Tingle Brothers

The Tingle Brothers, consisting of Tingle, Ankle, Knuckle, and David Jr., are characters featured in and. They also play a minor role in, where they transport the Links between minigames in the Tingle Tower.

Ankle
In The Wind Waker, Ankle, who considers his twin Knuckle to be lazy and good-for-nothing, was taught how to decipher maps by his older brother, Tingle. He resides at the top of Tingle Tower, helping David Jr. to spin it. He initially mistakes Link for Tingle, saying that he was very worried about him. The only time he feels he can truly be himself is when he's tending to the flower garden on Tingle Island. His favorite proverb is "One may as well hang for a stolen sheep as for a stolen lamb." Unlike Tingle, he wears pink and the mole on his face is above his mouth rather than below it. In addition, the rosy patches on his cheeks are completely filled in.

In The Minish Cap, Ankle appears in Lon Lon Ranch and considers fusing Kinstone Pieces with Link. He also worries about Knuckle and his whereabouts.

Knuckle
In The Wind Waker, Knuckle originally left Tingle Island because he got angry at Tingle for writing "For Tingle Only" on a sign next to Tingle Tower, which Knuckle built when he was ten years old. He can only be found by using the Tingle Tuner; Link can find him by going to Outset Island and stepping into the boats on the beach. Knuckle will appear on the Game Boy Advance screen and get into an argument with Tingle, which ends with him commanding Link to visit various places on the island. After Link completes this, Knuckle gets annoyed and gives Link the Hand-me Down Tingle Tuner before returning to Tingle Island. From then on, he stands guard rather than helping Ankle and David Jr. spin the top of the tower. Unlike Tingle, he wears blue and the mole on his face is on the right side rather than the left. In addition, the rosy patches on his cheeks aren't filled in.

In, he appears on Tingle Island when all five of the Tingle Statues have been collected. Ankle gives Link Rupees for finding the statues instead, since Knuckle isn't present until they have been collected. Additionally, his figurine is required in order to complete the Nintendo Gallery, unlike in the original version of the game. A reference to this fact was added to the description of Knuckle's figurine.

In The Minish Cap, Knuckle appears in Trilby Highlands. Like the other brothers, he has some Kinstone Pieces to fuse with Link. He also says that he doesn't understand why David Jr. dresses like him and his brothers.

David Jr.
In The Wind Waker, David Jr. stays at the top of Tingle Tower, where he works with Ankle. Despite this, he is not actually related to the other brothers. According to him, he was originally a sailor who sailed the sea aimlessly, and ended up on Tingle Island after being shipwrecked by a storm one night. However, according to his figurine and the Prima Game Guide, he was in search of the Ghost Ship's treasure which his father (presumably David Sr.) had also found, and ended up at Tingle Island after feeling seasick. He awoke wearing his current uniform, which he hates, and was forced to work for Tingle. He looks very similar to Tingle, except he wears white, and he does not have rosy patches on his cheeks.

In The Minish Cap, David Jr. appears in Lake Hylia. He is not enslaved and actually appeared to enjoy the company of his "brothers." In the game he aids Link by informing him how many more "Kinstone Fusions" he has left to complete.