Characters

For Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

Everyone Link meets in the towns, as the game draws them, and what each one says. The same person often stands in several towns with the same words.

Wise menEvery town has a wise man who teaches Link one spell. He waits in a house until Link has enough magic containers, and most towns ask for something first.
ErrorError lives in a house in Ruto. He gives his name and nothing more.
River manThe river man in Saria lets only townsfolk cross the river. Once Link has Bagu's note, he helps him across.
SwordsmenTwo swordsmen teach Link a sword technique: the down stab in Mido and the up stab in Darunia. Neither one checks for anything first.
BaguBagu lives alone in a house in a forest north of Saria. He gives Link a note to show the river man.
Women who restore lifeA woman in every town but Old Kasuto takes Link inside and fills his life meter.
Women who restore magicA woman in every town but Rauru and Old Kasuto takes Link inside and fills his magic meter.
People at a doorPeople who stand at a door. Most wait for what their town needs and then take Link inside.
TownspeopleThe people in the streets. Each kind of townsperson is drawn the same in every town, with a line of its own there.
Dark LinkLink's own shadow and the last fight of the game, in the last room of the Great Palace past the Great Palace Bird. He comes out of Link at the spot where Link stands. Every sword hit takes away 1 of his 8 hit points whatever Link's attack level, so he always falls to 8 hits, and after each hit the sword can't touch him for 56 frames, just under a second. When the two swords meet, both are pushed back. A touch costs Link 144 life at life level 1, down to 32 at life level 8. Once he falls, the old man and the Triforce appear in the room.