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Mama Turtle is a character in A Link Between Worlds.[1] She is the mother of the baby Turtles.

Biography[]

Mama Turtle inhabits Lorule Lake. When Link first encounters her, she pleads for the young hero to find her baby Turtles.[2] The baby Turtles are scattered throughout the lake and require Link's help to return to their mother. The largest baby Turtle, Tallo, is found at the northern section of the lake, clinging to a wall. To rescue him, Link must Wall Merge and reemerge from between the baby Turtle and the wall.[3] After Link rescues a baby Turtle, the Mama Turtle will remind the young hero that there are still more missing.[4]

One of the other baby Turtles, Jillo, is found in the shallow waters of Lorule Lake, being bullied by several Ku. Link must kill them in order to set it free, and the baby Turtle will thank the young hero afterwards.[5] The final and smallest baby Turtle, Sabro, is located on the western side of the lake on a small portion of land. He has been flipped over, and cannot roll back over. To save him, Link must pick him up by pressing A.[6][7]

When Link finds two of the three baby Turtles, the Mama Turtle will hint either where the final one is or what condition it might be in.[8][9][10]

Once all three baby Turtles have been rescued, they will all climb onto the Mama Turtle's back and she will thank the young hero but inform him that she is unable to give him anything in return, but offers to ferry him around the lake whenever he wants.[11] This is the only means to enter Turtle Rock, as it is located on an elevated volcanic island. She is also useful for Link to retrieve the objects above the small pinnacles throughout the lake, such as Rupees or Hearts.

Nomenclature[]

TMC Forest Minish Artwork Names in other regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite
LanguageName
CanadaFrenchCAMaman Tortue
FranceFrenchEUMaman tortue
GermanyGermanSchildkrötenmutter
ItalyItalianMamma tartaruga
SpainSpanishEUMamá tortuga
Latin AmericaSpanishLAMamá tortuga
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Trivia[]

  • Mama Turtle's design to have a pair of elongated tusks is presumably a reference to Gamera, the iconic turtle kaiju.

References

  1. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 300
  2. "Oh no! I got separated from my little turtles. You have to help me look for them--you just have to!" — Mama Turtle (A Link Between Worlds)
  3. "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! That wall was so sticky! It wouldn't let me go!" — Tallo (A Link Between Worlds)
  4. "Thank you so, so, so much! But there are still two of my little babies out there! Oh, you have to find them!" — Mama Turtle (A Link Between Worlds)
  5. "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! That was so terrifying! I didn't know what I was going to do!" — Jillo (A Link Between Worlds)
  6. "Thanks! Oh, that was just horrifying! I couldn't roll back over! I hope my mom isn't too worried about me!" — Sabro (A Link Between Worlds)
  7. "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! I was so stuck! I didn't know what to do! Everything was upside down!" — Sabro (A Link Between Worlds)
  8. "Thank you so much! But one of my little babies is still out there! He's always getting stuck in odd places!" — Mama Turtle (A Link Between Worlds)
  9. "Thank you so much! But one of my little babies is still out there! He's very sensitive. I hope no one is picking on him!" — Mama Turtle (A Link Between Worlds)
  10. "Thank you! But one of my little babies is still out there! I hope he didn't fall! He can't roll himself over yet!" — Mama Turtle (A Link Between Worlds)
  11. "You found all my babies! thank you so much! I'm sorry I don't have anything I can offer you as a reward. If you need a ride somewhere, you can go ahead and hop on, though!" — Mama Turtle (A Link Between Worlds)
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