Wise One
The Wise One is the village elder of Papuchia Village in Spirit Tracks.[2]
Biography
Though she is known as a great seer and is renowned for her wisdom to the point of being given the title of "Wise One", her true name is not revealed. She is for all intents and purposes a Fortune Teller whose counsel is often sought by the villagers who seek advice for their everyday lives. As such, Link is pointed in her direction when he comes to the village in search of Carben, the guardian Lokomo sage of the Ocean Realm. In order to answer her questions and thus get an answer out of her, one must blow into the microphone feature on the Nintendo DS, causing her to respond often that she had already foreseen the answers she has been given.
Though she may seem eccentric, her advice seemingly works for those who come to her, as she is able to point Link in the right direction when searching for Carben and all of the villagers seem to trust her word without question. However, the menfolk of the village defied her advice and got kidnapped by a gang of pirates.[3]
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 JapanJapanese | メルーサ (Merūsa)[4] | From メルルーサMerurūsa (merluza). |
 CanadaFrenchCACanadian | Matriarche[5] | Matriarch |
 The French RepublicFrenchEUEuropean | Matriarche[5] | Matriarch |
 The Federal Republic of GermanyGerman | Melusa[6] | |
 The Italian RepublicItalian | Anziana[7] | Old woman |
 Latin AmericaSpanishLALatin American | Anciana[8] | Old Woman |
 The Kingdom of SpainSpanishEUEuropean | Anciana[8] | Old woman |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
Gallery
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The Wise One telling Link's fortune
References
- ↑
Welcome to Papuchia, a village at sea. Our village leader is a clairvoyant who can see into the future. We call her the Wise One.
— Nagi (Spirit Tracks) - ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 289
- ↑
In this village, we decide all matters by what the Wise One foretells. You shouldn't even think about defying her. The menfolk defied the Wise One and went fishing. They were all kidnapped by pirates, though, so she got the last laugh.
— Nagi (Spirit Tracks) - ↑ Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 287
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
Au village, toutes les décisions sont prises en fonction de la matriarche.
— Nagi (Spirit Tracks) - ↑
Unsere Dorfvorsteherin hat die Gabe, in die Zukunft zu sehen! Ihr Name ist Melusa.
— Nagi (Spirit Tracks) - ↑
L'anziana del nostro villaggio sa prevedere il futuro. È lei a capo delle nostra piccola comunità.
— Nagi (Spirit Tracks) - ↑ 8.0 8.1
Nuestra jefa tiene la habilidad de leer el futuro. Le tenemos mucho respeto, pero aun así, todos la llamamos "Anciana".
— Nagi (Spirit Tracks)