Who Are the Whales?

[thereaLilSean]

Just a quick question for anyone smarter than me...

There are five whales in the games I have beaten so far and I don't know if they are all connected or what...

So if anyone has sincere ideas or proofs on if the are related or connected or the same, that would be awesome!


Whales: Jabun, Jabu-Jabu, Ocean King, Levias, the Windfish

 

[TrueChaos]

what are the 3 games you've played? i'm assuming Jabu Jabu from OoT is one of them

 

[guapo2003]

Whales huh? Could you please tell is which 3 games these are so we can further assist you?

 

[LegendOfTwili]

I'm assuming that the three whales will probably be Lord Jabu Jabu, Oshus and Jabun. (However, it would be helpful if you could clear it up)
I always thought Jabu Jabu and Jabun were related somehow, maybe Jabu Jabu is Jabun but through many years of legends and myths his name got slightly changed?

 

[Mivfs]

Yes I would like to look into your theory but you should make it more clear first.

 

[JuicieJ]

Jabu Jabu and Jabun are fish, not whales. I know that's a nitpick, but it's, well, true.

Now, Jabu Jabu and Jabun are the only ones that are related. Jabu Jabu and Jabun are the same fish, only their names are different for some reason. (At least I assume they are.) The others have no connection whatsoever.

 

[DragonOfTime]

Maybe Nintendo just likes whales lol

 

[Forgotten Hero]

So the order of them is Levias, Jabu-Jabu, adult timeline Jabun, then Ocean King, Hero's defeated timeline, jabu-jabu (again), Wind Fish. It might be possible that Levias (after the events of Skyward Sword) descended to the surface for his job had been completed and created his own line of descendants that all had an important role to play and to help when the need came forth.

 

[SuperMetroid]

Jabu-Jabu and Jabun are almost definitely connected. I say almost because I don't have any actual evidence to prove it, other than their names. One observation to note is that neither of the two can be simply spoken to. Jabun only makes conversation in Old Hylian.

The above two have no relation to the Wind Fish or Levias. where these two are deities related to the sky, Jabu-Jabu and Jabun are deities of water. To back this argument even more, Jabu-Jabu is a "Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of water splashing" (sourced from Zeldawiki).

However, I do think that the Wind Fish and Levias are somehow related. But this is only hunch, as I don't have any evidence whatsoever and I am yet to play LA.

Oshus most definitely has no relation to all four others.