Hero of the Gorons

The Hero of the Gorons is a mentioned in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Ages prior to the events of the game, Volvagia, a mighty dragon, lived inside Death Mountain and tortured the resident Goron tribe. Armed with the Megaton Hammer, the Hero of the Gorons travelled into the depths of Death Mountain and fought Volvagia. The Goron emerged victorious and his story went down in legend. Also, the Megaton Hammer was placed in the the Fire Temple where the Gorons worship the fire spirits.

During the game, Ganondorf revives Volvagia and threatens to feed the Gorons to the dragon if they do not surrender. Refusing, Darunia, who is revealed to be a descendant of the Hero of the Gorons, goes to the Fire Temple to obtain the Megaton Hammer and defeat the Volvagia. He fails to find the hammer of legend, however, and is therefore, defeated by Volvagia. Link later comes along, and finds the Megaton Hammer. With it, he defeats Volvagia, and awakens Darunia as the Sage of Fire.