The Legend Of Zelda Every Member Of Tingle s Family Ranked By Design
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The Legend Of Zelda Every Member Of Tingle s Family Ranked By Design
Love him or hate him, Tingle is a fixture of The Legend of Zelda franchise. Today, we're ranking each of his family members in terms of design. The series, in its near 35-year run, has introduced a number of different characters. While many remain limited to their own games, some are significant enough to stretch across the convoluted timeline and make reappearances. These are usually major characters: Link, Zelda, Ganon, Impa, and even , for example. It's not often, though, that tries to make a new recurring character. And then there's Tingle. Tingle is a 35-year-old man who wears a red speedo over green tights. He looks like a goblin and usually ends up getting tied to a number of fetch quests. Tingle is not very well-loved in the West, as his design is creepy and he's mildly obnoxious. Bizarrely, Japan loves Tingle enough that he got his own series of on the Nintendo DS and has a whole family and some parallel universe forms. The only question now is: which ones are the least terrible? THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY Tingle
Of course, Tingle is at the bottom of a list for Tingle-esque designs. Tingle's design is, quite frankly, just terrible. As a character, Tingle isn't a great person. Through the DS titles, particularly Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love, it becomes clear that Tingle is a being of pretty much pure greed. Everything bad that happens to him is absolutely deserved, even if he gets a redemption arc of sorts. The Tingle games weren't either. It's a miracle he's still a relevant character. But in terms of his design, why is his so much worse than any of his siblings? They're all pretty much identical, after all. The reasoning is that Tingle's Christmas-colored spandex is both gaudy and embarrassing. He's also patient zero with the design: no other Tingle would exist without this awful fashion disaster. Tingle s Uncle
Tingle s Uncle appears in Freshly Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland and is a traveling salesman of sorts. He lives on a continent that and remains out of canon. He sells Tingle the credits at the end of Rosy Rupeeland, which is admittedly kind of ingenious in a game all about making and spending money. Other than that, there isn't much to say about his Uncle's character, and there aren't too many images of him. It should be noted that the Tingle games are not considered canon, and therefore his Uncle isn't actually real. However, he still has an interesting design. He dresses very similarly to Tingle except with a businessman's aesthetic, including briefcase and tie. If his outfit was a different color, he'd be higher on the list. Knuckle
Knuckle is Tingle's angry younger brother. In The , he's a carver that created the Tingle Statues the player collects. He also makes appearances with the rest of his siblings in The Minish Cap and Four Swords Adventures. He's a tad lazier than his siblings, and that's about the extent of his personality. Knuckle is blue Tingle. This is a better color than Tingle's mess of spandex, making him slightly less bad to look at. There are also a couple of minor changes between him and Tingle. The Tingle siblings are about on the same level, but Knuckle is the worst of the three. Ankle
Ankle is Tingle's other younger brother and Knuckle's twin. Ankle sees Knuckle as a lazy good-for-nothing slouch, especially since Knuckle refuses to help Ankle with any day-to-day chores. Ankle cares for a flower garden on Tingle Island, and has a knack for taking care of them. He can also read maps, like Tingle. Ankle is — well, pink Tingle. Much like Knuckle this only goes so far in making the design less gaudy, although the pink is certainly a choice. It's likely a toss-up for most people whether Ankle is better than Knuckle in design, since the two are so similar. The confidence it takes to wear that pink spandex is something that shouldn't be ignored. David Jr
David Jr is not actually a blood relative of the Tingle family. If their dialogue in The Minish Cap is to be believed, none of them even know why David Jr is there with them. However, The Wind Waker reveals the secret that David Jr is actually just some dude who went on a journey to find lost treasure, and eventually wound up on Tingle Island where he's forced to help the real Tingle siblings. David Jr is a hilarious character in his concept. His frown and outward contempt towards the rest of the Tingles is relatable on a deep, personal level. Plus, the color of his uniform isn't incredibly gaudy and terrible. Based purely on his design, though, he's only just slightly better than his siblings. Swamp Tourist Center Guide
Without a real name of his own, Swamp Tourist Center Guide (or just Guide) is Tingle's canon father. Tingle does have different parents in Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love, but they aren't considered his real parents and are just part of the storybook Tingle is in. The Guide resents how much of a failure his son is, particularly his son's obsession with fairies. His design isn't that much different than other similar NPCs in Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask. However, he does have a cool helmet and goggles, which is a step above the rest. He's better than the Tingle siblings because he is decidedly not Tingle shaped or inspired. It's an incredibly low bar. Barkle
Every excellent game has an excellent dog in it. The ultimate heroes have pets that they appropriately can take care of and take on adventures. For some reason, Tingle is no different in this regard. Barkle is Tingle's pet dog in the DS trilogy. He's loyal to Tingle and joins him on his journey to make more money. Barkle is super cute. Sure, it's just a cutesy dog in a green costume, but is that really a bad thing? It's treated as a monster and is a fake-out, but it's the perfect partner for Tingle. The fact he still has the dog after the events of Rosy Rupeeland shows that Tingle isn't that bad of a person, at least towards his wonderful dog. Purlo
Purlo isn't actually related to any members of the Tingle family. However, it was revealed that the STAR game host is actually inspired by Tingle's design. He's considered to be Tingle if Tingle had a normal design. He has some similar traits to Tingle (at least the Tingle from the DS games), and it's clear in his outfit there was inspiration taken. When Tingle's design isn't that of a goblin, it's actually a fun design. Purlo has a goofy hood on his head, but he's also well-dressed and mostly well-adjusted. It's a far cry from the traditional Tingle character. It's a shame this alternate reality Tingle didn't catch on in the Zelda series. If we see Tingle again, hopefully he looks a little more like Purlo.