(More expensive/difficult to obtain than the N64 version.)Īll content must concern The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask in some way. Majora's Mask on this disk suffers from occasional game freezing and an over-sensitive joystick.
Skull Kid himself as he approaches Majora's Mask and holds it.He then takes Majora's mask off his pack to inspect it, and it seems to physically harm him - he goes from frowning to scared when Skull Kid arrives. Is Serious Business: When the Happy Mask Salesman stops smiling, you can tell things are going downhill. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: The Happy Mask Salesman seems to become crippled from staring at Majora's mask, and when Skull Kid comes up to help him he sees the mask and goes to investigate.until the same chuckle comes back after the mask attaches to him, and it's the trademark creepy laugh.
Meaningful Echo: Skull Kid being drawn out of his shell of sobbing by the fairies and then having fun is marked by characterisation of him starting to chuckle, and it's cute.It has some powerful effect on the Happy Mask Salesman and its eyes glow red at one. Living Hat: Though a mask, Majora's mask is highly suggested to be one.In the film, he's approached by fairies in the forest and has a good time playing with them in a brief Hope Spot before the Foregone Conclusion happens. Friendless Background: Skull Kid seems to have been a loner, perhaps because of his wooden body and being featureless.Foregone Conclusion: That the mask somehow ends up on Skull Kid.Evil Laugh: The mask produces a very creepy one as it takes possession of Skull Kid.Easter Egg: One of the masks on the Happy Mask Salesman's pack is Mario.His body jerking around as he screams after he puts it on seems to indicate Majora's Mask taking control of him. He even trembles holding it, as if trying to resist putting it on. As he removes his beak, his face is shown to be utterly terrified of the mask. Demonic Possession: Heavily implied to be the case for the Skull Kid when he puts on Majora's Mask.Demonic Dummy: The mask, from visual indications of growing fire and the climactic musical cue, and the fact that it possesses Skull Kid.Dark and Troubled Past: Skull Kid, from his origins to being possessed.Clock Punk: To fit with the time theme, the opening features the Happy Mask Salesman playing piano in what seems to be a clock tower, with some crossovers with Steampunk.Clingy MacGuffin: It's shown that not only will the mask not come off, but that it attached itself to Skull Kid's face by itself.Body Horror: The film features a sequence of the Skull Kid becoming attached to Majora's mask, and it's pretty damn scary.Backstory Horror: Majora's Mask was one of the scarier LOZ games, but parts of this short aren't very kid-friendly at all.And I Must Scream: Quite literally, as while the Skull Kid was being possessed by the mask, he was SCREAMING in agony.He also seems to be extremely reluctant to put it on, as if the mask itself is forcing him to do so. But in the short film, the Skull Kid just happened to come across the Salesman who fainted from staring at the Mask. Adaptational Heroism: In the game, the Skull Kid attacked the Happy Mask Salesman in one of his pranks, which is how he came to possess Majora's Mask.Adaptational Attractiveness: The Happy Mask Salesman doesn't look nearly as creepy and weird as he did in the game, looking far cuter here.The music comes from Time's End II, which can be found here. It was released in 2016 and can be viewed here. Though focusing mostly on Skull Kid, it also gives some more story to the Happy Mask Salesman, too. However, it is not produced by Nintendo and so not part of the Legend of Zelda canon. And it uses real settings (in Humboldt, CA) and models for the characters. It features beautiful 3D animation, and music by Theophany. Majora's Mask - Terrible Fate is a short film made by EmberLab, directed by Mike Grier, as a direct prequel to the video game The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, telling the origin story of Skull Kid.
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