History Characters / TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWildOtherRaces

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In all the Dragon's Tears memories, Rauru is shown to be a very kind and affable man who never lets emotion get the best of him, even in dangerous situations. However, [[spoiler:upon discovering his beloved wife's corpse, complete with a newly-empowered Ganondorf mocking her death straight to his face, Rauru flies at the newly-crowned Demon King in a visceral rage, with him only being swayed from outright attacking him.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: Rauru sacrifices himself to seal Ganondorf away for countless millennia, awaiting the time Link is ready to face the Demon King. By the time Link and Zelda discover the chamber under Hyrule Castle, all that is left of the first King's body is a disembodied arm, though there's enough life left in it to save Link from falling to his death and teleport him to the Sky Islands.

* RepeatedCueTardyResponse: Apparently Rauru had sent multiple invites to Ganondorf requesting him to form an alliance between the Gerudo and Hyrule. During the meeting, Ganondorf apologizes to Rauru and Sonia for taking so long on responding to the invites... But Ganon [[AmbitionIsEvil being Ganon]], one can't help but wonder if he ignored the invitation on purpose because he was busy planning to conquer the kingdom, or if he just found the repeated invites annoying.

* AmbiguousSituation: Ganondorf implies that Mineru and Rauru are the last of the Zonai race, and neither contradict him on it. However, given that the Ancient Hero might have had Zonai ancestry in a time long after Mineru and Rauru are no longer alive, it begs the validity of this, as unless Zonai features are extremely dominant over Hylian features, there must have been enough Zonai remaining to allow for the Ancient Hero to have prominent Zonai ancestry. That being said, Ganondorf never explicitly says that the Zonai are nearly extinct, only that they no longer are present in Hyrule aside from Mineru and Rauru. It's not clear either way if they're actually ''extinct'' or just left the area around Hyrule for reasons unspecified.

* 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.

* {{Precursors}}: The Zonai are an ancient civilization who left crumbling stonework ruins dotting Hyrule's landscape -- many of which happen to contain Sheikah shrines. It's confirmed in ''Tears'' that they were the ones who helped to establish Hyrule itself, and possessed a third eye similar to the Sheikah symbol, implying that their magic and technology was inherited by the Sheikah.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: ''Tears of the Kingdom'' adds the ability to inflict various punishments on the Koroks via their escort missions, in case the player desires to repay them for [[JustForPun all the crap]] they've given Link.

* DancingRoyalty: According to ancient texts, every now and then Rauru and Minaru would entertain each other by singing and dancing together, with Sonia just watching the whole scene.

* CodeOfHonour: Several discover Link's real gender in ''Breath'', 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.
** ''Tears'' later flips to the other side in that Link is finally allowed to enter their kingdom undisguised, both because of how bad the situation has gotten, (thus they need all the help they can get, regardless of tradition), and afterwards because by that point Link has aided so many times that not letting him would be the ''worse'' insult, [[spoiler: especially because they previously denied entry to a male hero in the past, and they don’t want to repeat that dishonor. See MyGreatestFailure below.]]

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: Twofold. It’s all but directly stated that they regret their siding with Ganondorf in the far past, thus aiding his rise to power and the subsequent cataclysms, to the extent that him being associated with the Gerudo is considered an UnPerson status. Second their strict adherence to their “no voe inside the town” tradition caused them to disrespect a man who had directly prevented them from being wiped out in the past.]]

* AmbiguousSituation: Ganondorf implies that Mineru and Rauru are the last of the Zonai race, and neither contradict him on it. However, given that the Ancient Hero is shown to be of Zonai ancestry in a time long after Mineru and Rauru are no longer alive, it begs the validity of this, as unless Zonai features are extremely dominant over Hylian features, there must have been enough Zonai remaining to allow for the Ancient Hero to have prominent Zonai ancestry. That being said, Ganondorf never explicitly says that the Zonai are nearly extinct, only that they no longer are present in Hyrule aside from Mineru and Rauru. It's not clear either way if they're actually ''extinct'' or just left the area around Hyrule for reasons unspecified.

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** ''Tears'' later flips this in that Link is finally allowed to enter their kingdom undisguised, both because of how bad the situation has gotten, and afterward because by that point Link has aided them so much that not letting him would be the worse insult.

** It's stated that Rito only glide, rather than truly fly, with Revali being a noted exception. But both in game and cutscenes, many Rito, (even very young ones), are shown fully capable of true flapping takeoff and sustained flight, even from flat ground with no wind, and in some cases, while carrying extra weight in the form of a passenger.

* SequelNonEntity: Completely absent from the sequel, ''Tears of the Kingdom'', with none of the characters mentioning where he went, what he's doing, or if he's even still alive. He's only mentioned twice: one of his daughters mentioning something her father taught her and Penn mentioning at one point that he was inspired by a famous bard implied to be him.

* LadyLand: Their home city is entirely cut off from men, who are barred from entry. In Breath of the Wild, Link must dress in drag to even gain entry, and any man who tries to enter is immediately kicked out, with the exception of Gorons (at least in the first game)[[labelnote:*]] 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 (though, even in the Japanese version, the Gorons are still confused why), another hint that Gorons may in fact be a OneGenderRace.[[/labelnote]]. It is explained that this "No-Man" rule is a deeply held tradition that impacts all Gerudo throughout their lives. Gerudo are brought to the town as young girls and kept isolated from men and the outside world throughout their childhood. Once they reach adulthood, they are encouraged to go out to seek husbands and start families to experience life beyond the desert and to prevent them from simply settling in Gerudo Town with their husbands. Both games heavily deconstruct the issues that are presented with this philosophy for both the Gerudo and their male relatives.

** [[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. Though, she's just simply writing her own observation as a note, not repeating back information she was told to you.

* TheAtoner: Declares herself as this for [[spoiler:failing to kill Ganondorf the first time, and is prepared a millenia later to make sure the heroes succeed.]]

* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:Ganondorf killed her sister-in-law and made her beloved brother and her great-niece sacrifice themselves to seal him away and power up the Master Sword respectively. As such, Mineru is understandably the angriest of Link's friends when confronting Ganondorf.]]

* WeakButSkilled: She's the Sage of Spirit and an expert in Zonai technology. However, she was not a warrior. [[spoiler:This is seen when she's the first one to be defeated by Ganondorf, leaving her unable to help Rauru and the Sages defeat him.]]

* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:Ganondorf killed her sister-in-law and made her beloved brother sacrifice himself to seal him away. As such, Mineru is the angriest of Link's friends when confronting Ganondorf.]]

* InformedFlaw: A Rito woman visiting Gerudo Town claims that the Rito have especially poor night vision (a trait shared with most real life birds), but this is never dealt with in the story other than her comment about it.
** It’s stated that Rito only glide, rather than truly fly, with Revali being a noted exception. But both in game and cutscene, many Rito, (even very young ones), are shown fully capable of true flapping takeoff and sustained flight, even from flat ground with no wind, and in some cases, while carrying extra weight in the form of a passenger.

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* LadyLand: Their home city is entirely cut off from men, who are barred from entry. In Breath of the Wild, Link must dress in drag to even gain entry, and any man who tries to enter is immediately kicked out, with the exception of Gorons[[labelnote:*]] 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 (though, even in the Japanese version, the Gorons are still confused why), another hint that Gorons may in fact be a OneGenderRace.[[/labelnote]]. It is explained that this "No-Man" rule is a deeply held tradition that impacts all Gerudo throughout their lives. Gerudo are brought to the town as young girls and kept isolated from men and the outside world throughout their childhood. Once they reach adulthood, they are encouraged to go out to seek husbands and start families to experience life beyond the desert and to prevent them from simply settling in Gerudo Town with their husbands. Both games heavily deconstruct the issues that are presented with this philosophy for both the Gerudo and their male relatives.