Goron Elder: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Character

|image=  

|Artwork MM= File:MM Goron Elder Artwork.png

|Artwork OoA= File:GoronElder(OoX).png

|Model MM= File:MM Goron Elder Model.png

|Model MM3D= File:MM3D Goron Elder Model.png

|Model TP= File:TP Gor Coron Model.png

|Model ST= File:ST Goron Elder Model.png

|Sprite OoA= File:OoA Goron Elder Sprite.png

|MM= Daddy<ref>{{Cite|That was great! I knew you were the fastest Goron, Darmi! I was sure you'd get first place! This is from Daddy... It's the prize.|Elder's Son|MM3D}}</ref>

|ST= Gramps<ref name="Gramps">{{Cite|I hope Gramps is OK... He is the oldest Goron in our whole village! Everyone calls him the Goron Elder.|Goron Child|ST}}</ref>

|gender= Male<ref name= "Frozen">{{Cite|Whoa! He's frozen solid! Wow! He's one ancient Goron, isn't he?|Tatl|MM}}</ref><ref name= "Buried">{{Cite|The Elder is buried alive! But Gorons alone can't dig him out! If we had the legendary Bomb Flower, we could blast the rocks away...|Goron|OoA}}</ref><ref name= "Impression">{{Cite|The Elder certainly is imposing, isn't he? If we want him to help us, you'd better make a good impression!|Princess Zelda|ST}}</ref>

|era= {{List|[[Era of the Hero of Time]], [[Era of Light and Dark]], [[Era of Hyrule's Rebirth]]}}

|family=

|MM= [[Goron Elder's Son|Son]]

|ST= [[Kogoron]] {{Small|(grandson)}}

{{Term/Store|Goron Elder|Goron Elders|Series, MM, MM3D, OoA, ST|plural}},{{Exp Game|MM, OoA, ST}}<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= A&A |publisher= |page= 197 {{Exp Game|MM}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 254 {{Exp Game|OoA}} & 289 {{Exp Game|ST}}}}</ref> also known as {{Term/Store|Village Elder|Village Elders|TP, TPHD|plural}},{{Exp Game|TP}}<ref>{{Cite|If you need help, you should talk to the {{Color|TP Red|village elder}}! I would go, but my legs will not take me there...|Goron|TP}}</ref> are recurring characters in {{TLoZ|Series}}.

==Biography==

==={{MM|-}}===

In {{MM}}, the Goron Elder is an aged Goron who acts as the tribal patriarch of the Gorons in [[Goron Village]] and is the father of the [[Goron Elder's Son]].<ref>{{Cite|This time, I, the protector of this tribe for so many years, choose to yield the seat of tribal patriarch to a younger one.|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref><ref name=son>{{Cite|...What? My son is crying because he misses me??|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref> The Goron Elder had left the village and became frozen,<ref name= "Frozen"/> resulting in his son crying loudly. On a quest to calm the child down, [[Link]] finds the ancient Goron Elder frozen at the [[Twin Islands]]. Link, as [[Goron Link]], can free him by using [[Hot Spring Water]], but the Elder refuses to acknowledge him, thinking he is an illusion of [[Darmani III]].<ref>{{Cite|Oh! You're Darmani!!! But you're supposed to be dead! Am I hallucinating? Maybe this is also the doing of Snowhead's magic power... Hmmph... I've been made a fool of! But...that's impossible. I refuse to flinch. If I can see past the illusion, you'll vanish in an instant! No matter how long you follow me, it's not going to do you any good.|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref> However, when he is told his son misses him, he teaches Link the "[[Goron Lullaby]]" introduction and implores him to soothe his son to sleep.<ref name=son/><ref>{{Cite|My son misses me... Ulp! Forgive me, my child! Your father has work to do! Darmani... Be you a ghost or a figment of my imagination, I no longer care. If you feel pity for my crying son... then please quietly sing my son to sleep with this song I am about to play on my drum.|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|I'll just teach you the beginning...|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref> Even when unfrozen, the Goron Elder will freeze again if left to stand in the cold.   

After the defeat of [[Goht]] and the arrival of spring, the Goron Elder can be found unfrozen in Goron Village. He offers the position of tribal patriarch to Goron Link whom he assumes is Darmani.<ref>{{Cite|The chosen one, Darmani... is you! There could be no other! ...What do you think? If it's you, everyone would happily accept you as the patriarch.|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref>

In {{OoA}}, a Goron Elder is patriarch of the Gorons in [[Rolling Ridge]] who, in the past, becomes trapped in the {{Term|OoA|Goron Tunnel|link}} beneath some fallen rocks.<ref>{{Cite|It's terrible! The Goron Elder has been buried alive under some rocks! What do we do?|Goron|OoA}}</ref> The other Gorons tried to break away the [[rock]]s, but even with their strength, they could not break it. They require the use of a [[Bomb Flower]],<ref name= "Buried"/> which had not been seen in years. In the present, the [[Great Moblin]] built his fortress on the western peak of Rolling Ridge and kept all Bomb Flowers for himself.<ref>{{Cite|Ever since that big pig--the Great Moblin-- came, we haven't been able to grow the Gorons' famed Bomb Flowers.|Goron|OoA}}</ref> Once Link defeats the Great Moblin, the Gorons have their Bomb Flowers returned to them. As thanks, Link is rewarded with a Bomb Flower which he takes into the past to free the Goron Elder, who admits that he was not in any trouble at all.<ref>{{Cite|Huh? What's wrong, brothers? Were you worried about me? Ah ha ha ha ha! A rock that size can't hurt me! Ah ha ha ha ha!|Goron Elder|OoA}}</ref> After the incident, the Goron Elder can be found at the [[Shooting Gallery#Oracle of Ages|Goron Shooting Gallery]].

In a [[Linked Game]] of {{OoS}}, a Goron claiming to be one of the Goron Elder's descendants appears within [[Goron Mountain]]. Apparently, the Goron Elder had traveled from [[Labrynna]] to [[Holodrum]] and settled in the mountains there. The Goron holds the Elder's diary, and would have liked to have asked him the meaning of a secret found within. Link can bring this password to the Goron Elder, who, having only thought of it later on in the future, will thank Link for telling him this new secret.<ref>{{Cite|That's a great one! From now on, that secret will live in the hearts of all Gorons!|Goron Elder|OoA}}</ref> After testing his skills in the Goron Shooting Gallery, the Goron Elder gives Link the [[Biggoron's Sword]] as thanks for teaching him the secret.<ref>{{Cite|In thanks, I'll give you the great Biggoron's Sword! However!!! I must test you to see if you can use this sword, OK?|Goron Elder|OoA}}</ref>

The {{Plural|TPHD|Village Elder}} are a group of {{Plural|TPHD|Goron|link}} in {{TP}} consisting of {{Term|TPHD|Gor Coron|link}}, {{Term|TPHD|Gor Amoto|link}}, {{Term|TPHD|Gor Ebizo|link}}, and {{Term|TPHD|Gor Liggs|link}}. They oversee the {{Plural|TPHD|Goron}} of {{Term|TPHD|Death Mountain|link}} alongside the {{Term|TPHD|Patriarch|link}}, {{Term|TPHD|Darbus|link}}.

Each of the {{Plural|TPHD|Village Elder}}, excluding {{Term|TPHD|Gor Coron}}, must be located by {{Term|TPHD|Link|link}} within the {{Term|TPHD|Goron Mines|link}} in order for him to gather each of the three {{Plural|TPHD|Key Shard|link}} and combine them into the {{Term|TPHD|Big Key|link}}.

==={{ST|-}}===

In {{ST}}, a Goron Elder appears in the [[Goron Village]] of the [[Fire Realm]], where he lives with his [[Goron Child|grandson]].<ref name="Gramps"/> Like [[Kagoron]], the Elder has a strikingly ashy appearance compared to the other Gorons living in the village.

Upon meeting him, [[Princess Zelda]] is quite intimidated, and tries to encourage Link to make a good first impression.<ref name= "Impression"/> After the Goron Child informs his grandfather about Link's [[Mega Ice]] quest necessary to qualm the fire geysers in the village,<ref>{{Cite|This boy fixed the path to the village, Gramps! That is how I could make it back home!|Goron Child|ST}}</ref> the Elder immediately warms up to Link. In return, he steps aside so Link can use his house as a passage to the {{Term|ST|Fire Sanctuary|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Hoo! So you are the human Kagoron spoke of. I am the elder of this village! Thank you for your help. Now you are like a Goron to us all. I have heard why you want to see me. You want the secret that has been entrusted only to the Goron elders, yes? Well, on this special occasion, I will allow you to pass.|Goron Elder|ST}}</ref>

 

File:MM Goron Elder Frozen Model.png|The Goron Elder frozen from {{MM|-}}

File:CrownKey.png|The Goron Elder giving Link the Crown Key in {{OoA|-}}

File:ST Credits 9.png|The Goron Elder and some Goron children from {{ST|-}}

 

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