Medli

Medli in The Wind Waker.
Medli
Species	Rito
Hair color	Red
Eye color	Red
Relatives	Laruto (implied ancestor)
Debut	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Medli is a supporting character and temporary playable character in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. She is also the game's Earth Sage.

Background

Medli was an inhabitant of Dragon Roost Island who trained to succeed Komali's grandmother as the attendant for Valoo. Medli had first met Komali's grandmother when she saw Medli's harp and claimed to see her fate in the curves of her instrument, knowing that Medli was destined to be the next sage of the Earth Temple. This led to the grandmother becoming Medli's teacher, and she taught Medli until her death. Afterwards, Medli did not think she was worthy of succeeding her. Her own self esteem issues were matched by Komali's own lack of confidence.

Things got worse when Valoo went into an uncontrollable rage. Medli hoped to calm Valoo down by scaling Dragon Roost, but she needed a boost because she was not good at flying. So she enlisted Link to meet with her in secret and toss her towards the entrance. Medli did not make it far before she was captured by the monsters of the Dragon Roost Cavern, but she was able to find out that the cause of Valoo's anger was a giant monster attacking his tail. After Link rescued her, she told him what she knew and thanked him by giving him a grappling hook, then she left to tell the other Ritos. After Link defeated the monster and freed Valoo, Medli translated Valoo's message of gratitude and agreed with his labeling of Link as a true hero.

Afterwards, Komali began to mature, giving Medli both pride and sadness. She had become Valoo's official attendant and practiced with her harp in order to better serve Valoo. However, her fate went down a different path when Link arrived and conducted the Earth God's Lyric for her with the Wind Waker. This sent Medli into a trance where she met her ancestor, Laruto, and she was awakened as the sage of the Earth Temple. She then asked Link to take her to the temple quickly before she would have to see Komali, wanting him to remember her as a simple attendant. Together, Link and Medli explored the Earth Temple and defeated its guardian. Once they reached the central chamber, Medli's prayers helped to restore the Master Sword's power. She then asked Link to watch over Prince Komali for her. In the ending, Medli was seen on the pirate ship with Makar and Aryll when they picked Link and Tetra up from the surface of the ocean. With Ganon defeated, Medli presumably returned to her position on Dragon Roost Island.

Trivia

• Medli appears as a trophy and sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.