Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has admitted to disliking Navi, calling Ocarina of Time’s fairy companion the “biggest weakpoint” of the game.
The comments come from a 1999 interview with Miyamoto originally printed in a Japanese strategy guide and now published online.
Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-26-dont-worry-miyamoto-hates-navi-too