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'''Martha''' is a mermaid from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''. She resides in [[Martha's Bay]], tending to stay in the northwest corner. She is part of the game's [[Trading Sequence]].
'''Martha''' is a mermaid from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''. She resides in [[Martha's Bay]], tending to stay in the northwest corner. She is part of the game's [[Trading Sequence]].


==Story==
==Story==
When [[Link]] first meets Martha, she explains that she has lost her [[Mermaid's Necklace|necklace]] and wants to have it back. She also promises to give Link one of her [[Mermaid's Scale|scales]] if he finds it.
When [[Link]] first meets Martha, she explains that she has lost her [[Mermaid's Necklace|necklace]] and wants to have it back.<ref>{{Cite|LA|467|Martha}}</ref> She also promises to give Link one of her [[Mermaid's Scale|scales]] if he finds it.


The [[Fisherman]] will fish up the necklace once Link returns his [[Fishing Hook]] to him. Link can then bring it back to Martha, who allows him to dive and take one of her scales. The scale can be used to open the mermaid statue created by [[Schule Donavich]] in Martha's image. After he returns her scale, Martha will jump up out of the water a large rock in the bay whenever Link comes near.
The [[Fisherman]] will fish up the necklace once Link returns his [[Fishing Hook]] to him.<ref>{{Cite|LA|465|In-Game Description}}</ref> Link can then bring it back to Martha, who allows him to dive and take one of her scales.<ref>{{Cite|LA|469|Martha}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|LA|472|In-Game Description}}</ref> She warns him to take only one.<ref>{{Cite|LA|470|Martha}}</ref> The scale can be used to open the [[Mermaid Statue]] created by [[Schule Donavich]] in Martha's image.<ref>{{Cite|LA|271|In-Game Description}}</ref> She claims that when she posed for him, Schule wanted a scale as well.<ref>{{Cite|LA|473|Martha}}</ref> After Link replaces her scale in the statue, Martha will jump up out of the water a large rock in the bay whenever he comes near.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the Japanese version of ''Link's Awakening'', Martha lost her swimsuit top instead of her necklace. This is why she only leaves the water after her necklace is returned to her.
*In the Japanese version of ''Link's Awakening'', Martha lost her swimsuit top instead of her necklace. This is why she only leaves the water after her necklace is returned to her. This is also the reason that she says that she has already looked around the area and then dives away before the necklace is returned.<ref>{{Cite|LA|468|Martha}}</ref>
 
==References==
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Martha is a mermaid from Link's Awakening. She resides in Martha's Bay, tending to stay in the northwest corner. She is part of the game's Trading Sequence.

Story

When Link first meets Martha, she explains that she has lost her necklace and wants to have it back.[1] She also promises to give Link one of her scales if he finds it.

The Fisherman will fish up the necklace once Link returns his Fishing Hook to him.[2] Link can then bring it back to Martha, who allows him to dive and take one of her scales.[3][4] She warns him to take only one.[5] The scale can be used to open the Mermaid Statue created by Schule Donavich in Martha's image.[6] She claims that when she posed for him, Schule wanted a scale as well.[7] After Link replaces her scale in the statue, Martha will jump up out of the water a large rock in the bay whenever he comes near.

Trivia

  • In the Japanese version of Link's Awakening, Martha lost her swimsuit top instead of her necklace. This is why she only leaves the water after her necklace is returned to her. This is also the reason that she says that she has already looked around the area and then dives away before the necklace is returned.[8]

References