Yona
Yona is a character in Tears of the Kingdom.[9]
Biography
Yona is a childhood friend of Sidon who comes from a different Zora settlement than Zora's Domain.[5] She is Sidon's fiancée.[6]
Nomenclature
Following the pattern of Zora characters in Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and Tears of the Kingdom being named after musical concepts, Yona's name is derived from the yo-na-nuki Japanese pentatonic scale. Prior to the western solfège being taught in Japan, the seven-note scale was taught in the Meiji era using Japanese numeral names, as hi fu mi yo i mu na.[10] Thus, yo-na-nuki onkai (ヨナ抜き音階) means "scale omitting the fourth and seventh tones" (in the do-re-mi solfège, fa and ti). The Japanese names of Yona's attendants, Chroma and Khira, also reference this way of counting notes: Chroma is named ヒフミ (Hifumi) (also a female given name, 一二三), and Khira is named イム (Imu). Additionally, Yona's musical theme uses this scale in the same way that Mipha's Theme and Sidon's Theme use the notes they are respectively named after, mi-fa and ti-do.
Yona is also unique in that her name above dialogue boxes displays as "???" until she formally introduces herself. Most characters display their names as soon as Link speaks to them even if they have not yet introduced themselves.
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Gallery
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Yona's introduction
See Also
References
- ↑ "Yona
Caretaker to the Zora" — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom) - ↑ "Lady Yona, it is time. I fear we must be going now." — Khira (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "Yona
Queen of the Zora" — Character Profiles (Tears of the Kingdom) - ↑ "Ahem, speaking of thanks, Queen Yona mentioned that she would like to gift you a token of gratitude." — Jiahto (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "A royal Zora from another domain. Known for her kindness, she was Sidon's childhood friend." — Character Profiles (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "I am Prince Sidon's... Oh, forgive me. I am your best friend's fiancée." — Yona (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "At this same precious moment, I ask that you also open your hearts to your new queen, my beloved Yona!" — Sidon (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "~ Announcement ~
It’s here! I’m so thrilled to share that I’m the English voice of Yona in “The Legend of Zelda: #TearsoftheKingdom”.
Honestly, I’m still pinching myself that this is real, and I’m honored to be a part of this legacy. 💚 See you in Hyrule!" — @LaurenAMayfield on Twitter, May 12, 2023 (Archive) - ↑ "Yona" — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ [1] (web archive), .