Mother Maiamai

Mother Maiamai

Race	Maiamai
Games	A Link Between Worlds
Location	Hyrule and Lorule

Mother Maiamai is a character in A Link Between Worlds. She appears as a large marine creature, similar to a mix of an octopus and a hermit crab.

Mother Maiamai lives in a cave north of Lake Hylia. The cave entrance is initially blocked off by a large boulder which must be destroyed with a bomb. There is evidence the citizens nearby sealed the cave off due to the fear of the strange creature.

Mother Maiamai is in search of her lost children, the Maiamai, which are collectible creatures that Link can find throughout his quest. Upon returning 10 of these children to her mother, Link can receive an item upgrade such as the Nice Bow, which shoots three arrows at a time as opposed to the usual one. Link will need to collect all 100 children in order to receive all the upgrades.

Once all of her children have returned, Mother Maiamai and the Maiamai will leave this dimension, leaving behind one child who elected to stay behind.

References

1. ↑ "However, as the question mentioned, she exists in both Hyrule and Lorule and we thought it would work well to make her a bit different from other characters since she has this ability to travel between worlds." — Eiji Aonuma, Facebook Q&A
2. ↑ "Oh, I can make something of yours nicer! Please give it to Mother Maiamai!" — Mother Maiamai, A Link Between Worlds