Josha

Josha

Character art from Tears of the Kingdom

Title	Head of Depths Research
Race	Sheikah
Gender	Female
Games	Tears of the Kingdom
Location	Lookout Landing
Quests	Camera Work in the Depths
Items	Schema Stone for Hot-Air Balloon
Related	Purah (mentor) Robbie (colleague)
Credits
Voice Actor	Maya Aoki Tuttle (English)

"A young scientist whose genius earned her the role of heading up Depths research. Josha finds it thrilling to be working with Purah, and though she helps with various investigations into Princess Zelda's disappearance, she's glad to focus her time on the Depths."

— In-game description

Josha is a character from Tears of the Kingdom.

Tears of the Kingdom

Josha is a young girl who works as Purah's assistant. She's always nearby and helps Purah early on when first activating the Lookout Landing Skyview Tower.

After activating the Skyview Towers, Josha can focus on her interests in the Depths that have appeared all over Hyrule. In particular, she needs to investigate a slate that has an unknown figure on it; someone she believes used to live in the Depths. Robbie won't let Josha go into the area because it is too dangerous, so she enlists Robbie and Link's assistance to find more information. This begins the Camera Work in the Depths Main Quest.

When Robbie and Link find a statue that looks similar to the one on the slate, Link takes a picture of it with the Purah Pad. He returns this to Josha and shows her, who is excited and realizes it is the same figure. She continues her investigation to find more clues about who the people once were.

Camera Work in the Depths

Main article: Camera Work in the Depths

After activating the Skyview Towers, Link can speak with Robbie and Josha at Lookout Landing. Robbie wants to head back to the lab, but not until Josha has sorted out the Depths investigation. Josha wants to go and investigate the Depths, but Robbie thinks it is far too dangerous. Robbie himself wants to go down there as well to investigate but is worried about the dangers down below. He knows that Purah would be incredibly angry if anything were to happen to Josha.

Josha is persistant, telling Link that the survey team brought back seom artifacts from the Depths, one which had an image of a two-legged figure with an arm raised. Josha has a theory that a mysterious race once lived in the Depths and wants to go down there to investigate. Eventually Robbie agrees to go down himself, alongside Link. Robbie says that Link will use the Purah Pad to take a picture if they find what they are looking for. Robbie will eventually teach Link how to use the Camera, but not until they are down in the Depths. He will run ahead to the chasm south of Lookout Landing.

Before Josha can say anything, Robbie will run off. Josha will give Link ten Brightbloom Seeds and five Arrow, explaining to Link that it is very dark down in the Depths and these will help him see. This will begin the Camera Work in the Depths quest.

A Mystery in the Depths

Main article: A Mystery in the Depths

Gallery

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  Josha helping to activate the Skyview Towers in Tears of the Kingdom

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  Josha in Tears of the Kingdom

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  Josha's profile in Tears of the Kingdom

References

1. ↑ "Let me see... Outwardly, the structure looks to be complete. Oh! But the travel point is still undergoing final adjustments!" — Josha, Tears of the Kingdom
2. ↑ "OK, Doc! You can count on me!" — Josha, Tears of the Kingdom
3. ↑ "Ah, what an excellent night! Oh, it's you! You know, that Purah Pad of yours may seem perfect... But it could be even more perfect! I'll need to head back to the lab when Josha's got the Depths investigation sorted out..." — Robbie, Tears of the Kingdom
4. ↑ "Come ON, Goggles! Are you even listening to me?" — Josha, Tears of the Kingdom
5. ↑ "Oh! Uh, yes! Sorry, you were saying?" — Robbie, Tears of the Kingdom
6. ↑ "I was SAYING that I want to go investigate the Depths! Look, if you're not gonna listen to me, I'll go and jump into a chasm myself!" — Josha, Tears of the Kingdom
7. ↑ "No way, no how! You can't do that! The Depths are far too vast for you to explore on your own. And we've only barely begun to look into them. I'd love to go gallivanting around down there too—who knows what wonders are at the bottom of those chasms! But no matter how wondrous they may be, it's far too dangerous for you. I'm not about to allow our young prodigy to go wandering around somewhere so unknown, so foul! If anything were to happen to Purah's favorite student, it'd be the end for me! The END!" — Robbie, Tears of the Kingdom
8. ↑ "But I need more on that figure! If we have more info on it, then it should help us better understand the Depths!" — Josha, Tears of the Kingdom
9. ↑ "Oh, Swordsman! Sorry, I didn't meant to leave you out of the conversation. Let me get you up to speed. Our survey team brought back some artifacts from a journey into the Depths. One of them caught my eye." — Josha, Tears of the Kingdom
10. ↑ "This piece of slate. Specifically, the image depicted on it. See that figure standing on two legs with one arm raised up? Well...I have a theory. I think it could be evidence that a mysterious people once lived in the Depths. That's why I want to go down there—so I can see if there are any more depictions like this one. I want to see for myself! But Goggles here says it's too dangerous, and he won't let me go." — Josha, Tears of the Kingdom
11. ↑ "Josha, come on now... Tell you what. I'll go down there myself and see if I can't find anything about the figure on that slate. And Link will join me! We'll start by looking for anything down there that resembles the figure on the slate. Assuming we find what we're looking for, we'll use your Purah Pad's camera to take a picture of it for Josha. A perfect plan!" — Robbie, Tears of the Kingdom
12. ↑ "You don't know about the camera? It's one of the Purah Pad's basic features! With the camera, you can capture nearby scenery as an image—one that's stored in your pad there! Sounds like you still have more to learn about the Purah Pad... Well then, I'll teach you how to take pictures. Once we're down there, anyway. There will be lots of monsters in the Depths though. So I'll be counting on you to keep me safe. Let's see... I guess we should enter through the chasm to the south of Looking Landing. I'll go on ahead. Once you're ready and rarin' to go, come find me there. Ta-ta!" — Robbie, Tears of the Kingdom
13. ↑ "Wait, hang on!" — Josha, Tears of the Kingdom
14. ↑ "Looks like he's gone... I'm sorry you got roped into all of this, Swordsman. Goggles means well... But when he wants to help me, he leaps before he looks. But here, maybe this will help you out, at least." — Josha, Tears of the Kingdom
15. ↑ "Oh, and take this too." — Josha, Tears of the Kingdom
16. ↑ "The chasms are pretty deep, so light from the surface doesn't make it down there. It's pitch black! But if you attach a brightbloom seed to an arrow and shoot it, it'll light up the area. Definitely a useful trick down there! OK, you'll want to head straight out of Lookout Landing's southern gate. You'll find the chasm Goggles used just outside. I don't know too much about how your camera works... But I'm counting on you to bring me that picture. Oh, and please look after Goggles for me!" — Josha, Tears of the Kingdom