Skull Kid - MM
A Skull Kid becomes a central character in The Hero of Time's adventure revolving around Majora's Mask. Under the influence of the afore mentionedd Majora's Mask, which he stole from the Happy Mask Salesman, the Skull Kid becomes a powerful sorcerer on-par with Ganondorf. Using this newfound magical might, he wreaks havoc on the land of Termina, ultimately attempting to destroy it by sending the Moon on a collision course with the land. He appears to be the main antagonist throughout most of the adventure, though in reality, he himself is not evil and is merely being controlled by the powers of Majora's Mask. Because of this, Skull Kid is self-centered and has an affinity for mischief. Due to his behavior and physical appearance, he is often called an imp. The Skull Kid is resented by most Terminians because of the tricks he plays on them, though he finds companionship in the Fairy siblings Tatl and Tael. He is strongly implied to be the same Skull Kid whom Link taught Saria's Song in the Lost Woods, as he remembered the Hero of Time upon being freed from the Majora's Mask's evil, saying he has the same smell after sniffing the young hero.
Background
In the past, before the land of Termina was split into four regions, the Skull Kid befriended the Four Giants. On the day of the Carnival of Time, the guardian deities announced to the people of Termina that they would guard the land while lying dormant. With the world of Termina now split into four parts by the order of the Four Giants, each of the deities took one hundred steps towards their respective regions. They told their people that if trouble befell them, they could call the giants in a loud voice, declaring their plight. The Skull Kid, who had long been friends with the giants, was stricken by their departure. Feeling neglected and alone, he began to spread his anger and frustration throughout all of Termina. Fed up with the Skull Kid's misdeeds, the people of Termina called upon the Four Giants for aid. The giants answered with an infuriated roar. They ordered the Skull Kid to leave Termina, threatening to kill him if he disobeyed. Frightened by the giants' anger and saddened by the loss of his old friends, the Skull Kid returned to the heavens. Whether the Skull Kid actually "returned to the heavens," or not is merely a hyperbole in this story told by Anju's Grandmother, Skull Kid somehow reappears in Termina prior to the events of Majora's Mask. The two Fairy siblings, Tatl and Tael, stumble upon the Skull Kid taking shelter from a storm in a tree hollow in Termina Field. He tells the Fairies that he has been quarreling with his friends and that they have abandoned him. Shivering from the cold, Skull Kid and the Fairies huddle for warmth, and a bond between them is formed. Later on, the Skull Kid encounters the travelling Happy Mask Salesman at the crossroads of Hyrule and Termina. After knocking the man out, he steals the wicked Majora's Mask, a powerful artifact once used by an ancient tribe for hexing rituals. Upon donning the Mask, a combination of the burdens in the Skull Kid's heart and the evil magic inside Majora's Mask transformed a world into the land of Termina, itself a parallel universe of Hyrule. The world created had a distinct culture influenced by Majora's ancient tribe and was inhabited by races and people constructed from Skull Kid's memories and imagination. The Four Giants central to Termina's legends were originally friends of Skull Kid who, like Termina itself, were recreated by the Mask. The series of events that stem from this seemingly random occurrence constitute the plot of Majora's Mask.Majora's Influence
After returning to the past Link was riding on Epona in a mysterious forest, searching for his missing Fairy friend Navi. Along with Tatl and Tael, Skull Kid—now wearing Majora's Mask—ambushes the young Hero of Time in a similar way to that of the Happy Mask Salesman previously. Startled by their sudden appearance, Epona rears up and throws Link off to the ground, knocking him unconscious. While comatose, Skull Kid rummages through Link's belongings and finds the Ocarina of Time. Fascinated by the magical instrument given to the hero by Princess Zelda, he plays with the Ocarina until Link awakens. Once he realizes that Link is awake, he suddenly jumps on Epona and rides away with the Ocarina in hand. Link pursues him but fails to stop the Skull Kid and the Fairies, falling into the hollow tree trunk that serves as the passageway to Termina. In a brief confrontation inside the Portal, the Skull Kid informs Link that he "got rid of" Epona, claiming that the young hero's horse was disobedient and that he was doing Link a favor by doing so, causing Link himself to be filled with sadness and disgust. Using the powers of Majora's Mask, the Skull Kid traps Link within the body of a Deku Scrub, known as Deku Link. He then leaves with Tael while Tatl holds Link back. Tatl subsequently gets trapped with Link as a result. Link and Tatl forge an unlikely alliance and chase after the Skull Kid, crossing the threshold into Termina. Deku Link finds the Skull Kid atop Clock Tower at the end of the Final Day. Tael tells Link and Tatl to summon the Four Giants to the Clock Tower, and the Skull Kid hits him aside in response, which angers Tatl. The Skull Kid then starts to bring the Moon down to Termina with a screech. Link makes the Skull Kid drop the Ocarina of Time by firing a Bubble Blast at him. With his Ocarina back in his hands, Link plays the Song of Time, turning back time to the First Day before the Moon can destroy Termina. Link is then returned to his normal self after learning the Song of Healing from the Happy Mask Salesman, who urges Link to retrieve the stolen Majora's Mask from the Skull Kid lest the world be destroyed by its influence. Granted tremendous power by the evil Mask, the Skull Kid had imprisoned the Four Giants within their temples, likely as revenge for being forsaken by them. Without their guardian deities and their respective temples tainted with evil, each of the four regions of Termina succumbed to various disasters. The Skull Kid was also responsible for harming the four Great Fairies, turning Kafei into a child, and informing the Gerudo Pirates of the Zora Eggs. He also threatened to break Professor Shikashi's instruments. After following Tael's advice and releasing the Four Giants from their respective prisons in the swamp, mountains, ocean, and canyon, Link returns to the top of the Clock Tower at the end of the Final Day to confront the Skull Kid once again. Link summons the Four Giants using the Oath to Order song to stop the Moon. This knocks the Skull Kid unconscious, leaving Majora's Mask to detach itself from its puppet and rise into the Moon to possess it instead in order to make it push through the Giants' hold. Link and Tatl then follow it into the Moon to engage in one final battle, which they discover the being behind the Mask's evil, called Majora. During the ending sequence of the game, following the defeat of Majora and the subsequent restoration of the Moon's original orbit, the Skull Kid, Link, the Happy Mask Salesman, and the Four Giants come together on the outskirts of Termina Field. The giants reassure Skull Kid—now free of the Mask's evil influence—of their friendship with him. After the giants return to their resting places, the Skull Kid asks Link if they too could be friends, mentioning that he has the same smell as the "fairy kid" who taught him Saria's Song in the Lost Woods. This heavily suggests that the Skull Kid in this game is the one by the tree stump near the bridge in the Lost Woods in Ocarina of Time, to whom the young hero sells the Skull Mask. After saying their goodbyes, Link and Epona depart Termina while Tatl, Tael and the Skull Kid celebrate the Carnival of Time. The last scene shows a drawing on a tree trunk made by the Skull Kid showing him with Link, Tatl, Tael, and the Four Giants waving.Relationships
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