Aldo

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This article is about the Korok in The Wind Waker. For the character in The Crystal Trap, see Aldo (The Crystal Trap).

Aldo is a character in The Wind Waker.[2]

Biography

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Aldo
Birthplace: The Forest Haven
One of the Korok forest spirits

After the annual ceremony in the Forest Haven, Aldo flies off to a distant part of the world to sow tree seeds and raise new patches of forest.
He's responsible for the forest on an island one square east of the Forest Haven.

Aldo is a Korok who was born in the Forest Haven where he lives. Before their annual ceremony, Aldo is standing to the left of the Great Deku Tree, near the Lily Pad. After the Forest Ceremony, Aldo goes to the Cliff Plateau Isles to plant new Forest Trees.

Trivia

Nomenclature

Koroks in The Wind Waker seem to be named after trees. Aldo may be derived from alder. The name is also a shortened form of Germanic names beginning with Alt, meaning "old," or Adal, meaning "noble."[3]

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
JapanJapan
Japanese
アルダ (Aruda) (TWWThe Wind Waker)[4]From the English アルダーArudā (alder).
The French RepublicThe French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
Aulnus (TWWThe Wind Waker | TWWHDThe Wind Waker HD)[5][6] 
The Federal Republic of GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany
German
Alnus (TWWThe Wind Waker)[7] 
The Italian RepublicThe Italian Republic
Italian
Alnus (TWWThe Wind Waker)[8]Alder
The Kingdom of SpainThe Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
Aliso (TWWThe Wind Waker)[9]From alisos.
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

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References

  1. Aldo
    Birthplace: The Forest Haven.
    One of the Korok forest spirits
    After the annual ceremony in the Forest Haven, Aldo flies off to a distant part of the world to sow tree seeds and raise new patches of forest.
    He's responsible for the forest on an island one square east of the Forest Haven
    — Figurine (The Wind Waker HD)
  2. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 259 (TWWThe Wind Waker)
  3. Meaning, origin and history of the name Aldo (web archive), Behind the Name, published December 7, 2022, retrieved January 15, 2023.
  4. Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 257
  5. Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 259
  6. Aulnus
    Originaire de: l'Ile aux Forêts.
    Membre du peuple de la Forêt, le peuple Korogu.
    — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  7. Alnus
    Herkunft: Tanntopia
    Gehört zum Waldgeistervolk der Krogs
    — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  8. Alnus
    Luogo di nascita: Arcipelago dei Boschi.
    — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  9. Aliso
    Lugar de nacimiento: Isla del Bosque
    Un guardián del bosque de raza Kolog
    — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
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