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!Hylians

[[folder:General]]
!!Hylians

The dominant race of humans that dwell in all parts of Hyrule running Stables in all provinces, but who live primarily in Hateno Village in West Necluda and Lurelin Village in Faron.
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* AllSwordsAreTheSame: Actually averted: the Hylian people favor double-edged straight swords and they couldn't get used to the Sheikah-designed katanas being made for them, forcing the Sheikah craftsmen to adopt different sword-making techniques to compensate (of course, Link himself [[MultiMeleeMaster has no problem with either]]).
* DivineRightOfKings: In the past, Hylians were the dominant race of the land due to being the chosen people of the Goddess Hylia.
* DramaticIrony: The old Hylians feared the Divine Beasts and the Guardians due to their destructive potential, so much that [[UngratefulBastard they banished their creators, the Sheikah, from the land after the first Calamity Ganon sealing]]. 10,000 years later, their descendants became enthralled by these ancient marvels and had them excavated to fight the Calamity Ganon again... only for Ganon to turn the machines against them, thus vindicating the old generation's fear.
* ElaborateEqualsEffective: The higher ranking the Hylian gear you find, the more ornate it becomes, from Rusted to Traveler to Soldier to Knight to Royal. The FlavorText even mentions this, citing that even though the Royal weapons once wielded by the PraetorianGuard are very powerful, the elaborate ornamentation has mostly led them to become [[BreakOutTheMuseumPiece pieces for collectors]].
* GoldColoredSuperiority: The Royal weapons all have prominent gold ornamentation, and they are among the best weapons in the game.
* HumansAreAverage: Hylians are notably a lot more mundane then the other races, even compared to the other humans like the Sheikah and the Gerudo. That being said, they have the most diverse cultures because they are so numerous. This is even shown in their weapon sets, which offer no real bonuses but are reliable in terms of damage and durability compared to the weapons of the other races.
* HumansAreSpecial: Although they are noticeably a lot more average then the other races, they are in fact the chosen people of the Goddess Hylia. The Hylians are adventurous and enjoy travelling abroad. They don't concentrate themselves to a single biome (Zora and Goron), and migrate from their homeland for reasons other than reproduction (Gerudo) or forced exile (Yiga Sheikah). While travelling across the breadth of Hyrule, Link encounters more Hylian travelers than any other civilized culture. Only monster species have greater environmental diversity, though it can be argued several are naturally invasive (such as the Bokoblins) or doing so on Ganon's behalf.
* PointyEars: Although other races have them too, this has come to be the Hylian's defining trait.
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: The Hylians banished the Sheikah and buried the Guardians below Hyrule because they feared that such powerful technology would be used against the kingdom, to which the Hylians had no defense against. Their decision proved disastrous for their descendants when Calamity Ganon came back 10,000 years later. Because the Sheikah gave up their advanced technology for a normal society, they did not have the skills to replicate their own feats, let alone update and upgrade the ancient Guardians. And since the Guardians remained unchanged since the last sealing, Ganon easily took control of them through his Malice. Thus the Kingdom of Hyrule fell to the very Guardians the Hylians feared thanks to the ignorance of their own ancestors.
* TieredByName: Hylian equipment come in four tiers. From weakest to strongest, they are Traveler, Soldier, Knight, and Royal. In addition, there are Rusted Hylian weapons that can be found in several places. They're slightly stronger than Traveler Weapons but break easily, but if you feed a Rusted weapon to a Rock Octorok, it will spit out a corresponding Hylian weapon of random level. There's also the Royal Guard items, which are made in the same design as the Royal set but use Shekiah techniques. They're incredibly powerful but break quickly due to design flaws.
* YouALLLookFamiliar: Averted. While there are a handful of exceptions, each Hylian NonPlayerCharacter townsperson has something that makes their appearance different from another: such as facial features, hair, or attire. Everyone even has their own name.
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[[folder:The Old Man]]
!!Old Man
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Hiroshi Naka (Japanese), Bill Rogers (English), Octavio Rojas (Mexican Spanish), Domenech Farell (European Spanish), Reinhard Scheunemann (German)

-> ''"Me? I'll spare you my life story. I'm just an old fool who has lived here alone, for quite some time now."''

A mysterious elder who gives Link as much information as he can when Link first awakens.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: He has a distinct greyish-brown skintone. Gets weirder when it turns out [[spoiler:he's actually the father of the pale Zelda. Either his wife was ''very'' light-skinned or he tanned very easily.]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Though he appears to be a physical being, [[HitodamaLight wisps of blue fire]] start to surround him after Link collects the Spirit Orbs at the Great Plateau and he has unexplained OffscreenTeleportation abilities. [[spoiler:As it turns out, he is the ghost of King Rhoam.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler:He was very strict and controlling in training Zelda, something that he gradually realized was not effective in helping her awaken her powers. One hundred years after his death due in part to her subsequent failure to seal Ganon at the time, he guides Link in a more indirect, hands-off, and even playful manner instead.]]
* DareToBeBadass: [[spoiler:After chastising Zelda for shirking her duties and noting how courtiers have been gossiping about how much of a failure she is, he maintains that it's still her destiny to prove those gossipers wrong. Considering a lot of her perceived inadequacies came about because of him, it doesn't come across as nearly as encouraging as he would've liked.]]
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:He reveals himself to be the spirit of King Rhoam, who lost his life to Calamity Ganon a hundred years ago.]]
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:Finding his diary in Hyrule Castle reveals he had considered that maybe Zelda's powers will awaken in her own way, but couldn't take the risk. He commits to lightening up if she fails to awaken her power at Lanyru, as she would have officially done everything she could. The Calamity happened while she was away.]]
* FantasyForbiddingFather: He was a very stern parent, [[spoiler:harshly admonishing Zelda for her inability to awaken the divine power of Hylia and forbidding her from having anything to do with the Divine Beasts and Guardians until she had done so. Unfortunately, this only further slows her progress to the point where she wasn't able to awaken her powers until it was too late, and Ganon managed to devastate Hyrule and its citizens. In his journal, Rhoam laments that circumstances force him to be stern towards her, and after his death, his ghost expresses regret over how he treated Zelda.]]
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: He reveals his true identity just as Link prepares to leave the Great Plateau.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** When he describes the Temple of Time to Link, he says it's "Yet another forgotten entity. A mere ghost of its former self..." [[spoiler:Much like he himself is the old, forgotten ghost of the former king of Hyrule.]]
** He's carries [[spoiler:a Poe lantern]] with him at all times.
** The Great Plateau is largely cut off from the rest of Hyrule; it would be very difficult for someone to climb up its cliffs, and Link himself cannot leave without the Paraglider. The Old Man has both lived up there a long time but is also knowledgeable about the Great Calamity and the state of Hyrule in the subsequent century, implying that he isn't just some hermit living in such an isolated location. [[spoiler:He's a ghost, so he wouldn't have to worry about physically getting up there, and he's the former king who was at ground zero of Ganon's return and lost his life there.]]
* TheGadfly: Stealing food from him at the start has him [[WhatTheHellHero call out the player on theft]], only to turn around and say he was messing with you and couldn't help himself as he gives it to you anyway.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: He has the largest male Hylian body in the game and [[spoiler:could probably lift his daughter Zelda with one hand]].
* ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest: Subverted at first, as at best he offers a baked apple rather than, say, a [[MythologyGag sword like in the original]] -- although he does point you towards his axe and says that you can have it. Also, if you find his house in the southeast section of the Plateau and cook his Spicy Meat & Fish Fry [[note]]1 Hyrule Bass, 1 Piece of Meat, 1 Spicy Pepper[[/note]] for him, he'll give you a Warm Doublet to protect you from the cold on Mount Hylia. If you somehow make it to the very top of the mountain without it, he'll give you the Doublet anyway, amazed you made it up here without it.
* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:He was killed during the Great Calamity, though his death is not shown.]]
* LegacyCharacter: Based on his title and role so far, he seems to fulfill the same role as the Old Man from the original ''The Legend of Zelda''. [[spoiler:He also fulfills the role of the Hyrule King, like [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule]].]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[spoiler:Hyrule's Castle theme, just like King Daphnes from ''Wind Waker''.]]
* MovingTheGoalposts: He promises Link the Paraglider if he gets a special treasure (Spirit Orb) from a Sheikah Shrine. After Link completes one, the Old Man tells him to do the three remaining Shrines to get his Paraglider. Lampshaded by one of Link's possible response "That wasn't part of the deal."
* MrExposition: He tells Link of how Hyrule fell to ruin and points him in the direction of vanquishing the Calamity Ganon.
* MusicalSpoiler: [[spoiler:Notice how his piano motif when you first meet him sounds like the opening fanfare of the Hyrule Castle theme?]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** By the way he calls himself an "old fool", he may have realized that [[spoiler:his blind following of the ancient sealing plan to the letter, and his overly harsh parenting of Zelda, helped lead to the Great Calamity.]]
** It may also be why when Link first awoke, he decided to let him get his bearings first at his own pace before bringing him up to speed to be sure that it wouldn't cripple him like his strict parenting [[spoiler:did on Zelda]].
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:He failed to prevent the Great Calamity as the King of Hyrule, and it's implied that he blames it on his own harsh parenting of Zelda]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:His insistence on following the ancient sealing plan to the letter, to the point where he forbids Zelda from studying in order to fulfill her role as the princess spoken in legends, came to bite him in the ass. Not only did it give Zelda unnecessary pressure on her training, but it also prevented him from realizing that [[ItOnlyWorksOnce Calamity Ganon would make sure the 10,000 year old plan that defeated him won't work this time around.]]]]
* OffscreenTeleportation: Somehow this old man got from near the Shine of Resurrection to the top of a small, snowy mountain ahead of Link with a shirt ready for the poor freezing boy. [[spoiler:Given that he is a ghost, it's likely he did indeed teleport.]]
* ParentsAsPeople: He [[spoiler:dearly loved his daughter, Zelda, but put a lot of pressure on her to fulfill her role. He admits that he was wrong for doing so.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:He is the ghost of King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule, the last king of Hyrule and Zelda's father.]]
* StealthMentor: He does intend to help Link be prepared for his destiny, but his teaching methods are carefully framed as little errands to earn his Paraglider (which is the only way off the Great Plateau). [[spoiler:It was likely as a means to avoid the mistakes he made with Zelda's training.]]
* StepfordSmiler: The Old Man may be a hearty and easygoing fellow, but his jovial personality is a masquerade [[spoiler:by King Rhoam, who is more melancholy and serious when he finally reveals himself. However, he did enjoy putting on a performance as the Old Man, which is perhaps one of the few times that he has ever been happy for the past 100 years]].
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When asked about his identity, the Old Man dismisses the question, saying that he is just an old fool who lived on the Great Plateau alone for a long time. Yet he is also quite knowledgeable about the events that happened 100 years ago, implying that he's not just some strange old man. [[spoiler:Later on, the Old Man reveals himself to be the deceased King Rhoam, and he assumed the persona of a hermit to not overwhelm Link's mind.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: He's had [[spoiler:a hundred years spent as a spirit to reflect on his failures, specifically how his overly strict behavior toward Zelda only hindered her efforts toward awakening her sacred power. As a result he's notably more mellow towards Link than he was in his lifetime. Even if his jovial old man persona was technically an act it's a stark contrast to how he treated his daughter.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: His favorite recipe is Spicy Meat and Seafood Fry, which keeps him warm in the snowy peak of Mt. Hylia. Lately, he has forgotten about the last ingredient. Link can help by [[spoiler:catching him a fish.]]
* UnfinishedBusiness: [[spoiler:Unlike the Champions, whose spirits physically could not escape the Divine Beasts they were trapped inside, nothing was forcing Rhoam to stay in the world of the living; nothing but his desire to see Link reawakened and guide him back to his identity.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Despite his best intentions and belief in Zelda, his strict parenting only made things worse for her and their kingdom when Ganon attacked, making her unable to access the divine powers of her bloodline until it was far too late.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: His backstory and true identity make most of his characteristics fall into spoilers.
* WasTooHardOnHim: [[spoiler:After his death, he admits he was too hard on Zelda and implores Link to save his daughter's life.]]
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: While a harsh parent, he did believe that [[spoiler:Zelda would prove his and their subjects' views of her as a InadequateInheritor wrong by awakening her powers. While he's technically correct, his methods of doing so, by suppressing her natural curiosity and interest in scholarly pursuits, actually seem to have ''hindered'' Zelda's ability to access her powers.]]
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[[folder:Queen of Hyrule]]
!!Queen of Hyrule

When Princess Zelda was a little girl, her mother filled the role of her teacher and encourager. The death of the queen would have a major impact on both her daughter and her husband.
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* BestFriend: She and Urbosa were this, which goes to explain [[LikeASonToMe the latter's relationship with Zelda]].
* TheLostLenore: Her death left King Rhoam rather lost as to how to motivate Zelda to learn how to defeat Ganon. Had her encouraging personality still been a factor, he might have been easier on the Princess.
* NoNameGiven: She is only ever referred to as "mother" or "my wife" by her husband and "the queen" or "my friend" by Urbosa. However, if King Rhoam's words were anything to go by, she was possibly also named Zelda as per the royal naming tradition given how she had enough of the "blood of the goddess" within her to qualify as a better teacher on Zelda's powers than the King of Hyrule did.
* PosthumousCharacter: She is dead well before the events of even the first recovered memory.
* RedOniBlueOni: She was the blue one to her red husband, being calm and encouraging in contrast to him being strict and demanding.
* RoyaltySuperpower: Here the divine sealing power is implied to be passed down through the women of the Royal Family, unlike ''Wind Waker'' where the king was also shown to have magical ability. The queen's death was likely as much a factor in Zelda's inability to use said power as King Rhoam's strict methods.
* SorceressQueen: She bore the divine blood of Hylia granting her powerful sealing magic like her mother before her and passed it down to her own daughter. It is her untimely demise that left Zelda without a teacher to teach her to harness this power as she passed a year before Zelda's lessons were meant to begin.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Implied, considering that the only recognizable trait Zelda got from her dad was the BigOlEyebrows.
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[[folder:Stable Workers]]
!!Stable Workers

Across the plains of Hyrule are 15 stables, massive tents set up with roofs designed to look like the head of a horse. At these locations, the workers will let Link register wild horses, take out registered horses, sleep in the beds, and provide provisions and quests.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Their fur hats and clothes, love of horses, and yurt-like temporary buildings give them a strong resemblance to Mongolians and other traditionally steppe-based Central Asian cultures, though their skin tones and other physical features are more heterogeneous.
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[[folder:Beedle]]
!!Beedle
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[[caption-width-right:223:''"The name's Beedle, but you can call me-- Actually, let's just stick with Beedle."'']]

A traveling merchant who can be found moving between stables peddling his wares.
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* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: Beedle will overcharge you for arrows compared to other merchants. But since he is the only merchant around for most of the places you find him, the convenience is probably worth it.
* AwesomeBackpack: His bag is probably as large as he is tall and has a built-in folding tray for doing business. Because of how heavy it is, he looks positively ''ripped'' as a result.
* BeetleManiac: Beedle is aptly named and will trade you food or elixirs for beetles that you find.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: If you ever happen to deny giving him a rare beetle, he will respond with some disdain... and under his breath ''plot to hire someone to steal it from Link so he doesn't stain his hands''.
* IntrepidMerchant: He is the player's main source of supplies when visiting stables.
* LegacyCharacter: He is far from the first Beedle to sell a Link an item.
* RecurringTraveller: Beedle lampshades his status, pointing out how often he encounters Link.
* ReincarnationRomance: Parodied where Beedle claims "We must have been married in a past life!" to Link as the reason for their repeat encounters.
* StalkerWithACrush: One of his exchanges indicates he thinks Link's one of these and crossly demands that he stops stalking him... [[RuleOfFunny only to change his mind not even a minute later]] as he "likes the attention too much".
* TookAShortcut: Beedle will always be at the stable Link is visiting; no matter how fast Link got there, Beedle will have arrived there before him.
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[[folder:Kilton]]
!!Kilton
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[[caption-width-right:350:-Fang and Bone-\\
Come see ol' Kilton for the most monstrous deals in all of Hyrule!]]

-> ''"I just love the field of monster research so much that I decided to open a shop all about monsters!"''

The eccentric and monster-obsessed owner of a travelling monster-themed shop called Fang and Bone. Initially found setting up his establishment in the middle of Skull Lake, he can subsequently be found near each of the villages at night.
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* ActionSurvivor: He claims to have had a nearly fatal encounter with a [[BossInMookClothing Lynel]] just to get the details for [[PaperThinDisguise its respective disguise mask]] right.
* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: In rather odd way, as he ''made his own currency'' so Link has to trade him monster parts in order to buy any gear from him. The "Mon" the parts often trade for also tends to be for half of how many rupees you could get for them.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He is very enthusiastic about monsters, and he'll excitedly tell Link about the three types of boss monsters found across Hyrule when asked. Though he's at least smart enough to admire the monsters from a safe distance.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Even in a world of humanoid birds and fish people, Kilton's status as a Hylian is questionable at best. He has a large triangular head and dark grey skin, traits no other race have. There's also his hands, which are blue and lizard-like, though they could just be gloves.
* CreepyGood: Despite his creepy appearance and monster obsession, he's still a nice character who provides Link with items that help in fights against monsters.
* FashionDesigner: He makes costumes based off the various species of monsters found across Hyrule that, despite being of laughably poor-quality, can fool the genuine articles into thinking that Link is one of them. He also somehow managed to create a high-quality replica of Dark Link's outfit from ''Ocarina of Time'', complete with jet-black skin, glowing red eyes, and white hair.
* {{Gonk}}: He's easily the ugliest non-monster character in the game.
* MadLove: Towards all of Hyrule's monsters, but that doesn't stop him from asking you to kill some specific types for his research. If Link tells Kilton he also likes monsters, or in fact "adores" them, he gets rather aggressively defensive when claiming he "loves" them more than you do.
* MeaningfulName: His name sounds rather like the word kilter, and a rather off-kilter person he is. It may also be a pun about how his shop requires you to kill a ton of monsters for currency for his store.
* NightmareFace: He has a rather unnerving-looking face. One guard in the Akkala region even requests a photo of Kilton's face to determine if he is a suspicious-looking individual.
* NightmareFetishist: He loves all things monstrous and creepy, to point that he has fang-like markings on his bottom lip and clawed gloves to make himself look like a monster. When promoting the Lynel mask, he states that almost getting killed by a [[TheDreaded Lynel]] was one of the best moments of his life.
* TheNoseKnows: His obsession is to the point he can identify a monster based on how it smells, which leads to mistaking Link for one whenever he can't see him. Probably justified, considering how many monsters Link has killed and how many of their body parts he carries around on a daily basis.
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[[folder:Pikango]]
!!Pikango
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[[caption-width-right:341:''"I hear it's breathtakingly beautiful."'']]

-> ''"As for me, I just looove art. In fact, I'm traveling in the world in search of beautiful landscapes."''

A painter who's very well traveled; if you find the first Great Fairy Spring for him, he will help you find memory locations.
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* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: He's an old painter who has his greying hair in a ponytail so that it looks like a large white paintbrush with some black ink on its tip.
* CoolOldGuy: He's more than happy to assist Link in his search for his memories.
* GoingNative: Though he spends a lot of his time with the Sheikah despite their attitude towards him, and has been picking up their fashion and customs in addition to his naturally greying hair due to his age making him easily mistaken for one, he really is just a quirky Hylian not unlike Jerrin, Robbie's wife.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: He's quite the traveler, able to go nearly anywhere Link can -- even Death Mountain, and is traveled enough to help Link regain his memories.
* MeaningfulName: Pikango could easily be for "Pic and go", "Pic" being short for "Picture". He's a traveling artist who also gives you hints to where you should go to find memory locations based on the pictures you show him.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Invoked. When you first meet him at Kakariko Village, he laments that though he just wants to see the beautiful Great Fairy said to reside somewhere nearby, his methods of asking the locals about her (coupled with their paranoia about the Yiga Clan) fueled their existing distrust for him as a stranger, and so now nobody will tell him where she is. You have to find her for him before he will offer you his help.
* TerribleArtist: You can view what he's painting on the canvas and it's rather unimpressive for someone who's been a painter their entire adult life. You'll see much better paintings hanging on the walls of various homes and within Hyrule Castle.
* TookAShortcut: He will always arrive at certain locations near memory spots before Link. Considering Pikango's introductory sidequest establishes him as having a hard time getting around due to old age, this trope stands out in his case.
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[[folder:Traysi]]
!!Traysi

A journalist for the "Rumor Mill" publication. Despite its somewhat tabloid-y nature, it actually contains plenty of useful hints about the surrounding area. While her writings can be found at most stables, the woman herself can be encountered in person in Gerudo Town.
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* IntrepidReporter: She travels all across Hyrule investigating various rumors and folktales. She's so intrepid that she even goes by herself to investigate the appearance of the Molduking despite the obvious danger.
* MyNaymeIs: Her name is presumably an alternate spelling of the common English name "Tracy".
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Much like with Pikango, she is subject to quite a bit of distrust from the Gerudo due to both her methods of asking about recent events and their paranoia about the Yiga Clan.
* SecretKeeper: If you talk to her during her Molduking-researching expedition wearing anything other than the Gerudo garb, she'll deduce that you were actually the "cute vai" she met in town but promise not to say anything about it.
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[[folder:Mina and Mils]]
!!Mina and Mils

A brother-and-sister duo that roams Hyrule in search of treasure.
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* AdventurerArchaeologist: What they strive to be.
* AndYourRewardIsEdible: They'll offer a meal to Link if he saves them.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: If Link is only responsible for 50% or less of the damage on the Bokoblins, Mina might complain about him taking his time.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Mina has a trip and fall animation when she's panicking during a fight. It occurs repeatedly if you can maneuver a [[TheDreaded Guardian]] to her position.
* TheDragAlong: Mils clearly doesn't want to go around raiding monster-infested ruins, but Mina won't listen to his complaints.
* TheEveryman: The siblings represent what ordinary Hylians with fighting experience are like in combat. They're survivors who can wield a sword and shield, but unable to handle anything stronger than a Bokoblin.
* FauxActionGirl: Mina carries a sword and shield, but her fighting style is so crude and indecisive that she can barely kill a red Bokoblin.
* {{Greed}}: They are willing to travel through endless stretches of monster-infested territory in search of treasure. In "The Champions' Ballad," their first instinct upon hearing that a precious Shrine Orb has been stolen from the Gerudo is to try to retrieve it themselves and make a quick buck off it, and they're angry at Link for using it for its intended purpose of unlocking a Shrine.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Mina has ruled out the possibility of invading Hyrule Castle due to the Guardians that defend it.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Their fighting style is very defense oriented when opposing Bokoblins (most likely to give Link time to bail them out).
* RobbingTheDead: What they call treasure hunting. Link encounters them at the ruins of villages and garrisons destroyed by the Guardians.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They appear at several locations, usually battling Bokoblins.
* UngratefulBastard: Averted if Link does at least 51% of the damage on the Bokoblins, in which case it becomes AndYourRewardIsEdible.
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[[folder:Magda]]
!!Magda

A woman who has grown a flower garden around Hila Rao Shrine on the Floret Sandbar. She will get rather upset if you walk over or otherwise damage the flowers while trying to reach the Shrine.
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* BerserkButton: If you value your life, '''never''' trample her flowers.
* ComedicSociopathy: She's basically a ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend for her flowers.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Trampling her beloved flowers apparently warrants being violently attacked.
* HPToOne: Angering her three times causes her to get so ticked off that she gives Link a massive beating that reduces his health to a single heart.
* HypocriticalHumor: Her outburst against Link is preceded by her trampling the flowers herself in her blind rage.
* RuleOfThree: You'll have to step on or damage the flowers three times to trigger her violent retribution.
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[[folder:Loone]]
!!Loone
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You're so ancient and special, Roscoe! YES, YOU ARE!!"'']]

A woman found on Puffer Beach with her "sweet Roscoe," actually a ball-shaped key to a shrine.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: She'll ditch Roscoe if Link can show her pictures of three types of Guardians. While she'll admire the Guardians with much of the same language she used with Roscoe, she'll still acknowledges that they're too dangerous to go anywhere near. Indeed, if you manage to lure the Guardian Stalker down the beach to her location, she'll run away in terror like any other NPC.
* CompanionCube: She treats the inanimate Roscoe like it's her lover.
%%* GirlishPigtails
* MeaningfulName: She's certainly a loon.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bozai]]
!!Bozai
->''So yeah, hey, the name's Bozai. I'm 35, single, and I LOVE jogging. Especially on sand.''
[[quoteright:138:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_botw_bozai_model.png]]

A young man who camps outside Gerudo Town, desperate for a girlfriend. He's the one who grants Link the snow boots and sand boots.
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* AmazonChaser: He camps outside of the home of the Gerudo, many of whom are are tall, muscular and fierce warriors.
* ButtMonkey: To [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential the player.]] After the DisguisedInDrag Link completes his missions and gets the Snow and Sand Boots, the player has no choice but to reject him. He's not even allowed to finish his sentence.
* HopelessSuitor: The Gerudo aren't that desperate for husbands, they have certain criteria they must fill. They should either be healthy, have a good work ethic, and not be obviously desperate. Bozai loafs around, is rude to anyone not a woman, and camps outside a town full of single women. He's essentially the only compatible male in Hyrule who stands no chance with them.
* {{Jerkass}}: To Link for not being a girl. Heck, even when Link is disguised as one, he's not that nice as he gives Link missions that seem impossible just in the hopes of getting a girlfriend should Link fail. Even Link doesn't like talking to him very much, as evident by the blunt dialogue options the player is presented while disguised as a woman.
* PetTheDog: In his own way of being nice, he seems to notice Link being upset and asks what's wrong.
* PutOnABus: After Link completes his final mission for Bozai, he disappears, never to be seen again in game.
[[/folder]]

!Sheikah

[[folder:General]]
!!Sheikah
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_botw_blue_sheikah_eye_symbol.png]]
->''"We of the Sheikah tribe have long been heralded as a people of great wisdom. Our technology became the key to sealing Ganon away during the Great Calamity, some ten thousand years ago. At one point, our technology was praised as the power of the gods...but eventually the people turned on it. Turned on us. Our creations came to be viewed as a threat to the kingdom."''
-->-- '''Cado'''

A race of mystical humans, of indeterminate connection to the Hylians, who have been friends to the Hylian people for generations. They hold one of the first major spots of civilization that Link encounters in the wasteland of Hyrule, in their mountainous village of Kakariko.
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* AllJapaneseSwordsAreKatanas: Their native swords, the Eightfold Blade and Eightfold Longblade, are based on curved Japanese swords, with the Eightfold Blade being a wakizashi and the Eightfold Longblade being a katana.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: The Sheikah are universally light-skinned with the exception of Cado's wife Rola, who has dark brown skin and black hair.
* AndManGrewProud: Invoked. Centuries ago, a King of Hyrule grew fearful of the mystical prowess of the Sheikah and banished them from Hyrule. Despite this betrayal, most of the Sheikah chose to simply give up most of their magitek and live a quiet life in Kakariko -- those who rejected this idea became the Yiga Clan.
* AnimalMotif: Frogs. They have numerous statues of frogs surrounding their village. Some of them even have trays where Link can offer food tribute.
* AscendedExtra: The Sheikah were notably obscure despite being around since their debut as a race in ''Ocarina of Time''. Impa (or Impaz) was the only Sheikah that appeared in many games, and was often stated to be [[LastOfHisKind the last of her kind]]. In ''Breath of the Wild'', not only does the lore of the Sheikah expand greatly, but the rest of the Sheikah tribe finally appear for the first time ever. They even got an EvilCounterpart in the form of the Yiga Clan.
* CultureChopSuey: They're mainly based on Jomon-era Japan, but one of their main crops is the pumpkin, a New World plant.
* EdibleThemeNaming: All of the present day members of the clan (with the exceptions of [[GrandfatherClause Impa]] and Robbie) are named after fruits. The Shrine Monks however [[TheUnpronounceable don't follow this pattern at all]].
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Sheikah are very Japanese in theme this time around, their monks resemble Japanese Buddhist mummies, their swords resemble katanas, their bows resemble yumi, their spears resemble sasumata, and they favor eating their meals with Hylian Rice. Even the Guardians are made to resemble Jomon Pottery.
* FlawedPrototype: The Sheikah-made Royal Guard set of weapons are noted to be more powerful than the traditional Hylian Royal weapons, but they were also built with critical design flaws, explaining their lack of durability.
* HiddenBadass:
** It's implied their techniques are similar or identical to the Yiga. You'd never imagine it from observing how peaceful and fun loving they are, but [[spoiler:Maz Koshia can do all of the Yiga's tricks and then some]].
** The food store regularly stocks and sells Bokoblin Guts. This implies they can ''eat'' one of the most notorious monsters in Hyrule, and something not even [[SupremeChef Link]] can make a decent meal out of at that. Said store owner is an old lady, and if you buy her entire supply of Bokoblin Guts, will go out and restock after the next Blood Moon. Bokoblin Guts [[CaptainObvious don't grow on trees]].
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Averted. While their traditional swords are the curved Eightfold Blade (a one-handed ''wakizashi'') and Eightfold Longblade (a two-handed ''katana''), the former isn't much stronger than the common Soldier's Broadsword, and the latter, while a very good weapon, is still outclassed by several others, even the Hylian Knight's Claymore.
* LaserBlade: Their Ancient tech produced laser-bladed swords, axes, and spears and even energy shields.
* LongLived: Sheikah can live a lot longer than Hylians can, and there are a number of elders in Kakariko who were actually there when Calamity Ganon devastated Hyrule a century before. Even older still are Master Kohga and the Shrine Monks, who go back [[TimeAbyss ten thousand years]] to the time of the Great Calamity. Unlike with the Zora, though, it's considered relatively uncommon for them to live past 150, with Kohga and the Monks obviously reaching their ages through supernatural means. [[spoiler:Kass's teacher is explicitly said to have been around Zelda's age (17 years) before the Calamity, yet he died of natural causes by the time Link meets Kass a century later.]]
* LostTechnology: Although Impa explains that they chose to give up most of their magical technology, it's implied that even if they wanted to reverse that decision, the generations of technological absence before the rise of Calamity Ganon and the subsequent destruction of Hyrule has made it impossible for them to revive their old materials, although Purah and Robbie are striving to reverse that.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Most of the Sheikah people are naturally white-haired.
* MythologyGag: The Sheikah Armor suit is almost the spitting image of Sheik's outfit from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', just with a different hairstyle and face-mask (and you can get the classic face-mask with amiibo).
* NeglectfulPrecursors: Subverted Ten thousand years ago, they built an army of nigh-unstoppable, semi-autonomous robots and buried them underground, but forgot to install antivirus, an emergency shut off feature, or proper instructions. They could have fixed these problems but the Hylians forbade them from doing any further work on the Guardians [[SelfFulfillingProphecy because they were too dangerous]].
* {{Ninja}}: The Sheikah's armor set resembles ninja gear, complete with a CoolMask. This set, of course, gives Link bonuses to stealth, and the complete suit, when the three parts have all been upgraded at least twice, increases Link's speed at night.
* {{Precursors}}: The Sheikah created all of the {{magitek}} that Link discovers in the game, from EnergyBlade and EnergyShield weapons to his Sheikah Slate to the Guardians and Divine Beasts. This was all made 10,000 years ago.
* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: The Royal Guard's Sword is a Sheikah-made replica of the Master Sword that has the same low durability of the other Royal Guard weapons.
* ShrinesAndTemples: Impa's house is a cross between temple and town hall. At the base of the stairs leading to the building are a row of Sheikah prayer statues, and inside the house is a confession book the villagers write their concerns in. Though she doesn't wear the traditional outfit, Paya's daily routine is the same as an ordinary {{Miko}} and she has tattoo FacialMarkings only seen on ancient Sheikah monks.
* TheSlowPath: Impa, Purah, and Robbie spent the past century setting things up for the final battle against Calamity Ganon while waiting for Link to emerge from the Slumber of Resurrection. [[spoiler:So did Kass's teacher, though unlike those three he sadly died before he could see the fruits of his efforts.]]
* TribeOfPriests: More so than in previous games. They have a large number of self-mummified monks who wait meditating in the Shrines to give Link a Spirit Orb while blessing him in the name of the Goddess Hylia. Paya is also the only character in the present besides retired priest Kapson to be depicted undertaking any sort of religious activities.
* UnexplainedRecovery: In previous ''Zelda'' games, the tribe was said to be dying out, with Impa herself often being the [[LastOfHisKind last of her tribe]]. Despite the massive TimeSkip, said to be far after any current game in the series, the Sheikah tribe is fine and dandy for the first time in the series. The only possible explanation for the race's recovery may be interbreeding with the Hylians.
* YouALLLookFamiliar: Averted. While there are a handful of exceptions, each Sheikah NonPlayerCharacter villager has something that makes their appearance different from another: such as facial features, hair, or attire. Everyone even has their own name.
* {{Wutai}}: Kakariko Village resembles a feudal Japanese village.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Impa]]
!!Impa
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_the_legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild_impa1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's been a long time... Link. I am much older now, but you remember me, don't you?"'']]

-> '''Voiced by:''' Showko Tsuda (Japanese), Andi Gibson (English), Yolanda Vidal (Mexican Spanish), María Luisa Magaña (European Spanish), Silke Matthias (German)

The elder of the Sheikah tribe, in her youth one hundred years ago, Impa was an adviser to the royal court of Hyrule. When Link was at death's door, it is Impa and her sister who sealed him within the Shrine of Resurrection under Zelda's orders.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Impa eventually gets fed up with Paya's bashfulness and Link pestering Paya to tell him where her birthmark is, [[spoiler:and tells him where it is herself. Paya is utterly mortified.]]
* AncientKeeper: Impa plays the role well, guarding secrets meant for Link for the past hundred years; of course, this isn't even the oldest Impa in the series or even the oldest Sheikah in the game.
* FacialMarkings: She has the Sheikah eye tattooed on her forehead, much like the Shrine Monks and her granddaughter, although Impa's is the traditional Sheikah purple instead of red (Paya and Monks wearing face veils) or white (Monks with bare faces).
* TheGoodChancellor: She was adviser to the Royal Court back before Calamity Ganon struck a hundred years ago.
* LegacyCharacter: She shares her name with various other women who have served as caretakers and advisers to their Zelda.
* MiniatureSeniorCitizen: She is absolutely tiny, sitting on a large stack of pillows to even be eye level with Link, who is not very tall himself. Strangely, she's unique in this, as other ancients from the same period are still quite normal looking.
* MsExposition: As is traditional for Impa. She gives details about the backstory concerning Calamity Ganon, the Divine Beasts, and the Champions that the Old Man left out during his own bit of exposition on the Great Plateau. She's also the one who first points you in the direction of the spots where Link can recover his memories and get even more backstory.
* MyGreatestFailure: Being the leader of the Sheikah tribe who helped unearth and research the Divine Beasts and the Guardians, she feels responsible for the deaths of the Champions and all the others.
* {{Ninja}}: Impa is the current leader of the Sheikah, an ancient clan of ninja-like warriors who serve the Goddess Hylia and the Royal Family, and in her youth was a skilled warrior herself.
* NoDoubtTheYearsHaveChangedMe: How she greets Link, as seen in the quote accompanying her picture above. Link has lost too many memories to recognize her in any capacity, however.
* RetiredBadass: It is implied Impa was much mightier in her youth compared to her feeble appearance now. True to form, if Link swings a weapon at her she will do a NonChalantDodge and call him a fool instead of cowering like most [=NPCs=].
* ShipperOnDeck: Even though she's aware of Zelda's feelings for Link, it doesn't stop her from helping Paya gain a lead in the race.
** Her revelation of Paya's birthmark location coincides after a diary entry Paya [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove asks Impa]], why does thinking about Link cause her temperature to rise and heart beat erratically. She's trying to get her granddaughter to shed the ShrinkingViolet persona around Link. Before she knew of Paya's desire for Link, Impa would abruptly ask Link not to pry further about the birthmark.
** She's the first to suggest that Link stay overnight and keep Paya company after her granddaughter suffered BreakTheCutie from the Shrine Orb being stolen from their home.
* {{Telepathy}}: She seems to have this ability, albeit to a much lesser extent than Zelda, as she is able to sense when the Champions and their Divine Beasts have been freed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Purah]]
!!Purah
[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/purah___breath_of_the_wild.png]]
[[caption-width-right:236:''"SNAP!"'']]

-> ''"You may already know this, but although Impa looks a looooot older than me, she's actually my little sister."''

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KateHiggins (English), Lupita Leal (Mexican Spanish)

Impa's elder sister, a {{magitek}} researcher dedicated to reawakening the ancient technology of the Sheikah. Despite being chronologically older than Impa, a reverse-aging experiment has left her with the body of a little girl.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Zigzagged. She looks and acts the part, but she's ReallySevenHundredYearsOld.
* CatchPhrase: "Snap!"
* ChildHater: The people in Hateno Village say that Purah really doesn't like kids, which is why they're understandably confused by the rumors that there is a young girl living at her lab now.
* EdibleThemeNaming: Harder to tell than most of the others but [[AccentOnTheWrongSyllable it's an odd pronunciation]] of the word "Pear".
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: She named the Sheikah Slate because it is just that, a tablet crafted by the Sheikah Tribe.
* FountainOfYouth: She's over 120 years old, but an age-reversing Rune experiment GoneHorriblyRight regressed her into a child.
* GenkiGirl: She's a very energetic and showy character with quite a few theatrical character tics, at several points chiding the stoic Link for not playing along with her sense of fun. It's implied, based on a brief bit of dialogue with Jerrin, that she retained this personality even as a centenarian pre-FountainOfYouth.
* GoneHorriblyRight: She wanted to create an age-reversing Rune that she could use to restore Hyrule's population of {{Old Soldier}}s back to their youthful vigor and health. It worked all too well, quickly reverting her to the physical form of a 6-year-old.
* IWasQuiteTheLooker: Manny the love-desperate Hylian speculates, while discussing the "beauties" in Hateno Village, that Purah was once a "looker" when she was younger. We never see Purah when she was a young adult, though.
* LittleBigSister: She's actually older than Impa, but due to her Rune experiment, she resembles a child.
* MadScientist: Purah is more than a little outrageous in her experimentation.
* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Subverted. She does keep her memories and mind from her older self, but her personality fits her new younger age. However, she always seemed to have that personality to begin with, as while she once quietly muttered "I wonder if this is what young girls do these days?" during her introduction to Link, several people say she was naturally energetic, despite having last seen them long before her accident. One of her former students, Jerrin, even does an impression of her including some of the same behavior. Lastly, [[spoiler:her voiced dialogue in "The Champions' Ballad" as she coaches the Champions into better positions for the picture (i.e. back when she was in her 20s) is done in a very bubbly and energetic manner, and she also does her signature "Click, snap!"]]
* ObaSan: She's sometimes referred to as "Grandma Purah" by the Hylian inhabitants of Hateno Village, unaware of her transformation into a little girl.
* ProfessorGuineaPig: When she finally had her Age-Reversal Rune prototype done, she naturally decided she should test it on herself.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: More so than the other elder Sheikah, as she looks like a fresh-faced 6-year-old girl despite being over 120 years old.
* SiblingYinYang: While Impa is a fairly serious and reserved character who focuses on the spiritual traditions of Sheikah culture and who has a granddaughter, Purah is an energetic and showy character who focuses more on the scientific traditions of Sheikah culture and who doesn't seem to have started a family of her own (implied based on dialogue with people in Hateno Village to be because she is a ChildHater).
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: She's a really good scientist, and has the glasses to prove it. Mechanical glasses that can look in the same direction as her eyes. Combined with her 6-year old body, it makes her look really adorable.
* SuddenlyVoiced: The base game has her only speak in text, with VoiceGrunting thrown in. [[spoiler:However, she gets full voice acting in "The Champions' Ballad" DLC, but while we don't see her onscreen, her "Click, snap!" is a dead giveaway towards her identity.]]
* {{Troll}}: Purah knows if Link read her secret diary upstairs and is not happy about it. She punishes Link by deleting all of the Sheikah Slate features... only to reveal that she didn't and was only making the sound of Slate's system update to make it seem she did just to get a rise out of Link.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Symin]]
!!Symin

Purah's assistant who helps you with the camera based features of your Sheikah Slate.
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* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: [[{{Troll}} Purah]] introduces you to him by trying to convince you ''he's'' the one Impa sent you to Hateno to talk to, since she looks like a child [[TheGadfly and wanted to see how Link would react to Symin correcting him]].
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Serves as this two ways with one function: Selling you photos for [[ThatOneSidequest your Hyrule Compendium]]. This is so you can get images of monsters and gear too difficult to fight or find even if [[PermanentlyMissableContent they are otherwise unavailable in your game anymore]]. And as the Compendium both gives you information about where things are found and is connected to your Sheikah Sensor you can then use these entries to make it easier to find whatever it is you needed to buy from that point onward.
* CovertPervert: If you manage to collect an image for every single entry on the Compendium, he provides you with a special photograph in an envelope that you can't actually view in game. It's strongly hinted to be porn.
* EdibleThemeNaming: Per'''simmon''', while also seeming like [[MyNaymeIs a weird way of spelling the name "Simon"]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Paya]]
!!Paya
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zelda_paya.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Well... My name is Paya. Th-the reason I was named Paya is because I have a birthmark shaped like a papaya seed..."'']]

Impa's granddaughter, she takes care of Impa's duties in her old age.
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* {{Adorkable}}: She is flustered easily and is incredibly endearing.
* BlushSticker: She always has them whenever Link interacts with her.
* BreakTheCutie: The poor girl breaks down after the shrine orb was stolen by [[spoiler:a Yiga Clan member]]. Once you use the ball to unlock the shrine, she's back to her shy self. The theft distraught Paya on multiple levels. The shrine orb was an artifact her bloodline safeguarded for 10,000 years. She was the first to lose it. Her research about the orb had just revealed it was the key to unlocking a hidden shrine near the village. That meant the loss negatively impacted the man she was hopeless in love with. Only someone in the village could have stolen the orb, as no one outside knew it existed, breaking her unwavering trust of the community. Last but not least, as a Sheikah she's presumably trained in {{Ninja}} techniques. For someone to steal something from her home put doubt on her abilities, and she begged Link to stay overnight in fear the thief would return.
* DistinguishingMark: She was named after her papaya-shaped birthmark, though if asked where it is, she'll stammer that she'll tell Link where it is someday but not that day. [[spoiler:Impa claims it's on her left butt cheek.]]
* EatingTheEyeCandy: Everything about Link causes her to go weak in the knees. His hair and ears draw her attention, but she especially drowns herself in his eyes. If he talks to her without a shirt, she will hide her face and stammer he needs to dress himself, while sneaking glances at him every few seconds.
* EdibleThemeNaming: She was named Paya because she has a birthmark resembling a papaya. [[spoiler:She uses 'Papaya' as an alias in the town's Journal of Various Worries.]]
* EmotionallyTongueTied: She gets so flustered at Link's presence when they first meet that she can barely even tell him her name.
-->'''Paya:''' "As for me, my name is Pa... Paaa... Paaay... Oh! My name is Paya! Phew! I got it out...I know I should be able to say that easily, seeing as how it's my own name and all. I'm so...sorry."
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first thing she exclaims when Link suddenly appears in front of her for the first time is, ''"A MAN?!"'', while bashfully hiding her face.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: It seems everyone in Kakariko Village ''except'' Paya can tell just how smitten she is with Link. When she tries to get some medicine after falling "ill" with love, Impa and the two guards outside their house simply chuckle knowingly.
* {{Expy}}: Direct descendant of the elder of the clan? A ninja? Incredibly bashful? Massive crush on the blonde protagonist? She's clearly a homage to [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hinata Hyuuga]].
* FacialMarkings: Possessing unwavering piety for her ancestry, she has the Sheikah emblem tattooed upon her forehead and nose, imparting a subtle ThirdEye motif.
* HairDecorations: She wears a pair of hairsticks in her bun.
* HereditaryHairstyle: She has her sideburns tied up in a way identical to her grandmother's.
* HypocriticalHumor: She'll suggest that Link get some sleep if she is spoken to late at night, noting that "Staying up late can't be great for your health." She nevertheless does so herself, staying up until the pre-dawn morning hours and only sleeping about two hours.
* TheIngenue: She's never interacted with a male her age (there isn't one in the village), and therefore has zero experience at romance. Her innocence at not understanding she's fallen in love with Link is adorable.
* TheInsomniac: She spends so much time fulfilling not only her own duties but Impa's as well that she rarely has any time ''to'' sleep.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Paya ponders in her diary if Link is in love with the Princess, and despite her feelings for him, admits it would be a good match and would make her happy despite the heartache.
* LoveAtFirstSight: From the moment Link appeared on her doorstep, she never understands why his appearance and heroics won't stop running through her mind. She even ''dreams'' about Link during the limited amount of sleep she finds.
* LoveBeforeFirstSight: Downplayed. She was raised on tales of Link's heroism and his coming reawakening, and upon meeting him for the first time deems him "the very picture of the hero I always imagined," but it wasn't until actually seeing him in-person that she becomes truly enamored with him.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents are not present in Kakariko Village, and neither she nor anyone else mention them. She was presumably raised by her grandmother.
* ShipperOnDeck: Despite her own crush on Link, she ships him with Princess Zelda, seeing them as a good match.
* ShipTease: Her interactions with Link is dripping with it, as she can't contain her affections for him. She admits she can't get her mind off of the hero, and worries that Link is already in a relationship with Zelda.
* ShrinkingViolet: Oh so much. She gets embarrassed and shy incredibly easily for many reasons. For example, Link standing too close (or within ten feet of her), Link not wearing a shirt, being asked about the birthmark she was named after, the list goes on. It slightly goes away, in that she stops getting embarrassed at some of Link's more benign questions, after [[spoiler:Link spends the day protecting her from the Yiga clan after they steal the Shrine Orb out of her and Impa's house]], though she will still get flustered at the above instances.
* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: She's a shy village girl with a crush on the most important young man in all of Hyrule.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: As shown in her diary, she develops a big crush on Link.
* SmittenTeenageGirl: She develops a crush on Link because of stories told about the legendary hero, and discovers he is exactly as handsome and competent as she hoped.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's OneHeadTaller than Link, and she's adorable.
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: When Paya is distraught over her crush on Link, she believes she has contracted some sort of illness.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cado]]
!!Cado
[[quoteright:332:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cado.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:332:''"Well, my wife left me today. The last thing she said to me was, 'What's more important, the Cuccos or me?!' I chose the Cuccos."'']]

A Sheikah bodyguard of Impa's household. On his time off, he also tends to a flock of Cuccos and has become so obsessed with that it led to an estrangement with his wife and owner of the Curious Quiver, Rola.
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* ArcherArchetype: He is stated to be a skilled archer, and has bow and arrow with him. However, he is more preoccupied with his Cuccos than practicing his skills, a fact that his wife Rola despises.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: He is also equipped with a sword along with his bow and arrow, and he pulls out his sword should Link wildly swing his weapon around.
* EdibleThemeNaming: Avo''cado''.
* {{Foil}}: To Dorian. Cado is a guy who ruined his family life because of his Cucco obsession and has sharper facial features, while Dorian is a staunch family man with rounder facial features.
* MrExposition: Of all those who fills in Link about the Sheikah and Yiga Clan conflict, Cado offers the best details of that history.
* RoomFullOfCrazy: Visit his house and you'll find his walls are plastered with Cucco posters and drawings.
* SeriousBusiness: He's so serious about taking care of the Cuccos that it has resulted in him being estranged from his wife.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dorian]]
!!Dorian
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3kokocattla2.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Dorian and his two daughters, Cottla and Koko]]

A Sheikah bodyguard of Impa's house. On his time off he also takes care of his two daughters by himself.
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* CategoryTraitor: Because he left [[spoiler:the Yiga Clan]], he is considered as a traitor by them.
* DefectingForLove: [[spoiler:His wife is the reason why he decided to change his ways and leave the Yiga Clan.]]
* DefectorFromDecadence: He was a former member of [[spoiler:the Yiga Clan]].
* EdibleThemeNaming: His name is only one letter off from Durian.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler:He gave away information regarding Link and Kakariko Village in exchange to keep his children safe. Unfortunately, they thought otherwise.]]
* PapaWolf: The main reason for his personal grudge against the [[spoiler:Yiga Clan. They murdered his wife after his defection, and along these lines, he wanted to avenge her for his children's sake.]]
* RegretfulTraitor: [[spoiler:Although he left the Yiga Clan, he still leaks information to them in order to protect his children (and later Impa and Paya) from their blades. After Link saves him from the Yiga Blademaster, Dorian regrets his spy stint and swears to sever all ties with the Yiga Clan.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's a minor character, sure. But his backstory reveals how much of a threat and a CardCarryingVillain the Yiga Clan is.
* WalkingSpoiler: Before completing "The Stolen Heirloom" quest, you are given the impression that he is just a simple guard [=NPC=].
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:The Yiga Clan considers him this.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Robbie]]
!!Robbie
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robbie.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am the lead Guardian researcher and director of the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab. Doctooooor... Robbie!"'']]

A Sheikah scientist, and one of Purah's former colleagues, who's set up home at the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab.
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* AerithAndBob: Among a race with many exotic-sounding names, Robbie sticks out among the Sheikah for having a relatively mundane name.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: As ridiculous as he is, his weapons are top-notch, with some of the best damage output of any weapon class and being able to tear Guradians to shreds. A well-placed shot from one of his arrows is enough to [[OneHitKill kill a Guardian instantly,]] and against any other ([[ContractualBossImmunity non-boss]]) enemy it seemingly sucks them into a black hole, instantly destroying them. According to his diary, he's also quite adept at dispatching hostile Guardians and put down several on the trek to establish his lab. He also makes Link prove his identity by stripping down to his undies to show off his scars.
* CargoShip: InUniverse, with an 'ancient oven' that can refine ancient weaponry and armor, and which was initially named after his first love. [[YourCheatingHeart This bothered his wife Jerrin to the point he downgraded Cherry's abilities (and name) for her sake]] despite the fact that she initially built the upgrades herself to help him.
* LargeHam: He frenquently EMPHASIZES certain important words in ALL CAPS as if he were SCREAMING them, and his INTRODUCTION has him shuffle a bit and POSE, with a guitar riff playing in the background.
* TheLostLenore: His original name for the ancient oven was Cherry, after his first love.
* MadScientist: Maybe not ''mad,'' but he's certainly out there, and specializes in advanced technology. Some travelers even describe him as the trope name verbatim.
* MayDecemberRomance: There's at least a 50-year age gap between Robbie and his current wife.
* MiniatureSeniorCitizen: Like Impa, he's old but tiny.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: His reaction when he realized how using "Cherry" as an assistant, in addition to considering her namesake, [[InnocentlyInsensitive was hurting his wife by making her feel replaced and unwanted]] and his motivation behind downgrading the Ancient Oven to it's current state as he couldn't stand how he unwittingly caused Jerrin's hard work to cause her pain.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: His name is a short version of [[Creator/RobinWilliams Robin]], who was such a big fan of the series that he named his daughter "Zelda" after it.
* NoHeroDiscount: Justified. The Hyrulean government's collapse 100 years ago cut Robbie off from the funding needed for his research, so to get by he needs Link to pay him for ancient weapons.
* UltimateBlacksmith: While not a blacksmith per se, Robbie's ancient oven allows him to create ancient weapons and armor for Link, only requiring raw materials ([[NoHeroDiscount and research funds]]). This equipment is among the best in the game, especially the [[OneHitKill Ancient Arrows]].
* WackyParentSeriousChild: With his son Granté, who is much more laid back and awkward than he is, given Robbie's penchant for acting like a wannabe rock star MadScientist.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Shrine Monks]]
!!Shrine Monks
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monk_9.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300: ''"May the Goddess smile upon you."'']]

Sheikah monks serving the Goddess Hylia, entombed within the various shrines across Hyrule.
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* BodyHorror: They're mummies that have, presumably, been living beneath Hyrule for over ''10,000 years''.
* CreepyGood: They look kind of like dark-skinned; shriveled-up [[{{Franchise/StarWars}} Yoda's]], but they're there to give Link what he needs in order to complete his quest.
* DisappearsIntoLight: When they finish talking with Link, they disperse into motes of light. [[spoiler:Just like the centuries-old Impa did at the end of ''Skyward Sword''.]]
* FacialMarkings: All of them have the Sheikah sigil painted on their foreheads. Many other monks like Kalm Yu'ogh and Kam Yatakh take this further by having a white cloth with the sigil on it draped in front of their faces as well.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Sheikah continue their tradition of Japanese influence, this time resembling a sect of Japanese Buddhist monks who have undergone the Sokushinbutsu ritual to become living mummies in order to attain enlightenment.
* GadgeteerGenius: All of them designed and built the shrines they were entombed in, designing a number of {{magitek}} traps and tests.
* MasterSwordsman: Ta'loh Naeg, the monk of Kakariko Village, is stated to have been a great sword teacher before he was enshrined as a mummy. His trial consists of him teaching Link the more advanced aspects of combat through a Guardian Scout (i.e. Perfect Dodge, Flurry Rush, and Parrying).
* {{Mummy}}: They resemble buddist mummies that have gone through ritual self-mummification.
* NiceHat: Some of the Monks have large Japanese-style straw hats.
* TheNoseless: They are so desiccated that all that is left of their noses is the nasal aperture.
* NothingButSkinAndBones: They are shriveled to the point where they have no noses and their bones are clearly visible through their skin.
* ReligionIsMagic: In the grand ''Zelda'' tradition, connection and devotion to the Gods gives these monks magical powers.
* SignificantAnagram: Many of the monks' names are anagrams of the people involved in the making of the game. For example, Oman Au is an anagram of [[CreatorCameo Eiji Aonuma's last name.]]
* TimeAbyss: As revealed in the story, the Sheikah shrines were made during the era when the Guardians and Divine Beasts were made -- ''ten thousand years ago''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maz Koshia]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mazkoshia.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Let us begin."]]

A powerful Sheikah monk who was entombed within the Final Trial, he personally tests Link's mettle in a final duel to test if he is worthy of the Master Cycle Zero.
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* BaitAndSwitch: When you reach him at the end of the Final Trial, he gives the typical Shrine Monk spiel congratulating you for reaching the end goal. But when it gets to the part where he says "In the name of the Goddess Hylia," his fingers start twitching, he stands up, and then he gives you one final obstacle to overcome before teleporting you both to an arena above the Great Plateau.
* BonusBoss: He is the final challenge of "The Champions' Ballad" DLC scenario.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: He uses both a Phrenic Bow with the [[FireIceLightning Fire, Ice and Shock]] [[TrickArrow Arrows]] and a Guardian Sword.
* DeliciousDistraction: If Link drops Mighty Bananas on the ground, he will stop everything and go straight for them (to be fair, he's gone ten thousand years without eating any food). However, ItOnlyWorksOnce.
* DishingOutDirt: He can use the same spell the Yiga Blademasters use, conjuring a fissure of earth to attack Link.
* EyeBeams: A variant. The shawl that covers his face has the Eye of Truth symbol of the Sheikah on it, and he can use a spell to fire a laser from it like a Guardian.
* ExtraOreDinary: The third phase of his boss fight involves firing balls of spiked metal at Link.
* FinalExamBoss: He takes several elements from other battles in the game such as the Yiga Footsoldiers, Yiga Blademasters, Thunderblight Ganon, Master Kohga, Hinoxes, and the Guardians.
* GiantFootOfStomping: For the final phase of his boss fight, he will do this to Link as one of his primary attacks.
* GoodCounterpart: To the Yiga Clan, being an agile Sheikah warrior with (among other things) the tricks of both Footsoldiers and Blademasters available to him, and even summoning spiked metal balls like Master Kohga does.
* HandSeals: Maz Koshia does hand signs as a MagicalGesture to cast his spells.
* IChooseToStay: He is the only monk in the game that doesn't [[DisappearsIntoLight pass on]] after his duty is fulfilled, seeing fit to remain in meditation under the Shrine of Resurrection. In addition, speaking to him after finishing his trial will have him accept another battle with you.
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Like the Yiga Clan enemies, he can be distracted by dropping Mighty Bananas onto the arena. ''Un''like the Yiga Clan, however, this only works the first time you drop the bananas; try it a second time, and he'll ignore them.
* LaserBlade: He wields a Guardian Sword in ReverseGrip for the beginning of the fight.
* LevitatingLotusPosition: He does this to move around for the third phase of his boss fight.
* KungFuWizard: He is accomplished in both martial techniques and sorcery, as well as a master of Sheikah technology.
* MesACrowd: In the second phase of his fight, he will begin to conjure copies of himself to fight you, forcing you to find the real one to damage him.
* NotQuiteFlight: In addition to his regular floating, if led off the battle platform he will walk on the air as if there is an invisible surface beneath his feet.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He is as vigilant as any of the other monks, but he will still get distracted if you drop bananas, eating them gleefully.
* PowerGlows: The Sheikah eye symbol on his face mask glows orange to signify how powerful he is.
* ReligiousBruiser: He is an ancient mummified Sheikah monk dedicated to serving Hylia, but he is also a powerful warrior.
* ShockAndAwe: He will use electric magic in several phases of his fight, including Shock Arrows and electrified spike balls.
* SizeShifter: In the final phase of his fight, he will use his powers to grow to a tremendous size.
* SmokeOut: Like the Yiga Clan members, he can vanish in a puff of smoke and {{Paper Talisman}}s.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Like the Yiga, he loves Mighty Bananas, and Link can distract him by dropping them onto the battlefield. According to WordOfGod, this is a trait that the Sheikah clan had ten thousand years ago.
* WalkingSpoiler: Up until he stands up in his chamber and challenges Link to a duel, you are lead to believe he is simply your MissionControl through "The Champions' Ballad" quest and will reward you simply for reaching him like every other Shrine Monk.
* WarriorMonk: He is a very powerful fighter, and unlike the other shrine monks, he challenges Link to single combat to test his worthiness.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:[[AC:Spoiler Character]]]]
!!Kass's Teacher

An unnamed Sheikah man who was a courtier around Zelda's age when the Great Calamity struck. He was in love with the Princess, but she only had eyes for Link, making the young Sheikah very jealous of the Hylian Champion. But Link's HeroicSacrifice in defense of Zelda led to a change in attitude, and the Sheikah man spent the post-Calamity period collecting various songs about the previous hero from ten thousand years ago to help Link once the latter emerged from the Shrine of Resurrection. He managed to teach these songs to Kass before passing away.
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* TheAtoner: In order to make up for the jealous attitude he held toward Link, he spent the rest of his life researching important songs about the Hero of Hyrule so that they could be of use to the latter. Furthermore, in "The Champions' Ballad", he [[spoiler:had Kass pass on a photo he held of the Champions that he undoubtedly knew would have sentimental value for Link]], showing that he truly wanted to bury the hatchet with the Hylian Champion.
* BlueBlood: On account of him being a courtier. Indeed, a major reason he was so intensely jealous of Link was that the latter was neither nobility nor royalty.
* {{Expy}}: His role closely mirrors that of Osfala from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]''. Both were haughty young men of high standing who disdained Link and were in love with Zelda but ultimately acknowledged that Link would be the one to win out in the end. Osfala may have even been a Sheikah like Kass's teacher if the MysticalWhiteHair was any indication.
* TheGhost: By virtue of being dead since before the game begins, we never see what he looks like. However, Kass mentions he saw Link give his life for Zelda, suggesting he was one of the two Shiekahs who appeared in Link's final memory.
* GracefulLoser: Ultimately becomes this in relation to Link following the Great Calamity.
* GreenEyedMonster: He was intensely jealous of Link due to the latter being Zelda's sole object of affection. He got over this following the Great Calamity.
* HopelessSuitor: Though he knew Princess Zelda wouldn't return his affections, he still fell in love with her.
* InterspeciesFriendship: With the Rito musician Kass.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He was so impressed with the reports of Link's last desperate fight to protect Zelda that he finally realized that the Hylian was the better man for the Princess. He thus collects the songs for Link's future use knowing that it would be the last, best hope for rescuing Zelda from Calamity Ganon.
* NoNameGiven: We never learn his name.
* PosthumousCharacter: The first little bit of information we get about him is that he is Kass's late mentor.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: The bulk of story about him comes from Kass's final bit of exposition, but it manages to clarify a lot about the relationship between Link and Zelda.
* UnknownRival: He saw Link as competition for Zelda's affections, but Link has no memory of him and is never shown interacting with him in any flashbacks.
* UnrequitedLove: Had feelings for Zelda, but she was only interested in Link.
[[/folder]]

!Koroks and the Great Deku Tree

[[folder:General]]
!!Koroks
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20157412_1564857873589213_4760455386194906314_o.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Yahaha! You found me!"'']]

A race of cute and small PlantPeople descended from the Kokiri, who previously appeared in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]''. They are scattered here and there throughout Hyrule, and give Link Korok Seeds when he finds them.
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* BattleBoomerang: Most of the Boomerangs Link can find are Korok weapons made for self-defense. This is a MythologyGag relating to how a boomerang was found in the forest-themed dungeons of ''The Wind Waker'' and ''Twilight Princess''.
* TheBusCameBack: After a long absence from the series since ''The Wind Waker'', they make a reappearance in this game.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Most of the Korok are a little strange and a little air-headed.
* TheFairFolk: The mischievous and childlike Korok are very magical and have difficulties understanding humans.
* GottaCatchThemAll: Valuable Korok Seeds are collected by finding and solving their puzzles. There are ''900'' in total.
* HeroWorshipper: The Koroks in the Lost Woods all adore "Mr. Hero" (Link) and are eager to help him.
* HiddenBadass: They may be small and lighthearted man-children, but they can be found in ''very'' dangerous places such as Hyrule Castle with nary a hint of fear.
* HufflepuffHouse: Compared to the other races, the Koroks have neither a Champion who was a former ally of Link nor any significant connection to the Divine Beasts. Their only purpose is to expand Link's inventory, and if only due to their location and the Deku Tree: protect the Master Sword.
* InvisibleToNormals: Koroks can remain unseen to ordinary people if they so wish it and some, like Hestu, act surprised when Link can see him.
* TheLostWoods: Where the Koroks dwell as is tradition; the magical forest is protected by the Deku Tree's power and thus was the perfect hiding place for the Master Sword while Link slept.
* LongLived: Korok do not age past their childhood and can live for a very long time.
* ManChild: Despite most of them being very old, to the point of personally remembering Link from before the Great Calamity, they all have the personalities of children. They speak with a limited and childlike vocabulary, steal Hestu's maracas as part of a childish prank, and treat the whole Korok Seed hunt as an elaborate hide-and-seek game.
* MasterOfIllusion: Koroks can use their magic to hide and disguise things for small puzzles for Link to solve in exchange for Korok Seeds.
* NatureSpirit: They are referred to as forest sprites and have a much less normal outlook to them.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Unlike the Rito, that got an update to match the current character design, the Koroks (sans Hestu and Chio, who are new characters) are ''identical'' to their depiction in Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker. Although they don't clash too much with the rest of the game (it helps that Wind Waker and Breath of the Wild both use Cel Shading and simplistic color palettes in their graphics), they do look more cartoony than the other, more realistically rendered races.
* NotQuiteFlight: Just like in ''The Wind Waker'', they hover around with leaves.
* OnlySixFaces: With the exception of important characters like Hestu, the reusing of ''The Wind Waker'''s models means that each of the dozens of Koroks in the game has one of only nine different designs, along with the occasional PaletteSwap.
* PlantPeople: They look like miniature living trees, with leaves for faces.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Seeing how they are tiny little tree people (with some exceptions) with adorable leaf faces, cute high-pitched voices, and child-like personalities.
* RockBeatsLaser: Although all of their equipment is made from wood, they are all fairly powerful mid-game weapons. The Forest Dweller's Bow in particular is notable for the ability to MultiShot three arrows, making it superior to the Yiga Clan's Duplex Bow.
* TalkingInYourSleep: The Korok Inkeeper can be caught nodding off and then babbling in his sleep about a nightmare where vegetarians are eating his face.
* VoiceGrunting: As is standard for the franchise. It's more notable for them because it's universally the case for all the Koroks, making them the only race without any fully voiced characters.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Great Deku Tree]]
!!The Great Deku Tree
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dekutree.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: ''"Even my patience has limits, you know..."'']]

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SeanChiplock (English), Ruben Moya (Mexican Spanish), Pepe Antequera (European Spanish), Helmut Krauss (German)

-> ''"That look on your face tells me that you have no recollection of me, however."''

The ever-present guardian of TheLostWoods and the Korok race. In this game, he guards the Master Sword.
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* TheBusCameBack: The Deku Tree makes a comeback after his previous appearance in ''The Wind Waker''.
* GeniusLoci: Much like in ''Ocarina of Time'', you can walk around his interior, though it only features a shop and bed this time around rather than a full dungeon.
* PhysicalGod: He is an ancient forest deity and progenitor of the Koroks.
* ShipperOnDeck: Encouraged Zelda to convey her important message to Link in person.
* SincerityMode: [[spoiler:If Link almost dies before pulling the Master Sword, he'll stop him, but warns Link he won't save him again. Try again, and he'll keep his word and let Link die.]]
* WiseTree: The Great Deku Tree watches over the resting place of the Master Sword, offering advice to those who come before him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hestu]]
!!Hestu
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hestu.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Shalaka!"'']]

A gigantic Korok musician who can use his magical maracas to aid Link by expanding his inventory.
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* {{Adorkable}}: He's awkwardly large by Korok standards, his talents are based on magic music and dances, the other tiny Korok tease him by making it hard for him to make music in the first place, seems to get lost easily, and is self-aware enough about his fellow childish squeaky-voiced people to realize they are weirder than most of their neighbors.
* BigFun: He's quite large, and his dancing definitely qualifies him.
* ButtMonkey: All the other Koroks played a prank on him by taking the seeds inside his maracas, leaving them soundless, and then said maracas get stolen by monsters.
* ConfettiDrop: When Hestu finishes his spell to expand Link's inventory, confetti bursts out from his maracas.
* GentleGiant: For whatever reason, he's ''huge,'' about the size of a Goron, but he's no less peaceful than the other Koroks.
* MagicDance: His magic music is accompanied by magic dancing.
* MagicMusic: Hestu can use his maracas to wield magic and expand Link's inventory.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: He certainly thinks so. Or rather "[[FunetikAksent nekkid]]" people are funny in this case as if Link tries talking to him in nothing but his underwear Hestu's so amused he'll start singing a silly nonsense song based on it and forget to ask for any Korok seeds until Link puts something on.
--> '''Hestu:''' "Shaka! Shakaka! [[CaptainObvious You]] are nekkid! [[ExposedExtraterrestrials I]] am nekkid! [[CloudCuckooLander We are united in exposure!]] Nekky nokky nakey!"
* NoSenseOfDirection: He gets lost on his way back to Korok Forest from Kakariko Village and can be found in the Wetland Stables before finally making his way home.
* OnlySaneMan: Downplayed, as he's a little goofy himself, but he comments that the other Koroks are a little... weird... when Link talks to him at the Woodland Stable.
* VerbalTic: Shalaka!
* VocalDissonance: Despite his gigantic size, he sounds just as high-pitched as every other Korok.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chio]]
!!Chio
[[quoteright:234:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chio.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:234:''"Ya know, if you keep doing everything everyone asks of you without question, you're gonna get conned eventually..."'']]

A high-ranking Korok who sets up the Korok Trials for Link to complete.
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* HumanityIsInsane: Has a few comments that indicate he views Hylians as such. It's quite amusing given how the Koroks' behavior can be considered odd to Hylians.
* TheLeader: He seems to fill this role for the Koroks, being subordinate only to the Great Deku Tree.
* MushroomMan: His main distinguishing feature from the other Koroks is the mushroom cluster on his head.
* NumberTwo: Runs the village while the Great Deku Tree mediates in slumber.
* OnlySaneMan: By Hylian standards he's the least {{Cloudcuckoolander}} of his kind and offers surprisingly sage advice.
[[/folder]]

!Rito

[[folder:General]]
!!Rito
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[[caption-width-right:175:The Rito Emblem]]
->''"The Rito of Lake Totori. Where the men are fine archers and the women are better singers."''

A tribe of birdlike humanoids. They make their home in the windy canyons of the Tabantha region.
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* AnimalEyes: They have yellow, green, and occasionally blue catlike eyes.
* AnthropomorphicShift: Inverted. The Rito in ''Wind Waker'' were human with [[LittleBitBeastly sleeve-like bird wings on their arms, beaks in place of noses, and birdlike legs]]. The Rito now fully resemble humanoid birds.
* BarefootCartoonAnimal: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] While it may appear that the race wears a pair of puffy shorts, analyzing them further actually reveals that they are just feathers that are (mostly) a very pale white compared to their rather colorful feathers. Saki is the most obvious giveaway, as her stomach mark and leg feathers are the same blue color.
* BirdPeople: The Rito closely resemble a variety of different birds. Kaneli the elder is an owl, Harth the fletcher is a crow, Teba is a seagull, his wife Saki is a sparrow, Kass is a macaw, Revali is a pheasant, and many of the generic characters are falcons.
* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: They have a slight theme park Native American bent to their culture.
* TheBusCameBack: The race returns for its first appearance since ''The Wind Waker''.
* EntertaininglyWrong: The two Rito characters who make a point of trying to identify who exactly Link is, Kaneli and Saki, assume he is a descendant of the Hylian Champion from a century ago rather than the Hylian Champion himself, under the assumption that the Sheikah Slate is an heirloom.
* FeatherFingers: As part of their new design, the Rito have large arms with feather-like fingers rather than humanoid arms that transform into wings.
* {{Flight}}: Not surprisingly, this is a racial trait of the bird-like Rito tribe.
* FourFingeredHands: Of the toe variant. They only have two front toes on their feet, in contrast to the three toes found on most real life birds.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: They wear gear suitable for their torsos, but (Despite seeming at first. See BarefootCartoonAnimal above.) wear no pants.
* InformedFlaw: A Rito woman visiting Gerudo Town claims that the Rito have especially poor night vision, but this is never dealt with in the story other than her comment about it.
* {{Irony}}: ''The Wind Waker'' first introduced the Rito as evolutionary descendants of the Zoras. Both of these races are featured in ''Breath of the Wild'', but their interactions with Link are polar opposites. The Zoras are LongLived and personally recognize the Hylian Champion even after a hundred years. The Rito have shorter lifespans and most believe that Link is a descendant of the Hylian Champion rather than the Hylian Champion himself. As noted, this colors how they interact with Link: the longer lived Zora who actually remember Link carry old grudges that burn even now; while the Rito, almost in their entirety, welcome Link with open arms and zero qualms.
* MundaneUtility: The feathers they molt are used for stuffing incredibly comfortable beds, or being crafted into super-insulating armor.
* MythologyGag: The fact that the Rito women are the primary ones who pass down their musical culture calls back to ''The Wind Waker'', where Medli was the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only Rito female]] and an expert musician.
* NationalWeapon: The Rito favor the bow as it is best suited to their aerial combat. Their base Swallow Bow features enhanced firing rate and range compared to most bows, advantages that the stronger Falcon Bow and Revali's Great Eagle Bow also have.
* OddlyShapedSword: The Rito's sword the Feathered Edge has a hollow blade in order to make it lighter and easier to use by their flying warriors.
* StayInTheKitchen: It's subtle, but compared to the other peoples who don't come from a OneGenderRace, the Rito warriors are universally male; none of the females are warriors. As hinted by the line quoted above from a guard at the entrance of Rito Village, it seems to be a bit of a cultural thing.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: The Rito appear more like anthropomorphic birds as opposed to how they were in ''The Wind Waker''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Teba]]
!!Teba
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/botw_link_riding_teba.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"As long as you're helping me bring down Medoh, your motivation is fine by me."'']]

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SeanChiplock (English), Creator/EdsonMatus (Mexican Spanish), Manuel Gimeno (European Spanish), Christian Zeiger (German)

A powerful warrior of the Rito tribe who wants to help stop the Divine Beast so his people can fly freely again after his previous attempt to do so with some other warriors failed.
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* ActionDad: He has a son and has no issues putting his life at great risk to help his people, much to the concern of Harth who is also both a protector and parent much like himself.
* AnimalMotifs: Teba resembles a seagull, while his wife Saki who helps you find him looks more like a java sparrow.
* ArcherArchetype: Compared to the arrogant and flamboyant Revali, Teba is much more subdued and analytical.
* BadassFamily: Teba intends to teach his son how to be a powerful warrior much like the Champion Revali by training him at the Flight Range which Tulin is very excited about and his wife Saki wholeheartedly supports him despite worrying about him.
* TheBait: Teba uses himself as a decoy when fighting Medoh, drawing the Divine Beast's fire on himself while Link can destroy the barriers unimpeded.
* {{Expy}}: To Quill from ''The Wind Waker'', in that both are more seagull-like Rito who are snarky with people who haven't earned their respect and who are more proactive in the plot than other Rito.
* {{Foil}}: To Revali. Both are skilled archers, but Revali is much more boastful and flamboyant, whereas Teba is quiet and simply stubborn. Furthermore, while both are highly skeptical of Link's usefulness in battle, Revali is skeptical because of how full of himself he is and only begrudgingly acknowledges Link is BornLucky, whereas Teba is skeptical because he knows absolutely nothing about Link but afterwards is sincerely impressed with Link's skill. Also unlike Revali, who is the only champion without any stated blood relatives to help Link calm his Divine Beast, Teba already has a loving wife and son he's trying to protect by filling said role for Link.
* GameBreakingInjury: Unlike the others, Teba fully intended to accompany Link inside Medoh, but is prevented from doing so by being injured in the process of acting as the decoy in the fight with Medoh.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Teba is Link's ally for the battle with Medoh, aiding Link by ferrying him into the sky and acting as a decoy, drawing the ire of the Divine Beast's cannons while Link destroys the barrier with his Bomb Arrows.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He describes his son Tulin as being rather blunt, a trait he says the boy gets from his father.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: He's a very accomplished archer and flyer, but he still aspires to be like Revali, to the point that he is committed to learning how to do Revali's Gale himself.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The only major modern person who is not related to the local Champion of his race by blood, as Revali seems to have been the only one with no descendants or remaining relatives. He's also the only person who helps Link that's already a parent, as most of the others are still clearly teenagers/young adults among their people.
* LetMeGetThisStraight: He says this when you first meet him:
-->''Let me get this straight...Some random Hylian wants to help me bring down Divine Beast Vah Medoh? I'm not buying it.''
* NotBad: He says this when you hit your first target during his test at the Flight Range to demonstrate that he's dropping his skepticism of Link's skills.
* PrecisionFStrike: If you talk to him after his GameBreakingInjury but before restoring Vah Medoh, he will exclaim "Dammit!" out frustration for not being able to help more against the Divine Beast, the only time in the game a character uses such a swear (for comparison, the closest any other character comes to such swearing is when Zelda says "Curse you" in one of the memories). It's easy to miss because he only says it at the Flight Range at a point when the player is more likely to be working to pass the story checkpoint that makes this dialogue disappear.
* PunnyName: While ironically Teba on its own can mean "Chicken" as in the fowl, [[PortmanteauCoupleName with his wife's name added to his]] it becomes "Tebasaki" which is a [[BlackComedy fried chicken dish]]. Made funnier when during the Medoh fight you see that he did end up getting his leg fried while acting as a distraction, though it heals after the fight.
* SofterAndSlowerCover: His theme song is a slower and less bombastic-sounding variant of Revali's theme.
* StrengthEqualsWorthiness: Teba initially is dismissive of Link wanting to accompany him on his assault on Medoh, only agreeing to take him after he proves his midair archery is up to snuff in the Flight Range.
* {{Wingman}}: During the fights with Medoh he creates distractions and draws dangerous enemy fire so Link has opportunities to take out the EnergyWeapon generated DeflectorShields. Because Teba was the better flyer, he needed to fill this role during the battle.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Saki]]
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Teba's gentle wife. She points out to Link the current whereabouts of her husband as well as Revali's landing.
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* HiddenBadass: She's a largely pacifistic character who frequently worries about her husband's and son's archery training. But if you talk to her after meeting Teba but before taking on Vah Medoh, she'll give you some Bomb Arrows while saying that Teba gave them to her to use in an emergency; she decides to give them to Link instead so that they won't be where Tulin will be tempted to play with them. This implies that she's actually very skilled at archery but chooses not to use those skills because of her disposition.
* {{Housewife}}: She stays at home to take care of Tulin while Teba is out preparing to fight Vah Medoh. She's later seen doing some grocery shopping when the two of them go practice archery together at the Flight Range.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Compared with the yellow and green eye colors of most Rito characters, she has light blue eyes to indicate her more pacifistic nature.
* NonMammalianHair: She has what appears to be a tuft of pink hairlike feathers on her head. In fact, if you look closely at her "earrings," you'll notice they're actually held up by two "hair" braids wrapped in circles.
* PinkMeansFeminine: She's a very feminine and motherly character who has a coat of pink and light purple feathers.
* RedOniBlueOni: Her husband is the Red Oni, being skilled archer with a blunt and terse personality, while she is the Blue Oni, being gentler and more polite when talking with Link.
* RoseHairedSweetie: On top of her pink plumage she also has a tuft of pink "hair" on her head, and she's a sweet and gentle-natured person compared to her terse warrior husband and bluntly enthusiastic son.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tulin]]
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The son of Teba and Saki, he can be found after the Vah Medoh episode at the Flight Range, where Teba has him watch Link hit targets as a model for archery technique.
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* BrickJoke: When you first meet him in Rito Village, you can greet him with "good morning" or "good evening". Greeting him wrong (as in saying good morning when it's night out and vice versa) has him saying that's a weird way to greet someone. Talking to him again after clearing Vah Medoh has him greet Link as "the weird greeter guy."
* CheerfulChild: He's perpetually cheerful and energetic, always effusively praiseworthy of both his father and Link. He's so cheerful that if you attack him with a weapon, he's still visibly smiling.
* HeroWorshipper: He comes to adore Link based on Teba's reports of the Hylian's skill with a bow, to the point that he'll even get angry at Link if the latter tries to humbly downplay his skill.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Much like his mother his eyes are a bright blue and is very honest about how he feels with little thought to how it may come across.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Something he got from his dad by Teba's own admission, as while Tulin can be a bit blunt he doesn't mean to insult you or anything he's just open about what he thinks.
* TheOneGuy: Out of all the Rito children, he appears to be the only boy present.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: On top of having his father's white feathers, he even shares he dad's spiky "hair" on top of his head. The only trait he seems to have gotten from his mother are her blue eyes, while the biggest difference between him and his father is his darkly colored beak.
* TurnOutLikeHisFather: Downplayed example. Saki has a bit of trepidation about Tulin practicing archery with Teba after Vah Medoh is neutralized and the village is once again at peace, but she doesn't really try to stop them and she seems less worried and more annoyed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Harth]]
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An archer and bow craftsman, he and Teba had teamed up with several other Rito warriors in an unsuccessful attack on Vah Medoh. He and Teba were the only survivors, and he had to bow out of a second attack due to an arm injury. Their families spend lots of time together because his daughter Molli is Tulin's age.
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* FamilyBusiness: His bowyer job is one. It's also the reason he's not as good of a warrior as Teba, as he had to give up archery when it came time to inherit the business.
* {{Foil}}: To Teba in their introduction, as the two are opposite colored and the only two Rito warriors to return from the attack on Medoh, but while Harth is too injured to attack again and expresses a lot more concern about how their respective families would cope with losing them (as the two have grown closer since their children are so close in age) Teba keeps focus on trying to stop the beast that's terrorizing his people.
* HairContrastDuo: He has black feathers and is a more timid character compared to the more aggressive Teba with his white feathers.
* MeaningfulName: He name is pronounced just like "hearth," and he is more willing than Teba to stay at home to recover.
* NonMammalianHair: He has a tuft of black hair on his head more like the female Rito have than the other guys we see.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kass]]
!!Kass
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[[caption-width-right:226:''"May the light illuminate your path."'']]

->''"Would you like to hear the ancient verse passed down in this region? Excellent! Without further ado..."''

A wandering minstrel who is part of the Rito tribe, he gives Link clues on where to find secrets through song.
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* AscendedExtra: While he's considered one of the most memorable characters in the base game, his song quests are nonetheless the same kind of optional Shrine quests as all the others. "The Champions' Ballad," in contrast, makes him a central part of the new story.
* AnimalMotifs: Kass resembles a blue and gold macaw, one of the most explicit bird breeds you see in game compared to his wife who is a generic green falcon girl.
* CatchPhrase: "May the light illuminate your path."
* GentleGiant: Kass is a kindhearted minstrel who helps Link on his quest. He's also quite large and muscular, towering over normal adults quite a bit and being bulkier than the average Rito's light frame, with his accordion alone being as large as Link. But is explicitly not a warrior unlike the other Rito men you meet in game.
* HappilyMarried: He has a wife Amali and five children waiting for him back in Rito village.
* OffscreenTeleportation: It's especially noticeable in "The Champions' Ballad" DLC if all of Kass's previous Shrine Quests have been completed. You will find him in Rito Village, playing his accordion for his daughters and telling you to come back at night because that's the only time when his children leave him alone... and then, after walking a short distance south, you'll find Kass already at Cuho Mountain. Then, after Revali's trials are completed, you meet Kass next to Vah Medoh... and then, after jumping straight down to Rito Village below, you'll find Kass still playing for his daughters. [[TookAShortcut How does he do it?]]
* PunnyName: His name is a play on "cassowary," though it's [[LostInTranslation more obvious with his original name in the Japanese version]], which is "Kasshiwa".
* RhymesOnADime: Each of the verses he sings are structured like this.
* RuleOfEmpathy: Much like the Old Man, Kass cares about your well-being, and observing you fit and healthy makes him feel happier.
* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Kass realizes exactly who Link is when they first meet (he comments on the Sheikah Slate) but doesn't tell Link until much later.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: Though he never meets the princess in person, he's a firm believer in the love she has for her appointed knight based on stories his master taught him. [[spoiler:This is because his teacher's feelings for Zelda went unrequited as a result of her own feelings for Link, and he knows who you are as he watches Link's efforts to save her.]]
* SmarterThanYouLook: [[spoiler:He realizes Link is the ancient Hylian Champion the moment he sees the Sheikah Slate, but doesn't tell him until after Link has accomplished all of the quests he gives out. In "The Champions' Ballad", he can also be found hanging out around all the Shrines across Hyrule that rose up during Link's One-Hit Obliterator challenge, indicating that he knows the significance of what Link is trying to accomplish under Maz Koshia's guidance.]]
* TeachersPet: Kass adored his late-teacher, [[spoiler:a Sheikah man of the Hylian court with unrequited feelings for his princess]]. He mourned his passing and vowed to keep the memory of him and the tales of the hero alive in song.
* ThemeTuneCameo:
** If you encounter him at a stable, he will be playing Epona's Song on his accordion.
** Each of his riddles is accompanied by a section of the game's main theme played on his accordion.
** If you talk to him in Rito Village after completing all his quests, he plays the main theme's chorus as part of his final song.
** In "The Champions' Ballad", completing each Champion's arc will result in Kass playing accordion remixes of each of their leitmotifs.
* TookAShortcut: Like Beedle, Kass will always arrive in certain places before Link does, no matter where you saw him last. With him, at least, it makes sense--he presumably just flew there.
* WanderingMinstrel: He is a minstrel who plays an accordion and uses his songs to guide Link on his quest.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: He mentions he had to [[NoodleIncident "leave his comfort zone a bit"]] in order to enter Gerudo Town and speak with Riju and Buliara.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kass's Family]]
!!Kass's Family

Kass's wife Amali and their five daughters Notts, Kotts, Cree, Genli, and Kheel. The daughters are musically inclined much like their father.
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* BigStupidDoodooHead: Kheel will angrily refer to Divine Beast Vah Medoh as a big "jerk." Wimpy as that insult might be, Amali still chastises her to watch her language.
* BraggingRightsReward: After you've completed "Recital at Warbler's Nest" and all of Kass's Shrine quests, Genli claims that she'll reward you for completing all the other Shrines. All she really does is congratulate you.
* HumansAreUgly: Kheel thinks that her sisters will be more likely to listen to Link's request that they go to music practice due to him being a "big scary Hylian."
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Kass has five daughters in Rito Village.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Amali says that if she doesn't have a good dinner ready for her daughters after they've spent all day practicing their music, they'll actually ''sing'' about how hungry they are. In harmony, no less.
* RidiculousProcrastinator: While her younger sister Kheel is trying to get her and their three other sisters to go to music practice, Genli is insistent that she get to eat some salmon meuniere first, not because she's particularly hungry, but because she's using it as an excuse to skip music practice. She's even secretly glad that [[AnimalMecha Divine Beast Vah Medoh]] was threatening Rito Village recently because she can use it as an excuse to not go to music practice.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: Kass's daughters have their own Shrine Quest where they aid Link in solving a riddle through song just like him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kaneli]]
!!Kaneli
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Hoohoohoo!"'']]

The elder of the Rito Tribe, believing Link to be a descendant of the Hylian Champion, he sends him to aid his warriors in stopping Medoh.
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* AdiposeRex: He is quite rotund; although in a friendly way rather then a tyrannical one, he does stand out from the sleeker designs of the other Rito.
* BeardOfBarbarism: He is the tribal elder and wears a large beard in a long braid.
* BigOlEyebrows: They extend way out from his face; of course, since he is an owl, these come natural to him.
* EntertaininglyWrong: He knows the story of the Champions and recognizes the Sheikah Slate, but he apparently never heard about the Shrine of Resurrection or about how Link was OnlyMostlyDead. As a result, when he sees Link with the Sheikah Slate he assumes the latter is a descendant of the Hylian Champion who inherited that item. Upon seeing Link carrying the [[OnlyTheChosenMayWield Master Sword]], however, he starts to suspect that Link really ''is'' the old Hylian Champion.
* {{Expy}}: A very subdued throwback to everyone's favorite [[ExpositionFairy overly expository owl]] Kaepora Gaebora from ''VideoGame/OcarinaOfTime'' and ''VideoGame/MajorasMask''. You could say it's a [[MythologyGag Mythowlogy Gag]]... [[IncrediblyLamePun sorry.]]
* NoodleIncident: He apparently asked several other non-Rito to help Teba and the other warriors neutralize Vah Medoh before Link came along, if Teba's exasperation at Kaneli at the Flight Range is any indication.
* TheOwlKnowingOne: He is based on an owl, fittingly for the wise elder of his tribe.
* VerbalTic: Hoohoohoo!
[[/folder]]

!Zoras

[[folder:General]]
!!Zoras
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A race of aquatic humanoids who dwell in the great rivers that run from the Lanayru Mountains.
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* AnimalEyes: They all have yellow, fish-like eyes. Mipha is an exception, having yellow but human-like eyes unlike the other Zora and even her own father and brother.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: They wear no form of clothing at all (which would hamper their swimming abilities anyway), thus none of the naughty bits are ever shown.
* BladeOnAStick: Spears are their weapon of choice. This is fitting as not only are [[ProngsOfPoseidon Tridents]] associated with water, but Zoras are also tall and reserved, fitting the archetype for spear wielders.
* CantArgueWithElves: The elderly Zora who lived through the Calamity in their prime can be very resentful of the Hylians and Link in particular. This is averted by the younger generation, who are more willing to help Prince Sidon find a Hylian Warrior to help them fight Ruta.
* ClothingAppendage: They've got fins on their hips and shoulders that resemble epaulets and skirts.
* FishPeople: The Zoras are humanoid beings perfectly adapted for life in the water.
* InterspeciesRomance: Some Zoras are shown to have romantic feelings for Hylians, as demonstrated by Finley's potential relationship with Sasan and Kodah and [[spoiler:Mipha]]'s mutual attraction to Link.
* IrrationalHatred: The elder Zoras blame Link for failing to protect Mipha, even though Calamity Ganon was the one who killed her while Link [[spoiler:nearly died himself against the corrupted Guardians]]. The younger Zoras don't blame Link for what happened and they understand that he did what he could.
* LongLived: In this game, Zoras can live a ''long'' time; elders can easily live over 200 years, and in fact it takes the better part of a century for a Zora to mature. [[spoiler:This comes into play when Link reaches Zora's Domain, and he learns all of the older Zoras recognize him; the elders were adults when he used to visit the Domain a century ago, whilst several of the older adults are actually childhood friends of Link's who've grown up whilst he was in his healing sleep.]] This was first implied in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle of Ages]]'' where King Zora is alive 400 years in the past.
* MythologyGag: Most of the areas around their home are named after famous Zoras or Zora-related things from past games. Aside from Zora River, there's also Ruto Lake, Ruto Mountain, and Ruto Precipice (all named after the Zora Princess & Sage of Water from ''Ocarina of Time''), the Mikau and Lulu Lakes (named after famous Zora musicians from ''Majora's Mask''), Ralis Pond (named after the Zora Prince from ''Twilight Princess''), Rutala Dam and River (a slightly obfuscated reference to Rutela, the deceased Zora Queen from ''Twilight Princess''), the Ja'Abu Ridge (referencing Jabu-Jabu, the Zora Deity, from ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Oracle of Ages'', as well as, to a lesser extent, his inheritor Jabun from ''The Wind Waker''), Luto's Crossing (a JapaneseRanguage Ruto reference), and Inogo Bridge (an obfuscated reference to the famous Zora band, the Indigo-gos, from ''Majora's Mask'').
* NationalWeapon: Silver weapons in general, spears specifically. Normal soldiers carry ornate silver Zora Spears used for both combat and hunting, while higher-ranking soldiers and royalty carry the forked Silverscale Spear. Mipha, said to be the greatest master of the spear, had her own Lighscale Trident.
%%NonMammalMammaries: Being fish-like beings, the Zoras lack nipples. While female Zoras do have breasts, they are very subtle and you'd have to be looking at them closely to notice them at all.
* NoodlePeople: They all have long necks, arms and torsos, but disproportionately short legs, and have a mostly slim build. The only exceptions are Sidon (who is pretty buff and is taller than the average Zora) and King Dorephan (who is [[LargeAndInCharge massively built and pudgy at once]])
* OlympicSwimmer: By default, Zora have the ability to move through water this way, and can enchant armor and clothing that allow Hylians to move similarly.
* PrefersRawMeat: One Zora woman says that they primarily eat raw fish. The cooking pot at the inn and the non-fish ingredients at the general store are present mainly for Hylian tourists.
* ProportionalAging: Downplayed, but it's implied it takes several decades for young Zoras to physically develop into young adults, to the point they can end up having a fully adult mind in a body that still looks like a child's. Finley complains about this fact, as she's one such unfortunate.
* SilverHasMysticPowers: Zora weapons are traditionally made from silver and silver scales for this reason.
* TribeOfPriests: Juney and Hudson say that the Zora are known for being a very spiritual people. Hudson in particular enlists you to find a Zora to officiate a wedding because of this; apparently ''any'' Zora will work out provided [[ThemeNaming their name ends in "-son."]] The fact that the Zora you ''do'' find was a retired priest is considered more of a lucky bonus than anything. They don't seem to agree with this characterization themselves, however; there is another Zora whose name ends in "-son" who serves as a RedHerring. Trying to recruit her as a priest results in her saying that she's a soldier and has much too much blood on her hands to ever be a priest, pointing you towards the aforementioned retired priest instead.
* VerbalTic: Culturally mandated; older Zoras talk more formally as a matter of pride, whilst younger ones are much more carefree and slack-tongued.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sidon]]

!!Prince Sidon
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[[caption-width-right:282:''"Don't give up! I believe in you!"'']]
[[caption-width-right:282:[[labelnote:Click here to see Sidon as a young child.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/youngsidon.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]

-> '''Voiced by:''' Kousuke Onishi (Japanese), Jamie Mortellaro (English), Creator/JoseAntonioMacias (Mexican Spanish), Sergio Mesa (European Spanish)

->''"I am a Zora Prince, after all. I have an eye for talent that is unparalleled!"''

Princess Mipha's younger brother and the son of King Dorephan of the Zora.
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* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: All of the Zora - even ones who disagree with Sidon's stance of working together with the other races - adore Sidon. It's easy to see why from the moment you meet him.
* {{Adorkable}}: He is the Zora Prince, so one would expect some form of proper and restrained behavior. While he does have his serious side, Sidon isn't afraid to be very friendly towards Link and he showers him with praise in a way that makes the Prince look like a child meeting their role model. He also can't help but show off his sparkly toothy grin every now and then.
* AnimalMotifs: Easily the most shark-like of all the Zoras you meet, teeth and all, and his head protrusions seem based on the Hammerhead Shark.
* ApologisesALot: He frequently apologizes to Link for things like being pushy in his requests for help and showing emotional vulnerability.
* AudibleGleam: He has a tooth sparkle complete with the ding when [[{{Adorkable}} he poses with a smile]] to say hello.
* BestFriendsInLaw:
** [[spoiler:He was ''almost'' this with Link, but his sister was killed before she could give the Zora Armor as a betrothal gift. He still thinks of Link as his best friend in the present, though.]]
** Dialogue added in "The Champions' Ballad" [[spoiler:has him make note of this trope, briefly and wistfully ruminating on the idea of having Link as a brother-in-law, before catching himself.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Prince Sidon radiates pleasantness, but entering Zora's Domain and approaching King Dorephan without meeting Sidon beforehand shows him displaying a slightly colder and dismissive demeanor. It's a slightly chilling reminder that even though Sidon is so lovely and positive, he is still a prince, and a powerful, authoritative Zora.
* BigLittleBrother: He's much taller than his older sister, Mipha, though it's unclear if that's partly because she never reached her adult height like he certainly has. "The Champions' Ballad" shows that even as a young child his head-tail appendage was already much longer than Mipha's, implying that he was always destined to end up taller than her.
* BlushSticker: He had these when he was a child.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: "The Champions' Ballad" reveals [[spoiler:he got his signature pose and "I believe in you!" line from his older sister.]]
* ButThouMust: If you respond "I'll think on it" in reply to his request to help the Zora:
-->"Think on it?" ''{{beat}}'' "Was that sufficient time to think? Surely. So let's get to work!"
* {{Catchphrase}}: "I believe in you!" In [[NoIndoorVoice very large in-game text]], natch. ''The Champions' Ballad'' reveals that Mipha said this to Sidon when he was a small child.
* ChickMagnet: Several female Zoras can be caught {{squee}}ing over how handsome he is.
* ClassyCravat: Sidon wears one on his jewelry, despite not wearing a shirt. Even as a child, he wore one.
* DeclarationOfProtection: An example where the relevant character doesn't actually verbalize the declaration himself. In the flashback to them interacting in "The Champions' Ballad," Mipha says that should anything happen to her, it will be up to Sidon to protect Zora's Domain from harm. Sidon wordlessly nods in agreement.
* DevelopersForesight: Should you bypass the bridge and not meet Sidon on the way to Zora's Domain, a different scene will play when reaching the throne room where Sidon will have slightly different dialogue about a stranger barging in on an important meeting of the Zora royal court. It also means he doesn't give you any anti-electricity elixirs, since you passed the part he intended to help make easier on you, and when scolding Muzu for his outburst against the King asking a Hylian for help he doesn't address you as being his guest.
* DramaticIrony: When he first meets Link at Inogo Bridge, he greets the latter as "young one," but Link is [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld actually the older one]].
* DubNameChange: His name is "Shido" in the original Japanese version, while it's "Sidon" in all the others.
* {{Fanboy}}: Very much invoked after dealing with Vah Ruta in regards to how much he admires Link.
* {{Foil}}: To his sister, Mipha. Whereas the princess was delicate looking, soft-spoken but confident in her relationships with others, a master of healing magic, and a skilled fighter strongly associated with her trident, Sidon is powerfully built, enthusiastic but shown to doubt himself, has a more physical focus in combat, and [[HeroesPreferSwords wears a sword at all times]] despite supposedly sharing her preference for tridents.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** When you introduce yourself he mentions to himself the name "Link" sounds familiar but can't place it. [[spoiler:Turns out it's because while Link and his sister Mipha were rather close 100 years ago. Sidon himself was only a child at the time so he doesn't remember you as well as his father or the other Zora you meet do.]]
** Before reaching the throne room of Zora's Domain and finding out the plan for Vah Ruta, Link can talk to a Goron visitor who had been invited there by Sidon because he could handle Shock Arrows safely, but Sidon was disappointed that said Goron was too heavy to carry on his back. This turns out to hint at how Link and Sidon work together in the fight against Vah Ruta.
* GrowingIntoTheirPaws: He's roughly 10 feet tall in the present, about twice as tall as Link, but "The Champions' Ballad" reveals that even as a child his head-tail appendage was already long enough that it dragged on the ground.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Prince Sidon is Link's aid for the fight with Ruta; he ferries Link around the lake on his back while Link uses the Shock Arrows to disable the Divine Beast's water spout.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Considers himself "pushy and unreasonable" despite being viewed so favorably by his people, and seemed to think how he asks Link for help at the Inogo bridge to be rudely forceful. [[spoiler:He later apologizes for taking a moment to himself in front of Mipha's statue as he considers missing her so openly and looking to her for guidance to be a display of weakness on his part.]] He also seems surprised when his father praises him for his part in helping calm Vah Ruta.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: After you clear Vah Ruta, he sees he and Link as this. [[spoiler:It might have been helped by his knowledge that had Mipha's feelings been returned, Link could have been his brother-in-law if she didn't die.]]
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Has one with Link. Weirdly enough, Link is the older one from the previous generation despite Sidon having more years of active lived experience.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: He's admired by his own people for his own heroics and was instrumental in taking down Vah Ruta, but remains in awe of Link's superior skill. He also admits to having been watching Link fight before asking for his help not long after you meet him, and that's before he learns you're the hero from 100 years ago.
* LargeAndInCharge: He is more than twice Link's height and far more muscular; the average Zora by comparison is slender and merely a head and shoulders taller than Link.
* NiceGuy: As boisterous as he is, Sidon is nothing but friendly, periodically checking in with Link during the arduous ascent to Zora's Domain and being full of encouragement during his quests.
* NoIndoorVoice: His dialogue text for normal conversational volume is about a size bigger than most characters'.
* OhCrap: His reaction when realizing Link will have to sneak past a [[OurCentaursAreDifferent Lynel]] to collect some Shock Arrows. It really helps to establish the Lynels as TheDreaded considering Sidon showed no fear against that giant Octorok he fought in the past or against the Divine Beast Vah Ruta he's about to fight against alongside Link.
* OrnamentalWeapon: Prince Sidon carries one of their local swords with him, but like most Zora (particularly his sister), he favors their spears instead.
* PrimaryColorChampion: He shares his sister's color scheme, and the bright blue and yellow fins help keep his red scales seeming more friendly than intimidating, to better match his personality despite his size, strength, and teeth.
* PrinceCharming: A rare example of this trope being played straight in modern fiction. He's a kind and chivalrous prince who is admired by everyone, [[ChickMagnet especially the ladies]].
* PunnyName: His name seems intended to invoke [[Myth/GreekMythology Poseidon, God of the Sea]] but is also a stand alone Greek word that means "fishery".
* RedIsHeroic: He may not be a Champion like his sister was, but he has her color and is still a great hero to his people.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: We catch a glimpse of tiny little Sidon from 100 years ago in "The Champions' Ballad" DLC. And he is ''tooth-rottingly precious.''
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething:
** A tablet mentions that he got a lot of his popularity with his people from taking down an Octorok terrorizing Hateno Bay himself, despite it devouring many powerful warriors before him and currently being the only heir to the throne.
** As a prince, he could have easily sat at home while his people searched for someone to help the Zoras; not only does he personally search for a Hylian to stop the Divine Beast so the dam won't break and put all of their neighbors at risk (where he eventually meets Link), he also directly helps Link swim to the Divine Beast so he can reach the weak points.
* RuggedScar: He has a scar on the left "pectoral fin" of his head, though unlike his father it's never explicitly said how he got it.
* ScaryTeeth: He has shark-like teeth, although he's far from menacing or evil. Tula, the president of the "Prince Sidon Fan Club," even gushes over his "shiny, glorious fangs."
* ShesAllGrownUp: A male version of this. In one of the flashbacks from the DLC, we see Sidon as a tiny Zora child, cute chubby cheeks and all.
* StepfordSmiler: While his cheerful and outgoing personality is genuine, it's also hiding his feelings he's been keeping in check. He feels like he was rude, unreasonable, and pushy for asking Link to help them appease Ruta the way he did. He is surprised by his father's praise in the battle against Ruta since he feels like Link did all the work. Lastly, [[spoiler:if you talk to him while he quietly mourns over his sister by the statue, he apologizes for showing weakness.]]
* StoutStrength: To an extent. He's nowhere near as big and heavy as his father, but he's still noticeably stockier and taller than all the other Zora. He's nonetheless an agile jumper and fast swimmer.
* ThreateningShark: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.]] Sidon may be even more shark-like than other Zoras, but he also might just be the single friendliest character in the entire game (though there's considerable evidence that his combat prowess is nothing to sneeze at, so he's probably this trope to his enemies).
* TopHeavyGuy: Not as bad as his father but his legs only make up about a third of his height. That being said, Link only barely reaches the guy's ''waist''.
* TwinkleSmile: He can hardly get through a conversation without doing this at least once; and sometimes twice. "The Champions' Ballad" DLC shows that even as a child, he did this.
* VocalDissonance: He's a really tall and muscular SharkMan whose voice doesn't sound any deeper than the one heard from Link, a guy half his height. Contrast this with his father Dorephan, who sounds as big as he looks.
* WarriorPrince: Sidon is renowned as hero of his people; having once been SwallowedWhole by a giant Octorok terrorizing Hateno Bay, the undeterred prince cut himself out from the monster's belly.
* TheWisePrince: He's a kind and gentle prince who cares deeply for his people and some of the younger Zora you can talk to praise him for how he addresses problems, like looking for a Hylian to help handle shock arrows since Zora can't, even if it upsets the elders. [[spoiler:It's also a subtle detail but unlike his father he seemed to expect that his sister really was killed when Vah Ruta was taken over, instead of merely being trapped inside it for a century like Princess Zelda in Hyrule Castle.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dorephan]]
!!King Dorephan
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dorephan.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Ah... So many memories! My mind is overflowing with nostalgia, my friend."'']]

Mipha's and Sidon's father and the King of the Zora.
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* AnimalMotifs: While his head is somewhat shaped like a shark like the rest of the Zoras, the rest of his body is built more like a whale and his blue coloring is more of that of a [[VisualPun Whale Shark]]. Very fitting for a king of fish-like beings. Also serves as a DevelopmentGag to ''Twilight Princess'' where [[WhatCouldHaveBeen King Zora was to appear and have a whale-like redesign]].
* DramaticIrony: In "The Champions' Ballad", when Link asks for more info on Mipha's Diary, Dorephan encourages you to read it because he thinks that "Mipha would forgive you anything." If you fight the Illusory Realm Waterblight Ganon enough times to talk to Mipha afterward, however, she'll actually demand that you ''not'' read it.
* EveryScarHasAStory: There is a distinct scar on Dorephan's head. According to the Zora records, he got it from his fight against a Guardian.
* {{Foil}}: He's one to King Rhoam. Both are kings whose wives are absent or dead and whose daughters were destined to play key roles in the fight against Ganon. But while Rhoam was a FantasyForbiddingFather whose daughter grew to be somber and resentful because of it to the point of taking her frustrations out on Link, Dorephan was a nice father whose children grew to be unswervingly kind to everyone, especially Sidon.
* TheGoodKing: He is the benevolent leader of the Zora and cares not only for their well-being but that of all of Hyrule, more worried that while his aquatic kingdom will survive when the dam floods, the other races would not be so lucky. [[spoiler:He didn't even object to his daughter's plan to marry Link, despite Link not even having a noble title among his own people much less royal blood and being a [[MayflyDecemberRomance much shorter-lived]] [[FantasticRacism Hylian]] on top of that.]]
* HopeSpot: When Link returned from the Slumber of Resurrection and brought word of Princess Zelda still being alive in Hyrule Castle, he regained his hope that his daughter still lived, trapped inside of Vah Ruta. [[spoiler:He's crushed to learn from Link that she didn't.]]
--> '''Dorephan:''' [[spoiler:Link... She really loved you, you know. Just promise me you will never forget her.]]
* LargeAndInCharge: He towers over the other Zora and has the strength to match, having singlehandedly destroyed a Guardian that even his strongest soldiers couldn't scratch. Only the Great Deku Tree dwarfs him among the friendly [=NPC=]s.
* LikeASonToMe: Saw Link as this even ''before'' he saved the town from Vah Ruta, and is crushed when he finds out Link doesn't even remember him. "The Champions' Ballad" gives him new dialogue, [[spoiler:where he states the reason he is so accepting of Link despite being a Hylian is because of an ancient Zora legend [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime in which a Zora princess fell in love with a Hylian.]]]] He also has a line where he tells Link that he is "practically family."
* MythologyGag: He has a general whale motif, but you'll notice that he has two pairs of the "pectoral fins" that all Zora have. This is unlike real whales, but it does evoke Levias the whale-like Sky Spirit from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', who also had two pairs of pectoral fins.
* NiceGuy: He's jovial, friendly, and level-headed, and treats Link with considerable respect and affection. You can guess where Sidon got his personality from.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: He outlived his daughter Mipha who was killed by Calamity Ganon's forces.
* PunnyName: His name is a play-on word for Dorsal and Dolphin.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Defended his people from a Guardian by picking it up and tossing off a cliff, and tried along with his son to find a solution to quelling Vah Ruta.
* RoyalWe: He talks like this in the German localization.
* StoutStrength: He may be round, but it's the roundness one gets from being built like a barrel full of muscles. He's incredibly strong, even having destroyed a Guardian by picking it up and hurling it off the edge of a cliff.
* TopHeavyGuy: He looks to be 90% torso, and given how large he is, that is a lot of torso.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Muzu]]
!!Muzu
[[quoteright:324:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/muzu.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:324:''"Have you forgotten already, my king?! We cannot trust these lowly Hylians!"'']]

An elderly Zora with a manta ray-shaped head who serves as the royal adviser.
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* AnimalMotifs: His head looks like a manta ray, another member of the shark family; he has fins on either side of his (flat) head shaped like a ray's wings, a long and whip-like head-tail, and even two flaps of skin to either side of his mouth that resemble a manta ray's "horns".
* DisappointedInYou: He garners this reaction from Dorephan and Sidon in reaction to his resistance to accepting Link's help.
* FantasticRacism: He hates Hylians, and didn't like them even before they "failed" to contain Calamity Ganon. He's particularly hostile towards Link in particular, blaming him for Mipha's death. [[spoiler:As such, he is mortified when King Dorephan presented Link with the Zora Armor that Mipha had made for her intended husband. By the time Link has released Vah Ruta from Ganon's control, however, he sees the error of that way of thinking.]]
* HumblePie: [[spoiler:Once Link neutralizes Vah Ruta, Muzu sees that Link is indeed a worthy Champion instead of the "failure" he grew to resent. Muzu admits to being wrong for his racist way of thinking and asks Link to forgive him for being an old fool.]]
* LampshadeHanging: When Link regains his memories of Mipha, Muzu incredulously remarks at the improbable convenience of this.
-->''Do not mistake me for a fool, Hylian! There is no way you remembered her just now, when it is most convenient.''
* TheMentor: He was Mipha's mentor and cared deeply for his student.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Unlike other Zora, who have shark-shaped heads, his head is based on a manta ray.
* RacistGrandma: Or grandpa in his case, an elderly Zora that's highly untrusting of [[FantasticRacism Hylians]], and of Link in particular. Although this is not unusual among Zoras who are old enough to remember the Calamity, he is particularly peevish, being particularly rude to Link. [[spoiler:It's hard to blame him, though, since he used to be Mipha's caretaker, and as such was hit particularly hard when she died.]]
* ScaryTeeth: Like all Zora, he has sharp teeth, though his are more spaced out due to age in a way that gives them an appearance similar to an angler fish's.
* ThatLiarLies: He accuses Sidon of lying when informed that [[spoiler:Mipha had intended to marry Link all along]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Seabed Innkeepers]]
!!Kodah, Kayden and Finley

A three-member family of Zoras who operate the Seabed Inn in Zora's Domain; wife Kodah, husband Kayden, and daughter Finley.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Zigzagged with Finley; she acts really mature, even using very formal means of speech, but talking to her has her reveal that she's actually a young adult Zora -- she just hasn't undergone that final physical growth spurt to give her an adult Zora body.
* AffectionateNickname: Kodah still refers to Link by her childhood nickname of "Linny".
* AgeGapRomance: Finley and Sasan have been writing love letters to each other and became enamored to each other like soul mates. The catch is that Finley is only a little girl (at least by physical appearance, according to Zora standards of longevity) and Sasan is an adult who is understandably surprised from seeing Finley for the very first time. Funnily enough, Sasan assumed based on her letters that ''she'' was the older one, though considering Zora growth rates that may be somewhat true.
-->'''Sasan:''' Actually, as a Zora she's probably a lot older than me. That doesn't bother me one bit, but...I hope she feels the same.
* BlessedWithSuck: Finley's opinion on Zora longevity; she's at that troublesome Zora age where she's got the mind of a grown woman but the body of a kid.
* ChildhoodFriend: Kodah was a friend of Link's when they were both young.
* GenerationXerox: Like Kodah was with Link, Finley's in love with a Hylian. Unlike Kodah, with Link as her wingman, Finley can actually make said Hylian her boyfriend.
* InLoveWithLove: Finley wants to find her own prince, and regularly sends a MessageInABottle (well, barrel) to said prince. That said, as a sidequest, you can have Link act as her Wingman (telling Sasan, the Hylian she starts dating afterwards, to go to her at Zora's Domain).
* InterspeciesRomance: If you complete a sidequest that activates after clearing Vah Ruta, Finley starts dating a Hylian.
* LoveBeforeFirstSight: Finley and Sasan fell in love with each other entirely thanks to their correspondence with each other. Upon actually meeting in person for the first time, they find that neither is quite what the other expected, but they still decide to try and make things work.
* LoveTriangle: Zigzagged. When they were younger, Kodah and Mipha were both chasing after Link's feelings, but in the present, Kodah has given up on Link and is HappilyMarried to Kayden.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Between Link and Kodah, though Link's century-long slumber and Kodah finding another man put an end to this dynamic. Also between Finley and Sasan, with Finley at one point asking Sasan to not die before her.
-->'''Finley:''' You'd better not die before I do!
-->'''Sasan:''' Well, I suppose Zora live a really, really long time, don't you? We'll work it out!
* NoodleIncident: If asked about their past together, an embarrassed Kodah will confess that she once demanded Link make a choice whether he wanted to marry either her or Mipha.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Finley tries to speak and act more maturely to make up for her young physical appearance, but some of her words and actions (wondering if Link is a servant of the "water fairy," her childish gushing over Sasan's stories) indicate that she still retains some childish notions and personality traits.
* PenPals: Finley and Sasan. Sasan fell in love with Finley before even seeing her in person due to the eloquence of her writing, but he's reluctant to go meet her because he made himself out to be a muscular athlete. He resolves to make it up to her by ''becoming'' the muscular athlete Finley deserves through rigorous exercise.
* PunnyName: Finley, with the word "fin."
* SecondLove: Kodah married Kayden after Link disappeared. Kayden, who knew about Kodah's feelings for Link, is even openly apologetic to Link when the two meet at the inn.
* UnknownRival: "The Champions' Ballad" implies this. Mipha's diary makes no mention of Kodah as a rival for Link's affections, even though it ''does'' bring up Mipha's discomfort with Link having to spend so much time with Princess Zelda as the latter's appointed knight.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Kodah had the hots for Link, but never got him. Luckily, she gained a SecondLove in the form of Kayden.
* WackyParentSeriousChild: Kodah is a cheerful, jubilant woman who still acts pretty much the way she did when she and Link were kids together. Finley is a solemn, serious young Zora who even talks like an elder Zora to make herself seem more grown up.
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: After you play Matchmaker for Finley and Sasan, Kodah questions Finley's taste in men. Though she admits that, what with her own experience with Link, she's not one to talk.
* WomenAreWiser: Zigzagged. Kodah is the goofy and childish member of the family, despite being female, whilst her husband Kayden is the serious, sensible, down-to-earth one. However, Finley, their daughter, is also a very serious and down-to-earth character.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Big Bad Bazz Brigade]]
!!Big Bad Bazz Brigade

->''"The leader of the pack, Bazz...The heroine, Gaddison...And my father, Trello...They have all aged quite a bit, I'm afraid. But they are all doing well."''
-->--'''Rivan'''

A group of Zora soldiers who were children when the Great Calamity struck. They consist of Bazz, Rivan, and Gaddison. They were friends with Link back then, and he also mentored them in the ways of combat. Bazz's father Seggin once taught Mipha in spear combat, while Rivan's father Trello is in charge of the Champion's Festival held in Mipha's memory. Rivan's daughter Dunma is also a Zora guard.
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* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: Seggin attempts to build a resistance to electricity by repeatedly touching a Shock Arrow. It works somewhat, as it's mentioned that he can hold Shock Arrows longer than any Zora, but he still experiences excruciating pain due to his aquatic nature.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Link. They're understandably surprised to see Link a century later neither dead nor elderly looking.
* GenderBlenderName: Gaddison is a Zora woman with a name ending in "-son," which usually found in men's names.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Subverted with Gaddison. Despite being a pink-scaled Zora woman, she's a trained soldier with a GenderBlenderName and a ContraltoOfDanger voice. She also thinks she's got too much blood on her hands to serve as a priest(ess) for a wedding.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Assuming you talk to every [=NPC=] as you come across them, Rivan and his daughter Dunma are the first to indicate that this is the case with the Zora. Rivan is a young-looking Zora who was nonetheless ChildhoodFriends with Link before the Calamity a hundred years ago (and he also states that he is now over 130 year old, indicating that he was around 30 when he was a child and hinting at the ProportionalAging), while his similarly young-looking daughter proudly states that she is "less than 100 years old."
* RedHerring: Despite Gaddison's name ending in "-son," she can't be recruited to move to Tarrey Town. Though she at least points you in the right direction.
[[/folder]]

!Gerudo

[[folder:General]]
!!Gerudo

A race of large muscular humans consisting almost entirely of women. They make their home in the desert that is named after their tribe.
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* AmazonianBeauty: Zigzagged; whilst all adult Gerudo seen are incredibly tall, visibly muscular, and quite beautiful, and many Hylian men refer to them as gorgeous, it's also noted that their stature and/or build can be off-putting to men. The middle-aged Gerudo have lost their definition, but are still solidly built and veer into BigBeautifulWoman territory, while the elderly Gerudo have lost so much mass that they look like human "bean poles".
* BareYourMidriff: Gerudo go around with their waists bared, showing off their visible abs. This may in fact be the entire point of dressing this way, as if Link tries to tell a guard that he's a Gerudo while DisguisedInDrag, the guard tells him he's obviously lying because she can't see his abs. [[SelectiveObliviousness Though she still doesn't notice he's a man]].
* BedlahBabe: Most Gerudo clothing are based off Arabic belly dancer outfits. The general Gerudo outfit consist of stomach-revealing tops, either knee- or ankle-length harem pants, heeled pointed shoes, and lots of jewelry.
* BlingOfWar: Gerudo love decorating their armor and weapons with lavish amounts of gold and jewelry.
* TheBusCameBack: This is the first time the Gerudo tribe have appeared in a ''Zelda'' game since ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures Four Sword Adventures]]'' in 2004 (not counting Ganondorf).
* CodeOfHonour: Several discover Link's real gender, but do not reveal it to authorities because he has helped them and their country. It would be insulting to someone who aided them when no one else could.
* ConLang: To an extent. It's not a lot, but they're still the only race in the game to have a unique language, and most of the words even have translations stated in the game.
* ContraltoOfDanger: Most of the adults have rather deep voices for women, fitting for a race of amazonian warriors.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: As is tradition. They generally have olive skin with crimson hair, although ''Breath of the Wild'' actually gives them some skin and hair variations, their skin ranging from fair or medium to very dark brown and their hair being various shades of red. The biggest oddity is Ashai, the Gerudo who teaches the "Voe and You" classes, who's colors are so much paler than usual, her skin tone is fair enough that it isn't out of place for a Hylian or Sheikah and her hair is a shade of pink rather than "red".
* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: The appearance and descriptions for several Gerudo items, definitely follow this trope.
* HartmanHips: Upon adult maturity, their hips have twice the circumference of their torso. It makes them distinctively curvaceous compared to Hylian and Sheikah women.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Their primary mode of transportation is by driving Sand Seals, hairy walrus-like pinnipeds which [[SandIsWater swim through the sand]] and tow them while they ShieldSurf.
* LadyLand: Their home city is entirely cut off from men, who are barred from entry. [[spoiler:Link has to dress in drag to even gain entry.]] Unlike most examples of this trope, there's no indication that there's any particular enmity for men; indeed, it's made quite clear that Gerudo not only actively look forward to finding husbands and having families, but sincerely do love the husbands they have. The reason for Gerudo Town's exclusivity is explained as a cultural one by one NPC: it encourages Gerudo citizens to leave town to search for husbands. See, many Gerudo elders fear that if men were allowed to visit Gerudo Town, then many Gerudo would merely settle down with one of the visitors, never bothering to leave Gerudo Town and see what life outside the desert has to offer.
** In fact, the trope is lightly deconstructed in that it clearly poses problems for the Gerudo when it comes to interacting with "voe". They have a special class dedicated to helping Gerudo understand how to woo men, and traveling Gerudo that Link encounters are often quite awkward with interacting with him. At least one actively flies into a panic when Link talks to her, whispering to herself to try and remember the lessons she was taught about what to do around a "voe". It's even implied that the reason Link's disguise works so well is because they are so ignorant of men; an elderly Gerudo who had once traveled across Hyrule is easily able to see past the disguise, as can a young Hylian woman visiting the town.
** For some reason, Gorons are allowed to enter the city without issue. In the English version, nobody really knows why, least of all the Gorons. [[LostinTranslation However, in the Japanese version]], as well as some translations, it's made clear that the reason is that Gorons are considered female by the Gerudo people, another hint that Gorons may in fact be a OneGenderRace.
** Several married women complain about the law, as they dislike being separated from their loving husbands. Some only work in Gerudo Town during certain seasons, and live the rest of the year elsewhere with their non-female friends and family.
* MagicalAccessory: A specialty of the Gerudo is crafting jewelry with protective properties.
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: The elders of their race are of approximately normal size, but compared to the statuesque build of those in their prime, the comparison is pretty staggering.
* NationalWeapon: The scimitar, shield, and glaive. While soldiers carry trident-like glaives, civilian Gerudo carry scimitars and shields for self-defense. The Gerudo also use the stronger Moonlight Scimitar and Radiant Shield for ceremonial purposes, and the Champion Urbosa had her own even stronger versions called the Scimitar of the Seven and the Daybreaker.
* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: Zigzagged. For the most part, we see Gerudo women are held up as extremely desirable by Hylian men, with many male [=NPCs=] that Link encounters being enamored with them. However, there are references that their intimidating build and CrossCulturalKerfluffle can lead to rejections. There is a school in Gerudo Town that teaches young Gerudo how to interact with "voe", and not only does the teacher directly reference that being too aggressive can be intimidating for "voe", but one particularly bad student keeps flunking the lessons by being ''way'' too aggressive. Furthermore, a tearful Gerudo named Deltan in the canteen mentions one "voe" rejected her because he "doesn't like girls twice his height".
** It's even further zigzagged because Deltan goes through a list of excuses this "voe" used to reject her. One of which being that he's already with someone. This suggests that he was trying to let her down easy, but failed because it's that final admission that Deltan can't even be mad about.
* OneGenderRace: The Gerudo are all women and reproduce by marrying Hylian men. It is in fact common for women of marrying age to travel the world to find husbands. It is mentioned that male Gerudo exist but are very rare (in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', it was said to be one a century, with Ganondorf being the only living one at the time), but none are seen in the present generation in this game.
* OpenSecret: Among the older Gerudo and non-Gerudo in town, it seems fairly well known that men from outside disguise themselves in female garb to sneak in. "The Champions' Ballad" reveals that Urbosa, the Gerudo Chief at the time no less, even suggested to Link that he do this in order to look for Zelda when she exploited the "no voe" rule to get away from him.
* PoirotSpeak: They insert Gerudo greetings -- as well as the words for "thank you", "man", and "woman" -- into their otherwise perfectly fluent Hylian.
* ProngsOfPoseidon: The Gerudo Spear is visibly trident-shaped, though the golden side-blades seem to be more decorative than anything.
* ProudMerchantRaceGuy: As opposed to their old cultural hat, which was being a tribe of DesertBandits (or {{pirate}}s, in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]''), their new hat is that they are a very mercantile and trade-oriented people.
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:A few of them (this including an elder, a black market shopkeep, Riju, and Riju's main guard) see through Link's disguise for the dude that he is (though said guard had to be informed by Riju herself). That said, they decide to keep things mum]].
* ShesGotLegs: Contributing to their impressive height, they have luxuriously long legs that are emphasized by HartmanHips.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Some Gerudo can be found travelling Hyrule seeking a husband, and will awkwardly attempt to flirt with Link.
* StatuesqueStunner: Adult Gerudos are about twice as big as Link, though with few exceptions, it doesn't seem to put off a lot of men. The few elderly Gerudo encountered are still about one head taller than Link.
* ThemeNaming: Many of their names are derived from Japanese transliterations of English words relating to beauty and cosmetics. "Riju" comes from "rouge," "Buliara" in the Japanese version is "Beauler" (derived from "beau"), "Essa" comes from "aesthetics," "Fegran" comes from "fragrance," "Kohm" comes from "comb," "Laine" comes from "eye liner," "Isha" comes from "eye shadow," and so on.
* TookALevelInKindness: Originally portrayed as a tribe of fierce DesertBandits loyal to [[BigBad Ganondorf]] who also kidnapped Hylians, here they are no meaner than any of the other races of Hyrule, barring some awkwardness when interacting with men. Urbosa and Riju in particular are two of the nicest characters in the game, with Urbosa calling Ganondorf's existence a stain on the Gerudo's honor.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Very downplayed compared to the Rito, Sheikah, and Zora. In the past games, the Gerudo were slightly taller that the 5ft 7in (170 cm) Adult Link in ''Ocarina of Time'', had slim builds, were consistently dark-skinned with bright red hair, and had amber eyes. Now they tower into the 7-8ft (214-244 cm) height range, are visibly muscular, have hips wider than their shoulders, their skin tones and hair colors have more variation, and they have green eyes.
* YourSizeMayVary: In previous games, although they were slightly taller than Adult Link, they still weren't that big compared to the 7ft 6in (229 cm) tall Ganondorf. Here, they're all extremely tall, with one Gerudo named Deltan stating herself to "only" be eight feet tall.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Riju]]
!!Makeela Riju
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I've tried so hard to be worthy of their love, to be a worthy chief... and to prove to myself that I was worthy, too."'']]

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ElizabethMaxwell (English), Monserrat Mendoza González (Mexican Spanish), Joel Mulachs (European Spanish), Magdalena Turba (German)

The Gerudo Chief and descendant of the royal line. Although very young, Riju is a well-loved and capable ruler of her tribe.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: A little girl in charge of leading the Gerudo race.
* AllThereInTheManual: Her family name (Makeela) was revealed in exactly two places at the time of release: the Prima guide, and her in-game diary that you don't have access to until you've recovered the Thunder Helm.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: It's left ambiguous if Riju is a direct descendent of Urbosa, given the dialogue from both characters as Urbosa never mentions having children of her own. However, Urbosa could have had a sister or cousin who could have been a direct ancestor to Riju.
* BarrierWarrior: With the aid of the Thunder Helm she's able to project powerful barriers that can withstand even a Divine Beast's strikes.
* CoolCrown: She wears a very impressive one in her introduction.
* DeadpanSnarker: When she first dons the Thunder Helm after Link returns it, she asks him how it looks on her. If you choose to say, "[[CaptainObvious It's a little big...]]"
-->'''Riju:''' ... You don't say.
* FirstNameBasis: Despite Buliara's objections, Riju seems to like Link calling her by her personal name.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Urbosa. The Champion was a grown woman with a self-assured and motherly attitude, while Riju is young girl who is yet to fully grow into her role as Gerudo Chief.
** She's also a foil to Zelda. Both lost their mothers while they were young, forcing them to grow up fast. Each felt like an InadequateInheritor, but while Zelda felt this way because of pressure from her father and gossip from courtiers, Riju felt this way because she thought her subjects were being too soft and easy on her due to her age. Both blame themselves heavily for failing to do something important (Zelda couldn't awaken her sealing power in time to defeat Calamity Ganon, Riju lost the Thunder Helm to the Yiga Clan), but both are ultimately able to rectify their mistakes and overcome their feelings of inadequacy with Link's help. They also treat Link as TheConfidant when it comes to their respective perceived inadequacies.
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: She has three Sand Seal plushies in her bedchamber: one in the bed, another on her desk, and a third tucked away in a basket like a sleeping pet.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Riju is Link's aid for the fight with Naboris; by using her Thunder Helm she can protect him from the lightning attacks while Link attacks with bomb arrows.
* TheHighQueen: She rules her people with benevolence and wisdom much greater than her age might suggest. Even when she makes a mistake, her subjects remain loyal to her humility, purity, and willingness to place their needs above herself. She's also a stunning girl who will become a beautiful grown woman.
* InadequateInheritor: She fears not measuring up to her mother, the previous chief; her people all try and shield her from the harshness of the world with kind words and praise, and she fears their lack of criticism will lead her to become complacent.
* ItsAllMyFault: Riju blames herself for the theft of the Thunder Helm, citing her own weak leadership as what emboldened the Yiga Clan to steal it from under their noses.
* LittleMissBadass: She's not only a capable and beloved ruler despite her age, but she'll also [[spoiler:ride a sand seal across the desert while using her royal line's powers to shield herself and Link from Vah Naboris' powerful lightning strikes.]]
* MaskOfPower: The Thunder Helm, an enchanted Relic of the Gerudo's royal line which can nullify lightning; after Link recovers it, she uses its power to help him confront Naboris.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Most of the time she does her best to project a regal and formal air as is befitting for the Gerudo Chief. But she can also be seen playing with her stuffed animals and her pet Sand Seal Patricia in a way more befitting a child of her age. She'll get rather embarrassed if you catch her doing the former.
* OneSizeFitsAll: Averted with the Thunder Helm, which is obviously meant to be worn by an adult; when Riju puts it on, it has a tendency to slip on her face because it's too big.
** Also averted with the throne she sits on. Look closely: she's not sitting on the throne proper, she's sitting on a wooden "booster seat" mounted on top of it, because the real thing is way too big for her at her age.
* RapunzelHair: Riju's hair is ankle length even when tied into a braid wider then her waist.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite the fact that men are forbidden from entering Gerudo Town, she makes an exception when she sees through Link's disguise (seeing him as a powerful ally in recovering the Thunder Helm). Despite this though, she won't lift a finger from stopping the guards if you try changing out of the Gerudo outfit (Aside from the Thunder Helm and Snow and Sand boots).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Much like Urbosa before her she takes an active role in assisting Link against Calamity Ganon, using her bloodline power to help him infiltrate the Gerudo Divine Beast.
* SecretKeeper: She keeps Link's real gender on the down-low when she sees through his disguise.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: She's remarkably knowledgeable about Sheikah artifacts based on what she says about the Sheikah Slate, and she's able to deduce Link's real identity (and by extension his gender) based on that alone.
* YoungerThanSheLooks: She's introduced reclining on her throne and even when standing she's about the same size as Link. It's only when you think to compare her to the other Gerudo, or the story brings it up, that you realize she's not even fully grown.
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[[folder:Buliara]]
!!Buliara
[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/buliara.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:195:''"You stand before Lady Riju, chief of the Gerudo! Declare your business, but come no closer!"'']]

Riju's very protective personal bodyguard.
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* BodyguardingABadass: As noted in Riju's entry, the fact that she's still a child doesn't stop her from being a LittleMissBadass in her own right.
* RedOniBlueOni: Buliara is the red one, as she is always brusque with Link, is uncompromising about men entering the town, and is a trained warrior, whereas Riju is the blue one, as she is very calm, quickly makes an exception to the "no men" rule for Link, and makes up for her lack of combat skill by being a great Sand Seal rider.
* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: If Link recklessly swings his weapon around in her presence, she'll swing her Golden Claymore back at him.
* WhatTheHellHero: She'll berate you if you end up breaking Urbosa's weapons in combat.
* YoungerThanSheLooks: She has a stockier figure that is more characteristic of the middle-aged Gerudo characters. But a minor NPC says that Buliara has only just gotten old enough to fill such a crucial guard position, indicating that she is actually a very young adult.
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[[folder:Barta]]

A Gerudo soldier with a penchant for getting herself into trouble. She's first seen imprisoned in the Yiga Clan's hideout in an attempt to gather information on them, then is later found searching for a Great Fairy Fountain.
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* LeeroyJenkins:
** She barged straight into the Yiga Clan's hideout without consulting or getting help from any of her colleagues, which got her captured.
** She apparently didn't learn her lesson even after being freed, as she treks into the most hazardous area of the desert alone and without adequate supplies.
* ShoutOut: To [[ComicBook/NewGods Big Barda]] of DC fame.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Isha]]
[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ishabreathofthewild.png]]

Owner of the jewelry shop Starlight Memories.
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* DiamondsInTheBuff: She sleeps wearing nothing but jewelry.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Isha goes by an alias because considers her real name, "Jewel", too embarrassing.
* LoveTriangle: Was involved in one with Ashai, though both are now single.
* MagicalAccessory: She creates these from gemstones.
* MeaningfulName: A jeweler named Jewel. Her pseudonym is also Hebrew for "woman," which is rather appropriate for a [[Main/SingleGenderRace Gerudo]].
* OnlySixFaces: Averted in her case. Despite being a minor NPC, she's one of the few Gerudo who doesn't share her face, hair, or outfit with any other character.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The "Voe and You" Class]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise on the left: Ashai, Dina, Risa, and Pasha]]

->''"OK, everyone! Let's show our cute observer what we've been learning in class!"''

A class taught by a lighter-skinned Gerudo named Ashai about how to interact with men, with nightly cooking lessons thrown in based on volumes on cooking written by a man named Aurie Taamu.
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* AbductionIsLove: When Ashai brings up a hypothetical situation where a very ill man is encountered, Risa claims that she would secretly bring him to her home to recover, which Ashai notes is basically kidnapping.
* BlatantLies: You can find Risa in her home practicing a mock conversation with a training dummy with a face on it pretending it's a voe and bringing up a signature family dish of her's. When she catches you eavesdropping, she insists that she's practicing for a restaurant job.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Whenever Ashai brings up a hypothetical interaction with a man, Pasha and Dina each give their own sensible answers for how they would respond, while Risa answers with a very aggressive and usually illegal suggestion.
* DrunkenGlow: Risa brings this up when roleplaying a conversation with a man. She pretends the guy is turning red from drink and notes that Gerudo don't because they're red already.
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Ashai also throws in nightly cooking lessons to help the ladies become more eligible bachelorettes.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Risa claims she is only present at the class as a "refresher course" and seems a bit peeved that she has to study. It's clear from her subsequent answers to Ashai's questions that her confidence is woefully misplaced.
* LoveTriangle: Ashai and Isha had one but [[NoodleIncident how it ended is unclear]]. Both ended up single.
* NoSocialSkills: Risa, at least when it comes to interacting with men. The answers she gives to Ashai's hypothetical interactions with men are all overly aggressive and/or illegal, and at night she can found at her home very awkwardly role-playing a conversation with a man using a training dummy.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Ashai is one of the few Gerudo who has ''pink'' hair instead of red and teaches women ready to leave town on how to better behave around guys and improve their cooking skills in hopes of finding their future husbands.
* RuleOfThree: There are three students in the class.
* ThroughHisStomach: Ashai's cooking classes are tied into the "Voe and You" class because of this trope.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Shabonne and Tali]]

The managers of the Sand-Seal Rally. Shabonne mentored Tali into the sand seal champion she is today and often speaks on behalf of the shy younger woman.
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* ElectiveMute: Tali will just stand silently with arms akimbo and let Shabonne interact with Link. She'll finally speak for herself when Link beats her record.
* FunnyAfro: Tali has one and she's the only Gerudo to have one.
* GogglesDoSomething: Both Tali and Shabonne wear goggles to protect their eyes from the sand stirred up from sand seal surfing. They look like CoolShades, as befitting their "cool celebrity and manager" image.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shabonne says that Tali has always been shy.
* SymbolMotifClothing: They both have sand seal faces all over their outfits.
[[/folder]]

!Gorons

[[folder:General]]
!!Gorons

A race of large rock-like humanoids who make their home in Death Mountain in the Eldin Region.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The Goron greatswords are named, in order of strength, Cobble Crusher, Stone Smasher, and Boulder Breaker.
* BeTheBall: Gorons travel quickly by curling themselves into a ball and rolling around.
* BilingualBonus: As with previous iterations, Gorons are named after the Japanese sound effect for something rolling around.
* EatDirtCheap: A Goron's diet consists entirely of rock and minerals; in fact, all the food they sell in their stores is specifically to cater to tourists!
* HealingSpring: Just like in ''Twilight Princess'', they run a volcanic hotspring which will actually heal Link when he is in the water.
* HypocriticalHumor: There are Gorons who will make PleasePutSomeClothesOn comments to Link if he speaks to them while wearing nothing but boxers, even though they almost never wear anything more than a loincloth themselves.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Out of all the races, they seem to be the least in the know about Calamity Ganon. What's more, while all the other races view the Divine Beasts' rampages as SignsOfTheEndTimes, the Goron view Van Rudania's bombardments as just an inconvenience to their mining operation.
* NationalWeapon: A unique form of heavy claymore with no cutting edge. Goron soldiers are mostly seen bearing the Cobble Crusher, with a more powerful form called the Stone Smasher also being available. Daruk wielded an even stronger version called the Boulder Breaker.
* OddlyShapedSword: Goron greatswords such as the Cobble Crusher are blunted and are more or less crushing weapons.
* OneGenderRace:
** They all ''appear'' to be male, though unlike with the Gerudo, this is never commented upon and may just be the LawOfConservationOfDetail at work. This is lampshaded by a pair of Goron [=NPCs=] in Gerudo Town; each wonders why they let him in.
** [[LostinTranslation In the Japanese version]] this IS commented upon, as Traicy, who is observing the two previously mentioned Gorons, actually notes that Gorons are considered female by the Gerudo, hence why they are allowed inside their town.
* {{Prospector}}: Goron society runs almost entirely on mining precious minerals and selling them to other races.
* SiliconBasedLife: They are large portly rock-like people.
* SimpleStaff: The Goron spear weapons are actually heavy metal combat staves made from repurposed mining equipment.
* StoutStrength: Their natural build is on the hefty side, but also very muscular.
* SuperStrength: Naturally, Gorons are much stronger than human races.
* SuperToughness: They are also much more resilient to damage.
* VolcanoLair: The Gorons live in a dormant volcano with lava and fire all around them. Of course, being rock people, they are entirely immune to fire and heat.
* WorthlessYellowRocks: They're not too fond of gemstones because they taste terrible, so they make bank by selling them to other races instead.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yunobo]]
!!Yunobo
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Monsters! They're here! They found me! Help!"'']]

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KumikoWatanabe (Japanese), Joe Hernandez (English), Alan Fernando Velázquez (Mexican Spanish), Carles Lladó (European Spanish)

A young Goron who is the descendant of Daruk.
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* BeadyEyedLoser: Although he is actually a valuable asset to the Gorons, his cowardly nature can get the better of him and cause no small amount of frustration in his peers.
* BeehiveBarrier: From his ancestor Daruk, he inherited the power to create an impenetrable barrier of fire.
* BlushSticker: Has them to help make him seem younger compared to the other adult Gorons.
* CowardlyLion: Yunobo is terrified of monsters, but he refuses to shrink away from his duty of fighting Vah Rudania.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He is first encountered hidden away in the North Mine, behind an avalanche of rocks, hiding behind his BeehiveBarrier whimpering about monsters.
* FamousAncestor: He's descended from Daruk, the Goron Champion chosen to help destroy Ganon.
* {{Foil}}: To his ancestor, Daruk. Daruk is the stock bold and brash Goron, but Yunobo is gentle and rather cowardly. Daruk says in "The Champions' Ballad" that he actually used to be like Yunobo himself when he was young and asks Link to pass on some advice to the latter on how to grow into a real hero.
* GentleGiant: Like most Gorons, he's a very friendly person despite his great strength.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Yunobo is Link's aid for the fight with Rudania; he must be [[EscortMission guided]] safely to the Cannons where Link can launch him at the Divine Beast.
* HumanCannonball: Because he has an ability to become immune to any form of damage, he makes a very good cannonball and contributes to the Rudania fight by being used as ammo for the Goron Cannons.
* InformedAttribute: Says he doesn't eat as much as the other Gorons, and therefor is a bit scrawny compared to them. He is still roughly the same size as a boulder.
* LovableCoward: Is extremely afraid of monsters (and anything he ''thinks'' is a monster), but he's a very kind soul.
* NotSoDifferent: From Daruk, as the Champion himself reveals during ''The Champions' Ballad.'' Specifically Daruk was much more like Yunobo when he was younger.
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Because he is descended from Daruk, he inherited Daruk's Protection, making him immune to all conventional attacks without the limited use Link has when using the ability.
* VerbalTic: He tends to say "goro" at the end of his sentences.
* VocalDissonance: Despite coming from a race of usually deep-voiced rock people and being a big guy himself, his English voice sounds like that of a human teenager. His Japanese voice sounds even younger than that.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Seeing Daruk briefly makes him feel stronger. He's never told this directly, but Daruk himself muses to Link in ''The Champions' Ballad'' that he used to be like Yunobo when he was younger, and advises Link to help him grow as a warrior, voicing his belief that Yunobo could become even stronger than Daruk in time.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bludo]]
!!Bludo
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Hmph, it's just some back pain..."'']]

->''"I was plannin' to drive off Rudania like I always do, but then this blasted pain in my back flared up outta nowhere..."''

The boss of Goron City, in charge of its leadership as well as the mining company the culture is built around. He is perhaps the toughest and fiercest Goron around, but is often out of duty because of back pain.
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* BadassBeard: An even more magnificent one than Daruk.
* BenevolentBoss: He may be a sour old man, but the Gorons all value his leadership and bravery greatly.
* CrackOhMyBack: Because he's so old, he suffers from regular back pain, and even with his medication, he is at times rendered unable to perform his duties.
* EyepatchOfPower: He is missing his right eye.
* RetiredBadass: He probably should be retired given how ancient he is, but he still makes a point to go to the frontlines in the battles with Rudania himself. Without him operating the cannons, the Gorons are forced to abandon the plans.
* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: He's a very crotchety old man and most of Goron City is terrified of him.
--> '''Bludo:''' ''"I'm the great Goron Boss who's fearsome enough to silence a crying child! Or to make the silenced child cry, either way."''
* WorfHadTheFlu: Because of the back problems mentioned above, he's unable to aid Link or Yunobo in quelling the Rudania, he even lampshades on the unfortunate timing when it acts up.
* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: Most other characters will cower in fear if Link swings his sword at them. Bludo, however, will swat Link back in retaliation.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Goron Blood Brothers]]
!!Goron Blood Brothers

A trio of Goron brothers dedicated to intense training regimens to show off their endurance. In order of age, they consist of Bayge, Heehl, and Kabetta. On top of maintaining several training spots, they are also seen during "The Champions' Ballad" scoping out the spots where Daruk once proved his worthiness as a Champion.
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* BloodBrothers: They themselves are actually biological brothers, but they make Link this once he proves his strength to them.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: If you check the quest description of "The Gut Check Challenge" after you've started the climbing challenge, you see a message from Bayge saying "Stop checking your adventure log and start checking your gut, brother."
* MachoMasochism: One Shrine Quest in the Gerudo Highlands involves them sitting on one of two heated platforms for as long as they can before passing out to prove how manly they are.
* SiblingYinYang: Bayge and Heehl are energetic and boisterous, but Kabetta is rather timid and lazy.
[[/folder]]
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* SignificantAnagram: Many of the monks' names are anagram of the people involved in the making of the game. For example, Oman Au is an anagram of [[CreatorCameo Eiji Aonuma's last name.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KateHiggins (English)

* OneGenderRace: They all ''appear'' to be male, though unlike with the Gerudo, this is never commented upon and may just be the LawOfConservationOfDetail at work. This is lampshaded by a pair of Goron [=NPCs=] in Gerudo Town; each wonders why they let him in.

** For some reason, Goron men are allowed to enter the city without issue. Nobody really knows why, least of all the Gorons. Perhaps it has something to do with the Gorons looking like a OneGenderRace?

* OneGenderRace: They all ''appear'' to be male, though unlike with the Gerudo, this is never commented upon and may just be the LawOfConservationOfDetail at work. This is lampshaded by a pair of Goron [=NPCs=] in Gerudo Town; each wonders why they let him in, because he is obviously male.

* FauxActionGirl: Mina carries a sword and shield, but her fighting style is so crude and indecisive that even killing a red Bokoblin is a significant accomplishment on her part.

* StalkerWithACrush: One of his exchanges indicates he thinks Link's one of these and crossly demands that he stops stalking him... [[RuleOfFunny only to change his mind not even a minute later]] as he "likes the attention too much". As for "with a crush" rather than [[StalkerWithoutACrush its more platonic counterpart]] he sure doesn't seem to think Link would object to his flirty dialog and focuses more on himself than his status as a useful merchant when objecting. Ironically given how he "just happens" to be at whatever stable Link tries to go to and said flirting ''he'' can come across this way as well.

* PetTheDog: In his own say of being nice, he seems to notice Link being upset and asks what's wrong.