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{{Character
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|caption = Medigoron from {{MM|-}}
|caption= Medigoron from {{MM|-}}
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'''Medigoron''' is a recurring character in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite book|quote= '''''Medigoron'''''|book= E|publisher= |page= 238{{Exp Game|OoT}}}}</ref>
'''Medigoron''' is a recurring character in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite book|quote= |book= E|publisher= |page= 238,{{Exp Game|OoT}} 244{{Exp Game|MM}}}}</ref>


==Appearances==
==Biography==
==={{OoT|-}}===
==={{OoT|-}}===
In {{OoT}}, Medigoron is a large Goron who owns a store in [[Goron City]]. He is also the younger brother of [[Biggoron]].<ref>{{Cite|My Brotherrrr... Opened a new storrrre... It's Medigoron's Blade Storrrrrrrre... Howeverrrrr... I am betterrrrrr at making bladessssss.|Biggoron|OoT}}</ref> He sells [[Link]] the [[Giant's Knife]] for 200 [[Rupee]]s.<ref>{{Cite|How about buying this knife for 200 Rupees?|Medigoron|OoT}}</ref> The blade, despite having taken Medigoron from five to six years to make,<ref>{{Cite|I'm working on something really cool right now! But I think it's going to take a while... If you can wait five or six years, it should be ready. OK?|Medigoron|OoT}}</ref> has durability issues and breaks after using it 100 times or after striking a hard object.<ref>{{Cite|It looks like there is a problem with its durability... But still...|Medigoron|OoT}}</ref> Though Link must use two hands to wield the Giant's Knife, Medigoron considers it to be a small weapon.<ref>{{Cite|I just completed a small weapon. How about it...|Medigoron|OoT}}</ref>
Medigoron is a large [[Goron]] who owns a store in [[Goron City]] and is also the brother of [[Biggoron]] in {{OoT}}.<ref>{{Cite|My Brotherrrr... Opened a new storrrre... It's Medigoron's Blade Storrrrrrrre... Howeverrrrr... I am betterrrrrr at making bladessssss.|Biggoron|OoT}}</ref> He sells [[Link]] the [[Giant's Knife]] for 200 [[Rupee]]s.<ref>{{Cite|How about buying this knife for 200 Rupees?|Medigoron|OoT}}</ref> The blade, despite having taken Medigoron from five to six years to make,<ref>{{Cite|I'm working on something really cool right now! But I think it's going to take a while... If you can wait five or six years, it should be ready. OK?|Medigoron|OoT}}</ref> breaks after using it 100 times or after striking a hard object.<ref>{{Cite|It looks like there is a problem with its durability... But still...|Medigoron|OoT}}</ref> Though Link must use two hands to wield the Giant's Knife, Medigoron considers it to be a small weapon.<ref>{{Cite|I just completed a small weapon. How about it...|Medigoron|OoT}}</ref>


Medigoron's store is a tight fit for his enormous size,<ref>{{Cite|Tight fit...|Medigoron|OoT}}</ref> an unfortunate side effect of his lack of foresight.<ref>{{Cite|They say that Medigoron didn't really think about his own size, so his store is really cramped.|Gossip Stone|OoT}}</ref> In the game's ending credits, he comes down to [[Lon Lon Ranch]] for the celebration and watches the [[Cucco Lady]] juggle [[Cucco]]s.
[[Medigoron's Blade Store]] is a tight fit for his enormous size,<ref>{{Cite|Tight fit...|Medigoron|OoT}}</ref> a side effect of his lack of foresight.<ref>{{Cite|They say that Medigoron didn't really think about his own size, so his store is really cramped.|Gossip Stone|OoT}}</ref> In the game's ending credits, he comes down to [[Lon Lon Ranch]] for the celebration and watches the [[Cucco Lady]] juggle [[Cucco]]s.


==={{MM|-}}===
==={{MM|-}}===
[[File:MM3D Medigoron Notebook Portrait.png|left|Medigoron's picture in the Bombers' Notebook from {{MM3D|-}}]]
Medigoron appears covering his ears inside the [[Goron Shrine]] due to the [[Goron Elder's Son]] cries in {{MM}}. He is the brother of Biggoron.
In {{MM}}, Medigoron appears as the shopkeeper of the [[Goron Powder Keg Shop]], located in a cave near the [[Goron Village]], where he makes [[Powder Keg]]s.<ref>{{Cite|Goron Powder Keg Shop. New customers will be tested on proper usage. The Shopkeeper|Sign|MM}}</ref><ref>{{cite|I'm the Goron who sells the Powder Keg, the most famous product of the Gorons.|Medigoron|MM}}</ref> After Link completes his test on the proper usage of Powder Kegs,<ref>{{Cite|Want a Powder Keg? Powder kegs explode with powerful blasts and are very dangerous... Until I have tested you to see if you can use them properly, I can't let you use any on your own.|Medigoron|MM}}</ref> Medigoron gives him a [[Powder Keg Certification]] that proves his capability and allows him to purchase Powder Kegs anywhere they are sold. Medigoron admits, after Link gets his certification, that the test was really quite dangerous, and gives him a free Powder Keg in apology.<ref>{{Cite|It looks like you managed to succeed! Knowing your skills, I feel fine letting you handle Powder Kegs on your own. It was bad of me to put you through such a dangerous test. I want you to take this as my apology.|Medigoron|MM}}</ref>


Medigoron is also the instructor of the traveling Goron who sells Powder Kegs at the [[Bomb Shop]] in [[Clock Town]].<ref>{{Cite|Powder Kegs made by my instructor are extremely powerful.|Goron|MM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|OK, listen here. My instructor works in the Goron Village Cave. Come back here after he teaches you the proper use and then approves you to buy one.|Goron|MM}}</ref>
==Nomenclature==
Medigoron is a portmanteau of ''medium'' and ''Goron'', referencing his medium size compared to Biggoron and other normal sized other Gorons.


==Nomenclature==
Medigoron may be a portmanteau of "medi" (from the latin "medius," meaning middle) or medium, and "goron" (believed to originate from {{Romanize|ゴロゴロ|goro-goro}}, Japanese {{wp|onomatopoeia}} for the sound of a rolling rock).
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Biggoronanju.jpg|Medigoron watching the Cucco Lady juggle Cuccos in {{OoT|-}}
File:MM GoronPowderKegShopkeeper.png|Medigoron from {{OoT|-}}
File:Medigoron Keg MM.jpg|Medigoron with a Powder Keg in {{MM|-}}
File:Biggoronanju.jpg|Medigoron watching the Cucco Lady juggle Cuccos from {{OoT|-}}
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[[Category:Characters in Ocarina of Time]]
[[Category:Characters in Ocarina of Time]]
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[[Category:Characters in Majora's Mask]]
[[Category:Characters in Majora's Mask]]
[[Category:Characters in Majora's Mask 3D]]

Revision as of 21:52, 14 February 2019

Template:Character Medigoron is a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series.[1]

Biography

Ocarina of Time

Medigoron is a large Goron who owns a store in Goron City and is also the brother of Biggoron in Ocarina of Time.[2] He sells Link the Giant's Knife for 200 Rupees.[3] The blade, despite having taken Medigoron from five to six years to make,[4] breaks after using it 100 times or after striking a hard object.[5] Though Link must use two hands to wield the Giant's Knife, Medigoron considers it to be a small weapon.[6]

Medigoron's Blade Store is a tight fit for his enormous size,[7] a side effect of his lack of foresight.[8] In the game's ending credits, he comes down to Lon Lon Ranch for the celebration and watches the Cucco Lady juggle Cuccos.

Majora's Mask

Medigoron appears covering his ears inside the Goron Shrine due to the Goron Elder's Son cries in Majora's Mask. He is the brother of Biggoron.

Nomenclature

Medigoron is a portmanteau of medium and Goron, referencing his medium size compared to Biggoron and other normal sized other Gorons.

Names in Other Regions
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese チュウゴロン (Chūgoron) Medium Goron
Canada FrenchCA Médigoron (OoT3D)
France FrenchEU Medigoron
Germany German Medigoron
Italy Italian Piccolo goron Small Goron
Latin America SpanishLA Medigoron (OoT3D)

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Template:Cite book
  2. ↑ "My Brotherrrr... Opened a new storrrre... It's Medigoron's Blade Storrrrrrrre... Howeverrrrr... I am betterrrrrr at making bladessssss." — Biggoron (Ocarina of Time)
  3. ↑ "How about buying this knife for 200 Rupees?" — Medigoron (Ocarina of Time)
  4. ↑ "I'm working on something really cool right now! But I think it's going to take a while... If you can wait five or six years, it should be ready. OK?" — Medigoron (Ocarina of Time)
  5. ↑ "It looks like there is a problem with its durability... But still..." — Medigoron (Ocarina of Time)
  6. ↑ "I just completed a small weapon. How about it..." — Medigoron (Ocarina of Time)
  7. ↑ "Tight fit..." — Medigoron (Ocarina of Time)
  8. ↑ "They say that Medigoron didn't really think about his own size, so his store is really cramped." — Gossip Stone (Ocarina of Time)
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