It may have been hard to tell when all he'd been doing earlier was whaling on a practice dummy, but Donnie has excellent control of his weapon as he pulls back, twisting the staff around between his hands to block each of Link's strikes as he goes on the offensive.

The moment he finds an opening he swings the staff outwards, intending to drive Link back as he presses the offense again. He spins it in hand, the dark metal a blur as he brings the reverse-end forward first in a quick, upwards strike, already prepared to respond around a parry if Link brings his staff to block.