[QUOTE="Gary_Jinfield"] Tatl actually had a personality though.:P All Navi did was provide information on various events and factors. There was nothing more to Navi except her role as a game mechanic and it is difficult to see her and Link really bond.
Of course we know that Link did indeed bond with Navi, as he goes looking for her after Oot... Nintendo just had a lousy way of showing it.:P
Dark_Link142
Hmm I'm not so sure anymore about Link going to see Navi after OoT. In Majora's Mask he went looking for an old friend but Navi was never mentioned once. I think the old friend was the Skull Kid believe it or not. I just read an article on some other site that went on to explain that Skull Kid's the old friend and how the story makes sense if he is.
Check this out: http://www.zeldauniverse.net/content/view/34/58/
It's real weird. Makes you think :P.
What would make the Skull Kid more special then any other character Link meets in Oot? At most you only have to talk to him twice, (assuming this is the Skull Kid that sat atop that pillar) both times rather insignificant moments. (A piece of heart and the mask side quest) Then there is the assumption that Link has met this Skull Kid before, which he may or may not have. All the Skull Kid says is that Link seems familiar, which he would if the Skull Kid was familiar with the Lost Woods and nearby inhabitance. (I do assume it was the Skull Kid on the pillar though)
Navi makes a lot more sense, considering she was with Link the whole time and would be the character Link most bonded with. Link's destiny was not simply start the journey, but to save Hryule from Ganon, after which Navi promptly left Link.
If the Skull Kid was the friend Link was looking for, why would he leave right away after saving Termina? Surly if he was the friend, there would have been a clearer statement on said friendship?
Navi may never be mentioned by name due to Link's failure to find her. It also helps set up the state of isolation for Link that is experienced throughout the game due to his time travel antics. Intriguingly, the Skull Kid was also alone, which resulted in his grudge against those who deserted him.
Above all however, Navi is the solution that requires the least speculation. Often times, the more simple solutions are the more accurate answers.
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