The King of Red Lions, as the boat introduces himself, assists Link in what to do next in his journey. Link travels with the pirates to an evil island to rescue his sister only to be hurled across the sea and awoken in a red boat. After a series of events, he saves the pirate leader from the forest at the top of his island only to have his sister kidnapped by the monster that had been chasing after the pirate. The game starts when a little girl discovers her brother sleeping on top of a watchtower. The game begins with an introduction of a legend explaining what happens to the Hero of Time and Hyrule after he defeats Ganondorf. Also during the second play through, the player can see the Hylian words that were spoken by the deities during the first play through.

During the game, the player must use the Wind Waker (a magical baton) to perform certain tasks including changing the path of the wind and controlling other objects/people.Īs in all Zelda games, the player can change Link's name to whatever they wish.ĭuring the second play through of the game, following the defeat of Ganondorf, Link will don a set of clothes that only 'honest people can see.' Thus, he appears to be in his pajamas during the whole game. Their job as Link is to travel the Great Sea and thwart the evil Ganondorf. The player plays as Link, who is around age 10 in this game.