Skull Kid



Appears in: Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess

The Skull Kid is an imp who first interacts with Link in Ocarina of Time, and later plays a major role in Majora's Mask. He dresses in a red cloak and hat covering an underlayer of clothing comprised of a straw-like material, and plays a flute, which he can also use as a weapon to shoot Deku Seeds.

Ocarina of Time
In Ocarina of Time, the Skull Kid can be found in the Lost Woods, in the area directly to the left of the entrance room. Whenever Link approaches, the Skull Kid will disappear from the area. To circumvent this, Link can befriend the Skull Kid by playing Saria's Song while standing on top of the stump across from the Skull Kid's position, and you will receive a Piece of Heart as a gift.

While Z-Targeting, Navi mentions that the Skull Kid seems unhappy to have no face. Upon first seeing Link wearing the Skull Mask, the Skull Kid comments that he would like it to make him appear a little tougher. Link is able to sell him the mask as part of the Mask Trading Sidequest, but the Skull Kid pays just ten rupees when the wholesale price is twenty, leaving Link to cover the difference.

Two characters sharing the Skull Kid's character model appear in another room of the Lost Woods as part of a minigame in which Link repeats a sequence of notes on his ocarina to win a Piece of Heart. It is not known whether these are apparitions of the Skull Kid, or separate Skull Kids entirely.

If Link encounters the Skull Kid as an adult, he will be attacked with Deku Seeds shot from the Skull Kid's flute. Navi says that he is attacking because he does not like adults. It's rather cruel, but if you slash him with the sword he will collapse and disappear, rewarding you with an orange rupee.

Majora's Mask
While Link first encounters the Skull Kid in the Lost Woods of Hyrule, dialog in Majora's Mask suggests that the Skull Kid is originally from Termina.

In the past, the Skull Kid was befriended by the Four Giants. After a time, however, the Giants left Termina and the Skull Kid was alone, motivating him to seek attention by causing mischief and playing pranks on people.

Preceding the events of Majora's Mask, the Skull Kid met with Tatl and Tael and stole Majora's Mask from the Happy Mask Salesman. Shortly afterwards, he ambushed Link and attempted to steal the Ocarina of Time. During this confrontation, the Skull Kid transformed Link into a Deku Scrub.

Over the course of the game, Link gathered the power of the Giants and freed the Skull Kid from the evil influence of Majora's Mask. During the end credits the Skull Kid is reunited with the Giants and tells Link that he remembers befriending him in Ocarina of Time.

Twilight Princess
Picture from The Hylia In Twilight Princess, the Skull Kid leads you through the Lost Woods portion of the Sacred Grove until you reach the remains of the Temple of Time where you will pull the Master Sword from it's alter. He plays a cruel game of Hide-and-Seek, as you have to find him several times before he will lead to where you need to be and you have to fight his puppets all the time. He will help you navigate the Lost Woods a second time, this time leading you to through different areas to take you to the Temple of Time dungeon. His hiding spots will be more difficult to find. However, two factors give away his location: the light of his lantern, and the sound of his horn playing Saria's Song. Although the Skull Kid never physically attacks you, he will summon Puppets to attack you. Every time he is hit in battle he will summon more puppets to attack you, but he can be beaten quickly with a bow and arrows. After defeating him the second time he will tell you that was fun and vanish.

One may note that his eyes and face look very similar to those of the Moon from Majora's Mask, albeit with a mischievous smile instead of the Moon's trademark scowl. Due to the fact that he knows Saria's Song, it is possible that he is the same Skull Kid from OoT & MM.