Aryll
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| Race | Hylian |
| Gender | Female |
| First appearance | The Wind Waker (2003) |
| Family | Link (brother) Grandmother |
In The Wind Waker, Aryll (アリル, Ariru) is Link's younger sister. She lives with him on Outset Island with their Grandma. She is a very kind, mature and thoughtful person, and one of her favorite hobbies is to hang out at Aryll's Lookout and play with the seagulls.[1] Her telescope is her most cherished possession, but she lends it to Link as a special gift for his birthday.[2] Soon after, she and Link notice a giant bird known as the Helmaroc King soaring in the skies while carrying the leader of the pirates, Tetra, in its talons. The pirates' crew successfully hit the Helmaroc King with a cannon ball, causing Tetra to fall into the nearby Fairy Woods. Aryll urges her brother to go and rescue the pirate girl,[3] and after Link does so, the giant bird mistakes Aryll for Tetra, taking her away to the Forsaken Fortress. It becomes Link's sworn priority to save her and banish the evil menace behind all this.
After much persuasion, Tetra allows Link to come with her on the ship and travel to the Forsaken Fortress in an attempt to rescue her sister. However, Link is captured by the Helmaroc King before he can get to Aryll, launching him off into the Great Sea.
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Later, Link returns to the Forsaken Fortress and is finally able to rescue Aryll. Tetra and her crew of pirates take her away and promise to return her safely to her home of Outset Island.[4] As such, Aryll spends the rest of the game traveling with the band of pirates, sending her older brother letters from time to time. It should also be noted that Aryll has a change of wardrobe during her stay with the pirates: instead of her usual light blue dress, she changes to a dark purple dress with a skull near the bottom. She continues to wear this dress during the second quest.
Aryll is seen again at the end of the game aboard the pirates' ship after Link and Tetra surface from the now-flooded Hyrule. She appears once again waving good-bye to her older brother before Link and Tetra leave in the search of new lands.
Curiously, Aryll and Grandma are neither seen nor mentioned at all in Phantom Hourglass. Aryll is referenced by Nyeve; when Link trades the Hero's New Clothes for a telescope, he says "This is something valuable that I borrowed from my little sister...Ahhh ha ha! Just kidding."
Aryll is also a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Description from The Wind Waker's Aryll figurine
Personality: Kind and true to her family.
Link's energetic younger sister is adored by all who meet her. Her current goal is to learn how to fetch water so she can help out her grandmother. Her most treasured belonging is a telescope bearing a drawing of a seagull.
References
- ↑ "Hee hee hee! This is my FAVORITE spot to gaze out at the sea. When I play with the gulls, I call it "Aryll's Lookout."" —Aryll (The Wind Waker)
- ↑ "I'm going to give you my most treasured belonging...but just for one day!" —Aryll (The Wind Waker)
- ↑ "Link, this is so terrible! That girl fell into the forest! You have to go help her!" —Aryll (The Wind Waker)
- ↑ "If you're worried about your sister...don't be. I promise I'll deliver her safely back to your little island. Normally, I'd expect a huge reward for something like this...but this time, it's my treat!" —Tetra (The Wind Waker)
