Garo

"R-regrettable... Although my rival, you were spectacular. I shall take my bow by opening my heart and revealing my wisdom... Belief or disbelief rests with you. To die without leaving a corpse... That is the way of us Garo."

- Garo Robe

The Garo(ガロ) are a race on ninjas that appeared in Majora's Mask. They are the lingering spirits of an army that once invaded the Ikana Kingdom and continue to spy after death. According to Pamela's Father, the scientific name of the species is Garo Robe.

In Ikana Canyon, Tatl will sense a "thirst for blood looming all around" and she advices Link to wear a mask which allows him to see the unseen. When Link dons the Garo Mask a Garo Ninja will appear and attack the impostor. As the fight starts, a ring of fire will be cast, preventing escape. The Garo use highly sharpened swords which can be easily blocked with the shield. Active use of the shield will render them weaponless, as their hard sword strikes carry a possiblity of ricocheting off of the shield itself and out of the hands of the Garo. After killing them they will "surrender their wisdom" and subsequently explode.

The leader of the Garo is the Garo Master, who Link defeats in the Stone Tower Temple. For defeating the Garo Master, Link is rewarded with the Light Arrows.

Trivia

 * The Poe Salesman bears a fair resemblance to the Garo Ninjas, although he wears purple and has a single, red eye instead of two green ones.
 * Although they appear to be humans with cloaks, Pamela's father in the Musical House claims Garo are empty shells, animated by willpower. This is confirmed when the Garo leave Ikana Canyon with the rest of the ghosts.
 * Garo Robes have a similarity to Subrosians.