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??? is a mysterious hand that first appeared in a minor sidequest in [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]], but also appeared [[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]] and [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]].
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| caption =
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| race =
| gender = Unknown
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| game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''
| location = '''''Majora's Mask'''''<br/>[[Stock Pot Inn]]{{Ref|name=inn|MM|4351|In-game description}}<br/>'''''Oracle of Ages'''''<br/>[[Toilet]], [[Lynna City]] ([[Past]])
| quests = [[The Ghost of the Inn]] (''Majora's Mask'')<Br/>[[Oracle of Ages Trading Sequence]] (''Oracle of Ages'')
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| item = [[Piece of Heart]] (''Majora's Mask'')<Br/>[[Stink Bag]] (''Oracle of Ages'')
| related = [[Phoeni]]
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'''???''' is a mysterious hand that first appeared in a minor side quest in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'', and has also appeared in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''.


==Appearances==
==Origins==
{{Quote|In the original Legend of Zelda game, a gigantic hand appears and grabs you at the entrance to a dungeon. Actually, that has nothing to do with Skyward Sword. [Laughs] It's actually something from a Japanese ghost story. Not a specific ghost story. There are some ghost stories in Japan where — when you are sitting in the bathroom in the traditional style of the Japanese toilet — a hand is actually starting to grab you from beneath. It's a very scary story.|[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]{{Ref|[[Interview:Entertainment Weekly February 10th 2012|Entertainment Weekly]], February 10th, 2012||Shigeru Miyamoto}}}}


=== Majora's Mask ===
==''Majora's Mask''==
This was where ??? made its first appearance, it was located inside the toilet of the [[Stock Pot Inn]] in [[Clock Town]]. ??? appeared as a dull-coloured hand that stretched out of the toilet asking for paper. [[Link]] can give ??? a [[Title Deed]], this concludes the sidequest and Link is rewarded with a [[Piece of Heart]] (you can also hand over the Letter to Kafei or the Express Mail).
??? makes its first appearance in ''Majora's Mask''. It can be found inside the rest room of the [[Stock Pot Inn]] in [[Clock Town]].{{Ref|name=inn}} ??? appears as a dull-colored hand that stretches out of the toilet. It is found here on any night from 12 AM to 6 AM. ??? is one of the twenty characters that has a spot in the [[Bombers' Notebook]].


=== Oracle of Ages ===
If [[Link (Ocarina of Time)#Majora's Mask|Link]] enters the Stock Pot Inn and talks to ??? in the aforementioned timeslot, ??? will ask Link for paper.{{Ref|MM|5030|???}}{{Ref|p. 112|Every midnight, the person who lives in the toilet (the hole in the floor) will reach out to grab some toilet paper.|''[[Nintendo Power Majora's Mask Strategy Guide]]''}} Link can satisfy ???'s need for paper by giving it any of the [[Title Deed]]s or [[Letter]]s.{{Ref|pg. 112|Since there isn't any left, offer a title deed or letter.|''[[Nintendo Power Majora's Mask Strategy Guide]]''}} ??? immediately exclaims with joy,{{Ref|MM|5032|???}} and then disappears into the toilet. A few seconds later, ??? re-surfaces, and tells Link that he saved them.{{Ref|MM|5033|???}} As thanks, ??? offers Link a [[Piece of Heart]] which had previously fallen into the toilet.{{Ref|MM|5034|???}} This completes ???'s spot in the Bombers' Notebook.
The hand appeared very similar in this game as in [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]], and was also now located in a toilet craving paper. ??? is part of the [[Trading Sequence]] of [[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]] so if [[Link]] gives ??? the [[Stationery]] Link will receive the [[Stink Bag]] in return.


=== Skyward Sword ===
==''Oracle of Ages''==
In this game ??? had a slightly bigger role than in the previous titles, and it was confirmed to be female and looked more like a glove than a hand. Just like in [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]], ??? in [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]] is asking for paper from within a toilet, however, this toilet is inside the [[Knight Academy]] on [[Skyloft]]. After speaking to ??? for the first time you can find [[Cawlin]] just outside the toilet door during the day, he will ask you to deliver a love letter to [[Karane]], this is where the sidequest splits into two parts.
[[File:Hand-Ages-Sprite.png|left]]
??? resides in the [[Toilet]] in Western [[Lynna City]] in the [[Past]] in ''Oracle of Ages''. Its hand reaches out of a hole in the ground. [[Link (Oracle Series)#Oracle of Ages|Link]] can drop numerous items into the hole, including various [[Mystical Seeds]], a pot, [[Bomb]]s, and [[Bombchu]]s. Depending on which item is dropped into the hole, ??? responds differently, giving a reaction that relates to the item dropped in.  


You can choose to give the letter to ???, this will cause ??? to fall in love with Cawlin and if you visit Cawlin in [[Groose|Groose's]] room at night you can see ??? giving Cawlin nightmares, but since she is so happy to be around him she rewards [[Link]] with 5 [[Gratitude Crystals]], and the poor Cawlin won't be able to sleep for the rest of the game. Your other option once you receive the letter is to give the letter to Karane who will become unsure whether she wants to go out with Cawlin or not. Go speak to [[Pipit]] upstairs and he will realize how much he really loves Karane. Run back down to Karane and a cut-scene will start in which both Pipit and Cawlin ask Karane out, and Karane chooses Pipit. Cawlin runs off crying, ??? will leave forever and the player will receive 5 Gratitude Crystals from Pipit.
??? plays a pivotal role in the [[Oracle of Ages Trading Sequence]]. After Link acquires the [[Stationery]] from the [[Postman]], he can give it to ???. After apparently using it to wipe itself, ??? gives Link the much less desired [[Stink Bag]]. Link later uses the Stink Bag in order to clear the sinuses of the [[Tokay Chef]].


==Origin==
==Gallery==
{{Quote|In the original Legend of Zelda game, a gigantic hand appears and grabs you at the entrance to a dungeon. Actually, that has nothing to do with Skyward Sword. [Laughs] It's actually something from a Japanese ghost story. Not a specific ghost story. There are some ghost stories in Japan where — when you are sitting in the bathroom in the traditional style of the Japanese toilet — a hand is actually starting to grab you from beneath. It's a very scary story.<ref>http://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Interview:Entertainment_Weekly_February_10th_2012</ref>|[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]}}.  
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== Trivia ==
File:Hand-Majoras-Mask.png|??? model from ''Majora's Mask''
* In [[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|''Oracle of Ages'']] Link can tease ??? by throwing different kinds of seeds and bombs into the toilet.
File:Hand-Restroom.png|??? in the [[Stock Pot Inn]] in ''Majora's Mask''
* Link cannot survive the fall into the toilet in which ??? is found in ''Oracle of Ages''.
File:Mm heart 03.png|Begging for paper in ''Majora's Mask''
*??? is referred to as Phoeni in the [[Prima Games Skyward Sword Collector's Edition Strategy Guide]].
File:MM3D-Heart-Piece-09.png|In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D|Majora's Mask 3D]]''
File:Hand-Ages-Animated.gif|??? from ''Oracle of Ages''
File:Toilet-Inside.png|??? inside the [[Toilet]] in ''Oracle of Ages''
File:Hand-Oracle-of-Ages.png|??? artwork from ''Oracle of Ages''
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
*In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'', [[Link (Oracle Series)#Oracle of Ages|Link]] can tease ??? by throwing different kinds of [[Mystical Seeds]] and [[bomb]]s into the toilet.
*[[Link (Oracle Series)#Oracle of Ages|Link]] cannot survive the fall into the toilet in which ??? is found in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''.
 
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Latest revision as of 14:15, August 19, 2024

This article is about the mysterious fleshy toilet hand from Majora's Mask and Oracle of Ages. For the mysterious ghostly toilet hand from Skyward Sword, see Phoeni. For the talking skeleton from Link's Awakening, see ??? (Link's Awakening).
???
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Gender

Unknown

Games

Majora's Mask
Oracle of Ages

Location

Majora's Mask
Stock Pot Inn[1]
Oracle of Ages
Toilet, Lynna City (Past)

Quests

The Ghost of the Inn (Majora's Mask)
Oracle of Ages Trading Sequence (Oracle of Ages)

Items

Piece of Heart (Majora's Mask)
Stink Bag (Oracle of Ages)

Related

Phoeni

??? is a mysterious hand that first appeared in a minor side quest in Majora's Mask, and has also appeared in Oracle of Ages.

Origins

"In the original Legend of Zelda game, a gigantic hand appears and grabs you at the entrance to a dungeon. Actually, that has nothing to do with Skyward Sword. [Laughs] It's actually something from a Japanese ghost story. Not a specific ghost story. There are some ghost stories in Japan where — when you are sitting in the bathroom in the traditional style of the Japanese toilet — a hand is actually starting to grab you from beneath. It's a very scary story."

Majora's Mask

??? makes its first appearance in Majora's Mask. It can be found inside the rest room of the Stock Pot Inn in Clock Town.[1] ??? appears as a dull-colored hand that stretches out of the toilet. It is found here on any night from 12 AM to 6 AM. ??? is one of the twenty characters that has a spot in the Bombers' Notebook.

If Link enters the Stock Pot Inn and talks to ??? in the aforementioned timeslot, ??? will ask Link for paper.[3][4] Link can satisfy ???'s need for paper by giving it any of the Title Deeds or Letters.[5] ??? immediately exclaims with joy,[6] and then disappears into the toilet. A few seconds later, ??? re-surfaces, and tells Link that he saved them.[7] As thanks, ??? offers Link a Piece of Heart which had previously fallen into the toilet.[8] This completes ???'s spot in the Bombers' Notebook.

Oracle of Ages

Hand-Ages-Sprite.png

??? resides in the Toilet in Western Lynna City in the Past in Oracle of Ages. Its hand reaches out of a hole in the ground. Link can drop numerous items into the hole, including various Mystical Seeds, a pot, Bombs, and Bombchus. Depending on which item is dropped into the hole, ??? responds differently, giving a reaction that relates to the item dropped in.

??? plays a pivotal role in the Oracle of Ages Trading Sequence. After Link acquires the Stationery from the Postman, he can give it to ???. After apparently using it to wipe itself, ??? gives Link the much less desired Stink Bag. Link later uses the Stink Bag in order to clear the sinuses of the Tokay Chef.

Gallery

  • ??? model from Majora's Mask

    ??? model from Majora's Mask

  • ??? in the Stock Pot Inn in Majora's Mask

    ??? in the Stock Pot Inn in Majora's Mask

  • Begging for paper in Majora's Mask

    Begging for paper in Majora's Mask

  • ??? from Oracle of Ages

    ??? from Oracle of Ages

  • ??? inside the Toilet in Oracle of Ages

    ??? inside the Toilet in Oracle of Ages

  • ??? artwork from Oracle of Ages

    ??? artwork from Oracle of Ages

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ 1.1 1.2 "??? (Person living in the inn's restroom) Details are unknown." — In-game description, Majora's Mask.
  2. ↑ Shigeru Miyamoto, Entertainment Weekly, February 10th, 2012
  3. ↑ "Pa-Pa-Pa-Paper, please!" — ???, Majora's Mask.
  4. ↑ "Every midnight, the person who lives in the toilet (the hole in the floor) will reach out to grab some toilet paper." — Nintendo Power Majora's Mask Strategy Guide, p. 112
  5. ↑ "Since there isn't any left, offer a title deed or letter." — Nintendo Power Majora's Mask Strategy Guide, pg. 112
  6. ↑ "Yeah!" — ???, Majora's Mask.
  7. ↑ "Ho! You saved me..." — ???, Majora's Mask.
  8. ↑ "This fell down here... I'll give it to you." — ???, Majora's Mask.
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