Annoying Owl

The Annoying Owl is the primary antagonist of Link's Awakening. His goal is to prevent Marty from awakening the Wind Fish and saving Marin. For unknown reasons the Wind Fish and the Annoying Owl are eternally sworn enemies. They are yin and yang, day and night, Holmes and Moriarty, Apple and Microsoft, (insert pair of opposite things here).

He attempts to foil Marty's quest by flying in whenever he is about to accomplish something and filibustering until the player quits in sheer frustration. Near the end of the game, he appears almost once per screen and unloads a barrage of pointless text. His subordinates, the Birdphone and Nightmare, take the more direct approach of trying to stomp Marty to bits.

The translator of Link's Awakening, Theodore "Wood" Tellsey, completely misunderstood the role of the owl in this game. A fan of owls, he thought the character was meant to be an ally and so replaced all his dialogue with hints on how to reach various dungeons. Of course Tellsey never actually played the game, so these hints are useless at best and actively misleading at worst.