Nackle

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Nackle is a character in Skyward Sword.[1]

Biography

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His name is Nackle. He is a member of a highly civilized race of moles called the Mogma. All Mogmas have a deep and abiding love of treasure.

Nackle is a green-haired Mogma found in a Cave in Eldin Volcano. When Link stumbles into him, he is expressing his dismay that Bokoblins have taken over their territory.[2] In return for clearing out the Bokoblins, he gives Link the Digging Mitts.[3]

Nomenclature

Nackle’s name is derived from the metal nickel.

Nackle’s and Tyto's names were interchanged in the North American, Latin American Spanish, and French localizations. His Japanese name, ニケル (Nikeru), is derived from ニッケル (nikkeru), Japanese for nickel. His name is also derived from nickel in the Canadian French and German versions.

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
ニケル (Nikeru) (SSSkyward Sword | SSHDSkyward Sword HD)[4]From ニッケルNikkeru (nickel)
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTRTraditional
尼凱 (Níkǎi) (SSHDSkyward Sword HD) 
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSISimplified
尼凯 (Níkǎi) (SSHDSkyward Sword HD)[6] 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Nick (SSSkyward Sword)[5] 
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

References

  1. Nackle — N/A (Skyward Sword HD)
  2. Grrr... Those creeps just shimmied on in and took over our territory. — Nackle (Skyward Sword)
  3. In that case, take these things! They're something pretty special, if I say so myself. — Nackle (Skyward Sword)
  4. Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 293
  5. Dies ist der Mogma Nick. Sein Volk lebt meist unter der Oberfläche und hat eine sehr hoch entwickelte Kultur. — Fi (Skyward Sword, German version)
  6. 玛奇 — Game Screen (Skyward Sword HD, Simplified Chinese version)
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