Mipha

is a recurring character in .
== Physical appearance ==
Mipha, like all members of her race, is a humanoid dolphin being half-human and half-fish. Her skin is scaly and of different shades of red and white and she has a fish fin on her head as hair. Mipha is shorter than the average Zora. She has a serene face, with thin red lips and yellow eyes.
Originally she only wore jewelry and ornaments of Zora royalty, but after she officially became a Champion she began to wear a robe with the emblem of Hyrule.
==Personality==
Although usually demure and introverted, Mipha can be courageous when needed and does whatever she can to assist Link and her allies in any way she can, especially in their battle to stop the Calamity Ganon's return.
Mipha is known to be extremely kind, treating both her people and strangers with equal kindness. Her cutscene in the Champions' Ballad shows that she was a nurturing elder sister to Sidon.
Mipha is also known to be in love with Link, promising to heal him whenever and no matter how bad the wound may be. She shyly tells him that after the Great Calamity was dealt with, she wants to spend time with him, like they did in their childhood.
==Biography==
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 was the Princess of the , a friend of Link, and one of the . She is described as being kind and soft spoken. She has a gift for healing, known as . She was the only daughter of and the elder sister of Sidon.
When was born, crafted the for her. When she grew older, she began to take lessons from the royal guard of the , which led to them becoming fond of her. In particular, loved as though she were his own daughter, and he taught her how to use her . Her skills with the were described as being in a class of their own. She also received tutelage from , who she was close with.
 met when he joined a group of diplomats visiting at the age of four. She was surprised by how energetic he seemed and impressed he was talented enough to best adults at swordsmanship. Due to his recklessness, would heal his bruises with her . She found the way he looked up at her to be adorable.
As part of 's excavations, was discovered at . When she heard of this news, rushed to go see it. Witnesses claimed that had a sparkle in her eyes when she saw the , which claims is due to finding it cute. She then spoke to as though they were friends. found it interesting to imagine the person who piloted the 10,000 years ago, and she wondered who would do so next.
As a , grew up faster than did. When he returned to with the , was proud of him, but she was concerned by how rarely he spoke and smiled. When she asked how he was, shook his head at her, and felt as though he were looking past her.
 came to , where she asked if she would be the of . was overjoyed and, feeling a sense of duty to stop , agreed to 's request. Not only did she feel compelled to defend and the rest of against , also wanted to help .
During the "" , which is exclusive to DLC Pack, and can be seen standing together on top of . She asks who her fellow are, and describes , , and to her. While refuses to say the 's name, realizes that she is talking about . Looking down the , sees paddling in the , and she yells for him to up to them. believes he may be too young to do so on his own, but states that she will have to leave him to pilot . then dives down the to join , where she tells him to ride on her back so he can get a feel for up . At the top of the , kneels beside and tells him that, if anything happens to her, it will be his duty to protect . smiles in response. expresses her belief in him before asking if he would like to try up the again.
In order to become a , was tasked with undertaking three trials. These trials included through a in the , fighting in , and through on the of and . For the first trial, she kept a note describing when the would appear, which she would often repeat to herself.
The next time visited , told him about the on , which had been causing trouble for the . immediately left for , and followed after him. tried to convince to leave the fight to him, but their arguing led to the ambushing them. He then defeated the with the , which fascinated . Inspired by his strength and desire to help other, realized that she was in love with . This event would later be documented in the . was also interested in 's , which she wanted to practice with the .
The "" follows the inauguration of the in the of . bestows upon them blue cloths, which symbolizes their connection to the and were crafted by . Afterwards, the gather at the 's gazebo. Alongside and , learns about the from . hands the to , and recalls that recently showed her the 's ability to take . is amazed by the prospect and wishes to see it, and she asks whether she can request a favor from . The scene then cuts to the standing together, while directs them from behind the . Noticing that appears tense, tells her to take deep breaths. Just as takes the , wraps his arms around all of the , resulting in the .
 later wrote in her about the inauguration, claiming that she does not recall much of the ceremony itself. However, she believed that she would remember the moment she shared with the rest of the forever. In particular, she is grateful for for allowing her request and for bringing her so close to . Despite gaining such a happy memory, was saddened to hear that would be spending so much time with as her personal guard. During the "" , attends 's appointment as 's guard with her fellow . She appears annoyed by disrupting the ceremony. also notes that had the easiest time mastering her .
Due to 's dislike of , never told him about her feelings for . Despite this, she still prepared for , which is traditionally given by princesses to the man they will marry. She considered giving it to him during his next visit to , but she had doubts about doing so. She took hope from a legend about a falling in love with a . Since she and would be on their own, she planned on riding 's trunk together during the sunset.
Their meeting can be seen during "," which is the 10th . As she heals a wound on 's arm, recalls their first meeting and how she would heal him. She comments that since he was a , seemed to grow up much faster than she did. then changes the subject, wondering what can be done if returned, since they do not know much about his abilities. assures that no matter how difficult the battle is or how severe his wounds may be, she is will always be there to protect and heal him. hopes that they will be able to spend time together after is defeated.
During the "" , and the rest of the can be seen waiting at the on the day of 's 17th birthday. She appears dismayed to hear the failed to unlock her sealing power at the . In an attempt to help , reveals that she has been thinking about what goes through her mind when she uses her . However, she is cut off before she can finish the thought as the ground behind the shake. flies into the air to investigate, discovering that has emerged from below . discerns what has happened, and when asks if they are certain, states that he is positive. takes control of the situation and orders the to their .
To reach during the , swam through the and up . By the time she arrived, had already been overtaken by . was defeated and killed while fighting .
While mourning , the attempted to send the down the , hoping it would allow her soul to rest. When they did, the began to glow, and 's voice was heard. She told them to stop grieving and crying over her, instead, they should focus on remembering. Due to this, the began to celebrate the on the anniversary of the . was also erected in her honor in the .
Since her death during the , 's spirit has been trapped within . When enters during the "" , 's voice can be heard. She is happy that the day has finally arrived to free her . She directs to 's , where he can obtain a .
After obtains a , instructs him to activate the five , which will allow them to regain control of . As activates the , provides words of encouragement. Once all of the are active, tells to start the , though she warns him not to let his guard down. When attempts to do so, however, will begin to swirl around the . then appear, and reveals that it was responsible for killing her 100 years ago. believes that will be capable of defeating it, and she assures him that she has faith in him.
Once defeats , he will finally be able to activate the . When he does so, will appear before him. She reveals that both herself and have been freed because of his actions. She thanks Link for this freedom, for they can be together again. explains that, as a spirit, her ability to heal would be wasted on her. As a result, she decides to gift to . A glowing blue orb then appears in front of her, which she launches forward, eventually settling in 's chest.
 admits that she cried at the thought of never being freed just only a day prior. Now that is here, however, 's wish to see him one last time has been fulfilled. She tells not to hesitate when her power is needed, as knowing this will put her spirit at rest. As is out of , urges him to save .
With her ability to control restored, pilots it out of the by going under the . They pass through , eventually settling in a lake near the . From here, takes aim at . While standing atop the , is pleased that she has found a way to be useful to at the rest of the . She reminds that their job will be to drain of his power inside . asserts that this is not only her last chance, but also the last hope of . Sealing will restore peace to and fulfill both and 's duties.
Looking back at , wonders if has been well. She assures him that she has always followed her heart, and she apologizes for making him worry. wishes that she could see her father one more time.
's spirit appears whenever uses , where she will completely restore his and provide him with extra . Her voice will also inform when has finished recharging.
During DLC Pack, will appear in the of . At the end of the "" , will hear the voice of from inside . She tells that he is stronger than he was before, and she reveals that will now take less time to recharge. With his current power, believes he is capable of saving and .
If chooses to repeat his fight with in the , will speak to him after his battle. In her first line of dialogue, inquires if he remembers fighting the on with her. In her second line of dialogue, asks how much he remembers from before the and if he knows why the fits him so well. While she is resigned to the fact that may never recover those memories, claims she will never forget. In her third line of dialogue, warns against reading her if he ever discovers it. In her fourth line of dialogue, asks to pass along messages to , , and on her behalf. In her final line of dialogue, calls exceptional for defeating , and she believes he is capable of defeating and saving .
When faces in the , all of the freed will begin their attack. proclaims that this will be her and 's final opportunity, and she launches a laser towards . 's attack on its own removes 12.5% of 's health. When combined with the other freed ' attacks, a total of half of 's health will be removed.
After has been defeated, can be seen on top of with and the other . When and turn around to face them, they are gone.
=== Tears of the Kingdom ===
Mipha does not make an appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. However, in the time between Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, the Zora created a court on Polymus Mountain that bears her name. The statue of Mipha in Zora's Domain has been moved here, as a statue of Link and Sidon is now present where the statue of Mipha previously was.
== Abilities ==
Like Zora, Mipha possesses the ability to breathe underwater and swim at great speeds, likewise despite her innocent appearance she was a great fighter with her trident as a weapon, Mipha also possessed mastery over magic, she was especially good at healing magic, a power that passed to Link.
==Other Appearances==
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In , appears as a with the ability, Critical-Health Stats Up, which raises a s speed, defense, and attack when the is at high damage.
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After Terrako travels back in time to warn Link, Princess Zelda, and the Champions about what is to come, the princess goes to recruit four Champions to pilot the Divine Beasts. 
In Mipha, the Zora Princess Scenario, upon visiting Zora's Domain, Zelda speaks to King Dorephan and requests for Mipha's assistance in piloting Divine Beast Vah Ruta, but the king doesn't want to have his daughter put in danger in any way and politely turns down her request; meanwhile, Mipha and Link meet again and engages in a short conversation with him and she sees Terrako and takes an immediate liking to it, before a Zora Captain warns them of an attack by monsters and Mipha asks about her father notices that Prince Sidon is nowhere to be found, a worried Mipha heads out to search for him. The situation becomes worse when an army of electrical foes attack and Mipha is repeatedly cautioned about engaging with them as the Zora are extremely vulnerable to electricity making the safety of Sidon and Zora's Domain her top priority. Despite this fact, Mipha refuses to back down from the fight and suspects that Sidon likely headed for the forbidden Ploymus Rock which is infamous for its presence of the dreaded red-maned Lynel that's known for wielding Shock Arrows. After defending the outposts and their captains, Mipha enters Ploymus Rock and notices Sidon pointing a Zora Spear at a Lynel and she manages to drive it off. Mipha reunites with Sidon and lightly scolds him for wandering off and scaring everyone with his absence, but she does praise his bravery and expresses pride for it. She is soon horrified that the monsters have brought in reinforcements and she looks at Princess Zelda's Sheikah Slate which showed an image of a strange mechanical elephant. King Dorephan battles a large number of foes to keep them out of the Domain and was about to be killed by an Electric Moblin when a blue laser blasts it away. King Dorephan looks in awe as it was none other than Mipha aboard Vah Ruta who was responsible for it and she used it to obliterate the majority of the monsters that stood in her way. After the dust clears, Mipha and the rest of Link's party are at the throne room where King Dorephan notes how bad things are getting and they weren't prepared for the earlier battle. He then asks Mipha to attend which she complies. He permits Mipha to become the Zora Champion who will pilot Divine Beast Vah Ruta after witnessing her prowess with it, but he adds that she must promise to return home safely, since Sidon is still young and he needs his sister to be there for him.
In The Yiga Clan Attacks! Scenario, once the Champions are recruited, she joins with Princess Zelda as she journeys through downtown to calibrate the Divine Beasts to make it easier for the Champions to control. Mipha converses with Daruk and inquires his help with her training to better handle tougher foes which Daruk happily agrees to do so, but he adds that they still need a knight worthy enough to seal the darkness, which Mipha agreed, and upon seeing Link upfront, he chuckles a bit implying that he possibly knows of her crush on the Hylian knight. They are soon interrupted by an ambush by the Yiga Clan led by Sooga and she takes a fighting stance with everyone else. Sooga is able to get Princess Zelda out in the open with the diversion and attempts to assassinate her single-handedly only to be deflected by Link and the Yiga Clan retreat for a time. 
In Freeing Korok Forest Scenario, she would then join the Champions on their way to Korok Forest where Revali would utilize Divine Beast Vah Medoh to take out all of the outposts and gigantic monsters that surrounded it before letting know that it's safe to pass. During their expedition, Mipha noticed how foggy it was and Revali believes that they are going in circles and briefly bickers with Daruk before Urbosa assures them that getting lost isn't the problem but the possibility of an ambush. They soon meet with the music loving Hestu who tried to get their attention the whole time. He expresses some worry about the roaming monsters there and Revali remarks that he can get past safely if he did not have his maracas with him, but Urbosa offers to protect Hestu in exchange for his help in getting to the forest clearing. As they traverse the forest, they encounter odd appearances of Malice and Astor's creations made by the substance that resemble the four pilots called Hollows. After Link used the Master Sword's light to protect Zelda from facing death by those Hollows and forcing the mysterious seer into withdrawal, Mipha and the Champions listen to the Great Deku Tree's words and tells the princess not to worry too much about her dormant power and that it will eventually come. These recent events where Link succeeded at something she didn't, led the princess to worry about her duties even more than she did previously.
In The Road Home, Besieged Scenario, on their way back to Hyrule Castle, Mipha stops as she sees the princess stricken with worry until Terrako plays her lullaby to ease her mind before they are alerted to an ambush along the way. When the dust clears, Mipha and the Champions are promoted and granted the blue cloths to signify their status and the Zora Princess swaps out her royal Zora sash and some of her silver jewelery with the new blue sash with Divine Beast Vah Ruta's emblem embedded on it. After the ceremony, the Champions hang out outside where Impa and Terrako have a fight with each other as Mipha reminds Daruk of their earlier discussion, which Daruk agrees to get on with it. Grateful, Mipha and almost blurts out that she wished to be stronger to fight alongside Link, which caught the attention of the Hylian who approaches her, leading Mipha to become defensive and tries to explain herself but was interrupted by the scuffle between Impa and Terrako that soon catches Revali in the middle to the point where he left the area enraged by their behavior. After that, Mipha and the Champions head home to prepare for the worst. Upon learning that Calamity Ganon is returning on Zelda's 17th birthday, King Rhoam has the soldiers stationed at Akkala Citadel and Fort Hateno and the civilians evacuated to keep the number of casualties down. Both strongholds are vital for Hyrule's survival and the fall of any of them would guarantee the fall of the kingdom.
In Calamity Strikes Scenario, Mipha was at Lanayru Tower where she witnessed Calamity Ganon having returned after being dormant for 10,000 years straight and the Sheikah Towers are being shut down across Hyrule as Mipha had no choice but to board Ruta to launch a counterstrike. Link and Princess Zelda had their journey to the Spring of Wisdom postponed due to this and rushed back to save the latter's father, but they are forced to flee as Rhoam orders them to as he is surrounded by the now corrupted Guardians where he meets his supposed doom. As Zelda breaks down over everything going wrong, her tears fell on Terrako's center screw and it summoned time portals leading Impa to believe that not all hope is lost and there is still time to save the Champions. 
In Water and Fire Scenario, Mipha engages in battle with Waterblight Ganon where the water is all but frozen and the Zora Princess at its mercy. It soon charges at her with the Cryonic formations and an ice flail and Mipha braces for her end, but before she could be killed, a time portal arrives, bringing forth an adult Prince Sidon from the future and shatters the ammunition, refusing to lose his sister again, much to Mipha's surprise as the Sidon she knew is a child. The demon proved to be too strong for the both of them, but Mipha approaches it, despite Sidon's protests. Regardless, Sidon's support to Mipha provides enough time for help to arrive and after Link and the group dispose of Waterblight Ganon, Mipha is too fatigued to continue fighting but with Waterblight Ganon gone it was safe for her to stay behind while Sidon joins Link in assisting Daruk. By destroying the Igneo Talus, Ruta uses its trunk to spray water to cool the lava flow. After Daruk is safe thanks to Yunobo, Mipha recovers her lost strength to join them on Rudania, where she questions the adult Sidon if she was her brother. Sidon confirms so, but he adds that he came from the future and saw her in battle, so he came for her. Daruk laughs it off before turning his attention to Princess Zelda where his tone turns serious as he asks about the fate of Hyrule Castle. 
In Relentless as a Waterfall Scenario, Mipha and Sidon are out to assist the soldiers at Akkala Citadel where they are having a tough battle. and upon backing them up, Sidon informs that they'll cover them, Mipha promises that she'll do what she can. Mipha expresses how proud she is at how Sidon has become after a hundred years. Sidon adds that they will succeed before looking away, thinking of the Mipha of his own timeline, the one whom he had lost. Mipha then shifts his focus on the battle, asking if he is ready. Sidon confirms so as they join their tridents. Sidon was granted control over Ruta as Mipha heals the wounds on the Hylian Soldiers to get them back into battle up until Daruk and Yunobo arrive to back them up until the bridge to the citadel was destroyed to prevent the Malice Guardians from accessing it. 
In Each Step Like Thunder Scenario, after successfully defending the citadel, Mipha backs up Urbosa with Daruk and Revali with their Divine Beasts when they were outnumbered. Several events occur, Princess Zelda awakens her power that she had sought for years to save Link from Astor and the recreated Phantoms, which the prophet of doom had reaped the souls of the Yiga Clan as a sign of betrayal, resulting in Master Kohga and the surviving Yiga Clan soldiers (minus Sooga, whose fate is uncertain) to put aside their differences and join forces with the Hyrulean Army, and Purah creates and activates a failsafe that disable the corrupted Guardians that make up Ganon's main army, turning the tides in Hyrule's favor, and Zelda's father is revealed to be alive at the Great Plateau in The Great Plateau Scenerio, thanks to the device that was given to him by Zelda, revealed to be an Ancient Guardian Shield to deflect their lasers. 
In the Guardian of Remembrance DLC, EX Battle of Goponga Village, Mipha and Sidon assist in defending Goponga Village to protect the residents there. Sidon instructs the able-bodied soldiers on their next mission and Mipha begins healing the wounds of one of the Zora soldiers when she saw her adult brother battle the more Moblins and an Electric Moblin is headed for her. She then sees her infant brother stepping between her and the Moblin and pleads with him to turn tail before he is hurt or killed, but luckily, the adult Sidon manages to kill the monster before either Mipha or his younger self are harmed. He checks on his infant self to make sure he is okay and Mipha expresses relief that both Sidons are unscathed but then asked her younger brother what he was doing here. Adult Sidon suspects that his infant self wanted to be brave and help them and while he gives a small lecture, he still praises him. He encourages the youngster to become strong enough to protect his older sister, briefly trailing off at the thought over not being able to protect the Mipha in his own timeline despite being young himself at the time, before they both flash their trademark grins as Mipha laughs.
In All Hyrule United Scenario, Mipha, Sidon, and Ruta are later summoned by Purah, who restored and supercharged the Sheikah Towers, with the other Champions, present and future, their Divine Beasts, and the armies of all races across Hyrule, uniting them all and Mipha is relieved that everything is going great. With her father's approval, Zelda takes command of the united army and battles the remaining monsters and once Ganon's raised barrier is brought down, Mipha opens fire with the rest of the Champions to weaken Ganon, but then the Blood Moon rises raising Ganon's power to revive the fallen monsters, but despite this, the Hyruleans persevere as the Champion Pilots leave their Divine Beasts. 
In The Future of Hyrule Scenario, Zelda leads the ground forces as Revali and Teba lead the Rito army from the air as they charge into Hyrule Castle to confront Astor and Harbinger Ganon, who was responsible for the earlier attacks against them long before the Great Calamity. The Phantom Ganons were also present but were ultimately destroyed for good as they confront Astor and the Harbinger and managed to defeat both of them. Astor finally loses all composure and orders Ganon to kill the heroes, but he is soon absorbed by Calamity Ganon's Malice to take on a new powerful form and Terrako becomes corrupted by the Malice in the process forcing Link and Zelda to fight it. Once it's sufficiently damaged, Mipha and the other warriors mourn its current state and Zelda becomes determined to ensure Calamity Ganon's fall as they rush upstairs to the Sanctum where Ganon awaited them. Because he reincarnated successfully, none of the heroes' attacks did anything to make it wince even to the slightest and Zelda resorted to an attempt to seal it away with her power, which helps Terrako regain its strength and uses the last of it to jump in between her and Ganon, destroying itself to shatter Ganon's invincibility. This became personal for Zelda and the heroes managed to weaken it enough for Link to cleave Ganon with the sword that seals the darkness and Zelda, with some effort, successfully sealing Ganon away forever restoring peace to Hyrule. With their purposes fulfiled, Terrako's screw used the last of its power to return Sidon, Yunobo, Teba, and Riju to their own timelines, and Mipha and Sidon give their heartfelt good-bye as Princess Zelda thanks them dearly for what they have done to preserve the now bright future of Hyrule as the future Champions are returned to their own time. The princess wishes that light will shine on their futures clutching Terrako's screw tightly.
In the Terrako's Return Quest, to repay Terrako for all the miracles it had given them, Mipha and all the warriors that participated in the battle gather fifty of Terrako's components and brought them to the Hyrule's Royal Lab where Purah and Robbie add the finishing touches. Terrako remains dormant much to their concern and Mipha wondered if they are missing something and Revali tells them that it's still waking up, which Impa agrees to and attempts to wake it up herself and Zelda stops her and steps in front of it and after a minute, Terrako began to respond, much to the relief and joy of Mipha and the others as Terrako is reunited with Zelda. During the end credits following these events, Terrako visits its friends across Hyrule and visits Zora's Domain to greet Mipha, who pets it hello as it passes by. Mipha is seen with her friends as she joins in the group hug with the main members as the other warriors look on.
During the DLC end credits, as the adult Sidon bonds with his younger self and Mipha approaches them and pats both of them on their heads as they once again grin. Mipha is with the rest of the Champions from both the present and future talking among themselves and smile at Terrako. Later, Mipha and the Champion Pilots are at the Sheikah Tower, each back into their original attire as they watch Princess Zelda float away on a paraglider with Terrako, enjoying the beautiful sight as they go and thinking of what they have accomplished in preserving Hyrule's natural beauty and notes that all of their efforts in saving the kingdom are well worth fighting for.
As a playable , wields a spear in combat and attacks with fast, multi-hitting combo attacks mixed with magic. Her Unique Action allows her to form a geyser and warp to it while jumping in the air, giving her an aerial advantage and hitting her opponent's . She can also warp to constructs created by her Strong Attacks. Her Enhanced Ability grants her a shockwave whenever she emerges from a geyser or construct. Her Special Attack uniquely heals herself as well as nearby allies, making her especially useful in missions where healing items are disabled or cannot drop.
==Trivia==
*An amiibo based on Mipha released on November 10 2017. This amiibo is compatible with s DLC packs.
* Early designs for took elements from and , but her final design was inspired by a .
==Nomenclature==
Like most in , 's name is a musical reference. Her name seems to come from western , "Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do." This also happens to be the two main notes of her music theme, or how it starts out.
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