Thank you SmashBracket for this wonderful opportunity!!! What a great episode we achieved !

11:17 "Ridley's what happens if you take the most horrifying, terrible, evil thing you could possibly think of and multiply it by six." "He stands at 18 feet tall." Why does this imply that the most horrifying thing I can imagine is 3 feet tall

That ending was the most creative use of abilities I've seen in a long time, and these quality analysis segments show character greater than a lot of other analysis segments out there and they just keep getting better, good stuff team, I look forward to the future.

Ridley's characterization here is pretty good, and I wouldn't have guessed he was this durable. He could really end up causing problems in his bracket

The song of time when Link debated to himself if he should or not use the Fierce Deity Mask was a great touch. The Hero of Time had to go through too much, and just putting on that mask causes him to feel the suffering of all of the people of Termina, in exchange of the power of that mysterious god. So yeah, it makes sense he would doubt about using it, leaving the masks as a last resort

This is why I love Link. His resourcefulness and wide array of tools in every situation that helps put him over the edge.

"He's a symbol of courage. The fact that no matter how bad things get, no matter how evil things are, that you're never truly alone." That's it. That's why Link is my favorite fictional character of all time. It might be a bit silly, but the Legend of Zelda is one of the things that's helped me deal with a lot of shit throughout my life, and that idea- a genuine, true hero, a representation of all of humanity's capacity to do good, even in the face of something truly vile- is one of the most inspiring concepts I can even imagine. Link isn't just the Hero of Hyrule; he's a representation of the best of all of us, and the idea that at its core, humanity can be truly good, and that even in our darkest times, there's still a brighter future for us if we're willing to make it a reality. And that's an idea that's done a lot to help me keep going in the last couple of years. This is probably my favorite depiction of Link I've ever seen in a Vs. Show. The creative use of his arsenal and the utilization of it in the animation honestly surpassed Link vs. Cloud, which is probably my single favorite Death Battle episode. Ridley was a fantastic choice for his opponent, not only to see a clash between two incredibly intelligent combatants, but also to deliver a genuine story of good triumphing over evil, just like the ones that make Vs. episodes like Iron Man vs. Lex Luthor so beloved. Kirby vs. Jigglypuff showed me the Smash Bracket team's passion. Ken vs. Terry showed me their talent. And Link vs. Ridley made me fall in love with this series, just like Death Battle's best made me fall in love with it all those years ago. I really hope that, once it's all said and done, Smash Bracket and Crossover Colosseum are remembered as some of the Vs. Community's best. Between you and Death Battle managing to make a massive comeback in quality in the last few years, I think this community's future is bright, and I very much look forward to seeing everything that you do next. I know I say it every time, but I can't say it enough. Utterly fantastic work.

Some constructive criticism for the fight: It was a step up from Joker vs Snake. It looks better aesthetically and the movement is more fluid. Also, props for getting a voice actor for Ridley. That said, the fight is still way too slow-paced IMO. Several moments linger for too long and the movements feel sluggish more often than not. The blows also lack impact, a combination of the animation being slow and floaty, and the sound design not being great. For instance, when Link throws the pillar at Ridley, it didn't feel like the pillar had any weight or like Link threw it hard enough for it to shatter. Finally, I feel like Ridley barely did anything for a good portion of the fight. He kinda just stands there and takes Link's attacks at several points, without any sort of retaliation, and doesn't have many memorable attacks or uses of his abilities, while Link gets to use a lot of his arsenal in memorable ways. Not trying to be too harsh. The animation is definitely impressive. I just wanted to let you know what I think could be improved in the future.

I like the sequence when Ridley turns to a giant, as Link sits there wondering if he could win and thinking of his fallen comrade. When the music turns from a soft melody to a more metal melody as Link rises with the courage to fight giant Ridley, knowing what he needs to do

Can we all agree the best line was "why is everything you do so damn weird"

Wow, It’s definitely a huge improvement in your 3D animation, It’s feels more smooth and better looking than Joker VS Snake, Great Work!

MY FAVORITE FIGHT AND BY FAR!!!! The creativity of Link's items was amazing and you have no idea how happy I was to see the giant mask. This was beyond amazing.

Although, I question the scaling for Link in this episode. You guys did a great job identifying his character and his analytical prowess in combat. Death Battle and AnimationRewind never got it right, but you did and I thank you for it. Today was a hard day and I needed a pick me up.😌

Here is the timestamps for whomever wished for it... 0:00 Intro 0:25 The Courageous Link 10:37 The Terrifying Ridley 16:13 The Bit Before the Fight 16:47 The Fight! 18:27 The Actual Fight! 23:46 Why the Winner Won! 26:18 A Foreshadowed Match-Up is Approaching 20:14 The Best Move in the Fight (I mean Its Kirby driving a flying Train)

That. Was. Epic! SPOILERS BELOW! Even through Ridley lost, I love how much he got to shine with how scary and smart he is. When he threw that phazon canister at Link’s shield and forced him to get rid of it, I was gobsmacked. And when he STOLE one of Link’s masks and used it for himself, I squealed in both excitement and terror. Looking forward to his alternate ending. And hopefully he gets another fight or something on Crossover Colosseum. Or an exhibition with another Smash fighter… I DON’T CARE JUST GIVE US MORE RIDLEY! 🤣

I like how the ending has link actually being creative and strategic rather than something like just putting on the fierce deity mask and one shotting ridley

yoooooo! this came out sooner than I expected

YOOOOO Thank you for having me on as Urbosa! I'm super impressed by how you were able to simplify the LOZ timeline, and the animators and musicians did such a kickass job!!! 🔥🔥🔥

God, that finisher was awesome. Really showing off what I view as Link's greatest asset: His ingenuity. Link often fights foes who outclass him physically, so has to come up with something more clever then head-on combat, like irritating Valoo even more so he causes a stone slab on the ceiling to drop on Gohma, or reflecting energy balls with a net, or ETC. Link is a formidable warrior of course, but his satargetic acumen and puzzle-solving skills are even more valuable. His mind is quite possibly the only weapon in his arsenal that's sharper then the Master Sword, and the ending showed that well.

The fight was really creative and Ridley had great characterization, (spoilers below) but he got bodied for 90% of the actual fight. He got a few good hits in, but it seemed like Link was the only one getting in any attacks outside of when they went to that new area. Still entertaining as hell to watch, though. By the way, get well soon Ink.

Love the call back to the first smash bracket fight with them

Ridley going out of his way to kill Epona and Link's Loftwing was very in character. I hope we get to see an alternate ending where Ridley wins.

its my headcanon that in an alternate universe, Link cheeses his way through the entire tournament and just turns everyone into dekus to burn them.

This was a totally superior representation of Link's arsenal and the dynamic combinations made with them in a battle scenario than what death battle presented. I'm very impressed.

This was definetly one of the best episodes in Smash Bracket you guys have ever done, or any other vs show out there. If Ken vs Terry was Your Saitama vs Popeye, in terms creativity and animation, this Is on another level and cannot be compared to anything else. One think I love, Is that you respected Link's character (Yes people out there who say the opposite, Link does have characterization), he Is a strategist, a loyal knight, a friend, and most importantly, a Hero to the very end. You can see that even with the friends he lost along the way, and Is about to fall into despair, Link still has the courage to keep on fighting and strategizing to defeat his foe and live to fight another day as the Hero of Hyrule. But Ridley Is no slouch either, he Is a tough, durable, cunning, deadly, and intelligent fighter who wants to soread to the universe, that he IS the Cunning God of Death, but he has an ego the size of himself that often Is His sownfall, like in this episode where he had all he needed to win, and even got the edge múltiple times in the fight, but didn't notice the smallest things that were ultimately his downfall. Amazing job everyone, I will wait patiently to see What happens next, until then, see you next time.

Jesus christ. This has no right to be this great. This is literal perfection. The amount of passion poured into this show grows more apparant with each new episode

Really loved recording Ridely's lines for this. Thanks for having me!

Coming back 8 months later. *still a masterpiece*

In the next round of the bracket will they keep past injuries

Wow! Definitely took me by surprise there at the end. Wonderful animation and extremely creative guys! Can’t wait to see more

My new favourite right here! The analysis had great, respectful coverage of both and decent humour, but the fight is the star of the show! It’s really well animated with very few errors, both fighters got to shine, showing off their smarts in interesting ways, as well good character moments, and there’s some stellar voice acting. Seriously, getting Levitation to do grunts work for Link, and giving Ridley a voice in the form of Kedan was a great choice and both executed their roles next to flawlessly (also Bella as Mipha and Kelsy as Urbosa for the one line they had each did great too). Plus Skye somehow made the two franchises’ music work into a score that I’m looking forward to listening to whenever possible. Honestly my only two more serious complaints is that Link got more moments of strategy while Ridley got more moments of character. To be fair though Link in game is silent and had a lot more weapons to show off and the moments we do get of strategy from Ridley and characterization from Link were great so it’s not too bad. Secondly is the post-analysis, which don’t get me wrong is an obvious improvement on how the previous episode was explained being much more detailed and actually going into Link’s strategy and arsenal in order to justify his win. It’s just that the durability calc for Link felt like it came out of nowhere since there wasn’t an explanation of the multipliers. This doesn’t make the research bad it’s just that I think an explanation for that feat would clear the air. Overall a 10/10 Amazing work, all of you who worked on this episode and looking forward to the next episode.

I actually think that this is probably the best way to scale / do link in a verses battle. My reason being that because of the breath of the wild DLCs there is a pretty big implication that if you royal family maintains artifacts of the hero so it's not unreasonable to say that he could get all the stuff.

This was such a creative way to finish the fight. Also the animation quality really improved. My sincere thanks to the Smash Bracket team.

After being out for a year, this is still amazing and possible my favorite video on all of KZfaq. Out of both Bracket and Crossover Coliseum, less the 5 videos go below a 5/10. Keep up the greatness!

Spoiler alert Now although Link did win, let's be real here, Ridley would probably be back for a rematch next week.

Top notch guys, this one was great. Excellent animation and fight scripting

Wow I didn’t expect this to come out this fast but this still looks absolutely amazing you guys outdid yourself this time this is even better than joker vs snake

omg this is really good 3d animation. especially for a channel without much backing. great job.

Damn, that ending. Link is truly never alone, he's a symbol of courage who has inspired me in my life. This video was amazing!

Fun Fact: That was a custom made Omega Ridley model!

New Zelda game, new overpowered abilities to beat Ridley with.

That was a pretty good episode! I love how you treated composite Link in this

23:18 that combo into the mask was DEVIOUS, he didn’t need to do that to Ridley

OMG! That was the most epic battle I've ever seen, I'm very satisfied for seeing this, this is even better than the first, Ridley wanted revenge from the first fight and yet in the end he failed, you and your group did magnificent with this one Ink, well done.

Banger fight. I wouldn't say it's flawless, as it feels a bit one-sided, but the battle looks amazing and made great use of the fighters' intelligence and arsenals. I especially love the finishing blow and how it reflects the verdict. I actually thought it might be too early to do a remake of a Smash Bracket episode, but now I can safely say I'm glad you went for it.

I honestly completely love this one lmao, may be my favorite. That ending was so clever and this is probably the first Versus animation I've seen where one of the combatants just straight up steals the other's stuff, I love it lmao Ngl I was a little iffy about this series after watching Sonic vs. Fox (I watched the Minecraft Battle Royale before that and enjoyed it but I haven't read any of the novels other than the first like three or four chapters of The Island in like my tweens/early teens so I couldn't tell if it was accurate or not,) but I'm glad I decided to keep going, this series is overall very well-made and I'm glad Sonic vs. Fox is getting another go-around.

This is legit the best animation yet, amazing work. I’d like it twice if I could

This was just amazing how Link was characterized in the battle and everything else was amazing. This whole thing was just great. SPOILS The analysis was really informative about the two and was really immersive for me! I really enjoyed learning about Ridley and some new things about Link! And now onto the animation. Well for one I was kind of a bit neutral on the starting 30 seconds but then it really gets spicy. I won't get to into the details but sheesh you got weapons from spirit tracks So kudos to you on that one. I really liked Fi's dialogue with the Phazon a bit. This was also so frickin INTENSE like I was scared that Link might lose and the sheer intensity was stronger than Supernova's calc. This was the kinda intensity I'd feel for Death Battle and Archie vs Paper, Sonic vs Fox and this one have achieved and I really think that's a wonderful thing you've done. I also liked I also really liked how this was kinda like an Evil vs Good and good wins kinda deal and it was really building up like some Death battles do and make one kinda feel the main character but the feeling of intensity is still extremely intense.But this mu fits that kind of thing a lot better and you built the story of this battle so well for Link and for him win just feels like a triumph. Also I love that Link is forced to not use the Deity mask when Ridley crushes it, which just made it so more intense. I also enjoyed Ridley speaking and even stealing Link's stuff. And another thing I enjoyed was the fairies just dying. Was a pretty nice touch. Also Mipha giving Link a pep talk was pretty cool! And then that final blow was just really cool. Turning him into something else then slicing and dicing him like a cooking show and then burning him was just so satisfying as a Zelda fan and then he breathe down in exhaustion before walking away. But a complaint of mine is that the shield bomb thing barely had any impact. Like all of the things could have more impact and the shield thing especially was a bit slow too. But this was a really good fight and Link's best way of killing Ridley was transforming him into something else was REALLY cool! I give this episode a 7.7 out 10 and the best 3D episode.

All of us know that the most tragic thing in this video is that Epona dies in the beginning. But the most disrespectful thing is that he plays an instrument in the middle of battle

Oh that was SUCHHHH a clever way to end the battle!! I loved that, it was awesome!

This was a great battle!!! I will have to check out the rest

I'm stunned. This was an awesome fight... Wow... The story reminded me of something I'd see from a movie, not some random youtuber. Man, I can't wait to see more. Fight Spoilers ahead; (1st of all, I genuinely thought that Ridley might have won. Especially with the way it was going, and how utterly brutal the Radiation caused by phazon is said to be (Killing people in seconds is absolutely bonkers compared to irl radiation. Like even the Elephants Foot, the most radioactive thing on the planet would take a solid few minutes to kill someone.). Considering Link (as far as I know), has nothing to counter radiation, it was honestly a fair estimate that Ridley could have reasonably won. Also when Ridley put on the Giant's mask, I may or may not have felt a secondhand scream from link.

Easily the best 3D episode they’ve done so far. I can’t get enough of this fight, especially with how close it is. Ridley could’ve easily taken the win, but Link deals with this kind of thing pretty often and usually has the defenses necessary to keep the battle going. What I love most about the animation, however, is it’s subversion of (at least my) expectations and how it kind of represents the results. I was expecting Link to turn into Fierce Deity Link and slice Ridley into two. But having him force Ridley to wear the Deku Mask and using the Fire Rod to burn him into a crisp is such a unique finisher, and again, it reflects the results very well, where Link’s win condition comes from transmutating Ridley into something that has significantly less durability than him. A lot of hype moments with this, and a lot of sad moments as well. Ngl, got heartbroken when I saw Navi just fall apart like that. Other than that, I liked the voice for Link, he did a very good job. I know grunts and screams sound easy to pull off, because they are. But getting them right is a whole different story. Ridley’s voice was alright. Definitely not what I expect Ridley to sound like, but it isn’t awful either. My only real complaint is that sometimes his lines are difficult to understand. But it’s probably more of the fault of the sound design for his voice rather than the actor himself. Overall fantastic battle.

that bit at the end where link uses that same bomb-shield strategy as in the original is just plain cool.

Very cool video. here are my thoughts while watching: 1:45 Composed of, not comprised of. If you have to use "comprise", it would be "it comprises three pieces". I love that you included my favorite part from the sprite version, plus creative uses of some of the masks. I'm a little less fond of Ridley's monologuing, though that might be due to the line delivery or effects.

Just came back to this episode, and I can safely say that this is one of the best episodes I’ve seen from any vs channel

This animation. Was beautiful great work

This always gave me heavy death battle vibes keep up the good work!

damn, that was so creative! You guys have really stepped up your game!

Utterly phenomenal. Well done.

Great remaster, bro!

This really goes to show how much u guys have improved

Damn, even if the pacing was a bit slow at times this was so creative I don't care. Great stuff 👏

Awesome animation keep it up bro

That’s one of if not the best KZfaq animation I’ve ever seen

This battle was actually epic, it's been a while since these type of animations brought tears to my eyes lol

Thx for keeping this up

The quality is incredible !

Wow… just… wow when I first found this channel, your early stuff felt less than impressive compared to other big channels… but now a year later, you evolved to be more impressive and awesome than I could have ever imagined. And I think it’s very telling that this battle was much better in quality than yesterday’s deathbattle, which has an entire budget and a whole bunch of other things and yet with charm and passion alone you were able to outdo them, so thank you, thank you for being so good, and bringing me and many others so much enjoyment.

Wow this is really just Death Battle worthy! I really mean it this time! This whole battle was just an example of just how creative Link can get when you throw his entire arsenal together into one character

I certainly didn't anticipate this ending, great job !

YOOOOOOOO!!!!!! THIS FIGHT WAS SOOOOO EPIC!!!!!! GREAT JOB, SMASH BRACKET! You really outdone yourselves! :D

HOLY CRAP I WOULD NEVER THOUGHT TO USE THE DEKU MASK FOR A WIN GOOD JOB

You guys killed this one lookin forward to mg main wolf next week

This video was amazing, the link analysis was the best I've ever seen and the fight was incredibly animated and I had no clue of who would win. Thank you

I gotta be honest, the way he looked around at his options. I immediately thought he was gonna do Fierce Deity, but i'm SO glad to have my expectations subverted. The way he was taken out was just WAY SMARTER!

This is such a crazy step up from joker vs snake it’s crazy, easily in my top 3

Top ten remakes for sure. Great job, I mean it.

These videos are such good quality

Ok so I stumbled across this because I heard about Inceniroar vs. Wolf being a thing over on DA. Found the channel, watched this fight, and now you lads have a new subscriber.

I remember when the orginal Link vs. Ridley episode came out, can't believe how far this channel has come!

This was incredible!

Ridley killed the horse and the Loftwing. This cannot be forgiven.

This was so awesome I watched it again.

I love how even though link has some dummy OP abilities, Ridley's cunning is able to prevent that, which is genius (best examples are ridley stealing the giant mask and destroying FD). However, the fight would be over extremely fast if linked just downed a Chataue Romani, activated Magic Armor, and then used all of his OP abilities eg. Bombos medallion, Light/Silver/Ancient Arrows, Four Sword but that would be boring so im glad that didnt happen. Also link could have just used the triforce to wish Ridley out of existence but thats REALLY boring

Dude that kill was so creative and awesome

Just found this series, hope it really goes places. And, I hope we get to see Shulk vs Palutena... for uh, lore reasons.

That’s definitely your best battle yet. I like how much of Link’s arsenal you have used and not only just some bombs or arrows. A moment of his ressurection is especially good. It's also nice too see Ridley been that much chatty, considering how poorly Smash games portrayted him. But haven’t you just skipped Link’s durability in his pre-battle analysis (unless I missed something)? I do get that you have to cut a lot of things, but isn’t it a very important part of battle? At the very least it is very interesting to see what kind of bombs he survived to get this level of durability.

This was the best one yet by a good bit. The animation was amazing and the info didn't really spoil the result. I thought Ridley was going to win so when link drank that potion it was pretty epic!

I personally don't think Link would win, but that's because I wouldn't use composite forms in the first place. Link isn't the selfsame character, and you acknowledge this, but you used a composite form anyway. I would choose the most powerful incarnation of Link (or any character, regardless) for three reasons. First, it's canonical. Link isn't the same person in most games. While some characters only have one debut, at least it's still canonical. The second reason is because it's fair. Some characters benefit from appearing numerous games, while others don't. And if a character like Ness for example, is only in a single game, then it's safe to not bother with the battle. Third, it's economical. You mentioned how you don't want to make a video like that of Wikipedia, let alone have a longer-than-necessary video. I would have selected Link from Breath of the Wild and Ridley from maybe Metroid: Samus Returns or Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. You might say that you made Link composite because he has the spirit of the Hero, but that's more of qualitative attributes than quantitative. Link from The Wind Waker doesn't even have any connection to Link from Ocarina of Time, but forged his own path. But, I have no say in what you do with your video, and ultimately, it's up to you.

This was absolute genius! I love the use of a composite form of Link with abilities from across all his iterations, and the way he uses the different abilities in tandem. The ending is especially creative. This is absolutely perfect.

omg that was sooooooooooo awesome!!! And that ending was so creative and cool I loved it so much!!! oh wait I'm supposed to lie so as to not spoil people in the comments... uh... alright, lemme think... that was pretty so-so, not as good as the original by any means. probably coulda spent a couple more days being polished up.

Man I never know when these fights are going to be out so I'm surprised everytime and have to rush to remember my joke

Dude is a cool more lore accurate death battle you guys rock

This was ridiculously well done

The fight narrative made it easy to guess Link would win, but that doesn't take away from how incredible this was. I love animations that really dig into his equipment and this one delivered in a lot of cool ways. Ridley got to be a total menace also and show off how clever he is by shutting down Link's best tools. Great episode all around, one of my favorites so far.

awesome fight, I was wondering if we are going to have access to this fight's and Ken VS Terry's soundtrack. would love to listen to them!

That ending was one of the best things i've seen in any type of duel

Link can summon trains? Oh geeze. Link has gotten training from Yukari

I LOVE that you didn't just end this with fierce deity, made his final kill so unique!