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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Gor Amoto is the first [[Goron]] elder found in the [[Goron Mines]]. He is physically very small and feeble-looking and uses a cane. He has vents on his back and head which can be seen releasing smoke and gases.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= Incredibly ancient, Gor Amoto appears to you only briefly. Shaky, and emitting steam from his head and back, he is the fourth most powerful elder in Goron society.|book= Twilight Princess HD Prima Official Game Guide|publisher= Prima Games|page= 14}}</ref> He can be found on the west side of the first level of the mines, and gives Link the first piece of the shattered [[Big Key]].<ref name="key"></ref>
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Gor Amoto is the first [[Goron]] elder found in the [[Goron Mines]]. He is physically very small and feeble-looking and uses a cane. He has vents on his back and head which can be seen releasing smoke and gases.<ref name="TPHD Guide 14"/> He can be found on the west side of the first level of the mines, and gives Link the first [[Key Shard]], a piece of the shattered [[Big Key]].<ref name="TPHD Guide 14"></ref>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*The algae growing on Gor Amoto's back spouts may be a reference to the theory of {{Wp|Abiogenesis}}, in which life is thought to have originally been sustained on Earth. This could be an allusion to [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'s influence in the conception of several Nintendo series and titles, whom Gor Amoto is named after. {{HH}} states that the smoke was inspired by the practice of {{Wp|moxibustion}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Smoke coming out (like during moxibustion)|book=HH|page=189}}</ref>
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*The algae growing on Gor Amoto's back spouts may be a reference to the theory of {{Wp|Abiogenesis}}, in which life is thought to have originally been sustained on Earth. This could be an allusion to [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'s influence in the conception of several Nintendo series and titles, whom Gor Amoto is named after. {{HH}} states that the smoke was inspired by the practice of {{Wp|moxibustion}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 189}}</ref>
   
 
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Revision as of 19:40, 12 May 2021

Gor Amoto is a character in Twilight Princess.[2]

Biography

Gor Amoto is the first Goron elder found in the Goron Mines. He is physically very small and feeble-looking and uses a cane. He has vents on his back and head which can be seen releasing smoke and gases.[1] He can be found on the west side of the first level of the mines, and gives Link the first Key Shard, a piece of the shattered Big Key.[1]

Trivia

  • The algae growing on Gor Amoto's back spouts may be a reference to the theory of Abiogenesis, in which life is thought to have originally been sustained on Earth. This could be an allusion to Shigeru Miyamoto's influence in the conception of several Nintendo series and titles, whom Gor Amoto is named after. Hyrule Historia states that the smoke was inspired by the practice of moxibustion.[3]

Nomenclature

Gor Amoto's name is a reference to the creator of The Legend of Zelda series, Shigeru Miyamoto. Similarly, Gor Amoto's Japanese name is Don Shīgeru.


TMC Forest Minish Artwork Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite
Language Name
Japan Japanese ドン・シーゲル (Don Shīgeru)
French Republic FrenchEU Gor Granit
Federal Republic of Germany German Don Ziegel
Italian Republic Italian Don Acciarino
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States SpanishLA Goramoto

See Also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD — PRIMA Official Game Guide, Prima Games, pg. 14
  2. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 277 (TP)
  3. Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 189