Penn
Penn is a character in Tears of the Kingdom.[2] He is a Rito working as a reporter for the Lucky Clover Gazette.
Biography
Penn is first encountered at Lookout Landing after activating its Skyview Tower, where he congratulates Link for being the first person to use a Skyview Tower.[3] He informs him that he is a reporter for the Lucky Clover Gazette, writing a story on this event, before returning to the headquarters of the Lucky Clover Gazette.[2] Despite Link's renown, Penn does not realize his identity upon learning his name, believing him to only coincidentally share a name with the legendary swordsman.[4]
Penn is next found in the Lucky Clover Gazette headquarters, the site of the former Rito Stable. Link can talk to Traysi, who will pair them up to investigate the rumored sightings of Princess Zelda, though she decides to continue keeping Link's identity a secret from him.[5] This begins the "Potential Princess Sightings!" Side Adventure, which consists of the following Side Adventures activated by meeting Penn at each Stable:
- "Princess Zelda Kidnapped?!" at Dueling Peaks Stable
- "White Goats Gone Missing" at Tabantha Bridge Stable
- "Gourmets Gone Missing" at Riverside Stable
- "The Missing Farm Tools" at Wetland Stable
- "The Beast and the Princess" at New Serenne Stable
- "The Beckoning Woman" at Outskirt Stable
- "Zelda's Golden Horse" at Snowfield Stable
- "The All-Clucking Cucco" at South Akkala Stable
- "For Our Princess!" at Foothill Stable
- "An Eerie Voice" at Highland Stable
- "The Blocked Well" at Gerudo Canyon Stable
- "Serenade to a Great Fairy" at Woodland Stable
After all quests are completed, Penn will retire to Washa's Bluff, where a "famous bard" had once "perfected his craft".[6]
Penn can also be found at East Akkala Stable, where he notes there is potential for stories including "a god of horses" and "suspicious events at the nearby laboratory".[7] However, since none of the stories involve sightings of the Princess, he decides to leave.[8] The stable's analogous Side Quest, "The Gathering Pirates", is not part of the "Potential Princess Sightings" Side Adventure and is instead given by the stable worker Aya; however, the quest's internal name of Tribune01 follows the same patterns as those quests, indicating it may have initially been intended to involve Penn and the Lucky Clover Gazette.
Trivia
- In Japanese, Penn's catchphrase ("Soar long!" in English) is サラバード (sarabādo), which is a pun combining さらばだ (saraba da), an antiquated term meaning "farewell", with バード (bādo), representing the English word "bird".
- Penn can occasionally be seen lifting his aviator glasses, revealing he has beady black eyes.
- The Dragon's Blood Tree that Penn retires to (formerly the site where Kass kept his Journal) can also be accessed by Ascending through an Ascend Access Point directly beneath it in the Depths.
Nomenclature
Penn's name is possibly a clipping of "pelican" (in Japanese, ペリカンperikan being simplified to ペーンPēn), the type of bird he resembles. It may also be derived from "pen" as in the writing utensil, as fits his job as a writer for the {Lucky Clover Gazette newspaper.
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | |
 Japanese | ペーン | |
   ChineseTRTraditional | 沛恩 (Pèiēn) | |
 ChineseSISimplified | 沛恩 (Pèiēn) | |
 FrenchEUEuropean | Penn | |
 FrenchCACanadian | Penn | |
 German | Paen | |
 Italian | Penn | |
 Korean | 펜 | |
 SpanishEUEuropean | Penn | |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
References
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I was about to assign Penn to chase those leads, but he could use a partner.
— Traysi (Tears of the Kingdom) - ↑ 2.0 2.1
I'm Penn, by the way. I work for the Lucky Clover Gazette. I'm writing an article about this event, so folks everywhere will know about the Skyview Towers being activated! I'd better get off to work. Our newspaper is short on staff, so I've had to flap all over the place to cover the news.
— Penn (Tears of the Kingdom) - ↑
It's great to meet the first one to ever be launched from a Skyview Tower. A real historic moment.
— Penn (Tears of the Kingdom) - ↑
Link, you say? Hold on there... Really, your name is Link?
— Penn (Tears of the Kingdom)
Hey, buddy...
You've got the same name as that famous swordsman. Ha, good for you! Pretty big name to live up to though. - ↑
I was about to assign Penn to chase those leads, but he could use a partner.
— Traysi (Tears of the Kingdom)
I won't tell Penn who you are. It's better if no one knows you're involved. - ↑
A famous bard perfected his craft here, studying the songs of this land.
— Penn (Tears of the Kingdom) - ↑
Anyone with a beak for sniffing out news can tell this place has potential.
— Penn (Tears of the Kingdom)
A god of horses? Suspicious events at the nearby laboratory?
We could ink a week's worth of issues about the goings-on in this place alone. - ↑
But I have bad news, and the headline is "No Leads on Princess at This Stable."
— Penn (Tears of the Kingdom)
No chirps. No warbles. Nothing. Pains me to leave knowing how many articles I could've hatched here. There's nothing to do but take wing and head for another stable.