Anouki

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The **Anouki**,(**PH** | **ST**) also known as the **Anouki Tribe**,(**PH**) are a race of fairly humanoid beings that have antlers like those of a reindeer and are found in the World of the Ocean King in *Phantom Hourglass* and the re-established land of Hyrule in *Spirit Tracks*. They prefer to live in very cold environments such as the Isle of Frost in the World of the Ocean King and the Snow Realm of Hyrule. An animosity exists between the sect of the Anouki tribe in the World of the Ocean King and the more menacing-looking Yook tribe, but the Anouki are largely the only race inhabiting Hyrule's Snow Realm in *Spirit Tracks* with the Yook nowhere to be seen. They have provided Link with aid on more than one quest, helping the Hero of Winds locate the Azurine in *Phantom Hourglass* and helping the Link of *Spirit Tracks* locate the Snow Sanctuary in order to restore the Spirit Tracks to the Snow Realm and reach the Snow Temple. They are not aggressive, but do not have much interest in the other groups, preferring an isolated life.

## Characteristics

### *Phantom Hourglass*

The Anouki in *Phantom Hourglass* reside on the Isle of Frost that is located on the Great Sea in the World of the Ocean King. The enemy of the Anouki tribe is the more fierce-looking Yook tribe, and a peace agreement made 100 years before the events of *Phantom Hourglass* gave the Anouki the western side of the isle and the Yook the eastern side. The Anouki are small humanoid creatures, with antlers growing from their heads. Usually, they appear to have no warm hide, and have to wear fur clothes, suggesting that they are not indigenous to such a cold area as the Isle of Frost, though not much is known about their tribe's full history or their true anatomy. The Anouki are one of the three tribes who were originally given the Azurine, one of the Pure Metals needed to create the Phantom Blade, however the Azurine is kept in the Temple of Ice on the Yook's side of the isle. Link is tasked with navigating the eastern half of the isle in order to reach the temple and retrieve the Pure Metal, though he is able to do so with the assistance of the Anouki.

It is known that the Anouki are honest people and never lie, as compared to the Yook, who have the opposite reputation.

### *Spirit Tracks*

The Anouki in *Spirit Tracks* live in Anouki Village in the new Hyrule's Snow Realm after moving from the Isle of Frost. The Anouki have a monster infestation to deal with, and the chief Honcho requests that Link pair off the villagers into squads to fight back against the beasts. However, the Anouki of Hyrule are very fickle, only working with those meeting their specific requirements. With the assistance of the Anouki tribe, Link is able to successfully locate the Snow Sanctuary to meet with Steem and fully restore the lost Spirit Tracks of the Snow Realm in order to reach the Snow Temple.

One of the Anouki, Noko, works at the village's spring, creating Mega Ice, an ice so cold it can freeze lava. It is necessary to transport at least some of this ice to complete the game, as parts of Goron Village are blocked off by active lava flows.

## Nomenclature

The name "Anouki" may be based on the word "inuk," which is an Inuktitut word for "person."

## Gallery

* Chief from *Phantom Hourglass*
* Akin, an Anouki shop owner from *Spirit Tracks*
* Honcho from *Spirit Tracks*
* Honcho Sprite from *Spirit Tracks*
* Kofu from *Spirit Tracks*
* Kofu Sprite from *Spirit Tracks*
* Noko from *Spirit Tracks*
* Noko Sprite from *Spirit Tracks*
* Yefu from *Spirit Tracks*
* Yefu Sprite from *Spirit Tracks*
* Yeko from *Spirit Tracks*
* Yeko Sprite from *Spirit Tracks*
* Anouki from *Spirit Tracks*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Encyclopedia*, Dark Horse Books, pg. 55 (**PH** | **ST**)
2. ↑ *Art & Artifacts*, Dark Horse Books, pg. 309 (**PH**)
3. ↑ "*They are not aggressive, but do not have much interest in the other groups, preferring an isolated life.*" (*Encyclopedia*, Dark Horse Books, pg. 55)
4. ↑ "*We Anouki have got one enemy on this island. They're the Yook. There was a lot of bad blood between our ancestors. So 100 years ago, we made an agreement. The Anouki live in the west... And those hairy Yook live over in the east on the Great Ice Field.*" — Island Chief (*Phantom Hourglass*)
5. ↑ "*What? How do we keep from freezing in a place like this? Come on, guy! Toughen up. And pack a little blubber on ya. Heh heh. Heh-CHOO!!!*" — **Anouki** (*Phantom Hourglass*)
6. ↑ "*Those Yook tossed that Azurine somewhere in the Temple of Ice. When we made that treaty 100 years ago...*" — Island Chief (*Phantom Hourglass*)
7. ↑ "*Go to the Anouki Estates up north,[Link]. When you get there, ya gotta figure out which guy is actually the Yook! Yook are liars. Every one of them. This one'll lie to ya, so don't be gullible!*" — Island Chief (*Phantom Hourglass*)
8. ↑ "*Don't worry your head about guys who say that other guys don't lie. The guys who say that others are honest won't lie to you.*" — Hintobo (*Phantom Hourglass*)
9. ↑ "*Way back when, us Anoukis lived on an island encased in ice. But one day, someone told us we couldn't just crash there forever. So we packed up our junk and set out in search of a new land to call home.*" — **Anouki** (*Spirit Tracks*)
10. ↑ "*Oh, pourquoi tu me dévisages comme ça? C'est pas poli, tu sais! C'est quand même pas la première fois que tu vois un Anouki, j'espère!*" — Noko (*Spirit Tracks*)
11. ↑ "*Oh, pourquoi tu me dévisages comme une bête curieuse? C'est quand même pas la première fois que tu vois un Skimo...*" — Noko (*Spirit Tracks*)
12. ↑ "*Warum starrst du mich so an? Hast du noch nie einen Anouki gesehen?*" — Noko (*Spirit Tracks*)
13. ↑ "*Ehi, che hai da fissarmi in quel modo? Non hai mai visto un Eschimù?*" — Noko (*Spirit Tracks*)
14. ↑ "*¿Pero qué...? ¡No me mires de esa forma, jovencito! ¿Qué pasa? ¿Es la primera vez que ves un Niveosita o qué?*" — Noko (*Spirit Tracks*)
15. ↑ "*¿Pero qué...? ¡No me mires de esa forma, jovencito! ¿Qué pasa? ¿Es la primera vez que ves un Niveosita o qué?*" — Noko (*Spirit Tracks*)