Lord Jabu-Jabu
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| Lord Jabu-Jabu | |
|---|---|
 Lord Jabu-Jabu from Ocarina of Time | |
| First appearance | Ocarina of Time (1998) |
| Appears in | Ocarina of Time Oracle of Ages |
| Sex | Male |
| Homeland | (Ocarina of Time) Hyrule (Oracle of Ages) Labrynna |
| Hometown | (Ocarina of Time) Zora's Fountain (Oracle of Ages) Zora Village |
| Race | Fish-Deity |
Lord Jabu-Jabu is a recurring character in the Legend of Zelda series. He has the appearance of a giant fish, and is worshipped by the Zora race as their patron Deity. In both of Lord Jabu-Jabu's appearances, he not only acts as a character, but his belly acts a one of the games' dungeons.
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[edit] Appearances
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[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Lord Jabu-Jabu resides in Zora's Fountain, where he is cared for by the Zora. After King Zora XVI refuses to give Ganondorf the Zora's Sapphire, he places a curse on Lord Jabu-Jabu, causing him to act strangely, and swallow his caretaker, Princess Ruto, while she was bringing him food, along with the Zora's Sapphire. Link must enter Jabu-Jabu's belly to rescue Ruto and break the curse by defeating Barinade. In order to enter, Link must present a fish for Jabu-Jabu to open his mouth. The deity will then suck Link inside of himself. Afterward, Jabu-Jabu will simply open his mouth when Link approaches, allowing him to enter and leave as he pleases.
Sometime during the seven years Link is trapped in the Sacred Realm, Lord Jabu-Jabu disappears from Zora's Fountain, and is never seen nor mentioned in the game again. It is widely believed that he either died or migrated when Zora's Domain froze over. However it is possible that Jabu-Jabu was frozen too, due to the fact a huge iceberg roughly his size can be seen were he used to be.
[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Lord Jabu-Jabu lives in Zora Village. In the Past, Lord Jabu-Jabu has not yet become a fully-grown fish. In the Present age, Lord Jabu-Jabu has grown. Link must enter Jabu-Jabu's Belly, which serves as the game's seventh dungeon.
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[edit] Theories
Theory warning: This section contains theoretical information based on the viewpoints or research of one or several other users. It has not been officially verified by Nintendo and its factual accuracy is disputed.
There has been speculation that The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker's Jabun may be Lord Jabu-Jabu or a relative, due to his similar name, appearance, and music that plays while around both Jabun and Lord Jabu-Jabu. Another similarity is that Jabun knows the ancient Hylian Language which was used during the events of Ocarina of Time. Though not affiliated with Nintendo, the Prima's guide for The Wind Waker, states that Jabun was once referred to as Jabu-Jabu, indicating that he survived the future events of Ocarina of Time and returned to Hyrule before taking on the name Jabun following the Great Flood.
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