The Wind Fish is a large, deity-like whale and a character in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. He rests in an egg on the top of Mt. Tamaranch on Koholint Island.
The Wind Fish has light green skin, a small pair of wings, and wears exotic-patterned clothing around his body. There are three gemstones that are horizontally lined across from the left side of his body. Despite having "fish" in his name, whales are classified as mammals.
History[edit]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening[edit]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX sprite
In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, shortly after Link begins his adventure, an owl appears to Link and tells him that he cannot leave Koholint Island unless he awakens the Wind Fish, which is done by gathering all eight Instruments of the Sirens.
In the Ancient Ruins, Link reads a mural that reveals that Koholint Island only exists within the Wind Fish's dreams, and that if the Wind Fish were to awaken, Koholint Island would vanish in its entirety. After reading the mural, the owl appears to Link to tell him that the legend is a myth, and that only the Wind Fish knows the true answer.
Link eventually obtains the eight Instruments of the Sirens goes to the Wind Fish's Egg, and plays the Ballad of the Wind Fish, a melody intended for awakening the Wind Fish. By playing the tune, the Wind Fish's Egg cracks open. Inside, Link encounters the final boss, the Nightmares, who confirm that Koholint Island is a dream world and that they put the Wind Fish into an endless slumber so that they could rule over Koholint Island. This also explains how enemies have appeared all over Koholint Island.
Once Link has defeated the Nightmares, a ladder leading up to the Wind Fish appears. As Link climbs the ladder, the owl appears again and reveals himself to be the guardian of the Wind Fish's dreams. He congratulates Link for defeating the nightmares and says one last goodbye to him. The Wind Fish then wakes up and instructs Link to play the Ballad of the Wind Fish, causing Koholint Island to vanish, just as legend had stated. However, the Wind Fish tells Link that the dream world will continue to exist in his memories. Once awoken, Link finds himself floating on the ship wreckage in the middle of the sea. Link hears a noise, and he looks up to see the Wind Fish. Link smiles as he watches him fly away.
Hyrule Warriors[edit]
Marin summons the Wind Fish in
Hyrule Warriors LegendsIn Hyrule Warriors, the Wind Fish is included as a part of the Link's Awakening Pack. He is a part of Marin's Bell moveset, and when summoned, the Wind Fish does a large belly flop onto the enemies in front of Marin.
Like The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, the goal of the Koholint Island Adventure Mode map is to awaken the Wind Fish, which is done by using the eight Instruments of the Sirens Item Cards.
The Link's Awakening Pack also includes Wind Fish recolors for Lana and Cia's Standard Outfits. These can be unlocked on the Koholint Island map. Lana has only one outfit, "Standard Outfit (Koholint)", and Cia has three: Masked (Koholint), Unmasked (Koholint), and Hatless (Koholint).
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
The Wind Fish appears as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Gallery[edit]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening sprite
Marin summons the Wind Fish in Hyrule Warriors
Names in other languages[edit]
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Name
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Meaning
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| Japanese |
かぜのさかな
Kaze no Sakana |
Wind Fish
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| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX) (Nintendo Switch)
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| Characters
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| Main and supporting
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Link • Marin • Tarin • BowWow • Owl • Flying Rooster • Wind Fish
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| Other
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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
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| Species
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Bee • Bird • Chicken • Fairy • Fish • Fox • Frog • Mini Bow-Wow • Monkey • Mouse • Rabbit • Seagull
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| Enemies
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| Normal enemies
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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
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| Traps and obstacles
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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***
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| Minibosses
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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
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| Bosses
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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*
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| Equipment
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| Weapons
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Bomb • Boomerang • Bow and Arrows • Hookshot • Magic Rod • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet (Powerful Bracelet) • Shield (Mirror Shield) • Sword (Koholint Sword)
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| Items
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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)
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| Dungeon Keys
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Tail Key • Slime Key • Angler Key • Face Key • Bird Key
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| Instruments of the Sirens
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Full Moon Cello • Conch Horn • Sea Lily's Bell • Surf Harp • Wind Marimba • Coral Triangle • Organ of Evening Calm • Thunder Drum
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| Locations
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| Koholint Island
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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
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| Dungeons
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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*
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| Buildings
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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
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| Other
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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
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| * Not in the original version ** Exclusive to Link's Awakening DX *** Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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