

By using her Special Attack, Ruto swims in water to create a whirlpool to pull many enemies inside, and then turns into a tornado to scatter the caught enemies.

Ruto then shoots them at the enemies below before ending the attack with a large fish that knocks them back very far. When Focus Spirit is active and Ruto activates her Focus Spirit Attack, she jumps into the air and creates schools of arrow-like fish. Ruto ends the attack by bursting out of a pool, scattering the caught enemies. With these pools, she can move or attack by diving from one pool to the next, so if enemies walk near her while diving or are already caught by the attack, they are knocked back and forth for the rest of her combo. One of her most powerful combos involves her summoning pools of water on the ground. If Ruto has jumped high enough, she can jump down into a pool of water and emerge from it, dealing more damage to enemies. Another attack involves her jumping into the air and throwing balls of water. She is able to perform a combo where she forms a bubble made from water and then makes it explode like a bomb. By using some attacks, Ruto is able to accumulate water in her reservoir gauge and can be used to sweep away enemies with waves of water. Ruto uses the Zora Scale as her primary weapon that allows her to magically summon water when she moves and attacks. She then remarks how she was fearing they were planning to trap her there. However, Zelda closes the entrance to the Central Hall and traps Ruto there. Shortly after, she finds the Lens of Truth. Ruto temporarily retreats to search for the Lens of Truth, and explains she will go underwater to find the Lens of Truth, meeting with the Hyrulean Forces later.Įntering the Central Hall of the Water Temple, Ruto thinks to herself that getting inside was easy and to find the Lens of Truth. With the possibility of someone masquerading as Zelda, she suggests that they could use the Lens of Truth, an item left by a hero some time ago. Once the water has been drained, Ruto says the floodgates are open, so they should now be able to enter the Water Temple. The Hyrulean Forces then escort her to the Lakeside Keep and capture the keep to open the floodgate. After the Hyrulean Forces have defeated the two Lizalfos, she is rescued and informs them that the only way into the Water Temple requires them opening the floodgates. Ruto is first seen in Lake Hylia where she is attacked by Zelda's forces and is surrounded. She does what she has to in order to protect those she loves most, and that includes her future husband, Link.

She may come off as a snooty, spoiled brat, and she is, but Ruto is also quite refined and dedicated to her cause. As with all Zoras of the Era of the Hero of Time, her home is located in Zora's Domain, a small village at the end of Zora's River that feeds into Lake Hylia. Like in Ocarina of Time, she is the tomboyish princess of the Zora tribe. Ruto is a playable character in the game Hyrule Warriors. Ruto's Hyrule Warriors Official Website description Afterwards, if Link wears a Zora Mask, she asks him if he is getting ready to be married, while smiling. She then explains how her mother told her that the stone is to be given to the one that she picks to be her husband like an engagement ring. Regardless of what option Link picks, Ruto gives him the Spiritual Stone of Water, the Zora's Sapphire. With a seductive look, she says that Link "looked cool" and asks him what he wants as a reward. When Link defeats Barinade, he is reunited with Ruto who immediately exclaims her frustration with Link while blushing, stating that he is late and that she was lonely.īack in Zora's Fountain, she suddenly has a noticeable change of heart, startling Link causing him to fall into the water.

Big Octo appears and Link must defeat it to follow Ruto. Eventually, it is found in the center of a circular room, but when Ruto moves to and gets it, she is taken up to a higher level. He then carries Ruto around in search of the stone. When Link talks to her again, she finally accepts his help and explains how she dropped her "precious stone", the Zora's Sapphire, and needs to recover it. Ruto isn't pleased to see Link and claims that she did not write the letter, and, while trying to walk away from him, she falls down a hole. She has gone there often in the past, but this time, Jabu-Jabu isn't feeling well and monsters are in his stomach. Link finds Ruto inside of Lord Jabu-Jabu's belly. Ignoring the request, Link shows the message to King Zora, who then allows entrance to Lord Jabu-Jabu.
