Lord Jabu-Jabu

Jabu-Jabu, called Lord Jabu-Jabu by the Zoras, first appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. He has the appearance of a giant fish, and is worshipped by the Zora race as he is their patron deity. He lives in Zora's Fountain where the Zoras care for him and bring him food.

In Ocarina of Time, Ganondorf places a curse on him, causing him to act strangely, and swallow his Zora caretaker, Princess Ruto, while she is bringing him food. Link must then enter Lord Jabu-Jabu's belly to rescue her and break the curse. Sometime during the seven years Link is trapped in the Sacred Realm, Lord Jabu-Jabu disappears from Zora's Fountain, and is never seen or mentioned in the game again. It is widely believed that he either died or migrated southward when Zora's Domain froze over.

He also appears in The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages. In this game the player also found a dungeon in his belly. In the Past age setting the player could encounter a younger and significantly smaller Jabu-Jabu (too small for the player to enter and explore), while in the Present age the player saw him at his more well-known size.

There has been speculation that The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker's Jabun may be Lord Jabu-Jabu or a relative, due to his similar name and appearance, and because of the similar music that plays when around both Jabun and Lord Jabu Jabu.

There is also speculation about whether he is related to the Wind Fish from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening