Why are there no Zoras in Wind Waker?
Matthew Barrera
Updated on March 23, 2026
Because The Wind Waker's Great Sea was actually just an illusory ocean, only monsters and the less humanoid Fishmen could live there, according to The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia (via the Zelda Gamepedia Wiki). This forced the Zora to adapt to non-aquatic lifestyles, eventually turning them into the Zora.