“Don't ask me what that means, I'm just a kid!”
– Quadruplet , The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Quadruplets [ 1] are the sons of Papahl and Mamasha in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening . When spoken with, they will give advice, which sometimes breaks the fourth wall, before saying they are unsure as to what it means due to being "just a kid!" They can be found in various places across Mabe Village . Two of them play catch with a ball near the Village Library , and are the ones who tell Link that Madam MeowMeow 's pet BowWow was stolen by Moblins . Midway through the game, a fifth Quadruplet will appear near the Weathercock . Speaking with him will reveal that he has never considered the possibility of there being anything outside Koholint Island . It is unclear whether this fifth Quadruplet is an oversight or an intentional hint that the island is actually just a dream.
In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX , all but one of the catch-playing Quadruplets have green clothes; the remaining one has red clothes. In the Nintendo Switch remake , they now have individual names and all wear white shirts, with their shorts being colored different. Their names are Joonya , Kidoh , Suhni , and Lattie , puns on the words "junior," "kiddo," "sonny," and "laddie" respectively, being all colloquial terms of endearment for small boys.
In The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds , the Quadruplets' "I'm just a kid" line is referenced by Gulley when he explains how saving works.
Names in other languages [ edit ]
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Meaning
Japanese
タムタムTamutamu
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Meaning
Japanese
トムトムTomutomu
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Meaning
Japanese
ケンケンKenken
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Japanese
テンテンTenten
References [ edit ]
^ M. Arakawa. The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening Player's Guide. Page 88.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX ) (Nintendo Switch )
Characters
Main and supporting
Link • Marin • Tarin • BowWow • Owl • Flying Rooster • Wind Fish
Other
Bear Cub • Chef Bear • Christine • CiaoCiao • Crazy Tracy • Dampé *** • Fairy Queen * • Fisherman • Gar and Dion * • Ghost • Grandma Yahoo • Goriya • Great Fairies • Henhouse Keeper • Hippo Model • Kiki the Monkey • Li'l Devil • Madam MeowMeow • Mamasha • Mamu • Manbo • Mermaid • Mr. Write • Old Man Ulrira • Papahl • Photographer ** • Quadruplets • Raccoon • Richard • Sale • Schule Donavitch • Shopkeeper • Toucan • Trendy Gamester • Walrus • Witch
Species
Bee • Bird • Chicken • Fairy • Fish • Fox • Frog • Mini Bow-Wow • Monkey • Mouse • Rabbit • Seagull
Enemies
Normal enemies
Armos • Ball and Chain Trooper • Ballereen • Beetle • Birky • Blooper • Boarblin • Bomb Trooper • Bombite • Bonewing * • Boo • Buzz Blob • Cheep Cheep • Crow • Cukeman • Dacto • Darknut • Firebat • Ghini • Giant Ghini • Gibdo • Giant Goponga Flower • Goo Specter • Goomba • Goponga Flower • Hardhat Beetle • Helmasaur • Hollow Mimic • Hue Ball * • K.K. Sniper • Keese • Leever • Like Like • Mini Angler • Mini-Moldorm • Mini Zol • Moblin • Octorok • Pairodd • Peahat • Pincer • Piranha • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pols Voice • Rope • Sand Crab • Sea Urchin • Shrouded Stalfos • Shy Guy • Spark • Spiny • Spiny Beetle • Stalfos • Sword Moblin • Sword Stalfos • Tektite • Three-of-a-Kind • Vire • Voidmaster • Water Tektite • Winged Octorok • Wizzrobe • Zirro • Zol • Zombie • Zora
Traps and obstacles
Anti-Faery • Blade Trap • Boulder • Eye Guard • Face Lamp • Flame Fountain • Flying Tile • Giant Bubble • Laser • Lava • Mega Thwomp • Podoboo • Quick Sand • Shadow Link *** • Spiked Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Thwomp • Wallmaster ***
Minibosses
Armos Knight • Avalaunch * • Blaino • Dodongo Snake • Giant Buzz Blob * • Gohma • Grim Creeper and Creeps • Hinox • Hydrosoar • Lanmola • Master Stalfos • Moblin Chief • Rover • Spike Roller • Turtle Rock
Bosses
Moldorm • Genie • Slime Eye • Angler Fish • Slime Eel • Facade • Evil Eagle • Hot Head • Shadow Nightmares (Giant Zol Shadow • Agahnim Shadow • Moldorm Shadow • Ganon Shadow • Lanmola Shadow • Death Shadow ) • Hardhit Beetle *
Equipment
Weapons
Bomb • Boomerang • Bow and Arrows • Hookshot • Magic Rod • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet (Powerful Bracelet ) • Shield (Mirror Shield ) • Sword (Koholint Sword )
Items
Blue Clothes * • Compass • Dungeon Map • Fairy • Flippers • Golden Leaf • Guardian Acorn • Heart • Heart Container • Magnifying Lens • Nightmare Key • Piece of Heart • Piece of Power • Red Clothes * • Rupee • Secret medicine • Secret Seashell • Small Key • Stone beak • Toadstool • Trading sequence items (Yoshi Doll , Ribbon , Canned food , Bananas , Stick , Honeycomb , Pineapple , Hibiscus , Goat's letter , Broom , Fishing hook , Necklace/Bra , Mermaid's Scale )
Dungeon Keys
Tail Key • Slime Key • Angler Key • Face Key • Bird Key
Instruments of the Sirens
Full Moon Cello • Conch Horn • Sea Lily's Bell • Surf Harp • Wind Marimba • Coral Triangle • Organ of Evening Calm • Thunder Drum
Locations
Koholint Island
Animal Village • Cemetery • East of the Bay • Goponga Swamp • Koholint Prairie • Mabe Village • Martha's Bay • Mt. Tamaranch • Mysterious Forest • Pothole Field • Rapids Ride • Shrine Waterfall • Signpost Maze • South of the Village • Tabahl Wasteland • Tal Tal Heights • Tal Tal Mountain Range • Toronbo Shores • Ukuku Prairie • Yarna Desert
Dungeons
Level 1 - Tail Cave • Level 2 - Bottle Grotto • Level 3 - Key Cavern • Level 4 - Angler's Tunnel • Level 5 - Catfish's Maw • Level 6 - Face Shrine • Level 7 - Eagle's Tower • Level 8 - Turtle Rock • Wind Fish's Egg • Color Dungeon *
Buildings
Crazy Tracy's Health Spa • Henhouse • House by the Bay • Manbo's Pond • Madam MeowMeow's House • Marin and Tarin's House • Old Man Ulrira's House • Quadruplets House • Raft Shop • Richard's Villa • Sale's House o' Bananas • Seashell Mansion • Telephone Booth • Town Tool Shop • Trendy Game • Under the bridge • Village Library • Weird Mr. Write • Witch's Hut
Other
Ancient Ruins • Camera Shop ** • Chamber Dungeon *** • Dampé's Shack *** • Dream Shrine • Faerie Spring • Fishing Pond • Kanalet Castle • Mermaid Statue • Moblin Cave • Warp point • Weathervane • Well
* Not in the original version ** Exclusive to Link's Awakening DX *** Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake