Merchant
- Not to be confused with Shopkeeper.
Merchants are recurring characters in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2][3]
Biography
The Legend of Zelda
Merchants can be found either in caves or underground. Their shops are located in 12 areas in the First Quest and in 15 areas in the Second Quest. The items they sell to Link and their prices vary from a merchant to another.[4] There are four types of merchants: the ones who sell Magical Shields, Keys, and Blue Candles; Merchants who sell Magical Shields, Bombs and, Arrows; the ones who sell Magical Shields, Food, and Hearts; and only one Merchant in each quest who sells Keys, Food, and the Blue Ring.
Wares and Pricing
| Item | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prices | 1[a] |  160 Rupees |
| 2[b] | 130 Rupees | |
| 3[c] | 90 Rupees | |
— | ||
| Item | ||
| Prices | 1[a] | 100 Rupees |
| 2[b] | — | |
| 3[c] | — | |
| 80 Rupees | ||
| Item | ||
| Prices | 1[a] | 60 Rupees |
| 2[b] | — | |
| 3[c] | — | |
— | ||
| Item | ||
| Prices | 1[a] | — |
| 2[b] | — | |
| 3[c] | 100 Rupees | |
| 60 Rupees | ||
| Item | ||
| Prices | 1[a] | — |
| 2[b] | — | |
| 3[c] | 10 Rupees | |
— | ||
| Item |  4 Bombs | |
| Prices | 1[a] | — |
| 2[b] | 20 Rupees | |
| 3[c] | — | |
— | ||
| Item | ||
| Prices | 1[a] | — |
| 2[b] | 80 Rupees | |
| 3[c] | — | |
— | ||
| Item | ||
| Prices | 1[a] | — |
| 2[b] | — | |
| 3[c] | — | |
| 250 Rupees | ||
- ↑ Merchant selling Magical Shields, Keys, and Blue Candles
- ↑ Merchant selling Magical Shields, Bombs, and Arrows
- ↑ Merchant selling Magical Shields, Food, and Hearts
- ↑ Merchant selling Keys, Food, and the Blue Ring
Breath of the Wild
Merchants can be found travelling to and from different Stables, as well as on the paths between Stables and towns. When it's raining, most merchants will change out their stock, selling better items than they do during regular weather.
List of Merchants
Other Appearances
The Wand of Gamelon
In The Wand of Gamelon, the Merchant is the owner of the General Store in Sakado.[5] He sells Zelda Rope, Lantern Oil, and Bombs. His mannerisms suggest that he is quite sinister and greedy, and is more interested in making a profit.[6] If Zelda does not have enough Rubies to afford something, he suggests that she fight a few Goriyas.
Wares and Pricing
Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
Trivia
- In The Legend of Zelda, the clothing of the Merchants changes to match the color of Link's Tunic when he wears a Red Ring or Blue Ring.
- In the Merchant's cutscene in The Wand of Gamelon, a Bomb is marked with a price tag of 20.00, erroneously suggesting that an unstated decimal currency is used as part of Gamelon's currency. The Bombs are actually priced at 20 Rubies for three.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese |
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 ChineseSI | 商人 (shāng rén)[12] | |
 FrenchEU | Marchand[10] | Merchant |
 German | Händler[9] | Merchant |
 Italian | Mercante[7] | |
 SpanishEU | Comerciante[11] | |
| This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference. | ||
Gallery
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Artwork of Link and a Merchant from The Legend of Zelda
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Artwork of Link and a Merchant from The Legend of Zelda
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Concept artwork of Traveler and Merchant Hylians from Breath of the Wild
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The Merchant from Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 219 (TLoZ)
- ↑ Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 99
- ↑ "Merchant" — N/A (Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland)
- ↑ "BOY, THIS IS REALLY EXPENSIVE!" — Merchant (The Legend of Zelda)
- ↑ "The merchant sells a pack of three bombs for 20 rubies." (The Wand of Gamelon manual, pg. 3)
- ↑ "'Course I'm on your side. But I still have to sell the stuff. Just pick what you want, I'll handle the Rubies." — Merchant (The Wand of Gamelon)
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Magazzini Salani, pg. 219
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing, pg. 217
- ↑ Encyclopedia, TOKYOPOP, pg. 219
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 219
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Norma Editorial, pg. 219
- ↑ Encyclopedia, New Star Press, pg. 219
