Irch

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Irch is a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series.(TWWThe Wind Waker | TWWHDThe Wind Waker HD)[1]

Biography

The Wind Waker

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Irch
Birthplace: The Forest Haven
One of the Korok forest spirits

After the annual ceremony in the Forest Haven, Irch flies off to a distant part of the world to sow tree seeds and raise new patches of forest.
He is responsible for the forest on an island three squares west of the Forest Haven.

Irch is a Korok that wears a long leaf mask. His unique mask consists of a triangle mouth, oval right eye and crescent moon under a triangle left eye.

Irch lives in the Forest Haven. Before the Forest Ceremony, Irch can be found standing on a bough of the Great Deku Tree along the Baba Bud path. After the Forest Ceremony, Irch goes to the Shark Island to plant new Trees.

Four Swords Adventures

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.


Trivia

Nomenclature

Koroks in The Wind Waker seem to be named after trees. Irch's names are derived from the Betula and its common names: birch and the Spanish abedul.

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
JapanJapan
Japanese
バーチ (Bāchi) (TWWThe Wind Waker)[3]Birch
The French RepublicThe French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
Betula (TWWThe Wind Waker | TWWHDThe Wind Waker HD)[4][5] 
The Federal Republic of GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany
German
Betulus (TWWThe Wind Waker)[6] 
The Italian RepublicThe Italian Republic
Italian
Betula (TWWThe Wind Waker)[7]Birch
The Kingdom of SpainThe Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
Abel (TWWThe Wind Waker)[8] 
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

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See Also

References

  1. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 259(TWWThe Wind Waker)
  2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild—The Complete Official Guide, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 351
  3. Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 257
  4. Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 259
  5. Betula
    Originaire de: l'Ile aux Forêts.
    Membre du peuple de la Forêt, le peuple Korogu.
    — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  6. Betulus
    Herkunft: Tanntopia
    Gehört zum Waldgeistervolk der Krogs
    — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  7. Betula
    Luogo di nascita: Arcipelago dei Boschi.
    — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  8. Abel
    Lugar de nacimiento: Isla del Bosque
    Un guardián del bosque de raza Kolog
    — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
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