Talk:Zora

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Contents 1 At the Bottom of the Great Sea 2 Zolas in Phantom Hourglass 3 The small rumor... 4 Pluralization 5 Rounded Head 6 Theories on Evolution 7 Obeise ZORAS?

[edit] At the Bottom of the Great Sea

Moblin slayer – You can take me, the grave can take me, the earth is waiting to eat us alive... TALK – Yeah... Is it possible that the Zoras just live at the bottom of the Great Sea and just like their privacy? I mean, it was shown in OoA that Zoras can live under sea water permanently and just fine.

[edit] Zolas in Phantom Hourglass

First, let me just say that I do not support the theory that the zora's became the zolas after the flood because of the sea water. In MM, it clearly shows Zoras exsisting in salt water just fine. However, when I was playing Phatom Hourglass I couldn't help but nottice the appearance of the "fish men" soldiers that attack you at certain points of the game (like when you are moving the stone heads to open the temple of the sun). Their heads look like Zolas but they have bodies more like bloated Zoras. Whats more, they shoot fire balls out of their mouths just like the Zolas! As much as I don't want to admit it, I think these are the missing links between the Zoras and the Zolas. Therefore, I think that this information should be added to both the Zora and the Zola articles.

Interesting, but doesn't Phantom Hourglass succeed the events in Wind Waker, where Zora's are seen to have evolved into Rito?--Naftaliash827

Yeah, but we don't know for sure if they were all actually transformed into the Rito, which is actually just speculation on our part. Personally, I believe that the Rito are a combination of three Hyrulean peoples; Sheikah, Hylains, and Zora. They resemble Zora and Laruto and Medli are family, but at teh same time, they have pointed ears, something only Hylians are said to have because they can hear teh words of teh goddesses, oh and the mailman said he was decended from a famouse mailman that use to run across Hyrule field (another Hylian). Then there's the fact that Rito have red eyes and white hair, which are pysical traits locked in the Shiekan genes. So if thats teh case, or if teh Zora evoloved into teh Rito, then there is still teh possibility of otehr Zora becoming teh Zola.RalisII 01:59, 16 February 2008 (UTC)RalisII

And the Gerudo appear to have beaklike noses, if you noticed. But there's a flaw in that theory. There are two types of Zora in Oracle of Ages. First, the "river Zora" who are savage and spit fireballs, and the "sea Zora", who are like the Zora from Ocarina of Time. So both kinds existed at the same time it seems. Fused Shadow 02:07, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, to get back to the issue at hand. In Phantom hourglass there are creatures which look like zola, act like zola, and are for all apaprent reasons zola. the only major diffrence is that they have bodies like zora, which begs teh question where the two could be related IN SOME WAY. BTW, the river zora from oracle of ages are actually zola, as they act, look, and have the capibilities of the zola. Are the two braches of teh same fishy aqautic family, possibly sharing taht with the fishmen from windwaker? Or did as some say teh zora evolve into the zola? Sorry for my typos. I am posting between classes. Will add more later. RalisII 02:45, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

How about this? Early Zora (OoT) evolve into zola, but only some of them. Then later, the remaining Zora evolve into Rito. They are most definitely related. You also must remember that in the original japanese the zola in the The Legend of Zelda were Zora, there was just a translating error. In aLttP the Zoras look like Zola but are actually called Zoras. Fused Shadow 16:23, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Solar flute – The secret of the Bulblins, parachutes. TALK – why don't they put guardrails on that stupid bridge Why would zora need to evolve, if they can live in the sea perfectly fine?

While it’s still speculative if the Zora evolved or not I think the reason for them evolving wouldn’t be from the water itself but rather what’s in the water. Since the great sea (according to Ganon) lacks fish to catch the Zora would probably starve, and any that survived would quickly get eaten by all the enemies living in the sea (ie. All the ones that attack Link and his ship).--ShutUpNavi 23:04, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Redeadhunter – A real-life Zombie Hunter TALK – My weapon of choice:Bomb arrow Or the Gods who flooded Hyrule forced them to evolve so they wouldn't have to see the kingdom they left behind, so as to protect them from...something.

[edit] The small rumor...

Swords4life44 – Read below for the good part TALK – RTZ That rumor is really plausible, but who would pass on the tale of the hero if all were killed in the flood? (Sorry if I missed something, I tend to jump to conclucions)

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Oath to Order – The perceived badassery of any given action will increase tenfold if the action is performed while on fire. TALK – 0_o I've heard some people say they're the Rito. But, in PH, there are enemy Zoras, so, who knows?

Why does this article need a cleanup? Solar flute 04:48, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pluralization

Midnaslave – Whatever tomorrow brings I'll be there, with open arms and open eyes, yeah. TALK – Oh god, NO! - Manual of Style In official text a Zora isn't pluralized Zoras, but Zora. Should we change everything to that? And an example is, from the Project Deluge interview, Aonuma says "... The Zora race will..."

toonlink – I am Toonlink, the Hero of Winds! TALK – -- 4/3 people have problems with fractions im not sure i cant remeber if in TP if the guys at lake HYLIA (BAD SPELLING) called them Zoras or just the zora. I think it was zora.

[edit] Rounded Head

Xykeb Zraliv – Instead of making the moon hit Termina faster, use your energy to give it a face. Your weapon of mass destruction may as well look nice. TALK – REVIEWS - MAJORA'S MASK WALKTHROUGH - ORACLE OF AGES WALKTHROUGH - TOP TEN I don't see how the rounded head is a distinguishing female feature. It's used for ONE character, who just happens to be female (before you start yelling at me that Ruto and Lulu both have rounded heads, let me explain: Lulu is Ruto's alternate reality, so any body feature that Ruto has that other Zora don't have are ones that Lulu has. If Ruto has a rounded head, Lulu must also have a rounded head. Because of this, I don't consider Lulu to be a seperate character in terms of her physical description). Furthermore, there are more female Zora (well, Zora that are clearly mentioned as being female) that DON'T have the rounded heads than there are female Zora with the rounded heads.

i think the round head could be something to do with royalty Oni Dark Link

Moblin slayer – You can take me, the grave can take me, the earth is waiting to eat us alive... TALK – Yeah... It might be one of those random Zora qualities, like Mikau's roommate looking like a manta ray.

most likely there just to make them more interesting Oni Dark Link

[edit] Theories on Evolution

Dark Ridley – Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. TALK – {{{19:55, 7 May 2008 (UTC)}}} I know a lot of people discuss the Rito and such when it comes to Zora possibly evolving into them in the Wind Waker, but could it be possible that they devolved into the Fishmen, seeing as they are an aquatic race and the Zora's themselves evolved from fish, and if they the fish-like form could possibly be better suited to the Great Sea.

Moblin slayer – Come the morning light, its a see through show, what you may have heard and what you think you know... TALK – Yeah... It is possible that the Zoras did evolve into the fishmen...If you ask me, though, there are just more similarities between the Rito and the Zora.

Lisa URAQT – "It's time Michael." --Dr. Sam Loomis from Halloween II TALK – QUOTES — JOURNAL — SANDBOX — DRAGON — 17:10, 31 May 2009 (UTC) Well, in my science class, they say that new species are created when part of one population between species gets separated from the main population (like they migrate to an island or something), and then evolve to be better suited to their environment (natural selection), and they are considered a new species when one of the separated organisms can't mate with the other organisms (the ones they evolved from) to produce fertile offspring. (Sorry for all my science jargon there.) So how about this: the Zoras had a civil war, there was a rebellion, and one or more groups of Zoras left Zora's Domain and went somewhere else. Like maybe a group formed an alliance with the Gorons and lived in Death Mountain, eventually evolving into the Rito and another group went to the ocean and evolved into the Fishmen. And maybe another group went all crazed and warlike and built a bunch of Bombships with the Zora symbol on it. Just speculating there.

Metroidhunter32 – I have created a tournament of heroes. TALK – Vote upon it. Or it could be like in the Shannara books where there was a nucleaur war. (or magic equivilent) and the two surrvived it in different ways creating two different species from the mutation.

[edit] Obeise ZORAS?

Zoralovingfool (talk) My Question is definently This Zoras who are fast swimmers and all well how do that fat ones get around like the king in OoT i mean you have to admit the guy when he's getting out of your way to get to lord jabu jabu it just makes you want to yell (and how did ruto send a letter while in a whale/fish?

Umm, maybe? --AuronKaizer! 14:52, October 19, 2009 (UTC)