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'''Mipha''' is a character in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''. She was the former [[Champion]] of the [[Zora]] chosen by [[Zelda]] to pilot the [[Divine Beast]] [[Vah Ruta]] before her death at the hands of [[Waterblight Ganon]].{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''|That... thing is one of Ganon's creations. I put up as much of a fight as I could, but i proved to be my demise 100 years ago.|Mipha}} She was the daughter of [[King Dorephan]] and older sister of [[Sidon|Prince Sidon]]. She was also romantically interested in [[Link]] and created the [[Zora Armor]] for him.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''|Now you know who her heart belonged to and who she made this special armor for. The fact that this armor fits Link perfectly should be proof enough that Mipha made it for him and him alone!|Sidon}} Mipha specialized in healing magic, but was also skilled with a spear and wielded the [[Lightscale Trident]].{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''|A spear of peerless grace cherished by the Zora Champion Mipha. Although Mipha specialized in healing abilities, her spearmanship was in a class all its own.|Lightscale Trident Description}}

When Princess Zelda meets with Mipha at the top of Veiled Falls to ask her to become Divine Beast Vah Ruta's pilot, the Zora princess asks for the names of the other Champions. Zelda goes through the names of [[Daruk]], [[Revali]], and [[Urbosa]], but she doesn't address Link by name, which Mipha already figured out. She sees Sidon at the bottom of the waterfall and calls him up here, which Zelda reminds her that he might be a bit too young to be able to swim up waterfalls. Mipha insists that she must one day leave him to face her fate with Ruta as she surfs down the falls to reach Sidon's leval and has him join her to get the feel of it. As she climbs up the waterfall and returns to the top, she tells Sidon that if anything happened to her on the battlefield, she will be leaving the responsibility of Zora's Domain's safety in his hands and tells him that she believes in him before asking if he would like to go again, which Sidon responds with a grin prompting Mipha to giggle as Zelda looks on.

When all four Champions are assembled, Mipha attends the Champions' inauguration ceremony, and they are each bestowed blue cloths to display their status and Mipha, alongside Daruk, wore theirs like sashes. After the ceremony concludes, the Champions lounge at the gazebo as Revali takes a look at the Sheikah Slate as Zelda explains its uses before he passes it to Mipha. Urbosa brings up the subject about the slate being able to produce still-images which grabs Mipha's attention and asks Zelda for a favor. Mipha and the Champions are grouped in the photo as Purah tells everyone to get into position and when she likes the results, she snaps the photo, but Daruk managed to pull everyone in without warning.

Later, at sunset, Mipha and Link are sitting on Vah Ruta's trunk as Mipha is healing a wound that Link received in one of his battles and recalls the day she first met Link when he was only four years old and remembers how reckless he was as he was often injured and recalls that she was there to heal his cuts and bruises and she notes that Link, like every Hylian, age faster than her longer living kin. After patching the wound, Mipha goes on to the topic about their upcoming battle with Calamity Ganon and she tells him that no matter how bad his wounds are, she will always be there to heal them and when they do make it through after the battle, she hopes that they will spend more time with each other like they did years ago.

After several days go by, Mipha and the Champions meet with Link and the princess as they return from Mt. Lanayru where the latter had been training at the Spring of Wisdom, and she unfortunately had nothing to show for it. Urbosa tells her that pitying herself won't help with it and anything could spark her power at this rate. Mipha steps in and attempts to offer the princess advice in how she uses her own power, but she is cut off when the ground suddenly shakes as Revali flies up to see what was going on before he rejoins them. They figure out that Ganon had just rose from beneath Hyrule Castle. Mipha asks Revali if he is sure which he replies that he is. Daruk motivates the Champions to go to their Divine Beasts so they can launch a counterstrike and tells Link to head to Hyrule Castle. Urbosa implores Zelda to get to safety, but the princess refuses as she insists that she must do something regardless of if she had her power or not.

When Ganon took over Divine Beast Vah Ruta, Mipha was slain. 100 years later, Link returns to free the Divine Beast. Mipha's spirit greets him, stating that she is happy to see he has finally arrived.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''|You're here. I must say... that I am so happy to see that this day has finally arrived. Now Ruta can be freed of Ganon's control.|Mipha}} She shows him where the map of Ruta can be found, and then explains that he must open all of the terminals within Ruta to free the beast.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''|You'll need a map to prevent you from getting lost. The Guidance Stone there contains the information that you will need.|Mipha}}{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''|Good! You've obtained the map of the Divine Beast. You will see several glowing points on your map which represent the terminals that control Ruta. Take Ruta back by activating all of the terminals. Be careful.|Mipha}} After opening all of the terminals and activating the main control unit, [[Waterblight Ganon]] appears. Mipha once again provides Link with advice and encouragement as he battles the monster.

After the battle is over, Mipha appears before Link as a spirit and thanks him for defeating the monster and freeing both her and Ruta.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''|Hello, Link. Because of your courage, my spirit is now free. And Ruta, as well. Thank you. For I am now allowed by this freedom... to be with you once again.|Mipha}} She offers Link [[Mipha's Grace]], an extension of her healing magic that can revive Link from death.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''|Since I am now a spirit, my healing power would be wasted on me. I have no need of it. So therefore... I would like you to have it. Please accept... Mipha's Grace.|Mipha}} She then takes Ruta to the top of a nearby mountain and uses its power to weaken Ganon at the castle.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''|Ruta, we've found a way to be useful to Link. And... the other Champions, of course. Our job will be to help Link as he fights Ganon inside the castle... however we can. Using your ability to drain Ganon of his power is key to our success. This is it. This will be our last chance... and everyone's last hope. If we seal him away, then we can restore peace to Hyrule. And both your duty and mine will be fulfilled.|Mipha}} Looking to [[Zora's Domain (Breath of the Wild)|Zora's Domain]], she wonders how her father is doing, and wishes she could see him one more time.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''|Father, are you well, I wonder... I want you to know... I have always followed my heart. I'm sorry I made you worry... I wish I could see you again... Even just once more...|Mipha}}

During the [[Freeing Korok Forest]] Scenario, Mipha is with the other Champions at the cliff outside the forest being plagued by monsters and she is seen glaring at Revali when he began sprouting insults at Link, before Urbosa tells him to cease his insolence. Revali then summons Divine Beast Vah Medoh to clear out all the powerful monsters and outposts around it before letting them know they can now proceed and rejoining them. During their exploration, Mipha notes on how foggy it is before Revali and Daruk get into a very brief quarrel as Urbosa assures them that getting lost isn't the issue but being ambushed is. They encounter Hestu, who is trying to get their attention for a full minute, and he happens to be familiar with the forest. Daruk asks him to lead the way, though Hestu is reluctant to do so because of the monsters, which Revali makes a remark that he can sneak by without carrying his noisy maracas, while Urbosa tells Hestu not to mind him and offers to help deal with the monsters, which Hestu guides them without further question as Mipha and Zelda look at each other in confusion before following them. They encounter odd appearances of Malice blocking the way, which is maintained by four replicas of the Champions called Hollows created by Astor, including one of Mipha,{{Ref|''[[Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity|Age of Calamity]]''|''How can I beat back my own shadow?'' - Mipha}} to prevent them from reaching the Master Sword. After Link gains the Master Sword in a desperate act to protect Princess Zelda from Astor and the Hollows, Mipha and the Champions arrive at the clearing where they listen to the Great Deku Tree's words. At this point, the princess of Hyrule grows more concerned after seeing Link having gained the Master Sword while she still has yet to reach her goal on accessing her long dormant power.