Kaepora Gaebora: Difference between revisions

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|species= {{List|[[Owl]], [[Hylian]]}}

|gender=  

Neuter<ref>{{Cite|They say that strange owl, Kaepora Gaebora, may look big and heavy, but its character is rather lighthearted.|Gossip Stone|OoT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= MM|publisher= Nintendo|page= 51}}</ref> {{Exp Game|OoT, MM}},

Male<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= FSA|publisher= Nintendo|page= 60}}</ref> {{Exp Game|FSA}}

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|game= OoT, MM, FSA

|other= SSBU

|era= {{List|[[Era of the Hero of Time]], [[Shadow Era]]}}

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{{Term/Store|Kaepora Gaebora||Series, OoT, OoT3D, MM, MM3D}} (pronounced {{IPA|ˈkeɪ.pɔə.ɹə ˈɡeɪ.bɔə.ɹə}}, {{Respell|KI|po|ra}} {{Respell|GUY|bo|ra}}){{Fact}} is a recurring character in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 239{{Exp Game|OoT}} & 244{{Exp Game|MM}}}}</ref>{{Note|{{Term|Series|Kaepora Gaebora}} was referred to as '''Kepola Gebola''' and the '''Great Owl''' in the {{Guide|MM|Versus}} and {{Guide|MM3D|Prima}},<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= MM|publisher= Versus|page= 39}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= MM3D|publisher= Prima|page= 7}}</ref> respectively. However, as these contradict the name given in {{E}}, they are not considered [[Guidelines:Canon|Canon]].}}

In ancient times, [[Rauru]] built the [[Temple of Time]]. Afterwards, he remained within the [[Temple of Light]], only leaving the [[Sacred Realm]] as Kaepora Gaebora, his owl form.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 87}}</ref> According to a [[Gossip Stone]], it is rumored to be the reincarnation of an ancient [[Sage]].<ref>{{Cite|They say that the owl named Kaepora Gaebora is the reincarnation of an ancient Sage.|Gossip Stone|OoT}}</ref>

In the world of [[Termina]], Kaepora Gaebora makes two appearances.<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= MM|publisher= Nintendo|page= 38}}</ref> In the [[Southern Swamp]] beside the entrance to [[Woodfall]], it teaches Link the "[[Song of Soaring]]", which allows him to warp between the various [[Owl Statues]]. It says that the act of playing the song binds them as eternal friends.<ref>{{Cite|From the first time you play this song, we shall become eternal friends, transcending time and place!|Kaepora Gaebora|MM}}</ref>

Kaepora Gaebora later reappears in the [[Goron Village]] of [[Snowhead]], inquiring if its Owl Statues have been helpful,<ref>{{Cite|Hoo-hoot! We meet again, fairy child! Have my stone statues been of help?|Kaepora Gaebora|MM}}</ref> and hoping that Link has the courage to change Termina's doomed future.<ref>{{Cite|Well, it seems you may have the strength to change the fate of this land as I had expected. But the road ahead is even more challenging. Many trials await you. Please watch over these Gorons around you. Their land is doomed to be smothered in snow and ice forever. {{Color|MM Red|It will become a land where no living thing can survive}}. Without courage and determination, you surely will collapse from the extreme conditions... But if that courage and determination burns bright within you, then that's another story...|Kaepora Gaebora|MM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Hoo-hoot! You are a child of many strengths! Well, perhaps you do have enough strength to change the fate of this mountain after all.|Kaepora Gaebora|MM}}</ref> It guides Link to the [[Lens of Truth]] by dropping its feathers on each of the invisible platforms that form the path to the [[Lone Peak Shrine]].<ref>{{Cite|I shall take to the air now, flying toward that shrine across the way, so follow behind me. {{Color|MM Red|Do not be daunted by appearances}}. Instead, let your feelings guide you, and the true path shall open before you. Are you ready? Follow behind me!|Kaepora Gaebora|MM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Hoo-hoot! I have certainly been assured of your courage and determination. From here on, you must not be fooled by appearances. You must rely on your feelings... Now, enter the {{Color|MM Red|shrine}}. Something that will aid you in your quest lies within. Use that {{Color|MM Red|item}} when returning from here.|Kaepora Gaebora|MM}}</ref> Later, [[Darmani III]]'s ghost hints that Kaepora Gaebora had told him that Link would soon be coming.<ref>{{Cite|The soaring one said the one who could see me would be arriving soon... It seems that it turned out to be true.|Darmani III|MM}}</ref> This implies that Kaepora Gaebora led Link to the Lens of Truth so he would be able to help the lingering spirit of Darmani.

Alternatively, "Kaepora" may be a form of the Hebrew word "Kippur" or "Keporah" (כיפור in the Hebrew alphabet, which can be transliterated as either of the former), meaning "Atonement", while "Gaebora" may be a corruption of "Gibborah" or "Gibbor" (גבור in Hebrew, which can, again, be transliterated as either of the former), meaning "Hero". Using the Hebrew grammar rules, this would mean that "Kaepora Gaebora" may be intended to mean "Hero's Atonement."