100 Nintendo Characters Quiz (2)

[B] Funky Kong | DK's radical cousin who speaks entirely in '90s surfer slang. Broke Mario Kart Wii's meta so hard that competitive players banned him—too funky for tournaments, apparently.

[A] Marth | Fire Emblem's pretty boy prince who made Americans realize Japan had been hoarding tactical RPGs. His tiara is actually a royal headband, but good luck convincing anyone.

[D] Majora's Mask | Not technically a character but possessed enough people to count. This creepy wooden face caused the moon to develop anger issues and a terrifying grimace.

[D] Metroid | The jellyfish aliens everyone mistakenly thinks are named Samus. They drain life force like student loans drain bank accounts—slowly, painfully, and inevitably.

[C] King K. Rool | Crocodile king with a golden belly and identity crisis—he's been a king, pirate, and scientist. Has a blunderbuss that shoots cannonballs and... fish? Villain logic.

[D] Little Mac | Standing at 5'7", he's "little" only by boxing standards. His trainer Doc Louis loves chocolate bars more than actual training—yet somehow it works.

[B] Tom Nook | Landlord tanuki (not raccoon!) who accepts payment in bugs and fish. Runs a monopoly that would make Jeff Bezos jealous, yet somehow remains adorable.

[C] Entei | Legendary fire dog who barks volcanoes into existence. Stars in one Pokémon movie where he's technically not real but still a better dad than most.

[A] Tingle | 35-year-old man convinced he's a fairy, charges rupees for maps. Japan loves him, America finds him deeply unsettling—cultural differences at their weirdest.

[B] Cranky Kong | The original Donkey Kong, now a grumpy grandpa who complains about modern gaming. Canonically right about everything, which makes him even more annoying.

[A] Nintendog | Virtual pet that judges your real-life pet ownership skills. These digital puppies caused actual DS shortages in 2005—peak human behavior right there.

[B] Epona | Link's horse, named after the Celtic goddess of horses. Can be summoned with a song, yet still manages to spawn inside trees half the time.

[D] Kamek | Bowser's babysitter-turned-advisor who raised him from a screaming koopa to a screaming king. Uses magic to make everything bigger—overcompensating much?

[C] Slippy Toad | Star Fox's engineer whose main talent is getting shot down and screaming for help. Invented half the team's gear but can't fly straight—STEM majors relate.

[B] Giovanni | Team Rocket's boss who runs a criminal empire and a gym simultaneously. His Persian sits on his lap during meetings—evil overlord handbook, page one.

[A] Ridley | Space dragon who killed Samus's parents and won't stay dead. Too big for Smash until he wasn't—fan demand literally shrunk a dragon.

[A] Peppy Hare | Coined "Do a barrel roll!"—the most misquoted gaming advice ever (it's actually an aileron roll). Old rabbit giving life advice at inappropriate times.

[C] Andross | Giant floating monkey head with hands because... science? Exiled for unethical experiments, came back as a geometric nightmare. Proves tenure doesn't prevent villainy.

[A] Krystal | Telepathic blue fox who speaks dinosaur language fluently. Joined Star Fox after her debut game got cancelled—career pivoting at its finest.

[B] Candy Kong | DK's girlfriend who works every job in Kong society—model, musician, shopkeeper. The hustle is real when you're dating someone whose diet is exclusively bananas.

[D] Pauline | Mario's first damsel before Peach monopolized the kidnapping industry. Now she's mayor of New Donk City—massive career upgrade from "woman on scaffolding."

[D] Saria | Link's immortal childhood friend stuck at age ten forever. Teaches him music then watches him grow up and leave—Kokiri Forest's saddest love story.

[C] Master Hand | Literally a giant glove that may represent the player's hand or a child playing with toys. Deep lore or developers trolling? Yes.

[C] Mother Brain | Giant brain in a jar running an entire planet of Space Pirates. Proof that you don't need a body for universe domination—just really good Wi-Fi.

[B] Doc | Punch-Out!!'s chocolate-obsessed trainer who bikes alongside Mac at highway speeds. His motivational technique is stealing food—unconventional but effective.

[C] Andy | Advance Wars' eternally optimistic CO who treats warfare like a game of checkers. His special power is literally fixing everything—military strategy via duct tape.

[D] Eliwood | Fire Emblem lord whose eyes got mysteriously huge in certain artwork. Father of Roy, our boy—genetics skipped the giant anime eyes thankfully.

[A] Rowan | Sinnoh's Professor who studies Pokémon evolution while looking perpetually disappointed. Has the most magnificent mustache in all of Pokémon—that's not hyperbole.

[A] Isaac | Golden Sun's earth-wielding hero who fans desperately want in Smash. Uses giant hands to fight—compensating for Master Hand's monopoly on hand-based combat.

[B] Blathers | Museum owl who hates bugs despite being a curator. Falls asleep mid-conversation but knows everything about fossils—academia's spirit animal.