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|name = Cursed Man
|name = Cursed Man
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|caption = The cursed man in Skulltula form, as he appears in ''Majora's Mask''.
|caption = The Cursed Man in Skulltula form, as he appears in ''Majora's Mask''
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|first game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''
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|latest game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''
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The {{Name|Cursed Man}} is a man who is cursed by various means into a [[Skulltula]] because of his greed.<ref name=greed>{{Cite|Folks around here tell of a fabulously rich family that once lived in one of the houses in this village... But they say that the entire family was cursed due to their greed! Who knows what might happen to those who are consumed by greed...|Old man in Kakariko Village|OoT}}</ref><ref name=dog>{{cite|Rrr-ruff! Stupid master... His eyes are always filled with greed and desire...|Dog|MM}}</ref> He appears in both {{OoT}} and {{MM}}.
The {{Name|Cursed Man}} is cursed by various means into a [[Skulltula]] because of his greed, appearing in both ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''.<ref name=greed>{{cite|Folks around here tell of a fabulously rich family that once lived in one of the houses in this village... But they say that the entire family was cursed due to their greed! Who knows what might happen to those who are consumed by greed...|[[Professor Shikashi|Old man in Kakariko Village]]|Ocarina of Time}}</ref><ref name=dog />


==Appearances and Biography==
==Appearances and Biography==
===''Ocarina of Time''===
===''Ocarina of Time''===
In {{OoT}}, the Cursed Man and his five sons, who are also cursed, reside within the [[House of Skulltula]] in [[Kakariko Village]]. They were once excessively affluent, but they fell to a curse because of their greed and were forced to assume the form of [[Skulltula]]s.<ref name=greed /> Upon [[Link]]'s visit, the father explains that the only way their curse will be lifted is if all of the [[Gold Skulltula]]s around [[Hyrule]] are destroyed and if their [[Gold Skulltula Token|spirits]] are collected.<ref>{{Cite|We all look like this because of the spider's curse. If every Spider of the Curse in the entire world were destroyed, the curse would be broken.|Cursed Man|OoT}}</ref>


In ''Ocarina of Time'', the Cursed Man and his five sons, who are also cursed, reside within the [[House of Skulltula]] in [[Kakariko Village]]. They were once fabulously rich but cursed due to their greed and have taken the form of [[Skulltula]]s.<ref name=greed /> Upon [[Link|Link's]] visit the father explains that the only way their curse will be lifted is if all of the [[Gold Skulltula]]s around [[Hyrule]] are destroyed and if their [[Gold Skulltula Token|spirits]] are collected.<ref>{{cite|We all look like this because of the spider's curse. If every Spider of the Curse in the entire world were destroyed, the curse would be broken.|Cursed Man|Ocarina of Time}}</ref>
The man persuades Link to help them by promising the young hero great riches if the father and his sons are all freed from their curse.<ref>{{Cite|If you break the curse on my family, we will make you very rich...|Cursed Man|OOT}}</ref> Link must seek out and destroy the 100 Gold Skulltulas to restore the family back to its former state. The young hero earns their grateful awards each time he destroys a the Gold Skulltulas in intervals of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 100.<ref>{{Cite|The curse has been broken! Thank you! Here's a reward for you!|Son in the House of Skulltula|OoT}}</ref>
 
The man persuades Link to help them by promising the young hero great riches if the father and his sons are all freed from their curse.<ref>{{cite|If you break the curse on my family, we will make you very rich...|Cursed Man|OOT}}</ref> Link must seek out and destory 100 Gold Skulltulas to restore the family back to its former state. The young hero will earn their grateful awards each time he destroys a certain amount of Gold Skulltulas.<ref>{{Cite|The curse has been broken! Thank you! Here's a reward for you!|A son in the House of Skulltula|Ocarina of Time}}</ref>


===''Majora's Mask''===
===''Majora's Mask''===
In Majora's Mask, the cursed man is a person who was cursed by the [[Swamp Spider House]].<ref>{{cite|Ah! Help me! I am not a monster! The spider's curse... It made me this way...|Cursed Man|Majora's Mask}}</ref> According to him, someone told him that he could become rich and gave him the [[Mask of Truth]]. The person said that the instructions to become rich were written somewhere in the Spider House, but just as the man went in to go look, he became cursed and turned into a Skulltula-like creature himself.<ref>{{cite|You see, a while back, someone told me I could become rich and he gave me this mask. He said the instructions were inscribed somewhere in here, but when I went to look, I was cursed!|Cursed Man|Majora's Mask}}</ref> The only method to lift the curse is for the thirty Gold Skulltulas in the house to be killed and their spirits harvested as proof of their defeat.<ref>{{cite|If you lift the curse...I'll teach you...something good...Hurry...Please...This is awful... In here...The gold ones...The cursed spiders...Defeat them all...Make me normal...again...|Cursed man|Majora's Mask}}</ref>
In {{MM}}, the Cursed Man is a person who was cursed by the [[Swamp Spider House]].<ref>{{Cite|Ah! Help me! I am not a monster! The spider's curse... It made me this way...|Cursed Man|MM}}</ref> According to him, someone told him that he could become rich and gave him the [[Mask of Truth]]. The person said that the instructions to become rich were written somewhere in the Spider House, but as the man went in to go look, he befell a curse and turned into a Skulltula-like creature.<ref>{{Cite|You see, a while back, someone told me I could become rich and he gave me this mask. He said the instructions were inscribed somewhere in here, but when I went to look, I was cursed!|Cursed Man|MM}}</ref> The only method to lift the curse is for the 30 Gold Skulltulas in the house to be killed and their spirits harvested as proof of their defeat.<ref>{{Cite|If you lift the curse...I'll teach you...something good...Hurry...Please...This is awful... In here...The gold ones...The cursed spiders...Defeat them all...Make me normal...again...|Cursed Man|MM}}</ref>


After all 30 of the Gold Skulltulas are defeated and the curse is lifted, he will give Link the Mask of Truth.<ref>{{cite|If I had known it would be such an ordeal, I never would have taken it. I'm getting rid of it!|Cursed Man|MM}}</ref>
After all 30 of the Gold Skulltulas are defeated and the curse is lifted, the Cursed Man will give Link the Mask of Truth.<ref>{{Cite|If I had known it would be such an ordeal, I never would have taken it. I'm getting rid of it!|Cursed Man|MM}}</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''Ocarina of Time'', the family's fame on account of their wealth brought word of them as far as [[Zora's Domain]].<ref>{{cite|You say you want to buy a [[Zora Tunic]]? That tunic is made of the finest material, and is therefore exceedingly expensive! In fact, I'm afraid only that very rich family in Kakariko Village can afford this fine garment...|Zora|OOT}}</ref>
*In ''Ocarina of Time'', the family's fame on account of their wealth brought word of them as far as [[Zora's Domain]].<ref>{{Cite|You say you want to buy a Zora Tunic? That tunic is made of the finest material, and is therefore exceedingly expensive! In fact, I'm afraid only that very rich family in Kakariko Village can afford this fine garment...|Zora|OOT}}</ref>
 
*In ''Majora's Mask'', the Cursed Man's [[Dog]] is also in the Spider House, and on the [[First Day]], he says his master's eyes are always filled with greed.<ref name=dog/> On the second and third days, however, his speech is different; his thoughts indicate that he used to be a racing dog at the [[Doggy Racetrack]] at [[Romani Ranch]].<ref>{{cite|Rrr-ruff! I've had it with this foolish master... What's a racing dog like me doing in a place like this? Oh, how I miss the ranch...|Dog|MM}}</ref>
*In ''Majora's Mask'', the Cursed Man's [[dog]] is also in the Spider House, and on the first day, he says his master's eyes are always filled with greed.<ref name=dog>{{cite|Rrr-ruff! Stupid master...His eyes are always filled with greed and desire...|Dog|MM}}</ref> On the second and third days, however, his speech is different; his thoughts indicate that he used to be a racing dog at the [[Doggy Racetrack]] at [[Romani Ranch]].<ref>{{cite|Rrr-ruff! I've had it with this foolish master... What's a racing dog like me doing in a place like this? Oh, how I miss the ranch...|Dog|MM}}</ref>
 
*It is possible to strike any of the cursed family members with a sword strike in their back, they will cry in pain and be stunned for a moment. When they are no longer stunned they will spin around once, which may hurt Link, and if Link approaches them again they will attack him one time. After that they will become peaceful again. Leaving the house and then reentering also returns any of them back to their normal behavior.
*It is possible to strike any of the cursed family members with a sword strike in their back, they will cry in pain and be stunned for a moment. When they are no longer stunned they will spin around once, which may hurt Link, and if Link approaches them again they will attack him one time. After that they will become peaceful again. Leaving the house and then reentering also returns any of them back to their normal behavior.
 
*In ''Majora's Mask'', the man seeking for the shelter at the [[Oceanside Spider House]] resembles one of the children of the Cursed Man from ''Ocarina of Time''.
*In ''Majora's Mask'', the man seeking for the shelter at the [[Oceanside Spider House]] resembles one of the children of the Cursed Man.
 
*Similar to the rich family cursed by the Skulltula, in ''Twilight Princess'' Link must save a man named [[Jovani]], who has sold his soul to the Poes for untold riches, by obtaining 60 Poe Souls.
*Similar to the rich family cursed by the Skulltula, in ''Twilight Princess'' Link must save a man named [[Jovani]], who has sold his soul to the Poes for untold riches, by obtaining 60 Poe Souls.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<Gallery>
<Gallery>
File:OoTRichFatherCursed.png| The cursed man in ''Ocarina of Time''
File:OoTRichFatherCursed.png|The Cursed Man in ''Ocarina of Time''
File:MM SkulltulaDude.png|The cursed man after the curse is lifted.
File:MM SkulltulaDude.png|The Cursed Man after the curse is lifted
File:MM SkulltulaDudeMask.png|The cursed man wearing the Mask of Truth.
File:MM SkulltulaDudeMask.png|The Cursed Man wearing the Mask of Truth
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Template:Character The {{{2}}}Warning: Invalid name type Cursed Man is a man who is cursed by various means into a Skulltula because of his greed.[1][2] He appears in both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.

Appearances and Biography

Ocarina of Time

In Ocarina of Time, the Cursed Man and his five sons, who are also cursed, reside within the House of Skulltula in Kakariko Village. They were once excessively affluent, but they fell to a curse because of their greed and were forced to assume the form of Skulltulas.[1] Upon Link's visit, the father explains that the only way their curse will be lifted is if all of the Gold Skulltulas around Hyrule are destroyed and if their spirits are collected.[3]

The man persuades Link to help them by promising the young hero great riches if the father and his sons are all freed from their curse.[4] Link must seek out and destroy the 100 Gold Skulltulas to restore the family back to its former state. The young hero earns their grateful awards each time he destroys a the Gold Skulltulas in intervals of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 100.[5]

Majora's Mask

In Majora's Mask, the Cursed Man is a person who was cursed by the Swamp Spider House.[6] According to him, someone told him that he could become rich and gave him the Mask of Truth. The person said that the instructions to become rich were written somewhere in the Spider House, but as the man went in to go look, he befell a curse and turned into a Skulltula-like creature.[7] The only method to lift the curse is for the 30 Gold Skulltulas in the house to be killed and their spirits harvested as proof of their defeat.[8]

After all 30 of the Gold Skulltulas are defeated and the curse is lifted, the Cursed Man will give Link the Mask of Truth.[9]

Trivia

  • In Ocarina of Time, the family's fame on account of their wealth brought word of them as far as Zora's Domain.[10]
  • In Majora's Mask, the Cursed Man's Dog is also in the Spider House, and on the First Day, he says his master's eyes are always filled with greed.[2] On the second and third days, however, his speech is different; his thoughts indicate that he used to be a racing dog at the Doggy Racetrack at Romani Ranch.[11]
  • It is possible to strike any of the cursed family members with a sword strike in their back, they will cry in pain and be stunned for a moment. When they are no longer stunned they will spin around once, which may hurt Link, and if Link approaches them again they will attack him one time. After that they will become peaceful again. Leaving the house and then reentering also returns any of them back to their normal behavior.
  • In Majora's Mask, the man seeking for the shelter at the Oceanside Spider House resembles one of the children of the Cursed Man from Ocarina of Time.
  • Similar to the rich family cursed by the Skulltula, in Twilight Princess Link must save a man named Jovani, who has sold his soul to the Poes for untold riches, by obtaining 60 Poe Souls.

Gallery

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Folks around here tell of a fabulously rich family that once lived in one of the houses in this village... But they say that the entire family was cursed due to their greed! Who knows what might happen to those who are consumed by greed..." — Old man in Kakariko Village (Ocarina of Time)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Rrr-ruff! Stupid master... His eyes are always filled with greed and desire..." — Dog (Majora's Mask)
  3. "We all look like this because of the spider's curse. If every Spider of the Curse in the entire world were destroyed, the curse would be broken." — Cursed Man (Ocarina of Time)
  4. "If you break the curse on my family, we will make you very rich..." — Cursed Man (Ocarina of Time)
  5. "The curse has been broken! Thank you! Here's a reward for you!" — Son in the House of Skulltula (Ocarina of Time)
  6. "Ah! Help me! I am not a monster! The spider's curse... It made me this way..." — Cursed Man (Majora's Mask)
  7. "You see, a while back, someone told me I could become rich and he gave me this mask. He said the instructions were inscribed somewhere in here, but when I went to look, I was cursed!" — Cursed Man (Majora's Mask)
  8. "If you lift the curse...I'll teach you...something good...Hurry...Please...This is awful... In here...The gold ones...The cursed spiders...Defeat them all...Make me normal...again..." — Cursed Man (Majora's Mask)
  9. "If I had known it would be such an ordeal, I never would have taken it. I'm getting rid of it!" — Cursed Man (Majora's Mask)
  10. "You say you want to buy a Zora Tunic? That tunic is made of the finest material, and is therefore exceedingly expensive! In fact, I'm afraid only that very rich family in Kakariko Village can afford this fine garment..." — Zora (Ocarina of Time)
  11. "Rrr-ruff! I've had it with this foolish master... What's a racing dog like me doing in a place like this? Oh, how I miss the ranch..." — Dog (Majora's Mask)