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Old Man

For The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo (SNES).

Where to find them

From the official guides

In the mountain cave you meet an old man who is stuck because he lost his lamp. He seems to live on Death Mountain and knows the layout of the caves well.

ファミコン通信編集部責任編集 ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォースのすべてがわかる本 (アスキー, 1992), p. 35, translated by 101Leafy

What they give Link

Items they talk about

Side quests and minigames

What they say

I don't know who you are, but if you are going to go up the mountain, will you take me with you? I lost my lamp, so…

The wizard has deceived the King, and now he is trying to open the way to the Dark World. To complete your quest, you will need the Moon Pearl, which is in the tower on top of the mountain. All I can do for you now is to comfort your weariness… Come back here any time.

The Moon Pearl will protect its bearer from the magical air of the Golden Land, so you can keep your human shape there. All I can do for you now is comfort your weariness… Come back here any time.

Link, I think the wizard connected the two worlds somewhere around the castle. All I can do for you now is to comfort your weariness… Come back here any time.

While following Link

Uhhh… Watch your step. There are holes in the ground. Could you turn right here? Young man, are you also going to the mountain to look for the Golden Power? Just ahead is a mountain full of monsters. Many people have vanished in this mountain while looking for the Golden Power. I don't want to steer you wrong, so please don't get too involved in such a mad quest.

Uhh… There must be a Heart in the bottle.

Uhh… Turn right here… … You know, I have a granddaughter who is your age… The King took her to the castle and she never returned. Kidnapping those maidens must be part of the wizard's plot! I'm sure he is trying to somehow use the power of the descendants of the wise men…

The missing maidens are still alive somewhere. I believe that a Hero will rescue them… I wait for that day… Uhh… These are dangerous times… I talked too much. Anyway… Thank you for your kindness to an old man like me. Uhh… I wanted to give you this. If you wander into a magical transporter, gaze into this mirror.

Scenes

Names

EnglishOld Man
FrenchVieil Homme
GermanAlter Mann
Japaneseおじいさん