King Zora

King Zora XVI is the ruler of the Zora race. He is an obese, fish-like creature who values the loyalty of his people and demands respect for their patron deity, Lord Jabu-Jabu. When one visits the cavernous interior of Zora's Domain, the king is always seated in his throne, protecting the entrance to Zora's Fountain. When the King of Hyrule ended "a fierce war" a decade earlier and reunited the Hyrulean kingdom, he reaffirmed his undying friendship and association with the Zoran patriarch. When Link is first beginning his quest, he first meets King Zora during a time of sadness. He has been lamenting the recent loss of his daughter, Princess Ruto. After Link discovers and shows him a message, apparently from Ruto (which was recovered from a bottle in Lake Hylia) the king instructs him to rescue her from the belly of Lord Jabu-Jabu. By doing this, Link is granted access to the sacred Zora's Fountain. When Link returns to Zora's Domain as an adult, he finds King Zora frozen in a giant, crystalline forcefield of red ice. As a reward for thawing him out (with Blue Fire), King Zora bestows the Zora Tunic upon Link.