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Link's Awakening
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Link's Awakening instruction booklet
Grandpa Ulrira
The old man is a walking encyclopedia of Koholint Island. He knows everything about the island! However, he is not very talkative and it can be difficult to get information out of him. His wife is the loud old woman who loves sweeping the front of her house.
Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch
Old Man Ulrira inside his House
Old Man Ulrira is an Old Man who lives in Mabe Village. He lives with his wife Grandma Yahoo in their House,[3] where he can be seen sitting in a rocking chair. Grandpa Ulrira is said to know everything about Koholint Island.[2] He is the one who answers when Link calls from a Telephone Booth, giving him helpful hints on how to proceed in his quest.[8]
Despite being very cheerful and talkative when Talking over the Telephone, Old Man Ulrira is a very shy person in person.[9] If Link Talks to him face to face in his House, he will tell Link to call him from the outside.[10]
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Link's Awakening DX
The Photograph of Old Man Ulrira Talking on a Telephone
In Link's Awakening DX, after Link has met with the Photographer, he can take a peek through the window of his House. If he does, the Photographer will show up and snap a Photograph of Grandpa Ulrira through the window, revealing his talkative nature.
↑ 2.02.1GRANDPA ULRIRA This old man is a walking encyclopedia of Koholint Island. He knows everything about the island! However, he is not very talkative and it can be difficult to get information out of him. His wife is the loud, old woman who loves sweeping the front of her house. (Link's Awakening manual, pg. 29)
↑"BRRING! BRRING! Hello! It's me, Ulrira! "Ask me anything about the island! If you get lost, give me a call! "You know, there is a library in the village that might have some good information for you. "Talk to you later! CLICK!" — Old Man Ulrira (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
↑Vous avez obtenu une carte d'objet « Pépé le Ramollo » ! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, European French version)
↑TUUUUT! TUUUUT! Ja? Hier Ulrira! In der Dorfbücherei gibt es interessante Bücher. Nun, Du solltest sie mal lesen. Tschüß! KLICK! TUTUTU.. — Telephone (Link's Awakening, German version)