Characters in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
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This article is about the major fictional characters in the video game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. All minor characters can be seen in a comprehensive walkthrough.
Agitha
Agitha is a young girl who lives in Hyrule Castle Town. She loves bugs, and wants Link to collect all the Golden Bugs for her ball. Agitha is a bit eccentric, but apparently very wealthy; she provides wallet upgrades and large amounts of rupees to Link for procuring said bugs.
She lives the life of a fairytale princess in her Hyrule Castle Town apartment, Agitha's Castle, to where she wants to invite all the golden bugs in the world. Unfortunately, some of the invited "guests" seem to have lost their way and may not attend Agitha's ball. Luckily for Agitha, Link comes to her castle bearing a golden bug, after which he is obliged to help guide the rest of the invited guests to the ball. As Link brings in more bugs, Agitha showers him with "happiness" (rupees), and every complete pair is rewarded with even more happiness. She's the only character from Castle Town that ever leaves the city and one of the only three Hylians that is not afraid of Link in his wolf form, the other being Coro'and princess Zelda'
Ashei
A brave young woman, Ashei is a member of the group that Link joins in Telma's bar. Her father was a soldier for the royal family, but left the kingdom due to trouble with a superior. She learned combat skills from her father, and hearing that the Hylian soldiers were weak and powerless, she decided to visit the kingdom. During the game, she is studying the Yeti that live on Snowpeak mountain. She has a rather blunt personality. Ashei bears a strong resemblance to Wind Waker's Gonzo. They have similar faces, and they share a habit of saying "yeah" at the end of every question they ask.
Auru
Also a member of the group, Auru is the first person whom one will meet somewhere outside Hyrule Castle town during the operation of regaining peace. He will help Link continue his journey by writing a letter to Fyer, a friend he saved once a long time ago. This will gain Link the possibility to fly with a cannon into Gerudo desert.
Colin
Colin is a young boy from Ordon village, and a friend of Link. He is first seen being bullied by two of the village's other young boys (to whom Link must show sword-fighting basics in order to follow Colin into a nearby forest). Colin is captured by enemies riding atop large pigs. Link later in the game saves him.
Fyer and Falbi
Fyer and Falbi are two clown-like characters who run the Fyer and Falbi's Watertop Land of Fantastication in Lake Hylia. Fyer sells transportation via a house on top of the lake that in reality is a disguised cannon, which takes one to Falbi's Flight House, which offers a rupee-earning mini-game, the "Flight-by-Fowl" challenge. Fyer will also help Link during his journey by shooting him to Gerudo Desert and by fixing the Oocca cannon (for 300 rupees), needed to access the City in the Sky. Fyer appears to be somewhat less enthusiastic about his job than Falbi is.
Ganondorf
In essence, Ganondorf is the one behind all the events of Twilight Princess. After his intentions to steal the Triforce of Power were made known, the Seven Sages took him to await execution in Arbiter's Grounds, a prison in Gerudo Mesa. The Dark Lord was ritualy chained to a giant rock and impaled by a blade of light. To the sage's surprise, the Triforce of Power was granted to him and gave him power to survive execution and break free from the chains, though the wound he received remained. He slayed the Sage of Water, and while charging at the others, the Twilight Mirror was activated, sending him into the Twilight Realm and reducing him to energy matter.
The hate of the Twili was what Ganondorf utilized in order to regain his strength. Through it, he became strong again, but not fully revived - although he could take physical form, he could not become what he once was. Posing as a god, Ganondorf gives Zant his powers in order to use him to re-enter the light realm. Ganondorf, near the end of the game, conquers Hyrule Castle once enough of his strength has been restored. He is the final boss, where Link fights him in multiple forms. Link battles him, along with a possessed Zelda, in Hyrule Castle. Once exorcised from Zelda, Ganondorf turns into a massive boar-like Dark Beast Ganon. First, Link must simply fire arrows at him, but after he must turn into his lupine form, requiring Midna to topple Ganon so that Link can successfully attack the wound he received from the sages. The battle concludes with a close-range duel between Link and Ganondorf on Hyrule Field near the Bridge of Eldin. In the end, Ganondorf is impaled with the Master Sword in the very wound where he was impaled earlier, but still has the strength to stand up and approach Link and Zelda. However, the mark of the Triforce of Power on his hand fades away; as this happens, Zant's neck snaps, presumably symbolizing both of their deaths, as immediately after, Ganondorf flinches and gasps as his pupils turn white. His head is slowly lowered as his eyes close, and he stands motionless in mid-step.
Great Fairy
The Great Fairy is the queen of the Fairies, similar to other Fairy queens in previous The Legend of Zelda games. She appears in the Cave of Ordeals, and appears to Link at certain intervals in it, warning him of what tools are needed for further progress, but also congratulating him on the progress he has made so far. In this game, the Great Fairy wears almost no clothing, save a small cloth over her waist, and her hair covers her breasts.
Coro, Iza & Hena
Coro sells lantern oil near the edge of Faron Woods and has a pet parrot who runs an auxiliary shop near the Forest Temple (humorously, his pet bird sports a large afro to match his own). He is apparently a very calm and mellow individual, being one of the only two Hylians who is not afraid of Link's wolf form (Agitha is the other). He's the second oldest sibling.
Iza runs a boat rental shop near Lake Hylia. Though she is pleasant to Link, her siblings hint that she has a somewhat short temper (Coro admits to Wolf Link that he is more afraid of her than of him). She's the oldest sibling.
Hena is a young woman who runs the fishing hole and is the youngest of the three siblings (evidenced by the fact that she refers to both her brother Coro and sister Iza as her "older" siblings). Hena admires the angler who ran the fishing pond on the shore of lake Hylia in an age long past, and believes herself to be his descendant. Not only did she inherit his passion for fishing, but also his odd habit of scratching her armpits. Unlike her siblings, Hena does not wear her hair in an afro.
Hero's Spirit/Shade
The Hero's Spirit (also called the Hero's Shade due to his dark skeleton like apperance) appears many times when Link, in wolf form, mimics the tunes of various howling stones located throughout Hyrule, some tunes being from Ocarina of Time, and some from Majora's Mask (some are yet unidentified). When Link then locates the wolf after a primary meeting, he transports Link to a snowy plane with some visual similarities to various Hylian landmarks. Although he first appears as a golden wolf (also called the White Wolf by the official game guide), he proceeds to transform into an undead soldier wearing gilded armor, and teaches Link "Hidden Techniques". Once all seven of these techniques are successfully learned (over the entire course of the game), the Hero's Spirit tells Link that he "accepted the path of the Hero", but was unable to pass on his learnings, and so by teaching Link, he is able to finally able to move on. When the swordsman says his farewells and proceeds to the afterlife, he says to Link "Go and do not falter, my child." It is hinted in this way that the undead hero is an ancestor to the current Link and, in turn, another "Link" generation before him, most likely the Link from Ocarina of Time. He directly states that some of the techniques he teaches Link are only passed down trough their blood-line. If the Hero's Spirit really is the Ocarnia of Time Link, he would most likely be a grand-father or a great-grand-father to the current Link due to all the decades that have passed.
Ilia
Ilia is one of Link’s closest friends, and is the daughter of Bo, Ordon's mayor. She is also extremely close with nature and heals Link’s horse when it is hurt jumping fences at the beginning of the game. Ilia is the daughter of the mayor, but would rather spend time in the wild. A while into the game, she is hit with an arrow and kidnapped along with Colin by a group of enemies, which leads into Link trying to rescue her. Link eventually locates her in Castle Town, but when she sees him, it is apparent that she does not recognize him. It is later revealed that Ilia has lost her memory and cannot even remember her own name. [1] Later, however, she recovers her memory and gives Link the horse call so he can call Epona anytime.
Light Spirits
The Light Spirits are four god-like entities; Ordona, Faron, Eldin, and Lanayru. Each Light Spirit resides in a watery shrine in the province named after them. Ordona appears as a goat creature and is the first light spirit Link meets. Faron resides in the Faron Woods near the Forest Temple and appears in the form of a monkey with a long curved tail. Eldin resides in Kakariko Village and appears as a large hawk. Lanayru resides in a small cavern in Lake Hylia and appears in the form of a serpent.
It is known that the four Light Spirits are named after the three goddesses, and that parts of their names are included in the names of the spirits. Nayru's name is present in Lanayru; Din's name is present in Eldin; and Farore's name is present in both Faron and Ordona.
After Link completes the Lakebed Temple, Zant appears in Lanayru's shrine behind Link. Lanayru emerges attempting to scare off Zant, however, Zant creates a shock wave which knocks Lanayru back and turns Link into a wolf again.
In the final battle with Ganondorf on Hyrule Field, Zelda calls upon the Light Spirits who grant her the Light Arrows.
Link
As in every Legend of Zelda game Link is the main character in Twilight Princess. Instead of living in Hyrule, Link has been raised from a boy in the ranch village called Ordon Village in the Ordona Province—located far to the south of Hyrule Castle. When the game opens, he's seen to be about 16-18 years old. Link's mentor, Rusl, asks Link to deliver a sword and shield requested by the Royal Family. Link agrees to go, and the adventure begins.The Triforce birthmark is on Link's hand at all times, indicating he holds the Triforce of Courage.
Wolf Link
When Link first enters the Twilight Realm, he is transformed into a blue eyed beast (closely resembling a wolf). In this form, Link attacks with his jaws, claws and tail (as he is unable to use his sword in this form) or with help from his companion, Midna; He is able to communicate with other animals while in this form. Wolf Link can jump across large gaps with the help of Midna, but because he has paws rather than hands and feet, he cannot climb ladders or vines. Wolf Link has a sense ability similar to the Lens of Truth for Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. Using this ability, Wolf Link can see invisible enemies or NPC's and identify patches of ground in which he can dig. He can also pick up scents (he can only remember one scent at a time) which can be seen as fog, following what emits the smell. Also in Wolf form, Link has the ability to howl songs from previous Zelda games, which summon a golden wolf that as a skeleton warrior teaches Link his long forgotten sword techniques.
King Bulbin and Lord Bullbo
King Bulbin is responsible for kidnapping Ilia and the children of Ordon. Twice in the game Link must joust with him atop two different bridges. He is also fought near the Gerudo jail, or Arbitor's Grounds as better known, in a fortified area, which he sets on fire after he is defeated. He never speaks in the game until the final dungeon when Link confronts him, when he ends up helping Link by giving him a castle key, upon realizing Link's strength. He states that he always serves the strongest side, and that's all he's ever known.
Malo, Talo & Beth
Three children from Ordon Village, who later reside in Kakariko Village.
Malo is a stout, somewhat rude boy from Ordon and brother to Talo. He eventually opens up a shop in Kakariko Village, the Malo Mart. After a rather large monetary donation from Link, opens up a Castle Town branch of Malo Mart, where everything is half price. He has the appearance of a baby, but acts more serious than his friends who look much older than him.
Talo is the older brother of Malo who greatly admires Link for his skills in swordplay and marksmanship. After the children are rescued in Kakariko Village, he keeps watch from a high vantage point to look out for any trouble. If Link enters the town in wolf form, Talo will shout a warning and everyone will clear the streets and seek shelter.
Beth is the daughter of Ordon's shopkeeper who seems to have a crush on Link and takes an interest in Prince Ralis as well. Colin is taken hostage a second time after he saves her from rampaging monsters.
Midna
Midna, a new character, is a resident of the Twilight Realm . At a certain point in the game she decides to team up with Link to fight a “greater evil” that she cannot overcome alone. Midna (once teamed up with Link) breaks out of a "prison" with him. For these parts, the player controls her while she rides on Wolf Link’s back, however, during certain portions of the game Wolf Link may be controlled without Midna (as seen in the snowy landscape featuring Wolf Link without Midna). She changes form in the normal world as Link does in the Twilight Realm, although she can do so freely. She can use her spellcasting abilities to paralyze Twilight creatures so that Wolf Link may attack them with ease.
Later in the game, Midna will allow Link to teleport across Hyrule, quickly spanning great distances. She also gains the power to transform into a giant creature with several arms by using the Fused Shadows (which she uses in the final battles to assist Link).
Midna, also known as the 'Twilight Princess', was the chosen ruler of the Twili race, which have been converted to "shadow creatures" by the self-proclaimed King Zant. The Twili are a race descended from wielders of powerful, dark magic, who were banished to an alternate dimension by the goddesses Din, Farore, and Nayru. This alternate dimension (in which the sublimated descendants could only exist as shadows) eventually became known as the Twilight Realm. Midna is fighting to save both Hyrule and the Twilight Realm (the "antithesis" of Hyrule) from the rule of Zant.
Princess Zelda
Zelda is the Princess of Hyrule, taking up her role as such from the previous games. She can be found within the Twilight Realm, having found herself forced to surrender Hyrule to the Twilight King. Much later in the game, she helps Midna by giving her energy to her. While being possessed by Ganondorf, she fights Link in the first phase of the final boss battle. She also rides Epona with Link, sitting right behind him. Together they chase Ganondorf, who is also on his own horse. Link must get her close enough to hit Ganondorf with light arrows, so Link can attack him on horseback with his sword.
Renado, Luda & Barnes
Renado is the chief shaman of Kakariko Village. First encountered in the Twilight Realm as a spirit, he watches the children from Ordon after they escape capture from Zant's forces. Later, he helps heal the Zora, Prince Ralis, when Link escorts Telma and Ilia to Kakariko, and is later an important part of restoring Ilia's memories. He runs the sanctuary next to Eldin Spring, where he lives with his daughter.
Luda is the daughter of Renado. She enjoys the company of the Ordonian children and is saddened by the fact that they must eventually return home.
Barnes is the only other permanent resident of Kakariko. He is a rather excitable man who runs the town's bomb shop.
Rusl & Uli
The parents of Colin.
Rusl is Ordon Village's blacksmith, who is also a competent swordsman and Link's master in the beginning of the game. He requests Link to go to Hyrule to deliver a shipment of a Sword and Shield. Link agrees, which starts his adventure. Link reunites with Rusl in Hyrule Castle Town, where he is part of a group that is working to restore peace to Hyrule. He points Link in the direction of the sixth temple, the Temple of Time, located in the Sacred Grove of Faron Woods.
His wife, Uli, whom Colin closely resembles, is in late stages of a pregnancy for most of the game and births a baby girl by the time the game's end credits roll.
Shad
Shad is a member of the group that works on restoring peace yet again in Hyrule. He continues his father's work by studying the mysterious sky beings, the Oocca. Link needs his help when searching for the City in the Sky.
Telma
Telma is the bartender in Hyrule Castle Town who aids one during the process of getting Ilia's memories back. She has a appearance of an middle-aged woman, with a motherly figure. Telma is part of a group that is working to restore peace to Hyrule. The group members meet at her bar for their meetings. Telma likes to flirt and has a thing for Renado, though he "can't abide her presence".
Yeto and Yeta
Yeto is a yeti (yeti in The Legend of Zelda) who lives in the Snowpeak Ruins. He will escort Link to his home after Link has found him with the scent of reekfish. When Link tries to find the second Mirror Shard, he first collects the ingredients needed to make reekfish soup, which Yeto is found cooking within the mansion.
Yeta is Yeto's wife. Yeta is ill but helps Link find the big key needed to enter her bedroom trying to remember where she put it. She mistakes where it is located two times before remembering correctly. After finally finding the key, she will escort Link to her bedroom. However, as she gazes into the Mirror Shard, it possesses her, turning her into the fifth boss of the game, Blizzeta.
After completing the Snowpeak Ruins dungeon, the player can find Yeto and Yeta at the top of the mountain. They will each challenge Link to a snowboarding race and, if the player can beat both of them, he will be rewarded with a piece of heart.
Zant
Zant is a member of an ancient race called Twili, descendants of a tribe long ago sealed way by the Three Goddesses of Hyrule. Zant wishes to take over both the Twilight Realm and Hyrule, merging them so his people may roam free while the people of Hyrule are spirits trapped in limbo. Ganondorf posed as a false god to Zant, saying that if he released him from his imprisonment, he would give Zant infinite power, and ended up fooling Zant into releasing him back into Hyrule. He is the penultimate boss of the game, and seems to have gone insane from "years of oppression and unfulfilled promises", as said in the official strategy guide.
Animals
Animals play a large role in the game, and Link is able to converse with them while in wolf-form. Dungeons will also feature animals for Link to interact and solve puzzles with. In one dungeon, Link rescues monkeys from cages, and in return they help him cross a bridge to the mini-boss’s lair, where he battles the bewitched baboon Ook, the king of the monkeys, who locked the monkeys up. Ook later helps Link to defeat Diababa.
When Link has only just been transformed into a wolf and returns to Ordon Village, a squirrel tells him what happened while he was gone.
A hawk can land on Link's arm, after being summoned with "hawk weed". Link can send this bird to distant locations to pick up, or destroy, items. This bird is a temporary companion used to complete minor tasks or attack, unlike Epona who is a permanent partner.
As in the past games, Link can grab hold of cuccos to hover for short distances. This enables him to access secret or hard-to-reach places he could not normally get to. Unlike games prior to The Minish Cap, in which the they were always white (except for a few special blue roosters, with the most famous being Cojiro), the cuccos now come in a variety of colors. Another departure from the series involving cuccos is how they respond to being repeatedly attacked by Link. In previous Zelda games, dozens of cuccos would attack Link for attacking their friend. In Twilight Princess however, repeatedly attacking a cucco enables the player to take control of the cucco for a brief period of time. This is an easter egg.
Link can herd the strange village goats back to the barn, for a reward. He is also able to grab their horns and wrestle them to the ground when they are charging toward him in some circumstances. Also, he may attack them enough to send them into a dangerous fury (much like the pigs in The Wind Waker, or the cuccos in A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask ).
Within Hyrule Field, and many other areas of Twilight Princess, large boars called Bullbos are ridden by Bulbins that attack Link, but if Link is able to knock the monsters off the beast, he can ride them. However, unlike Epona, they can only be ridden in the area they were found, and cannot be called with any type of grass. They also have a diferent "Dash" move, in which pressing the "Dash" button makes them rear up into the air, then go on running in full speed. They can smash through anything not too strong.
When Link visits the fishing pond, he can talk with two ducks who will hint at where he can find a bottle.
Also, later on, Link is told by the cats in the Hidden Village to speak to the 'leader cucco', and is sent to speak to each of the cats.
Epona
Acquired in the beginning of the game, Epona is Link's mount throughout the game.
Although the official, and default name for the horse is Epona, players can choose their own name from the beginning of the game.[2] To call Epona, Link can pick "horse grass", allowing him to whistle Epona’s Song, which in turn summons her. A Horse Call charm that serves the same function without having to find a patch of grass is given to Link by Ilia later in the game. New mechanics for riding include Link using his weapons while on horseback, and being thrown from the saddle when hit. Epona appears larger than in Ocarina of Time, being closer in size to a carthorse rather than a warhorse.[citation needed]
Bosses
Twilit Parasite, Diababa
Diababa is found in the Forest Temple. This creature resembles an extremely large Deku Baba Plant with three heads, two of which resemble the average Deku Baba encountered within the game, while the third only appears once the player has effectively harmed the first two. Link must rely on the assistance of a baboon in this battle, who was previously a mini-boss. This boss holds the first of the three Fused Shadows.
Twilit Igniter, Fyrus
Fyrus is the boss of Goron Mines. He was orginally the Goron Patriach, Darbus, but when he came into contact with the Fused Shadow he was turned into an enormous lava-monster. Fyrus appears to be a prisoner of the mines itself, as it is bound at its arms and legs by chains connected to the ceiling and floor. The reason for this is that the Gorons, after witnessing the transformation of Darbus, tried to seal him away so that he could cause no further damage to the mines. Fyrus holds the second Fused Shadow. After Link defeats Fyrus and gains the Fused Shadow, Darbus is returned to normal.
Twilit Aquatic, Morpheel
The boss of Lakebed Temple, Morpheel is similar to the boss Morpha from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time except that one fights Morpheel underwater. At first a giant anemone-like creature with a single eye, it erupts out of the ground to reveal its second form to be that of a worm-like monster. This boss holds the third Fused Shadow.[1]
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Twilit Fossil, Stallord
Stallord is a large skeleton figure, similar in appearance to a Stalfos, brought to life by Zant's magic. The boss of Arbiter's Grounds, it is found half protruding from a pit of sand. First appearing as a skeletal torso and arms, and a ram's skull, the lower section of its spinal cord is vulnerable to Link's attacks. However, once defeated, a column appears out of the sand in the center of the room, and Stallord is then revived in a second form, consisting of just its head. Link must use the Spinner item to travel along the tracks of the column, dodge Stallord's attacks, and subsequently jump at Stallord at the correct time.
Twilit Ice Mass, Blizzeta
The boss of Snowpeak Ruins, Blizzeta, is Yeta, the female yeti that leads Link to a shard of the Mirror of Twilight. However, she becomes possessed by the shard, telling Link that he cannot have it. The windows in the room shatter and cold air wraps Yeta, turning her into a giant ice mass. After the battle, her husband named Yeto, another yeti, romantically embraces Yeta, sending out many small hearts and a heart container.
Twilit Arachnid, Armogohma
The boss of the Temple of Time, Armogohma is similar to its counterpart, Queen Gohma, in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Armogohma first appears as a giant armored spider with a large, beam-shooting eye on it's back, which crawls along the ceiling, but has a second form consisting of its eye as an abdomen for a smaller spider and many offspring. Once both forms are defeated, Link will receive the third piece of the Twilight Mirror and another heart container.
Twilit Dragon, Argorok
The boss of the City in the Sky, Argorok is a red wyvern with two different forms. He is first covered in black armor, which Link removes. Its second form attacks Link by breathing fire at him. Upon the wyvern's defeat, Link receives the fourth and final piece of the Twilight Mirror.
Apparently the wyvern had plagued the City for a while, driving the remaining Oocca into seeking shelter. Argorok causes typical mischief attributed to dragons. The wyvern attempted to impede Link's progress through the City by shattering some bridges ahead of him, forcing him to seek alternate routes.
Hyrule Castle bosses
Ganon's Puppet, Zelda
Ganondorf turns into Twilight matter and enters Princess Zelda's body, starting the battle with Ganon's Puppet, Zelda. She is fought in the same manner as boss fights with Agahnim, Ganondorf, and Phantom Ganon in previous Zelda games; Link must use the Master Sword to repel her energy ball attacks back at her.
She also dives at Link with her rapier pointed forward. Zelda's most devastating attack is making a glowing Triforce symbol on the floor which emits energy. At the end, Midna uses the Fused Shadows to exorcise Ganondorf from her body, and his Twilight particles start amassing on the floor.
Dark Beast, Ganon
After being exorcised from Zelda, Ganondorf's Twilight particles are reassembled into Dark Beast, Ganon. Ganon uses Twilight portals to warp to different locations in the room. He emerges from blue portals, and as he does so, Link must fire an arrow into his head to topple him and attack his glowing wound on his stomach. After doing so twice, Link must use his lupine powers to use Midna to grab Ganon and toss him to the side, and gnaw on the glowing wound.
After the battle, Ganon's body starts degenerating, and Ganondorf's soul emerges from its body. Midna warps Link and Zelda to Hyrule Field, and uses the Fused Shadows to morph into a giant monster and impales Ganondorf's soul with a large trident. Ganondorf, however, is later shown to have survived this.
Dark Lord Ganondorf
After the horseride battle with Link, Ganondorf emerges from his apparent defeat and erects a barrier of fire to prevent Zelda or anyone else from interupting their fight. With thunder and lightnig flowing (of course for a more surreal battle enviroment) in the background Link engages Ganondorf in one last sword fight to the death. Link ends the battle by jamming the Master Sword through Ganondorf's stomach. We see afterwards that the Triforce on Ganondorf's hand has just faded away which shortly afterwards followed by Zant having his neck snapped (apparently due to his life being linked to Ganondorf's or by his own doing in the sense that he was mocking his dying "god") thus ending any tie Ganondorf still had keeping him alive in Hyrule.