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'''Wandering Merchants''', also known as '''Traveling Merchants''',<ref name="Quote">{{Cite|I'm what's called a traveling merchant. Just a poor wanderer cruising the world in search of rare objects of all sorts, new and old, strange and unsettling. I detected a scent wafting from this island that suggested to me that there might be something of value here, so I sailed my tiny raft all this way from far, far away...|Wandering Merchant|TWW}}</ref> and as the '''Goron Merchant''' in {{TMC}}, are recurring characters in the {{LZS|Series}}. They are [[Goron]] merchants who travel the world selling their wares.
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{{Term/Store|Wandering Merchant|Wandering Merchants|Series, TWW, TWWHD|plural}},{{Exp Game|TWW, BotW}}<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 259}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= BotW |guide= Piggyback |page= 370}}</ref> also known as '''Traveling Merchants''',{{Exp Game|TWW}}<ref>{{Cite|{{Color|TWW Vermilion|Traveling Merchants}}<br/>Birthplace: Unknown<br/>Favorite Food: Rocks|Nintendo Gallery|TWW}}</ref> are recurring characters in {{TLoZ|Series}}.{{Name Ref|TotK}}


==Appearances==
==Biography==
===''The Wind Waker''===
==={{TWW|-}}===
In {{TWW}}, wandering Goron salesmen travel the [[Great Sea]] in search of valuable goods and rarities.<ref name="Quote"/> These Wandering Merchants can be found scattered across three islands on the Great Sea, including the [[Mother & Child Isle]], [[Greatfish Isle]], and [[Bomb Island]].<ref>{{Cite book| quote= There are three wandering Goron merchants, one on Greatfish Isle (B4), one on Bomb Island (F5) and one on Mother & Child Island (B2).|book= The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Official Strategy Guide|publisher= Prima Games|page= 23}}</ref> They can be found on or near their rafts, which they use as their main form of transportation.<ref name="Quote"/> The Wandering Merchants are distinguished by their enormous rucksacks on their backs and their characteristic hats that cover their entire upper face, leaving only one eyehole to see through. The merchants seem to know where each other are stationed, as each merchant will mention which islands the other two can be found.<ref>{{Cite|Oh, hey... I hear traveling merchants have appeared on Great Fish Isle and Bomb Island, too...|Wandering Merchant|TWW}}</ref> They claim to be from a faraway place.<ref name="Quote"/>
{{Figurines|TWW}}
Wandering Merchants travel the [[Great Sea]] in search of valuable goods and rarities.<ref name= "Quote">{{Cite|I'm what's called a traveling merchant. Just a poor wanderer cruising the world in search of rare objects of all sorts, new and old, strange and unsettling. I detected a scent wafting from this island that suggested to me that there might be something of value here, so I sailed my tiny raft all this way from far, far away...|Wandering Merchant|TWW}}</ref> These [[Goron]]s can be found scattered across [[Mother & Child Isle]], [[Greatfish Isle]], and [[Bomb Island]].<ref name="TWW Guide 23">{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= TWW|publisher= Prima|page= 23}}</ref> They can be found on or near their rafts, which they use as their main form of transportation.<ref name= "Quote"/> The Wandering Merchants are distinguished by their enormous rucksacks on their backs and their characteristic hats that cover their entire upper face, leaving only one eyehole to see through. The Merchants seem to know where each other are stationed, as each one will mention which islands the other two can be found.<ref>{{Cite|Oh, hey... I hear traveling merchants have appeared on Great Fish Isle and Bomb Island, too...|Wandering Merchant|TWW}}</ref> They claim to be from a faraway place.<ref name= "Quote"/>


Wandering Merchants will trade with [[Link]] if he has purchased an item from [[Zunari]], in a process known as the [[Island Trading Sequence]].<ref>{{Cite book|quote= They are essential stops in the trading quest that begins on Windfall Island...|book= The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Official Strategy Guide|publisher= Prima Games|page= 23}}</ref> Each merchant has a different item that Link may trade for. Every time Link trades with a merchant, not only does he form the [[Merchant's Oath]] with that salesman, but the item he received in trade becomes available at [[Zunari's Shop]] on [[Windfall Island]]. Link may continue trading items with each merchant, receiving new and different items by trading with different merchants. Link can ultimately receive a [[Piece of Heart]] by trading the [[Shop Guru Statue]] with the Greatfish Isle merchant.
Wandering Merchants will trade with [[Link]] if he has purchased an item from [[Zunari]].<ref name="TWW Guide 23"/> Each Merchant has a different item that Link may trade for. Every time Link trades with one, not only does he form the [[Merchant's Oath]] with that salesman, but the item he receives in trade becomes available at [[Zunari's Shop]] on [[Windfall Island]]. Link may continue trading items with each Merchant, receiving new and different items by trading with different Merchants. Link can ultimately receive a [[Piece of Heart]] by trading the [[Shop Guru Statue]] with the Greatfish Isle Merchant.


{{Figurine|TWW|Wandering Merchants|Birthplace: Unknown.<br>Favorite Food: Rocks.<br>These businessmen are traveling the world in search of curios and oddities, each with the hope of someday opening his own shop.<br>Nobody knows where these wandering merchants have come from or where they're headed.|[[File:GoronMerchants Figurine.png|180px]]}}
==={{BotW|-}}===
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{{Plural|BotW|Wandering Merchant}} are travelers that roam the roads of {{Term|BotW|Hyrule|link}} hoping to sell their wares to anyone they come across. {{Plural|BotW|Wandering Merchant}} include:


===''The Minish Cap''===
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[[File:GoronMerchant(TMC).png|left]]
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In {{TMC}}, a Goron Merchant appears after Link has [[Kinstone Fusion|fused Kinstones]] with the first Goron in the [[Lon Lon Ranch]] tunnel. This merchant appears wandering around [[Hyrule/Appearances by Game#The Minish Cap|North Hyrule]] and immediately decides to open a shop in [[Hyrule Town]]. The Goron Merchant will then be found in the town square selling three differently colored [[Kinstone]] pieces: Red, Blue and Green, although the shape of the Kinstone pieces is entirely random when bought. Green Kinstone pieces cost 50 [[Rupee]]s, Blue pieces are priced at 200, and Red pieces at 300. If Link purchases all of the Kinstone pieces on show, the Goron Merchant will restock his wares at a later time.
* {{Term|BotW|Bugut|link}}
* {{Term|BotW|Cambo|link}}
* {{Term|BotW|Chumin|link}}
* {{Term|BotW|Gartan|link}}
* {{Term|BotW|Giro|link}}
* {{Term|BotW|Jini|link}}
* {{Term|BotW|Kairo|link}}
* {{Term|BotW|Kanny|link}}
* {{Term|BotW|Mezer|link}}
* {{Term|BotW|Stamm|link}}
* {{Term|BotW|Teli|link}}
* {{Term|BotW|Yammo|link}}


{{Figurine|TMC|Goron Merchant|This Goron appears when you successfully fuse certain Kinstone pieces. He will sell you expensive but rare Kinstone pieces.|[[File:Goron Merchant Figurine.gif]]}}
==={{TotK|-}}===
{{Stub|TotK}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*If Link has the [[Deku Leaf]] in ''The Wind Waker'', he can use it to blow a Merchant's hat into the air, revealing that they are in fact Gorons.  
*In {{TWW|-}}, {{Term|TWWHD|Link}} can use the {{Term|TWWHD|Deku Leaf|link}} to blow a {{Term|TWWHD|Wandering Merchant}}'s hat into the air, revealing that they are in fact {{Plural|TWWHD|Goron}}.
 
==Nomenclature==
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==Etymology==
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|ja= {{Romanize|さすらいの露店商|Sasurai no Rotenshou}}<br>{{Romanize|ウリゴロン|Uri Goron}}
 
|jaM= Wandering Merchant<br>Merchant Goron
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Latest revision as of 00:59, 16 March 2024

Wandering Merchants,(TWW | BotW)[2][3] also known as Traveling Merchants,(TWW)[4] are recurring characters in The Legend of Zelda series.[name references needed]

Biography

The Wind Waker

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Figurine
Description

Birthplace: Unknown
Favorite Food: Rocks

These businessmen are traveling the world in search of curios and oddities, each with the hope of someday opening his own shop.

Nobody knows where these wandering merchants have come from or where they're headed.

FigurineDescription

Birthplace: Unknown
Favorite Food: Rocks

These businessmen are traveling the world in search of curios and oddities, each with the hope of someday opening his own shop.

Nobody knows where these wandering merchants have come from or where they're headed.

Wandering Merchants travel the Great Sea in search of valuable goods and rarities.[5] These Gorons can be found scattered across Mother & Child Isle, Greatfish Isle, and Bomb Island.[6] They can be found on or near their rafts, which they use as their main form of transportation.[5] The Wandering Merchants are distinguished by their enormous rucksacks on their backs and their characteristic hats that cover their entire upper face, leaving only one eyehole to see through. The Merchants seem to know where each other are stationed, as each one will mention which islands the other two can be found.[7] They claim to be from a faraway place.[5]

Wandering Merchants will trade with Link if he has purchased an item from Zunari.[6] Each Merchant has a different item that Link may trade for. Every time Link trades with one, not only does he form the Merchant's Oath with that salesman, but the item he receives in trade becomes available at Zunari's Shop on Windfall Island. Link may continue trading items with each Merchant, receiving new and different items by trading with different Merchants. Link can ultimately receive a Piece of Heart by trading the Shop Guru Statue with the Greatfish Isle Merchant.

Breath of the Wild

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Wandering Merchants are travelers that roam the roads of Hyrule hoping to sell their wares to anyone they come across. Wandering Merchants include:

Tears of the Kingdom

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Trivia

  • In The Wind Waker, Link can use the Deku Leaf to blow a Wandering Merchant's hat into the air, revealing that they are in fact Gorons.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
さすらいの露天商 (Sasurai no Rotenshō) (TWW)[9] 
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Marchand Ambulant (TWW)[11] 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Fliegender Händler (TWW)[10] 
The Italian Republic
Italian
Venditore errante (TWW)[8]Wandering salesman
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEU
Mercader itinerante (TWW)[12] 
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Gallery

  • The Wandering Merchant from Greatfish Isle with his hat blown off

    The Wandering Merchant from Greatfish Isle with his hat blown off

  • The Wandering Merchant from Mother and Child Isles

    The Wandering Merchant from Mother and Child Isles

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "These businessmen are traveling the world in search of curios and oddities, each with the hope of someday opening his own shop." — Figurine (The Wind Waker)
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 259
  3. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild—The Complete Official Guide, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 370
  4. ↑ "Traveling Merchants
    Birthplace: Unknown
    Favorite Food: Rocks    " — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "I'm what's called a traveling merchant. Just a poor wanderer cruising the world in search of rare objects of all sorts, new and old, strange and unsettling. I detected a scent wafting from this island that suggested to me that there might be something of value here, so I sailed my tiny raft all this way from far, far away..." — Wandering Merchant (The Wind Waker)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker—Prima's Official Strategy Guide, Prima Games, pg. 23
  7. ↑ "Oh, hey... I hear traveling merchants have appeared on Great Fish Isle and Bomb Island, too..." — Wandering Merchant (The Wind Waker)
  8. ↑ "Venditore errante
    Luogo di nascita: sconosciuto.
    Piatto preferito: sassi.    " — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  9. ↑ "さすらいの露天商
    出身地　不明
    好きな食べ物　岩    " — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  10. ↑ "Fliegender Händler
    Herkunft: unbekannt
    Leibspeise: Felsen    " — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  11. ↑ "Marchand Ambulant
    Originaire de: nul ne sait où.
    Nourriture préférée: les rochers.    " — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
  12. ↑ "Mercader itinerante
    Lugar de nacimiento: Desconocido
    Comida preferida: Las rocas    " — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)
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