#konba

Konba is an NPC that some people might not have encountered on their first playthrough. I didn't know this minigame existed until I was trying to 100% the game. He has his own location on the BotW map called "Footrace Check-In".

He's very excited to race us!

If you decline, he says this:

And if you accept:

There's a pretty easily marked path up to the summit of the mountain, but there's lots of enemies that appear out of nowhere. Unlike most NPCs, his running is faster than our highest walking speed, so you will have to sprint to beat the minigame.

In Tears of the Kingdom, he seems to have picked up a new passion in life -- fashion! However, these talents got him kidnapped by the Yiga Clan.

He can initially be found in the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab Yiga Hideout. He's being kept upstairs, where we can free him. He mentions being more athletic than he looks, which might be referencing his runner past!

Later on, he can be found at the Lucky Clover Gazette on the lookout for more of Misko's treasure.

He does remember us after we saved him.

As far as I can tell, he's talking about the Frostbite set, but didn't seem to notice when Link was wearing the set at all.