Bayge

**Bayge** is a character in *Breath of the Wild*.

## Biography

Bayge is the eldest of the Goron Blood Brothers, a group consisting of himself and his brothers, Heehl and Kabetta. Bayge and his brothers are passionate about training in difficult feats of strength and endurance. He lives with his brothers in a house in southern Goron City, which is now abandoned and left with a Sign saying they have gone to Gut Check Rock to train.

Bayge is involved in two Shrine Quests. One is the "Test of Will" at Mount Nabooru in the Gerudo Highlands. Bayge and the other Goron Blood Brothers have traveled to their ancestral training ground to train themselves to withstand the rising heat of Goron City. Bayge and the others challenge Link to join them by sitting in a ring of fire to see who can withstand the longest. When Link joins them in the ring, Bayge will start the contest of endurance. Though Bayge claims that it is easy, he is the last of the three to collapse. Afterwards, he declares Link the winner.

The brothers then challenge Link to a harder contest, which would require him to stand on an even hotter platform. Bayge warns Link that he will catch on Fire if he looses his focus. However, he also comments that clearing this challenge is said to reveal an Ancient Shrine. During this challenge, Bayge will notice if Link is wearing Armor from the Fireproof Armor, Gerudo Outfit, or Desert Voe Set, and he refuses to start until he takes them off.

After enough time passes, Bayge will stop the contest to declare that Link has beaten it. Once this is done, Joloo Nah Shrine will emerge from the ground nearby. Bayge praises Link for being able to overcome the challenge, and the Shrine Quest will be completed.

Bayge is also involved in "The Gut Check Challenge" Shrine Quest at Gut Check Rock in northern Eldin Canyon. Bayge is found sitting on the steps to Gorae Torr Shrine atop tits pinnacle. He refuses to let Link approach, as the Shrine's platform is a sacred place to the Goron Blood Brothers. However, Bayge decides to let Link through if he can clear their training exercise, the Gut Check Rock Challenge, wherein Link must climb the pinnacle while collecting enough Rupees. Upon clearing the Challenge, Bayge happily appoints Link as an honorary Goron Blood Brother and allows him to approach the Shrine. Bayge will then offer a much harder course called the Super Gut Check Challenge.

When *The Champions' Ballad* DLC Pack is active and Link is pursuing the "EX Champion Daruk's Song" Main Quest, the Goron Blood Brothers can be found at Darb Pond. If Link has already completed "The Gut Check Challenge", Bayge recognizes him as their fourth brother. He explains that Daruk used to train at this spot, and while he does not know why, he believes it was part of his training as a Champion. Therefore, the Goron Blood Brothers are training at this spot to become mighty Gorons like Daruk, claiming it is their only path.

Kabetta points out the Glowing Ring on the Lava and directs Link to stand on it. Bayge points out that choosing this spot makes Daruk hard-core. Due to the intensity of this training, he decides to take the time to strategize with the other Goron Blood Brothers. If Link speaks to him after, Bayge says Daruk would howl while standing on Lava to sharpen his skills.

Bayge notices when Link completes the training due to the Glowing Ring's disappearance. He is disappointed that he can no longer attempt the training. After this, the Goron Blood Brothers will return to Gut Check Rock.

## Trivia

* Bayge is one of several characters that will hit Link back if he attacks them with a Weapon. Uniquely, he only does this on Mount Nabooru, as he will react with fear if Link attacks him on Gut Check Rock. These attacks deal no damage.

## Gallery

* Bayge outside of Gorae Torr Shrine
* The Goron Blood Brothers on Mount Nabooru

## See Also

* Goron Blood Brother
* Gut Check Rock
* Heehl
* Kabetta
* The Gut Check Challenge
* Test of Will

## References

1. ↑ *The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — The Complete Official Guide*, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 203
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "*If ya cleared my older bro's training... you must be pretty impressive!*" — Heehl (*Breath of the Wild*)
3. ↑ "*Besides, my littlest bro is in the middle of trainin' right now. A brother does NOT interrupt a brother's trainin', brother!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
4. ↑ "*Is that....Grandpa?*" — Heehl (*Breath of the Wild*)
5. ↑ "*Bayge*" — N/A (*Breath of the Wild*)
6. ↑ "*We are currently training at Gut Check Rock north of Death Mountain. Come watch us train at Gut Check Rock!
- Bayge, Heehl, and Kabetta*" — Sign (*Breath of the Wild*)
7. ↑ "*This is our ancestral training ground! Us three Goron Blood Brothers are in the midst of a contest of endurance!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
8. ↑ "*It's too hot to handle in Goron City...so we came here to train ourselves...*" — Kabetta (*Breath of the Wild*)
9. ↑ "*Hey, I have an idea!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
10. ↑ "*Come join us!*" — Heehl (*Breath of the Wild*)
11. ↑ "*Yeah! Come try the contest of endurance yourself...brother!*" — Kabetta (*Breath of the Wild*)
12. ↑ "*OK... Now prepare yourself for the... CONTEST OF ENDURANCE!! GOOOOOO!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
13. ↑ "*Piece of...cake!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
14. ↑ "*You're amazing! I never woulda thought the three Goron Blood Brothers could lose to you, brother!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
15. ↑ "*In fact, I'm grantin' you the highest honor—the chance to participate in the contest of ULTIMATE endurance!*" — Heehl (*Breath of the Wild*)
16. ↑ "*That special training area is even harder than the last ring...*" — Kabetta (*Breath of the Wild*)
17. ↑ "*If ya lose your focus, your body will catch fire! Make sure you're prepared for this, brother!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
18. ↑ "*It's said that passin' this test will reveal a shrine...or some such!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
19. ↑ "*HUH?! Is that heat-resistant gear ya have there, brother? A real Goron mane shouldn't have to rely on wussy stuff like that! Goron up and take the challenge without any help!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
20. ↑ "*RAAAAARRRGGGGHHH!! SO EPIC, BROTHER!!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
21. ↑ "*You won the contest of ultimate endurance, little man! You're amazing!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
22. ↑ "*I AIN'T MOVIN' A MUSCLE, BROTHER! Not a single, well-defined muscle! This is a special platform! Sacred even! Only real Goron men, as decided by us three Goron Blood Brothers, are allowed.*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
23. ↑ "*But I gotta say...ya do seem like a real man of action. Almost like you have a Goron air about ya. I like it! SO WHAT ARE YA WAITIN' FOR, BROTHER?! GET TRAININ'! Yeah that's it! If you can clear our hard-core training program, I'll move outta your way!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
24. ↑ "*UNBELIEVABLE!! You've passed our training with the grit of a true Goron, my brother! In fact...you've earned the right to call yourself...the fourth Goron Blood Brother!! As promised, you are now allowed to stand on this sacred platform of Goron manliness. A real honor, I know. You're officially one of us now! Our true Goron brother, brother! Welcome to the family!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
25. ↑ "*Lucky for you, I've prepared a training program to help you ascend to even greater heights! I call it... Super Gut Check Challenge!!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
26. ↑ "*Oh! It's the fourth Goron Blood Brother! The one who beat both the contest of endurance and our Gut Check Challenge!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
27. ↑ "*Do ya know why Champion Daruk chose this place to train, brother? ...Neither do we! But us Goron Blood Brothers are gonna find out by completing the training ourselves! I'm sure this is some part of Lord Daruk's secret Goron champ training. Intense!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
28. ↑ "*We're gonna do all we can to be mighty Gorons just like Lord Daruk! It's the only possible path for the Goron Blood Brothers!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
29. ↑ "*You see that glowing ring in the lava? Think of it as a target, and... stand on the lava, brother! So sweaty... Brother... Even Gorons can't walk on lava... I wonder if Lord Daruk really did this training... Not that I doubt him, brother!*" — Kabetta (*Breath of the Wild*)
30. ↑ "*No wonder Lord Daruk chose this spot. It's hard-core, brother!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
31. ↑ "*This training is gonna be rough. I can almost taste the gains! Time to strategize, brothers!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
32. ↑ "*Some say Lord Daruk would howl while standing on lava. It somehow helped sharpen his skills.*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
33. ↑ "*What happened here?! I look away for one blasted second, and the glowing ring disappears!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
34. ↑ "*Now I can't try that epic training! Woe is me, brother.*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
35. ↑ "*Hold it!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
36. ↑ "*Aaaah!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)
37. ↑ "*Hey!*" — **Bayge** (*Breath of the Wild*)