| “ | Hey! Listen! | „ |
| ~ Navi |
Navi is the deuteragonist of the 1998 action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and its 2011 3DS remake.
She is the fairy companion of Link and accompanies him throughout his journey to save the kingdom of Hyrule from Ganondorf, primarily serving as a hint provider along the way.
Biography[]
Ocarina of Time[]
Navi was summoned by the Great Deku Tree who instructs her to bring a boy without a fairy to him as he doesn't have much time left. Navi flies around Kokiri Forest to find the person the Great Deku Tree wants and initially had no luck as most of them already have fairies, until she finds Link's house and goes inside to find him sleeping in bed and wakes him up. She introduces herself as her fairy friend who will join him from that point on. After Link gains a sword and shield to get past the grumpy Mido, the Great Deku Tree gives Link the task of breaking the fatal curse placed on him as a test of courage and tells Navi to guide Link. Navi is usable through the use of the Z-Targeting (L-Targeting for 3DS) function which allows Link to lock on to characters, objects, and enemies the latter which Navi can point out their weaknesses. After Link defeats Queen Gohma, the Great Deku Tree tells him about the creation of Hyrule thanks to the three goddesses, Din, Nayru and Farore, as well as about Ganondorf, the man who hailed from the far west who is seeking the sacred Triforce that the three aforementioned goddesses left behind. He then instructs Link to leave the forest and go to Hyrule Castle to meet Princess Zelda and learn more from her before giving him the Kokiri Emerald, the artifact that Ganondorf wanted so badly that he cursed the Great Deku Tree for refusing to hand it to him, before he completely dies.
Navi continues to support Link throughout his adventure to gain the remaining Spiritual Stones from the other races to open the Door of Time at Princess Zelda's request. Link gains the Master Sword, but because Link was not of an age that he was able to wield the sword, both he and Navi were trapped in the Sacred Realm, which Ganondorf exploits to gain the Triforce; however, because he only valued power above wisdom and courage, the Triforce split apart, leaving him with only the one part, which left him to find the holders of the other forces. Seven years later, Link meets Rauru upon waking up, who tells him what happened throughout the seven-year period and lets him know that he must awaken the five remaining sages throughout the land. Later, Sheik tells them about the locations of the Sages, each of their locations suffering greatly as a result of their temples falling to a curse; Kokiri Forest being infested with monsters, imprisoned Gorons at the mercy of a rampaging dragon, Zora's Domain being frozen with Lake Hylia having only a third of its water left, Kakariko Village in danger of a shadow monster being freed from the well, and the Spirit Temple being a hideout for Ganondorf's minions. Once Link travels to each of these locations, solves these problems and awakens all of them, Sheik reveals herself to be Princess Zelda all along, though she grants Link the Light Arrows before she is kidnapped by Ganondorf and held at his castle, where Hyrule Castle used to be. With the help of the sages, Link crosses over the rainbow bridge and deactivates the barrier in each room. Once Ganondorf is defeated, Zelda is freed from the pink crystal, but they were forced to escape the collapsing castle, after which in the ruins of the castle, Link then fights him again in his Ganon form and defeats him again, allowing Princess Zelda and the sages to seal him in the Sacred Realm. Princess Zelda then sends Link back to his original time to regain the seven years he lost, after which Navi is seen flying away since her task was completed.
Majora's Mask[]
Navi does not return in Majora's Mask, but before Link finds himself dealing with Termina's affairs, he was out searching for Navi and after saving the region from an apocolypse, he heads out to continue his search. It's unknown if they ever reunited.
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