where did navi come from
why was navi chosen to guide and protect
link
why did navi up and leave at the end of
the game
what happened to link's mother
these are just a few questions i had
while reminiscing about one of the best
games ever made the legend of zelda
ocarina of time i think we can all agree
that this game is a masterpiece full of
hidden meanings subtexts and some of the
most phenomenal dialogue and
storytelling ever put to cartridge with
that being said the opening questions i
brought up
are not very fleshed out in the game a
fairy named navi is basically thrust
upon link nagging him throughout the
game
albeit helpful nagging and ultimately
guides and protects him the story of how
link a hylian was raised as a kokiri is
touched upon here and there but
could use some additional explaining
well good news for those interested in
finding the answers to these questions i
have a working theory that potentially
clears everything up
and will give you a new perspective on
the entirety of ocarina of time
well
maybe this theory may require a bit of
an open mind and that's kind of an
understatement i just thought i'd have
some fun and go with the flow of a
seemingly crazy idea that floated into
my thought stream but actually there is
some relatively compelling evidence to
support my inane fixation on this
ludicrous proposal let us indulge in
this theory
one i have aptly dubbed the zelda theory
that will make you appreciate navi also
known as the fairy theory
let us begin with the first question i
posed where did navi come from
well some may say that fairies like navi
naturally occur around fairy fountains
throughout hyrule while that is true to
an extent this theory is not plausible
and i'll tell you why navi doesn't have
the same properties as fairies from
fairy fountains just like all other
kokiri guardian fairies navi can make
direct contact with her partner link and
not restore his health whereas fairies
from fairy fountains restore health the
second they make contact with someone
then there's the obvious difference in
color fairies from fairy fountains are
pink always while kokiri guardian
fairies are of many varying colors
therefore we can rule out the theory of
navi coming from a normal fairy fountain
then that begs the question
where did any of the kokiri guardian
fairies come from the answer may lie in
this piece of dialogue from the kokiri
girl at the end of the kokiri forest
bridge part way into the game she says
this
i wonder if the great deku tree gave
life to everything in the forest i mean
in addition to us kokiri by saying in
addition to us kokiri she is clearly
stating that the great deku tree created
the kokiri and that he has the ability
to create life acting as their
equivalent to god
but now if the grey deku tree can create
the kokiri
wouldn't it be logical to assume that he
would be the one to create their
guardian fairies as well
yes
that would be logical
so
there we have it case closed on this one
i'd say yep there's absolutely nothing
left to discuss about the origin of
fairies nope
nothing else
at all at least for
now let's tackle that second question
and this one's a bit more in-depth why
was navi chosen to guide and protect
link
okay so
let me ask you another question that
i've never seen anyone else ask
why does any child in the kokiri forest
besides link even have a ferry they
don't need help or protection as they're
safely stowed away in the forest there
are no monsters in the forest and they
can't leave or else they'll die so
why would they need a fairy just to what
talk to they could just talk to each
other couldn't they when the other
kokiri teach you how to use navi at the
start of the game all they really show
you is just how to z target stuff and
talk with your fairy
that's the extent of their knowledge of
the uses of fairies that they can use
them to talk to people who are far away
not all that helpful if you ask me you
also don't ever catch any conversations
between the kokiri children and their
fairy they just kind of stand there in
silence until you walk up on them
so now that we've established that the
normal kokiri fairies are basically
useless we can assume that navi was
specifically chosen and trained in some
way that would help link i mean how else
would naby know about all the different
monsters items and dungeon mechanics
throughout all of hyrule that would
indeed require extremely specific
training wouldn't it training that i
don't believe every kokiri guardian
fairy receives as they will never need
to use it with their children this may
be a way to explain how it took so long
for link to receive his fairy in the
first place navi could have been being
trained by the great deku tree navi is a
highly specialized fairy and as a matter
of fact appears to be the most powerful
and knowledgeable fairy in all of hyrule
besides the great fairies of course
the fact that navi is extremely powerful
and important is even stated by the
great deku tree himself after explaining
to navi that she'll be aiding link in
his journey at the beginning of the game
he tells her fly nevi fly
the fate of the forest nay the world
depends upon me alright so another
question what is the world well
it's not hyrule we know that hyrule is
not a world due to what the deku tree
sprout tells us after beating the forest
temple he says
some time ago before the king of hyrule
unified this country
so my rule is confirmed to be a country
this means that navi was also designed
to help link
outside of the country of hyrule
suggesting that link's destiny was not
completely fulfilled by the end of
ocarina of time after all another thing
the deku tree sprout tells us is this
the deku tree could sense that this was
a child of destiny whose fate would
affect the entire world the entire
world so both the fate of navi and link
would affect the entire world meaning
that the actions of navi in guiding link
would directly affect the entire world
keep all this in mind it's very
pertinent
we know from the start of majora's mask
that link directly after the events of
ocarina of time were concluded
went on a separate journey a more
personal one where he went in search of
navi in the woods this then led him to
save the country of termina so yes there
was still more to link's destiny and it
did involve the broader scope of the
world
and
navi led him there
this leads us
into the next question
why did navi up and leave at the end of
the game
now there are already many theories
about this and
the most agreed upon one is that navi's
purpose was fulfilled meaning that like
any other fairy she had to die she
didn't want link to watch his best
friend die so she flew where he couldn't
see her and died
however as you've heard in this video
thus far i'm theorizing that this is not
the case and that there was still more
for navi to do i don't think that navi
just flew away so that link wouldn't
have to watch or die
i think she was leading him on the chase
that would result in him saving termina
think about it link losing navi at the
end of the game made him sad as she was
the best friend he'd ever had and he
wished to find her again so his hunt
began he went deep into the woods came
across skull kid and everything played
out as intended see navi's own destiny
was at risk because had link known what
he was getting into next he probably
wouldn't have gone to termina the quest
that would transpire in termina would be
brutally challenging traumatizing and
exhausting thus
link had to be coaxed there under a
shroud of mystery so that he wouldn't
expect another huge life-altering
adventure so soon after his one in high
rule
this is why navi left link at the end of
ocarina of time simply to get him to go
after her allowing navi's destiny as
well as links
to be completely fulfilled rather simple
if you think about it yet not many
people have theorized this
now that the first three questions have
been addressed the fourth may seem a bit
out of place
what happened to link's mother some of
you astute ocarina of time fans watching
might be screaming she died in the
fierce war described by the deku tree
sprawl and as far as we know you would
be correct
but gather round children
i'm going to spin a yarn for ye the deku
sprout recounted the following story to
link
after he completed the forest temple
some time ago before the king of hyrule
unified this country there was a fierce
war in our world one day to escape from
the fires of the war
a hylian mother and her baby boy entered
this forbidden forest the mother was
gravely injured her only choice was to
entrust the child to the deku tree the
guardian spirit of the forest the deku
tree could sense that this was a child
of destiny whose fate would affect the
entire world so he took him into the
forest after the mother passed away the
baby was raised as a kokiri and now
finally a day of destiny has come that's
all fine and good but
i would like to propose something that
may sound a bit um
odd at first
is it possible that link's mother was
able to live on somehow
okay okay
that sounds a bit crazy allow me to
transition to another question
what even are fairies you might be
saying hey we already discussed this
some are healers others are guardians
and yes we have partly discussed what
they are but i mean
what are they what are they made of what
are they composed of this is never
explained in any of the zelda games and
most players including myself
simply consider them just another race
in the zelda universe which is also
correct but that still doesn't explain
what they're made of or what their
essence is
another question
what's something that is similar to a
fairy that we've seen in ocarina of time
in a majora's mask and i'll give you a
second
the answer is
pose
pose are essentially the antithesis of a
fairy as they only harm people instead
of helping them but much like fairies
they can be kept in bottles and only
used once there are also many variations
of pose just as there are many
variations of fairies like big fairies
great fairies etc they can also be found
just floating around hyrule or hiding in
various locations just like fairies can
be
and what are pose made of the legend of
zelda encyclopedia explains that pose
are spirits that become monsters due to
a lingering attachment to the world of
the living so basically they are
composed of the spirits of those who
have died that harbored regrets in life
now if pose are really the anti-fairy as
i outlined and as the game suggests
could it be
that fairies are actually composed of
the spirits of those who have died that
accomplished good deeds in life and had
no regrets
i'd wager so
do you see where i'm going with this
link's mother had no regrets in life
since she managed to find safety for her
child by placing link under the care of
the great deku tree and it's evident
that that's all she cared about seeing
as she was fatally injured i mean that's
all she could do really and she
accomplished that
could link's mother have reappeared
as a fairy
maybe even as navi
uh hold on
hold on substantiating that claim is
going to require some major evidence
absolutely and i believe i have that
evidence
what is the evidence to support navi
being link's mother though great
question let's get started
did you notice what the deku tree
sprouts said toward the end of his story
let's take a look at it
after the mother passed away the baby
was raised as a kokiri
let me read that again
after the mother passed away the baby
was raised as a kokiri
after
after she had passed
now i don't know about you but i doubt
that the great digger tree would just
sit there and watch as link's poor
mother bled out or whatever she did how
long would she be laying there before
she died a day two days
a week a month yeah i doubt that the
great deku tree would just watch that
happen without helping her unless
he knew what would happen that she would
become the guardian fairy to protect
link on his quest of destiny after all
the great deku tree could sense quite
quickly that link had a destiny surely
then he knew that not healing link's
mother would actually be more beneficial
because she would become his helper in
fairy form that would be her destiny and
the great deku tree sensed this
what about the second part of that quote
though it says the baby was raised as a
kokiri but only after the mother had
died what did the kokiri have in common
their children well okay link is a child
so he fits in in that regard but what
else do all kokiri have in common
they have fairies yes in order for link
to be raised as a kokiri he would need a
fairy this supports why link was raised
as a kokiri only after his mother had
passed because then there would be a
ferry waiting for him the fairy being
the spirit of his mother but as
mentioned before
she must have been trained by the great
dakotary which is why it took so long
for her to be assigned to link
alright so even if all this is true why
didn't navi ever mention this to link
why not tell your son that you're still
alive just in the form of a fairy the
answer to that is relatively simple
navi was under the direct authority of
the great deku tree who she considers
her god the great deku tree even says
this to navi navi the fairy help link to
carry out my will it very well could be
that part of the great deku tree's will
was that navi should never reveal this
information to link
but why
well it would make him realize that he
wasn't a kokiri and while it's true that
he does find this out eventually
it's only by the will of the deku tree
that he ever does plus if navi were to
reveal this information to him
prematurely he would realize that he
didn't belong in the kokiri force and he
may have left before reading the great
deku tree of ganondorf's evil
well now the question is why not tell
link after he's already found out that
he's not a kokiri
at that point it's really a judgment
call from navi link had already had it
revealed to him that his life was
basically a lie if naby were to tell him
that she was his mother he may feel even
more betrayed or perhaps navi felt like
she had robbed link of a normal hylian
childhood and
felt guilty that he was an outcast where
she had brought him it could have been
shame that prevented her from telling
him there are many reasons for her to
keep this a secret just as many parents
that give their children up for adoption
keep their identities hidden from them
for various reasons they don't just go
up to their kid if they see him in
public and say hey bud i'm your real
parent nah they don't say that even if
the child knows that they're adopted
it's just not something people feel
comfortable doing
and that kind of wraps this up here i
mean this theory is uh it's a bit crazy
honestly though
i feel like it holds up rather well to
scrutiny now if you see any holes in my
theory feel free to point them out and
if i can't refute your scrutiny then i
will literally subscribe to you no joke
and yes
this is a challenge to you all to try
and disprove my theory and i mean make
your case plead your case nice and juicy
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