Goron Elder: Difference between revisions

In {{MM}}, the Goron Elder is an aged Goron who acts as the tribal patriarch of the Gorons in [[Goron Village (Majora's Mask)|Goron Village]] and is the father of the [[Goron Elder's Son]].<ref>{{Cite|This time, I, the protector of this tribe for so many years, choose to yield the seat of tribal patriarch to a younger one.|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref><ref name=son>{{Cite|...What? My son is crying because he misses me??|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref> The Goron Elder had left the village and became frozen,<ref>{{Cite|Whoa! He's frozen solid! Wow! He's one ancient Goron, isn't he?|Tatl|MM}}</ref> resulting in his son crying loudly. On a quest to calm the child down, [[Link]] finds the ancient Goron Elder frozen at the [[Twin Islands]]. Link, as [[Goron Link]], can free him by using [[Hot Spring Water]], but the Elder refuses to acknowledge him, thinking he is an illusion of [[Darmani III]].<ref>{{Cite|Oh! You're Darmani!!! But you're supposed to be dead! Am I hallucinating? Maybe this is also the doing of Snowhead's magic power... Hmmph... I've been made a fool of! But...that's impossible. I refuse to flinch. If I can see past the illusion, you'll vanish in an instant! No matter how long you follow me, it's not going to do you any good.|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref> However, when he is told his son misses him, he teaches Link the "[[Goron Lullaby]]" introduction and implores him to soothe his son to sleep.<ref name=son/><ref>{{Cite|My son misses me... Ulp! Forgive me, my child! Your father has work to do! Darmani... Be you a ghost or a figment of my imagination, I no longer care. If you feel pity for my crying son... then please quietly sing my son to sleep with this song I am about to play on my drum.|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|I'll just teach you the beginning...|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref> Even when unfrozen, the Goron Elder will freeze again if left to stand in the cold.