Postman

Many different people with the name Postman can be found in the Legend of Zelda. Although different, all the postmen are very dedicated and usually can run faster than most people in the game.

The first Postman appeared in Majora's Mask ad the Terminian Counterpart of the Running Man. Sinse then, a lot more people have appeared in the Legend of Zelda series with the name Postman.

Majora's Mask
In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, he is a very concentrated fellow, who takes his job very seriously. He won't even leave Termina when the moon is going to destroy it unless he has permission. If Link manages to get him permission, he will give Link the Postman's Hat. He spends his free time counting and trying to stop exactly on ten seconds. If you can managed to count and stop exactly after ten seconds, he will give Link a Piece of Heart.

Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons
In Oracle of Ages a new Postman lives in past Labrynna and will give you the Stationery if you give him the Poe Clock. That is his only role in the game.

Wind Waker
In TWW, you can get a statue during the Island Trading Sequence called the Postman Statue. It is also hypothesized that the Rito postman may have some relation from the various human postmen of other games (see Quill).

Minish Cap
Quote from The Legend of Zelda: The Minish CapIn Minish Cap, a Postman runs around delivering letters. He will occasionally fuse Kinstones with you. In this game, he has two helpers in the post office that help him out. Stamp works hard by addressing and sorting letters. Marcy doesn't work as hard and sells the Swordsman Newsletter, a magazine that provides useful information for swordsmen.

Postman figurine: "A very serious mail deliveryman. He continues to make every delivery right on time every day."''

Twilight Princess
In Twilight Princess, a new Postman returns once again to deliver the mail right to Link whenever he enters Hyrule field. He is much more comically depicted in this game than in earlier games. He breaths very oddly when running and hums several bars of a victory song after he finishes delivering a letter. However, he, like all Postmen still takes his job very seriously. He will show up whenever Link comes to Hyrule field and deliver and letters for him.

When not delivering mail, the Postman is see in various places around Hyrule huddling in a corner clutching a piece of paper and muttering something. In Ordon Village, he is see huddling in Ordon Ranch worrying about the goats eating his mail. In Castle Town, he is huddling in Telma's bar wondering what to order. In Zora's Sanctuary, he is huddling behind the throne wondering who the "Mr. Zora" is that he is supposed to be delivering a letter to. In Kakariko Village he is crouched infront of a fire trying to drya out a letter.

The Postman of this game posesses many mysterious qualities. He may somehow be able to recognize Link while he is in wolf form, as he will call out Link's name to grab his attention if he has a letter for him regardless if Link is human form or wolf form. If one is to beat the Cave of Ordeals a second time, the postman is found on the last floor inquiring that whatever Link is looking for is not there--possibly alluding to the Triforce. How he managed to get to the bottom of the Cave of Ordeals completely unscathed and utterly at rest is still a mystery.

Phantom Hourglass
An entirely new Postman appears in this game. Although Phantom Hourglass takes place directly after the Wind Waker and the same mailboxes from the Wind Waker apear, the usually Rito Postman that delivers the mail to them does not in this game. This new postman is similar to both the human Postman of Twilight Princess and the Rito Postman of the Wind Waker. Although he appears to be human, he has wings and flies around, instead of running, like a Rito. He never once sets foot on the ground for the entire course of the game, instead landing on the individual mailboxes. Unlike in Twilight Princess, this Postman does not let Link keep the letters he delivers, instead just reading them aloud for all to enjoy. Also, unlike both other games, this Postman is only seen when delivering mail to Link. Otherwise, he is nowhere to be found.


 * See also: Marathon Man