The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Characters

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Heroes

Link

The legendary Hero of Time who would be spoken of fondly for years to come. He was raised among the childlike Kokiri as one of their kind. After having a dream about Princess Zelda being attacked in front of the Castle Town, the fairy Navi and the Great Deku Tree send him on a quest to find Zelda and stop a great evil.

He also appeared in Majora's Mask. See here for more information.

Navi

Link's Fairy Companion. She is mainly useful for learning enemy weaknesses and searching for clues around the environment.

  • Anti-Poopsocking: The 3DS remake adds a couple of pieces of advice for her to dole out periodically, one of which is telling you that she's tired and you should take a break.
  • Beam Me Up, Scotty: Unless the player is fast with button presses, she doesn't normally say "Listen!" right after "Hey!". Her automatic halts of the gameplay doesn't include the "Hey" at all.
  • But Now I Must Go: In the ending.
  • Clingy Jealous Girl: Not all that apparent as others but Word of God is she was jealous of Zelda and romantically attracted to Link.
  • Exposition Fairy
  • Fairy Companion
  • I Will Find You: Hinted that, in the beginning of Majora's Mask, Link is looking for her after she left him in Ocarina of Time.
  • Meaningful Name: She helps you Navigate.
  • Stop Helping Me!: Listen!!
  • Unlucky Childhood Friend.
  • Yamato Nadeshiko: The few chunks of dialogue that reference Navi (mostly the by the Deku Tree) or are her talking about herself strongly hint at her being meant to be one of these. This is in sharp contrast to every other Fairy Companion in the franchise (Manga and Cartoon counting), who all feature at least a certain degree of temperament.

Zelda

The Princess of Hyrule. Despite her young age, she is wise beyond her years. She is aware of Ganondorf's plans to conquer Hyrule the entire world and she has her own plans to stop him.

Sheik

A mysterious Sheikah warrior that claims to be the Last of Their Kind. Sheik teaches Link the various songs to teleport him to the various temples around Hyrule... and is revealed to have been Zelda in disguise.


The Sages

Rauru

The last of the original Sages remaining, and the Sage of Light. Rauru explains to Link that he sealed Link away for seven years in the Sacred Realm so he could age into the intended Hero of Time, that Ganondorf has taken over Hyrule, and assigns him to awaken the reincarnations of the remaining sages. Although only hinted at the game, All There in the Manual confirms he also appears as his reincarnated form, Kaepora Gaebora.

Saria

Link's childhood best friend. She is later revealed to be the Sage of Forest.

Darunia

The chief of the Goron people. He at first rejects Link, but later comes to accept him after he clears Dodongo's Cavern of monsters. He gives Link the Goron Ruby and inducts him in as a member of the tribe. Seven years later, he attempts to rescue his people from the dragon Volvagia by going to the Fire Temple. He is revealed to be the Sage of Fire.

Ruto

The princess of the Zora Fish People. Link first meets her in the Womb Level, where she is searching for the Zora's Sapphire that Jabu-Jabu swallowed. Later revealed to be the Sage of Water.

Impa

Zelda's nursemaid who is a Sheikah warrior who helps Zelda escape the castle when Ganondorf invades. She is later revealed to be the Sage of Shadow.

Nabooru

The second-in-command of the all-female Gerudo thieves who secretly despises Ganondorf. She attempts to break into the Spirit Temple to retrieve the Silver Gauntlets, but is captured and brainwashed by Twinrova instead. She is revealed to be the Sage of Spirit.

Other Characters

Great Deku Tree

The guardian spirit of the Kokiri tribe. He is cursed by Ganondorf at the beginning of the game, and dies shortly after Link breaks the curse. A new Deku Tree grows in his place when Link is older, which retains all memories from the first, who tells Link that he is a Hylian and not a Kokiri.

The Kokiri

The children of the forest who are under the protection of guardian fairies and the Great Deku Tree. They aren't allowed to leave the forest. They don't age, keeping the appearance of children.

Kaepora Gaebora

The wise old owl who shows up around Hyrule. He appears to give the player hints as to where to go next and what to do. However, his long-winded text conversations and Exposition Break manner of speaking made him annoying in any playthrough but the first one.

Malon

This is the girl from Lon Lon Ranch. She teaches Epona's Song to Link.

Talon and Ingo

  • Brainwashed and Crazy: Ganondorf brings out Ingo's resentment toward Talon and makes him evil in the adult years. He gets better after you defeat him in a race and get Epona.
  • Bumbling Dad: Talon.
  • Expy: Talon and Ingo look a bit like Mario and Luigi. Talon also counts as an expy of Marin's father Tarin from Links Awakening.
  • Lazy Bum: Talon, though he changes his ways later.
  • Shipper on Deck: Talon asks Link if he'd like to marry Malon.
  • Shout-Out: Talon, like his daughter, wears a broach of Bowser's face.

Sharp and Flat

The Gorons

The people who dwell inside the mountains. They are, or at least appear to be, made of stone.

  • Big Fun: As a whole, the Gorons are quite large, yet very sociable and friendly race, even Darunia once you've improved his mood.
  • Eat Dirt Cheap: They eat rocks.
  • The Glomp: The Gorons love giving hugs to their friends, which freaks Link out for obvious reasons.
  • Proud Warrior Race Guy: The Gorons as a whole exhibit this trait.
  • Verbal Tic: They commonly tack "-goro" onto the ends of their sentences or words.

The Zora

Lord Jabu-Jabu

A giant fish. To acquire the Zora Sapphire, which he swallowed, Link must go into his belly and find both it and Princess Ruto.

The Gerudo

  • Amazon Brigade: The entire race is female, and it is required by law that they obey their king, the sole male born in 100 years.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: Shortly after Link kills Twinrova, one of the carpenters would tell Link when spoken to that with Koume and Kotake dead, the Gerudo are no longer scary anymore, implying that their earlier actions were the result of Twinrova brainwashing the race or keeping them in line with fear.
  • Camp Straight: The carpenters they imprison.
  • Dark-Skinned Redhead: Their usual appearance.
  • Defeat Means Friendship: After realizing that Link is a Worthy Opponent, they agree to let him join their group and give him access to their fortress.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: It's subtly implied that the Gerudo may not have actually wanted to serve Ganondorf in the adult years, as they were seen celebrating Ganondorf's defeat at Lon Lon Ranch. Granted, they weren't quite as open as Nabooru about it, but still.
  • Fantasy Counterpart Culture: They have a vaguely Middle Eastern culture (being desert-dwellers) with a star and crescent as their symbol.
  • One-Gender Race: Save for the exception noted above.


Villains

Ganondorf

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"As I thought, you held the keys to the Door of Time! You have led me to the gates of the Sacred Realm...Yes, I owe it all to you, kid!"

Ganondorf, King of the Gerudos, and, not much later, Great King of Evil. He seeks the power of the Triforce, but, due to his unbalanced heart, causes it to split into its three basic components, and is only able to seize one of them: The Triforce of Power, the one virtue most prevalent in his heart. Of course, one third of the power of the goddesses isn't a bad share on it's own, granting him tremendous physical and magical power and making him nearly immortal, and with it he easily takes over Hyrule in the seven years of Link's absence. However, just one piece of the Triforce still isn't enough to grant him his wish. And so, his search for the remaining pieces continues...

Great King of Evil: Ganondorf

    • Subverted to great effect to indicate this is the final fight when he assumes his monstrous form, which plainly states:

Ganon

Dark Link

Link's Doppelganger who first appeared as "Shadow Link" in Zelda II the Adventure of Link as the final boss, he appears as the mini-boss in the Water Temple.

Gohma

Parasitic Armored Arachnid: Gohma

King Dodongo

Infernal Dinosaur: King Dodongo

Barinade

Bio-Electric Anemone: Barinade

Phantom Ganon

Evil Spirit from Beyond: Phantom Ganon

Volvagia

Subterranean Lava Dragon: Volvagia

Morpha

Giant Aquatic Amoeba: Morpha

Bongo Bongo

Phantom Shadow Beast: Bongo Bongo

  • Curb Stomp Battle/No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Its first appearance has it flailing Sheik around shortly after escaping the well, and throwing the hapless Sheikah down hard enough to induce unconsciousness. The exact result of Link's failed encounter with it is unknown (the screen blacks out right when it approaches Link), although the vocal grunts imply that Bongo Bongo managed to defeat Link easily in a similar manner, and it was implied that Link was knocked out for several hours as a result.
  • Eldritch Abomination
  • Giant Hands of Doom: You need to disable them if you want to...
  • ...GoForTheEye
  • Invisibility
  • Tremor Trampoline: He pounds on a giant drum that happens to your only footing in the room you fight him in, making your character bounce. Equipping the Hover Boots can lessen it slightly, though.

Twinrova (Koume and Kotake)

Ganondorf's surrogate parents. Koume uses fire magic and Kotake uses ice magic. Their Fusion Dance forms a composite being that can use both.

Sorceress Sisters: Twinrova

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