Majora's Mask Characters: Difference between revisions

After defeating Ganondorf at the end of Ocarina of Time and becoming the Hero of Time, Link was sent back seven years by Princess Zelda in order to relive the time he had lost when he was sealed in the Sacred Realm. After being sent back, he decides to leave Hyrule with his trusty steed, Epona, in search of a friend that he parted ways with after saving Hyrule.<br/><br/>As he is searching for his friend (possibly Navi, from Ocarina of Time), he gets ambushed by two fairies, Tatl and Tael, and has his horse and the Ocarina of Time stolen from him by a mysterious imp wearing a strange mask, the Skull Kid. He follows the Skull Kid and in his pursuit falls down a hole and finds himself transformed into a Deku Scrub by the imp using the powers of the mask he is wearing.<br/><br/>With the help of the fairy Tatl, Link is able to find his way to Clock Town and finds that there is a moon lingering quite close to it and that it will fall in three days. At midnight on the night of the third day, Link discovers that the Skull Kid is the one behind the Moon's inevitable fall. He is able to get back his Ocarina and with it's recovery, uses it to travel back in time to three days before. Once he is able to revert to his previous state, Link finds himself on another quest to stop the moon from falling onto Termina before time is up.

Believed to be the spirit of the Deku Butler's son, this is the form that Skull Kid turns Link into after he follows him to Termina. Link is stuck in this form during the entire three day cycle the first time around and is unable to revert back until he learns the Song of Healing from the Happy Mask Salesman after he recovers his Ocarina from Skull Kid and travels back in time. After regaining his true form, the Deku Butler's spirit is put into a mask which Link can then use to change into a Deku anytime he puts it on.<br/><br/>As a Deku, Link is susceptible to fire and can't swim. He can hop on the water's surface, but can only do so for a limited time (five times). He can fly as well by utilizing the Deku Flowers. Once he burrows into them, he can launch himself up and fly for a short while. He can also drop Deku Nuts onto unsuspecting enemies below. And lastly, he can use magic by shooting a bubble which can damage enemies and burst objects.Link's Ocarina takes on the form of pipes when he is a Deku.

Comprised of the spirit of the great Goron warrior, Darmani, Goron Link is the strongest one physically out of Link's forms. Link obtains the ability to change into this form after he reaches Snowhead for the first time and climbs a cliff that leads to the grave of Darmani. After soothing Darmani's regrets with the Song of Healing, his essence becomes the Goron's Mask.<br/><br/>When donning the Goron's Mask, Link is impervious to lava and can drown in water due to his girth. He can utilize magic by rolling into a ball and bringing out spikes which can destroy obstacles in his way and damage enemies. He can use his strength to damage his enemies as well use it to carry a Powder Keg. Another attack of his which uses his strength is the [[Goron Pound]] which is quite useful when hitting hardened switches. Link's Ocarina takes on the form of drums when he is in this transformation.

Created from the spirit of the Zora guitarist, Mikau, this is another form that Link can change into during the game when he dons the Zora's Mask. He gets this mask after finding Mikau injured in the waters of Great Bay, brings him to shore, and soothes his spirit with the Song of Healing which effectively forms his essence into the Zora's Mask.<br/><br/>In this form, Link is vulnerable to fire and ice and his speed in water is increased dramatically. He can utilize the Zora's natural ability to breathe underwater and can walk on the ground underneath the water in order to attack. Using his fins, he can attack enemies with a mixture of punches and kicks as well as use them as boomerang-like weapons. With magic, he can create an electrical forcefield that can damage enemies as well as defend him.

A mysterious character who appeared in Ocarina of Time as an entrepreneur of a mask shop. After Link encounters the Skull Kid and chases after him, the salesman follows him and reveals himself to the Hero before he is about to leave the Clock Tower. He tells Link that he knows of a way to return him to his true form and that he will need his Ocarina in order to do it. He then strikes up a deal with Link: he'll help him return to his original self if Link can gain back his Ocarina and retrieve the mask that the Skull Kid possesses. But there's a catch to the deal: Link must get these things before three days are over because the Salesman states that he is a busy man and will be leaving at that time.<br/><br/>When Link returns with his Ocarina in his possession, the Salesman teaches the Song of Healing which heals him from his deku state and creates the Deku Mask. The song becomes instrumental later on during Link's quest. Once the Salesman realizes that Link does not have the Majora's Mask in his possession, he gets angry and proceeds to tell him the background behind the mask which helps Link realize the direness of the situation. He believes that Link can still get Majora's Mask back from the Skull Kid even though he failed the first time. He reappears at the end of the game retrieving the powerless mask and disappears with it after saying some parting words to Link.<br/><br/>The Happy Mask Salesman is somewhat of a disturbing character in that he is perpetually smiling(except for one small instance), has sudden mood swings, and seems to change his position without having to move. He appears to also have the ability to travel to parallel worlds as evidenced by him being in Hyrule in Ocarina of Time and then later in Termina.

According to the Happy Mask Salesman, Majora's Mask was once used as a tool by a tribe in their hexing rituals. Believing that the mask could one day cause catastrophic events, the tribe sealed it forever in shadow in order to prevent anyone from using it for evil purposes. It remained in the shadows until it was found by the Happy Mask Salesman and was in his possession until the Skull Kid attacked him and stole the mask.<br/><br/>After being taken by him, the mask began to possess the Skull Kid's mind and made him to horrible things. Towards the end of the game, it's revealed the Majora's Mask only used Skull Kid as a puppet for its own purposes after Link calls the Four Giants to stop the moon. It entices Link to go inside of the once again falling moon in order to fight. After the mask is defeated, the Happy Mask Salesman regains possession over the object and disappears with it.

A mischievous little imp who ambushes Link at the beginning of the game. The Skull Kid used to be friends with the Four Giants until they left to go to protect Termina while in their sleep. He became angry at their leaving and began to pull pranks on people.<br/><br/>He was also once a member of the Bombers until they kicked him out due to his pranks. Sometime after this, he met Tatl and Tael as he was getting shelter from a storm. They soon became friends. He then came in contact with the Happy Mask Salesman and attacked him, stealing Majora's Mask from him. After obtaining the mask, the Skull Kid became possessed by the mask's power and began to take his pranks to the next level which ultimately lead to the moon slowly descending upon Termina.

Tatl is a friend of Skull Kid's and the older sister of Tael. She was separated from the two when trying to stop Link, as a Deku, from attempting to follow them after being transformed. After she helps him to get to Clock Town and retrieve back his Ocarina, she finds herself helping Link in his new quest to save Termina.<br/><br/>Unlike Navi from Ocarina of Time, Tatl has an attitude and does not give enough information about the enemies that Link encounters. Tatl also cares a lot for her brother and is worried about him when she gets separated from him at the beginning of the game. After she sees the Skull Kid hurting Tael for telling them how to stop him, she realizes the gravity of the situation and knows that she must stop him.