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The '''Children of the Moon''' are | The '''Children of the Moon''' are characters featured in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. | ||
==Biography== | |||
===Overview=== | |||
The Moon Children are among the most mysterious aspects surrounding the [[Moon#Surface of the Moon|surface of the moon]]. There are five Children, four of which are running around the tree in the center of the field while the fifth sits at the bottom of the tree. The four running children each wear one of the [[Boss Remains|masks that are dropped]] once the [[Bosses in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|boss enemies]] are defeated while the fifth wears [[Majora's Mask (Object)|Majora's Mask]]. The Children are each identical in height, clothing, and hair color, differing only in the mask they wear. Their gender is debatable but their haircut seems to indicate that they are male. | |||
The children's behavior is also odd. The four ask for different amounts of masks from [[Link]].<ref>{{cite|Ahhh... Nice weather...Isn't it? Masks...You have...a lot. You, too...Will you be... a mask salesman? Then I'll play with you. So...The masks...Give me some...|Moon Children|Majora's Mask}}</ref> In return, they agree to play [[Hide and Seek]] with him and send him into different mini-puzzle dungeons that are thematically similar to the dungeon ruled by the boss who's mask they wear.<ref>{{cite|Thanks... You...You're nice person... Aren't you? Hide-and-seek...Let's play. All right...I'll...hide...|Moon Children|Majora's Mask}}</ref> Each of these teleportations is accompanied with an enigmatic, slightly disturbing question that concerns Link's, and the player's, beliefs about the world around them. The children casually refer to the life-threatening dungeons they send Link into as "games". After Link returns from each dungeon, the child leaves Link alone, their purpose completed. However, if Link did not obtain ''all'' of the masks in the game, he cannot access all of the puzzle dungeons and, subsequently, cannot get the [[Fierce Deity's Mask]]. | The children's behavior is also odd. The four ask for different amounts of masks from [[Link]].<ref>{{cite|Ahhh... Nice weather...Isn't it? Masks...You have...a lot. You, too...Will you be... a mask salesman? Then I'll play with you. So...The masks...Give me some...|Moon Children|Majora's Mask}}</ref> In return, they agree to play [[Hide and Seek]] with him and send him into different mini-puzzle dungeons that are thematically similar to the dungeon ruled by the boss who's mask they wear.<ref>{{cite|Thanks... You...You're nice person... Aren't you? Hide-and-seek...Let's play. All right...I'll...hide...|Moon Children|Majora's Mask}}</ref> Each of these teleportations is accompanied with an enigmatic, slightly disturbing question that concerns Link's, and the player's, beliefs about the world around them. The children casually refer to the life-threatening dungeons they send Link into as "games". After Link returns from each dungeon, the child leaves Link alone, their purpose completed. However, if Link did not obtain ''all'' of the masks in the game, he cannot access all of the puzzle dungeons and, subsequently, cannot get the [[Fierce Deity's Mask]]. | ||
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The final child, the one wearing Majora's Mask, will send Link into the final boss battle with the Mask itself if asked. His behavior mimics the other Children as he refers to the fight as a game.<ref>{{cite|Let's play good guys against bad guys... Yes. Let's play that. Are you ready? You're the bad guy. And when you're bad, you just run. That's fine, right?|The Final Child|Majora's Mask}}</ref> He offers a disturbing question, and mentions that the other children won't play with him.{{fact}} Furthermore, if Link successfully obtained every mask in the game and gave them to the other children, the final one will comment on this and give Link the Fierce Deity's Mask, the most powerful transformation mask in the game.<ref>{{cite|You don't have any masks left, do you? Well, let's do something else.|The Final Child|Majora's Mask}}</ref> | The final child, the one wearing Majora's Mask, will send Link into the final boss battle with the Mask itself if asked. His behavior mimics the other Children as he refers to the fight as a game.<ref>{{cite|Let's play good guys against bad guys... Yes. Let's play that. Are you ready? You're the bad guy. And when you're bad, you just run. That's fine, right?|The Final Child|Majora's Mask}}</ref> He offers a disturbing question, and mentions that the other children won't play with him.{{fact}} Furthermore, if Link successfully obtained every mask in the game and gave them to the other children, the final one will comment on this and give Link the Fierce Deity's Mask, the most powerful transformation mask in the game.<ref>{{cite|You don't have any masks left, do you? Well, let's do something else.|The Final Child|Majora's Mask}}</ref> | ||
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All the children begin their strange sayings with ''"Heh, heh... Thanks. You're nice. Umm... Can I ask... a question?"'' before continuing. | All the children begin their strange sayings with ''"Heh, heh... Thanks. You're nice. Umm... Can I ask... a question?"'' before continuing. | ||
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{{quote|What makes you happy? I wonder...what makes you happy...does it make...others happy, too?|Child wearing [[Goht]]'s mask}} | {{quote|What makes you happy? I wonder...what makes you happy...does it make...others happy, too?|Child wearing [[Goht]]'s mask}} | ||
==Theories== | |||
{{Theory}} | |||
The children's only appearance is on the [[Moon]]. They are not mentioned or seen in any shape or form in the rest of the game or the rest of the series. The only ideas regarding their origins are mentioned in an offhand comment while the [[Happy Mask Salesman]] describes Majora's Mask early in the game. The Salesman mentions a tribe that once owned Majora's Mask. Some believe the children are the last remnant of that tribe. Others believe Majora once waged war on the tribes represented by the boss enemies and the Fierce Deity. The children could be the spiritual remnants of those tribes, which would explain why the other children won't play with the one wearing Majora's Mask. The children look eerily similar to the Happy Mask Salesman (haircut, pale skin), and even ask Link if he will also be a Mask Salesman.<ref name=quote1>{{cite|Masks...You have...a lot. You, too...Will you be...a mask salesman?|Moon Children|Majora's Mask}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 24 February 2011
The Children of the Moon are characters featured in Majora's Mask.
Biography
Overview
The Moon Children are among the most mysterious aspects surrounding the surface of the moon. There are five Children, four of which are running around the tree in the center of the field while the fifth sits at the bottom of the tree. The four running children each wear one of the masks that are dropped once the boss enemies are defeated while the fifth wears Majora's Mask. The Children are each identical in height, clothing, and hair color, differing only in the mask they wear. Their gender is debatable but their haircut seems to indicate that they are male.
The children's behavior is also odd. The four ask for different amounts of masks from Link.[1] In return, they agree to play Hide and Seek with him and send him into different mini-puzzle dungeons that are thematically similar to the dungeon ruled by the boss who's mask they wear.[2] Each of these teleportations is accompanied with an enigmatic, slightly disturbing question that concerns Link's, and the player's, beliefs about the world around them. The children casually refer to the life-threatening dungeons they send Link into as "games". After Link returns from each dungeon, the child leaves Link alone, their purpose completed. However, if Link did not obtain all of the masks in the game, he cannot access all of the puzzle dungeons and, subsequently, cannot get the Fierce Deity's Mask.
The final child, the one wearing Majora's Mask, will send Link into the final boss battle with the Mask itself if asked. His behavior mimics the other Children as he refers to the fight as a game.[3] He offers a disturbing question, and mentions that the other children won't play with him.[citation needed] Furthermore, if Link successfully obtained every mask in the game and gave them to the other children, the final one will comment on this and give Link the Fierce Deity's Mask, the most powerful transformation mask in the game.[4]
Moon Children's Questions
All the children begin their strange sayings with "Heh, heh... Thanks. You're nice. Umm... Can I ask... a question?" before continuing.
Theories
The children's only appearance is on the Moon. They are not mentioned or seen in any shape or form in the rest of the game or the rest of the series. The only ideas regarding their origins are mentioned in an offhand comment while the Happy Mask Salesman describes Majora's Mask early in the game. The Salesman mentions a tribe that once owned Majora's Mask. Some believe the children are the last remnant of that tribe. Others believe Majora once waged war on the tribes represented by the boss enemies and the Fierce Deity. The children could be the spiritual remnants of those tribes, which would explain why the other children won't play with the one wearing Majora's Mask. The children look eerily similar to the Happy Mask Salesman (haircut, pale skin), and even ask Link if he will also be a Mask Salesman.[5]
Gallery
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The Moon Child wearing Majora's Mask
References
- ↑ "Ahhh... Nice weather...Isn't it? Masks...You have...a lot. You, too...Will you be... a mask salesman? Then I'll play with you. So...The masks...Give me some..." — Moon Children (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Thanks... You...You're nice person... Aren't you? Hide-and-seek...Let's play. All right...I'll...hide..." — Moon Children (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Let's play good guys against bad guys... Yes. Let's play that. Are you ready? You're the bad guy. And when you're bad, you just run. That's fine, right?" — The Final Child (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "You don't have any masks left, do you? Well, let's do something else." — The Final Child (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Masks...You have...a lot. You, too...Will you be...a mask salesman?" — Moon Children (Majora's Mask)