Dr. Left: Difference between revisions

| caption    = Dr. Left from ''Oracle of Seasons''

| title      = Biologist{{Ref|name=bio|OoS|188|Overworld map description of Dr. Left's Home}}<br/>Doctor

| race      = '''''Oracle of Seasons'''''<br/>Human

'''''The Minish Cap'''''<br/>[[Hylian]]

| game      = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]''

| location  = '''''Oracle of Seasons'''''<br/>[[Biologist's Home|his home]] in [[Horon Village]]

'''''The Minish Cap'''''<br/>[[Hyrule Town]]

| related    = [[Mr. Write]]

'''Dr. Left''' is a biologist{{Ref|name=bio}} who appears in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]''. In ''Oracle of Seasons'', Dr. Left main subject of study are [[Cucco]]s, which is shown when he gives Link the [[Cuccodex]], a book that, according to its description, took years of Cucco research to create.{{Ref|OoS|90|In-game description}} In ''The Minish Cap'', his interest changed to that of the [[Minish]].

==''Oracle of Seasons''==

[[File:Dr-Left.png‎|left]]Dr. Left is a resident of [[Horon Village]] where he can be found doing his research in a [[Biologist's Home|house]] at the southeast corner of town. When [[Link (Oracle Series)|Link]] first encounters Dr. Left, he is having trouble reading because of the dim light. He asks Link if he can light his fire.{{Ref|OoS|358|Dr. Left}} After Link acquires the [[Seed Satchel]] and [[Ember Seed]]s from the [[Gnarled Root Dungeon]], he can light the torch in the room. Dr. Left thanks Link for doing so and gives him the [[Cuccodex]].{{Ref|OoS|359|Dr. Left}} This is the first item in the [[Oracle of Seasons Trading Sequence|trading sequence]] and is later traded for the [[Lon Lon Egg]].

==''The Minish Cap''==

[[File:Dr-Left-Sprite.png|left]]Dr. Left is found in the western part of [[Hyrule Town]]. He is a researcher of the [[Minish|Picori]] legend.{{Ref|name=Picori|TMC|2732|Dr. Left}} In the beginning of the game, his door is locked, and if [[Link (The Minish Cap)|Link]] attempts entry, Dr. Left tells him that he is busy with his research and not to be disturbed.{{Ref|TMC|2728|Dr. Left}} His house is accessible by entering a [[Minish]]-sized hole at the front of his house, but there is nothing inside except for another Minish-sized hole that leads to the room of a [[Minish|Town Picori]].

 

After Link has completed the [[Fortress of Winds]] and has accessed the [[Royal Hyrule Library]], Dr. Left opens his door so that Link can search for the overdue library book that Dr. Left has kept entitled [[Legend of the Picori]].{{Ref|TMC|2729|Dr. Left}} Dr. Left does not know where he put the book, and since he is busy, he tells Link to find it.{{Ref|TMC|name=Picori}} In order to collect the overdue book in his house, Link needs the [[Power Bracelet]]s. After finding the book, Dr. Left will ask Link if he can return it to the library for him.

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File:Dr-Left-Oracle-Screen.png|Dr. Left in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]''

File:Dr-Left-Oracle-Cuccodex.png|Link acquiring the Cuccodex from Dr. Left

File:Dr. Left's house - TMC.png|Dr. Left's house in ''The Minish Cap''

*Dr. Left is based on the character from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'', [[Mr. Write]]. In turn, Mr. Write was is based on Dr. Wright from SimCity SNES; named after, and his physical appearance based on, the Sim City series creator [[wikipedia:Will Wright (game designer)|Will Wright]].