Igos du Ikana

"Believing in your friends and embracing that belief by forgiving failure... These feelings have vanished from our hearts."

- Igos du Ikana

In Majora's Mask, Igos du Ikana is the long dead king of the Ikana Kingdom. The two soldiers standing beside him are his bodyguards, and, in life, they were the best swordsmen of Ikana. These three skeletons collectively serve as the boss of the Ancient Castle of Ikana.

Once Link breaks the spell that had been cast upon these undead soldiers, Igos du Ikana will teach him the Elegy of Emptiness, which is necessary to return true light to the land of Ikana.

Igos' Servants
The King's Lackeys' fighting style is very similar to that of the Stalfos in Ocarina of Time. To defeat them, Link must burn the drapes that block the windows with Fire Arrows, letting the light in. He must cripple them with basic sword techniques and then reflect a beam of light on them with the Mirror Shield when they are lying on the floor in order to completely destroy their bodies. Note that the Bremen Mask is capable of confusing the soldiers to humorous effect, causing them to march ceremoniously, as well as giving a more than generous opening to attack and kill one of the soldiers (provided Link possesses the Gilded Sword or the Great Fairy's Sword).

The King of Ikana
For Igos, Link should fight him in a similar way, attacking him several times right when he's about to attack. Igos can take off his head and chase Link while the rest of his body keeps attacking with the sword. Link must watch out for the head when it comes off, as there is no known way to counter it (rolling around with the Goron Mask can almost always avoid it, providing spikes are up). If the flying head attaches to Link, it will latch on to his face, taking hearts away in a very similar way to that of the ReDead and Gibdo in Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time; thus, the best strategy is to try to avoid the head until it comes back to its body, which can easily be done by rolling in a large circle as Goron Link. Igos also has a Blue Fire breath as his mid-range attack. Then, when he falls down on the ground, Link must shine the light on him using his Mirror Shield to defeat him.

Both Igos and his lackeys back away and will not attack when Link steps into one of the rays of light. If the young hero wears the Captain's Hat while fighting Igos du Ikana (or run up to him with it while fighting the others), he will mistake Link for Captain Keeta in a humorous cutscene, but then quickly realize that it is a mask.

Igos' Servants
The two lackeys make their first appearance beside the King's throne. The First Lackey appears to Igos' left; he has a rounder, sturdier bone structure and a deep, growling voice. The Second Lackey has a narrower, leaner bone structure and a whiny, higher pitched voice. They wield impressive swords and are adorned with military headdress. After their defeat, their glowing, disembodied heads have a humorous argument reminiscent of Twinrova's from Ocarina of Time. When Igos angrily interrupts them, they shrink into nothingness.

The Lackeys are seen arguing again during the ending credits.

Igos du Ikana
The King will watch the first part of the battle from his throne, deflecting any attacks thrown his direction. If Link ventures near Igos, he will be kicked back into the midst of battle. After his defeat at the hands of Link, he will explain the source of Ikana's curse. His disembodied head will ask Link to rid Ikana of the curse and will teach him the Elegy of Emptiness to aid him to that end. While he sings it, his head moves to correspond directionally to the notes.

The King's final words to Link are, "On my Kingdom...shine the light of justice...", and he last appears during the ending credits.

Trivia

 * The symbol that appears on Igos' brooch is a recurring symbol throughout Ikana Castle, as well as the Stone Tower Temple. It can also be spotted on the wall behind the Happy Mask Salesman inside the Clock Tower.
 * The design of Igos' face, particularly the beard and headdress, may be loosely based on Guru Gobind Singh (of India's Sikhism faith).