Richard (Link's Awakening)


 * Not to be confused with the dog of the same name.

Richard is a character in.

Biography
Richard is a noble swordsman who once lived in Kanalet Castle, but his servants went berserk and kicked him out. Richard then moved a little ways off in a small house, Richard's Villa. Richard is only interested in getting his five Golden Leaves back and asks Link to retrieve them. Link receives the Slime Key buried in the Pothole Field, the garden in back of Richard's Villa, for gathering the five leaves.

Richard originates from the game . The overworld theme of the game is also used as Richard's Villa theme. Inside the villa there are many frogs, which is also a referece to the game.

Trivia

 * If Link waits in Richard's Villa and lets the tune continue for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds, "Totaka's Song" will eventually begin playing.
 * Ralph's sprite from resembles that of Richard.
 * If Link attempts to talk with Richard before returning BowWow to Madam MeowMeow, Richard will shoo him away, telling him to return without the beast.

Etymology
Richard means "brave power". It is built from the Germanic name elements ric, which means "rule" and "power", along with hard, meaning "hardy" and "brave".