Marin

Marin
Species	Human
Hair color	Red
Eye color	Blue
Relatives	Tarin (father)
Debut	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Marin is a supporting character in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.

Background

Marin was the daughter of Tarin, residing in Mabe Village on Koholint Island. She was very friendly and fond of music. Marin often traveled back and forth between Mabe Village and its sister town, Animal Village, in order to perform and entertain the denizens, her special song being the Ballad of the Wind Fish. But at the same time, Marin felt constricted by her life and the seeming reality that there were no other lands in the world except for Koholint. Many times at the shore she admired the seagulls and wished that she was one so that she could fly freely throughout the world and sing for everyone. She wondered if the Wind Fish would grant her wish if he was awakened.

Marin received newfound hope when a traveler, Link, was found washed up on the shores of Koholint. She found him and brought him back to her house to rest until her recovered. Marin would teach the Ballad of Wind Fish to Link after he found the Ocarina. Later on in the game, Link came to look for Marin so he could sing for the lazy walrus to awaken him. She found him on the beach, where she told him about all of her dreams and the hope that Link's arrival brought to her. Marin then followed Link around (various photo opportunities between the two were possible at this point in the DX version) until they arrived at the Animal Village, where Marin woke up the walrus with the Ballad of the Wind Fish. She then remained at the Animal Village for some time to sing for the locals.

Later in the game, Marin went to Mt. Tamaranch and attempted to awaken the Wind Fish by singing the Ballad in front of the Wind Fish's egg. But she failed and was then trapped in the middle of a bridge until Link arrived and rescued her. She was then about to tell Link something, but she was called away by Tarin.

At the end of the game, the Wind Fish woke. The entire Koholint Island was revealed to just be part of the Wind Fish's dream, so the island and everything on it, including Marin, faded out of existence. However, if the player completed the game without dying once, then Marin would survive in the real world in the form of a seagull, her dream finally come true.

Trivia

• The character Malon in later Zelda games is loosely based on Marin.
• Marin appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee. The trophy is unlocked with the Sound Test, which makes sense considering Marin's fondness of music.
• Seagulls would go on to have a recurring presence in the Zelda series, particularly in The Wind Waker., where Link's sister Aryll befriends seagulls.