Facade

Not to be confused with Prince Facade, an unrelated character from the TV Series.

Facade is a recurring Boss in The Legend of Zelda series.^[2]^[3] It appears in the form of a face, hence the name. Because this boss is made up of only eyes and a mouth, Facade turns his nearby surroundings, such as loose floor tiling and pottery, into flying projectiles instead of launching physical attacks of his own.

Characteristics

Link's Awakening

In Link's Awakening, Facade is a boss that Link encounters in the sixth dungeon, the Face Shrine. At the beginning, Facade will almost give a clue as to what his weakness is before stopping himself due to "talking too much."^[4] The answer is his face. Link must avoid the flying tiles and pots that Facade sends towards him and drop Bombs on Facade's face when it appears. Facade will also make holes in the ground. Link is able to mitigate most of Facade's attacks. After Link defeats Facade, Facade will hint that Koholint Island is part of the Wind Fish's dream.^[5] Defeating Facade awards Link the Coral Triangle.

Oracle of Seasons

Facade is also encountered in Oracle of Seasons, as a mini-boss of Snake's Remains. This time he has a few new attacks, such as shooting fire rain into the sky, or summoning a large amount of Beetles. He is no longer able to fling tiles and pots at Link, but he can still create pits. He appears again in Onox's Castle, just before the battle with General Onox.

Trivia

Largely because of the boss theme from Link's Awakening being changed to the miniboss theme in the Oracle games, Facade is technically the only character from Link's Awakening to retain his boss theme in both appearances in the Game Boy games.
In original Japanese version of Link's Awakening it tells a hint of its weakpoint: the message "ヒント！　オイラ　××××が　ニガテでやんすよ！"(Hint! I dislike ××××) suggests that its weakpoint is an item with a 4-letter name, namely バクダンBakudan (Bomb), オカリナOkarina (Ocarina) or スコップSukoppu (Shovel).

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
English^BRBritish	Facade ^{(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}^[8]
Japanese	マットフェイス (Matto Feisu) ^{(LALink's Awakening)}^[7]	Matte Face
French^EUEuropean	Face de dalles ^{(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}^[8]
Italian	Facade ^{(LALink's Awakening \| LADXLink's Awakening DX \| OoSOracle of Seasons)}^[6]
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Other Names

These names, though from official English sources, are not considered Canon by Zelda Wiki as they contradict a name or names from a higher-priority source.

Name	Face Mat^[9]
Applies to	Link's Awakening
Source	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide by Nintendo of America
Superseded by	Encyclopedia
Name	Façade^[10]
Applies to	Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch
Source	Play Nintendo quiz
Superseded by	Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

Name	Applies to	Source	Superseded by
Face Mat^[9]	Link's Awakening	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide by Nintendo of America	Encyclopedia
Façade^[10]	Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch	Play Nintendo quiz	Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

References

↑ Official The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Ages Perfect Guide, Versus Books, pg. 20 ^{(OoSOracle of Seasons)}
↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 176 ^{(LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX | OoSOracle of Seasons)}
↑ Facade — Game Screen (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
↑ Hey, dummy! Need a hint? My weak point is... Whoops! There I go, talking too much again... — Facade (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
↑ OK, listen up! If the Wind Fish wakes up, everything on this island will be gone forever! And I do mean...EVERYTHING! — Facade (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 176
↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Certain Victory Strategy Guide, Futabasha, 1993, pg. 27
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Artbook, Nintendo Co., Ltd., pg. 89
↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 64
↑ "The Coral Triangle can be found at the end of Face Shrine after defeating the Nightmare known as Façade." — Nintendo, Zelda: Link’s Awakening Wind Fish Riddle Quiz - Play Nintendo , play.nintendo.com, retrieved May 16, 2020.