Mamu
Template:Character Mamu[1] is a character from Link's Awakening. He is a frog-like creature (more toad-like in the artwork) who resides in the pond beneath the Signpost Maze. Mamu is the leader and conductor of the Frog Choir.
Biography
In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Mamu resides in the pond beneath the Signpost Maze. He teaches Link the third and final song for the Ocarina, the "Frog's Song of Soul" by paing him 300 Rupees. After paying the 300 Rupees fee to listen to his jam,[2][3] Link will learn the "Frog's Song of Soul".[4] Mamu remarks that the ones who hear the song feel more alive.[5] Mamu cannot be revisited as he and his Frog Choir are away on tour according to the sign outside the pond. His fate is unknown after the Wind Fish awaken, as the dream world disappears as well.[6]
Origins
Mamu is a character who originates in another game, Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic (Template:Japanese). He was the main villain in the original game where he is the ruler of a storybook world and he sets the events of the game in motion by kidnapping two children and bringing them to his dream factory. The game was localized outside of Japan as Super Mario Bros. 2 with Mario characters replacing the original Arabian Nights inspired characters. The US localization changed his name to Wart and instead, he is the ruler of the dream realm Subcon. In Link's Awakening he retains his original Japanese name, Mamu, in the English localization.
Theory
After being defeated the second time at the hands of Mario, the real king of Subcon and the Subcon fairies exiled the frog king to another dream land, probably being the Wind Fish's Koholint Island itself. It is possible that many years have passed since he started living on that land so eventually Mamu became right now a good person rather than an invader, despite that he could still be asleep.
There is another theory that Mamu is still an enemy despite who he currently is in Link's Awakekning. There are still former members of his army, the 8-bits, who inhabits Koholint Island. There could be some possibilities that he may still command the 8-bits (probably also the members of the Koopa King's army) while acting like an ally.
There's a possibility that Mamu have awaken from his endless slumber after the Wind Fish awaken, due to the fact that he can only appear in a dream world by sleeping.
Gallery
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Artwork of Mamu.
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Link learning the song from Mamu.
See Also
Trivia
- Don Gero from Majora's Mask could have been inspired by Mamu from Link's Awakening, who was also the leader of a Frog Choir.
- Despite the artwork contains a much more toad-like and older appearance, his sprites looks much more identical to what he originally looks like and still contains a crown on the head.
References
- ↑ "Ribbit! Ribbit! Hey, man, I'm Mamu, on vocals! Brother, you look like you don't know squat about music! Ribbit!" — Mamu (Link's Awakening)
- ↑ "Ribbit! Ribbit! I'm Mamu, on vocals! But I don't need to tell you that, do I? Everybody knows me! Want to hang out and listen to us jam? For 300 Rupees, we'll let you listen to a previously unreleased cut! What do you do?" — Mamu (Link's Awakening)
- ↑ "Well, that's a shame, but we don't play for free!" — Mamu (Link's Awakening)
- ↑ "You've learned The Frog's Song of Soul! It's a very moving tune... It can even liven up unliving things!" — N/A (Link's Awakening)
- ↑ "If you play this song, you'll make everything around you feel more alive!" — Mamu (Link's Awakening)
- ↑ "But, verily, it be the nature of dreams to end! When I dost awaken, Koholint will be gone." — Wind Fish (Link's Awakening)