Grandma


 * This article is about Link's grandmother. For other uses, see Grandmother (disambiguation).

In The Wind Waker, Link's Grandmother is a sweet old woman who lives on Outset Island with her two grandchildren, Link and Aryll, where she happily cooks Elixir Soup for them.

Biography
On Link's birthday, she presents him with the Hero's Clothes, a garment that commemorates the day that he turns the same age as the hero spoken of in the legends of old. Unfortunately, Aryll is kidnapped by the Helmaroc King, and Link returns to his house to retrieve the Hero's Shield hanging from the wall upstairs. With these sacred objects, Link is able to sail with Tetra and her crew and thus be able to rescue his sister. His grandmother sadly gives the shield to him, overwhelmed and disheartened by the fact that Aryll has been kidnapped. Just as Link is departing from Outset Island, his grandmother can be seen standing in front of her house, dejected, watching her grandson leave.

Later in Link's journey, the young hero returns to Outset Island to fetch Nayru's Pearl from the great water spirit: Jabun. When Link comes to visit his Grandmother, he finds out from Sue-Belle that she has been depressed ever since he left the island. Sue-Belle goes on to mention that Grandmother rarely leaves the house, spending her days sleeping and hardly eating as she continues to worry for her two grandchildren. She is so burdened by the fear of losing the companionship of Link and Aryll that she does not even recognize her grandson when Link goes to visit her. After Sturgeon tells Link that fairy dust is all that is necessary to cure her, the young hero promptly provides a fairy, enabling her to recuperate and sprout up from her seat, recovered. She expresses her happiness to see Link again, and promises to stay strong and help in every way she can instead of worrying and moaning too much. To prove this, she happily fills his bottle with her homemade hearty soup; the concoction restores all of Link's health and energy, and doubles his attack power until receiving a hit from an enemy. Before Link returns to his adventures, Grandmother kindly advises him to not do anything reckless and to come back safely, where she will make his favorite soup any time he wants.

Throughout Link's quest on the Great Sea, Grandmother continues to be a resolute source of encouragement for her grandson. At one point, she sends Link a letter, asking for his safety and giving him all the Rupees she's saved up. In the letter, she says that as long as she has the companionship of her two grandchildren, she doesn't need anything else. Even after Link rescues Aryll, Grandmother continues to wait patiently on Outset Island with a smile on her face and many helpings of her healing soup.

Link's Grandmother is last seen during the ending scene, waving good-bye as Link sets sail in search of new lands.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Link's Grandmother appears as a trophy and sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.