Kafei
Kafei is a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][name references needed] He is the runaway son of Mayor Dotour and Madame Aroma and a major character in the game's longest side-quest, Reuniting Kafei and Anju. He is one of the twenty people added to the Bombers' Notebook.
Backstory
During his youth, Kafei was a member of the Bombers Secret Society of Justice.[2] The owner of the Curiosity Shop states that he was a childhood friend of Kafei's and gave him the Keaton Mask as a gift. Later, Kafei eventually fell in love with Anju when they were children and they became engaged. They promised each other to marry on the day of the Carnival of Time, exchanging the Sun and Moon's Mask during the event.[3] However, several years later, and only a month before the Carnival,[4] Kafei was suddenly turned into a child by the possessed Skull Kid.[5]
On his way to see the Great Fairy in North Clock Town about his desperate situation, Sakon came along and stole his wedding ceremony mask.[6] As such, Kafei could not return to Anju despite knowing that she was worried, for he had promised her to greet her with his wedding mask in hand.[7] He goes into hiding at the Curiosity Shop and disguises himself with a Keaton Mask that the owner gave him when he was a child,[8] secretly watching all of the customers who sell stolen goods. He is positive that the thief will appear and he will be able to follow him to retrieve his mask.[9] Despite Kafei's terrible fate, Anju does not know what has become of him or why he disappeared. She is afraid to meet her fiancé and hear the reason as to why he disappeared, for she fears his disappearance might have been caused by her.[10]
Biography
Kafei is the son of Mayor Dotour and Madame Aroma,[11] and is engaged to Anju, the inn-keeper of the Stock Pot Inn. Although the two lovers made a promise to exchange their masks and get married on the day of the Carnival of Time,[12][13] a sudden turn of events forces Kafei to run from Anju's side, leaving the inn-keeper without a reason for his immediate departure.
Link can meet Kafei by sneaking to the back of the Curiosity Shop while Kafei is getting the letter from Anju. Kafei explains to the young hero his reasons for his disappearance and why he cannot go and see his fiancée. He then asks Link to deliver his pendant to Anju as proof that is still willing to keep his promise.[14] Once Anju receives the pendant, she will once again believe in Kafei and decides to wait for his return despite everyone else taking refuge in Romani Ranch.[15]
On the night of the Final Day, Link and Kafei team up to enter Sakon's Hideout to retrieve the Sun Mask. After making their way through the hideout, Kafei recovers the wedding mask and immediately leaves for the Stock Pot Inn to meet up with Anju. With just a few hours left until the Moon falls, Anju waits for Kafei in her room with her Moon's Mask. The two lovers, at last, reunite and exchange their masks and oaths.[16] In return for witnessing this event, they grant Link the Couple's Mask.[17] Even though the Moon is just hours from destroying Termina, they urge Link to take refuge, for they will stay and greet the morning together.[18]
During the ending credits, Anju can be seen outside Clock Town having her wedding ceremony, although Kafei is never seen in the scene.
Schedule
In any given three-day cycle, Kafei's schedule changes depending on whether Link completes the following Events:
- Thief, begone!: Link stops Sakon from robbing the Old Lady from the Bomb Shop.[note 1]
- Deliver the love letter: Link deposits the Letter to Kafei in a Mailbox.[note 2]
- The letter's recipient: Link speaks to Kafei on the Second Day.
- Precious pendant: Link gives the Pendant of Memories to Anju.
- The thief's hideout: Link helps Kafei retrieve the Sun Mask from Sakon's Hideout.
Kafei's schedule is as follows: Template:MM Schedule 2 Template:Table Notes
Other Appearances
Majora's Mask (Himekawa)
In the Majora's Mask manga by Akira Himekawa, Kafei is first mentioned by Anju's Mother, and later Anju explains his disappearance after nursing Deku Link's injuries. He later makes an appearance as he tries to get into the Stock Pot Inn. Link, thinking Kafei was up to no good, chases Kafei away which causes him to drop a letter addressed to Anju. Link delivers the letter to her, and she decides to wait for Kafei. Link later tracks down Kafei, and interrogates him, thinking he is a minion of the Skull Kid. Kafei explains what happened to him, and asks Link to take him to the Skull Kid. Kafei pleads with the Skull Kid to change him back to an adult, who then fires a blast of energy at Kafei, gravely injuring him. Anju appears and the two embrace as Link enters the final battle with Majora's Mask. After the battle, Kafei changes back into an adult, and he and Anju enjoy their wedding day.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Kafei appears as a Sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Sticker Information
| Sticker | Artwork from | Effect in The Subspace Emissary | Usable by |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kafei & Keaton Mask |
Majora's Mask | Shield Recovery +10 | All |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  Support SpiritNo. 213 |
Team Power |  Grab | 4600
|
Rank | ★★ ADVANCED | Fighter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Skyloft | Theme | "Termina Field" |  Bunny Young Link
| |
| Rule(s) | — | Hazard(s) | — | ||
| Condition(s) | |||||
| • Timed battle • The enemy tenda to avoid conflict | |||||
Kafei No. 213 |
Rank | ★★ ADVANCED | Cost | ⬣ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | ||||
| Mr. Saturn Equipped | ||||
| Start battles with a Mr. Saturn. Break enemies' shields easily. | ||||
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kafei appears as a Spirit with the ability, Mr. Saturn Equipped, which gives a Fighter a Mr. Saturn at the start of a battle.
Trivia
- Kafei is one of the few Majora's Mask characters that do not have an Ocarina of Time counterpart.
- One briefly plays as Kafei in Sakon's Hideout. This is the first occurrence of playing as someone other than Link in The Legend of Zelda series, and the only such occurrence initiated involuntarily rather than by Command.
- When Kafei is putting his letter in the Mailbox on the first day, it is possible to injure him if the Dog is tricked into attacking him or if he is caught within the blast radius of Bombs, Bombchus or the Blast Mask.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
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| Language | Names | |
 Japanese | カーフェイ (Kāfei) (MM) | |
 FrenchCA | Kafei (MM) | |
 FrenchEU | Kafei (MM3D)[21] | |
 German | Kafei (MM) | |
 Italian | Kafei (MM | MM3D)[19][20] | |
 SpanishLA | Kafei (MM3D) | |
 SpanishEU | Kafei (MM) | |
| This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference. | ||
Gallery
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Artwork of Kafei wearing the Keaton Mask
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Kafei meeting Link and Tatl from Majora's Mask
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Kafei wearing the Keaton Mask and Pendant of Memories from Majora's Mask 3D
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A closeup of Kafei's face from Majora's Mask 3D
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Kafei meeting Link and Tatl from Majora's Mask 3D
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Kafei in Sakon's Hideout from Majora's Mask 3D
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Anju and Kafei reunited from Majora's Mask 3D
See Also
Notes
- ↑ If Link kills Sakon instead of merely preventing the robbery, the associated Event will not be marked as complete. However, Kafei's schedule will proceed as if the Event had been completed. In both cases, Sakon does not return to the Curiosity Shop on the Night of the Second Day, which means Kafei cannot follow him back to Sakon's hideout.
- ↑ If Link mails the Letter to Kafei too late for the Postman to collect it on the Second Day, the associated Event is marked as complete. However, Kafei will not receive the letter in this case; Kafei's schedule proceeds as if the Event had not been completed.
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 245 (MM)
- ↑ "Kafei? I can recall when he was in the Bombers. Don't see his face much anymore, though...Well, what could he be doing?" — Professor Shikashi (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "We promised each other when we were children that we'd marry on the day of the Carnival of Time." — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "The person I want you to locate is my son, Kafei. You know him, don't you? ...You don't? Really? He disappeared about a month ago. It's terrible! I'm so very worried..." — Madame Aroma (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "I was turned into this by a strange imp wearing a mask... But I'm not hiding because I look this way." — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "When I was turned into this, I went to see the Great Fairy in the shrine near the North Gate... But on the way, my precious mask--a wedding ceremony mask--was stolen from me by some prancing man with a grinning face!" — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "I know Anju is worried...but I can't go out yet. I made a promise to her that I would bring the wedding mask and greet her." — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "All it took was one glance at that Keaton Mask he was carrying for me to realize that I was looking at my old friend. I gave him that mask a long time ago when he was just li'l Kafei. Didn't know he kept it that well for so long..." — Man from Curiosity Shop (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Things that get stolen in this town always make their way to the Curiosity Shop. I'm waiting for that to happen." — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "I'm...actually...afraid to meet him...and to hear the reason why he wanted to disappear... It might be because of... me..." — Anju (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "It seems his mother, Madame Aroma, had Kafei's Mask..." — Gossip Stone (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "The masks of the sun and the moon... We were to exchange them on the day of the Carnival of Time..." — Anju (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "We promised each other when we were children that we'd marry on the day of the Carnival of Time." — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "This pendant...Give it to Anju." — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "I have decided to wait for him. I've made my promise... I'm fine with this. I believe him." — Anju (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Let us exchange the promised masks. We have exchanged our oaths and have become a couple." — Anju (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "You are our witnesses. Please accept this mask." — Anju (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Please take refuge. We are fine here. We shall greet the morning... together." — Anju (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 245
"#213 - Kafei" — Support Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Italian localization) - ↑ "La persona che voglio ritrovare è Kafei, mio figlio." — Madame Aroma (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian localization)
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 245