One Small Zelda: TOTK Detail About Penn Has Huge Lore Implications For Rito
Meeting the journalistic Rito Penn in offers some fascinating new lore regarding the Rito as a whole. Unlike other notable races like the Hylians and Gorons, the Rito have only appeared in a small handful of games, including. As a result, there is much more room to develop their species’ abilities and culture than the other inhabitants of Hyrule, something which has subtly taken advantage of.
The Rito first appeared in, albeit in a much different form to their modern incarnation. Here, they look more like beak-nosed and talon-footed humans. This version of the Rito somewhat bizarrely evolved from the Zora (an already amphibious race) in response to the flooding of Hyrule, although it is uncertain if the version of the Rito seen in and have similar roots. It is worth noting, however, that the Divine Beast Vah Medoh seems to be named after ’s Medli, implying some level of continuity with this part of ’s infamous timeline.
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In, Penn demonstrates a curious ability which suggests that the changes to the Rito are far from being cosmetic. When Link approaches him outside various stables as part of the "" Side Adventure, Penn can be seen gathering information from actual birds, which relate various pieces of gossip and rumors to him, explaining how news from across Hyrule can reach him so easily. The Rito is evidently able to understand their chirping as speech, and there is nothing to suggest that this is unique to Penn alone. Instead, the implication is that all Rito have the same impressive ability to talk to birds.
Rito being able to communicate with birds does make a lot of sense, as they can essentially be seen as birds themselves. Their name
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