Tarin

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Template:Character Tarin is a character in Link's Awakening.[1][note 1]

Biography

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When Link wakes up after being shipwrecked, Tarin prevents him from leaving the house until he gives Link his Shield back.[3][4] He also informs Link that something else, his Sword, has washed up on the beach.[5] After Link retrieves his Sword, Tarin gets lost in the Mysterious Forest and is transformed into a Raccoon after eating a Sleepy Toadstool.[6] In his Raccoon form, he becomes a trickster and uses his magic to change the forest path, preventing Link from reaching the Treasure Chest containing the Tail Key.[7] Link can break the curse by sprinkling Magic Powder on him, but Tarin says he has no recollection of what happened to him and thinks it was a dream.[6]

After Link removes his curse, Tarin can then be found inside his house asleep. He can later be found eating some Bananas inside after Link clears the Bottle Grotto, and recommends he visits Sale's House o' Bananas on Toronbo Shores if he wants some.[8] After the Key Cavern is completed, Tarin is found standing next to an Honeycomb in Ukuku Prairie. He asks for a Stick to knock down the hive, and is subsequently chased off by a swarm of angry Bees. Link can then pick up the remaining Honeycomb. Afterwards, he tells Link that he has lost his taste for honey.[9]

In the ending scene, Tarin can be seen picking Sleepy Toadstools in the Mysterious Forest.

Trivia

  • Marin and Tarin share a number of similarities with Malon and Talon introduced in Ocarina of Time, which may indicate that Malon and Talon were based on these two characters.
  • Tarin resembles Mario from the Mario series. Both sport similar dark hair, hair style, a large nose, mustache, red shirt, and an affinity for Mushrooms. He also transforms into a Raccoon at one point, a power Mario has in several of his games.[10]
  • In an Ocarina of Time developer's interview posted on Shigesato Itoi's website, 1101.com, script writer Toru Osawa said that Talon and Malon from Ocarina of Time are based on Tarin and Marin. It was intended that players who have played Link's Awakening would recognize the reference.[11]

Nomenclature

Tarin's name may be a corruption of "Mario", replacing the first and last letters. It is also similar to his daughter Marin's name, replacing just the first letter.

ZW Nomenclature Asset.png Names in Other Regions ZW Nomenclature Asset 2.png
LanguageNames
Japan
Japanese
タリン (Tarin) (LA | LANS)
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTR
塔林 (Tǎlín) (LANS)
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSI
塔林 (Tǎlín) (LANS)
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Tarkin (LA | LADX)[16]
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
The Italian Republic
Italian
Tarin (LA | LADX | LANS)[12][13]
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Gallery

  • Tarin sleeping

    Tarin sleeping

  • Tarin inside his house

    Tarin inside his house

  • Tarin, Marin and Link posing for a Photograph in front of the Weathercock

    Tarin, Marin and Link posing for a Photograph in front of the Weathercock

  • Tarin as a Raccoon, as seen in Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

    Tarin as a Raccoon, as seen in Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

Notes

  1. ↑ This character is also referred to as Raccoon after eating a Sleepy Toadstool in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide by Nintendo of America.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Tarin" — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
  2. ↑ Error: book title required, Nintendo Co., Ltd., pg. 24
  3. ↑ "Whoa, boy! Where ya off to in such a hurry? Set a spell, I got somethin' ta tell ya!" — Tarin (Link's Awakening DX)
  4. ↑ "Well, Link, ya finally snapped out of it... Name's Tarin... Hope yer feelin' better... What? How did I know your name? You think it's weird eh? Well, I saw it on back of this shield!" — Tarin (Link's Awakening DX)
  5. ↑ "Oh, yeah... Some other stuff like this washed up on the beach... If'n you go look watch out for monsters! Ever since you showed up, Link, I've seen 'em all over the place!" — Tarin (Link's Awakening DX)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The last thing I kin remember was bitin' into a big juicy toad-stool... Then, I had the darndest dream... I was a raccoon! Yeah, sounds strange, but it sure was fun!" — Tarin (Link's Awakening DX)
  7. ↑ "Heh heh heh ho! You're goin' ta be lost, thanks to me! Heh heh!" — Raccoon (Link's Awakening DX)
  8. ↑ "I was hungry somethin' fierce so I went and got bananas at the beach... Link, if you want some, you should go and get some!" — Tarin (Link's Awakening DX)
  9. ↑ "Unnnngh! Owwwww! ... ... ... ... I've sure lost my taste for honey!" — Tarin (Link's Awakening DX)
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  12. ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 232
  13. ↑ "Tarin" — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, Italian localization)
  14. ↑ "Endlich bist Du wieder auf den Beinen, Link… Heiße übrigens Tarin... Bist Du okay? Was? Woher ich Deinen Namen weiß?? Der steht auf der Rückseite von diesem Schild… Hier!" — Tarin (Link's Awakening, German localization)
  15. ↑ Encyclopedia, TOKYOPOP, pg. 233
  16. ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 233
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