The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time characters
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Link
Image:Child link zelda.jpg Template:Main In Ocarina of Time, Link, also known as the Hero of Time, is a Hylian who is raised as a Kokiri in the Kokiri Forest. He has the ability to travel through time, and therefore to and from his adult and child bodies, using the power of the Master Sword. He still wears the classic default green (or "Kokiri") tunic and cap that appeared in earlier games, and has a familiar variety of weapons that are again used in later adventures. This is assumed to be the same Link who appears in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
For information on Link's relations with Navi, see "Navi" below
Princess Zelda
Template:Main Princess Zelda is the Hylian princess of Hyrule. She has magical powers and she saw the destruction of Hyrule in a dream. She fled her castle with her Guardian, Impa, to escape Ganondorf and gives Link the Ocarina of Time. She disguises herself as Sheik and goes into hiding, appearing to Link frequently and helping him through his quest. She finally reveals her true identity later in the game, causing Ganondorf to kidnap her. Link fights Ganon to free her. In Wind Waker Zelda undergoes the identity of Tetra, apparently without her own knowing of it. She is quite proficient in the use of the Bow and Arrow and as Shiek demonstrates a skill in the harp. It is widely debated among fans that there is a romantic link between them, as many of the other games give the impression that Link and Zelda really like each other.
Darunia
Image:Dariuna.jpg King Darunia (dä'roo-nē'ä) is the leader of the Goron race and resides in Goron City. When Link first meets Darunia, he is upset because the cavern containing the Goron's food source is overrun by Dodongos and has been sealed off by Ganondorf as punishment for refusing to turn over the Goron Ruby (also known as the Spiritual Stone of Fire). Once he is cheered up by Link's rousing rendition of 'Saria's Song', a song he continues to enjoy for the rest of the game, his demeanour softens. He gives Link the Goron's Bracelet, allowing him to use bombs, and asks him to clear the Dodongos from Dodongo's Cavern. If Link completes this task, Darunia rewards him with the Spiritual Stone of Fire (Goron Ruby) and makes him his "Sworn Brother". After Ganondorf conquers Hyrule he threatens to feed the Goron race to the dragon Volvagia, who was killed long ago by a Goron hero, but has been resurrected by Ganondorf. When Link completes the Fire Temple as an adult, Darunia is awakened as the Fire Sage, and gives Link the Fire Medallion. Darunia also named his son after Link. Darunia, like many of the characters in Ocarina of Time, takes his name from a town in Zelda II: Adventure of Link; as this game precedes that one in the Zelda timeline, it may be more accurate to say, in Zelda canon, that the town takes its name from him.
Navi
Image:Young with fairy.jpg Navi (possible root: navigator/navigation) is a fairy companion who is instructed to assist Link in his quest by the Great Deku Tree in the Kokiri Forest. All Kokiri have companion fairies, but because Link is actually a Hylian, he never received one until Navi joined him near the beginning of the events in Ocarina of Time. From a gameplay perspective, Navi functions primarily as a software agent that points out cues in the environment and helps the player learn the controls and advance in the game, but in some areas of the game, she turns green and hovers near a suspicious spot, such as a puddle in a dungeon, yelling "Hey! Listen!" (This can get very annoying.) and it turns out to be nothing at all, except for possibly lost beta (usually, however, these spots produce a healing fairy when Link plays Zelda's Lullaby or the Song of Storms near them).
After Link is sent back to his own time, Navi flies away. Two similar fairies, Tat'l and Tael (named after the word tattletale), are found in Majora's Mask, and Tat'l serves a similar purpose in this game.
Navi was Link's first fairy. If the idea is followed through between Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, a Kokiri is granted only one fairy. Link is of Hylian descent and obviously unique and able to travel throughout the land without restriction like the Kokiri children. This leaves him the opportunity to discover other fairies in dungeons and fountains throughout the lands. Because Navi is already his companion, the fairies simply heal Link and be on their way, or he can capture them in milk bottles for later use. When Navi disappears after Ocarina of Time, Link goes out to search for her. After facing some unusual obstacles, Tat'l reluctantly becomes Link's new partner.
Navi's disappearance could be explained by the fact that her duty to the Deku Tree had expired after Link had left the forest and Ganon had been defeated. Seeing as Link was not of Kokiri descent, she did not have a permanent obligation to him. This also explains Link's fairy problem prior to Ocarina of Time. Despite the fact Navi leaves Link it is apparent Link and Navi had a good friendship.
Some fans dislike Navi due to the fact the majority of the information she gives is either useless or intuitive and the way she presents this information is excessive (yelling "Hey! Listen!" every time). Example: During the fight with Queen Gohma, Navi tells the player to hit her eye--but many video game bosses have their eye as their weak spot, especially apparent with Gohma. Navi's advice is more useful to gaming newcomers than to experienced gamers, or those who have already completed the game. This is likely the reason that Tat'l, rather than giving straightforward instructions on what to do in a certain situation, gives out advice that tends to be rather obvious, but still not as blunt as Navi's.
A Navi-like character appears in the Legend of Zelda cartoon named Sprite, which may have been the inspiration for her. This is cemented by the sequel, Twilight Princess, being described as having Navi 'liking' Link, and being jealous of Zelda, which occurs with Sprite during the 13-episode cartoon, along with Zelda's role as a warrior princess.
Princess Ruto
Image:Young ruto.jpg Image:Adult ruto.jpg Princess Ruto (roo'tō) is the daughter of King Zora and the Princess of the Zora race. As a child, she has a rather bossy streak. When Link first meets her when she has been swallowed by Lord Jabu-Jabu, the Zora's guardian deity who she is in charge of caring for. After Link rescues her, she rewards him with the Zora Sapphire Spiritual Stone. She, however, considers it the royal Zora's engagement dowry and claims that Link must one day marry her, as requested by her mother before she died.
After Ganondorf takes over Hyrule, he freezes Zora's Domain, trapping the Zoras. Fortunately for Ruto she is rescued from beneath the ice by Sheik, after which she heads to the Water Temple. Link meets her there as an adult. She then scolds him for keeping her waiting for seven years to marry him. Saying "I have not forgotten the vows we made to each other". When Link completes the Water Temple, Ruto is awakened as the Water Sage, and gives Link the Water Medallion, and states she should not yet marry Link.
In the manga, during the childhood chapters, Ruto got swallowed by Jabu-Jabu on purpose because the husband her father presented was not acceptable to her. She gave Link the Zora Sapphire out of her new-found feeling for him after he saved her life. She has a huge crush on Link, and truly believes that they are meant for each other.
Ruto's name would later be associated with a mountain town in Zelda II: Adventure of Link.
Ruto's counterpart in Termina was Lulu, the lead singer of the Indigo-Go's, a Zora band. The primary difference between them visually being that Lulu wears a dress while Ruto wears nothing. This is supposedly because there were complaints about Ruto being naked, especially since she is represented both as a child and as a buxom young woman. Interestingly, Ruto is the only one of the sages to have a counterpart in Termina.
Rauru
Rauru (räoo'roo) is an old Hylian man who is the Sage of Light and the architect of the Temple of Time. Link first meets him when he awakens from his seven-year-long slumber in the Chamber of the Sages within the Temple of Light inside the Sacred Realm. It is Rauru who explains to Link where he is and what has happened in the past seven years. From Rauru, Link receives his first Medallion—the Light Medallion.
In the manga, it appeared that Rauru was only a spirit who lived on in the Chamber of the Sages.
It is unexplained if Rauru is thousands of years old when the Ancient Sages built the Temple of Time when the Triforce was created.
Rauru would later give his name to a town in Zelda II: Adventure of Link.
There are also certain similarities between Rauru and the Old Man in The Legend of Zelda. For example, they have a similar appearance, both being old men with grey hair in red robes. The two characters are considered 'wise men', who give Link advice. It is unknown whether there is any connection between the two in the storyline, or whether one influenced the creation of the other. The similarities may simply be coincidence.
Saria
Image:Saria.jpg Saria (Sä'rē-ä) is a pretty, talented, and admired Kokiri girl who befriended Link while he was growing up in Kokiri Forest. Like all Kokiri she is unable to physically leave the boundaries of the forest, so she gives Link the Fairy Ocarina when he leaves for Hyrule Castle. She later teaches him Saria's Song, the magical powers of which enable Link to communicate with her from afar. When Link returns as an adult, he contacts Saria via ocarina. She explained that the forest spirits were calling out to her from the Forest Temple. When she went to investigate, evil spirits and monsters imprisoned her. Link rescues her after defeating the Poe Sisters and Phantom Ganon. Saria is awakened as the Forest Sage and gives Link the Forest Medallion.
In the game, Saria is one of only four Kokiri to ever enter the Lost Woods. It is known that if the Kokiri wander too deep into the forest, they will eventually become skull kids. If wandering Hylians do so, they will become Stalfos. The Kokiri children admired Saria for her kindness and for being the only one of her people to thoroughly navigate the Lost Woods. The Kokiri did not know she was a Sage, which may have guarded her from danger while traveling alone in the woods. Saria's favorite haunt in the entire forest was the Sacred Forest Meadow.
Because of her close relationship with Link, Saria is sometimes considered to be a mother or sister figure to him, possibly having raised him after his biological mother died in Kokiri Forest when he was just an infant. There is no evidence for or against the idea. Some believe Saria might have a love interest in Link because of two events in the game.
- The moment they had on the bridge out of Kokiri Village where Saria gives Link her ocarina.
- In the Kokiri Forest, Mido begins to comment that Saria likes Link, though he does not finish his thought.
Some argue that because Kokiri do not age, they cannot fall in love. Others counter that even if that's true, it cannot be denied that there is an underlying implication of love towards Link from Saria. The idea is still being debated.
The water town of Saria, featured in The Adventure of Link, would later be named for her.
Nabooru
Nabooru (nä-bōō'roo) is the attractive second-in-command and reclusive lone wolf thief of the Gerudo. Like most Gerudo, she has red hair and gold eyes. Link, as a child, first meets her inside the Spirit Temple. It is here she reveals that though she serves under Ganondorf, she wants nothing to do with his dark ambitions. She confesses her belief that Ganondorf is truly an evil king. She promises Link a great reward if he can successfully retrieve the Silver Gauntlets for her. She herself, once equipped with the gauntlets, plans to explore the temple ever further to locate and steal Ganondorf's treasure (whom has been hoarding it from his followers). Nabooru, however, is captured by Koume and Kotake before she can receive the gauntlets, and is subjected to the practices of brainwashing that Ganondorf has been intensely researching.
Seven years later, Link encounters her again within the second half of the explored Spirit Temple, but this time she is in the guise of an Iron Knuckle. As a brainwashed, loyal servant to the evil witches, Nabooru protects the final entrance to Twinrova's chambers and Link must defeat her to finally conquer the temple. When he destroys Twinrova, Nabooru is awakened as the Sage of Spirit and Link receives the Spirit Medallion from her. It is never revealed what it was she intended to reward Link with upon giving her the gauntlets; however, her final words in the Chamber of Sages to him are: "If only I knew you would become such a handsome young man, I would have kept my promise."
In the manga, she was sent by the Twinrova sisters to make sure Sheik can take Link prisoner. She interrogated Link when he came to prison. He fought her, and in the process, cracked the gem on her forehead that served as the Twinrova sisters' means of controlling her. She then fought her comrades, eventally freeing them from the sisters' spell as well, while Link took Sheik out of harm's way. Nabooru then gave Link the Mirror Shield to defeat the Twinrova sisters. Nabooru then helped Link get into Ganon's Tower once she awakened as the Sage of Spirit.
Like many other charactes, Nabooru would have a town named after her by the time of Zelda II: Adventure of Link.
Epona
Epona (ě'pō-nä) is Link's horse. She was brought up by Malon & Talon at Lon Lon Ranch and can be summoned by Epona's Song. Link first meets her when he is a child and she a foal, but she is wild and runs away from him until Malon teaches Link Epona's Song. When Link returns to the ranch as an adult, it has been taken over by Ingo, and Epona once again runs away from him. Link, after taming Epona using Epona's Song, participates in two races with Ingo, and wins Epona.(Hint: To get out of Lon Lon Ranch, get on Epona and run at the wall she will jump over causing you to escape) From that point on, he can summon her in most locations using the song and she provides him with fast transportation around Hyrule. In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, she is stolen by the mischievous Skull Kid and given to Romani Ranch. The name is taken from the Celtic goddess of horses Epona.
Ganondorf
Ganondorf is the principal antagonist in the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. His initial goal in life is to locate and retrieve the Triforce from the Sacred Realm found within The Temple of Time; his ultimate ambition is to take over Hyrule entirely and rule with an iron fist. Link, Princess Zelda, and Navi plan to stop him vowing that he shall never lay his hands upon the sacred triangles. After his seven-year slumber, Link conquers five major temples and awakens six Sages. After the long-awaited meeting with Crown Princess Zelda, now age seventeen, Link finally meets with Ganondorf on the top of Ganon's Castle for a final showdown. After you beat him as Ganondorf, he morphs into a monster called Ganon. Armed with the Master Sword, and guided by Princess Zelda, Navi, and the six sages (Rauru, Saria, Darunia, Princess Ruto, Impa, and Nabooru) Link banishes Ganondorf into the Evil Realm, an imprisoning stasis held within the Sacred Realm. Ganondorf may have been dethroned, but he still held the Triforce of Power. He proclaimed that Zelda and Link's descendants will suffer when someday the seal of his imprisonment is broken and unlocked.
Lord Jabu-Jabu
Image:Jabujabujabu.jpg Lord Jabu-Jabu (jä'boo jä'boo) VII is the patron deity of the Zora race and as such is worshiped by them. He has the appearance of a giant fish and resides in the corrie lake of Zora's Fountain. When going before Jabu-Jabu, it is customary to bring an offering of a fish. Link first encounters the Zoran leviathan as a child when he is sent by King Zora XVI to rescue Princess Ruto from inside Jabu-Jabu's stomach. Apparently, the young Zora girl was accidentally swallowed whole by her own patron while carrying out her duties as his keeper. Jabu-Jabu disappears sometime in the seven years Link's spirit is kept dormant in the Sacred Realm. The freezing of Zora's Domain and Zora's Fountain is likely the cause of his vanishing and / or demise.
In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, there is a similar large fish with a similar name.
Hylian loach
Image:Bigloach3.jpg The Hylian loach is an eel-like creature which resides in the Fishing Pond in Lake Hylia. It is usually very rare and stays deep in the small lake, and is easier to catch with a sinking lure (which is a hidden item placed randomly throughout the pond) but is catchable with normal lure. It only appears when the player enters the Fishing Pond before the rooster crows or the wolf howls.
The loach weighs about 16 pounds for young Link, and 35 for adult Link. Catching the fish will get the player a reward of fifty rupees.
King Zora
King Zora (zōō-rä) XVI is the ruler of the Zora race. He is an obese, fish-like creature who values the loyalty of his people and demands respect for their patron deity, Lord Jabu-Jabu. When one visits the cavernous interior of Zora's Domain, the king is always seated in his throne, protecting the entrance to Zora's Fountain. When the King of Hyrule ended "a fierce war" a decade earlier and reunited the Hyrulean kingdom, he reaffirmed his undying friendship and association with the Zoran patriarch. When Link is first beginning his quest, he first meets King Zora during a time of sadness. He has been lamenting the recent loss of his daughter, Princess Ruto. After Link discovers and shows him a message, apparently from Ruto (which was recovered from a bottle in Lake Hylia) the king instructs him to rescue her from the belly of Lord Jabu-Jabu. By doing this, Link is granted access to the sacred Zora's Fountain. When Link returns to Zora's Domain as an adult, he finds King Zora frozen in a giant, crystalline forcefield of red ice. As a reward for thawing him out (with Blue Fire), King Zora bestows the Zora Tunic upon Link. If Link speaks to him while wearing the Zora Mask, he will become offended and say "I don't find that funny at all. Are you mocking me?"
Talon
Talon (tä'lōn) is a fat, rather lazy, man, who bears a striking resemblance to Mario (he also wears a pendant that resembles Bowser, Mario's arch-enemy), as well as Tarin of Link's Awakening. He is the father of Malon and the owner and operator of Lon Lon Ranch. When Link first encounters Talon, he is asleep beside a shipment of milk he had been delivering to Hyrule Castle. After Link awakens him, he returns to Lon Lon Ranch. At some point during the seven years Link spends asleep in the Sacred Realm, Ingo, the Lon Lon Ranch farmhand, takes over the ranch and kicks Talon out. Once again, Link can find him asleep, this time in Kakariko Village. If Link participates in the "Pocket Cucko" side-quest, he can also be awakend by the sound of Link presenting the Pocket Cucko to him. When he discovers that Ingo turns over a new leaf, after Link ruins his business, he does so as well.
Ingo
Ingo (ēn'gō) is a tall, lanky man with a large black moustache who bears a striking resemblance to fellow Nintendo character Luigi. When Link first meets Ingo, he is working as a farmhand at Lon Lon Ranch. He is a hard worker but complains about how he must do all the work while Talon, the ranch's actual owner, just lies around and sleeps. When Link returns to Lon Lon Ranch seven years later as an adult, he finds that Ingo, with the assistance of Ganondorf, has taken over the ranch and kicked Talon out. Once Link wins Epona from Ingo and awakens Talon in Kakariko Village, Talon returns to the ranch and takes back ownership. Ingo, apparently regretful of his actions, and fearful of being punished by Ganondorf for losing Epona to Link, returns to working as a farmhand. There are Ingo-like characters all named Gorman in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask(as three brothers) and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, although they takes no major part in either story.
Malon
Image:Normal malon2.jpg Malon (mä'lōn) is the daughter of Talon and works at Lon Lon Ranch with her father and Ingo. Malon is a nice and (unlike her father) hard-working girl. Link first meets her as a child in Hyrule castle town when she's looking for her father. She gives Link an egg that will hatch and wake up Talon (when Link finds him and uses the newly born Cucco). Later when Link meets her at the ranch she calls him 'Fairy boy'.
Malon also raised Epona and will teach Link "Epona's song." This song will stop Epona from running away from Link and can later be used to call Epona.
Seven years later, Malon is forced to work for Ingo (who is influenced by Ganondorf) at Lon Lon Ranch after he kicked Talon out. Link uses Epona's song to call Epona and wins her after defeating Ingo in horse racing and escaping the ranch. This makes Ingo see the error of his ways, and he lets Talon have the ranch back.
The gossip stones in Ocarina of Time also let the player know that Malon was the Original record holder of the Obstacle course with a time of fifty seconds and that she dreams of being swept off her feet by a knight in shining armor.
Some fans speculate on the possibility of a romantic relationship between Link and Malon, although this has never been substantiated by Nintendo. If Link plays Talon's Cucco game and wins, he is offered Malon's hand in marriage. Talon decides that Link and Malon are too young to be wed, however and takes the offer back. In the manga of Ocarina of Time, Malon believes Link to be her knight in shining armor for a brief time. She later discovers he is just plain old Link and considers him as only a friend. Malon also appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.
Malon had two counterparts in Termina, from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Romani, who spoke in the third person and tried to defend her farm from invading aliens, was based on Malon's young appearance. Romani's older sister Cremia, who ran Romani Ranch all by herself since their parents' untimely deaths, was based on Malon's older appearance.
Mido
Mido (mē'dō) likes to think he is the boss of the Kokiri and refers to himself as "The Great Mido". It is very likely that the Kokiri do look up to him, or at least feel he is stronger and more dominant than they are (except for Saria and Link, who see through him). When Link wears a scary mask from the Mask Shop, some will say that they will tell Mido. They also succumb to performing many labours for him.
Mido does not like Link, and will not accept him as one of the Kokiri because he does not have a fairy. Mido and the other Kokiri might have known about Link's true race (Hylian), in which case his prejudice could also be a form of racism. He may also feel that Link is a threat to his self-imposed role as alpha male of the Kokiri. He does not see why Link has become the respected favorite of Saria and the Great Deku Tree.
Part of Mido's dislike for Link is that he is jealous of the attention Link receives from Saria. This may be more than valuing her respect, as he could have a romantic attraction towards her. He made one Kokiri clear out the rocks in front of his house and another one clear the grass outside Saria's house, though he told her he was going to do it, just to impress her.
When Link is summoned to see the Great Deku Tree he is shocked, especially as Link now has a fairy, Navi. He tries to stop Link from entering by saying he must go and get a sword and shield, but reluctantly lets Link in once he has the items. He blames Link when the Deku Tree withers up and dies, and starts sulking.
When Link returns seven years later as an adult, Mido (who is still a child because the Kokiri never grow up) does not recognize Link, refuses to let him go to the Forest Temple. After Link plays Saria's Song for him, however, he realizes that Link must be one of Saria's friends and lets him pass. After Link beats the Forest Temple, awakening Saria as a Sage, Mido learns that Saria will not come back for some time, if ever. He starts to say that she liked Link, and then asks Adult Link (whom he still does not recognize) to keep a look out for Link (young Link, whom he knew), and if he sees him, to tell him that Mido is sorry.
While Mido is initially a very shallow, angry, and insecure person, during the seven years and the resulting stresses of the world of ruin and losing Saria, he becomes a more brooding character, tired of anger and war, who apologizes for his misdeeds and would probably want to go back on them if he could, to have the old world of peace and Saria back with him.
Mido is named after the two syllables in Solfege Mi and Do. Also, in The Adventure of Link, there is a town of Mido, named after this character, which is the only one named after an Ocarina of Time character who is not a Sage.
Impa
Impa (ēm'pä) was the only member of the Sheikah race seen in the game, and was the protector of Princess Zelda; early in the game, she carries Zelda away from the castle to escape Ganondorf. During the seven year span when Link was frozen by the Master Sword, she teaches Zelda the way of the Sheikah to become a cloaked warrior named Sheik. Impa then meets Link at the Shadow Temple, where she awakens as the Shadow Sage.
See also
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time weapons and items
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time places
- The Legend of Zelda series characters
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening characters
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask characters
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker characters
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Seasons characters