Vaati

is a recurring in . Much like , he appears in both humanoid and monstrous forms, although the former only appears in . In , also takes on three other forms, including that of a .
==Biography==
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 appears in as a mage that kidnaps many beautiful maidens and brings them to his in the sky. He no longer has memories of his life as a Minish. At that moment, a hero wielding the legendary appeared. Using the , he split his body in four to defeat and seal him away inside the in the .
The seal on was apparently weakened over time, and in time managed to break out of his prison within the . In order to commemorate his return, kidnapped and took her to his to become his bride. After traveling over three different lands and the they contained, the four confront in his , the seat of his power. After an arduous battle, is able to reseal into the .
 has two forms in . The first is possessing a statue of himself encased in armor, and the second is him appearing as he does in the opening cutscene.
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 appears in , resurrected after tricks into drawing the and releasing him. After cursing the , used the darkness that spread to steal the from , empowering himself.
During his adventure to save , finds evidence that is not his only enemy, and eventually learns that was behind the theft of the and , and thus the power behind . 
 rescues the Shrine and , and restores his good name upon defeating with 's help. At the final battle, and his split selves defeat for good, and seal within the with the help of and the Shrine . With this, peace returns to , and the is laid to rest in its shrine.
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's history is explored in , revealing him to have once been a that lived in the as 's apprentice. Over time, became fascinated with the evil in the hearts of men and began to desire power. He learned the legends of the and , two gifts that the gave to the . These gifts were used by the to seal away the evil terrorizing . decided to go to and look for the , a relic said to be the source of unlimited magical power.
Since the portal between and the was about to open, created a gift for the . He fashioned the , a powerful magical cap that was able to grant the wishes of the one who wears it. put on the without permission and transformed into a sorcerer. In order to spite his master and show off his new power, , turning him into a living cap. Before leaving, revealed his plan to cross into the world through the and obtain absolute power.
 learned that the was being used to seal , which he assumed contained the . He decided to enter the in the , as the winner had the honor of touching the . As he approaches it, he blasts away the guards protecting it and breaks the , releasing all the evil contained in the . is guarded by a mysterious power that recognizes, and he turns her to stone to prevent her from interfering with his plans. To his surprise, the did not contain anything other than the monsters, but he vows to continue searching for the .
To aid in his search, impersonates and orders the of to search for the . learns that the location of the will be revealed if the is reforged and infused with the , and allows and to continue their quest. The two eventually unlock a hidden room in the containing stained glass that reveals the to have been residing within all along. thanks them before knocking out and teleporting to look for .
By the time reaches , he has already managed to extract some of the from and transforms into a tall sorcerer form called . defeats this form with the power of the , and transforms into a demonic one-eyed black orb called . He is vanquished again, however, expressing disbelief that he could be bested by a child despite having the power of a god. As a result of this defeat, begins to collapse shortly after is restored, forcing her and to escape to the . In his anger, transforms yet again, this time into a larger, more powerful version of his second form called . He also prevents from accessing the , gloating about how he has become the master of the universe before warping him to another realm. He is defeated again, however, and upon the final blow being dealt, he again expresses disbelief that he was defeated by despite his gaining part of the . uses the to restore the damage had done, destroying the in the process.
The for 's forms cannot be won in the without first defeating . However, if defeats one of 's forms but fails to defeat the next immediate form, the forms has successfully defeated will become available in the 's lottery.
== Physical Description ==
=== First Apperance ===
At first Vaati was like any Minish, but after putting on the magical hat his appearance changed radically because now he looked like a Hylian with pale skin, red eyes, long lilac hair down to his back with two thin strands on his shoulders and a long lock that covers his left eye.
With his Hylian appearance he wore a purple tunic with a gold clasp, a long shirt to match the tunic with a golden belt and red buckle, vermilion red pants and matching bandaged sandals, he had the wizard's hat on his head,which is also purple with gold embroidery and a red gem in the center.
=== Demon Form ===
In his demonic form, Vaati turned into a dark round being with a single red eye in the center, he had several bat wings on the sides, a kind of whip with many spheres that he used as an arm and a crescent-shaped headdress.
== Personality ==
Vaati's personality focuses above all on his ambition for magic and power, which was what led him to use the magic cap for selfish purposes, likewise the only thing he wants is to obtain power at all costs regardless of who he hurts in the way.
== Abilities ==
Vaati is an extremely powerful sorcerer, even with only the use of the magician's hat, he demonstrated great feats such as throwing spheres of energy, petrifying people or transforming them into objects.
His magic was further amplified by absorbing Zelda's power and he gained abilities over the wind, hence his nickname the Sorcerer of the Winds.
==Other Appearances==
=== (Himekawa)===
In the adaptation, mirrors his role from the game; however, when first splits into four, the demonic mage appears as a stone golem. After the golem's defeat, 's essence escapes to the . After the four are separated, he sends to the to eliminate Red and Blue. Later on, he takes the guise of , luring 's father into his trap, seeing him as a possible way to kill . This plan is foiled by the and his father, who destroy the disguise. During the final battle, sends the into a surreal world which he commands, though he is ultimately defeated by the four and .
=== (Himekawa)===
 appears in the , reprising his role as the main antagonist of the story with his background remaining virtually unchanged, though there are some heavy differences that occur in the final battle. During his final fight with , he assumes a previously unseen form referring to himself as the Great Demon Vaati, in which he adorns new clothes and a helmet. He does not utilize this form for long, however, before becoming . Things go awry as he loses control of the while his body goes through an uncontrollable transformation into a form resembling . He begs to be saved from himself, and uses the to purify and redeem him; he shrinks back to his original form, apologizing to everyone for the evil he had committed in his conquest for power.
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In , appears as a Spirit with no ability.
==Trivia==
*'s laugh closely resembles the 's.
*, in his final demon forms, resembles , the ' final form from . The form also resembles a wanted sign at the in .
==Nomenclature==
's name is a reference to his mastery of wind. It resembles "vāta," a Sanskrit word for wind, air, and the god thereof.http://sanskritdictionary.com/?iencoding=iast&q=v%C4%81ta&lang=sans&action=Search It also bears resemblance to "venti," the Italian word for "winds." 's Japanese name, "Gufū," means "tornado."
's English name may also be a reference to the Wind Dukes of Aaqa from , who are known as the Vaati, and live on the elemental plane of air and use wind magic.
The pronunciation of 's name has been disputed among fans. Some examples would be "" (), "" (), "" () or "" (). The weekly show on Wii's Nintendo Channel has confirmed his name is pronounced "" () on its September 29, 2011 broadcast.
==Gallery==
File:FS Vaati Stone Statue.gif| from 
File:FSA GBA Screen Vaati.gif|'s final form from on the GBA screen
File:FS Vaati Final Form Sprite.png|'s final form from 
File:TMC Picori Festival 3.png| at the from 
File:ShadowLinkMangacolors.png| with a depiction of from the manga
File:FS Himekawa Vol 2 JP Title Page.jpg| as seen on the volume 2 title page of the manga
File:MangaVaati.png| in manga
File:VaatiManga1.png|One of 's final forms from manga
File:VaatiManga2.png|One of 's final forms from manga
File:TMC (Himakawa) Minish Vaati.png|Vaati's Minish form from manga
File:TMC (Himekawa) Vaati.png|Vaati in the manga