Carpenter



The Carpenters are a group of recurring characters that premiered in Ocarina of Time. Their leader is Mutoh, the stubborn and short-tempered head carpenter. He is often found with his arms crossed and scoffing. His young and lazy employees are Shiro, Jiro, Ichiro, and Sabooru. They all have rather corpulent bodies and run in a very "swishy" manner.

Ocarina of Time
During Link's childhood, the carpenter's leader (unnamed in Ocarina of Time) and his carpenters are working on building up Kakariko Village on the orders of Impa, who hopes the village will someday be a "true city". Kakariko's other residents of the village include his daughter Anju, and son Grog. The carpenter's leader is ashamed of his son for "sitting around all day". Grog returns the compliment by calling his father "disgusting". The carpenter's leader may also be married to the Old Hag who owns one of the potion shops. Link learns that one of the carpenters envisions a job with little work and lots of pay, but the only example that he can think of is thievery (foreshadowing future events).

Seven years later, during Ganondorf's reign of Hyrule, the carpenters are nowhere to be found in Kakariko Village. They have now set up a tent in Gerudo Valley in order to restore the bridge that the Gerudo thieves have destroyed to ward off intruders. However, the carpenter's leader is the only one remaining, as his employees have all abandoned him to join the Gerudo thieves. The female bandits reject the lazy carpenters, instead holding them prisoner in separate cells throughout their fortress. Link frees them all, and, after a scolding from their leader, the carpenters rebuild the bridge in Gerudo Valley.

The carpenter's leader also holds a place in the trading sequence. After giving him the Poacher's Saw that his son left behind in the Lost Woods, he gives Link his Broken Goron Sword.

Trivia
The names of the four carpenters in Ocarina of Time are: John (Lennon), Paul (McCartney), George (Harrison) and Ringo (Starr). They tell their names when they escape from the prison in the Gerudo Fortress.

Majora's Mask
In Majora's Mask, Mutoh is the head carpenter of Clock Town (this is unusual, as most of Majora's Mask's characters do not retain their roles and identities from Ocarina of Time). He is in charge of constructing the fireworks-viewing tower for The Carnival of Time. The other carpenters are not named the same as in Ocarina of Time. The carpenter with the green shorts is Brac and the carpenter with the lumber is Bremor.

Near the beginning, Mutoh is in the mayor's office, arguing with Captain Viscen about whether or not to flee the town in the wake of the impending moon. Link can use the Couple's Mask obtained from Anju and Kafei to stop the argument.

Most of the time, Mutoh maintains watch over the building of the tower. The other carpenters run to and fro in the town, working on supplies and construction. At night of the final day, he stands at the foot of the completed tower (his other carpenters have abandoned him and the town) yelling at the moon, "If you're gonna fall, then what's stoppin' ya, you monster?!"

He indicates that he has some sons who have already fled the town. He also wonders about the location of his wife (whether she has fled, or gone missing is undetermined), and dislikes Kafei for going missing and compares him to his sons.

Oracle of Ages
They are once again slacking off in Oracle of Ages' prelude to Level 4, Skull Dungeon. Link finds the Foreman and explains that his workers haven't shown up to help build the bridge to Symmetry Village. After he puts them all back, the carpenters extend the bridge.

The Minish Cap
Mutoh's carpenters are the same as ever, but by fusing certain Kinstone pieces, they will construct various buildings all over Hyrule Town. They also serve to block off areas Link cannot or should not reach until a certain point. After finishing all their building jobs, they vanish.

Quote from The Minish Cap's The Carpenters figurine: "These carpenters may be rough around the edges, but they do good work. They may seem tough, but they're in touch with their feminine side."