The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time characters

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 the same Link who appears in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

Darunia

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Darunia 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 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', he gives Link the Goron's Bracelet and asks him to clear the Dodongos from Dodongo's Cavern. Once Link completes this task, Darunia rewards him with the Spiritual Stone of Fire 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.

Navi

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Navi 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 beinging 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. Two similar fairies, Tatl and Tael (named after the word tattletale), are found in Majora's Mask, and Tatl serves a similar purpose in this game, despite the fact that she is very rude, making her more annoying.

Kaepora Gaebora

Kaepora Gaebora has the appearance of an owl but is capable of human speech and possesses great wisdom. He often acts as a guide to Link meeting him at important points in his quest to offer advice.

A very similar but nameless owl made an appearance in Link's Awakening, in a similar help-providing role, although he has much more involvement in the story than Kaepora did (see Owl).

Princess Ruto

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Princess Ruto 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 they are both about ten years old, 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, where she informs him that their engagement is broken due to more serious matters, i.e. Ruto claims she recognizes that saving Hyrule is more important than marriage. When Link completes the Water Temple, Ruto is awakened as the Water Sage, and gives Link the Water Medallion.

Rauru

Rauru is an old Hylian man and the Sage of Light. 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.

Saria

Saria is a Kokiri girl who befriended Link while he was growing up in Kokiri Forest. As a Kokiri she is unable to leave the forest, so she gives Link the Fairy Ocarina when he leaves the forest. Later she teaches him Saria's Song, the magical powers of which enable Link to communicate with her from afar. After Link becomes an adult she is imprisoned in the Forest Temple, but Link rescues her, at which point she is awakened as the Forest Sage and gives Link the Forest Medallion.

Nabooru

Nabooru is the attractive second-in-command of the Gerudo. Like most Gerudo, she has red hair and gold eyes. Link first meets her as a child in the Desert Colossus. There she reveals that though she serves under Ganondorf, she wants nothing to do with his plans. She persuades Link to retrieve the Silver Gauntlets for her so she may steal the Gerudo's treasure for herself. Nabooru, however, is captured by Koume and Kotake before she can receive the gauntlets, and Ganondorf orders her bondage in the armor of an Iron Knuckle, where she spends the next seven years brainwashed into their service. As an adult, Link encounters her again, except this time he must defeat her within the Spirit Temple. When Link completes the Spirit Temple, Nabooru is awakened as the Spirit Sage. Link receives the Spirit Medallion from her.

Epona

Epona is Link's horse. She was brought up by Malon at Lon Lon Ranch and can be summoned by Epona's Song. Link first meets her as a child, 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. From that point on, he can summon her in most locations using the song and she provides him with fast transportation around Hyrule. In 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.

Kokiri Twins

The Twins are two identical twin Kokiri sisters. One stays at the house while the other one sits on the roof of the shop and talks to you. They have some rupees in pots in their home.

Lord Jabu-Jabu

Lord Jabu-Jabu 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 Zora's Fountain. When going before Jabu-Jabu it is customary to bring an offering of fish. Link first encounters Jabu-Jabu as a child when he is sent by King Zora to rescue Princess Ruto from his stomach. Apparently, the young Zora girl was accidentally swallowed by the fish while carrying out her duties as his keeper. Jabu-Jabu disappears sometime in the seven years Link spends asleep in the Sacred Realm, probably around the same time Zora's Domain froze over.

Ingo

Ingo 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 year 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 is an Ingo-like character named Gorman in The Minish Cap, although he takes no part in the story.

King Zora

King Zora, as his name suggests, is the ruler of the Zora race. He is a rather fat, fish-like being who seems to do little other than sit on his throne in Zora's Domain. When Link first encounters him as a child, King Zora is lamenting the loss of his daughter, Princess Ruto. After Link discovers and shows him a message, apparently from Ruto, which was in a bottle in Lake Hylia, King Zora charges him with the task of rescuing her from Lord Jabu-Jabu's belly and allows him 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 block of red ice. As a reward for thawing him out, King Zora bestows the Zora Tunic upon Link.

Talon

Talon 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). 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.

Malon

Malon 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).

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. In the manga of Ocarina of Time, Malon believes Link to be her knight in shining armor for a brief time. She later discovers his love for the Princess Zelda 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.

Mido

Mido likes to think he is the boss of the Kokiri and refers to himself as "The Great Mido". 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. He is looked up to by the other Kokiri, as when you scare them with masks they say they're telling Mido. He doesn't like Link, and won't accept him as one of them because he doesn't have a fairy. He doesn't see why Link has become the favourite of Saria and the Great Deku Tree. When Link is summoned to see the Great Deku Tree he is shocked, espeically 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 like a young child. When Link returns seven year later as an adult, Mido (who is still a child because the Kokiri never grow up) doesn't recognise Link, and asks him to keep a look out for Link, and, if he sees him, to tell him that Mido is sorry.

Sheikah (Sheik)

The Sheikah were an ancient race from the Legend of Zelda video game series that swore to protect the Hylian Royal Family. They had elongated ears and wore clothes suitable for an active lifestyle. Their eyes were gray and they often had tatoos on their faces which suggested ferocity to their enemies. Some of the Sheikah were known to have levels of clairvoyancy and had red eyes. They were outcasts and feared in Hyrule, and are presumed to have moved away from the Hylians to another region beyond the mountains. The most famous members were Impa, the maid of Princess Zelda, and Sheik, the guised alter ego of Princess Zelda herself. They were skilled in magical and combative arts, and their cultural pendant was an eye with three triangles above it (as if to imitate eyelashes) and a teardrop, to symbolize the betrayal of the Royal Family (according to the official Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time manga). Young males pierced their ears as a traditional rite of passage. Not much is known about their lifespan or other details about their lives. They were assumed to have become rare after the Imprisoning War, and became extinct after the Great Flood in the pre-Wind Waker era.

External links

Official Zelda site (http://www.zelda.com)

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