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Smash Bros' needle-throwing alter ego that made everyone question Zelda's wardrobe budget.
means An Arab leader, chieftain, or elder — a title of honor and authority in Arab culture, borrowed into English also as a slangy term for a dashing, commanding man.
from From Arabic 'shaykh' (شيخ), meaning 'old man' or 'elder,' from a root tied to aging and wisdom — the idea being that age conferred authority. English picked it up through trade and colonial contact with the Arab world. The swoony 'dashing ladies' man' sense exploded in the 1920s thanks to Rudolph Valentino's film 'The Sheik,' which had nothing to do with wisdom and everything to do with desert romance novels.
- origin
- Sheikah warrior disguise from Ocarina of Time
- melee legacy
- Top tier menace, banned from casual friendships
- twist
- Later revealed as Zelda herself, shapeshifted
- retired
- Cut as standalone fighter after Smash 4