Ocarina of Time Characters: Difference between revisions

At the beginning of the game, Link is having a dream in which the sky is pitch-black & stormy, a bridge is lowered across a moat, a woman and a young girl on a white horse ride by, and a sinister-looking man with dark skin and red hair (this man is later revealed to be [[Ganon|Ganondorf]]) on an black, armored horse appears right behind Link when he looks back. When the Great Deku Tree, the guardian of the Kokiri, is cursed by Ganondorf for not handing over the Spiritual Stone of the Forest, he sends [[Navi]] the fairy to become Link's fairy companion. After obtaining a sword and shield, Navi takes Link over to see the Great Deku Tree, who explains to Link about the curse and asks Link to break it. Link travels inside the Great Deku Tree and defeats the monster Gohma sent there by Ganondorf, thus breaking the curse. However, the Great Deku Tree was going to die either way, so with his final breath, he tells Link the creation story of Hyrule and the [[Triforce]], the evil man Ganondorf and his origins, and gives Link the Kokiri's Emerald, the Spiritual Stone of the Forest, and sends Link out to Hyrule Field -- considered forbidden to the Kokiri, as they believe they will die if they leave the Forest -- to speak with [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]]. Before Link leaves the forest, he is given the [[Fairy Ocarina]] by Saria, which allows him to play the various magical songs that are key to gameplay.

As the single male Gerudo born to the Gerudo Tribe every hundred years, Ganondorf was born the king of his people. He is a power hungry thief and sorcerer seeking to find the omnipotent Triforce and use its power to take over Hyrule. Ganondorf is willing to use any means to achieve his goals, including treachery towards the King of Hyrule and manipulation of his own people.  

Link manages to undo all the curses and defeat all the monsters to retrieve the stones himself, but when he returns to Hyrule Castle Town he finds that Ganondorf has already laid siege to the town and drove Princess Zelda out. He allows Link to open the Door of Time, stepping in once the Master Sword pulls Link into a seven year slumber. With Link unable to stop him, Ganondorf enters the Sacred Realm and claims the Triforce for himself; however, his unbalanced heart causes the Triforce to split into three pieces, Ganondorf keeping only the Triforce of Power for himself because his heart desired power most of all. With his newly obtained powers, Ganondorf spends the seven years of Link's slumber ruling over Hyrule with an iron fist and seeking the other two holders of the Triforce.

After Link awakens from his slumber, he sets out to undo the evil Ganondorf has inflicted over the land and awaken the five Sages. After doing so, Princess Zelda comes out of disguise and presents Link with Ganondorf's weakness, the Light Arrows. With Zelda's disguise removed, Ganondorf is able to find her and capture her, using her to lure Link up into his castle. He hopes to take the pieces of the Triforce from Link and Zelda and engages Link in battle. At first, Link seems to win and the castle collapses, but Ganondorf revives in his beast form, Ganon, and engages Link in battle again. In the end, Link comes out victorious, but as Ganondorf still holds the Triforce of Courage he cannot be killed. The Sages are forced to seal Ganondorf away, though he claims that as long as he holds the Triforce of Power, he will return and take his revenge.

Sheik is a mysterious character who first appears before Link when he wakes from his seven year slumber in the Temple of Time. He presents himself as a member of the Sheikah race, having spent the last seven years during Link's absence spying on Ganondorf and aiding all resistance against him, including freeing Ruto when she was frozen in the Ice Cavern. When he approaches Link upon waking, Sheik confirms that Link is indeed the Hero of Time and informs him that he must awaken the Five Sages in order to defeat Ganondorf. He points Link towards the first Temple in Kokiri Forest, also telling him he must first retrieve an item in Kakariko Village.

From that point on, Sheik often appears right before Link enters a Temple in order to teach him the warp songs associated with each Temple. He appears in the Sacred Forest Meadow to teach the Minuet of Forest, at the Temple of Time afterwards to teach the Prelude of Light and allow Link access to the Pedestal of Time, in Death Mountain Crater to teach the Bolero of Fire, by Kakariko's well to teach the Nocturn of Shadow, and in front of the Spirit Temple to teach the Requiem of Spirit. It is notable that at Kakariko's well, before teaching Link the warp song, Sheik had been attempting to prevent Bongo Bongo's spirit from escaping the well. However, Bongo Bongo proved to be too strong for both Sheik and Link, taking them by surprise and fleeing to the Shadow Temple. Before teaching the song, Sheik asked Link to go assist Impa, who had journeyed to the Temple to reseal Bongo Bongo.

It isn't until the end credits that the brothers finally leave the house. They can be seen at Lon Lon Ranch during the End Credits celebration. Strangely enough, the Kokiri children all seem to be perfectly fine in Lon Lon Ranch, even though it is stated that the Kokiri children cannot leave the Kokiri Forest or else they will die.

The Kokiri Twins live in the east end of the Kokiri Forest, inside of the house that is conveniently titled, House of Twins. One of the twins is found inside of the house and if you speak to her, she tells you about the different types of [[Rupee]]s. The second twin is found within the Kokiri Forest Shop. She gives you the hint that most the items for sale in the shop can be found for free within the Forest. She also gives you some instructions on how to use the Deku Shield. Both of the twins will be in their same locations when Link returns as an adult. They don't recognize Link, and if you speak to them, they are both awaiting the return of Link and Saria.

of the Great Deku Tree. Later, when Link returns as an adult, Mido is found in the Lost Woods, guarding the entrance towards the Maze near the Forest Temple. Only when Link plays Saria's Song will he let Link pass. He also wants to see Link and Saria again, and apologizes to Link for how he had treated him.

Princess of the Zoras and caretaker of the Zoras' patron deity Lord Jabu-Jabu, Princess Ruto is a rather spoiled and sassy young lady with a rebellious attitude towards her father King Zora. Link first learns of Princess Ruto when he finds a message in a bottle that she supposedly wrote asking for help as she had been swallowed by Lord Jabu-Jabu. When Link gets swallowed as well, he finds Ruto safe and sound inside, claiming that she enters Lord Jabu-Jabu all the time. She tells Link that she has lost her treasure, the Zora's Sapphire, and demands he accompanies her in search of it. She is captured once she finds the Sapphire, and Link must defeat Barinade to free her. After being saved, she is so impressed with Link that she quite quickly falls in love and declares them engaged by giving him her Sapphire, which is supposed to be her engagement ring.  

Goron Link is a member of the Goron race and the son of the Goron Patriarch Darunia. Goron Link is first found rolling around the main centre of the Goron City located within Death Mountain. When you place a bomb or bombchu in his path he will stop mistaking you for one of Ganondorf's men. Very quickly it becomes apparent to him that you are the "legendary Dodongo Buster" from seven years earlier that he was named after.

As the second in command of the Gerudo Thieves, Nabooru wields a great deal of respect among the Gerudo society. She has her headquarters in the Spirit Temple. Her only superior is Ganondorf himself, who she hates for his evil ways, citing his thievery and murder as unacceptable. She plans to infiltrate the interior of the Spirit Temple to find a treasure she can use to mess up Ganondorf's plans, but she needs the Silver Gauntlets first. Link first meets her when he travels to the Spirit Temple as a child. Nabooru cannot fit through the passage to the half of the Temple that houses the Gauntlets, so she promises Link something great if he retrieves them for her. Link agrees, but when he returns with the Gauntlets, he sees Nabooru being captured by the twin witches Koume and Kotake.

Malon is a farm girl who works and lives in Lon Lon Ranch with her father Talon and Ingo. She has red hair and pointed Hylian ears, dressed in simple farm clothes and brown boots, and as an easter egg from Nintendo, she also wears a Bowser pin. Link first meets Malon when he reaches Hyrule Castle Town for the first time, and she calls him "Fairy Boy" because of Navi. She tells Link she hasn't seen her father in a while and asks Link to look for him, giving Link a weird egg and sends him on his way. The eggs hatches into a Cucco which crows to wake Talon up when Link find him sleeping by the back door to Hyrule Castle. Malon then returns to the ranch with Talon and can be found there throughout the game. She has a special bond with Epona the horse, and she teaches Link Epona's Song, a song her dead mother composed, which allows Link to bond with and summon Epona to his location when he is an adult. When Epona's Song is played to a cow, it will fill a empty bottle with Lon Lon milk. Malon often sings Epona's Song and can be heard singing at Lon Lon Ranch day and night.

Link first meets Talon sleeping outside the back door to Hyrule Castle, having fallen asleep while delivering milk. Link wakes him up with a cucco given to him by Malon, and Talon wakes up with a jolt, rushing back to the ranch. At the ranch, Talon will let Link play the Super Cucco-findin' Game, where Link must find the three special cuccos before the time limit runs out. Success nets Link a bottle of milk, and some joking from Talon about if Link wants to marry Malon.  

She is a sassy dog enthusiast who only cares about dogs, but especially cares about her own dog Richard. Bringing Richard back at night will give Link a Piece of Heart. Any subsequent attempts will give Link a Blue Rupee.

King Zora is the ruler of Zora's Domain, and father to Princess Ruto. He is a very large Zora who wears a red vest, making him the only Zora who wears any sort of clothing. His throne is in front of the entrance to Zora Fountain, where Lord Jabu-Jabu and the Ice Cave can be found. When you first meet him, he is seeking his lost daughter, who Link must find in order to obtain the Zora's Sapphire. Later on, he is involved in several sidequests. He rewards Link with a Zora Tunic when he is thawed from the red ice he was frozen in, and he also provides the Eyeball Frog for Biggoron's Eye Drops during the Biggoron's Sword Trading Sequence when you bring him the Prescription.

Lord Jabu-Jabu is a giant whale, and the guardian deity of the Zora. He resides in Zora Fountain and acts as the scene for the third dungeon in the game after he swallows his caretaker, Princess Ruto, as a side-effect of being weakened by a parasitic infection Ganondorf cursed him with. Link must be swallowed as well to find Princess Ruto; he feeds Lord Jabu-Jabu a fish to make the deity open up his mouth. Link must defeat the parasitic Barinade in order to cure Jabu-Jabu and save Princess Ruto. After you have saved Princess Ruto, she awards you with the Sacred Stone of Water, and mentions that it is the Zora's engagement ring.

The Deku Tree sprout is the baby form of the Great Deku Tree. He appears after Link defeats Phantom Ganon in the Forest Temple and awakens Saria as the Forest Sage. He was unable to grow before this due to Ganondorf's evil reign over Hyrule corrupting the Kokiri Forest, spawning enemies in the sacred Forest. He also reveals that Link is actually a Hylian and not a Kokiri; his mother had fled from the Hyrulean Civil War, but she was gravely injured and left Link under the care of the Great Deku Tree before her death.

A kind lady who resides in Impa's old house in Kakariko Village. She tends to the cuccos near the Cucco pen outside, but she suffers an allergy from the cuccos, and fails to keep them properly in their pen. When Link returns all 5 cuccos to the Pen, She will give Link a bottle as a token of her thanks. And if he completes the task again, he'll be given a Purple Rupee. If he removes a cucco he returned, he'll be scolded.

When Link meets her later as an Adult, she describes how she bred a new type of cucco, the Pocket Cucco, that she does not suffer any allergies from. She then will give him a Pocket Egg, which will start the trading sequence for the Biggoron's Sword.

She is the daughter of Mutoh, since she is brother with Grog, who is verbally confirmed to be the son of Mutoh.

===Mutoh (Carpenters' Boss)===

Mutoh is the boss of the carpenters in Kakariko Village, and is constantly complaining about the lack of commitment of his workers, besides also being considerably ashamed of his son, Grog, since he supposedly "sits around all day" doing nothing. He is also revealed to be the Cucco Lady's father, since during the trading sequence she reefers to Grog as being her brother. It is implied that Mutoh has some connexion with Granny, who runs Granny's Potion Shop in Kakariko, since during the trading sequence it is shown that she is directly related with Grog somehow. Given the apparent difference of age between Mutoh and Granny (and also her being called so), it is possible that she is his mother and, therefore, Grog's grandmother. Also, it is possible that he is married with the lady who lives in the first house to the left in Kakariko, since she cooks for him and his workers and they all seem to live with her.

During Link's adulthood, it is revealed that Mutoh went to Gerudo Valley with the other carpenters to rebuild the bridge that links Hyrule Field to Gerudo Desert; his workers, however, abandoned him to join the Gerudo women, but ended up being made captive by them instead.

The five carpenters in Kakariko Village are under the management of the head carpenter Mutoh. They are supposed to be building new structures for Kakariko Village, but instead run around the village in their own route during Link's childhood. When Link is an adult, they are captured and imprisoned by the Gerudo upon trying to join them. The person who saves them is none other than our hero Link, who infiltrates the Gerudo Fortress and defeats the guards at every jail cell to release the carpenters. They then reconstruct the broken bridge that expands over the gorge in the Gerudo Valley as thanks.

A Goron weaponsmith that claims to be as good as his brother Biggoron (even though it takes him seven years to make a knife that isn't nearly as good as the Biggoron's Sword, which is forged by Biggoron in a couple of days). He can be found in Goron City where he has a shop and sells mighty swords. He sells Link a Giant's Knife worth 200 Rupees. His skills, are at a lower level than his brother, with his Giant's Knife breaking after 8 times or 4 times if hit at enemies.

A very large goron, the size of a mountain. He sits atop of Death Mountian, by the entrance to the crater and the Great Fairy. He is the best weaponsmith in Hyrule.

The Great Fairy of Power lives on Death Mountain Summit. After Link defeats King Dodongo in Dodongo's Cavern, Darunia instructs Link to climb Death Mountain to see her. When he does this, The Great Fairy of Power rewards the hero with the Magic Spin Attack.

Bonooru is a scarecrow located at Lake Hylia who asks Young Link to play an 8-note song (any 8 notes; this becomes the Scarecrow Song). When Link goes back to visit as an adult, he can play the song again for Bonooru. Bonooru will be so happy that he offers the services of his fellow scarecrow Pierre, who can be summoned at certain areas with the Scarecrow Song to allow Link access to previously inaccessible areas.

Dampé is the gravekeeper of the [[Kakariko Graveyard]]. During [[Link]]'s childhood, Dampé can be found patrolling the graveyard at night and will start his own [[Dampé the Gravekeeper's Heart-Pounding Gravedigging Tour|Gravedigging Tour]]  upon request for 10 Rupees, digging up anything from Rupees to a [[Piece of Heart|Heart Piece]] that Link can pick up. The items thathe digs up appear randomly. During the day, he is at his shack sleeping, and if Link tries interacts with him, he'll just tell Link to "buzz off".

Nabooru's unnamed subordinate watches over the Gerudo Fortress in Nabooru's absense. She is impressed with Link's skills and gives Link the Gerudo Membership Card after he resues all the carpenters within the Gerudo Fortress.

A man who constantly feasts on his bag of delicious delights. He is the only seller of Magic Beans, which can be planted in soft soil during Link's childhood to grow into magic leaves and are able to carry Link to otherwise inaccessible areas as an adult. He can be found sitting beside the Zora's River during Link's childhood. Every time Link buys a Magic Bean from him, the next Magic bean will cost an additional 10 Rupees. He will stop selling magic beans after Link has bought the last one worth under 100 Rupees. Along the way, he makes up titles to make the beans seem rare.

The "Fabulously Rich Family" is a very wealthy family located in Kakariko Village that has been placed under a curse by the Gold Skulltulas due to their greed. There are six members in the family: 5 sons and their father. Each one of them has been turned into a Skulltula, but they still have some human limbs and part of their faces. Each one of the children will be transformed back to normal with each consecutive 10 Gold Skulltula tokens collected after defeating a Gold Skulltula, and will each give Link a unique reward. The father says that if Link cures their family of the curse, they will make him "very rich." After 50 Gold Skulltula tokens have been collected, the father says to not worry about him; but if Link collects all 100 tokens, the father will be returned to normal, and will give Link a Large Rupee (yellow, worth 200) each time he visits the house.

A scientist who lives in Lakeside Laboratory located above Lake Hylia. He is a chemist who puts his knowledge to use in medicinal practice at his laboratory. He has a pool eight meters deep, and will measure how far down Link can dive. If Link dives all the way down, he will give Link a Piece of Heart. It is interesting to note that if Link sinks all the way down to the bottom with the Iron Boots, he can see that the scientist seems to keep a shark at the bottom of the pool in a cage. The Scientist also plays a role in the Biggoron's Sword Sidequest, as you must quickly bring him the Eyeball Frog from King Zora in order to have him produce the World's Finest Eye Drops. The scientist will be disappointed that he cannot eat the frog for dinner, but makes the drops regardless. He was once the teacher of Granny, the potion maker of Kakariko Village.

He first appears directly after leaving Kokiri Forest, telling Link about the map and pointing him towards Hyrule Castle. He appears numerous other times throughout the game in Link's childhood, giving Link advice and knowledge about his quest as well as directions. After young Link acquires the Silver Gauntlets, he appears to give advice for the last time. He tells Link that he has watched Link grow, and claims that he is now fully matured, and will continue to watch over him. (The cases of this are when he is seen flying over Link and Sheik after Sheik teaches Link certain warping songs.)

He is distuiguished by his blue pants and his "prancing" action while carrying a bag on his back.  

The Running Man is constantly running around Lon Lon Ranch in Hyrule Field during Link's childhood. He is part of the Mask Trading sequence and will purchase the Bunny Hood from Link. He says that he wants to be as fast as a rabbit. When shown the Bunny Hood, he becomes ecstatic and fills Link's wallet to buy it, no matter how many more Rupees Link's wallet can hold. (Meaning he will pay up to 500 Rupees for that mask!) When morning breaks, the Running Man takes off so fast that it knocks Link down. He is seen running along Hyrule Field for the rest of the game, so long as Link is a child. As an adult, Link can race him from the Gerudo Valley to the Kokiri Forest, but no matter how fast Link runs the Running Man will always beat Link by one second.

Grog is the son of Mutoh, the carpenter boss and brother of the Cucco Lady. He can be found sitting in front of the tree in Kakariko Village at night when Link is a child. As an adult, Link finds him in the Lost Woods when he obtains Cojiro, a blue Cucco, from the Cucco Lady as part of the trading sequence to get the Biggoron's Sword. Grog was the only one that Cojiro would crow around, so when Grog sees that Link has Cojiro, he assumes that Link is a nice guy and asks him to take a mushroom to the potion hag (Granny) to make a potion for him. When Link returns, he finds that Grog is gone and Fado is in his place. She reveals that he has turned into a Stalfos, as all humans do when they get lost in the Lost Woods.

She is a Gerudo in charge of running the Horseback Archery Range at the Gerudo's Fortress. According to her introduction, she is the best archer and horseback rider in the Gerudo tribe and will allow Link to play the Archery mini-game for 20 Rupees. If Link gets over a 1000 points, he'll receive a Piece of Heart; if he obtains over 1500, he obtains an upgraded quiver and the title "true master".

A person who runs the Ghost Shop located just next to the broken moat of the ruins of what was once Hyrule Castle Town. He takes delight in the maliciousness of the Big Poes in Hyrule Field, and will give Link Rupees for each Big Poe he gives the Poe Collector. If all 10 Big Poes are retrieved, the Poe Collector will give Link a Bottle. There is a theory that he is the Hyrulian soldier who stood in his place 7 years ago. This theory is backed up by a quote from the soldier, '''"Man, I am so tired! I wish some ghosts would come out or something...Hey, I'm really interested in ghosts! Studying them is a hobby of mine, but you never know...the time might come when that kind of knowledge might be useful!"'''

A Goron who rolls on about in Goron City within Death Mountain. He rolls very quickly and can't be talked to or stopped easily. When Link throws a bomb at him, he will stop and give Link a bomb bag upgrade. After that he continues on rolling around.

He is a soldier who gives access to Link to Death Mountain after Link gives him Zelda's Letter. However, he won't let Link pass unless he has a Hylian Shield. After Link has obtained a Shield, the guard will let him pass while making fun of him. He also is part of the Mask Sidequest in the game; Link can sell him the Keaton Mask.

===Man Who Could See the "Truth"===

A character who is never seen in-game but is mentioned a few times during Link's adventure. He is the father of Princess Zelda and is the sworn brother of the Goron Patriarch, Darunia. Just outside the entrance to Zora's Domain, there is a platform that says when the King slumbers, so too do the Sleepless Waterfall. This indicates that the King of Hyrule is alive during Link's adulthood.