Roam

:For the character from , see .
Roam is a character featured in the . Referred to in one of the chapters as "The Mystery Knight," is a descendant of a master archer from the ranks of the ."Roam is the descendant of one of the Knights of Hyrule who was a master archer." Chapter 8 of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past comic by Shotaro Ishinomori When discovered that was sending the Seven to the , he sought after them through the near . considers to be immature, stubborn and lacking discipline to wield the , with boasting that the supports him instead as the hero who will save .
It is stated in the comic that the changes the shape of its inhabitants based on their hearts, and a person can only maintain human form by controlling their emotions. Thus, when enters battle, he transforms into a humanoid eagle. Contrary to , who suppresses his transformation (shown to be a ), considers his transformation an advantage and willingly lets his emotions change him during battle. wields a sword when fighting as an eagle but can also be seen using a .
==Biography==
 first appears to challenge for the right to wield the , He transforms into an eagle and proceeds to attack , who counters 's attack and defeats him. apologizes for having misjudged and reveals to him that the ancient tells that the one who corrupts the will be defeated with the , the sacred item that has been seeking. When tells he is also a descendant of the , is overjoyed and begins to think that the two of them can join forces to find . is shocked to hear Zelda has been transported to the , saying is too much of a "weakling" to wield the and save the princess. The young hero tries to defend himself by saying he has the three to prove his worth, but is unimpressed by 's lack of discipline and immaturity, and begins to walk away to continue searching for the Silver Arrow. Before disappearing, tells that he senses they will have to join forces against , and advises the young hero to stay alive until then.
 later reappears in , arriving just in time to help defeat a and save . After they escape from , boasts that the 's prophecy supports him as the Legendary Hero, for he is the one seeking the , and leaves to find it. However, mentioned only a man who has overcome his own negative thoughts and emotions can become the true hero. Since has not, fears that this might actually be his downfall even if he finds the Silver Arrow. Later, when and Zelda arrive to , suddenly appears and admits he has failed to find the arrows. Overwhelmed by his failure, transforms into an eagle and flies up to the tower, worrying since 's emotions are out of control and could cause him to remain a beast forever. Zelda then asks for the aid of the maidens, which allows them to enter the pitch-dark tower. Inside, the group is attacked by illusions of 's past foes, with a specter of dangerously approaching Zelda. quickly transforms into an eagle and attacks the illusion, although he loses his life dispatching the specter and saving . With emerging from the illusion's remains, Zelda takes up 's as is trapped in between the trident. Zelda begins to ask for the aid of the and fires an ordinary arrow from the , but as it approaches , the power of the , Zelda, , and , turn the arrow into the , destroying the King of Thieves.
==Trivia==
* is based on 002 from Shotaro Ishinomori's popular manga , whose pre-cyborg name was Jet Link. Like , 002 was able to fly.
==Gallery==
File:Roam (eagle).png| in his eagle form
Category:Hylians
Category:Characters in A Link to the Past (Ishinomori)