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Aonuma's father influence on The King of Red Lions in Wind Waker, Tingle's origin
Coming from a 4Gamer interview with Eiji Aonuma...
4Gamer: He had his ups and downs. Speaking of which, who is Tingle based on?
Eiji Aonuma: Basically, there is no model for him, but I have heard that our designer once had a friend named Tingle long ago. (laughs).
4Gamer: Based on what you have said, Wind Waker seems to be a major work in your life.
Eiji Aonuma: Isn't it? We created it just as my son was born. At that time, I thought that I would like for my son to play this. The lines spoken by the Red Lion King boat that Link rides were written by me. Since I had just become a father, I had him speaking in a self-important manner that children would understand. (laughs).
4Gamer: So at that time, those lines were messages directly from you?
Eiji Aonuma: When you read it again 10 years later, you wonder "What's this guy trying to say?" (laughs). When I think back to my perceived image of a father figure back then, I'm a little embarrassed. As a result, the dialogue of the Red Lion King became a little more "mild" for the remake. When my son first played it, he felt that he was "too preachy."
Full interview here
4Gamer: He had his ups and downs. Speaking of which, who is Tingle based on?
Eiji Aonuma: Basically, there is no model for him, but I have heard that our designer once had a friend named Tingle long ago. (laughs).
4Gamer: Based on what you have said, Wind Waker seems to be a major work in your life.
Eiji Aonuma: Isn't it? We created it just as my son was born. At that time, I thought that I would like for my son to play this. The lines spoken by the Red Lion King boat that Link rides were written by me. Since I had just become a father, I had him speaking in a self-important manner that children would understand. (laughs).
4Gamer: So at that time, those lines were messages directly from you?
Eiji Aonuma: When you read it again 10 years later, you wonder "What's this guy trying to say?" (laughs). When I think back to my perceived image of a father figure back then, I'm a little embarrassed. As a result, the dialogue of the Red Lion King became a little more "mild" for the remake. When my son first played it, he felt that he was "too preachy."