My big brother Toa of Twilight Z (Z or ToTZ [pronounced tots] for short) joins in the chat.
Link
Siph: Okay, so which Link is this?
J: Well, what does he look like?
Siph: What kind of question is that? They all wear the same stupid hat and tunic. Except this one.
Z: He's not wearing a tunic?
Siph: No! I mean yes! I mean… ugh, he's wearing a tunic but not the same tunic. And no hat.
J: Oh, well that's the Hero of the Wild. He has a different arsenal than the Heroes of Time and Twilight.
Z: His forward smash can launch a sword beam when he's at full health.
J: Which is a total rip-off of Kirby Super Star.
Z: Link's sword beams came first.
J: They did? *checks encyclopedia* Huh. Today I learned.
Z: His bombs are also extremely different. And he has no Clawshot for grabs.
Siph: That means he doesn't have a tether recovery! But his normal recovery is pretty good already, so I'm not sure how to work with that.
Young Link
Siph: Why would you drink milk in the middle of a battle?
J: Milk? Are you fighting Young Link?
Siph: I guess? I mean, he's got the hat and tunic, and he sure sounds like a kid.
J: And flaming arrows by default?
Siph: HIS ARE ON FIRE?!
J: The only kind of arrow that any pyromaniacal player would use.
Z: The only kind of arrows worth using. If you can't kill it with fire, you aren't using enough of it.
J: Case in point.
Siph: Young Link is also way faster than the normal Link.
J: You got that right. He also has the Clawshot. Watch out!
Z: You outclass him in speed, anyway. Go get him!
Toon Link
Siph: Smaller body with a bigger head, hat, and eyes… J, is there a Baby Link?
J: Uh, no. That's Toon Link. He's Link in the style of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and a few other games.
Siph: Oh. I just figured since the babies in Mario games have those proportions, it's the same here.
J: The Legend of Zelda is not Mario, Siph.
Siph: Okay, so how's this Link work?
J: Well, since he has shorter arms, he has a smaller reach. He's also lighter and faster. And his boomerang doesn't have the tornado thingy.
Siph: So hits can send him flying that can't send normal Link flying.
J: Which doesn't really matter if either Link's damage is high enough. Just rack up enough damage and then hit him with a strong attack like you would any Link.