|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''
'''Hide and Seek''' is an eponymous mini-game in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''. Link must locate and catch all of the cult-children from different locales around [[Clock Town]] in ''Majora's Mask'' and [[Windfall Island]] in ''The Wind Waker''. In ''Oracle of Ages'', he must locate and catch three [[Stray Fairy|stray fairies]] in the [[Fairies' Woods]].
'''Hide-and-Seek''' is a recurring minigame in the {{TLoZ|Series}}.{{Name Ref|MM, OoA, TWWHD}}
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''Majora's Mask''===
==={{MM|-}}===
'''Hide and Seek''' begins once [[Deku Link]] bursts the blue Majora's Mask balloon that one of the [[Bombers Secret Society of Justice|Bombers]] had been relentlessly trying to pop with spitballs in [[North Clock Town]].<ref>{{cite|Are you the one who just popped that up there? Not bad for a Deku Scrub!|[[Bombers Secret Society of Justice|Jim]]|MM}}</ref> He will then challenge Link to this mini-game: all five Bombers will run to and hide in different places around [[Clock Town]].<ref>{{cite|If you can find all five of us by tomorrow morning, I'll teach you the code! Are you ready?|[[Bombers Secret Society of Justice|Jim]]|MM}}</ref> Two Bombers hide in North Clock Town: one behind a tree, and the other behind the slide; another child waits outside the [[Post Office]] in [[West Clock Town]]; the last two children hide in [[East Clock Town]]: one child crouches above the Inn, while the other sits above the [[Milk Bar]]. Once all five have been found, they will reveal a secret code that will unlock the pathway into [[Astral Observatory|their secret hideout]]. Link can seek out the Bombers again, and challenge them for a second time as a human; the [[Bombers' Notebook]] will be awarded once Link re-finds all five of the Bomber children.<ref>{{cite|Starting today, he's out! I'm making Link a Bomber! You guys don't mind, right?|[[Bombers Secret Society of Justice|Jim]]|MM}}</ref><ref>{{cite|This is the Bombers' Notebook. It contains the words we live by! Read it over!|[[Bombers Secret Society of Justice|Jim]]|MM}}</ref>
[[File:OoA Hide-and-Seek.png|thumb|right|150px|Link playing hide-and-seek with the Stray Fairies in {{OoA|-}}]]
During the first three days, {{Term|MM3D|Deku Link|link}} must burst the {{MM|Object}} balloon in {{Term|MM3D|North Clock Town|link}} once he obtains the {{Term|MM3D|Magic Meter|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Are you the one who just popped that up there? Not bad for a Deku Scrub!|Jim|MM3D}}</ref> By doing so, the hide-and-seek minigame will be triggered. Deku Link must then find all 5 [[Bombers Secret Society of Justice|Bombers]] hiding all around [[Clock Town]]. The Bombers can be found hiding in North Clock Town behind a tree and the slide, outside the [[Post Office]] in [[West Clock Town]], and in [[East Clock Town]], above [[Stock Pot Inn]] and the [[Milk Bar]]. Once all of them are found, the Bombers will give Deku Link the {{Term|MM3D|Secret Code|link}} to gain entrance to the [[Astral Observatory]].<ref>{{Cite|The {{Color|MM3D Red|five}} of us will run and hide in different places all over town. If you can catch {{Color|MM3D Red|all}} of us {{Color|MM3D Red|before sunrise}}, we'll teach you the secret code!|Jim|MM3D}}</ref> Once Link learns the [[Song of Healing]], he can play hide-and-seek once again in his [[Hylian]] form in order to obtain the [[Bombers' Notebook]].<ref>{{Cite|Starting today, he's out! I'm making Link a Bomber! You guys don't mind, right?|Jim|MM}}</ref>
In the [[Moon (Object)|Moon]], Link can play another game of hide-and-seek with the [[Moon Children]].<ref>{{Cite|Hide-and-seek... Let's play. All right... I'll...hide...|Moon Child|MM3D}}</ref> In order to play, Link must give a certain number of [[Mask#Majora's Mask|Masks]] to a child so he can access a mini-dungeon.<ref>{{Cite|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 Child|MM3D}}</ref> Once Link reaches the end of it, he will find a child waiting in the final room.<ref>{{Cite|... You found me...|Moon Child|MM3D}}</ref> Link must then give him more masks in order to exit the dungeon.<ref>{{Cite|Hey... I want...more...masks...|Moon Child|MM3D}}</ref> This process must be repeated with each of the four children. As a result, Link gives away all 20 of his masks and is rewarded with the [[Fierce Deity's Mask]].<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= MM|publisher= Nintendo|page= 110}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You don't have any masks left to share, do you? Well, let's do something else. Let's play good guys against bad guys... Yes. Let's play that.|Moon Child|MM3D}}</ref>
The [[Moon Children]] also challenge Link to games of '''Hide and Seek''', though their version is significantly more complicated.<ref>{{cite|Hide-and-seek...Let's play. All right...I'll...hide...|[[Moon Children]]|MM}}</ref> There are four children who will play with Link, and each of them hides in a small dungeon based on one of the four temples. The children are found in the final room of each dungeon. Each child requests a certain number of masks before and after the game is played with him;<ref>{{cite|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]]|MM}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Hey... I want...more...masks...|[[Moon Children]]|MM}}</ref> if Link successfully finds each child (and give them all his masks, leaving him with none) the final child (wearing [[Majora's Mask (Object)|Majora's Mask]]) will give Link the [[Fierce Deity's Mask]].<ref>{{cite|You don't have any masks left, do you? Well, let's do something else. Let's play good guys against bad guys... Yes. Let's play that.|[[Moon Children|The Final Child]]|MM}}</ref>
==={{OoA|-}}===
In {{OoA}}, Link must find three [[Stray Fairy|Stray Fairies]] hiding in the [[Fairies' Woods]] in order to gain access to the [[Wing Dungeon]]. Once the hide 'n' seek game starts, the Fairies will rearrange the woods in a different order. If Link takes the wrong path, he will be returned to the screen where he first met the Fairies. Once all three Fairies are found, the woods will return to normal.
===''Oracle of Ages''===
==={{TWW|-}}===
[[File:Fairy OoA.png|right|40px]]
In {{TWW}}, Link can speak to [[Mrs. Marie]], teacher of the [[School of Joy]] in [[Windfall Island]]. By doing so, she will ask Link to help her make the [[Killer Bees]] attend to school again. Link must then talk to them just outside the school.<ref>{{Cite|Don't tell me it's that annoyin' hag of a teacher again... Is it? You came here to give us a talkin'-to 'cause Mrs. Marie asked you to, right? Tell us not to skip school, right, bud? Tell us not to be "tardy", right, bud?|Ivan|TWW}}</ref> The Killer Bees will then challenge him to a hide-and-seek game.<ref>{{Cite|But...I'll tell you what, bud! If you wanna challenge us to a competition, then we'll think about maybe listenin' a little bit! [...] The rules are simple! We're gonna go hide somewhere, and if you find us, we're gonna run! You gotta try to catch us. Easy as that, bud! We won't hide indoors or nothin', and we won't leave this island, so look for us around in the shadows and behind buildings and stuff.|Ivan|TWW}}</ref> They can be found hiding atop the tallest tree near the island's dock and behind the [[Bomb Shop#The Wind Waker|Bomb Shop]], gravestone, and a bush at the ledge next to the school. Once all four of them are found, they will reward Link with a [[Piece of Heart]].<ref>{{Cite|And to reward your hide-and-seekin' skills... Here! Take this, bud!|Ivan|TWW}}</ref>
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'', three friendly but mischievous [[Stray Fairy|Stray Fairies]] have the power to rearrange their woods as they see fit. They must be located in the [[Fairies' Woods]] in a hide-and-seek game. When Link is successful, the fairies straighten out the Woods, allowing Link to reach the [[Wing Dungeon]].
===''The Wind Waker''===
==Nomenclature==
At the main square of [[Windfall Island]], the four members of the [[Killer Bees]] challenge Link to a game of '''Hide and Seek''' after Link tries to persuade them back into atttending school on time, per a request from Mrs. Marie, their teacher.<ref>{{cite|Don't tell me it's that annoyin' hag of a teacher again... Is it? You came here to give us a talkin'-to 'cause Mrs. Marie asked you to, right? Tell us not to skip school, right, bud? Tell us not to be "tardy", right, bud?|[[Killer Bees|Ivan]]|TWW}}</ref><ref>{{cite|But...I'll tell you what, bud! If you wanna challenge us to a competition, then we'll think about maybe listenin' a little bit! [...] The rules are simple! We're gonna go hide somewhere, and if you find us, we're gonna run! You gotta try to catch us. Easy as that, bud! We won't hide indoors or nothin', and we won't leave this island, so look for us around in the shadows and behind buildings and stuff.|[[Killer Bees|Ivan]]|TWW}}</ref> The children spread out in different directions, and arguably they are more difficult to locate than their ''Majora's Mask'' counterparts. Ivan, the leader, can be found atop the tallest tree near the entrance to the main commercial center of the island; Jan is hiding behind the [[Bomb Shop]]; Jun-Robert is behind [[Tott]]'s [[Song of Passing]] stone at the rear of the island; Jan is crouching behind a bush on the outside ledge of [[Mrs. Marie]]'s [[School of Joy]]. Finding all of the members rewards Link with a [[Heart Container#Piece of Heart|Piece of Heart]].<ref>{{cite|And to reward your hide-and-seekin' skills... Here! Take this, bud!|[[Killer Bees|Ivan]]|TWW}}</ref>
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==Gallery==
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File:MM Moon Hide-and-Seek.png|Link playing hide-and-seek with the Moon Children from {{MM|-}}
File:TWWHD Hide-and-Seek.png|Link playing hide-and-seek from {{TWWHD|-}}
In the Moon, Link can play another game of hide-and-seek with the Moon Children.[4] In order to play, Link must give a certain number of Masks to a child so he can access a mini-dungeon.[5] Once Link reaches the end of it, he will find a child waiting in the final room.[6] Link must then give him more masks in order to exit the dungeon.[7] This process must be repeated with each of the four children. As a result, Link gives away all 20 of his masks and is rewarded with the Fierce Deity's Mask.[8][9]
Oracle of Ages
In Oracle of Ages, Link must find three Stray Fairies hiding in the Fairies' Woods in order to gain access to the Wing Dungeon. Once the hide 'n' seek game starts, the Fairies will rearrange the woods in a different order. If Link takes the wrong path, he will be returned to the screen where he first met the Fairies. Once all three Fairies are found, the woods will return to normal.
The Wind Waker
In The Wind Waker, Link can speak to Mrs. Marie, teacher of the School of Joy in Windfall Island. By doing so, she will ask Link to help her make the Killer Bees attend to school again. Link must then talk to them just outside the school.[10] The Killer Bees will then challenge him to a hide-and-seek game.[11] They can be found hiding atop the tallest tree near the island's dock and behind the Bomb Shop, gravestone, and a bush at the ledge next to the school. Once all four of them are found, they will reward Link with a Piece of Heart.[12]
Link playing hide-and-seek with the Moon Children from Majora's Mask
Link playing hide-and-seek from The Wind Waker HD
References
↑"Are you the one who just popped that up there? Not bad for a Deku Scrub!" — Jim (Majora's Mask 3D)
↑"The five of us will run and hide in different places all over town. If you can catch all of us before sunrise, we'll teach you the secret code!" — Jim (Majora's Mask 3D)
↑"Starting today, he's out! I'm making Link a Bomber! You guys don't mind, right?" — Jim (Majora's Mask)
↑"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 Child (Majora's Mask 3D)
↑"You don't have any masks left to share, do you? Well, let's do something else. Let's play good guys against bad guys... Yes. Let's play that." — Moon Child (Majora's Mask 3D)
↑"Don't tell me it's that annoyin' hag of a teacher again... Is it? You came here to give us a talkin'-to 'cause Mrs. Marie asked you to, right? Tell us not to skip school, right, bud? Tell us not to be "tardy", right, bud?" — Ivan (The Wind Waker)
↑"But...I'll tell you what, bud! If you wanna challenge us to a competition, then we'll think about maybe listenin' a little bit! [...] The rules are simple! We're gonna go hide somewhere, and if you find us, we're gonna run! You gotta try to catch us. Easy as that, bud! We won't hide indoors or nothin', and we won't leave this island, so look for us around in the shadows and behind buildings and stuff." — Ivan (The Wind Waker)
↑"And to reward your hide-and-seekin' skills... Here! Take this, bud!" — Ivan (The Wind Waker)
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