Darbus
Darbus in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. | |
Darbus | |
Species | Goron |
Hair color | White |
Eye color | Blue |
Base | Death Mountain |
Debut | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess |
Darbus is the patriarch of the Goron tribe from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess who is also temporarily turned into the boss Fyrus.
Background
Darbus was a a large and boisterous Goron who became the patriarch of Death Mountain's Goron tribe after Gor Coron stepped down to join the council of elders. He was known for his great pride, which made him someone ignorant particularly towards humans, but he also had a strong sense of moral duty. Darbus led the Goron Elders in investigating the Fire Temple due to strange occurrences. They checked on the Fused Shadow which had been entrusted to them by the spirits, but when Darbus touched it, he was possessed and transformed into the grotesque monster Darbus. The Goron Elders had no choice but to seal him within an area of the temple to prevent him form wreaking havoc.
The hero Link eventually found Fyrus and defeated him in battle. This caused the Fused Shadow to separate from Darbus, returning him to his normal state. He was soon returned to the Goron tribe, but he had lost all his memory of the time that he was possessed. Gor Coron decided not to tell him what had happened since he knew that Darbus would not like to know that he had been rescued by a human. Darbus had no idea who Link was upon their further encounters and actually teased him for humans' helplessness compared to Gorons. Darbus later helped Link by breaking through the rockslide which blocked the path to the Hidden Village, and he briefed Link about the enemies he would find there.
Trivia
- His name's prefix is taken from Darunia, his well-known predecessor and possible ancestor from Ocarina of Time (as well as Darmani from Majora's Mask). The name "Fyrus" seems to be just a combination of a play on "fire" with Darbus's name.
- A sticker of Darbus appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.