Character from The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo
The last King of Hyrule — a father who chose duty over compassion and spent a hundred years as a ghost regretting it, guiding the hero he failed to protect as a disguised old man on a plateau.
Rhoam's tragedy is that he was right about the Calamity and wrong about everything else. He correctly foresaw Ganon's return and pressured Zelda relentlessly to awaken her sealing power, forbade her from studying technology, and demanded she pray at springs until her knees bled. He did this because prophecy demanded it. He realized too late that what his daughter needed was a father, not a king. As a spirit on the Great Plateau, he disguises himself as the Old Man to guide Link through the tutorial shrines and give him the paraglider. When he reveals himself at the Temple of Time, his regret is palpable. He explains the Calamity, Zelda's sacrifice, and directs Link to Kakariko Village. Then he fades — his duty, at last, complete.
Disguised as an elderly wanderer (the 'Old Man') on the Great Plateau — humble clothing, walking stick, campfire. In his true form: regal bearing with a blue color scheme befitting Hyrule's royalty. As a spirit: luminous and ethereal, carrying the weight of a century of waiting.
Also known as: King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule, The Old Man, The Last King