Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda)
Link has been fighting back against the evil forces of Ganon since 1987, but it wasn't until the arrival of Ocarina of Time that the pig-man wizard first appeared in a more human form. Ganondorf is the seemingly unkillable central villain of the Legend of Zelda series, and Nintendo has few characters more iconically evil than him.
Link (Legend of Zelda)
Princess Zelda may get top billing, but everyone remembers the silent green elf when they think of the classic Legend of Zelda series.
Legend of Zelda games have appeared on NES, SNES, CD-i, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Nintendo 64. Link has also appeared in Super Smash Bros.
Midna
A diminuitive denizen of the Twilight Realm, Midna is the impish, shadowy sidekick to Link throughout the events of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Players first meet her in prison, after Link is forcibly transformed into a wolf, captured and thrown in jail by Zant's minions.