Old Man

The Old Man is a character found in the original The Legend of Zelda for the NES, and also in its remake BS Zelda for the Satellaview.

Description
The Old Man was a bald character who wore a red gown and had a white beard in the game. The player could usually find the old man in dungeons or inside caves, usually between two torches (if the player attacked the old man, the two torches defended him by spitting fireballs). The Old Man was used for several things in the game, ranging from giving the player items to help him in his quest to giving the player advice on how to move forward in the game. He might gamble with Link for Rupees, or even mug him!

Speculation
There is speculation that the old men who teach you spells in the various villages of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link are this same old man, or at least based off of him. This, however, is unproven.

Translation
The Old Man is known for his vague and/or badly translated advice in the original version. It should be noted that nearly all of the game's text was like this, not just the Old Man's quotes. In the version on the Nintendo GameCube promotion disc, (and the GBA version) the translation was improved.

Examples of Old Man Quotes

 * "10th enemy has the bomb."
 * "Spectacle Rock is an entrance to death."
 * "Dodongo dislikes smoke"
 * "Let's play money making game."
 * "Eyes of skull has a secret."
 * "East most peninsula is the secret."
 * "Go to the next room."
 * "Buy somethin' willya!"