One of the most fascinating and beloved races in the Legend of Zelda series is the Zora. These water-dwelling fish creatures are a cross between various types of sea creatures and ꦡhumanoid beings, ඣcreating a cool new race that is typically portrayed as being very elegant and intelligent.
First making their appearance in the original Legend of Zelda, Zoras were actually hostile enemies, sometimes called River Zoras. This list will be looking at the friendly variety, which make their first appearance in Ocarina of Time. Here are all of their appearances, ranked.
6 Win🐻d Waker
The Zoras don't technically exist anymore by the time of the events in the Wind Waker. Instead, the Rito race take their place, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:ha⛦ving evolved from the Zoras over time. But, there is a single Zora who makes an appearance in this iteration of Hyrule: Laﷺruto.
This young Zora is the Sage of Earth 𝓀before the Great Flood of Hyrule. Eventually, Laruto is replaced by the new sage, Medli. She ranks at the bottom of this list because she's the only Zora present in this game (albeit as a spirit), however, that doesn't detract fro🦄m her great design. Laruto is super cool, despite being the only Zora around, and not even technically still alive.
5 🦩 ൩ Oracle Of Ages
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Oracle of Ages is the only game where the friendly and enemy Zoras both exist. The friendly Zora are called the Sea Zora and live in the southern seas of the Labrynna region. Here, the Zora King fell sick when the water was polluted, meaning Link cannot enter Lord Jabu-Jabu beca꧑use he needs the King's consent.
He'll need to cure the illness as part of his quest. The Zora here are pretty cool, but lack th♌e elegance and grace of future iterations. They do, however, get some bonus points for the environmental message attached to their storyline within the game. This is also the only appearance of the friendly Zora race in a 2D Zelda game, with the rest only appearing in 3D entrie🐎s.
4 Ocarina Of Tim🐎e
One of the most memorable appearances of the Zora race is in Ocarina of Time, where they inhabit Zora's Domain, which also serves as the home for Lord Jabu-Jabu, Ocarina's third dungeon. While here, Link will meet a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:young Zora princess named Ruto, who he will once♚ again encounter in the future as an adult.
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Ruto betrothes herself to Link against his will and also demands to be carried around the dungeon, frustrating and humoring many p⭕layers. The Zoras in Ocarina are definitely memorable and would go on to set the standard for their a🐎ppearances in future games as lithe, streamlined creatures with beauty, intelligence, grace, and poise.
3 ꧟ 🍸 Twilight Princess
The version of the Zoras present 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:in Twilight Princess is strange. They have the same beauty and grace as their counterparts in other games, but the🎶 dark vibes of this game make the Zoras seem ethereal, glowing, and mysterious. This isn't a bad thing, though, as it makes their design really, really cool.
The Zoras here have🅘 more intricate detailing on their bodies, with tattoos, sharp gills, jewels, and unique characteristics that separate them from each other. The most beautiful among them present in the game was Queen Rutela, who was executed for standing against Zant, the main antagonist of Twilight Princess.
2 ꩵ Breath Of The ꦍWild
The Zoras are given a bit of a design update in Breath of the Wild. Here, they look more like fish than people, especially since many of them have long, trailing fishtails sprouting from the backs of their heads. They're also given new coloring, with many of them being a deep red, a dark grey, or nice navy blues.168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Zora's Domain itself is also gorgeous.
The Zoras here are also much more personable, being a bit goofy or fun-loving as opposed to their regal personalities in past games. Prince Sidon, one of the most notable characters in the game, is a bit of a frat bro that helps Link conquer Divine Beast Vah Ruta after 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Princess Mipha falls. These Zoras are fantastically-designed, with a great departure from their past desig💃ns into something way more uniqueౠ.
1 🧜 Majora's Mask
The Zoras in Majora's Mask are the same models used in Ocarina of Time, like many characters in this direct sequel. However, they're much cooler in this game than they are in Ocarina. Termina's Zora are way more per♒sonable, and a group of them even have a pretty rad rock band — the Indigo-Go's — that features prominently in the game's story.
The band's guitarist, Mikau, dies during a rescue mission before the events of the game, and his mask becomes the one used by 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Link to transform into a Zora. The band members, including Evan, Japas, Lulu, and Tijo, play instruments 🐠made out of dead fish bones and other materials, and they rock pretty hard to much delight from the crowd.