Daruk

is a recurring character in .
==Personality==
Courageous at heart, Daruk is extremely dedicated to defeating the Calamity Ganon and protecting his people. In battle, he is loud and ferocious - although he does have a calm side to him as well during peaceful moments, such as telling the malevolent creature to "open wide" as he fired his Divine Beast's laser at Hyrule Castle. In life, Daruk was a fast friend to Link and it was the latter's strength and appetite that he demonstrated that won him over as the Goron Champion himself also had those traits. 
Daruk is also revealed to suffer from cynophobia (fear of dogs), much due to having been attacked by them often as a child and still fears them to this day, and he seems to be embarrassed about having this trait.
==Biography==
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 was the , one of the appointed members tasked with piloting a in the fight against 100 years ago. He was the pilot of the . He was described as being generally calm, but becomes wildly excitable in battle. He possessed the ability known as , a red crystal polyhedric barrier that can deflect any attack or incoming damage to the user.
When was a small child, would chase him around when they saw him. This started when he stepped on the tail of one, which made it angry at him. Even as an adult, he still panics when he meets a .
 carried a known as the , which he could easily swing around despite its heft. According to , used the to carve the valley at in a single night. This was done so the could more easily attain . There is also a rumor that would fan himself with the .
 wrote his thoughts down in a known as . In his first entry, he writes about the he ate that day. In the next entry, recounts meeting a group of at the base of who spoke about . He recalled that the dug up from several years prior, and he was told by the that is was a weapon that needed someone to control it. In the past, claimed that only cared about relics that they could eat, which inspires him to search for for dinner.
One day, while was searching for lunch, he saw a being attacked by . He rushed to help them, but by the time he arrived, the had already defeated his opponents. was so surprised that another almost ambushed him, but the ended up saving him. He later learned that the was named , and while respected his appetite, he was appalled by the organic he would eat. Since enjoyed , offered him some to grill, and he took 's silence to mean that he enjoyed it. was also pleased that had a similar level of strength to himself. explained that when he focused, he felt as though , which was impressed by. As he could share a meal with and trust him to watch his back, declared that was officially his brother.
When came to to ask to become a , he immediately accepted. His acceptance can be seen during the "" , which is exclusive to DLC Pack. and can be seen walking through along the , accompanied by two . states that he is willing to lay down his life if needs his help, which thanks him for. recounts that have been attacking more frequently as of late, and he wonders if could be the reason. He warns that she should not leave without a horde of to protect her. accuses him of sounding like her father, , who is assigning a knight to watch over her, the top contender being the most accomplished swordsman in . realizes that is talking about .
 is distracted by a group of running across the ahead of them. He realizes that they are attacking someone hiding behind a rock formation. Calling them cowards, he tells to wait for him before charging forward to defend their victim. Using the , fights off the , calling them as they run away. As laughs triumphantly, finds their target, which is revealed to be a . When the jumps onto her and licks her face, tells that he saved his life. However, when she turns to face him, she finds trembling in fear, activating his when the barks. After sending the off, tells it to stay safe and apologizes that had to see that side of him. admits that would chase him when he was a child, and he is still scared of them as an adult. is surprised by the revelation that has a weakness. then seeks assurance that is not a . This causes to start laughing, and eventually joins in.
 later recounted his meeting with in his , recalling that she seemed happy when he accepted her request. In total, states that their team will consist of six members, including , the swordsman who will face , and the rest of the pilots of the . Excited by the idea of having a feast with the rest of the , offered his best to . While she thanked him, noticed she was holding back a grimace, which he believed was due to her having something on her mind.
In order to become a , had to overcome a trial to prove he was worthy of taming a . This trial included facing the at , following down , and jumping into the at .
During the "" , attends the inaugurations of the at . During the ceremony, bestows upon them blue cloths, which symbolizes their connection to the and were crafted by . Afterwards, can be seen with at the 's gazebo, while speaks to , , and . remarks that formal events wear him out. At 's request, and the rest of the pose for a together. From behind the , directs to crouch down, comparing his size to that of . Just before takes the , wraps his arms around the rest of the , resulting in the .
 later wrote about the event in his , claiming that it felt good to be a . He was also happy to speak to , as they had not seen each other in a while. While he was at , heard that has been chosen as 's appointed knight, which he feels is a perfect fit. Supposedly, saved from a 's laser with a , and the incident caught the eye of . is proud of for doing so.
During the "" , and the other attend the ceremony in which officially appoints as her knight. remarks how discouraging the presentation sounds, saying is speaking as though they have already lost. This prompts to quip that the entire ceremony was 's idea.
In the third , "," states her plans to head to , where she plans to help learn to pilot . While he is capable of making it move, he has been stalled when it comes to doing much else. When asked for advice, shoved him into to wander around aimlessly. This method ended up working for , and he realized that 's strength must come from his hard work. To thank , planned to give him gourmet sirloin rock.
During the "" , can be seen piloting through the with . is overjoyed to finally be able to control his , and he is having fun doing so. He tells that the rest of the will need to "eat their gravel" if they want to keep up with him. Turning away, admires the view of the , especially the "delectable" rocks sprinkled throughout. Though he does not know much about , swears to protect to his death. slaps on his back while asking if he agrees, knocking off his balance.
 congratulates on officially becoming 's appointed knight. While states that it is a big deal to protect her, he insists he is not trying to put pressure on . He advises that has a strong personality, meaning she has a hard time seeing "the range for the peaks." So long as remembers this, believes he will be fine. The ground suddenly begins to shake, much to 's confusion. fall from the peak above them, and uses his to shield them both. While he tries to return to their conversation, is put off by how strange the event was. has been inactive for decades, but is concerned that it appears to be moving again. However, dismisses the thought, telling to forget he said anything. The ends with staring up at .
In his eighth and final entry, he notes that all Link had been doing was looking after Princess Zelda as she did her research. As tough as her work had been, he heard that the princess had been in a good mood much more often and very talkative than she once was. He also learned that Link had opened up about his problems regarding his important responsibilities with her as they were eating some food, and Zelda did the same thing when she told him that they happen to be on the same boat. Daruk assumes that they have bonded over their food preference and is happy that they are on good terms now. It was then that Daruk realized that all the journal writing made him realize something about himself, and it had him work up an appetite.
During the "" , and the rest of the can be seen waiting at the on the day of 's 17th birthday. As approaches him, asks her what happened at the . He is visibly disappointed to hear that did not unlock her sealing power. When states that was not her last opportunity, nods in agreement. However, their discussion is interrupted by the ground suddenly shaking. flies up into the sky to investigate, seeing that has emerged from below . When discerns what has happened, states that it is time. Taking control of the situation, commands the to return to their . He goes on to say that, in order to support , their assault needs to be unified. He tells to go to , and while he can promise that the will help him, it will be up to to defeat . As the ends, rubs at the back of his head while everyone stares up at the storm.
To reach , had to cut through the , at which point he took the and all the way up . By the time he arrived, the has already been overtaken by . During the , was killed by . In his honor, the added 's visage to the in .
For 100 years, 's spirit was trapped inside . When enters during the "" , he will hear the voice of greeting him. claims that he always believed that would come back, and he reasons that he is here to retake control of the . To do so, directs to the , from which can obtain a of .
Upon activating the , instructs to activate the five within . As activates the , will cheer him on. After activates the final , sends him to the and reminds him to stay focused. However, when atempts this, will begin to swirl around the . As appears, reveals that it was responsible for defeating him 100 years ago. He wishes luck in his fight.
After defeating , will be able to activate the . When he does, 's spirit will appear, congratulating him for taking back . He thanks for freeing his spirit. However, feels the need to apologize, since his defeat led to 's current state. Now that is back under his control, is confident that he will be able to help in the fight against . He states his plan to take the to , and once infiltrates , he will unleash his attack on . He decides to give to , since he has no use for it as a spirite. creates a glowing red orb between his hands, which then launches itself into 's chest.
After passing to , declares that it will live on inside of him. He wishes luck, and he asks him to give his regards to . will then be out of .
With under his control, pilots it to the top of . The then takes aim at . Once this is done, declares that all he has to do now is wait for to enter , at which point they will unleash their attack on . Looking over , remarks that it looks well, even after 100 years. He is relieved to see again, and he wonders how the have fared since the . While he does so, he catches sight of his descendant, , nearby. Upon seeing him, is assuaged that the are still going strong, and he raises his fist in solidarity with . In happiness, begins to cheer and wave back at .
's spirit appears whenever uses , where he will block an attack from an . His voice will also inform when has finished recharging.
When DLC Pack is active, will appear in 's house after he discovered it at the . At the end of the "" , will hear the voice of , who tells him he will be able to use more often. He then asks to pass on a message to for him: "Good riddance, bacon-breath!"
If chooses to repeat his fight with in the , will speak to him afterwards. In his first line of dialogue, he asks to tell that he used to be shy when he was a child, and working hard, watching out for his brothers, and eating tasty rocks will make him even stronger than . In his second line of dialogue, recounts his first meeting with , and he claims he never thought he would meet a that he considered a brother. Due to how shocked he looked, believes it may be better if does not remember. In his third line of dialogue, recounts his issues with when he was a child, though he frames it as being a . In his fourth line of dialogue, suggests that should read his to help him with his memories. In his final line of dialogue, he is impressed that has come back to test his skills, and he believes he is strong enough to defeat .
When faces in the , all of the freed will unleash their attacks. cheers on, telling to open wide and he launches his laser towards . On its own, 's attack removes 12.5% of 's health. When combined with the other freed ' attacks, a total of half of 's health will be removed.
Following 's defeat, and the rest of the can be seen on top of with . When and turn around to face them, they are gone.
==Other Appearances==
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In , Daruk appears as a Spirit with the ability, Weight ↑, which makes a Fighter weigh more so it is harder for them to be launched, but at the same time reduces their jump height and movement speed.
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Upon learning of Hyrule's dark future from the Diminutive Guardian Terrako, she travels to the four corners of Hyrule for potential Champions who will pilot the Divine Beasts in their respective regions. Among one of them is Daruk, who lives in Goron City with the rest of his fellow kin. 
In the Daruk, the Goron Hero Scenario, when asked to pilot Divine Beast Vah Rudania, Daruk assures them that he will always be willing to support his allies in any way he can especially to a sincere one. He does bring up a problem with Rudania being located in a difficult spot at the moment, Death Mountain's crater, not helped that there's a monster infestation there. He then insists that they must climb the mountain to reach it and rallies them up as he heads there. However, the path is full of monsters that are disrupting the work at the Goron Southern Mines, so they had to secure the area first and make sure they don't try to attack it again. After the defeat of the Igneo Talus, Daruk takes a liking to Link for his strength as well as his appetite for various foods, which Daruk also has those traits and dubs him a sworn brother of the Gorons. The group arrives at the top of the mountain with the Divine Beast at the crator, Daruk gets excited at getting Vah Rudania up and running again as he boards it to launch a counterstrike against the monsters that are attacking the mines; despite having some difficulty controlling it, Daruk eventually got the hang of it. Once the dusts settled, Daruk states that they've pulled through despite that they did a battle they did not expect to take part in, and he brings up the subject about him piloting Rudania, he eagerly accepts his role and wishes to pummel Calamity Ganon to ensure Hyrule remains peaceful. Daruk notes that they might be starving after what they've gone through and gives Link his favorite meal: Prime Rock Roast. Link bites into it and Impa and Princess Zelda are shocked at what he just did, which Daruk thought he forgot to give them some Rock Roast, when in reality, its not part of the Hylian diet at all, yet he promises to bring some next time.
In The Yiga Clan Attacks! Scenario, after the Champions are gathered, Daruk travels with the soldiers through Castle Town as Princess Zelda calibrate the Divine Beasts to make it easier for the Champions to control. During their travels, he bonds with the Zora Princess, Mipha when she asked him if he wants to train with her since she desired to be better prepared to handle stronger foes and fend for herself. Daruk accepts her request and adds that they still haven't found a knight who wields the darkness sealing sword who can stand against Calamity Ganon, which Mipha agrees, and looks over at Link and saw potential in him in fulfilling this role and his chuckle implies that he possibly knew of her crush on Link but doesn't say anything about it. Soon, they are ambushed by the Yiga Clan led by Sooga who sought to take Zelda's life as Mipha, Daruk, and the rest of the soldiers take on a fighting stance. Princess Zelda and Link withdraw for safety as the Champions and other soldiers engage in battle with the cult that worships Ganon, but it turned out to be a diversion bent on separating everyone from the princess and a fire forced Link and Zelda into the open. Sooga throws three kunai at Zelda when she was left seemingly defenseless, only for Link to block the sharp projectiles. Sooga then calls for a retreat and he and the Yiga Clan leave the area.
In the Freeing Korok Forest Scenario, Daruk joins the Champions as they head to Korok Forest which was overrun by monsters. Revali is honored to take on the important task of defending Hyrule, but he soon decides to have a little fun poking at Link and questioning his leadership and Daruk defends the Hylian and reminds him that they're dealing with the threat together, but Revali dismisses him before he goes back to hurling insults at Link until Urbosa scolds him. Revali stops as he decides to prove his worth as he summons Divine Beast Vah Medoh and destroys the monsters as well as their outposts that surround the area before allowing them to go into the forest. During their expedition, Mipha notes on the forest's foggy state which Revali makes a complaint about their progress, which Daruk insisted that he should fly and scout the area. which an annoyed Revali snaps back at him. They soon meet Hestu, who was trying to get their attention, to Daruk's surprise. Hestu introduces himself and has knowledge of the correct paths, and Daruk asks him to guide them to the clearing, but Hestu grew afraid of dealing with the monsters that infest the woods. Revali makes a remark that he can get around safely if he didn't have his maracas with him and Urbosa tells Hestu to pay no heed to him and offers to protect him from the monsters in exchange for his help in reaching the forest clearing. Hestu happily complies as he leads the way. They notice odd appearances of Malice and four evil doppelgangers of the Champions including Daruk called Hollows created by the mysterious seer, Astor. With the Champions separated from Link and Zelda, Astor has the duo overwhelmed and orders them to kill the princess, but Link pulls the Master Sword, and its light dispels the Hollows before they can reach her and Astor is forced into withdrawal as he knew he wouldn't stand a chance at this point. Daruk and the Champions arrive at the clearing to listen to the Great Deku Tree's words of wisdom. It was there that Princess Zelda starts feeling anxious about her unfulfilled duty to unlock her power needed to defeat Calamity Ganon.
In The Road Home, Besieged Scenario, On their journey back to Hyrule Castle, everyone including Daruk stops as Zelda voices her doubts about awakening her power, but she is calmed when Terrako plays her lullaby which she recalls, but they are interrupted by the monsters that surround the castle. After that, Daruk can be seen cheering Link on with the Hylian Soldiers as he was eating various foods as Urbosa was giving the princess a pep talk. Eventually, Daruk and the Champions are promoted and bestowed blue cloths that signify their status; Daruk replaces his left Goron chain for the new blue sash with Divine Beast Vah Rudania embedded on it. After the inauguration ceremony, Daruk and the others hang out outside and as Impa and Terrako begin arguing, Mipha reminds Daruk about their earlier conversation, and he happily decides to get down to it. Mipha is grateful but finds herself in an embarrassing situation when she noticed Link listening to her reasons why she wants to get stronger, and Revali is caught in the fight that does not want to be involved in and becomes aggravated by their behavior enough for him to leave the area in disgust. After that, Daruk and the Champions head home to prepare for the inevitable. King Rhoam begins evacuating the civilians to keep the casualties to a minimum and the soldiers are transferred to the garrisons to defend two significant strongholds, Akkala Citadel and Fort Hateno, as far as he is concerned, if any of the strongholds fall, Hyrule's doom is certain.
In the Calamity Strikes Scenario, Daruk is seen appearing via teleportation on Eldin Tower when he notices something wrong and when he gets a closer look, he is horrified to see Calamity Ganon surrounding Hyrule Castle and the Sheikah Towers across the kingdom are powered down by Ganon's influence, leaving Daruk without any choice but to board Divine Beast Vah Rudania to launch a counterstrike. Because Ganon came earlier than expected, Link and Zelda were just leaving for Mt Lanayru so the latter can train at the Spring of Wisdom, and they returned to the castle to save the king. However, Rhoam orders them to leave and sacrifices himself to the corrupted Guardians to ensure their safety, to Zelda's horror. Zelda is despondent over the terrible situation and her tears hit Terrako's eye screw and it summons time portals which head for the Divine Beasts and Impa realized that hope is not yet lost, but they only have a short amount of time to save the Champions and the Divine Beasts form their fates. 
In the Water and Fire Scenario, Daruk is in a tough battle with Fireblight Ganon and resorted to using Daruk's Protection to shield against its attacks, being as defiant as he could. Eventually, Fireblight managed to shatter Daruk's forcefield, rendering him tired and defenseless and it tosses a ball of fire at him. Daruk braces himself for impact but before he could meet his end, a time portal appears and Yunobo lands in front of him and raises his similar forcefield, leaving Daruk flabbergasted by another Goron sharing the same power as him. Yunobo shields another attack and assures Daruk that he will help him. After Mipha and Sidon are saved from Waterblight Ganon, the former cools the lava flow that blocks the path to Rudania once Igneo Talus is destroyed. Yunobo becomes apprehensive of Fireblight and Daruk returns the favor and tells him to remain calm, and Yunobo shifts back into focus, stating that there isn't a point in needing to be saved when they just saved someone's life, putting Daruk in a good mood as help arrives and Daruk chuckles and restarts the fight. After Fireblight is vanquished, Daruk takes a moment to thank Link for coming to his aid and Yunobo for saving his life in his most dire moment. When Sidon explains to Mipha that he somehow came to the future, but Daruk laughs it off as it didn't make sense before turning his attention to Zelda and asks what became of Hyrule Castle. After that, Daruk takes Yunobo as they prepare to protect eastern Hyrule from the Guardians and monsters that invade it. Yunobo gushes at him, calling him the "Great Daruk", but the annoyed Goron Champion tells him not to call him by any formalities and the sheepish Yunobo replies that he can't make any promises and Daruk laughs as he turns his focus on protecting their allies. They move to defend the Hyrulean Army's defensive line until they can destroy the bridges and cut off enemy reinforcements before taking out the enemy's main stronghold to stem the flow of attacks on the defensive line, especially from the corrupted Guardians. 
In the Guardian of Remembrance DLC, EX Battle for Kakariko Village Scenario, Daruk and Yunobo take Rudania to Kakariko Village where they battle the Yiga Clan and the monsters. They are successful and the Sheikah civilians cheer for them. Yunobo saw how Daruk was so brave and since the Goron youth wasn't very brave himself in the beginning, he is hesitant to take credit, to Daruk's concern. Yunobo explains that he used to be cowardly and practically afraid of everything, until he met a certain friend who helped him find his courage that he needed that led to him saving Daruk from death, before the Goron Champion grabs his hand and holds it high as they receive another round of applause from the crowd of people below them. Daruk expresses pride in Yunobo regardless and dubs him the Champion of the future. Yunobo was flattered, and Daruk asks him to tell that friend of his to give him his regards, making Yunobo feel better.
In the Relentless as a Waterfall Scenario, Daruk and Yunobo back up Mipha and Sidon as Vah Ruta is losing steam while Mipha is busy healing the Hylian Soldiers of their wounds. With the help of Daruk and Yunobo, they hold off the line until the soldiers destroy the bridge with a cannonball just as the Malice Guardians cross it and they jump down to destroy them. 
In the Each Step Like Thunder Scenario, Daruk returns to his Divine Beast and with Mipha and Revali, they assist Urbosa and Riju when they were outnumbered by another wave of monsters. Several events happen after that, Princess Zelda had awakened her power to save Link from Astor and the Blight Ganons, the latter creatures were revived by the spirits of the Yiga Clan the treachrous prophet had reaped. Because of this, Master Kohga and the surviving members (minus Sooga as his fate is uncertain), defect to Zelda's side and Purah activates a failsafe that wiped out the majority of the Guardian Stalkers that made up Ganon's main army, giving Hyrule an advantage over Ganon. King Rhoam is revealed to have survived thanks to the device, known as the Ancient Guardian Shield, given by his daughter earlier. 
In the All Hyrule United Scenario, Daruk, along with the Champions, Divine Beasts, as well as the soldiers of all races are summoned by Purah when she reactivates and supercharges the Sheikah Towers to unite them into a single army. Daruk and Yunobo are hyped for the battle of a lifetime. With her father's blessing, Zelda takes command of the united army in a full-scale assault against Calamity Ganon. The dark beast made attempts at keeping its defenses up, the warriors brought down the monsters that maintain it so Zelda can dispel it with her power. Daruk and the other Champions take the opportunity to open fire as the Divine Beasts lasers weaken Ganon, but the Blood Moon rises, and revives the fallen monsters. the armies persevere as they charge into Hyrule Castle to take it back and confront Astor and Harbinger Ganon. 
In The Future of Hyrule Scenario, Princess Zelda leads the ground army and Revali, alongside Teba, leading the Rito forces from the air. The Blight Ganons attempt to hold them back but are ultimately destroyed forever and they defeated Astor and the Harbinger as well. Astor is completely unstable as he orders Ganon to destroy the warriors that stand against him, but he is absorbed by Ganon's Malice to take on a new form and some of its Malice takes control of Terrako, forcing Link and Zelda to duel it. With Terrako damaged, Daruk and the others join her as they mourn for it. The now angered Zelda becomes determined to stop Ganon by any means possible as they head upstairs into the Sanctum where Ganon awaited them. The dark beast proved to be too powerful for them and their attacks don't work against it and Zelda used her power to try and seal it, but it indirectly powers up Terrako, who uses the last of its strength to run upstairs and jump between them, sacrificing itself in the process to shatter Ganon's invincibility. Because of Terrako's actions, the warriors managed to weaken it enough for Link to charge at it. Daruk and Revali root for him as Link jumps and, with the Blade of Evil's Bane, cleaves Ganon to weaken it further and Princess Zelda uses her power to finally seal Ganon away and restore peace to the land of Hyrule. With their purposes in the past fulfilled, Terrako's screw sends the adult Sidon, Yunobo, Teba, and Riju back to their timelines. Daruk bids farewell to Yunobo and promises that he will always cherish their time together, despite it being so short and Yunobo praises him back. Zelda then tells the future counterparts that their efforts will never be forgotten as they vanish and wishes them a brighter future than ever before.
In the Terrako's Return Quest, with Hyrule at peace, the warriors decide to repay Terrako for its miracles that significantly changed their fates for the better and Daruk takes part in finding fifty of its components and brings them to the Lab where Terrako is being rebuilt. Terrako isn't working right, and they became worried. Revali insists that it's likely still waking up, and Impa tries to wake it up herself, before Zelda stops her and stands in front of it. Within a full minute, Terrako became responsive, much to their relief and reunites with the princess once more. During the end credits following these events, Terrako visits each of its allies and even paid Daruk a visit and he jumps for joy in greetings as it moved on. Daruk is seen with everyone and pulls the Champions and Terrako in for a group hug.
During the DLC ending, Daruk and Yunobo sit at a cliff as they enjoy their Prime Rock Roasts together. In another scene, Daruk and Yunobo are then seen with the present and future Champions as they talk among themselves and smile at Terrako. After that, Daruk and the Champions are at the Sheikah Tower, having already returned to their original attires, and they watched as Princess Zelda floats away on a paraglider with Terrako coming along. The princess of Hyrule saw how beautiful the land of Hyrule was and appears to be recovering nicely after the second Great Calamity and notes how it was all worth saving.
==Trivia==
*An amiibo based on Daruk released on November 10th. This amiibo is compatible with s DLC packs.
* 's nickname for , "little guy," was inspired by referring to the as "brother."
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