Mamu
Artwork of Mamu
First appearance	Link's Awakening (1993)
Sex	Male
Homeland	Koholint Island
Hometown	Signpost Maze
Race	Frog

"Ribbit! Ribbit! I'm Mamu, on vocals! But I don't need to tell you that, do I? Everybody knows me!"

— Mamu

Mamu is a character from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. He is an anthropomorphic frog or frog-like being, renowned for his singing ability. His home is located beneath the Signpost Maze.

Biography Edit

On his quest to retrieve the seventh Instrument of the Siren, Link navigates his way through the Signpost Maze and finds a stairwell leading to Mamu's abode. Link pays Mamu the price of 300 Rupees for one performance of a "previously unreleased cut" sung by Mamu and his back-up singer frogs. After the performance is finished, Link learns the song, known as the "Frog's Song of Soul", on his Ocarina. The song has the ability to resurrect the dead or awaken the sleeping. He uses this song to awaken the dead Flying Rooster, to enter Eagle's Tower, and to awaken the monster guarding Turtle Rock, permitting entry. Mamu cannot be revisited, as the sign outside his cave states that he and his singing group are on tour.

Etymology Edit

Mamu is based upon Wart, the antagonist of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and its remake Super Mario Bros. 2, whose name is "Mamu" in the Japanese original release of the game; the two are identical in appearance. Interestingly, both Super Mario Bros. 2 and Link's Awakening take place in a dream world.