Old Man

The old man appears in A Link To The Past when Link first enters Death Mountain. He is quite lost and is missing his lantern. He asks Link to aid him in getting to the safehouse on the top of the Mountain outside the caves. Once the way is lit by the light of Link's Lantern, the Old Man helps guide him to the top.

For helping him, the Old Man rewards Link with the Magic Mirror. He will also aid Link anytime whenever he comes to his safehouse by refilling his life energy. The Old Man apparently had a son who ventured out to look for the Triforce but never returned.