A translation of a concept art page from Hyrule Historia. Images taken from History of Hyrule’s The Legend of Zelda art anthology. This page was translated by Zeldalady.
The Bazaar
Final Sketch for Luv & Bertie, Potion Shop Couple
Baby:
His bib has the same symbol as the Potion Shop.
The baby is always sleeping.
Wife:
Strong and energetic wife. Dominate & scary. (Sells potions.)
Husband:
Powerless and weak husband. (Makes potions.)
Takes care of the baby.
Potion Shop symbol on apron.
“All the other stores have one clerk, but we hadn’t decided the details for the potion shop and item check, so we had 5 designers sketch them. We chose the characters that we could expand our ideas upon the most. There were a lot of designs that weren’t used, and it’s a real shame! We rearranged some of them to use as different characters instead.”
(Hirono, Designer)
Top Left Sketch:
Potion Dealer
Grandfather & Grandchild
Looks strange, like a fake doctor.
Bottom Right Sketch:
Store split in the middle
Potion Dealer
Weak, cry-baby husband. (Sells potions.)
Gets in trouble when he takes too long with customers.
Short-tempered wife. (Makes potions.)
Stirs better than a man. She gets wild when angry.
Common instance of a man oppressed by his wife. A wife that gets angry at everything he does.
Potion Dealer
*Wobble Wobble*
Stopper to Drain the Contents
Middle Sketch:
Potion Dealer Idea
“Ohhhhh!”
*Pant Pant*
*Nervous*
Left Sketch:
Potion Dealer (1)
Good-for-nothing son. (Makes potions)
He rarely takes baths, so he’s covered in grime.
*Scratch Scratch*
*Drool*
Mixes in grime under nails for free. (Drool might get in, too.)
Right Sketch:
Very near-sighted mother. (Sells potions.)
Draw the glasses as her eyes.
Potion Dealer
Twins
Potion Dealer
(One of them is an unfortunate male twin.)
Left Sketch:
Makes Potions: Brother (Older)
“I was really born a woman!”
Right Sketch:
Makes Potions: Sister (Younger)
Attractive
Potion Dealer (Buff Twins)
“Hey! Drink this!”
“We sell potions”
Dances Like EXILE
“Thank you!”
They are twins who want to do everything together.
Bottom Left Sketch:
Blending
Potion Dealer (3)
Left Sketch:
Badly hurt little brother. (Younger, sells potions.)
Right Sketch:
Large brother. (Older, sells potions)
Has a cold.
*Shiver*
After seeing all of the alternative versions of the potion shop couple, I’m glad they stuck with the one in final game (Though the wife getting angry when the husband talks too long with Link is pretty funny).
I, for one, am very disappointed by the lack of Bufftwins in the final version of the game.