The Kokiri & the Koroks

Eternal forest children who became walking leaf-spirits — one of the clearest on-record species transformations in the series.

  1. Ocarina of TimeShared Trunk (Before the Split)

    The Kokiri: ageless children of the forest who die if they leave it, raised under the Great Deku Tree.

  2. The Wind WakerAdult Timeline

    The Koroks debut — Hyrule Historia states the Kokiri took plant form after the flood, migrating with the Deku Tree.

  3. Breath of the WildDistant Future (BOTW / TOTK)

    Nine hundred Koroks hide across Hyrule, guarding seeds; Hestu's maracas made them a phenomenon.

  4. Tears of the KingdomDistant Future (BOTW / TOTK)

    Koroks return — including the backpack-laden travelers players famously strapped to rockets.