Nintendo used the same name twice

I was playing OoT and I just finished rescuing the carpenters in Gerudo's Fortress. When I got to the last carpenter, he said his name was Shiro. Where else have we seen this name? Yes, the soldier you help in MM and get the Stone Mask from. I don't know why I never realized this before, but Nintendo used the same name twice. I find that I haven't seen them do this before. Do you think this was intentional or just coincidence? I think it was just coincidence, but I don't know...

It probably wasn't a coincidince, but I don't think it has any special meaning to it. Nintendo just gaave a minor character from MM the same name as a minor character in OoT, hoping that it would go unnoticed (and it does). They did it on purpose I assume, but I don't think you can start making wile theories about some sort of relation or something.

I just thought this was strange. I thought since it hasn't been noticed, except by me now, I should bring up the subject. I was thinking it sounded like an interesting topic.

Yeah...I did notice that, I think there's someone else in OOT named Shiro too, besides this guy...But maybe I'm just imagining it. ... But I mean people have the same names sometimes, so in Zelda it's possiable too. lol...

I think it's a coincidence. So what if Our names are the same? is that somethnig special?
Lots of people have same names, so not a big there.

It's possible that Shiro is a common Japanese name, like John. I don't know about Japanese much, but it seems likely.

It's also possible that one of the programmer's had a "pet" character named Shiro that they carried through the OoT-MM arc. Remember the carpenter in MM looking at the recruitment poster in Clock Town and muttering "Cowards..."? So there's that little connection going on.

hmmm good question but most likely a coincidence.

ZOMG, I never noticed that...hey did you guys notice that they used the same name Zelda in WW and in OoT!!!

j/k...but really, that is sort of strange...I imagine that the people at Nintendo put in these little things, jsut so people like us see them and are like "hey, thats odd..." It's probably a big game to them

-NC

hah, this is cool.... i guess its kind of like Nintendo not making new charaecter plots aswell!

Originally Posted by NobleCucco

ZOMG, I never noticed that...hey did you guys notice that they used the same name Zelda in WW and in OoT!!!

j/k...but really, that is sort of strange...I imagine that the people at Nintendo put in these little things, jsut so people like us see them and are like "hey, thats odd..." It's probably a big game to them

-NC

yes it probly is this fun and hilarios game, in one way its cool and in another it stinks
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Okay...I still think it is a bit odd that Nintendo only did it once, as far as I know. Apart from Link, Zelda, and Impa (AoL and OoT).

I have a little theory. We'll refer to the two Shiros as Shiro 1 (the carpenter) and Shiro 2 (the soldier). Since the same Link meets two different characters named Shiro, Shiro 1 being in Hyrule and Shiro 2 being in Termina, could this mean the two lands are in the same dimension? In the same world? Think about it. It could also mean that Termina uses the same language and therefore have Hylians. The name Shiro could be of the same language (Hylian). Basically what I'm saying.

Originally Posted by StonyLonesome

Okay...I still think it is a bit odd that Nintendo only did it once, as far as I know. Apart from Link, Zelda, and Impa (AoL and OoT).

I have a little theory. We'll refer to the two Shiros as Shiro 1 (the carpenter) and Shiro 2 (the soldier). Since the same Link meets two different characters named Shiro, Shiro 1 being in Hyrule and Shiro 2 being in Termina, could this mean the two lands are in the same dimension? In the same world? Think about it. It could also mean that Termina uses the same language and therefore have Hylians. The name Shiro could be of the same language (Hylian). Basically what I'm saying.

It's just a coincidence! Don't revive the "Terminia=parallel world?" debate! It has already been proved and (mostly) accepted that Terminia is a parallel world!

Alright, alright! Keep your shirt on! I didn't know it was proven already! Sheesh.

Looks like this thread is about useless now.

Originally Posted by StonyLonesome

Alright, alright! Keep your shirt on! I didn't know it was proven already! Sheesh.

It's fine. I'm just don't want to keep beating the dead dog that is Termina.

Let's ignore the fact that there are two Zeldas in the LoZ-AoL age... ~_~

Its probibly as someone stated awaligo..... Shiro is probibly a common name in Japan or something, equivelent to John or henry....

Try Googling "Shiro". You might be surprised.