There are a variety of colorful characters in the Legend Of Zelda franchise each with their own personalities and ambitions. Some are helpful characters that assist players along by providing gifts, advice or equipment gamers can buy, others are helpful as they want to be and some can cause serious problems in the world.
The D&D alignment is a good way of identifying who is who in the various games and which ones players should watch out for, which are going to be helpful, and which ones players need to tread carefully with, lest they become enemies.
9 Link: Lawful Good
The hero of the story is easily a Lawful Good character. He fights tirelessly for the benefit of others and to protect the kingdom no matter the person cost. When Princess Zelda directs him to do something he does it no matter what.
It’s not hard to imagine that even in times of peace he’d be wandering around looking for individuals to assist in whatever they’re doing. Instead of retiring to a life of luxury and peace in Hyrule castle he’d be assisting others by fetching items, hunting for food, cooking meals, carrying out research and all manner of other activities across the kingdoms.
8 Princess Zelda: Neutral Good
While Zelda may be the princess she does not put her own needs or the needs of the throne above her subjects. Frequently she’ll break protocol to come to the aid of those in danger and do whatever it takes to protect others.
This would make her a Neutral Good character as she does whatever she thinks is right to help others. She’ll uphold the law and follow tradition when it suits the occasion, but she’s not afraid to send Link out on assignment instead of the royal guard if she feels the young man’s better suited for the task.
7 Tingle: Chaotic Good
Tingle is very much a man who operates to the beat of his own drum. He’ll be right there to lend a hand to his friends and provide whatever aid he can.
Tingle is a Chaotic Good character because he will not follow the traditions or expectations of anyone. He’s convinced he’s a reincarnated fairy and no one will tell him otherwise. His nonconformist ways can prove beneficial as it allows him to solve problems in creative ways, but it also means wearing ridiculous clothes and pestering others to make friends.
6 Happy Mask Salesman: Lawful Neutral
The Happy Mask Salesman is an odd character in the Legend of Zelda franchise and the subject of many creepypastas. While his permanent smile is creepy, he’s not an evil character even remotely, nor is he necessarily a good person.
The best alignment for this mysterious character is Lawful Neutral. He follows the law and prefers to be in the company of good people, but he’s not compelled to do anyone favors. There is a price for everything and he expects everyone to pay that price, even himself.
5 Epona: Neutral
Epona is the faithful mount Link uses to travel the world. Some might think of her as a lawful character, but she’s prone to run off when scared and will only let those she trusts ride her. She’s also not strictly good as she prioritizes her own life in dangerous situations and as mentioned before isn’t afraid to run away leaving her owner behind.
This makes her Neutral, she’ll follow directions and do what she’s told when it doesn’t pose a threat to her. She obviously prefers a good owner to a bad one like Skull Kid, but she’s not compelled to serve them and won’t make any sacrifices.
4 Skull Kid: Chaotic Neutral
Speaking of Skull Kid he’s an interesting character in the franchise. Some might be quick to label him an evil character given his exploits in Majora’s Mask, but he’s more of a free spirit, a Chaotic Neutral character.
He does whatever he wants whenever he wants. He’ll roam the forests pursuing fun and interesting things. He’s not opposed to stealing, as evidenced when he robs the Happy Mask Salesman, but he also expresses remorse for the wrongs he’s done.
3 Ganondorf: Lawful Evil
Ganondorf is easily a Lawful Evil character throughout the franchise. His goal is to establish his own empire by amassing power and controlling an army of faithful minions. There’s no evil or twisted plan he won’t implement and he’ll slaughter anyone that gets in his way to becoming stronger.
That being said he’s not one to slaughter indiscriminately or commit destruction for the sake of it. Every vile act serves a purpose and he follows his own code of honor, such as showing respect to young Link for taking him on in Ocarina Of Time. He seeks to rule over a kingdom of subjects, not a wasteland of death.
2 Zant: Neutral Evil
Zant is a different villain from Ganondorf, he’ll serve his master faithfully and follow a code when it serves his ends, but he isn’t afraid to betray oaths and turn on allies when he feels it’s in his better interest. The only master Zant truly serves is himself, making him Neutral Evil.
It would have been interesting to see the conflict between Zant and Ganondorf had the latter managed to secure his kingdom. Perhaps Ganondorf would have left Zant to rule the Twilight Realm in peace but given Zant’s personality, it’s not clear that he would have done the same.
1 Majora’s Mask: Chaotic Evil
Majora’s Mask is easily a Chaotic Evil character. Its sole ambition in Majora’s Mask is to cause widespread destruction and chaos by crashing the moon into the surface of the world. It doesn’t care who it uses or hurts along the way so long as its goal is met.
A good example of this is the unfortunate Skull Kid who puts on the mask. Immediately the mask starts warping his mind, motivating him to commit greater and greater acts of evil. It’s unclear what would have happened had the mask succeeded in crashing the moon into the planet. Would it have been destroyed? Would it have somehow survived and carried out further acts of destruction elsewhere? No one knows and that’s probably a good thing.
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