Mr. Write
Mr. Write is a character in Link's Awakening.[1][2]
Biography
Mr. Write is as a lonely letter-writer who sends countless letters to various people, but never gets any replies.[3] He lives in a house on the border of the Mysterious Woods.[4] He is part of the game's Trading Quest. Fittingly, the item Link delivers to him is a Letter from Christine, a resident of the Animal Village.[5] He gives Link a Broom in exchange, seemingly because he has nothing better to offer.[6] When the letter is delivered, it is revealed that it is a love letter, and that Christine has enclosed a photograph.[7] Although Mr. Write believes the photo to be of Christine herself, it is actually an image of Princess Peach from the Mario series.[8] This is a reference to long distance relationships, since she is lying about what she looks like and Mr. Write believes he is writing to a beautiful woman.[9]
Mr. Write owns an orange Bird (also the color of Christine's bow) while Christine owns a green bird (also the color of Mr. Write's hair).
Trivia
- Mr. Write is based on the near-identical advisor Dr. Wright from the SNES port of SimCity, himself an avatar of SimCity and The Sims creator (and real human being) Will Wright.[10] An adaptation of his theme from that game plays in his home.[11]
- The SNES SimCity port itself replaces the generic "disaster" event monster with Bowser, fitting neatly with the other Mario franchise references littered throughout the dream world of Link's Awakening.
- A similar character later appeared in Oracle of Seasons, going by the pun of a name Dr. Left. The latter also a makes a returning appearance in The Minish Cap.
Nomenclature
His name is a reference to the fact that he loves writing letters.
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
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| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese |
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   ChineseTR | 萊特博士 (Láitèbóshì) (LANS) | |
 ChineseSI | 莱特博士 (Láitèbóshì) (LANS) | |
 FrenchEU | M. Write (LA | LADX)[16] | Mr. Write M. is short for Monsieur (Mister). |
 German | Dr. Wright (LA | LADX | LANS)[14][15] | |
 Italian | ||
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References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 233 (LA)
- ↑ "Mr. Write" — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
- ↑ "Well... I pretty much stick to myself, me and my letters... My name's Write! The only thing I don't like about my hobby is that I never receive a response..." — Mr. Write (Link's Awakening DX)
- ↑ "I would like you to take this letter to a Mr. Write who lives on the border of the Mysterious Forest, please!" — Christine (Link's Awakening DX)
- ↑ "Please! I really must insist you have this
!" — Mr. Write (Link's Awakening DX)
- ↑ "Mmm... She's so beautiful... I must give you something for your trouble... Hmm... Well, it looks like all I have is this broom... how'll that be?" — Mr. Write (Link's Awakening DX)
- ↑ "What's this?! A letter for me?! I'm so happy! ...And look! The letter came with a photograph!" — Mr. Write (Link's Awakening DX)
- ↑ "You got a Broom as your reward from Mr. Write! But that photo was not of..." — N/A (Link's Awakening DX)
- ↑ "Hello! I'm writing back to Christine now!" — Mr. Write (Link's Awakening DX)
- ↑ https://gamehistory.org/simcity/
- ↑ https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Wright
- ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 233
- ↑ "Dr. Wright" — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, Italian localization)
- ↑ "Hallo, mein Name ist Dr. Wright! Tja, seit Wochen schreibe ich nun Liebesbriefe an Christine, aber bis heute habe ich keine Antwort bekommen!" — Mr. Write (Link's Awakening, German localization)
- ↑ Encyclopedia, TOKYOPOP, pg. 233
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 233
