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|gender= Female<ref name="new">{{Cite|Oh, hello. This is my first time in this town... I'm looking for someone named Louise. She's supposed to know this town well.|Cat|TP}}</ref> | |gender= Female<ref name="new">{{Cite|Oh, hello. This is my first time in this town... I'm looking for someone named Louise. She's supposed to know this town well.|Cat|TP}}</ref> | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Louise is [[Telma]]'s pet [[Cat]]. She helps [[Wolf Link]] into the [[Castle | Louise is [[Telma]]'s pet [[Cat]]. She helps [[Wolf Link]] into the [[Castle's Waterway]] by helping him to the secret entrance in [[Telma's Bar]].<ref>{{Cite|This way! Here, get in through the window. The attic is connected to the castle's waterway. It's an old waterway, though...so it could be a rough trip. Well... I suppose all that's left to do is make sure that the humans don't notice you.|Louise|TP}}</ref> Later, she tells him about how to retrieve the [[Wooden Statue]] from the [[Stalhound]]s that stole it from her.<ref>{{Cite|You're looking for the wooden statue that Ilia had, aren't you, dear? Think it's a coincidence that I happen to know it got stolen from the doctor's place? No... Yes, I admit it...I took it. But then I was attacked by some sort of skeletal dog beasts who took it from me. I don't know why these beasts were after her statue... I thought it likely that she was in a dangerous spot, though. Those fiends lurk just outside the southern gate... Unfortunately, they only come out at night.|Louise|TP}}</ref> Louise is renowned by the other [[Cat]]s in the area for knowing everything that is happening in [[Castle Town]].<ref>{{Cite|If you want to know about this town, then you should ask Louise, Telma's cat.|Cat|TP}}</ref><ref name="new"/> If [[Link]] interacts with Louise in Telma's Bar while in human form, she will happily meow. | ||
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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
Louise and | {{Term|Series|Louise}} and {{Term|Series|Telma|link}}'s names are a reference to the female duo from the 1991 movie, {{Wp|Thelma and Louise|''Thelma and Louise''}}. As a name, {{Term|Series|Louise}} is the feminine form of the French name Louis.<ref>{{Cite Web|published= November 20, 2020 |retrieved= January 16, 2023 |url= https://www.behindthename.com/name/louise |archive= https://web.archive.org/web/20221028122411/https://www.behindthename.com/name/louise |title= Meaning, origin and history of the name Louise |site= Behind the Name}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:19, 15 April 2024
Louise is a character in Twilight Princess.[2]
Biography
Louise is Telma's pet Cat. She helps Wolf Link into the Castle's Waterway by helping him to the secret entrance in Telma's Bar.[3] Later, she tells him about how to retrieve the Wooden Statue from the Stalhounds that stole it from her.[4] Louise is renowned by the other Cats in the area for knowing everything that is happening in Castle Town.[5][1] If Link interacts with Louise in Telma's Bar while in human form, she will happily meow.
Louise is seen last jumping on the table in Telma's Bar during the credits.
Trivia
- During development of Twilight Princess, Louise was initially meant to accompany Darbus. This can be seen in early concept art where she rests on his shoulder.[6]
Nomenclature
Louise and Telma's names are a reference to the female duo from the 1991 movie, Thelma and Louise. As a name, Louise is the feminine form of the French name Louis.[7]
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
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| Language | Names | |
 German | Luise (TP)[8] | |
| This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference. | ||
Gallery
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Telma and Louise during the ending of Twilight Princess
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Louise with company in Twilight Princess HD
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Oh, hello. This is my first time in this town... I'm looking for someone named Louise. She's supposed to know this town well." — Cat (Twilight Princess)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 276
- ↑ "This way! Here, get in through the window. The attic is connected to the castle's waterway. It's an old waterway, though...so it could be a rough trip. Well... I suppose all that's left to do is make sure that the humans don't notice you." — Louise (Twilight Princess)
- ↑ "You're looking for the wooden statue that Ilia had, aren't you, dear? Think it's a coincidence that I happen to know it got stolen from the doctor's place? No... Yes, I admit it...I took it. But then I was attacked by some sort of skeletal dog beasts who took it from me. I don't know why these beasts were after her statue... I thought it likely that she was in a dangerous spot, though. Those fiends lurk just outside the southern gate... Unfortunately, they only come out at night." — Louise (Twilight Princess)
- ↑ "If you want to know about this town, then you should ask Louise, Telma's cat." — Cat (Twilight Princess)
- ↑ "For some reason, this concept art depicts Telma's cat riding on Darbus's shoulder. It seems that, initially, the feline played a role in his story." (Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 189)
- ↑ Meaning, origin and history of the name Louise (web archive), Behind the Name, published November 20, 2020, retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Ich bin Luise. Wir haben uns schon mal in diesem Laden getroffen. Erinnerst du dich?" — Louise (Twilight Princess, German localization)