It’s fitting that one of Nintendo’s weirdest The Legend Of Zelda characters made his debut in one of the most unusual Zelda games; Majora’s Mask. In this unconventional adventure, packed full of oddball characters, Tingle stands out as one of the strangest. Link first meets Tingle in North Clock Town, where he attaches himself to a balloon to gain a bird’s eye view from which to draw maps and sell them to Link.
His role in the game is a functional one but it’s his appearance and personality that make Tingle so memorable. His full-body green jumpsuit, complemented by bright red pants worn over the top, and an unconventional face with a creepy soul patch and drunkard’s red nose, certainly makefor all the wrong reasons. There’s something a little bit off about this map seller. Talk to him a while and you’ll learn that the diminutive, impish Tingle is actually a fully grown 35-year-old man, a disappointment to his father and, he claims, the reincarnation of a fairy.
