King Zora XVI

King Zora XVI is a character from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. He is the King of all the Zora in Zora's Domain and the father of Princess Ruto. Unlike many of his subjects, King Zora's build is heavy and bulky.

Biography
Prior to the events of Ocarina of Time, Princess Ruto was swallowed by the Zora's patron Deity, Lord Jabu-Jabu, and presumed to be missing. On his quest to gather the Spiritual Stones, Link uses his newly attained Silver Scale to dive in the waters of Lake Hylia, where he finds a bottle with a note from Princess Ruto inside. Link presents this note to the king; he refuses to believe that Ruto has been swallowed by their guardian god, but lets Link pass through his chamber to Zora's Fountain regardless. Link enters Jabu-Jabu's Belly, and inside, he finds Ruto and the Spiritual Stone of Water. Link defeats Barinade, healing Lord Jabu-Jabu and rescuing Princess Ruto from captivity. Link returns her to her father, who thanks him for his deeds.

When Link is an adult, Zora's Domain is frozen over due to the curse placed on it by the monster in the Water Temple. King Zora XVI is still found sitting on his throne, however, he is encased in Red Ice. Link retrieves Blue Fire from the Ice Cavern, and uses it to thaw the ice encasing King Zora. As his reward, the king gives Link a Zora Tunic. If Link has already bought the Zora Tunic from the Zora shopkeeper, King Zora XVI will offer Link a kiss instead.

King Zora XVI plays a role in the trading quest for Biggoron's Sword, wherein Link presents him with a Prescription for the World's Finest Eye Drops, written by Biggoron. King Zora gives Link the Eyeball Frog and tells him to bring it to the Lake Scientist near Lake Hylia, so he can make Eye Drops from the frog.

In the ending credits of the game, King Zora XVI can be seen at the celebration at Lon Lon Ranch. He is sitting in seclusion with Mido while the rest of the characters are dancing and celebrating the defeat of Ganondorf.

Apparently he also used to be friends with Biggoron, as speaking to him while wearing the Goron Mask yields the response that it gives him nostalgia because of his childhood friend, Biggoron.

In the manga
The Ocarina of Time manga closely follows the game; However, one difference involving King Zora XVI is that Link receives the Boomerang from him before entering Lord Jabu-Jabu. King Zora claims the weapon has been passed down through the "Dobon" family for generations; it is likely that "Dobon" is King Zora's family name.

In the Majora's Mask manga, Link mistakes Toto for King Zora XVI, implying that Toto is King Zora's Terminan counterpart.