Characters

The fairy who wakes you at the start of Kokiri Forest with a summons from the Great Deku Tree. She stays with you to the end, points out targets and weak spots, and talks you through every dungeon. She gives no items, but Navi’s remarks on the first Deku Baba, the Skulltula belly and the dungeon rooms are the game’s built-in hints.

The old tree that guards Kokiri Forest. He sends for you, asks you to break the curse inside him and, when Gohma is dead, thanks you outside and tells you about the three goddesses and the Triforce. He gives you the Kokiri Emerald, the first of the three Spiritual Stones.

The sapling that grows where the Great Deku Tree stood. When you return to Kokiri Forest as an adult, the Deku Tree Sprout tells you how a Hylian child came to grow up among the Kokiri and asks you to break the curse on each temple. Nothing is handed over, but the talk updates your quest goal.

Saria greets you outside your house and meets you at the foot of the ladder. She gives you the Fairy Ocarina when you leave the forest, and later teaches you Saria’s Song in the Lost Woods clearing. As an adult you meet her again as the Sage of the Forest: after the Forest Temple she gives you the Forest Medallion.

The self-appointed boss of the Kokiri. A sign calls his house the Mansion of the Great Mido, Boss of the Kokiri. He blocks the path to the Deku Tree until you carry a sword and a shield, so you spend the first part of the game earning both. As an adult he stops you again at the gate in the Lost Woods and lets you pass only after you play Saria’s Song for him. Inside his house, three blue rupees and a green rupee sit in chests.

A Skull Kid sits on a stump in the Lost Woods and asks if you have an instrument. Repeat his tunes on the Fairy Ocarina and he pays a blue rupee, a red rupee and, for the longest round, Heart Piece #8. A second Skull Kid by the stream pays Heart Piece #9 when you play Saria’s Song to him, and he also buys the Skull Mask from the Happy Mask Shop chain for 10 rupees. See Lost Woods and Sacred Grove.

The owl perched on a branch on the first slope of Hyrule Field. He introduces himself, says the road leads to the castle and a certain princess, and flies ahead. He reappears at the castle road, on the Lake Hylia shore and in Hyrule Field at night with route advice. On Death Mountain he offers a ride from the summit down to the blue roofs of Kakariko Village.

The girl with the milk cart on the road above Hyrule Castle Town. She asks you to find her father and gives you the Weird Egg to wake him. At Lon Lon Ranch she teaches you Epona’s Song, and the Malon’s Friend quest begins there. You see her again at the ranch as an adult, where she talks about her worries and later reads out your lap time. See Lon Lon Ranch.

The owner of Lon Lon Ranch, found asleep in the castle garden. Wake him with the hatched Wake-Up Cucco. At the ranch house he challenges you to find three loose Cuccos in 30 seconds and rewards you with a bottle of Lon Lon Milk. He asks for the bottle back once you drink it. As an adult he has turned over a new leaf.

The ranch hand who has taken over Ingo Ranch in Talon’s absence. He rents out rides for 20 rupees. Call Epona with Epona’s Song, beat him in two races and the horse is yours. He locks the gate on you, so jump it with Epona. The races are covered in Ingo Ranch and Epona.

The princess in the castle courtyard, disguised as a villager. After she sees the Kokiri Emerald, she shows you Ganondorf through a window, hands you Zelda’s Letter and introduces Impa. Later she leaves you a message that teaches the Song of Time. As an adult you also meet her as Sheik, and she gives you the Light Arrow before Ganondorf takes her away. See Hyrule Castle.

A Sheikah and steward of the royal family who stands in the corridor outside Zelda. She teaches you Zelda’s Lullaby in the courtyard and walks you to the castle bridge. After you win the Spiritual Stone of Fire she waits in the garden to tell you where the last stone is. As an adult she is the Sage of Shadow and gives you the Shadow Medallion after the Shadow Temple.

The leader of the Gerudo and the reason for the whole quest. You first see him kneeling in the throne room through a window, and later he rides out of the castle after Zelda. After you draw the Master Sword he takes the Triforce and rules Hyrule for seven years. You fight him twice at the end: first in his tower, then as Ganon. See Ganondorf and Ganon.

He runs the Happy Mask Shop in Hyrule Castle Town, open in daylight only. He lends you one mask at a time to sell and expects you to pay back its going rate. After you sell the Bunny Hood he gives you the Mask of Truth. The whole chain is on the Happy Mask Shop page.

The Potion Shop owner in Hyrule Castle Town. A bug escapes as you enter. Catch it with his empty bottle and he lets you keep the Empty Bottle with a Red Potion inside. He also sells bugs for 30 rupees and fish for 50 rupees. See Hyrule Castle Town.

She runs the Bombchu Bowling Alley and asks 10 rupees a game. The first win pays 10 Bombchus, the second the Biggest Bomb Bag and the third Heart Piece #13. The prize chain is in Bombchu Bowling and the Spin Attack.

A hooded man in a purple room at the far end of the ruined streets of Hyrule Castle Town. He pays for Poes and Big Poes, with a bottle at 500 points and a Gold Rupee at 1,000 points. Details on the Big Poes page.

The runner in Hyrule Field who begs for the Bunny Hood and hands over a Gold Rupee worth 200 rupees. As an adult you also find him in his tent in Gerudo Valley, where he talks about a race across the desert.

The scarecrow in the field by Lake Hylia. As a child you play him a tune and he repeats it. As an adult he asks you to play that song again and you get the Scarecrow Song, which pairs with the Hookshot. A second scarecrow named Pierre wanders in search of soul-shaking songs. See Lake Hylia.

The man turned into a giant spider in the House of Skulltula. He rewards Gold Skulltula tokens: an Adult’s Wallet at 10, the Echo Gem at 20, the Giant’s Wallet at 30, 20 Bombchus at 40, Heart Piece #20 at 50 and a Gold Rupee worth 200 rupees at 100. His sons show up as you free them. The full list is on the Gold Skulltula locations page.

The red-haired woman at the pen by the gate of Kakariko Village. Return all seven loose Cuccos and she gives you an Empty Bottle. In the Biggoron Sword chain she trades the Pocket Cucco for Cojiro.

The boss of the carpenters. As a child you hear him scolding his apprentices in the yard of Kakariko Village. As an adult you find him in Gerudo Valley, where he asks you to free his four apprentices from the Gerudo Fortress. Hand him the Poacher’s Saw and he gives you the Broken Goron Sword.

He sits in the Lost Woods clearing. Show him Cojiro and he trades the bird for the Odd Mushroom, then tells you to hurry it to Granny in Kakariko Village. In the village square he also sits on the ground muttering “Leave me alone!” as a child.

She runs Granny’s Potion Shop in Kakariko Village. Bring her the Odd Mushroom before it spoils and she makes you the Odd Poultice. See the Biggoron Sword guide.

He lives by the windmill in Kakariko Village and is upset by the sound of an ocarina. He hums a tune that has been stuck in his head, which you copy to learn the Song of Storms. See Kakariko and the Hookshot.

The gravekeeper of the Graveyard. At night he digs for you at 10 rupees a spot, and the fourth hole holds Heart Piece #2. As a ghost under the Graveyard he leads you on a chase through his tunnels and gives you the Hookshot, then offers Heart Piece #19 if you beat his course in under a minute.

A pink ghost at a harp headstone. Hit him with the Fairy Slingshot until he gives up, and he explains that he and his brother composed for the royal family and hid their song in the Royal Family’s Tomb.

A green ghost at the harp headstone on the way to the crypt. Fire Deku Seeds at him until he stops, choose “The special song” and he sends you to the Royal Family’s Tomb, where the Sun’s Song is waiting.

The Goron chief, shut in his room in Goron City. Zelda’s Lullaby opens his door and Saria’s Song makes him dance. He gives you the Goron Bracelet and, after you beat King Dodongo, the Goron Ruby. As an adult he becomes the Sage of Fire and gives you the Fire Medallion. See Death Mountain Trail and Goron City.

The Goron blacksmith whose nook you reach in Goron City with the Goron Bracelet. He sells the Giant’s Knife for 200 rupees, the first step of the Biggoron Sword route.

The big Goron on his ledge at the top of Death Mountain Trail. Burning eyes stop him from working, so he gives you a Prescription for King Zora. When the eye drops reach him he hands over the Biggoron Receipt, then the Biggoron Sword a few days later.

The ruler of Zora Domain, who asks you to find his missing daughter. As a child, show him the bottle with Ruto’s Letter and he opens the way to Zora Fountain. As an adult he is frozen in pink ice until you melt it with Blue Fire, and then he gives you the Zora Tunic. In the eye drop chain he gives you the Eyeball Frog. See Zora River and Zora Domain.

The Zora princess, found in the purple room inside Lord Jabu-Jabu’s Belly. Carry her through the belly to the boss arena, and afterwards she gives you the Zora Sapphire. As an adult she is the Sage of Water and gives you the Water Medallion after the Water Temple.

He runs the Fishing Pond at Lake Hylia. A rod costs 10 rupees as a child and 30 as an adult. Land a 56 cm fish as a child for Heart Piece #6, or a fish over 60 cm as an adult with the normal lure for the Golden Scale. See Lake Hylia.

The scientist in the Lakeside Laboratory. Bring him the Eyeball Frog and choose “Make some eye drops!” for the specialty eye drops. His tank hides Heart Piece #22 for an adult with the Golden Scale.

A Gerudo woman keeps her cow Li’l Miss Moo hidden in the pasture by the waterfall in Gerudo Valley. Play Epona’s Song to the cow and she lets you fill an empty bottle with Lon Lon Milk.

The red-haired captain of the fortress. After you free the carpenters she gives you the Gerudo Pass and says the Gerudo’s honored former leader is Nabooru, so find her. See Gerudo Fortress.

The four apprentices held in cells in the Gerudo Fortress. Beat the Gerudo swordswoman three times to win the keys, one for each carpenter. They give nothing but thanks.

The spirit that leads you across the Mirage Desert if you wear the Lenses of Truth. Stay close behind it as it calls “This way, this way…” and fight the monsters that burst from the sand. The route is in Mirage Desert and Desert Colossus.

She waits inside the Spirit Temple entrance and asks you to crawl through a child-sized hole for the Silver Gauntlets. Twinrova takes her away, and when she returns as the Sage of Spirit she gives you the Spirit Medallion. See Spirit Temple.

The sorceress sisters who hold Nabooru captive in the Spirit Temple. They enchant Nabooru into a battle against you and are the final boss of the temple. They give you nothing but the Heart Container after they fall.

The sage who explains in the Chamber of Sages why seven years have passed. He gives you the Light Medallion and asks you to find the other sages. Later he talks you through the six barriers of Ganondorf’s Castle. See Temple of Time.

The Sheikah who greets you in the Temple of Time when you wake as an adult. Sheik teaches the six warp songs: Minuet of the Forest, Bolero of Fire, Serenade of Water, Requiem of Spirit, Nocturne of Shadow and Prelude of Light. Sheik is Zelda in disguise, which the game reveals once the sages are awake. The notes are on Ocarina Songs.

The seller by the lattice gate on Zora River. The first Magic Bean costs 10 rupees and the later ones cost more. Plant them in soft soil as described in Zora River and Zora Domain.

He runs the Shooting Gallery. Hit all 10 targets with 15 shots for a bigger bag or quiver: a Bigger Deku-Seed Bag in Hyrule Castle Town as a child, and the Bigger Quiver for 30 rupees in Kakariko Village as an adult.