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'''Zubora and Gabora''' are a pair of blacksmiths encountered in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. These smiths live in the [[Mountain Village]] in the [[Mountain Smithy]], and will do any odd job. The perpetual winter of [[Snowhead]] froze their hearth,<ref>{{cite|Unfortunately, we're not doing any business right now. It's because of this abnormal cold snap we've been having. See? Our hearth has been frozen over!|Zubora|Majora's Mask}}</ref> threatening their business.<ref>{{cite|The way things are going now, I won't be able to do any business until spring...|Zubora|Majora's Mask}}</ref> Link can help them by melting the ice (using [[Hot Spring Water]] or a [[Fire Arrow]]),<ref>{{cite|Eh? What's that? You say if we had hot water, we could melt the ice off the hearth?|Zubora|Majora's Mask}}</ref> or bringing [[Snowhead Temple|spring]] back to the mountains.<ref>{{cite|You've gotta understand, I have to melt this ice off my hearth before I can go to work. Come back in the spring after the ice melts.|Zubora|Majora's Mask}}</ref> With their help, [[Link]] can make his sword [[Swords of Majora's Mask|very powerful]].<ref>{{cite|Now then, let me take a look at your sword. Hmmm... All right...To reforge your sword, it will cost you 100 Rupees. It'll be ready at sunrise.|Zubora|Majora's Mask}}</ref> However, a special substance called [[Gold Dust]] is needed to make the most powerful sword.<ref>{{cite|This is a secret, but I'll let you in on it...If you bring me some gold dust, I can forge you the strongest of swords... It'll never lose its edge. It's the strongest. The strongest...|Zubora|Majora's Mask}}</ref> The small man is the owner and is called Zubora,<ref>{{cite|Oh! Welcome to the Mountain Smithy, where we take our time to make a good point. I am Zubora, the owner. Pleased to meet you.|Zubora|Majora's Mask}}</ref> and he has a very chirpy personality. The hulking Gabora,<ref>{{cite|That huge fellow is my assistant, Gabora. He's all brawn and about as smart as a Deku Stick.|Zubora|Majora's Mask}}</ref> who is refered to as a "[[Deku Stick]]" by his business partner,<ref>{{cite|Don't act like you know what you're talking about, you Deku Stick!|Zubora|Majora's Mask}}</ref> seems to be the one who does all the forging while his superior relaxes and drinks a warm beverage. Despite his size, he doesn't seem to mind being ordered around constantly.<ref>{{cite|Gabora, fetch our customer some coffee, quick-like. [...] Gabora, forget about the coffee!!|Zubora|Majora's Mask}}</ref> Their very distinct personalities combined together make them one odd pair.
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{{Term/Store|Zubora||Series, MM, MM3D}} is a character in {{MM}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= A&A |publisher= |page= 197 {{Exp Game|MM}}}}</ref>
 
==Biography==
[[Zubora]] lives with [[Gabora]] in the [[Mountain Village]] in the [[Mountain Smithy]], of which he is the owner.<ref>{{Cite|Oh! Welcome to the Mountain Smithy, where we take our time to make a good point. I am Zubora, the owner. Pleased to meet you.|Zubora|MM}}</ref> The perpetual winter of [[Snowhead]] froze their hearth,<ref>{{Cite|Unfortunately, we're not doing any business right now. It's because of this abnormal cold snap we've been having. See? Our hearth has been frozen over!|Zubora|MM}}</ref> threatening their business.<ref>{{Cite|The way things are going now, I won't be able to do any business until spring...|Zubora|MM}}</ref> [[Link]] can help them by melting the ice using [[Hot Spring Water]], a [[Fire Arrow]],<ref>{{Cite|Eh? What's that? You say if we had hot water, we could melt the ice off the hearth?|Zubora|MM}}</ref> or bringing spring back to the mountains by completing the [[Snowhead Temple]].<ref>{{Cite|You've gotta understand, I have to melt this ice off my hearth before I can go to work. Come back in the spring after the ice melts.|Zubora|MM}}</ref> With their help, Link can upgrade his [[Kokiri Sword]].<ref>{{Cite|Now then, let me take a look at your sword. Hmmm... All right...To reforge your sword, it will cost you 100 Rupees. It'll be ready at sunrise.|Zubora|MM}}</ref> However, [[Gold Dust]] is needed to make the most powerful {{Term|MM3D|Sword|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|This is a secret, but I'll let you in on it...If you bring me some gold dust, I can forge you the strongest of swords... It'll never lose its edge. It's the strongest. The strongest...|Zubora|MM}}</ref>
 
He has a chirpy personality.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker]]'', the text of [[Phantom Ganon]]'s [[Phantom Ganon#Phantom Ganon's Sword|sword]] reads "Zubora Gabora" in [[Hylian Language|Hylian]].
*In {{TWW}}, the text on [[Phantom Ganon#Phantom Ganon's Sword|Phantom Ganon's Sword]] reads "Zubora Gabora" in [[Hylian Language|Hylian]].
*Gabora appears to be left-handed, since he holds his hammer in his left hand.
{{theory}}
*Gabora shares many similarities with [[Bongo Bongo]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'': both don't speak but grunt, Gabora wears a mask filled with straw where Bongo Bongo has no head, Gabora wears gloves where Bongo Bongo has his hands separated from his arms, and official artworks show them with the same grey color and muscular body.


==Gallery==
==Nomenclature==
<gallery>
Zubora means slob in Japanese.
File:Zubora.jpg|Zubora
{{Nomenclature}}
File:Gabora.jpg|Gabora
File:Mountainsmithy.jpg|Gabora
</gallery>


{{ref}}
==See Also==
*{{Term|MM3D|Gabora|link}}


[[Category:People]]
{{Ref}}
[[Category:Terminans]]
 
{{Categories
|Smiths, Terminans
|characters= MM, MM3D
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Latest revision as of 01:26, 13 January 2023

Zubora is a character in Majora's Mask.[1]

Biography

Zubora lives with Gabora in the Mountain Village in the Mountain Smithy, of which he is the owner.[2] The perpetual winter of Snowhead froze their hearth,[3] threatening their business.[4] Link can help them by melting the ice using Hot Spring Water, a Fire Arrow,[5] or bringing spring back to the mountains by completing the Snowhead Temple.[6] With their help, Link can upgrade his Kokiri Sword.[7] However, Gold Dust is needed to make the most powerful Sword.[8]

He has a chirpy personality.

Trivia

Nomenclature

Zubora means slob in Japanese.

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNames
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Zubora (MM3D)[11]
The Italian Republic
Italian
Zubora (MM | MM3D)[9][10]
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See Also

References

  1. Art & Artifacts, Dark Horse Books, pg. 197 (MM)
  2. "Oh! Welcome to the Mountain Smithy, where we take our time to make a good point. I am Zubora, the owner. Pleased to meet you." — Zubora (Majora's Mask)
  3. "Unfortunately, we're not doing any business right now. It's because of this abnormal cold snap we've been having. See? Our hearth has been frozen over!" — Zubora (Majora's Mask)
  4. "The way things are going now, I won't be able to do any business until spring..." — Zubora (Majora's Mask)
  5. "Eh? What's that? You say if we had hot water, we could melt the ice off the hearth?" — Zubora (Majora's Mask)
  6. "You've gotta understand, I have to melt this ice off my hearth before I can go to work. Come back in the spring after the ice melts." — Zubora (Majora's Mask)
  7. "Now then, let me take a look at your sword. Hmmm... All right...To reforge your sword, it will cost you 100 Rupees. It'll be ready at sunrise." — Zubora (Majora's Mask)
  8. "This is a secret, but I'll let you in on it...If you bring me some gold dust, I can forge you the strongest of swords... It'll never lose its edge. It's the strongest. The strongest..." — Zubora (Majora's Mask)
  9. Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 244
  10. "Io sono Zubora, il proprietario. Piacere di conoscerti." — Zubora (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian localization)
  11. Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 244