Old Man Ulrira

Ulrira (うるりらじいさん, Ururira-jiisan) is a very shy man who lives in Mabe Village on Koholint Island in Link's Awakening. If Link talks to him in his house, he will tell Link to speak to him through a telephone outside. Wherever Link finds a Telephone Booth on the island, Ulrira gives him helpful hints on how to progress through the game, like Sahasrahla, Navi, Midna, the Old Man, and others do in different The Legend of Zelda titles. He is married to Grandma Ulrira, who does most of the work outside, which she seems to enjoy.

Ulrira seems to know everything about the island, and exactly what Link is currently doing. Because of this, Ulrira has a sense of mystery about him, like the Poe Collector or the Postman of Twilight Princess. It is most widely thought that he either has psychic abilities or he is just Nintendo's way to guide a player through the game. It remains unconfirmed if Ulrira knew that Koholint Island was a dream. His knowledge may have been a detail of the dream.

If Link approaches one of the windows outside Ulrira's House, the Photographer snaps a photo of Ulrira as seen through the window.

Trivia

 * On the map, Ulrira's house is referred to as "Old Man Ulrira's House".
 * If Link call from the phone inside of Ulrira's house, it dials the number of someone calling himself the Bucket Mouse. After he hangs up, a message appears saying that Link must have dialed the wrong number.