilt: Balloon Bounce
Tingle quickly inflates and deflates a balloon above his head. Has a large radius.
D Tilt: Bag Bash
Tingle swings a heavy backpack infront of him while crouching on the ground.
U Smash: Cheers
Tingle jumps up into the air and claps his hands together overhead. This also shoots fairy dust everywhere to cover up for him on the sides.
F Smash: Head First
Tingle pulls his head back and delivers a headbutt. It's very powerful, but Tingle has trouble keeping his balance and hops forward a few times.
D Smash: Spinner
Tingle plants himself on his head and spins himself around with his hands. This is also very powerful. He gets up rather quickly but he finds himself dazed for a few seconds.
Dash Attack: Belief
Tingle jumps forward flapping his arms and trying to fly! Though he fails and tumbles on the ground.
N-Air: Twirl
Tingle spins with his arm spread out. If he misses with his arms, fairy dust will cover his retreat.
F-Air: Paper Cut
Tingle pulls out a map and swings it vertically from over his head to below his feet in a spinning motion. This move is weird because it hits the opponent straight upwards and behind Tingle but has a lot of power and can vertical-kill floaties.
U-Air: Enjoyment
Pretty much like his U-Smash only in the air. Tingle claps his hands together above his head. It's faster but weaker.
D-Air: Diver
Tingle faces downwards in a diving position and spins around. This delivers multiple hits then one strong hit as Tingle spreads out his hands at the end, which acts as a meteor smash.
B-Air: Lazy Kick
Tingle places his hands behind his head in a relaxing manner while tilting forward and then kicks his legs out.
B: Rupee Blast
Tingle crosses his arms and clutches them inward. After he lets go, rupees and fairy dust flies everywhere a short distance before him. The longer Tingle holds it in, the more rupees that will fly out. It can be used as an edge guard.
B Forward: Paper Airplane
Tingle folds his map into a paper air plane rather quickly and throws it. It's a weak projectile that travels in a wave before hitting the ground and fading away.
B Down: Tingle Trick
Tingle steps back with one foot and holds one of his hands out for 2 seconds. If he is attacked physically in the first second, he will evade their attack and stuff them in a bag. Tingle can then attack them while they're in the bag much like how Yoshi can attack egged victims. Since this is risky, it last longer than Yoshi's egg.
B Up: Tingle Away
Basically, just him using his balloons as a recovery. There are too many ways to do this, so just use your imagination.
His grab would either just be with his hand or for comic relief, a hug. (Since he's overly friendly due to business reasons.)
Grab Attack: If hug, bear hug. If grab, back handed swat
F Throw: Heave!
Tingle lifts them over his head, leans back and then throws them forward.
D Throw: Cushion
Tingle throws them down and jumps on them in a cannoball position with his butt first.
U throw: Away!
A unique up throw. Tingle ties a balloon to them and swats them in the air. The balloon keeps carrying them upwards until they recover. The higher the percentage, the longer it takes. The floatier they are, the faster they float. It can be fatal to a very floaty character in the higher percentages.
B Throw: Trash Disposal
Tingle throws the foe behind him overhead as if they were nothing.
Final Smash: Tingle Strike
Tingle does his traditional dance, and with a "Tingle, Tingle, Kaloo Limpah!" he pulls out a Tingle Tuner and pushes a button. A bunch of balloons will float over the stage and drop bombs in the obnoxious shape of Tingle's head. They're very powerful and shoot fairy dust everywhere upon impact.
A few defining qualities
Tingle is a very cumbersome character and has a lot of ending lag on some of his attacks. However, his attacks come out pretty quickly and suprisingly pack a punch. Tingle is weight rank above Luigi despite his size because of his fat appearance and all of his rupees. Tingle has poor mobility, but if they have flown too far away he is capable of some basic combos. Whenever Tingle is struck hard enough, rupees fly all over the place and shatter! It's really a nice touch. The key to playing as Tingle is to avoid using those very laggy attacks to deal damage until the opponent is high enough of a percent. Tingle has a really hard time approaching projectile spam but he has paper air planes to help him out.
So, what do you think? I didn't make note of things like how much damage things do in an exact percentage, since we don't know how attacks will scale in Brawl.
Please, discuss! :D
Art by paralasarud
"Tingle-Tingle, Kooloo-Limpah!"
This thread is to discuss Tingle and why he should or should not be included in Brawl.
Please post a reason why he shouldn't be in besides "he's gay" or "he sucks". Before you shoot down the idea, please take the time to read my well balanced moveset.
Appearances
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (As Purlo, proven by statements from Eiji Aonuma)
Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland (Star)
Tingle's Balloon Fight DS (Star)
He also appears twice in Melee, both in Termina Bay and as a Trophy.
Why should Tingle be in Brawl?
Tingle is popular. Well, in America he may not be the fan favourite, but in Japan? He's one of the most popular game characters, period! Americans tend to like generic stone n' grit characters with a "cool" appearance, a sword or having knowledge of some form of martial arts. Because of this, Americans tend to have a disliking for the goofy, unarmed, greedy, middle-aged man known as Tingle.
Tingle is unique. 35~ is a justified amount of characters for Brawl. We need them to be as different as possible. Tingle would definately be quite unique. We're talking on a scale beyond Wario, heck, beyond Mr. Game & Watch! Read the moveset for a better idea. Come on people. Yoshi, Kirby and Wario aren't enough to bright up the mood in Super Smash Brothers. We need more light-hearted characters.
He's important to the series. Only behind the Triforce three. He has appeared more than any non-enemy Zelda franchise character and has helped Link many times, for a cost of course!
Common Arguments
"He's gay."
Actually, Tingle is straight as proven by him dreaming about getting kissed by two women in Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland. Even if he was gay, why would it matter?
"He's stupid."
Actually, Tingle is quite brilliant in many ways. While he may seem like quite the fairy fanatic, he always remains productive and can find a source of income under any circumstance.
"He sucks."
Tingle is a vacuum? News to me.
"Skull Kid/Midna/Cel-Shaded Link deserves to be in more!"
Neither Skull Kid or Midna could give a moveset as unique or creative as Tingle, and neither them are anywhere near as popular. I like Skull Kid, but he hasn't done as much as Tingle nor could he be as flexible. Midna only appeared in one Zelda title and the whole overusage of hair-based attacks is not something I'd enjoy.
Cel-Shaded Link, however, is a viable contender. He's obviously more popular than Tingle, since it's Link in another form and he could very easily have a completely different moveset from his adult counterpart. Though the fact is it's still Link. New moves, new appearance, same guy. Give someone else in the Zelda series a chance for Brawl spotlight.
"He's useless and can't fight."
You've never seen his game. Besides, many of the fighters in Melee aren't exactly masters of combat, like Mr. Game & Watch, Peach or Ice Climbers.
"Zelda is over-repped."
Tell that to Mario or Pokémon. Melee had 4 Zelda reps (not counting Sheik), so it only makes sense that Brawl should have 4 or 5. Either Young Link is remade or Tingle replaces him.
"Tingle should be an AT."
Your mom should be an AT!
Okay, honestly. With the exception of hallmark characters that the world is based around like Mario, Kirby or Link that are the single staple of the series ever other character recommendation can be an Assist Trophy. Honestly. What if Ike just appeared out of Assist Trophies and Aether'd someone instead of being a playable character? Before Ike was announced, I'd be allowed to say "He should be an Assist Trophy!" and I'd hold no more water than the argument holds now.
Proposed Moveset
The ideal moveset for Tingle should be silly and hard to take seriously while being effective.
A: Butt Bump
Tingle turns to his side and bumps the enemy away.
F Tilt: Swat
Tingle leans forward, swings his right hand over his head and swats the enemy
U Tilt: Balloon Bounce
Tingle quickly inflates and deflates a balloon above his head. Has a large radius.
D Tilt: Bag Bash
Tingle swings a heavy backpack infront of him while crouching on the ground.
U Smash: Cheers
Tingle jumps up into the air and claps his hands together overhead. This also shoots fairy dust everywhere to cover up for him on the sides.
F Smash: Head First
Tingle pulls his head back and delivers a headbutt. It's very powerful, but Tingle has trouble keeping his balance and hops forward a few times.
D Smash: Spinner
Tingle plants himself on his head and spins himself around with his hands. This is also very powerful. He gets up rather quickly but he finds himself dazed for a few seconds.
Dash Attack: Belief
Tingle jumps forward flapping his arms and trying to fly! Though he fails and tumbles on the ground.
N-Air: Twirl
Tingle spins with his arm spread out. If he misses with his arms, fairy dust will cover his retreat.
F-Air: Paper Cut
Tingle pulls out a map and swings it vertically from over his head to below his feet in a spinning motion. This move is weird because it hits the opponent straight upwards and behind Tingle but has a lot of power and can vertical-kill floaties.
U-Air: Enjoyment
Pretty much like his U-Smash only in the air. Tingle claps his hands together above his head. It's faster but weaker.
D-Air: Diver
Tingle faces downwards in a diving position and spins around. This delivers multiple hits then one strong hit as Tingle spreads out his hands at the end, which acts as a meteor smash.
B-Air: Lazy Kick
Tingle places his hands behind his head in a relaxing manner while tilting forward and then kicks his legs out.
B: Rupee Blast
Tingle crosses his arms and clutches them inward. After he lets go, rupees and fairy dust flies everywhere a short distance before him. The longer Tingle holds it in, the more rupees that will fly out. It can be used as an edge guard.
B Forward: Paper Airplane
Tingle folds his map into a paper air plane rather quickly and throws it. It's a weak projectile that travels in a wave before hitting the ground and fading away.
B Down: Tingle Trick
Tingle steps back with one foot and holds one of his hands out for 2 seconds. If he is attacked physically in the first second, he will evade their attack and stuff them in a bag. Tingle can then attack them while they're in the bag much like how Yoshi can attack egged victims. Since this is risky, it last longer than Yoshi's egg.
B Up: Tingle Away
Basically, just him using his balloons as a recovery. There are too many ways to do this, so just use your imagination.
His grab would either just be with his hand or for comic relief, a hug. (Since he's overly friendly due to business reasons.)
Grab Attack: If hug, bear hug. If grab, back handed swat
F Throw: Heave!
Tingle lifts them over his head, leans back and then throws them forward.
D Throw: Cushion
Tingle throws them down and jumps on them in a cannoball position with his butt first.
U throw: Away!
A unique up throw. Tingle ties a balloon to them and swats them in the air. The balloon keeps carrying them upwards until they recover. The higher the percentage, the longer it takes. The floatier they are, the faster they float. It can be fatal to a very floaty character in the higher percentages.
B Throw: Trash Disposal
Tingle throws the foe behind him overhead as if they were nothing.
Final Smash: Tingle Strike
Tingle does his traditional dance, and with a "Tingle, Tingle, Kaloo Limpah!" he pulls out a Tingle Tuner and pushes a button. A bunch of balloons will float over the stage and drop bombs in the obnoxious shape of Tingle's head. They're very powerful and shoot fairy dust everywhere upon impact.
A few defining qualities
Tingle is a very cumbersome character and has a lot of ending lag on some of his attacks. However, his attacks come out pretty quickly and suprisingly pack a punch. Tingle is weight rank above Luigi despite his size because of his fat appearance and all of his rupees. Tingle has poor mobility, but if they have flown too far away he is capable of some basic combos. Whenever Tingle is struck hard enough, rupees fly all over the place and shatter! It's really a nice touch. The key to playing as Tingle is to avoid using those very laggy attacks to deal damage until the opponent is high enough of a percent. Tingle has a really hard time approaching projectile spam but he has paper air planes to help him out.
So, what do you think? I didn't make note of things like how much damage things do in an exact percentage, since we don't know how attacks will scale in Brawl.
Please, discuss! :D
