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|name= Minish

|image= [[File:TMC Forest Minish Artwork.png|x300px]]

|habitat= [[Minish Woods]]<br>[[Hyrule Town]]<br>[[Mount Crenel]]

|members= [[Gentari]]<br>[[Librari]]<br>[[Melari]]<br>[[Ezlo]]<br>[[Vaati]]

The '''Minish''',<ref name= "Encyclopedia"/> also known as '''Picori''' by the [[Hylian]]s,<ref name= "Encyclopedia"/> are a small race of people no bigger than [[Link]]'s thumb that appear in {{TMC}}. [[Ezlo]], the talking cap, and [[Vaati]], the [[Final Boss|main antagonist]] of the game, were once Minish too.

The Minish resemble anthropomorphic mice that have, like [[Hylian]]s, long pointy ears. They came from the [[Minish Realm]] a long time ago, when monsters threatened mankind, and gave the [[Hero of Men]] a sword of unparalleled power, the [[Picori Blade]]. They also left behind the [[Light Force]] for the [[Royal Family of Hyrule|Royal Family]]. Their help is celebrated annually in [[Hyrule]] through the [[Picori Festival]]. Every one hundred years, the [[Minish Door|doorway]] between their world and the world of men appears in the courtyard of [[Hyrule Castle]].

It is said that Minish are invisible to adults; only good, well-behaved children can see them.<ref>{{Cite|No, soldiers will not do. The Picori do not show themselves to anyone but children. Our soldiers could search for days and still find no sign of them.|King Daltus|TMC}}</ref> The Minish are well-known for their [[Kinstone]] hiding capabilities. Wanting their human counterparts to find them, they place them in various obvious and inconspicuous places, and even keep some for themselves to [[Kinstone Fusion|fuse]] with Link when he comes along.

Their language is slightly different from that of the Minish Realm and they do not understand Hylian language.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

The Forest Picori are the Minish that live in the [[Minish Woods]], and throughout [[Hyrule Field]].

The Mountain Picori are seven Minish that followed [[Melari]] from the Minish Woods to [[Mount Crenel]].

The Town Picori are the Minish that moved from the Minish Village to [[Hyrule Town]] due to their love for [[Human]]s.

*Other name ideas for the Minish included "Chilorians" and "Tiny People".<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E|publisher= |page= 273}}</ref>

*Whereas the Minish are known as Picori to Humans in the English version of the game, the other language versions do not actually feature such a distinction and have Minish and Humans using the same word.

*Both the Japanese and German versions of the game have the Minish speak in reverse. This trait was kept in the English release of the [[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Himekawa)|manga]], although with a different font than normal.

*The Minish appear to be based on the {{wp|Koro-pok-guru}} of {{wp|Ainu people|Ainu}} folklore. Likewise, the Town Picori are reminiscent of the {{wp|Brownie (folklore)|Brownies}} from Scottish folklore and the German {{wp|Heinzelmännchen}}.

*{{BotW}} was originally planned to feature small people as well, with Link even shrinking down to interact with them. While they are not specifically identified as Minish, the video where this is revealed does show footage from {{TMC|-}} during the discussion.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= For example, we had this idea of including tiny people. Since this is a 3D game, we could have all these tiny-sized towns, and Link himself could shrink.|author= |published= March 14, 2017|retrieved=March 14, 2017|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3CsGbtifZI|title= The Making of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Video – Story and Characters|site= YouTube|type= video}}</ref>

It is possible that the name Minish is derived from the word "diminish," meaning to make something smaller.

File:Minish Kinstone.png|A Forest Picori holding a bag of Kinstone Pieces

File:MinishArt.jpg|Minish sketches