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The '''Wind Fish''' is a character in {{LA}}. He is a large, flying whale who makes his home atop [[Mount Tamaranch]] on [[Koholint Island]], inside of a giant egg. He serves as the main focus of the storyline in ''Link's Awakening''. | The '''Wind Fish''' is a character in {{LA}}. He is a large, flying whale who makes his home atop [[Mount Tamaranch]] on [[Koholint Island]], inside of a giant egg. He serves as the main focus of the storyline in ''Link's Awakening''. | ||
The Wind Fish is a deity that | The Wind Fish is a deity that created Koholint Island. During the course of ''Link's Awakening'', it is revealed that Koholint Island is a dream of the Wind Fish. He can only be woken with the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens]].<ref>{{Cite|Hoooot! That is an 'Instrument of the Sirens!' I have to admit, at first I did not believe you were real... That Instrument, along with the seven others in the set, has the power to wake the Wind Fish! You must collect them all!|Owl|LA}}</ref> Should the Wind Fish wake, the island and all its inhabitants will vanish; however, [[Link]] only learns the true nature of the Wind Fish after the final [[Nightmare]] has been defeated. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
The Wind Fish is the creator of Koholint Island, a manifestation of land and life seen in his dreams created through the Dreamer's sleep.<ref>{{Cite|I AM THE WIND FISH... LONG HAS BEEN MY SLUMBER... IN MY DREAMS... AN EGG APPEARED AND WAS SURROUNDED BY AN ISLAND. WITH PEOPLE, ANIMALS, AN ENTIRE WORLD! ... ... ... ...|Wind Fish|LA}}</ref> As the island is just a figment in his dream, the island's inhabitants (with the exception of [[Marin]]) are dumbstruck at the idea of land outside of the island's shores. Though how he ended up in the dream is unknown, Link sets out on a mission to awaken the | The Wind Fish is the creator of Koholint Island, a manifestation of land and life seen in his dreams created through the Dreamer's sleep.<ref>{{Cite|I AM THE WIND FISH... LONG HAS BEEN MY SLUMBER... IN MY DREAMS... AN EGG APPEARED AND WAS SURROUNDED BY AN ISLAND. WITH PEOPLE, ANIMALS, AN ENTIRE WORLD! ... ... ... ...|Wind Fish|LA}}</ref> As the island is just a figment in his dream, the island's inhabitants (with the exception of [[Marin]]) are dumbstruck at the idea of land outside of the island's shores. Though how he ended up in the dream is unknown, Link sets out on a mission to awaken the Wind Fish to return to his own world.<ref>{{Cite|Hoot! Hoot! So you are the lad who owns the sword...Now I understand why the monsters are starting to act so violently... A courageous lad has come to wake the Wind Fish... It is said that you cannot leave the island unless you wake the Wind Fish...|Owl|LA}}</ref> | ||
Throughout the game, many hints and references about the Wind Fish are told to Link through Koholint Island's native inhabitants. For instance, Marin's song is titled "[[Ballad of the Wind Fish]]."<ref>{{Cite|Hi! Tarin went to the forest to look for toad-stools, but I'd rather sing. Listen to this, it's called the 'Ballad of the Wind Fish.'|Marin|LA}}</ref> The story of the Wind Fish is conveyed most often by a sentient [[Owl (Link's Awakening)|Owl]] that appears and reveals information about the Dreamer and Koholint Island. Ultimately, the truth of Koholint Island's eventual doom is revealed by an inscription in the [[Southern Face Shrine]],<ref>{{Cite|TO THE FINDER... THE ISLE OF KOHOLINT, IS BUT AN ILLUSION... HUMAN, MONSTER, SEA, SKY... A SCENE ON THE LID OF A SLEEPER'S EYE... AWAKE THE DREAMER, AND KOHOLINT WILL VANISH MUCH LIKE A BUBBLE ON A NEEDLE... CAST-AWAY, YOU SHOULD KNOW THE TRUTH!|Southern Face Shrine inscription|LA}}</ref> however, the Owl says that none know for sure whether it is true.<ref>{{Cite|Hoot! I see you have read the relief... While it does say the island is but a dream of the Wind Fish, no one is really sure... Just as you cannot know if a chest holds treasure until you open it, so you cannot tell if this is a dream until you awaken... The only one who knows for sure is the Wind Fish... Trust your feelings... Someday you will know for sure...|Owl|LA}}</ref> The Nightmares, who serve as bosses guarding the eight instruments, know the truth about the island, and some try to tell Link about it upon their defeat.<ref>{{Cite|TSSSK, TSSSK! You don't ssseem to know what kind of island this iss... KEEE-HEE-HEEE! What a fool... KEE-HEE-HEH!!|Slime Eel|LA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Okay, listen up! If the Wind Fish wakes up, every-thing on this island will be gone forever! And I do mean... EVERYTHING!|Facade|LA}}</ref> However, they also seem to think that Link himself is part of the dream.<ref>{{Cite|My energy...gone...I...lost! But you will be lost too, if the Wind Fish wakes! Same as me...you...are...in... his... dream...|Grim Creeper|LA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|C-C-CRACKLE! Why did you come here? If it weren't for you, nothing would have to change! You cannot wake the Wind Fish! Remember, you...too...are in......the dream...|Hot Head|LA}}</ref> The Owl himself is revealed to be part of the dream, as he is part of the Wind Fish's soul and guardian of his dreams and the worlds within them.<ref>{{Cite|As part of the Wind Fish's spirit, I am the guardian of his dream world.|Owl|LA}}</ref> | Throughout the game, many hints and references about the Wind Fish are told to Link through Koholint Island's native inhabitants. For instance, Marin's song is titled "[[Ballad of the Wind Fish]]."<ref>{{Cite|Hi! Tarin went to the forest to look for toad-stools, but I'd rather sing. Listen to this, it's called the 'Ballad of the Wind Fish.'|Marin|LA}}</ref> The story of the Wind Fish is conveyed most often by a sentient [[Owl (Link's Awakening)|Owl]] that appears and reveals information about the Dreamer and Koholint Island. Ultimately, the truth of Koholint Island's eventual doom is revealed by an inscription in the [[Southern Face Shrine]],<ref>{{Cite|TO THE FINDER... THE ISLE OF KOHOLINT, IS BUT AN ILLUSION... HUMAN, MONSTER, SEA, SKY... A SCENE ON THE LID OF A SLEEPER'S EYE... AWAKE THE DREAMER, AND KOHOLINT WILL VANISH MUCH LIKE A BUBBLE ON A NEEDLE... CAST-AWAY, YOU SHOULD KNOW THE TRUTH!|Southern Face Shrine inscription|LA}}</ref> however, the Owl says that none know for sure whether it is true.<ref>{{Cite|Hoot! I see you have read the relief... While it does say the island is but a dream of the Wind Fish, no one is really sure... Just as you cannot know if a chest holds treasure until you open it, so you cannot tell if this is a dream until you awaken... The only one who knows for sure is the Wind Fish... Trust your feelings... Someday you will know for sure...|Owl|LA}}</ref> The Nightmares, who serve as bosses guarding the eight instruments, know the truth about the island, and some try to tell Link about it upon their defeat.<ref>{{Cite|TSSSK, TSSSK! You don't ssseem to know what kind of island this iss... KEEE-HEE-HEEE! What a fool... KEE-HEE-HEH!!|Slime Eel|LA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Okay, listen up! If the Wind Fish wakes up, every-thing on this island will be gone forever! And I do mean... EVERYTHING!|Facade|LA}}</ref> However, they also seem to think that Link himself is part of the dream.<ref>{{Cite|My energy...gone...I...lost! But you will be lost too, if the Wind Fish wakes! Same as me...you...are...in... his... dream...|Grim Creeper|LA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|C-C-CRACKLE! Why did you come here? If it weren't for you, nothing would have to change! You cannot wake the Wind Fish! Remember, you...too...are in......the dream...|Hot Head|LA}}</ref> The Owl himself is revealed to be part of the dream, as he is part of the Wind Fish's soul and guardian of his dreams and the worlds within them.<ref>{{Cite|As part of the Wind Fish's spirit, I am the guardian of his dream world.|Owl|LA}}</ref> | ||