Talking to Animals

[Hyrulian Hero]

What animal do you talk to most throughout the series? An owl possibly? A fish? I haven't done my homework on this one but I'm wondering if it's maybe a frog. Phantom Hourglass, you talk to Cyclos and golden frogs. Twilight Princess, your talk to frogs as a wolf. Ocarina of Time, you talk to the Fabulous Five Froggish Tenors. Majora's Mask, you talk to frogs with Don Gero's Mask. Wind Waker, you talk to the frog gods (although we don't necessarily have to consider them frogs). Link's Awakening, you talk to Mamu. Seems like more of an obscure creature to choose to be Zelda's most talked-to animal. Any chance talking to frogs is like a Japanese thing that I'm unaware of or is it specific to Zelda? Is there a different animal you talk to more? Maybe a monkey?

 

[Ryuu Kage Desu]

From what I know about the Japanese culture, frogs seem on brand. Though not being talked to, BotW/TotK has many frog statues, and now there are the bubble frogs. Frogs do seem to be connected to some under current of the series.

 

[Ashley the Witch]

From what I know about the Japanese culture, frogs seem on brand. Though not being talked to, BotW/TotK has many frog statues, and now there are the bubble frogs. Frogs do seem to be connected to some under current of the series.

Frog statues? If you're talking about those small statues that you have to give offering sometimes like an apple or something. If you take direct relation from real life, those are children grave markers The graves are supposed to be human children. Or in this case, Hylian children.

 

[Fletch]

What animal do you talk to most throughout the series? An owl possibly? A fish? I haven't done my homework on this one but I'm wondering if it's maybe a frog. Phantom Hourglass, you talk to Cyclos and golden frogs. Twilight Princess, your talk to frogs as a wolf. Ocarina of Time, you talk to the Fabulous Five Froggish Tenors. Majora's Mask, you talk to frogs with Don Gero's Mask. Wind Waker, you talk to the frog gods (although we don't necessarily have to consider them frogs). Link's Awakening, you talk to Mamu. Seems like more of an obscure creature to choose to be Zelda's most talked-to animal. Any chance talking to frogs is like a Japanese thing that I'm unaware of or is it specific to Zelda? Is there a different animal you talk to more? Maybe a monkey?

When you put it that way, you talk to more frogs than fairies in these games

 

[Ryuu Kage Desu]

Frog statues? If you're talking about those small statues that you have to give offering sometimes like an apple or something. If you take direct relation from real life, those are children grave markers The graves are supposed to be human children. Or in this case, Hylian children.

From what I understand, it would be less grave marker, and more shrine to the spirits of the dead in general. I may be wrong, so if you have a reference for something that specific, please give me a link.

 

[Ashley the Witch]

You may be right, it's been a while since I've heard about that fact. But either way, it would still be a shrine dedicated to Hyrulian souls, not frogs. But if you're referring to a different type of statue, mind showing a pic? Cuz I don't remember any frog statues in Breath of the Wild, but I could be wrong.

 

[Killjoy262]

Does harassing the chikins count?

 

[OGSniper]

Does harassing the chikins count?

Absolutely...

 

[Hyrulian Hero]

Finally going to get all the way through ALttP for the first time ever and came across this little guy. Another talking frog.

 

[Ashley the Witch]

I did not realize how many talking frogs there are in the Zelda series. Nintendo really likes their frogs.