Schaffrillas' Zelda Character Popularity Poll (and Comparisons)
Well-known YouTuber and Tamatoa enthusiast Schaffrillas Productions ran a Zelda character popularity poll from January 5th to January 13th, 2025, following up on a Mario character popularity poll he did in 2024. A total of exactly 23,000 participants filled out a survey which asked what the responders' five favorite characters were from the Legend of Zelda series. Quite simple in its execution. He would eventually post the results of the Zelda poll on September 30th, 2025 through a four hour-long YouTube video. It's a very interesting watch if you're a fan of the Zelda series like me.
However... on this site, the only characters from this poll that we care about are the ones from the CD-i games. So, that's what this page will focus on.
I'll list every CD-i Zelda character that appeared on Schaffrillas' Zelda character poll, and this will include characters from all three titles. We don't leave out Zelda's Adventure on this site! Some CD-i characters may be left out as all of the 1, 2, and 3 vote characters were not fully listed in their montages. Then, I'll compare these results to the CD-i Zelda character popularity polls I conducted in 2024 and 2025. This will only consist of Animation Magic Zelda characters, as both of my polls focused on those characters specifically.
As for why I'm not covering Schaffrillas' Mario poll on this page, it's because it did not split Mario characters across "incarnations" or versions like the Zelda poll. Also, I did not do popularity polls for Hotel Mario's characters in either 2024 or 2025. Maybe I'll do it for 2026, who knows?
The most-voted options will be bolded.
Sections:
Survey Results -- Comparison
Survey Results
Without further ado, here are the most popular CD-i Zelda characters according to Schaffrillas' Zelda poll:
| Character | Game | # of Votes | % of Respondants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morshu | TFoE | 3,784 | 16.452% |
| King Harkinian | TFoE
TWoG |
1,235 | 5.370% |
| Link | TFoE
TWoG |
438 | 1.904% |
| Ganon | TFoE
TWoG |
310 | 1.348% |
| Gwonam | TFoE | 297 | 1.291% |
| Princess Zelda | TFoE
TWoG |
245 | 1.065% |
| Militron | TFoE | 44 | 0.191% |
| Hektan | TWoG | 42 | 0.183% |
| Duke Onkled | TWoG | 41 | 0.178% |
| Princess Zelda | ZA | 32 | 0.139% |
| Mayor Cravendish | TWoG | 31 | 0.135% |
| Glutko | TFoE | 28 | 0.12% |
| Lupay | TFoE | 22 | 0.10% |
| Harbanno | TWoG | 19 | 0.08% |
| Anutu | TFoE | 18 | 0.08% |
| Gaspra | ZA | 15 | 0.07% |
| Harlequin | TFoE | 15 | 0.07% |
| Sakado Merchant | TWoG | 15 | 0.07% |
| Droolik | TFoE | 12 | 0.05% |
| Hamsha | TFoE | 12 | 0.05% |
| Omfak | TWoG | 12 | 0.05% |
| Yokan | TWoG | 11 | 0.05% |
| Fish Lady | TFoE | 10 | 0.04% |
| Iron Knuckle | TWoG | 9 | 0.04% |
| Lord Kiro | TWoG | 9 | 0.04% |
| Alora | TFoE | 8 | 0.03% |
| Impa | TWoG | 8 | 0.03% |
| Link | ZA | 8 | 0.03% |
| Goronu | TFoE | 7 | 0.03% |
| Makoto | TWoG | 7 | 0.03% |
| Aypo | TFoE | 6 | 0.03% |
| Sanda | TWoG | 6 | 0.03% |
| Food Dude | ZA | 5 | 0.02% |
| Ganon | ZA | 5 | 0.02% |
| Fairy | TFoE | 4 | 0.02% |
| Grimbo | TWoG | 4 | 0.02% |
| Iron Knuckle | ZA | 4 | 0.02% |
| Odranoel | TFoE | 4 | 0.02% |
| Suprena | TFoE | 4 | 0.02% |
| Llort | ZA | 3 | 0.01% |
| Kulvan | TFoE | 1 | <0.01% |
| Lubonga | TWoG | 1 | <0.01% |
I had to combine the votes for Sakado Merchant (4 votes) and Ushrom (11 votes) as they are the same character and were separated in the original video.
Items, generic enemies, YouTube Poop references, and certain non-Zelda characters were also submitted. These include:
- Princess Arzette (Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, 21 votes)
- Dinner (TWoG, 7 votes)
- Dodongo (TFoE, 5 votes)
- Lamp Oil (TFoE, 5 votes)
- Octorok (TFoE, 5 votes)
- Rope (TFoE, 5 votes)
- I.M. Meen (I.M. Meen, 4 votes)
- The Map (TFoE, 3 votes)
- Dinner Blaster (Dinner Blaster, 2 votes)
- Gwonam's house in Hermit Flat (TFoE, 1 vote)
- Gwonam's scroll (TFoE, 1 vote)
- King Harkinian's computer (YouTubePoop-The King has a new Computer, 1 vote)
Comparison
"Main" Characters
| Character | Game | # of Votes |
|---|---|---|
Bosses
| Character | Game | # of Votes |
|---|---|---|
TFoE Side Characters
| Character | Game | # of Votes |
|---|---|---|
TWoG Side Characters
| Character | Game | # of Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Last updated: March 25th, 2026