History Characters / ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink

* RandomEffectSpell / RealityWarper: The Spell spell can transform enemies into Bots. Use it in the right town, and it'll reveal a hidden building where you can get the Magical Key.

* SuperDrowningSkills: Trying to walk on a large body of water will cause Link to drown. (Not to be confused with sawmp areas, where he just moves more slowly.) In fact, this even happens ''after'' he gets the boots that allow him to WalkOnWater. There's only one area in the game that actually allows him to use the boots in a battle area.

* SuperDrowningSkills: Trying to walk on a large body of water will cause Link to drown. In fact, this even happens ''after'' he gets the boots that allow him to WalkOnWater. There's only one area in the game that actually allows him to use the boots in a battle area.

* WalkOnWater: Using the Boots on a lake allows Link to safely walk his way into a dungeon.

* RandomEffectSpell: The Spell Spell can transform enemies into Bots or reveal a hidden town that was rendered invisible. The effects depend on the situation.
* RealityWarper: Link can turn enemies into barely harmless threats or even reveal a magically hidden town using the Spell Spell.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He brings with him the Magical Shield he got in the previous game and uses it to defend himself from projectiles.

* AmbiguousAllegiance: Although artwork depicts him in a less-than-positive light, the text itself only says that he immediately asked Zelda about the Triforce as soon as he learned that she knew anything, nothing more. It was the wizard's idea to threaten her, and when that happened, the prince actively tried to ''stop'' him.

* CreepyCoolCrosses: His Magical Shield has a cross shaped on it. He also gets a Cross that allows him to see invisible enemies.

* ReligiousBruiser: He had a Bible in the first game (also known as the Book of Magic due to translation), he has [[CreepyCoolCrosses a cross in his Magical Shield and even has an actual Cross to]] SeeTheInvisible in this game, and he also prays when casting spells. He's still a great swordsman and magic user who defeated Ganon by himself.

* ALoadOfBull: Its artwork depicts it as a minotaur-like creature, with a burly humanoid torso and a fanged bull's head.

RETURN OF GANON]]

The evil overlord who Link defeated in the first ''Legend of Zelda'', he doesn't physically appear in this game, but his remaining minions are still around and need Link's blood to revive their vanquished master.

* AllThereInTheManual: He never appears in the game and he's currently the page image. Justified, since he's been dead for at least a hundred years by the time the game takes place.

* ContinuingIsPainful: Getting a Game Over forces Link to start the game again from the Northern Palace and with zero experience, meaning that he has to travel all the way back to the previous point, gather the experience that he lost, and avoid dying again.

* EmpoweredBadassNormal: In the first game, Link had very limited access to some [[MagicEnhancement magical equipment]], and mostly used his tools and wits to succeed. Now, he has direct access to powerful magic spells in addition to his sword and shield - which are ''also'' magical. These spells allow him to do things like [[InASingleBound double his jump height]], [[DamageReduction reduce damage taken]], [[AttackReflector reflect magical attacks]], [[HealingHands heal himself from injury]], [[SeeTheInvisible see invisible enemies]] [[VoluntaryShapeshifting turn himself into a fairy]], or [[SmartBomb blow up just about everything.]]

* SegmentedSerpent: Its in-game sprite shows it with a body composed of several centipede-like segments, topped with a dragon head. In the official art, however, its a regular serpent.

* ChekhovsGunman: The description above.

* DubNameChange: In Japanese, Horsehead is known as Mazura (meaning "Horse-Face", a reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ox-Head_and_Horse-Face one of the guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology]].

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* DubNameChange: In Japanese, Horsehead is known as Mazura.

* DubNameChange: In Japanese, he's known as Levoknuck.

* IdealHero: He saves this game's Princess Zelda out of ''altruism'' as he's risking his life fighting the vengeful army of Ganon to awaken her despite not knowing the sleeping princess because it's the right thing to do. He also takes many detours on his main quest to help any citizen who needs help.

* InverseLawOfUtilityAndLethality: The Thunder Spell allows Link to kill almost every enemy on the screen. However, it drains Link of most of his magic. Even when leveling all the magic up to its peak, Link will still lose half of it. This becomes notable during the fight with Thunderbird where Link ''needs'' to use Thunder to make the boss vulnerable to his attacks.
* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: Besides being tasked to rescue another Princess Zelda to find hidden Palaces, defeat monsters, and reclaim the Triforce of Courage, Link needs to avoid getting killed by the army of Ganon, who wants to avenge his death and use Link's blood to resurrect him. This all happens, on his birthday.
* JumpPhysics: He’s the first Link who has a jumping command button, which would not be repeated until ‘’Breath of the Wild’’ many years later. While other Links can jump, they require special items to boost their agility or use specialized leaps and jumps.
** UpToEleven with the Jump spell where Link’s [[InASingleBound jumping distance is increased to reach higher and farther places.]]

* KnightInShiningArmor: Link is not a knight but he fits the standards of one. He rescued Princess Zelda and saved Hyrule from Ganon in the first game, awakens another Princess Zelda in this game, and he also does many side quests to help others.

* OnlyThePureOfHeart: This is what makes Link capable of using the Triforce as he's using it for a selfless wish: waking up Princess Zelda from a slumber forced upon her for centuries.

* PowerUpLetdown: The Magical Sword is not as strong as it was compared to the first game. It's SwordBeam no longer splits into four beams when hitting an enemy, it disappears after reaching a certain distance, and some enemies are immune to it.

* ReducedManaCost: Leveling up in Magic causes the number of magic needed to cast Spells to lower, allowing Link to use them more frequently.

* SilentProtagonist: [[AvertedTrope This is one of the few Zelda games to avert this]]. Upon finding a mirror, Link exclaims, "I found a mirror under the table."
* SkeletonKey: The Magical Key returns and is able to allow Link to open any locked door as in the original game, but it's only available until late in the game.
* SmartBomb: The Thunder Spell works like this as it allows Link to destroy all of the enemies on the screen, except bosses, on command at the price of most of your magic. It's also a necessary first strike if you want to defeat Thunderbird.

* TargetedHumanSacrifice: Link is constantly hunted by the army of Ganon because they intend to kill him and use his blood on their leader’s ashes to resurrect him. Getting a Game Over shows the result.
* TaughtByExperience: A justified example. This Link is the same one who defeated Ganon in the previous game, making him an ExperiencedProtagonist by the start of the sequel. He’s also fighting the remnants of his enemy’s army, essentially polishing his fighting skills.

* VideoGameLives: Unlike the other Links from the following games, this Link starts with multiple lives and can get more through dolls. However, losing all of his life will earn a game over and force him to resume his journey again.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Fairy spell allows link to instantly transform into a fairy to fit into tight spaces.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Magical Sword and the Magical Shield, the strongest offensive and defensive tools you had in the original game are available from the start.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Unlike the other games in the series, Link doesn't obtain much in the way of weaponry. [[OneManArmy He doesn't need any]]. Instead, he uses the same sword and shield through the entire game.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted; this is a different Princess Zelda than the Princess Zelda in the first game even though Link, Impa, and Ganon are the same characters. Although as something of a straight example, the Princess Zelda from the first game does not make an appearance anywhere in this game or in the manual. The manual averts further by mentioning that, after the spell was cast on Zelda, the Prince was so distraught at what happened that he decreed that every princess must be named Zelda in honor of his sister.

* SmoochOfVictory: It's implied she gives Link one in the ending.

* TheBeastMaster: Created, or handpicked the monsters in the Palaces to guard the Triforce of Courage. The manual even states they are stronger then Ganon's [[TheRemnant remnant]] forces.

* OnlyTheWorthyMayPass: He assigned Monsters as Guardians for the Triforce Of Courage to prevent evil forces from attaining it, and to make sure only a worthy hero could earn it.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Well, he wasn't really much of a good guy, anyway. However, you know that magician he hired to extract the secret of the Triforce from Zelda? Well, that magician, according to the ''Hyrule Historia'', was quite possibly an alter-ego of Ganon, or at the very least one of Ganon's minions, meaning the prince was most likely directly responsible for the events that happened in the first Zelda game.

A group of monsters selected by the King to guard the Palaces that Link must enter. They are called Horsehead, Helmethead, Rebonack, Carock, Gooma, Barba and Thunderbird.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A serpentine, fire-breathing reptile that guards a magical treasure in a dungeon. Notably, its original sprite depicts is very clearly as an Asian dragon, but its appearance was tweaked to be more similar to the European kind in western releases.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the game, Link's Shadow's purpose is to fight Link, giving the hero a chance to prove that he is worthy to take the Triforce of Courage. In the Yuu Mishouzaki manga, [[spoiler:he's a temporary form taken by [[BigBad Ganon]], who still plans on subjugating Hyrule.]]
* AdaptationExpansion: The Yuu Mishouzaki manga makes [[spoiler:him into a form taken by Ganon until he is properly revived in the Great Temple. Even after Ganon transforms back into his true form, this form serves as the dark beast's core.]]

* PurpleIsTheNewBlack: When the final boss fight starts, the entire back wall of the room takes on a purple hue while the ceiling, floor and Triforce pedestal all turn black.

* WelcomeToCorneria: He only introduces himself over and over until you meet an NPC to asks you to meet with Error.

** In the Ran Maru manga, [[spoiler:he is revived when the Magician uses Zelda's blood after she had been killed in battle. This same manga reveals that the Magician has Ganon as his alter-ego, before running him through and obtaining the whole Triforce. He serves as the TrueFinalBoss requiring Link to fight him outside of North Castle and trap him under a boulder.]]

* GameOverMan: "GAME OVER RETURN OF GANON". [[NintendoHard You will be seeing this screen a plenty]].

* TheUnfought: Link cannot confront him directly, since he's already dead, yet through his minions [[NothingIsScarier he makes his presence]] upon the land known, waiting for the hero to fall.

* RoyalBrat: Wanted to rule Hyrule himself instead of Zelda.

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* ALoadOfBull: Its artwork depicts it as a minotaur-like creature.

* CarryABigStick: Horsehead wields a mace.

* KingMook: He's essentially an extra-strong Iron Knuckle mounted on a horse, and turns into a largely regular one when his mount is disposed of.

* AchillesHeel: Its only weak point is its head.

* AchillesHeel: Its only weak point is its head.

* AchillesHeel: Inverted. In the inverse of how most other bosses work, Gooma is vulnerable everywhere ''except'' its head.

* AchillesHeel: Its only weak point is its head.

* AchillesHeel: Its only weak point is its face, which is kept hidden and unreachable unless Link uses the Thunder spell.

* DegradedBoss: In the Japanese version, after featuring as the final boss in the Parapa Palace, it's fought again as a miniboss in the Palace on the Sea.

* DegradedBoss: After featuring as the boss of the Island Palace, it's fought twice as a miniboss in the Three-Eye Rock Palace.

!!!'''Other names:''' Horseface (Japanese- Horsehead), Jermafencer (Japanese- Helmethead), Levoknuck (Japanese- Rebonack), Volvagia (Japanese- Barba), Iron Knuckle (German- Rebonack)

A group of monsters selected by the King to guard the Palaces that Link must enter. They are called Horsehead, Helmethead, Rebonack, Carock, Gooma, and Barba.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: Carock can only fire laser bolts. By standing in the corner and using the Reflect Spell, Link can defeat the wizard without receiving a scratch in return.
* DragonsAreDemonic: Volvagia, a villainous dragon.
* DubNameChange: In Japan, Horsehead is known as Mazura and Helmethead is known as Jermafencer.
* EpicFlail: Gooma's weapon of choice.

* GracefulLoser: Horsehead when first encountered in Daisuke Shigoto's manga. Later averted in the rematch in the Sea Sanctuary.
* KingMook: Gooma for the similarly named Gumas.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Barba was originally called Volvagia in Japanese, with the first foreign names being a contraction.
* TinTyrant: Both Helmethead and Rebonack.

* TheUnfought: Since he's already dead Link cannot confront him directly, yet through his minions [[NothingIsScarier he makes his presence]] upon the land known, waiting for the hero to fall.