The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (2026) Voice Actors: Meet the English & Japanese Cast
Hyrule can finally talk. The remake landed on Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, 2026, and unlike the 1998 N64 original which ran strictly on text boxes and grunts, cutscenes are now fully voiced. Zelda, Ganondorf, and the rest of the cast get full dramatic performances with veteran Patrick Seitz directing the English voice booth. Link stays silent, as tradition demands, with Japanese voice actors Serika Hiromatsu voicing Young Link and Shou Komura voicing Adult Link.
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Navi – Lisa Reimold (English) / Kaori Mizuhashi (Japanese)
Let’s start with the fairy everybody loves to complain about. Navi is the voice you’ll hear the most while exploring Hyrule, which makes her the most exposed role in the entire cast.
On the English side, that’s Lisa Reimold. Anime fans know her as Aira Shiratori in Dandadan and Shikabane in Aggretsuko, as well as Falin Touden in Delicious in Dungeon. In games, she’s Framme in Fire Emblem Engage and Kali in Pokémon Masters.
The Japanese cast has an even better story. Kaori Mizuhashi returns as Navi’s Japanese voice, the exact same role she played in the 1998 N64 original. Nintendo didn’t even plan it: the auditions were completely blind, and producer Eiji Aonuma admitted nobody on the development team saw it coming until the envelopes were opened.
Navi also gets more than her famous catchphrase. “Look!” and “Watch out!” are in there too. Hearing the second one mid-fight from an actual person lands harder than any text box ever did.
Zelda / Sheik – Erica Mendez (English) / Yu Shimamura (Japanese)
This is Erica Mendez’s first time playing Princess Zelda, taking over from Patricia Summersett who voiced the princess across Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Mendez already has Nintendo pedigree, having voiced Bernadetta in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Great Fairy Terra in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.
If you watch anime dubs, you’ve heard her as Ryuko Matoi in Kill la Kill and the lead in Aggretsuko. She also voices Sheik, and if you remember how the original story unfolds, you already know why that double duty is neat. Yu Shimamura covers both roles in Japanese.
Retsuko is a red panda who screams death metal after a bad day at the office. Now Mendez is guarding the Triforce of Wisdom.
Ganondorf – Matthew Mercer (English) / Kousuke Takaguchi (Japanese)
Matthew Mercer is back as the Gerudo king. He first played Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom, but Ocarina of Time marks the character’s first chronological human appearance before he became the beast Ganon. Mercer has voiced countless heavyweights, from Cole Cassidy in Overwatch to Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil 6, Yusuke in Persona 5, and Vincent Valentine in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Oh, and Mercer has also been Espio the Chameleon in the Sonic the Hedgehog games since 2016. Kousuke Takaguchi reprises Ganondorf on the Japanese side.
Saria – Suzie Yeung (English) / Maki Kawase (Japanese)
Saria is the first friendly face Link sees after stepping out of his treehouse, and she’s the one who hands him the fairy ocarina. Suzie Yeung voices her in English, and you might place the voice as Yuffie Kisaragi in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Hope in Fortnite, Eula in Genshin Impact, and Fuuka Yamagishi in Persona 3 Reload.
On the anime side, Yeung is Makima in Chainsaw Man and Rin Sawaki in Dandadan. Link eventually has to leave the Kokiri Forest behind, but Saria never really leaves him. Her melody lets him reach her from anywhere, making her the closest thing the game has to a phone call from home. Maki Kawase voices her in Japanese.
Darunia – Josh Petersdorf (English) / Masayuki Fujibuchi (Japanese)
If Darunia’s booming rumble sounds familiar, that’s because Josh Petersdorf is Roadhog in Overwatch. He’s also voiced Morion in Fire Emblem Engage and Ton in Aggretsuko. Basically, he’s the guy you call when a character needs to sound like they can lift a boulder with one arm.
Petersdorf grew up playing Ocarina of Time, too. He mentioned in interviews that he got the cartridge for Christmas on the N64 and used to phone his friends after school for help with the Water Temple, which might be the most relatable thing anyone in this cast has said. Masayuki Fujibuchi voices the Goron patriarch in Japanese.
Great Deku Tree – Richard Epcar (English) / Nobuo Tobita (Japanese)
Richard Epcar has been in the booth forever. He’s Raiden in Mortal Kombat 11 and Ansem in Kingdom Hearts, and in anime he voiced Myotismon in Digimon and the legendary older Joseph Joestar in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Nobuo Tobita handles the role in Japanese.
A thunder god turned into an ancient talking tree. Except the very first dungeon is literally inside him, and he doesn’t survive it.
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME (2026) CAST
| Character | English Voice Actor |
|---|---|
Young Link | |
Navi | |
Sheik | |
Kaepora Gaebora | |
Great Deku Tree | |
Mido | 
Unknown VA (TBA) |
Malon |
Unknown VA (TBA) |
Darunia | |
Princess Ruto | |
Impa | |
Saria | |
Ganondorf | |
Nabooru | |
Koume | |
Kotake | |
Twinrova | |
Rauru |
That’s the main voice cast bringing Hyrule to life. So which performance won you over, and who gave you chills during the cutscenes? Tell us your favorite in the comments below.
