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Letters are recurring items and objects in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][note 1] They are the most common means of long-distance communication between characters.

Letters are most often sent via Mail Delivery and delivered by the Postman. Link is occasionally tasked with mailing Letters to a Postbox. Sometimes he personally Delivers certain Letters. Letters to be mailed or hand-delivered go in the Inventory. In many games, various characters mail Letters to Link, sometimes enclosing items for him. In some games the Letters are kept on the Collection Screen (specifically the Letters submenu) and can be read any time. In other games the Letters are discarded after being read.

Location and Uses

The Legend of Zelda

TLoZ Letter Sprite.png

In The Legend of Zelda, Link can receive the Letter from an Old Man in a northeast cave of Hyrule. When Link shows the Letter to any Old Woman, they will sell him Blue and Red Waters of Life. The Letter reads:[3]

“
This heroic lad is an acquaintance of Impa. Please give him aid.
”
— Letter

Link's Awakening

Main article: Goat's Letter

In Link's Awakening, Christine asks Link to deliver the Goat's Letter to Mr. Write.

Ocarina of Time

Main articles: Letter in a Bottle and Zelda's Letter
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In Ocarina of Time, a Letter in a Bottle can be found in Lake Hylia. It is a Letter from Princess Ruto that must be delivered to King Zora in order to gain access to Zora's Fountain.

Zelda's Letter is given by Zelda to verify Links work is for the Royal Family. Showing this to the the Hyrulean Soldier at the Kakariko Villages entrance to Death Mountain will open the gate. After showing the letter the Happy Mask side quest will begin.

Majora's Mask

Main articles: Letter to Kafei and Special Delivery to Mama
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At the beginning of the First Day, Kafei mails a letter to Anju. The Postman refuses to tell Anju which Postbox he collected it from. Later on in the Anju's Anguish Event, Link mails Anju's Letter to Kafei.

On the Night of the Second Day, the Postman mails a letter to himself.[4][clarification needed] Link can read the letter on the Night of the Final Day—he can find it on the bed in the Post Office. In the letter, the Postman asks himself to flee Clock Town.[5]

Oracle of Ages

Main article: Letter of Introduction
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The Wind Waker

Main articles: Father's Letter, Moblin's Letter, Maggie's Letter and Note to Mom

In The Wind Waker, Link obtains four Letters for Delivery. The first is Father's Letter to Komali. Afterward, Link can mail the Note to Mom for Baito. He can do the same for Maggie with Maggie's Letter. He also delivers the reply—Moblin's Letter—back to Maggie as her father will not allow Ilari to deliver it.[6] All of these Letters are stored in the Delivery Bag in the Items Screen.

Link himself receives Letters from other characters through the wiggling Postboxes of the Island Postal Service. The Letters always enclose an item, either Rupees, Charts, or Pieces of Heart. Once read, the Letter is discarded and Link obtains the item that came with it.

The Mail Center Minigame has Link sorting letters for the Island Postal Service. His pay depends on the number of letters he can sort within the time limit.

Letters to Link
From Enclosed Available After Summary Full Text
Kashiko Piece of Heart ADin's Pearl[verification needed]
Mailing Note to Mom and night turns to day or vice-versa 		Thanks Link for looking after her son Baito. Template:Letter
Hoskit's girlfriend Piece of Heart AbDin's Pearl
Leaving Dragon Roost Island after giving 20 Golden Feathers to Hoskit[verification needed] 		Thanks Link for the Golden Feathers. Template:Letter
Rito Chieftain Piece of Heart BFarore's Pearl Thanks Link for helping the Rito. Template:Letter
Orca Red Rupee CReturning to Windfall during Ganon's Curse Tells Link to bring him some Knight's Crests. Template:Letter
Beedle Beedle's Chart
30 shopping 		DBombs Advertises sale on new shop item, Bombs. Template:Letter
Beedle Complimentary ID DaBeedle's Chart[verification needed]
Earning 30 points at Beedle's Shop Ship 		Notifies Link of his new Silver Membership status. Template:Letter
Beedle Fill-up Coupon DbComplimentary ID
Earning 60 points at Beedle's Shop Ship 		Notifies Link of his new Gold Membership status. Template:Letter
Beedle Green Rupee EFirst Wallet upgrade Advertises Rock Spire Shop Ship. Template:Letter
Grandma Red Rupee FNayru's Pearl
Leaving Outset Island after healing Grandma 		Frets over Link's well-being. Template:Letter
Tingle IN-credible Chart GKilling the Helmaroc King Explains the purpose of the IN-credible Chart. Mentions how Tingle's Chart can be used to find the Great Fairies that increase the capacity of Link's Wallet. Template:Letter
Aryll Red Rupee GKilling the Helmaroc King Writes from Tetra's Ship to report that she is well. Describes her thoughts about each member of Tetra's Pirate Crew. Template:Letter
Baito Red Rupee HEarth Temple[verification needed] Writes a letter of encouragement to Link after hearing tales of his adventures. Template:Letter

Four Swords Adventures

In Four Swords Adventures, Sweetie gives Link a Letter for her boyfriend, meant to repair their relationship.[7] If Link successfully brings the Letter to him in the Village of the Blue Maiden, he will be rewarded with Roc's Feather.[8]

The Minish Cap

In The Minish Cap, Hyrule Town has a Post Office and a Postman but Link himself neither receives nor sends letters in the mail—the Postbox on the roof of the Post Office purely decorative. He can, however, buy issues of the Swordsman Newsletter from Marcy at the Post Office.

Swiftblade occasionally receives letters from readers of the Swordsman Newsletter.[9][10][11] After Link obtains the Kinstone Bag but before he attempts to see Librari, Julietta spends her time writing a letter,[12] likely to her lover Romio.

Twilight Princess

Main article: Renado's Letter
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In Twilight Princess, the Postman delivers up to 16 Letters to Link. They are stored and viewed on the Letters screen. Link himself cannot mail anything—the game lacks Postboxes.

Phantom Hourglass

Main article: Jolene's Letter
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In Phantom Hourglass, when Link approaches a wiggling Mailbox, the Postman flies into view. He opens Link's Letters and reads them aloud, rather than give them to Link.[13] He accidentally reads out Jolene's Letter to her sister Joanne,[14] thinking it was addressed to Link. He then asks Link to Deliver it for him.[15]

Fuzo sends a Letter after any four new Big Plays are earned in Battle Mode, informing Link of his prize.[citation needed]

Spirit Tracks

Main articles: Linebeck's Letter and Carben's Letter

In Spirit Tracks, the Postman no longer reads Letters to Link, as there are new policies in place that prevent him from doing so.[16] They are stored and read from the Collection Screen screen.[17]

Link can receive up to 20 Letters, 3 of which are sent by the Battle Commission after achieving certain Battle Ranks. All but three Letters are delivered by the Postman. Princess Zelda secretly hand-delivers hers to Link during the Royal Engineer ceremony.[18] Linebeck III gives Link Linebeck's Letter, which was written by the original Linebeck.[19] Carben wrote Carben's Letter to himself as a reminder,[20] but gives it to Ocean Floor, but gives it to Link to help him get down to the Ocean Floor.[21] These three Letters all provide information about how to progress on the game.

Some Letters enclose useful Maps to important locations or hidden Treasure Chests.[22] Ferrus encloses a Map or Picture that serves as a clue to his location, so that Link can come pick him up in the Spirit Train.[23]

Letter From Available After Enclosed
From the Postmaster Postmaster Spirit Train tutorial
From Princess Zelda Princess Zelda Royal Engineer's Certificate Map of Hyrule Castle with directions to Princess Zelda's quarters
From Alfonzo Alfonzo Snow Rail Map
From Russell Russell Snow Seal
From Beedle Beedle Snow Seal
Beedle Club Mailing Beedle Joining Beedle Member's Club
Silver Membership Beedle Earning 200 points at Beedle's Air Shop
Gold Membership Beedle Earning 500 points at Beedle's Air Shop
Platinum Membership Beedle Earning 1,000 points at Beedle's Air Shop
Diamond Membership Beedle Earning 2,000 points at Beedle's Air Shop
From Linebeck Linebeck Speaking to Linebeck III after Kenzo begins work on the bridge to Ocean Realm
Carben's Letter Carben Speaking to Carben Map of Ocean Realm with location and correct striking order of the three Shock Switches
From Ferrus Ferrus Embrose Duet[verification needed] Picture of a Dark Train in the Snow Realm
From Niko Niko Fire Seal Map of Aboda Village with markings over two hidden Treasure Chests
From Ferrus (2) Ferrus Force Gem 11 and Bow of Light[verification needed] Map of a section of the Spirit Tracks north of Goron Village
From Kagoron Kagoron Visiting Dark Ore Mine Map to secret Treasure Chest in Dark Ore Mine
From Ferrus (3) Ferrus Force Gem 18 and Compass of Light[verification needed] Picture of a wooded area of the Forest Realm[where?]
Battle Rank Notice Battle Committee Achieving Battle Rank of D Treasure worth 150 Rupees[clarification needed]
Battle Rank Notice Battle Committee Achieving Battle Rank of A
Battle Rank Notice Battle Committee Achieving Battle Rank of ★★

Skyward Sword

Main article: Cawlin's Letter
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In Skyward Sword, Zelda sends a Letter to Link using her Loftwing. On the front of her Letter, "TO LINK" is written,[24] while its back features her signature, a single "Z",[25] both in Hylian.

Breath of the Wild

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Other Appearances

My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess

Non-Canon Information
MNPTP Letter Sprite.png

The nineteenth puzzle in the Picross series and the eighteenth puzzle in the Mega Picross series depict a Letter.

Trivia

  • Orca's Letter to Link is noticeably abrupt compared to the others.[26] In the original version of The Wind Waker, the body of the Letter is aggressively large and Orca's named is signed very small. In The Wind Waker HD the font size is the same as other Letters.

Nomenclature

ZW Nomenclature Asset.png Names in Other Regions ZW Nomenclature Asset 2.png
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
  • テガミ (Tegami) (TLoZ)
  • おばあさんへの手紙 (Obā-san e no Tegami) (TLoZ)[32]
  • 手紙 (Tegami) (OoT)[31]
  • Same as English.
  • Letter to the Old Woman
  • Same as English.
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSI
信 (Xìn) (TLoZ)[35]Same as English.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
Brief aan de oude vrouw (TLoZ)[33] 
Canada
FrenchCA
Lettre (ST)[38] 
The French Republic
FrenchEU
  • Lettre à une petite vieille (TLoZ)[33]
  • Lettre (ST)[34]
  • Letter to a little old woman
  •  
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Brief (ST)[37] 
The Italian Republic
Italian
Lettera (TLoZ | LA | LADX | OoT | MM | MM3D | FSA | ST)[27][28][29][30]Letter
Latin America
SpanishLA
Carta (ST)[36] 
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEU
Carta (ST)[39] 
This table was generated using translation pages.
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Gallery

Template:Images

  • The Letter-Entrusting Old Man offering Link the Letter from The Legend of Zelda

    The Letter-Entrusting Old Man offering Link the Letter from The Legend of Zelda

  • Link mailing Maggie's Letter in The Wind Waker HD

    Link mailing Maggie's Letter in The Wind Waker HD

  • The Postman puzzling over a Letter in Twilight Princess HD

    The Postman puzzling over a Letter in Twilight Princess HD

  • The Postman delivering a Letter in Twilight Princess HD

    The Postman delivering a Letter in Twilight Princess HD

Notes

  1. ↑ The Letter was referred to as the Letter to a Little Old Lady in Tips & Tactics.[2] However, as this contradicts the name given in Encyclopedia, it is not considered Canon.

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 129 (TLoZ | LA | OoT | FSA | ST)
  2. ↑ T&T, Nintendo Co., Ltd., pg. 13
  3. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 221
  4. ↑ "Last night, I wrote a letter to myself and deposited it in a post box... I just retrieved it. This afternoon, I shall deliver that letter! Hrr, hrr!" — Postman (Majora's Mask)
  5. ↑ "To Myself,
    You have been doing a great job delivering the mail. I have a request for my hard-working self. All of the townsfolk have taken refuge. I want myself to flee, too. Even if it is not written on the schedule, I want myself to flee. Please...
    From Me    " — Letter (Majora's Mask 3D)
  6. ↑ "I have an idea. That old fool may not permit postmen on his premises... But surely he would allow YOU in the place, would he not? Could you deliver this letter to Maggie in my stead?" — Ilari (The Wind Waker)
  7. ↑ "Sniff...sniff... My...boyfriend and I had a fight. It's my fault for always being so stubborn. It can't end over something like this. Will I never see him again? Sniff...sniff... ... ... ... What's that? You... You're going back to your world? ... ... ... Then please help me! Take this letter to him! You took the letter! Savior of romance!" — Sweetie (Four Swords Adventures)
  8. ↑ "... ... ... What did you say? Is that a letter from my sweetie? Let me see it! Hmm...uh-huh... Oh...ah.... I'm so relieved. My sweetie's OK! But she was attacked by a giant tornado and a dark shadow that kidnapped her. Can she be rescued? Hey, you! Do something, please! Sweetie gave me this feather as a good-luck charm... You can have it if you help her!" — Boyfriend (Four Swords Adventures)
  9. ↑ "Issue 2 is out the door! We've got our first reader letter! Let's answer it now! "Hey, Swiftblade, what's your best feature?" That would be my eyebrows! I spend a lot of time grooming these suckers! See you in issue 3! Until next time, warriors!" — Swiftblade (The Minish Cap)
  10. ↑ "We've got more reader mail this week! "Hey, Swftblade! How many siblings do you have?" There are nine of us, not counting the ghost of Swiftblade the First. I'm the oldest, but again, that's if you don't count Swiftblade the First! See you in issue 4! Until next time, warriors!!!!" — Swordsman Newsletter (The Minish Cap)
  11. ↑ "We've got reader mail again! "Hey, Swiftblade, do you have a hobby?" Training! See you in issue 7! Until next time, warriors!!!!" — Swordsman Newsletter (The Minish Cap)
  12. ↑ "I'm writing a letter right now, so I don't have any time to play with you. Sorry." — Julietta (The Minish Cap)
  13. ↑ "This is a letter from Jolene! Ahem! Should be a good one..." — Postman (Phantom Hourglass)
  14. ↑ "To my baby sister, Joanne! Many years have passed since we've seen each other. Are you well? I'm sure that you've endured heartache at the hands of some awful man. Oh, don't worry about me. I'm fine. As you can tell, I'm just as feisty as ever. You're the only sister I have in this world. We really should catch up. But... I have to ask... Are you...um, you know... Do you still have that weird mermaid costume obsession? I think it's fine to dress up as a mermaid and have a little fun now and then. But don't wind up in some old fisherman's net, OK? Your sis, The She-Pirate, Jolene" — Letter (Phantom Hourglass)
  15. ↑ "...So it says. Er, seems like that wasn't for you after all, Link. Uh... Well, chalk it up to fate! Uh, do me a favor? Deliver that to Joanne, would ya?" — Postman (Phantom Hourglass)
  16. ↑ "I've got a letter for you, so I'll just jump right in and read it aloud. Oh, wait--that's the way we USED to do things. But no more! Apparently, some folks thought our reading their letters out loud was rude. So now our policy is to just hand-deliver the mail unopened." — Postman (Spirit Tracks)
  17. ↑ "You got a letter from the postman! Go to the Collection screen to read it!" — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
  18. ↑ "Shh--take this. No! Don't say a word right now." — Princess Zelda (Spirit Tracks)
  19. ↑ "Here's the letter Gramps left behind, for your reference. Figure out the riddle, get your hands on the Regal Ring and make us rich! So, what do you think, squirt?" — Linebeck III (Spirit Tracks)
  20. ↑ "Oh, yes, now I remember. I knew I might need this information later... That's why I wrote it down for myself, just in case." — Carben (Spirit Tracks)
  21. ↑ "Dear Self,
    I know you'll forget, so I'm leaving you instructions to get to the ocean floor.
    -- Carben    " — Carben's Letter (Spirit Tracks)
  22. ↑ "I have a great favor that I must ask of you in person. Follow this secret path at the top of the castle. Tap the map icon to copy the location to your map." — Princess Zelda (Spirit Tracks)
  23. ↑ "Tell me, does this place look familiar to you? I'm over here trying to snap some shots of an awesome armor-plated version of that new train!
    I'll be around here for a while, so come pay a visit if you get a chance. That would be sweet.
    Your buddy,
    Ferrus    " — Ferrus (Spirit Tracks)
  24. ↑ "TO LINK" — Letter (Skyward Sword HD)
  25. ↑ "Z" — Letter (Skyward Sword HD)
  26. ↑ "If you wish to be a true swordsman...
    find some Knight's Crests!
    And return to me!
    Orca    " — Letter (The Wind Waker HD)
  27. ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 129
  28. ↑ "È una lettera..." — Postman (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian localization)
  29. ↑ "Hai preso la lettera!" — N/A (Four Swords Adventures, Italian localization)
  30. ↑ "Hai ricevuto una lettera! Accedi all'inventario per leggerla." — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
  31. ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 150
  32. ↑ The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 22
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 23
  34. ↑ "Vous avez reçu une lettre du postier! Allez voir dans votre inventaire!" — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
  35. ↑ 塞尔达传说：百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 139
  36. ↑ "¡El cartero te ha entregado una carta! ¡Echa un vistazo a tu inventario!" — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
  37. ↑ "Du hast einen Brief vom Briefträger erhalten!" — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
  38. ↑ "Vous avez reçu une lettre! Allez la lire dans votre inventaire!" — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
  39. ↑ "¡El cartero te ha entregado una carta! ¡Echa un vistazo en tu inventario!" — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
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