Gorko

Gorko is a character appearing in SS undefined. He is a traveling archaeologist Goron, who traverses the surface studying the history of the land and various devices, attempting to discern the history behind the ancient civilization. He is especially interested in the myth of the "Isle of the Goddess", which is actually supposed to be Skyloft, and of related artifacts. Link encounters him several times during his quest.

Biography
He is first encountered in the Sealed Grounds, where he is being pestered by a small group of Bokoblins. After Link saves him, Gorko notes that a number of weird events have been occurring recently, stating that it is uncommon to encounter groups of Bokoblins within the forest and that before he ran into the young hero, he bumped into another being who looked similar to Link. As a reward for rescuing him, he explains to Link about an advanced civilization living on an island in the sky called the Isle of the Goddess, which he learned about from reading ancient writings. The Goron tells the young hero that the Bird Statues are used as landmarks for those travelling between the sky and the surface, and were placed to give travelers a route back to the island. Gorko says that the statue near the Sealed Temple is special, because it holds the ability to activate all of the others statues on the surface. He is surprised when Link activates the statue when he walks up to it. The young hero later meets Gorko again within the Deep Woods where he tells the young hero that he is researching small metallic cubes, and then proceeds to recite ancient text containing directions on how to activate the cubes for Link. Upon noticing that Link holds a sword, the Goron asks the young hero to help him solve the mystery of the cube. After Link causes the Goddess Cube to turn into light and shoot up into the sky, Gorko is once again surprised and wonders where the object shot off to, requesting that the young hero come see him if he discovers more about the cubes while on his quest.

Gorko can later be found outside the blocked entrance to the Temple of Time of Lanayru Desert, hoping to find a way inside to inspect the sacred temple. He informs the young hero that he saw a human who lived on the Isle of Goddess, which he supports by noting it wore clothing similar to those spoken about in ancient texts, enter the temple with another person. The Goron tells Link that he wanted to follow them, but an explosion destroyed the temple's entrance and prevented him from pursuing the two. After Impa destroys the Gate of Time, Gorko can be found standing outside the temple, expressing disbelief that Link was able to access the temple's interior through a secret passage. The archaeologist states that he initially gave up and left, but an explosion caused him to return to the temple's entrance, which was now cleared. He proceeds to explore the Temple of Time's interior, but shortly returns to the Sealed Grounds. Following his first encounter with The Imprisoned, Link finds Gorko within the small glade between the Sealed Grounds and Faron Woods, where the Goron is found observing a swarm of Blessed Butterflies, expressing disappointment that he cannot create a tune. After Link plays the Goddess's Harp, a Gossip Stone, which Gorko recognizes as being mentioned in the ancient manuscripts, appears. The archaeologist proceeds to give Link an explanation on Blessed Butterflies, Gossip Stones, and Goddess Walls.

He is again encountered much later near the entrance of the Fire Sanctuary of the Eldin Volcano Summit, suspecting the area to have a lot of Goddess Cubes nearby. He is however unable to continue as the path is being blocked by pillars of fire. Fortunately, Link extinguishes these pillars of fire by pouring water, which he obtained from a small spring within the summit, onto the tongues of the frog statues above the flames. Upon reaching the Sanctuary, the two discover its entrance to be protected by another pillar of flames along with a third frog statue. However, the third frog statue is larger than the two before it, and requires a large quantity of water, more than an Empty Bottle can hold. After Link uses the Water Dragon's Basin to douse the flames thus clearing the entrance to the Fire Sanctuary, Gorko courteously lets Link enter the dungeon first and waits outside.

Like most Gorons, Gorko has the Goron Emblem tattooed on his arms.

Trivia

 * Gorko's name may be a portmanteau of Goron and Marco, as a reference to, a famous explorer.