Which is the best boomerang?

Boomerang has been in the Zelda series since the beginning. It's a decent weapon(depending on the game) but is pretty much an optional weapon(depending on the game).

Which one is the best?
We'll define boomerang as a weapon that can grab items annd bring it back to you only. Soon Beetle will be allowed, but hookshot, whip, etc will not.
Also only the best upgrades. So a LV1 boomerang will not count.


I choose FSA. It helps you collect Force Gems(which are required) and let's you be a real jerk against your friends. "Hey get back here"(uses boomerang )
It's the only Zelda game where I'm really happy to get the boomerang.

Does the Magic Boomerang from Oracle of Seasons count? Because that thing was incredibly useful at hitting masses of enemies or getting treasure.

Hmmm... Where's TP? I liked that boomerang. Not only was it a boomerang, but it had the Fairy of Winds. I also liked TWW's boomerang because stunning enemies is extremely useful and OoT's boomerang was nice because I hardly had to use my slingshot anymore (and didn't have to worry about the deku seeds) and I could collect the far-off gold skulltulla tokens.

Originally Posted by Magic-Tech

Does the Magic Boomerang from Oracle of Seasons count? Because that thing was incredibly useful at hitting masses of enemies or getting treasure.

Yes. While there's a boomerang in Ages, I edited it to Seasons because it's a vital weapon in that one.

Edit: Oh, there's still some room so Ages is relocated to the bottom.

Originally Posted by Pseud O Nym

Hmmm... Where's TP?

Added.

I liked Wind Waker's. It was just fun to use!!

Definitely the boomerang from Super Smash Bros. Everyone bowed before you when brought that thing out.

Oh, wonder how I missed two Zelda games...thanks.

I like WW's boomerang the best.

I would have voted TP's, but the whirlwind effect just got annoying at times.

I voted TWW. Correct me if im wrong but isnt PH and ST boomerang pretty much the same thing.?

Originally Posted by SamBlad

I voted TWW. Correct me if im wrong but isnt PH and ST boomerang pretty much the same thing.?

Yeah I think they are.

I'm not sure if there is a *slight* difference to the ST one, but they're almost identical from what I remember.

Wind Waker's. The rest didn't work that well compared to WW. With the targeting system, it made using the Boomerang a lot easier to use.

If you count the beetle as a boomerang, it wins in some aspects. The gale boomerang was awesome as well. It also matters what boomerang in some cases. Like in the Minish cap you had a regular one and you could get a magical one. Now if you just included regular boomerang's, it'd have to be on what they could do that would judge them Anyway, if you count the beetle as one, it was likely my favorite. It could pick up objects and scare bad guys. And you could use it just to get a better view of things. It didn't have an enabled targeting system like boomerangs did though...

Wind Waker's was the funnest to use. But if we're speaking raw power, LA wins by default. Boomerang + Final Boss = 1 hit KO

WW, it felt like it got a lot of use.
the beetle is not a boomerang, it can collect items at a distance but so can the whip, clawshots (TP), hookshots ect.

WW

That boomerang was great in combat for stunning enemies who liked to block a lot. Plus it was quick to use and normally went straight for your target instead of circling around. It also was quick to switch between your sword and boomerang too.

Hmm, TWW has a commanding lead, eh? I wish I remembered more of that game and its boomerang, but my TWW disc is borked. Anyway, out of the games I've played multiple times and have a pretty good memory for, Twilight Princess' would be the best to me. You've got precision IR aiming, it locks onto stuff, what's not to like?

The opening post mentioned usefulness. The boomerang is your friend in LoZ. I can't remember if it'll stun a Wizzrobe (and if I'm remembering right it won't stun a darknut), but it definitely stuns a lot of stuff and even kills Keese and such. It moves in 8 directions too, which is really good for the four-direction-walking Link. I guess I think it's the most useful, but even so I voted TP.

I liked Phantom Hourglass's Boomerange since I could turn that into a force field around me

Otherwise the one from Link's Awakening seemed to be purdy devastating...even killing the final boss's form in one shot in DX which was NUTS

The original LoZ had the best boomerang in that it traveled fast, you could throw it almost any direction including behind you, and it was almost an essential part of combat. The boomerang in Wind Waker did a great job transitioning the boomerang to a 3d environment and the homing feature was boss but I never felt it was as essential as it was in LOZ.

I felt the WW boomerang was the easiest to use during an actual battle. You could bring it out to stun someone, then immediately follow up with your sword.

As for the Beetle, I don't think it should count as a boomerang. They're 2 completely different items.

I liked Wind Waker's system, where many things could be 'z-targetted' at once by the boomerang and then released to fly on its own. I remember it had some pretty interesting uses in solving puzzles as well, getting the boomerang to swirl-a-doo a certain path before it ran out of string.