Goron

Goron
Debut	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Gorons are a race of rocky creatures that inhabit Death Mountain and mountainous areas from other lands. They were introduced in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and have made frequent appearances since.

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As a race of rocky brown creatures, there's not much Gorons can't break with their fists, they can walk through lava, and they can also curl up and roll around at high speeds. If they have magic power, Gorons can sprout spikes as they roll as well. Their only weaknesses are their incredible weights, which makes them sinkers in water, and their intolerance for the cold. Despite their abilities, Gorons are more of a laidback people and usually use their powers for tunneling. In Majora's Mask, Link acquires a mask that allows him to transform into a Goron.

The Gorons are unusual in that they seem to be all males. They have children - though not specified how, that grow up normally. Another unusual trait is the case of giant Gorons. Biggoron and Medigoron are examples of these. His size is absolutely colossal. Examples of such gigantic Gorons have been seen in multiple games. Due to their size, they often make longswords, though they are simple knives from their perspective. One other unexpected skill of the Gorons is their farming skills. Gorons have grown their own special crop, the explosive Bomb Flower, the fruit of which Bombs are made from.

The Gorons are known for selling their wares as merchants. This is especially true in The Wind Waker where the Gorons were all but gone, save for three Gorons dressed in heavy merchant clothing and sailed around on rafts. They traded with Link and provided him with special flowers that were used in a trading sequence. Another Goron similar to these appeared in The Minish Cap.

Gorons are commonly found in mountains- most especially Death Mountain. That is where the Gorons lived during Ocarina of Time and Four Swords Adventures In Ocarina of Time they operated out of Goron City and searched for sirloin rocks in Dodongo's Cavern. They also have a proud history, as the ancestor of their leader Darunia had vanquished the evil dragon Volvagia. The Gorons were still living in Death Mountain in Twilight Princess. They were led by Darbus, but also by four very old Goron Elders as well. They were very stubborn and preferred to solve their own problems. They also enjoyed sumo wrestling and basking in the hot springs. True to their heritage, many of the Gorons travel to Hyrule Castle Town to sell their wares.

Gorons have been seen outside Hyrule as well. They are seen in both Oracles of Ages and Seasons living in Rolling Ridge in Labrynna and Goron Mountain in Holodrum. They are also seen in the parallel universe, Termina. Majora's Mask showed what life was life for Terminan Gorons. They lived high up in the northern Snowhead mountain and even had their own racetrack. The Skull Kid tormented them by bringing deadly winters in the middle of spring and nearly froze the Gorons to death until Link saved them.

Additional Gorons were also present in The Minish Cap. One is found trying to bust away a cave, but has little luck on his own. By engaging in the appropriate Kinstone fusion, the Goron is joined by more and more Gorons until there is enough to clear the cave. They once hailed from Mt. Crenel, but there numbers have since diminished.

Although the home of the Gorons was unknown in the time of The Wind Waker, its follow-up game Phantom Hourglass showed a tribe of Gorons living on Goron Island, There they protected the sacred metal crimsonine, which was kept within the Goron Temple. Due to not being part of the tribe, Link was only allowed to go after the crimsonine after answering a series of questions based on trivia around the island and then paying an expensive fee of Rupees (which is exactly the equal to the amount of Rupees that Link is given as a reward for solving the quiz). This Goron tribe was lead by a new version of Biggoron. Gorons were also seen running a minigame on Dee Es Island within the game.

A tribe of Gorons was also shown to have settled in the new Hyrule in Spirit Tracks, where they lived in a Goron Village within the Fire Realm, in the shadow of a volcanic mountain. They are shown to worship an unspecified goddess of the volcano.

Trivia

• "Goron" is Japanese onomatopeia for something heavy rolling.
• Gorons are vaguely hinted at in the The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past's instruction manual, which mentions an ancient race of mountain people.
• The Gorons have their own trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.