This article is about the major fictional characters from the video game Ocarina of Time. All minor characters can be seen in a comprehensive walkthrough.
In Ocarina of Time, Link, also known as the Hero of Time, is a Hylian who is raised as a Kokiri in the Kokiri Forest. He has the ability to travel through time, and therefore to and from his adult and child bodies, using the power of the Master Sword. He still wears the classic default green (or "Kokiri") tunic and cap that appeared in earlier games, and has a familiar variety of weapons that are again used in later adventures. This is the same Link who appears in Majora's Mask. Link is left-handed.
For information on Link's relations with Navi, see " Ocarina of Time characters#Navi" below
Princess Zelda is the Hylian princess of Hyrule. She has magical powers and she saw the destruction of Hyrule in a dream. She fled her castle with her Guardian, Impa, to escape Ganondorf and gives Link the Ocarina of Time. She disguises herself as Sheik and goes into hiding, appearing to Link frequently and helping him through his quest. She finally reveals her true identity later in the game, causing Ganondorf to kidnap her. Link fights Ganon to free her. In Wind Waker Zelda undergoes the identity of Tetra, apparently without her own knowing of it. She is quite proficient in the use of the Bow and Arrow; Shiek demonstrates a skill in the harp. It is widely debated among fans that there is a romantic link between them, as many of the other games give the impression that Link and Zelda have feelings for each other. Zelda is able to morph into Sheik a supposedly male Sheikah. It is highly debated whether or not Sheik is actually male or Zelda retains her female identity. The fact that Sheik has a different hair length and eye color than Zelda suggests that she magically morphs between forms, rather than just changing clothes.
Ganondorf is the principal antagonist in the Ocarina of Time. His initial goal in life is to locate and retrieve the Triforce from the Sacred Realm found within The Temple Of Time; his ultimate ambition is to take over Hyrule entirely and rule with an iron fist. Link, Princess Zelda, and Navi plan to stop him vowing that he shall never lay his hands upon the sacred triangles. After his seven-year slumber, Link conquers five major temples and awakens six Sages. After the long-awaited meeting with Crown Princess Zelda, now age seventeen, Link finally meets with Ganondorf on the top of Ganon's Castle for a final showdown. After you beat him as Ganondorf, he morphs into a monster called Ganon. Armed with the Master Sword, and guided by Princess Zelda, Navi, and the six sages (Rauru, Saria, Darunia, Princess Ruto, Impa, and Nabooru) Link banishes Ganondorf into the Evil Realm, an imprisoning stasis held within the Sacred Realm. Ganondorf may have been dethroned, but he still held the Triforce of Power. He proclaimed that Zelda and Link's descendants will suffer when someday the seal of his imprisonment is broken and unlocked.
Impa (ēm'pä) was the only member of the Sheikah race seen in the game, and was the protector of Princess Zelda; early in the game, she carries Zelda away from the castle to escape Ganondorf. During the seven year span when Link was frozen by the Master Sword, she teaches Zelda the way of the Sheikah to become a cloaked warrior named Sheik. Impa then meets Link at the Shadow Temple following the defeat of Bongo Bongo, where she awakens as the Shadow Sage. Unlike like the rest of the sages, she was not named after a town in "The Adventure of Link", but has been present since the first Zelda game The Legend of Zelda.
In The Wind Waker, there is a similar large fish with a similar name, Jabun. It is likely that he is the same Jabu Jabu because the flooding of Hyrule would not have affected him, as he is a fish, and he can speak traditional old Hylian, along with knowing the King of Hyrule.
Malon (mä'lōn) is the daughter of Talon and works at Lon Lon Ranch with her father and Ingo. Malon is a nice and (unlike her father) hard-working girl. Link first meets her as a child in Hyrule castle town when she's looking for her father. She gives Link an egg that will hatch and wake up Talon (when Link finds him and uses the newly born Cucco). Later when Link meets her at the ranch she calls him 'Fairy boy'.
Malon also raised Epona and will teach Link "Epona's song." This song will stop Epona from running away from Link and can later be used to call Epona.
Seven years later, Malon is forced to work for Ingo (who is influenced by Ganondorf) at Lon Lon Ranch after he kicked Talon out. Link uses Epona's song to call Epona and wins her after defeating Ingo in horse racing and escaping the ranch. This makes Ingo see the error of his ways, and he lets Talon have the ranch back.
The gossip stones in Ocarina of Time also let the player know that Malon was the Original record holder of the Obstacle course with a time of fifty seconds and that she dreams of being swept off her feet by a knight in shining armor.
Some fans speculate on the possibility of a romantic relationship between Link and Malon, although this has never been substantiated by Nintendo. If Link plays Talon's Cucco game and wins, he is offered Malon's hand in marriage. Talon decides that Link and Malon are too young to be wed, however and takes the offer back. In the manga of Ocarina of Time, Malon believes Link to be her knight in shining armor for a brief time. She later discovers he is just plain old Link and considers him as only a friend. Malon also appeared in Oracle of Seasons, Four Swords Adventures and The Minish Cap.
Malon had two counterparts in Termina, from Majora's Mask. Romani, who spoke in the third person and tried to defend her farm from invading aliens, was based on Malon's young appearance. Romani's older sister Cremia, who ran Romani Ranch all by herself since their parents' untimely deaths, was based on Malon's older appearance.
Mido does not like Link, and he will not accept him as one of the Kokiri because he does not have his own guardian fairy. Mido and the other Kokiri might have known about Link's true race (Hylian), in which case his prejudice could also be a form of racism. He may also feel that Link is a threat to his self-imposed role as alpha male of the Kokiri. He does not see why Link has become the respected favorite of Saria and the Great Deku Tree.
Part of Mido's dislike for Link is that he is jealous of the attention Link receives from Saria. This may be more than valuing her respect, as he could have a romantic attraction towards her. He made one Kokiri clear out the rocks in front of his house and another one clear the grass outside Saria's house, though he told her he was going to do it, just to impress her.
When Link is summoned to see the Great Deku Tree he is shocked, especially as Link now has a fairy, Navi. He tries to stop Link from entering by saying he must go and get a sword and shield, but reluctantly lets Link in once he has the items. He blames Link when the Deku Tree withers up and dies, and starts sulking.
When Link returns seven years later as an adult, Mido (who is still a child because the Kokiri never grow up) does not recognize Link, refuses to let him go to the Forest Temple. After Link plays Saria's Song for him, however, he realizes that Link must be one of Saria's friends and lets him pass. After Link beats the Forest Temple, awakening Saria as a Sage, Mido learns that Saria will not come back for some time, if ever. He starts to say that she liked Link, and then asks Adult Link (whom he still does not recognize) to keep a look out for Link (young Link, whom he knew), and if he sees him, to tell him that Mido is sorry.
While Mido is initially a very shallow, angry, and insecure person, during the seven years and the resulting stresses of the world of ruin and losing Saria, he becomes a more brooding character, tired of anger and war, who apologizes for his misdeeds and would probably want to go back on them if he could, to have the old world of peace and Saria back with him.
Mido is named after the two syllables in Solfege Mi and Do. Also, in The Adventure of Link, there is a town of Mido, whom this character is named after. Mido is the only town in Adventure of Link that shares a name with an Ocarina of Time character who is not a Sage.
In the credits, he is seen sitting alone with the Zora King.
Seven years later, Link encounters her again within the second half of the explored Ocarina of Time places#Spirit Temple, but this time she is in the guise of an Iron Knuckle. As a brainwashed, loyal servant to the evil witches, Nabooru protects the final entrance to Twinrova's chambers and Link must defeat her to finally conquer the temple. When he destroys Twinrova, Nabooru is awakened as the Sage of Spirit and Link receives the Spirit Medallion from her. It is never revealed what it was she intended to reward Link with upon giving her the gauntlets; however, her final words in the Chamber of Sages to him are: "If only I knew you would become such a handsome young man, I would have kept my promise."
In the manga, she was sent by the Twinrova sisters (while under the influence of mind control) to make sure Sheik would not betray Ganondorf. She interrogated Link when he came to prison. He fought her, and in the process, cracked the gem on her forehead that served as the Twinrova sisters' means of controlling her. She then fought her comrades, eventally freeing them from the sisters' spell as well, while Link took Sheik out of harm's way. Nabooru then gave Link the Mirror Shield to defeat the Twinrova sisters. Nabooru then helped Link get into Ganon's Tower once she awakened as the Sage of Spirit.
Like several other characters, Nabooru has a town named after her in Adventure of Link.
Navi was Link's first fairy. If the idea is followed through between Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, a Kokiri is granted only one fairy. Link is of Hylian descent and obviously unique and able to travel throughout the land without restriction unlike the Kokiri children. This leaves him the opportunity to discover other fairies in dungeons and fountains throughout the lands. Because Navi is already his companion, the fairies simply heal Link and be on their way, or he can capture them in empty bottles for later use.
After Link is sent back to his own time, Navi flies away. When Navi disappears after Ocarina of Time, Link goes out to search for her (as is hinted at the beginning of Majora's Mask by a sound cue). Two similar fairies, Majora's Mask characters#Tatl & Tael (named after the word Tattletale), are found in Majora's Mask. After facing some unusual obstacles, Tatl reluctantly becomes Link's new partner and serves a similar purpose in this game as Navi did in Ocarina of Time.
Navi's disappearance could be explained by the fact that her duty to the Deku Tree had expired after Link had left the forest and Ganon had been defeated. Seeing as Link was not of Kokiri descent, she did not have a permanent obligation to him. This also explains Link's fairy problem prior to Ocarina of Time. Despite the fact Navi leaves Link it is apparent Link and Navi had a good friendship.
Some fans dislike Navi due to the fact the majority of the information she gives is either useless or intuitive and the way she presents this information is excessive (yelling "Hey! Listen!" every time). For example, during the fight with Queen Gohma, Navi tells the player to hit her eye, but due to Gohma's large eye size (as well as weak eyes being a common plot device) this is regarded by many as redundant. Navi's advice is more useful to gaming newcomers than to experienced gamers, or those who have already completed the game. This is likely the reason that Tat'l, rather than giving straightforward instructions on what to do in a certain situation, gives out advice that tends to be rather obvious, but still not as blunt as Navi's (However, it can also be considered a lot more cheeky in tone often calling Link stupid or blunt for not knowing what a monster is).
After Ganondorf takes over Hyrule, he freezes Zora's Domain, trapping the Zoras. Fortunately for Ruto she is rescued from beneath the ice by Sheik, after which she heads to the Ocarina of Time places#Water Temple. Link meets her there as an adult. She then scolds him for keeping her waiting for seven years to marry him, saying "I have not forgotten the vows we made to each other". When Link completes the Water Temple, Ruto is awakened as the Water Sage, and gives Link the Water Medallion. This is when Ruto finally looks at the bigger picture; she states while she would love nothing more than for her to offer him her eternal love right then and there, she should not yet marry Link, as they have the much more important task of saving Hyrule.
In the manga, during the childhood chapters, Ruto got swallowed by Jabu-Jabu on purpose because the husband her father presented was not acceptable to her. She gave Link the Zora Sapphire out of her new-found feeling for him after he saved her life. She has a huge crush on Link, and truly believes that they are meant for each other.
Ruto's name came from the mountain town of Ruto in Zelda II: Adventure of Link. But, as stated earlier, the timeline reverses this.
Ruto's counterpart in Termina was Majora's Mask characters#Lulu, the lead singer of the Indigo-Go's, a Zora band. The primary difference between them visually being that Lulu wears a dress while Ruto wears nothing. This is supposedly because there were complaints about Ruto being naked, especially since she is represented both as a well-developed child and as a buxom young woman. Interestingly, Ruto is the only one of the sages to have a counterpart in Termina (although Darmani could be counted).
It is not concretely proven in the game, but many fans believe Rauru's reincarnation or physical manifestation in Hyrule may be in the form of the owl Kaepora Gaebora. This is evidenced by the fact that one gossip stone in the game says that Kaepora Gaebora is the reincarnation of an ancient sage, but the word reincarnation was a mistranslation.
In the manga, it appeared that Rauru was only a spirit who lived on in the Chamber of the Sages.
It is unexplained if Rauru is thousands of years old when the Ancient Sages built the Temple of Time when the Triforce was created.
The town of Rauru in Zelda II: Adventure of Link was named after Rauru.
There are also certain similarities between Rauru, Sasharahla from LTTP and the Old Man in LOZ. For example, they have a similar appearance, all being old men with grey hair in red robes. The three characters are considered 'wise men', who give Link advice. It is unknown whether there is any connection between the three in the storyline, or whether one influenced the creation of the other. The similarities may simply be coincidence.
In the game, Saria is one of only four Kokiri to ever enter the Lost Woods. It is known that if the Kokiri wander too deep into the forest and remain there for too long, they will eventually become skull kids. If wandering Hylians do so, they will become Stalfos. The Kokiri children admired Saria for her kindness and for being the only one of her people to thoroughly navigate the Lost Woods. The Kokiri did not know she was a Sage, which may have guarded her from danger while traveling alone in the woods. Saria's favorite place in the entire forest was the Sacred Forest Meadow.
Because of her close relationship with Link, Saria is sometimes considered to be a mother or sister figure to him, possibly having raised him after his biological mother died in Kokiri Forest when he was just an infant. There is no evidence for or against the idea. Some believe Saria might have a love interest in Link because of two events in the game.
She was named after the water town of Saria, featured in The Adventure of Link.
The bosses of the Spirit Temple. Twinrova consists of two witches, Koume and Kotake, that use the elements of fire and ice, respectively. They are also the surrogate mothers of Ganondorf. In Majora's Mask, they run the potion shop in the Southern Swamp.
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