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 '''Navi:''' Something about muffins!|Xanauzumaki's Ocarina of Time Abridged}}
-The ''Legend Of Zelda'' series is one of the more popular sources for material for [[Abridged Series]] on [[YouTube]]. For example, [http://www.youtube.com/user/adamwestslapdog adamwestslapdog] has already finished an abridged series based on ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time|Ocarina Of Time]]'', and is currently working on one for ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/user/xanauzumaki xanauzumaki] has already completed abridged series for two Zelda games, ''[[The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Ocarina Of Time]]'', in that order, with a ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' abridged series currently in progress. And [http://www.youtube.com/user/tauberpa tauberpa] has abridged ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|Wind Waker]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]'' ''and'' ''[[The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'', and is just now working on abridging ''[[The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. Just like other abridged series, these point out weird plot-points of the original work and add some pop-culture references as well.
+The ''Legend Of Zelda'' series is one of the more popular sources for material for [[Abridged Series]] on [[YouTube]]. For example, [http://www.youtube.com/user/adamwestslapdog adamwestslapdog] has already finished an abridged series based on ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time|Ocarina Of Time]]'', and is currently working on one for ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/user/xanauzumaki xanauzumaki] has already completed abridged series for two Zelda games, ''[[The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Ocarina Of Time]]'', in that order, with a ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' abridged series currently in progress. And [http://www.youtube.com/user/tauberpa tauberpa] has abridged ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|Wind Waker]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]'' ''and'' ''[[The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'', and is just now working on abridging ''[[The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. Just like other abridged series, these point out weird plot-points of the original work and add some pop-culture references as well.
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 === ''[http://www.youtube.com/user/adamwestslapdog adamwestslapdog]'''s version includes examples of the following tropes: ===
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 * [[I Don't Like the Sound of That Place]]: The guard at the gate warns Link that they did not name the "Death Mountain" like that without a reason.
 ** He was worried about the Shadow Temple but Sheik lies and says it's full of white rabbits.
-* [[If You Die I Call Your Stuff]]: Episode 14. "I call dibs on his CD player."
+* [[If You Die, I Call Your Stuff]]: Episode 14. "I call dibs on his CD player."
 * [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: There are some with possibly the most triumphant example being the one involving [[Saw]] in episode 16 of Ocarina Of Time. The creator apologized for this one.
 * [[Innocent Innuendo]]: [[Laughing Mad|The]] [[Slasher Smile|Happy]] [[Ax Crazy|Mask]] [[Talkative Loon|Salesman]] plays with his massive organ.  {{spoiler|The instrument, of course.}}
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 * [[Insane Troll Logic]]: Link and his "fire-proof" suit reasoning and his stealth suit in Majora's Mask.
 ** Princess Ruto using a mailbox to get a letter to her father from inside Lord Jabu Jabu.
-* [[Insurmountable Waist Height Fence]]: Episode 10 of Majora's Mask has its field day with this.
+* [[Insurmountable Waist-Height Fence]]: Episode 10 of Majora's Mask has its field day with this.
 * [[I Regret Nothing]]! Apart from dying.
 * [[Literal Minded]]: When Dark Link is mentioned, Link thinks about  {{spoiler|a black version of him, looking like [[Mr. T]]}}
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 * [[MacGuffin]]: The medallions which you got in the game are parodied for being that by being called "oversized novelty coins".
 ** Also the sacred stones, which Zelda wants for no reason other than they look pretty.
-* [[Minor Flaw Major Breakup]]: Link almost stayed with Saria before his adventure even began but run away after Saria asked if he would want to watch [[Whoopi Goldberg]] movies with him.
+* [[Minor Flaw, Major Breakup]]: Link almost stayed with Saria before his adventure even began but run away after Saria asked if he would want to watch [[Whoopi Goldberg]] movies with him.
 {{quote|  '''Saria''': ''"Why does no one likes Whoopi Goldberg except me?"'' }}
 ** He also assumes Nabooru has man hands as soon as he picks up the Silver Gauntlets.
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 * [[Rule of Three]]: See [[Flashback Echo]] above.
 * [[Running Gag]]: Link still believing that Tatl is in fact Navi.
-* [[Schizo Tech]]: Aside from the actual occasions of this in the original games, a lot of things from our modern world has found their way into the [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]].
+* [[Schizo-Tech]]: Aside from the actual occasions of this in the original games, a lot of things from our modern world has found their way into the [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]].
 * [[Selective Obliviousness]]: Link is stupid but he does have his smart moments. He openly ignores anything Zelda says that implies she isn't his girlfriend.
 {{quote| '''Zelda''': I'm going to throw you in the dungeon.<br />
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 * [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!]]: Zelda, taken to extremes.
 {{quote|  '''Zelda's First Line''': Hey, assface, how'd you get past my guards?}}
-* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]]: According to Rauru, it's the gayest superpower ever.
+* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: According to Rauru, it's the gayest superpower ever.
 * [[Who's Laughing Now?]]: People called Dande mad for digging up graves for an underground race course but then Link visits him. Subverted since Navi immediately points out that it's still completely insane.
 * [[Yank the Dog's Chain]]: Majora's Mask, episode 12, Link guesses that the next temple is through the zombie fort and learns they're in opposite directions... and then that the key to the temple is in the boss chamber in the fort
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 * [[Go for The Eye]]: An eyeball boss. What a surprise.
 ** There are so many eyeball bosses in the Zelda series, that one episode includes a montage consisting of nothing ''but'' them.
-* [[Gross Up Close Up]]: Saria's arm.
+* [[Gross Up Close-Up]]: Saria's arm.
 * [[Grumpy Old Man]]: Several of the elderly characters in this series, who are senile and want Link to "get off my lawn"! For example, the Goron elduhz.
 ** Elders?
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 ** Koume is a [[Grumpy Old Man|Grumpy Old Woman]].
 * [[Heroic Sociopath]]: ''Ocarina of Time Abridged'' Link, in a nutshell.
-* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Although Xana voices everyone, the "voices" of quite a few characters appear in the wrong series. For example, when Link meets Sheik, one of the voices in Sheik's head sounds very much like Zant from [[Twilight Princess]] Abridged.
+* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Although Xana voices everyone, the "voices" of quite a few characters appear in the wrong series. For example, when Link meets Sheik, one of the voices in Sheik's head sounds very much like Zant from [[Twilight Princess]] Abridged.
 ** Also, many of the characters Xana voices sound extremely similar to [[Family Guy]] characters, for some reason. Seriously, just compare Stewie's voice to...''anyone.''
-* [[If You Die I Call Your Stuff]]: Ilia says this in episode 2 of ''Twilight Princess Abridged''.
+* [[If You Die, I Call Your Stuff]]: Ilia says this in episode 2 of ''Twilight Princess Abridged''.
 * [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Lord Fizzytexture, the Soda Demon, is also called  {{spoiler|The Devil Incarbonate}}.
 ** Also, at the Shadow Temple, Link encounters Lord Fizzytexture  {{spoiler|in its "fizz-ical" form}}.
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 * [[Sassy Black Woman]]: In a deleted ''Twilight Princess Abridged'' scene, Telma is depicted as this.
 * [[Self-Deprecation]]
-* [[Shout Out]]: The guy sitting on the magic carpet in the middle of the Haunted Wasteland selling Bombchus is implied to be the ancestor of Coro, the guy with the afro in Faron Woods who sells Link a Lantern and Lantern Oil in [[Twilight Princess]].
+* [[Shout-Out]]: The guy sitting on the magic carpet in the middle of the Haunted Wasteland selling Bombchus is implied to be the ancestor of Coro, the guy with the afro in Faron Woods who sells Link a Lantern and Lantern Oil in [[Twilight Princess]].
-** A flashback in Episode 3 of ''Majora’s Mask Abridged'' has a [[Shout Out]] to the Cabbage Salesman from [[Avatar: The Last Airbender]].
+** A flashback in Episode 3 of ''Majora’s Mask Abridged'' has a [[Shout-Out]] to the Cabbage Salesman from [[Avatar: The Last Airbender]].
 {{quote| '''Tatl:''' Skull Kid, I don’t think you should be recklessly cartwheeling like that.<br />
 '''Skull Kid:''' You can’t tell me what to do! Ha ha! *crash offscreen* Oh, shit.<br />