Nabooru


 * For the town in The Adventure of Link, see Nabooru Town.

Nabooru is a Gerudo introduced in. She is the second-in-command of the Gerudo, Ganondorf being her only superior. She has a second-in-command herself who is without name. Nabooru is highly respected by the other Gerudo, who are unaware of her rebellion against Ganondorf. During the events of Ocarina of Time, she becomes the new Sage of Spirit and aids Link in his battle against Ganon.

Ocarina of Time
Link meets Nabooru in the Spirit Temple as a child, having used a Warp song learned in the future to reach the Desert Colossus. At that time, Nabooru is already in opposition to Ganondorf's behavior. She intends to infiltrate Ganon's followers' headquarters there, but is unable to without the Silver Gauntlets, which are out of reach beyond a very small opening. She asks Link to get the gauntlets for her, promising to "do something great" for him in return. He succeeded in obtaining them but was not able to give them to Nabooru. Once Link acquires the Silver Gauntlets, Koume and Kotake discover and capture Nabooru.

When Link returns to the temple as an adult, Nabooru has been brainwashed. While brainwashed, Nabooru has been used to lead activities contrary to the values she previously held. During this intervening period Nabooru is apparently rumored to brainwash people herself.

Toward the end of the Spirit Temple, Link confronts Twinrova, apparently fussing over a strange Iron Knuckle. They command it to attack him and vanish. Upon its defeat, the Iron Knuckle's armor falls off to reveal Nabooru and the spell is lifted. Twinrova reappear and capture her a second time before retreating to the boss room ahead. Link's victory over Twinrova both frees Nabooru and causes her to awaken as the Sage of Spirit, giving Link the Spirit Medallion.

When Link defeats Ganon, Nabooru and the other Sages join their powers to seal away Ganon. During the ending, she can be seen overlooking a celebrating Hyrule on Death Mountain with the other Sages.

The Wind Waker
While Nabooru does not appear in, one of the stained glass windows in Hyrule Castle's basement depicts her.

Ocarina of Time Manga
Nabooru's role in the is slightly different to in the game. She is under the influence of Koume and Kotake, but not transformed into an Iron Knuckle. She is sent to spy on Sheik which results in her combating Link. Link frees her from the influence which allows her to help release the other Gerudo. She also gives Link the Mirror Shield, which she claims she stole a while back.

Trivia

 * Chronologically, Nabooru inspired a town in to be named after her (although technically, it was the town that inspired her name).
 * In, Linebeck's possession and transformation into a Phantom-like knight by Bellum can be compared to Nabooru's brainwashing as an Iron Knuckle by the Twinrova sisters.
 * Ocarina of Time contains unused text from Nabooru, wherein she remarks that Link is an enemy of Ganondorf and must die. It is believed that this dialogue was to be used when she was fought as an Iron knuckle.