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The Henhouse Keeper,(LANS)[1] also known as the Cucco Keeper,(LA)[2] is a character in Link's Awakening.

Biography[]

The Henhouse Keeper lives on top of Tal Tal Heights, where he breeds Cuccos. He is the one who tells Link about the Flying Rooster.[3] After Link completes Eagle's Tower, the Flying Rooster makes its new home in the Cucco Keeper's Hen House, where it gives him some flights.[4]

Trivia[]

Nomenclature[]

TMC Forest Minish Artwork Names in other regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite
LanguageNameMeaning
JapanJapaneseニワトリ小屋のおじさん (Niwatori Koya no Ojisan) (LA)Chicken Coop Man
FranceFrenchEUGardien de Cocottes (LA)[6]Cucco Keeper
GermanyGermanCocco (LADX)[7]
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References

  1. "Henhouse Keeper" — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
  2. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 233
  3. "Chickens these days don't have the fighting spirit they used to! In the old days, they could fly, flap flap! But now, see? Cluck cluck!" — Cucco keeper (Link's Awakening DX)
  4. "Wow! Amazing! That rooster is actually flying! It's just like I said, eh? Have you tried to hold him over your head? Cluck Cluck!" — Cucco Keeper (Link's Awakening DX)
  5. "I remember that we made Link’s Awakening in a really peculiar frame of mind. We began in the free spirit of an afterschool club, so the contents are quite unrestrained. If you look at it, you can tell. Characters similar to Mario and Luigi appear and Yoshi Dolls appear, too." —Takashi Tezuka (Iwata Asks - Zelda Handheld History (2. Kirby and Chomps in Zelda))
  6. Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 233
  7. Encyclopedia (TOKYOPOP) pg. 233
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