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| “ | Aw, boo hoo. Why the sad face? I just thought I'd have a little fun with you. Oh, come now, do you really think you can beat me as I am now? Fool! | „ |
| ~ Skull Kid to Link before cursing him. |
| “ | …Well, whatever. Even if they were to come now, they wouldn't be able to handle me… Hee, hee. Just look above you. If it’s something that can be stopped, then just try to stop it! | „ |
| ~ The Skull Kid as he summons the Moon to crash into Termina. |
| “ | Friends are a nice thing to have… Heh, heh. Could you be my friend, too? Eh-hee-hee… You have the same smell as the fairy kid who taught me that song in the woods… | „ |
| ~ Skull Kid after being freed from Majora's influence. |
The Skull Kid is a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series. He serves as a minor character in Ocarina of Time, the secondary antagonist of Majora's Mask, and a minor antagonist in Twilight Princess.
He is a mischievous imp who steals Majora's Mask, which possesses him and uses his body to wreak havoc on the world of Termina.
He was voiced by Sachi Matsumoto, who later voiced Shadow Link in Four Swords Adventures.
Biography[]
Unified Timeline[]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time[]
Skull Kid's chronological first appearance is in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Link can find him in the Lost Woods directly left of the entrance room, playing a flute. If Link plays Saria's Song on a nearby stump, Skull Kid will give him a Piece of Heart. Link can also sell Skull Kid the Skull Mask, but he will only pay half of what it is worth. If Link encounters Skull Kid as an adult, Skull Kid shoots Link with needles from his flute, dropping an Orange Rupee if defeated. He will vanish if Link shoots him with a ranged weapon.
Child Timeline[]
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask[]
Skull Kid used to be friends with the four great Giants of Termina, but they had to protect the land and went to the four regions of Termina. Skull Kid did not understand why his friends left him and felt betrayed, although he later befriends the two fairies named Tatl and Tael. However, he was still filled with rage over the loss of his old and caused much mischief.
At one point, Skull Kid found the Happy Mask Salesman and decided to rob him, and he took Majora's Mask, which gave him incredible magical powers. However, Majora began taking control of the Skull Kid. He used this power to summon the moon to fall to on Termina and trapped all the giants and curse many of the citizens of Termina.
About three days before the moon crashes, Skull Kid encounters Link, the Hero of Time. Skull Kid steals both his Ocarina of Time and his horse, Epona, and turns Link into a Deku Scrub. However, he also abandoned Tatl by accident, and she decided to go with Link so she could find the Skull Kid, but she bonded with him over time, and after witnessing Skull Kid hit Tael for "speaking out of line", she decided to helped Link stop the Moon from falling and to recover Majora's Mask from him.
Before the final boss, after the moon is stopped by the Skull Kid's four friends, who turn out to be the Four Giants that are supposed to protect Termina, Majora's Mask suddenly abandons the Skull Kid, saying that Skull Kid was only a mere puppet, and that a mere puppet that is unusable is nothing more than garbage. The mask floats up into the Moon's mouth, making the moon suddenly start moving again towards Clock Town and the Four Giants struggle holding the moon. During all this, the Skull Kid is unconscious.
At the end of the game, Skull Kid tells Link how good it was to have friends, and the Giants come and tell him that they had not forgotten about him, and he was still their friend giving him much joy and relief. Although they go back to their temples, this was the reason the Skull Kid went on a rampage. Because of this, the four races and Giants of Termina were separated. Skull Kid then smells Link and suddenly remembered that Link smells like the forest kid with the fairy that taught him Saria's Song.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess[]
A Skull Kid also appears in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess as a guardian of the Lost Woods. It is unknown if this Skull Kid is the same one from Majora's Mask, but they both serve an adversarial role towards the game's protagonist Link. When Link comes to remove Zant's curse by finding the Master Sword, the Skull Kid tests him by sending wave after wave of Puppets after him until Link attacks him directly several times. Link has to fight him and his puppets one more time to reach the Temple of Time, and after being bested, he praises Link for his efforts. His lantern and him playing his horn in an area are sure giveaways of his location.
Other Media[]
Hyrule Warriors[]
Skull Kid in Hyrule Warriors.
Skull Kid appears as a DLC character in Hyrule Warriors and in the base game of Hyrule Warriors Legends and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. He uses the Ocarina as his weapon, using it to instruct Tatl and Tael to attack.
He also appears as the antagonist of the Linkle's Tale scenario "The Girl in the Green Tunic", where he steals Linkle's compass within Faron Woods. Linkle attempts to take it back, but Skull Kid simply teleports away whenever she approaches and summons a horde of monsters to distract her. Eventually, the compass emits a magical force that prevents Skull Kid from teleporting, allowing Linkle to confront and defeat the thief. Although Skull Kid gives the compass back to Linkle, he teases her by claiming he plans on taking it again soon before leaving.
Super Smash Bros. Series[]
Skull Kid in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]
Skull Kid appears as two stickers. The first, based on Ocarina of Time, gives a small boost to Ganondorf's darkness attacks. The second, based on Majora's Mask, boosts damage from leg attacks for all characters.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[]
Skull Kid, along with Majora, appears in Super Smash Bros. 4, as an Assist Trophy. When Skull Kid/Majora is summoned, they flip the screen upside down, or make the controls reversed for a few seconds. He also appears in both versions as a regular trophy.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
Skull Kid returns once more as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, acting exactly the same as he did in the last game. He is one of the few Assist Trophies that cannot be defeated. He also appears as an advanced primary grab-type spirit, whose spirit battle is against a Mii Brawler wearing his clothing and Majora's Mask, with two Meta Knights accompanying him, representing Tatl and Tael, on the Garden of Hope stage. Skull Kid as an Assist Trophy can show up to cover the arena with fog. At level 99, he can be enhanced to the Legendary "Skull Kid & Majora's Mask" spirit, which grants the fighter the ability to steal some of their opponents' health whenever they strike an enemy.
Trivia[]
- It is stated in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that a child likely ends up turning into a Skull Kid if they get lost in the Lost Woods.
- The Skull Kid, as well as the others, are generally friendly to children such as Child Link, but are very hostile towards adults, whom they feared and have no qualms attacking Adult Link when he enters the area.
- While a race of Skull Kids does exist, it is highly theorized that the Skull Kids presented in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess are the same being.
- The Skull Kid in Majora's Mask appears to recognize Link's scent, saying that he smells the same as the "fairy kid that taught him the song in the Woods", likely a reference to Saria befriending and teaching him her song, which he then played alongside Link in Ocarina of Time.
- The Skull Kid in Twilight Princess is supported by the fact that he once again knows Saria's Song, which he played with Link Ocarina of Time and served as one of his leitmotifs in Majora's Mask.
- The Skull Kid in Majora's Mask appears to recognize Link's scent, saying that he smells the same as the "fairy kid that taught him the song in the Woods", likely a reference to Saria befriending and teaching him her song, which he then played alongside Link in Ocarina of Time.
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