I always thought people were joking when they wondered why Link would ever try to find Navi. the player hates her, but obviously Link doesn't.

I'm pretty sure he wanted to find Navi because she's Link's friend...that's it...a friendship that was built through an epic quest, not a sentimental mark of status.

I totally agree with Emile as to why Link would go looking for Navi, but I always expanded upon it in my head. In Ocarina, Link travels between time and has an experience that no one else can understand- not even Zelda- once he returns to his own timeline. He has all these memories that only Navi experienced with him. I'd go looking for the only other person who knows about my time-travel, too.

That totally makes sense. Link was all alone before Navi showed up. Thanks to her, Link was able to on that epic adventure that was considered the greatest Zelda of all time by a lot of fans, except the likes of MatPat and Brentalfloss.

*deep inhale* FINALLY someone else who actually likes Navi, or at the very least doesn't hate her. You have no clue how happy that makes me, to know that I'm not the only one who doesn't find Navi annoying in the slightest, and actually UNDERSTANDS why Link is looking for her.

I always sort liked Navi too. I actually sad to see her leave at the end of OoT. To me, I always just thought of the Hey Listen thing as an iconic and memorable Sound Clip that just became an meme for long time Zelda fans. I agree with Emile whole-heartedly, mostly because of my constant bullying in school which helps put me in Link's shoes when he was the Kokori laughing stock. Not to mention, I have seen a lot of people play Oot and I have played short snippets here and there, and I have never had Navi interupt me like people said I would. Her sound clips never nagged me, and the only time I ever remeber her inturpt gameplay was during times during the Great Deku Tree and then in the Forest Temple at the infamous "Wall Master hallway of 'wonder'." Fi on the other hand, is the one who I believe is more "interupting". She states the obvious much more than Navi (It was a joke of the developers as stated in the Hyrule Historia) and nags you about battery power when I can easily fit in another Play session before I run out, and even if I do, I can just use my brother's wii remote. Back on Navi, think about all the things in game you couldn't do without her: Auto-Targeting, learn about your quest, Enemy and Character Bios (Without her, Zelda Wiki would have no idea how to make detailed articles!), subtle tips to solve puzzles, let alone LEAVE the Kokori Forest! Also, Navi shows her true strides of bravery and loyalty at the end of the game. Ganondorf's dark power scared her off at the start, but then she comes back to you! She could of easily escaped the burning and collapsing tower alone, but she came back to you. In the Final battle with Ganon, she flew through fire and flames to help you. Navi knew Ganon was scarier and more intimidating then ever, but she stood by your side, as you two bravely finished off Ganon. (The final battle would of been h*ll other wise with no tageting) She shows the true traits of aa worthy side kick, and that is why I like Navi.

10:39 theres one pun Emile forgot to say: *ahem* "This dungeon is really "thawed" out!" Ice puns since he uses ice arrows HAHA >:3

The thing that I have to keep reminding myself with Navi is that she's also the only one who's there for him the WHOLE journey. Someone to talk to, console him, guide him, and generally keep him going on this grand adventure. Not only was she the start of everything, she was the guiding force (besides destiny and possibly zelda) for him. And it's easy to forget that when she gets a bit annoying in the game.

I already liked Navi before, but after you explained things, I like her even more!!

Well chuggaconroy, i believe we are on the same page. I always found Navi to be a little annoying but only in the way that your best friend is annoying to you. Navi played a huge part in Ocarina of Time and when I got Majoras Mask I was a little upset Navi was missing. Now I understand why Link would go through all of this to find his partner. If I was a Kokiri (which is obviously impossible) I would probably feel the same way about losing my best friend.

"Remember kids if your friends are misbehaving light them on fire."

I do have a soft spot for Navi! The HEY LISTEN didn't bother me that much when I was a kid. She still can get annoying at times. Besides she not as pointless or as annoying as the Owl that has longer a longer speech dialog than Navi and worst you can repeat his speech always in yes I want to hear it again in default that you are too focused on wanting to get on of exploring Hyrule!

I know this was years ago, but at this point I have the manga versions of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. In Majora's Mask it shows that Link left Hyrule to search for Navi who became a very important friend to him. So I can agree with Emile explaining about Link searching for Navi the whole time.

I love Navi. And it's because of this game, oddly enough. When I was a kid, I knew the name. I knew she was a fairy. I didn't know what she looked like though. And then I saw the opening of Majora's Mask, and I saw Tael. I loved Tael's color. I found white a very boring color, so I was happy to see a fairy of a different color. For some reason, I thought he was Navi. That's where it started. I would use the name in almost every game I played since. Even after seeing the real Navi, I love her.

I like your understanding of Navi. She really wasn't that bad.....sure she was a little annoying, in the same way that a nagging mother is, but just like the nagging mother, Navi only tried to help Link. She gave him the help he needed.

Hell I love Navi, its my name backwords too so yeah!

the relationship between navi and link...right in the feels

I loved Navi. I never thought she was annoying.

3:39 "Oh he told us he went RAAGH!" Chugga you are awesome.

I love Niavi. She was a part of my childhood. When I heard the fairies from Phantom Hourglass say "Hey!" I felt really nostalgic :)

Am I the only one around here who doesn't hate any of Link's partners?

gero = toad Kero = frog

If I could have a companion to help me and advise me, I'd have Navi! Her little cry of "hey!" will be a part of my childhood memories forever :)

That Navi story was absolutely heartbreaking.

Navi never bothered me, personally. Neither did Tatl. The only companion in a Zelda game that I will say I disliked would be Fi, and it was only because it was too monotonous, which made it difficult to form any semblance of a connection.

5:46 Good for you Emile. The Last Airbender was trash compared to the cartoon. I recommend you save your money by not buying or renting the movie.

Midna is my favorite companion of Links but I will always love Navi. I grew up listening to her little hey listen and I really live her.

Not only was Navi an inspiration to Link, she also offered truly helpful targeting assistance. Also, she was the only other person who was with Link the entire time on his adventure. If anyone could understand what he went through, she would be the one. They were partners; one could argue that Link wouldn't have been successful without her.

I still have my Official Perfect Guide for this game from Versus Books. It is so much better than the Prima guide in my opinion, and I really like the way it's written. Whoever wrote it had a sense of humor. One of my favorite bits is where he acknowledges how many times he tells you to "light the brazier" and how patronizing it sounds.

As a character, I don't hate Navi. I liked her a lot. I only don't like her the gameplay-wise, because she always pointed out the obvious things or something that you figured out a long time ago and she still talks about it, and I couldn't speed past her dialogue, making me stop in the middle of gameplay.

I did not come here to listen to Chugga get all philosophical about Navi, but dammit that was beautiful! I almost shed a tear.

The thing is though, in the intro when it's talking about the friend, you hear the sound of Navi flying

Wow, guide says use the reset function to proceed, haha. Reminds me of Windows using Ctrl Alt Del to log in... But that actually teaches you the key combo to get through issues the brute force way, kill process ftw

I think Navi is adorable so I say GO NAVI!!!!!!!!

its really cool how the Zelda universe includes ancient people who were very advanced in the PAST, but then all of a sudden, everything's all medieval and magical, as if technology wasn't enough to help those people survive or something along those lines.

Chugga is the living incarnation of a gaming god. I dont say this as an obssessed fan. He actually cares and feels for his characters and their digital, not meant to be conscious minds. He actually gives them feeling. He is the ONLY person in the world who i have ever heard defend navi, and convince about a couple hundred fans to change their minds, all at once. He is a true king of the console. Because of him, i realize navis importance. All the gamers apologize navi. You're a true friend.

Yea, the live action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender sucked.

so yeah i love navi she never bother'd me she is my favorite link companion

You make a really good point about Navi. We been thru a lot together

I love Navi. And for some odd reason, the way you were wording the whol Ocarina of time thing made me cry a little bit on the inside.

I never hated Navi either.

I love Navi! When I was younger, I agreed with others and got annoyed with Navi when she wouldn't give me the information that I needed at the right time and place, but now, after having thought more critically about her involvement and read the story more carefully, I love her! I think the story of Link and Navi is so sweet and moving! I didn't dislike Tatl until my current replaying when I noticed that she insults you on nearly every enemy scan. So what if she protects my sword from the thief!

I fully agree with chuggaa. I vaguely understood navi hate, but to me she was just full of helpful information and enemy descriptions, which I love. And whenI found out about this games opening,it made me sad. And Chuggaa's description really plucked at my heartstrings. And bambi didn't pluck at my heartstrings. Also, considering that to hylians and terminians, the day is as long as ours, navi and tatl actually spoke very little, and only when you seemed lost or in need of help.

The soothing music at the end. . .Ah nostalgia!

That navi story was touching. And it made sense just because fan boys and girls hated her why would link not look for his first friend. LINK ISN'T A FAN BOY who finds flaws in a character.

i love how he says that great bay temple is the most technologically advanced temple in zelda and weeks later skyward sword + the lanayru mines comes out

2:48 Meanwhile, in BOTW, Hyrule has acquired energy melee weapons, directed-energy weapons and robotic war machines that went full Skynet on them.

It's amazing how he's saying all these topical 2011 things and how old they feel now

Prima games has gotten better. I have the 3ds majoras mask guide and i had no trouble when i followed it word for word

I MUST fall asleep to a playlist of this, or Stephen & Mal's Twilight Princess 😅😋😁

Oh em goodness, you just earned so much respect from me with that literary analysis of Navi and Link's relationship.

You bring up a great point, I like how realistic the water manipulating mechanics in this temple are than in OoT. This temple out shines OoT's water temple by a lot because of that.

"And I thought The Last Airbender was bad...." WELL EMILE LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION.

I always loved Navi. "Link and me -Navi, why did you leave?!"

Chugga's absolutely right. Following the flowing water in the pipes is how I navigate Great Bay Temple, too. Also, I beat this place without a guide! But geez, that error in the Prima guide is ridiculous...

dude i stoped watching your videos because i thought they were boring and the this came and now its awesome

when i think about it, navi is very similar to omochao from sonic. both are supposed to help you and give you a friendly reminder of what to do, but what they end up doing is telling the players very obvious advice when you dont want to hear them. instead of "hey, listen!", you could talk to navi to get a clue on what to do next (if thats already an option, sorry, didnt play ocarina of time unless the SSBB demo counts)

I personally like it when you tell us stories and stuff during the let's play. I think you should do it more often.

Man, absolutely agree about Navi. Imagine being a child and having to fight through the most terrifying situations imaginable like Link did in OOT. I definitely believe that it was having Navi by his side that made him brave enough to do that. The one problem i had with MM is that he never found her at the end.

THIS is his best zelda lp

You brought up a lot of good comments about Navi and I never thought of that before until now. I never hated Navi at all, and I had a feeling that was Links quest in the beginning. To find his long time friend.

OMG, you made me cry with your opinion about Navi... T_T

glad to see some insight on navi, i really liked navi, she was useful and gave good information. she was never annoying for me. i feel like she became the butt of exaggerated jokes because someone wanted to look funny and portrayed her in that light.

best episode of the lp

navi was never annoying because i always had the volume turned down. i was really clueless sometimes. so it really helped.

one thing I have always speculated was Navi's loyalty. Remember that only the Hero of Time is affected by the 7 year seal. This means that for 7 YEARS Navi waited for Link in the Temple of Time because she wasn't affected by the seal.

@ 4:08 Greninja final smash!!! Confirmed YEARS before its time!!!

Actually, in the Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask manga, Link went on a quest to find Navi. As he was leaving for the forest, he thought to himself, "Through all of Hyrule, she was always by my side." Then he had a sad look on his face and said, "Where are you Navi, I miss you." I WAS CRYING.

I struggled through, and conquered, this dungeon without a guide or any help. Yeah, I was extremely frustrated with it, but after I finished, I was actually proud of myself. Lol! There should be an achievement of some sort for that, like: "Insane enough to attempt (and beat) Great Bay Temple without help."

Finally, someone else who likes Navi. Now to find someone who likes Kaepora Gaebora....

2:40 Argeed! That's why I liked the Lanayru Mining Facility in Skyward Sword; especially the one room where it looks like there's a neon sign on the wall. Heck, I loved the whole Timeshift Stone mechanic as a whole; the Lanayru Desert was bar none my favorite Overworld area of Skyward Sword (even though the other 2 areas tie for a *very* close second)!

I never found Navi annoying through my journey through OoT. Props to you Emile for defending that little fairy.

Hey listen I actually liked navi a lot she was either one if not my favorite companion and it's really helpful to have some one to talk to when your alone in hyrule

I agree with Navi being a great character. Yes its fun to have jokes about the "hey" and the "listen" but overall Navi really helped Link in his adventures in Ocarina of Time and like Chugga said, when he got her he finally fit in with the Kokiri. So by all means Navi is amazing and in my opinion one of the best companions in the Zelda series.

I like how while your talking about Link's desire to find Navi and how he had always wanted a fairy you have 2 kidnapped fairy's in you jars. Maybe Links insecurities got the best of him and now he is hoping to have every fairy

Emile, you're not the only person who likes Navi. I never really thought that she was this "annoying, waste of a character" like 90% of people do. Just like you said, she gave Link the confidence to stand up to Mido and speak to the Great Deku Tree, Link was no longer a subject of ridicule in the Kokiri Forest, and she basically sent him on this long, treacherous journey to save Hyrule. She was a very good motivator for Link. If anything, Fi is *WAY* more annoying because she always points out the most obvious things.

and on that day, chuggaaconroy blew every human being's mind on November 3, 2011.

Emile: Thanks to Navi, Link was respected by the Kokiri. Me: Until he blamed for killing the Deku Tree.

When I hear Chugga say Mad Jelly, all I thought of was "U mad bro?" X3

that navi story made me tear up

I totally agree with you. Or because of the fifth frog found in this episode, I TOADally agree!

About the Navi topic. Let's not forget that she might be the ONLY ONE who remembers the whole jumping back and fourth through time thing.

Fell bad for link too, but couldn't resist. 14:00 "A sad tale" Get it? Tatl and Tale?! XD

Only nintendo would put that much thought and work into the storyline of a video game. That's why I like then so much more

Nice job playing devil's advocate, Chugga. Not even being sarcastic, you really put it into perspective. To be honest, I never really hated Navi, but she did get on my nerves from time to time with her repetitive sound bytes and random chiming in about your objectives. But if that's really how Link felt about her, then she really must be an invaluable partner to him. Really makes you question if the fandom's hatred of her is all that justified...

OMG, I had the players guide for Majora's Mask too. But unlike other people, I wasn't dumb enough to just play the song of time without questioning the guide and just manually went back to the start of the dungeon. I'm glad I didn't or I would've raged so hard.

Navi felt that due to Link's fulfilling his destiny, she could no longer be with him since she had fulfilled her purpose as well. Navi was sad that Link wouldn't need her anymore and left. Ironically, Link searching for the missing Navi was what led him to his next heroic adventure.

Wow, I never knew the Prima guide had such a huge error. XD I've seen their handiwork before though, like the Phantasy Star Online guide which has separate strategies for each class for the bosses and basically every strategy for mages is 'use support magic on your friends while they kill it.' XD

I'm pleasantly surprised to see so many positive comments about Navi here. Sure, the advice she gave wasn't always that helpful, and she said a lot of the same things over and over again. But her heart was always in the right place, and was undoubtedly Link's truest companion throughout OoT. She might not be my favorite Zelda sidekick character (that would be Midna), but I don't think she deserves the hate she gets either.

Considering I went as far as to make Navi's "hey listen" my notification ringtone on my phone, I didn't think she was annoying at all. In fact, she's one of my favorite characters in the zelda universe, and definitely my favorite companion Link's had so far.

I swear that Madchellie's scream inspired the FNaF jumpscare screech!

"Hey buddy, how's it go....DIE!!!" You kill me, chuggaaconroy...lol

11:04 right, just after you were talking about the water physics... THAT RIGHT THERE DEFIES IT!

When you were talking about freezing ice I got an ice heal. (Pokemon fans will know what I'm talking about.) You know what the say: "Gotta have Ice Heal!"

Throughout the Majority of my OoT Master Quest Let's Play, I defended Navi the entire way. I loved Navi as a guide and a character, nice to know I am not the only one.

I agree. Navi may be overzealous with information but she's such and awesome companion to have since Link would be alone otherwise. Plus, she helps with aiming at an enemy, flies over to someplace important that you should take note of and lets you talk from a distance. (That Z targeting wouldn't be possible without her)

I like how link's head moves up and down as the frog jumps...

I say that navi deserves some love and I will give her the love she deserve

15:08 The song in the end slate sounds like it could be a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon song.

navi was my favorite maybe second favorite character always she was always helpful when you were stuck and im happy some one else like navi