Wind Ring (Klonoa)



Wind Ring is the important weapon fated to accompany the character known as Klonoa from Namco's videogame series of the same name, it can fire a wind bullet to hit switches and inflact enemies and boxes in certain games, allowing the dream traveler to use them for higher jumps and as projectiles.

The Wind Ring appeared in games and other related media since Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, and it needs someone like Huepow or Lolo as a power source for it to work.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The idea of using a ring to solve puzzles and platforming challenges is pretty unique.
 * 2) Each game starts with simple ideas for the Wind Ring, until the final visions (levels) the player will get used to different ways of using the ring.
 * 3) Some switches and enemies react differently or require other ways to get hit by a wind bullet / projectile, resulting in some creative ideas.
 * 4) The last visions (especially the EX ones) the Wind Ring has to be used in some challenging yet satisfying sections and puzzles, where the player's experience is put to use.
 * 5) Wind Ring received some different attacks in other games:
 * 6) *Wind Sword: work as a sword that can slash enemies.
 * 7) *Beam Parasol: a beam that works both as a shield to tackle enemies and a defensive counter in Namco X Capcom.
 * 8) *Wind Bullet: a projectile similar to normal wind bullets which does damage in Klonoa Heroes.
 * 9) Starting with Klonoa Wii it got a increased grab and throw range (the latter is in the difficult option for newcomers in Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series).

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The Wind Ring's different attacks appears in other media and japanese games: Klonoa Heroes and Namco X Capcom, so in the platforming games it's mostly the same thing.
 * 2) Inconsistency: some games show that the ring requires a power source to work, but in most cases (Bandai Wonderswan and GBA games, Namco X Capcom and Shippuu Tengoku Kaze no Klonoa manga) it appears to work perfectly fine without one.

Trivia

 * It is absent in Klonoa Beach Volleyball.