Rauru Profile and Backstory

Rauru is a Zonai and the source of Link's right arm in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Read on for details on Rauru's backstory, character traits, as well as his role in Tears of the Kingdom.

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Rauru's Role in Tears of the Kingdom

Guides Link to the Temple of Time

Rauru appears before Link to guide him to the Temple of Time on the Great Sky Island. When Link fails to open the door of the temple, Rauru instructs him to visit three Shrines of Light on the sky island to gather Lights of Blessing. This starts The Closed Door main quest.

Throughout the tutorial section on the Great Sky Island, Rauru will guide Link. For example, Rauru will teach Link how to cook food over a campfire.

After Link completes Nachoyah Shrine and finds the fourth Light of Blessing, Rauru congratulates him and tells him that he has done everything he could to help him.

The Closed Door Walkthrough

Built the Shrines of Light

As the first king of Hyrule, Raura built the Shrines of Light to hold the light that purges evil. All 152 Shrines have the power to strengthen Link to help him defeat Ganondorf.
Shrines Map and All 152 Shrine Locations

Rauru Character Profile

Source of the Right Arm

Rauru makes his first appearance during the first main quest, Find Princess Zelda.In this cutscene, he introduces himself as the source of the Right Arm and has lost his physical form to own it.

He reveals that the right arm should hold enough power to open the Temple of Time's door, which Link failed to do on his first attempt.

Character profile description

Description
The first king of Hyrule. The strange arm was once his. As king, he did not hesitate to risk his own life for his people. After Zelda traversed time to the era of Hyrule's founding, he worked with her and the other five sages to imprison the Demon King.

Rauru Backstory

First King of Hyrule

As seen in the memories of the Dragon's Tears, Rauru is revealed to be the first King of Hyrule and is married to a Hylian queen named Sonia. He is also the younger brother of the Sage of Spirit, Mineru.

Seals Ganondorf Away

Rauru sacrificed himself to seal Ganondorf away for millennia. By the time Link and Zelda discover the mummified remains of Ganondorf beneath Hyrule Castle, all that is left of Rauru is his right arm which still had the power to save both of them from falling to their deaths.

Rauru Trivia

Named after Rauru from Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Rauru is named after a character of the same name in Zelda: Ocarina of Time. There, Rauru is a Sage of Light. The origin of both characters' names is from a town in Zelda II.

He also has a medallion similar to his Ocarina of Time counterpart that when flipped resembles the Kaepora Gaebora, the owl form of Rauru.

Voiced by Chris Hackney

Rauru is voiced by Chris Hackney who is a known voice actor for his roles on TV and video games such as Bug-Eyes from Vinland Saga, Dimitri from Fire Emblem: Engage, and Kaburagi from Soul Hackers 2.
All Voice Actors Cast and Previous Roles

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

All New and Returning Characters ## List of All Characters

All Characters
Link	Zelda	Ganondorf	Rauru
Sidon	Riju	Tulin	Yunobo
Purah	Robbie	Impa	Josha
Paya	Teba	Yona	Dorephan
Buliara	Rhondson and Hudson	Tauro	Hestu
Deku Tree	Mineru	Master Kohga