Tarin

Tarin (タリン) is the father of Marin, the girl who finds Link washed up on the beach of Koholint Island in Link's Awakening. Like Talon, he has a large resemblance to Mario, and it's likely that this resemblance is intentional, as the game has many nods to Mario games. Tarin has a big interest in mushrooms. In the ending scene, Tarin can be seen picking mushrooms in the Mysterious Woods.

After Link retrieves his Sword, Tarin becomes lost in the Mysterious Woods and is transformed into a raccoon. Link breaks the curse by sprinkling Magic Powder on him, but Tarin later has no recollection of what happened to him. Tarin also plays a bigger role in Link’s Awakening than most people think. First by giving Link his shield back and second, being solely responsible for Link obtaining the Honey to which Tarin is chased off by angry bees.

Trivia

 * Tarin shares some of his physical traits with Link's Uncle, especially with how Link's Uncle is depicted on official artworks from A Link to the Past.
 * Marin and Tarin share a number of similarities with Malon and Talon introduced in Ocarina of Time (the next game in the series), which may indicate that Malon and Talon were based off of these two characters.