Is a Hylian a human?

The term Human is occasionally used to refer to Hylians and is frequently employed as an umbrella term for multiple humanoid races. Humans are seldom seen in The Legend of Zelda series
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, as Hylians and other humanoid races dominate the land of Hyrule.
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Is link human or Hylian?

Link is Hylian, you can tell by his ears. They just refer to Hylians as Humans a lot in TP. Link is always a Hylian though. Him, zelda and tingle never change, not even in the oracle games where everyone else is human.
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Are Hylians humans or elves?

The Hylians, also known as the Hylia people (or simply the Hylia) are a recurring race in the Legend of Zelda series. They are humanoid creatures that worship the goddess Hylia, from which their name derives and by whom they were created.
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What race is Hylian?

The Hylian race is one of the major races of The Legend of Zelda series. Link and Zelda are Hylian in several games. The Hylians are a humanoid race distinguished by their large, pointed ears. They were first introduced in A Link to the Past as an ancient race whose culture is the basis of many legends within the game.
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Is Sheikah a human?

The Sheikah, also known as the Shadow Folk, are a race of humanoid beings in The Legend of Zelda series.
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Is Gerudo a Human?

The Gerudo are another race of humans who generally possess round ears, but are otherwise distinct from ordinary Humans. On Zelda Wiki, characters whose ears are obscured are assumed to be Humans.
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Why is purah a child?

Purah is the director of the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab, where she works with her assistant Symin. Her research and experimentation with an anti-aging Rune caused her to grow younger.
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How do Gerudo reproduce?

The Gerudo reproduce through Gynogenesis as discussed in another thread.
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How long do the Gerudo live?

If the Gerudo lifespan exceeds the Hylian/Human lifespan of 120 years, the need for the dominant male is less important, but still required to create any offspring that is homozygous dominant.
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Is Hylian a real language?

The Hylian written language is derived from Japanese hiragana, katakana, rōmaji, and sometimes English. The script is syllabic (or, more precisely, moraic), and each symbol represents either a vowel, consonant-vowel combination, or a syllable-final n.
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Why is Link mute in Botw?

Link is mute for gamer immersion. To link the player into the game. There was an interview with one of the creators that said link is intentionally androgynous and gender neutral presenting in botw so all players can relate to him, which also gets tied into the fact he doesn't have dialogue.
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Is Link a Hylian or kokiri?

However Link is Hylian and does not become either even though he has lived in Hyrule's forests since being an infant, although this could be because of his upbringing, heroic destiny, having Navi around, or because he wears the Kokiri Tunic which may protect him from the Lost Wood's curse.
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How do kokiri reproduce?

There's always the possibility of binary fission (you chop off the arm of a Kokiri, and while the Kokiri grows back its arm, the arm grows into an entirely new Kokiri), though that's a little far-fetched.
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Is Elf a Link?

He displays the characteristic traits of the Hylian race, being of human form with elfin features, including pointed ears. Since the original 1986 The Legend of Zelda video game, he has been repeatedly depicted wearing his characteristic green cap and tunic.
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Are humans in Botw?

The Humans are a recurring non-specific race in the Legend of Zelda series. They are human peoples who do not have a specific or known race contrary to the Hylians or the Gerudo. They include in particular the round-eared non-Hylian humans.
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Who is taller Link or Zelda?

With the notable exception of Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild, Princess Zelda is always taller than Link. Concept art for the series has typically depicted her as the taller of the two, and she notably stands a head taller than Link as adults in Ocarina of Time and in Twilight Princess.
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Are there female Gorons?

No. There are no female Gorons. As stated in the game itself, the Goron tribe is a male-only tribe that ever existed in the series.
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How old is Sidon in human years?

Due to the slow age rate of the Zora, Sidon is a young man with an age of 135 years.
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Why are Gorons allowed in Gerudo Town?

This might mean that Goron are genderless creatures and are thought of to be male as they have no female body parts. As they are not really male, they are therefore aloud in Gerudo Town.
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Why is Ganon a Gerudo?

In Ocarina of Time, it is explained that Ganondorf was born a powerful Gerudo sorcerer, the sworn enemy of the human races of Hyrule. The Gerudo twin witches Koume and Kotake, were his surrogate mothers. The Gerudo are a race of virtually all-female warriors and thieves, to whom only one male is born every century.
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Why is Ganon the only male Gerudo?

Due to a unique biological quirk, the race consists almost solely of females. A single male Gerudo is born into the tribe every hundred years. This male is destined by Gerudo law to become their king. Ganondorf is the only Gerudo male to have appeared in the series.
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Is Robbie related to Impa?

Robbie is a Sheikah man from Breath of the Wild. After aiding the Champions alongside fellow researcher Purah and her younger sister Impa during the Great Calamity, he moved to Akkala and founded the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab. He is married to Jerrin and has a son, Granté, who lives in Tarrey Town.
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Are Impa and Purah sisters?

Purah is a Sheikah woman from Breath of the Wild. After aiding the Champions alongside her younger sister Impa and fellow researcher Robbie during the Great Calamity, she moved to Hateno Village and founded the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab.
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How old is Impa in age of calamity?

According to Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion, Impa is around 120 years old during the events of Breath of the Wild. This would also make her about 20 in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.
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