Fado (Ocarina of Time)
Fado is a character in Ocarina of Time.[1]
Biography
Fado is a blonde Kokiri girl who lives in Kokiri Forest. She seems to have a fascination with the Lost Woods and a bond of sorts with Mido.[citation needed]
When Link is a child, he can find Fado standing atop a lookout post, accessed by bridges leading from the roof of Saria's House. Here, she teaches Link how to look around in the first-person view,[2] and warns him about the Lost Woods' dangers.[3]
If Link returns to Kokiri Forest as an adult, Fado will no longer be found in her home village, instead being encountered in the Lost Woods during the Trading Quest to obtain Biggoron's Sword. When Link brings the Odd Poultice for the Master Craftsman's Son, Fado appears instead, demanding that Link give the medicine to her since it was made of forest Mushrooms.[4] In return, she gives Link the Poacher's Saw that the Master Craftsman's Son left behind. She wonders aloud about the young man's fate, mentioning that any non-Kokiri that enter the Lost Woods wind up turning into Stalfos.[5][6] Following this interaction, Fado is never seen again.
Trivia
- Fado's name is not mentioned in Ocarina of Time but was first revealed by Nintendo of America.[7]
- In the original version of Ocarina of Time, Fado has blue eyes similar to other female Kokiri. In Ocarina of Time 3D, however, she has a unique eye color: the upper halves of her irises are a Bluebonnet, while the lower halves are a light indigo.
Nomenclature
Fado, along with Mido, were named after the solfège syllables in the music scale.
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | |
 JapanJapanese | ファド (Fado) (OoTOcarina of Time)[8] | |
 The French RepublicFrenchEUEuropean | Fado (OoTOcarina of Time)[9] | |
 The Italian RepublicItalian | Fado (OoTOcarina of Time | OoT3DOcarina of Time 3D)[10][10] | |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 239 (OoTOcarina of Time)
- ↑
Hee hee hee! You came all the way up here? You're a real man! Look! Isn't this view pretty? Change your viewpoint with
— Fado (Ocarina of Time 3D)
so you can look around the forest with 
. - ↑
If you want to go to the Lost Woods, you'd better equip the right gear! Hee hee!
— Fado (Ocarina of Time) - ↑
That medicine is made of forest mushrooms. Give it back!
— Fado (Ocarina of Time) - ↑
That guy isn't here anymore. Except for the Kokiri, people who come into the forest end up lost. They all become Stalfos. That's why he's not here anymore. Only his saw is left. Hee hee.
— Fado (Ocarina of Time 3D) - ↑
Heh heh heh. Are you going to become one...too? Heh heh!
— Fado (Ocarina of Time 3D) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20000119232836/http://zelda64.com/home_ss1.htm
- ↑ Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 237
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 239
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 239
