Alfonzo

Alfonzo is a character from The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. A Master Engineer, he acts as Link's mentor and helped him become the Royal Engineer. Alfonzo resides in Aboda Village, and the train station there is part of the same structure as his house. Here, Link may ask Alfonzo to swap out any of the Train Parts that Link has purchased from Linebeck Trading.

Biography
In his youth, Alfonzo associated with Hyrulean Soldiers and became an adept swordsman. In combat, he gained the title of "Legendary Swordsman". Later, he became a train engineer and the title of Master Engineer was eventually bestowed upon him. Alfonzo sometimes wields a two-handed saber.

When Princess Zelda and Link flee Hyrule Castle to find the reason behind the disappearing Spirit Tracks, Alfonzo accompanies them. During the train ride, however, the tracks disappear and the train crashes. Then, Chancellor Cole appears with Byrne who easily defeats Alfonzo and Link. With these two out of the way, Cole and Byrne force Princess Zelda's Spirit out of her and take her lifeless body with them.

Alfonzo is brought back to Hyrule Castle to get his strength back. He eventually recovers, but walks with a limp from that point onwards. Before Link can enter the Snow Realm, he must bring Alfonzo back to Aboda Village in the Spirit Train. Alfonzo then equips the train with a cannon.

Later, there is a sidequest associated with Alfonzo involving Ferrus. Ferrus asks Link to bring him to Aboda Village to see Alfonzo. Link agrees and takes Ferrus to Aboda Village in exchange for a Force Gem.

Etymology
Alfonzo bears a striking resemblance to Gonzo, one of Tetra's Pirates, and his name may in fact be derived from this character. Seeing as some characters from The Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass have had children and grandchildren in between the games, it could be that Alfonzo is somehow related to Gonzo.

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