Zora

Zora

"They say that Ruto, the Zora Princess who is known for her selfish nature, likes a certain boy..." — Gossip Stone

The Zoras are a recurring race of aquatic creatures in the Zelda series. The majority of the creatures are tall, humanoid and blue skinned. But they can differ from game to game and even in the same game there are Zoras that look totally different from the others. King Zora XVI has a big and round body type, Rutela has a mermaid look while Ralis is very short and looks like a hybrid between a Zora and a Human. Some people suggested that there are subspecies, and this is correct. There are River-Zoras and Sea-Zoras.

The River-Zoras are the monsters Link fights throughout some games, they pop out of the water and fire energy balls at Link. The Sea-Zoras on the other hand are the kind and peaceful creatures that we interact with in games. The appearance of the two differs also, The River-Zoras are monsters while the Sea-Zoras are more humanoid and aren't evil. And don't let the names of the subspecies confuse you, Sea-Zoras can appear in Rivers too and vice versa.

King Zora has round and much bigger form than other Zoras.

File:River Zora Artwork (The Legend of Zelda).png

A River-Zora, A monster that Link fights in some games.

Biology

Zoras resemble other marine creatures. They have swimfins on each arms, And in Majora's Mask Link used them as some sort of Boomerang. Their head has a tail that stretches out on the back. Most of them are humanoid looking but there are exceptions such as Toto, King Zora, Ralis etc. The males and females are hard to specify, since they look very similair and if the person isn't wearing clothes it's almost impossible to judge. The Zoras reproduce with eggs, As seen in Majora's Mask. Rutela in Twilight Princess looked more like a mermaid, And in that game the Zoras had armor instead of being "naked".

Rutela has a special look, And differs from other Zoras