Mask

The Mask is one of many recurring devices in The Legend of Zelda series. Wearing a mask may alter certain actions or change Link in some way, shape, or form. However, some masks are just for decoration.

Appearances

Ocarina of Time

There were only a few masks in Ocarina of Time, some of which needed to be traded in order to unlock the rest. This made up one of the simple sidequests found in this game, called the Happy Mask Side Quest. These masks had to be sold to certain people throughout Hyrule. Once all of the masks are sold to the many denizens, the Happy Mask Salesman gives Link the Mask of Truth as a reward and also lets him borrow three, new masks: the Deku Mask, Goron Mask, and Zora Mask. Though the Deku, Goron, and Zora Masks do nothing unlike in Majora's Mask besides different comments from the Hyruleans, the Mask of Truth allows Link to speak to Sheikah Stones found throughout Hyrule.

Majora's Mask

The mask played an enormous role in Majora's Mask, with the addition of masks that allow the user to become a Deku, Goron, or Zora. There is also the Giant's mask that is sometimes considered a transformation mask.

When Link obtains all masks, he is able to make a sort of wager with the Moon Children in order to obtain the final transformation mask: Fierce Deity's Mask which allows the wearer to change into Fierce Deity Link for the duration of a boss battle.

Masks are often obtained through side-quests and are, therefore, rather useless in gameplay.

The Wind Waker

On the wall to the left of Carlov in the Nintendo Gallery in The Wind Waker, there are a few masks from both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. The masks visible are the Bunny Hood, All-Night Mask, Goron Mask, and Keaton Mask.

Trivia

• In Majora's Mask, there is a Star Fox reference on the Mask menu. On the second row, each of the masks resemble characters. The Keaton Mask represents Fox, the bird-like Bremen Mask is Falco, the Bunny Hood is Peppy, Don Gero's Mask is Slippy, and the Mask of Scents is Pigma.
• In Majora's Mask, on the back of the Happy Mask Salesman's backpack, there is a [[Mask\\ resembling the face of Mario, a classic chracter from the Mario Bros. series.