I like the nose, might use those colors for mine, but the main problem with Deku link is, he's sad, he's depressed, he's a gloomy flippin plant for god's sake, and he's not supposed to be bright and cheery looking like everything else in Minish Cap. I really like your concept, but the only really noticable and significant change is the nose.
Oh, relevent post. I resized the balloons, and I'm working on a flying sheet. 6 frames of him kicking done, all directions, two frames of petal twirling, and working on a tilt animation.
That and the hair brightness.