Navi (The Legend of Zelda)

Navi
The Legend of Zelda character
Navi's appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
First appearance	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Voiced by	Kaori Mizuhashi

Navi (Japanese: ナビィ, Hepburn: Nabyi) is a fairy who acts as series protagonist Link's navigator throughout the 1998 Nintendo 64 video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. She was voiced by Kaori Mizuhashi.

Navi first appears in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. She is instructed by the Great Deku Tree in Kokiri Forest to assist Link in his quest to stop Ganondorf. All Kokiri have companion fairies, but because Link is actually a Hylian, he never received one until Navi joins him near the beginning of the events of the game.

In gameplay terms, Navi functions primarily as a guide that points out clues in the environment and helps the player learn the controls and advance in the game. Most of her hints are about how to progress in the story or defeat enemies. She can also be used to lock on enemies in the game, items and other characters. She is one of the few characters with any voice-acting in the series, and the only character who (aside from Beedle) actually uses English words, such as "Hey", "Look", "Listen", "Watch out" and "Hello".

While Navi does not appear in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Link is searching for her as the game begins, having separated from her following the events of Ocarina of Time. Navi also appears in the spin-off title Hyrule Warriors. Having been pulled through the Gate of Souls from her own time period, she aids Impa and Sheik in their quest to stop Cia's army. This game's version of Link also gets a fairy named Proxi who acts very similar to Navi and says the same quotes as her.