Aya
Aya is a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series.[3]
Biography
Breath of the Wild
Aya is a Stable Worker at the East Akkala Stable. She sits on a stool under the Tree next to a Blue Flame Pedestal at all hours of the day. When spoken to, she will seem depressed.[4] If Link asks her what is wrong, she quietly mutters about the Blue Flame.[5] Upon questioning, she will explain that her life has been dull since she got married, and she previously used to pass the time by staring at the Blue Flame.[2] However, she reveals that the director of the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab, Robbie, has not lit the Blue Flame Pedestals in a while.[6]
Link can offer to relight the Blue Flame, at which point Aya asks if he can retrieve it in under three minutes.[7] This initiates the Restoring the Blue Flame Mini-Game, in which Aya will charge Link 20 Rupees as a Horse-handling fee.[8] She does this because she does not see how else he could complete the challenge within the time limit.[9] She also makes a joke before sending Link out, pretending to count down and then telling Link this is what she will say before he leaves.[10] If Link returns the Blue Flame, Aya will be excited and give him a Purple Rupee as a reward.[11]
The next time the Blue Flame goes out, Aya will ask Link to bring it back in one minute.[12] After this is done, Aya will reward Link with a Silver Rupee. When the Blue Flame goes out a third time, Aya asks Link to relight the Blue Flame Pedestal in less than twenty seconds.[13] The reward for doing this is a Gold Rupee. On subsequent visits, however, she will only be able to give Link 20 Rupees.[14]
If the Blue Flame is extinguished while it is Raining, Aya will remark that Link should not retrieve it due to the poor weather.[15]
Aya is happier while the Blue Flame is lit. She asks Link if there is anything as pretty as the Blue Flame, but she does not think there is.[16] She also finds the Blue Flame to be soothing, and wants to know if Link thinks the same.[17] In addition, she will warn Link against putting it out,[18] grumbling angrily if he does so.[19]
Tears of the Kingdom
Nomenclature
Aya is a Japanese name that can mean "color" or "design."[20] It is also an alternate translation of the Arabic name "Ayah."[21]
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 EnglishBRBritish | Aya (BotWBreath of the Wild) | |
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 Dutch | Aya (BotWBreath of the Wild) | |
 FrenchEUEuropean | Bourelle (BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 FrenchCACanadian | Bourelle (BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 German | Aya (BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 Italian | Miho (BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 Korean | 미호 (TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 SpanishLALatin American | Aya (BotWBreath of the Wild) | |
 SpanishEUEuropean | Aya (BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
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See Also
References
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild—The Complete Official Guide, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 340
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Oh, sorry! Guess I was daydreaming. Life has been so dull since I married into this family. I used to pass the time by staring at the lantern's blue flame...
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
Aya
— Game Screen (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
*sigh...*
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
[Is something wrong?] The blue flame...
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
But the director at the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab hasn't lit the fire in so long.
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
[I'll light it for you.] You? Hmm... That's one possibility, I guess. How fast can you do it? Do you think you can bring the blue flame to this lantern in under three minutes?
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
Great! But I'll be taking 20 rupees as a horse-handling fee.
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
Well, you're going to use a horse, right? I don't see any other way to do it that fast. So yeah, 20 rupees.
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
Alrighty... On your mark...get set... Three... Two... One... Go! See, I'll say that, and then you'll start.
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
Unbelievable! It's back! The blue flame is really back! I really ought to do something to thank you, huh?
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
How fast can you do it? Do you think you can bring the blue flame to this lantern in under one minute?
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
How fast can you do it? Do you think you can bring the blue flame to this lantern in under 20 seconds?
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
You can try anyway, but the reward is still the same 20 rupees.
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
The weather's pretty lousy, though, so maybe not.
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
Is there anything in all the world as pretty as the blue flame? I'm thinking...no?
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
*sigh...* Good old blue flame. It's so soothing to stare at, don't you think?
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
Don't put it out!
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
I told you not to put it out...
— Aya (Breath of the Wild) - ↑ Meaning, origin and history of the name Aya (1) (web archive), Behind the Name, published April 25, 2021, retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ↑ Meaning, origin and history of the name Aya (2) (web archive), Behind the Name, published November 16, 2019, retrieved November 13, 2022.