Koboli

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

Biography

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Koboli
Birthplace: Dragon Roost Island
Occupation: Mail sorter

Koboli is the third generation in a family of postmen, but rumor has it that an ancestor of his in an age gone by was also a postman...

Koboli is the mail sorter found on the upper floor of the Mail Center. He hires Link to be an assistant sorter, and becomes so impressed with Link's contribution that he hires another person, Baito, to help him.[3]

Trivia

  • Koboli bears a resemblance to the Postman from Majora's Mask. His Figurine description in the Nintendo Gallery implies that the Postman is Koboli's ancestor.[1] Game designer Yoshiki Haruhana slipped in the reference towards the end of the game's development on a lark.[4]
  • In the original Nintendo GameCube version of The Wind Waker, the description of Koboli's Figurine states that he was born on Windfall Island.[5] The error is specific to the English localization of the game and was fixed in The Wind Waker HD.[11][12]

Nomenclature

Koboli's Japanese name, クバリ (Kubari), comes 配り (kubari), the continuative form of the verb 配る (kubaru), which means "to deliver".

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
クバリ (Kubari) (TWWThe Wind Waker)[14]From 配りKubari (delivering).
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
Kalif (TWWThe Wind Waker | TWWHDThe Wind Waker HD)[16][17] 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Cathartes (TWWThe Wind Waker)[15] 
The Italian Republic
Italian
Fatasmis (TWWThe Wind Waker)[13]Anagram of smista (sorting) and the Rito prefix Fa-
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
Koboli (TWWThe Wind Waker)[18] 
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Koboli is the third generation in a family of postmen, but rumor has it that an ancestor of his in an age gone by was also a postman... — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 259
  3. ↑ 26 letters!
    You have amazing coordination! Seriously, I'm stupefied! Incredulous! We veterans do this all day long, and even we have a hard time reaching that amount! I've got to give you more money! Got to! Three Rupees per letter comes to 78 Rupees. How's that sound? Hey, your name wouldn't happen to be LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name., would it? It is, isn't it? Mmm-hmm. I thought you looked like the lad the chieftain was talking about. In that case, I should have expected you to be able to pull off something like this. I've heard all about you. Yes, I sure have. You've had a rough time, LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name.. I feel bad making you help us... But hey, things are looking up! Our new helper's just arrived. Maybe you can give him some advice the next time you come by.     — Koboli (The Wind Waker HD)
  4. ↑ "Koboli is a bit of fan service amongst the Rito tribe. Since the Rito tribe works distributing the post, I thought it would be funny to slip in the Postman from Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask, and stuck him in close to the end of the development." — Haruhana, The Developers Discuss Koboli & The Salvage Corp. , Zelda Box, published 2002, retrieved March 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ Koboli
    Birthplace: Windfall Island
    Occupation: Mail sorter     — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  6. ↑ クバリ
    出身地 竜の島
    職業 仕分け     — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker, Japanese version)
  7. ↑ Cathartes
    Herkunft: Drakonia
    Beruf: Post sortieren     — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker, German version)
  8. ↑ Kalif
    Originaire de: l'Ile du Dragon.
    Profession: Chargé de Tri.     — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker, European French version)
  9. ↑ Koboli
    Lugar de nacimiento: Isla del Dragón
    Trabajo: Clasificación de correspondencia     — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker, European Spanish version)
  10. ↑ Fatasmis
    Luogo di nascita: Isola del Drago.
    Professione: addetto smistamento posta.     — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker, Italian version)
  11. ↑ [6][7][8][9][10]
  12. ↑ Koboli
    Birthplace: Dragon Roost Island
    Occupation: Mail sorter     — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker HD)
  13. ↑ Fatasmis
    Luogo di nascita: Isola del Drago.
    Professione: addetto smistamento posta.     — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  14. ↑ Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 257
  15. ↑ Cathartes
    Herkunft: Drakonia
    Beruf: Post sortieren     — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  16. ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 259
  17. ↑ Kalif
    Originaire de: l'Ile du Dragon.
    Profession: Chargé de Tri.     — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  18. ↑ Koboli
    Lugar de nacimiento: Isla del Dragón
    Trabajo: Clasificación de correspondencia     — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
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