PRINCESS RUTO
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Every Game Princess Ruto Appears In
She is a main character in one canonical adventure: Ocarina of Time. Everything else is a spin-off, a mention, a window, or a different person who shares part of the name.
Updated 2026-11-14
| Work | Year | Platform | Form | Voice | Page | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocarina of Time (N64) | 1998 | Nintendo 64 | Main story character | Jun Mizusawa (Japanese) | / | 2 publishers · see Sources |
| Ocarina of Time 3D | 2011 | Nintendo 3DS | Main story character | Jun Mizusawa (Japanese) | / | 2 publishers · see Sources |
| Ocarina of Time (Switch 2) | 2026 | Nintendo Switch 2 | Main story character | Anne Yatco (English); Yuko Natsuyoshi (Japanese, one cast source) | Princess Ruto in the Ocarina of Time Remake | 4 publishers · see Sources |
| Ocarina of Time (Himekawa manga) | — | Manga (Akira Himekawa) | Supporting character | None | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
| Hyrule Warriors series | 2014 | Wii U / Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo Switch | Playable Warrior | Ikumi Nakagami | Table only | 2 publishers · see Sources |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018 | Nintendo Switch | Spirit (Water Attack ↑) | None | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
| Breath of the Wild | 2017 | Nintendo Switch / Wii U | Mentioned only | None | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
| Tears of the Kingdom | 2023 | Nintendo Switch | Mentioned only | None | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
| Twilight Princess | 2006 | GameCube / Wii | Not in game; Rutela is the Zora queen | None | Is Princess Ruto in Twilight Princess? | 1 publisher · see Sources |
| The Wind Waker | 2002 | GameCube | Stained-glass cameo | None | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
| Phantom Hourglass / Spirit Tracks | 2007 / 2009 | Nintendo DS | Item only (Ruto Crown) | None | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
| Zelda II: Ruto Town | 1987 | Famicom Disk System / NES | Location only | None | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
On screen, mentioned, or absent
Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 64, Nintendo 3DS, and Switch 2 is the story. The Himekawa manga retells it and is marked non-canon on the wiki. Hyrule Warriors lets you play as her and is a spin-off. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate uses her as a Spirit with a water attack boost. I do not have a rank or type for that Spirit, so the cell stays at “Spirit.”
Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom do not put her in a scene. Divine Beast Vah Ruta is named for her. Mipha and Sidon are descendants. Breath of the Wild also has Ruto Lake. Tears of the Kingdom has Sidon’s monument. Twilight Princess has Rutela instead, and that correction has its own page. The Wind Waker shows her in a stained-glass window. Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks have an item called the Ruto Crown, said to have been worn by a Zora princess. Zelda II’s Ruto Town is a place from 1987. Zelda Wiki explains that the later character’s name was taken from that town; the town is not an appearance of the character.
Years, and the one I left blank
The year column follows Wikipedia for the games I could match: 1998, 2011, 2026, 2014 for the first Hyrule Warriors, 2018 for Smash, 2017 and 2023 for the Wild era, 2006, 2002, 2007 and 2009, and 1987. The Himekawa manga’s serialization year was not on the pages I saved, so that cell is a dash. I am not guessing a year to make the column look full.
Status counts independent publisher groups in the row’s source record, not the number of pages. Zelda Wiki and its Fandom predecessor count once; multiple articles by one publisher also count once. A count describes the row’s documentation and does not mean that every field has been independently confirmed.
Questions people ask
Is Princess Ruto in Breath of the Wild?
Not on screen. The Divine Beast Vah Ruta is named after her, and Mipha is described as a descendant.
Is she in Twilight Princess?
No. Queen Rutela is a different character. The Twilight Princess page explains the mix-up.
Is she in Tears of the Kingdom?
Only as a mention. Sidon’s monument refers to her. She is not a character you meet.
What about Ruto Town?
It is a location in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987). Zelda Wiki says the later character’s name came from that town; the location is not an appearance of Princess Ruto.
Sources
- Zelda Wiki — Princess Ruto — checked 2026-11-14
- Wikipedia — Ocarina of Time — checked 2026-11-13
- Wikipedia — Twilight Princess — checked 2026-11-13
- Wikipedia — Breath of the Wild — checked 2026-11-13
- Wikipedia — Hyrule Warriors — checked 2026-11-13
- Zelda Wiki — Ruto Town — checked 2026-11-13
- Zelda Wiki — Ruto Crown — checked 2026-11-13