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Random: Even Tingle’s Creator Thinks He’s A Bit Creepy

Freshly-picked thoughts from Takaya Imamura.

When you see a man in green latex, do you come out in a cold sweat? Does the sound of “Kooloo-Limpah” make you shiver? Does your poor wallet groan as it prepares to be emptied in exchange for an absolutely extortionate treasure map? Well, you’re not alone!

Ever since The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, one character has been on everyone’s lips for polarising reasons. Tingle, the map merchant and reincarnated fairy (so he says) is arguably unsettling for a number of reasons; his rosy 35-year-old cheeks and skin-tight outfit, as well as his bizarre catchphrases and dances. You do you, Tingle! — which should go without saying — but there are few characters in video games that split popular opinion quite so much.

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