Mayor Dotour
Mayor Dotour is a character in Majora's Mask.
Names in the American English canon
| Name | Mayor Dotour |
|---|---|
| Appearance(s) | |
| Name | No name is given |
| Appearance(s) |
| Name | Appearance(s) |
|---|---|
Mayor Dotour | |
No name is given |
Biography
Mayor Dotour is the mayor of Clock Town. During the three days Link is in Termina, the Mayor faces a difficult decision as the Moon continues to descend: he must decide between either evacuating the city or letting the festival go on as planned, and his wife only makes things more difficult. Each day he is in his office, listening to Mutoh and Captain Viscen argue over whether the Carnival should be canceled or kept on schedule. By the evening of the Final Day, the decision to continue with the Carnival as planned is forced upon him by Mutoh, who threatened to call his wife otherwise.[4] If Link interrupts the arguing while wearing the Couple's Mask, the Mayor's head is cleared and he decides to let the civilians choose to stay or flee on their own.[5] As a reward for helping reach that important conclusion, the Mayor gives Link a Piece of Heart.
The Mayor's son, Kafei, has also been missing for some time. He seems to be one of the few characters with some idea as to his son's whereabouts. If Link talks to him while wearing Kafei's Mask (after showing him the Couple's Mask), he will then tell Link to ask at the Curiosity Shop.[6] This could either mean that he knows Kafei is there, or that he knows of the owner's friendship with Kafei. He also tells Link that the owner of the shop is a bad influence on him.[6]
As a child, one of Mayor Dotour's school teachers was Anju's Grandmother.[7]
Schedule
| Day | Time | Location | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, 2, and 3 | 10:00 AM | Mayor's Official Residence | In meeting |
| 3 | 6:00 PM | Mayor's Official Residence | Thinking |
Trivia
- Mayor Dotour and Madame Aroma wear matching wedding rings, both holding large red gems.
- During Kafei and Anju's wedding in the ending credits, Mayor Dotour can be seen sitting in his chair instead of standing with the others, clearly having brought the chair outside of the town walls. It may be possible that the chair is a part of Dotour's character model.
- In both the American English and European English versions of Majora's Mask for Nintendo 64, Mayor Dotour states staying in Clock Town is for stubborn people who are trying to protect their family to conclude the discussion.[8][9] It is mistranslated from the Japanese version where he states people who fled the Town are the ones who are trying to protect their family, and people who stay in the Town have chosen it out of their pride,[10] which implies that he knows Mutoh is just being stubborn. In both English versions of Majora's Mask 3D, this line is changed to match the Japanese version.[11][12]
Nomenclature
The name Dotour, the transcription of his Japanese name ドトール (Dotōru), seems to be a reference to the Japanese coffee shop chain ドトールコーヒーDotōru Kōhī (Doutor Coffee), whose name comes from "doctor" in Portuguese. The Japanese official X account of the series posted Happy Mask Salesman's comment on Dotour that the name makes him thirsty.[13]
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 JapanJapanese |
| |
 CanadaFrenchCACanadian | Maire Dotour (MM3DMajora's Mask 3D)[17] | |
 The French RepublicFrenchEUEuropean | Maire Dotour (MM3DMajora's Mask 3D)[18] | Mayor Dotour |
 The Federal Republic of GermanyGerman | Bürgermeister Dotour (MMMajora's Mask)[19] | |
 The Italian RepublicItalian | Sindaco Dotour (MMMajora's Mask | MM3DMajora's Mask 3D)[20][21] | Mayor Dotour |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
Gallery
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Mayor Dotour sitting on his chair -
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Mayor Dotour at his desk
See Also
References
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D—Prima Official Game Guide, Prima Games, pg. 8
- ↑
Clock Town’s First Citizen, Mayor Dotour, finds himself caught up in a never-ending meeting in his Official Residence in East Clock Town. The Carnival of Time is on the horizon, but no one can agree on what to do about the looming moon. If Link can somehow help Mayor Dotour out of this jam, he might just be richly rewarded.
(The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D—Official Digital Strategy Guide for 3DS § Introduction
Cast of Characters, Prima Games) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 245(MMMajora's Mask)
- ↑
...I tell you...It's hard to figure which way things will go. See, because Mutoh said he would call my wife... The carnival is...on.
— Mayor Dotour (Majora's Mask) - ↑
The Couple's Mask. What a nice reminder...So, a young couple has been married. [...] This will do. Whether you're stubborn and will stay and guard your family, or if you'd prefer to run far away and seek shelter... That is for people to decide on their own.
— Mayor Dotour (Majora's Mask) - ↑ 6.0 6.1
Go ask at the Curiosity Shop, the store in the west part of town that only opens at night. That guy is a bad influence on me...
— Mayor Dotour (Majora's Mask) - ↑
Oh, Dotour... If they pick on you, you come tell teacher, OK?
— Anju's Grandmother (Majora's Mask) - ↑
This will do. Whether you're stubborn and will stay and guard your family, or if you'd prefer to run far away and seek shelter... That is for people to decide on their own.
— Mayor Dotour (Majora's Mask) - ↑
This will do. Whether you’re stubborn and will stay and guard your family, or if you’d prefer to run far away and seek shelter... That is for people to decide on their own.
— Mayor Dotour (Majora's Mask, British English version) - ↑
いいじゃないですか
(Isn't that okay? Whether you'd stay out of pride or run far away to protect your family... It's your own choice.(Translation: BluishBlue)) — Mayor Dotour (Majora's Mask, Japanese version)
意地で残るも 家族を守って
遠くへ逃げるのも・・・
それは、みなさんの自由ですよ - ↑
This will do. Whether you're stubborn and choose to stay, or if you'd prefer to run far away to seek shelter for your family... That is for people to decide on their own.
— Mayor Dotour (Majora's Mask 3D) - ↑
This will do. Whether you're stubborn and choose to stay, or if you'd prefer to run far away to seek shelter for your family... That is for people to decide on their own.
— Mayor Dotour (Majora's Mask 3D, British English version) - ↑ "【ムジュラ3D】どうもお面屋です。リンクさんの冒険の拠点となる町「クロックタウン」。この町の町長さんの名前は「ドトール」だそうです。なんだかのどが渇いてきましたね…Hello again, this is the Mask Salesman. The place is Clock Town; the base of Link's journey. I heard that the name of the mayor is Doutor. I feel thirsty somehow...(Translation: BluishBlue)" — @ZeldaOfficialJP on Twitter, January 15, 2015
- ↑
今週の標語
— Sign (Majora's Mask, Japanese version)
気をぬくな、お上とヨメは
見ているぞドトール町長 作 - ↑ Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 243
- ↑ 16.0 16.1
パパール
— N/A (Majora's Mask, Japanese version)
ガガール
ドトール - ↑
Maire Dotour
— Bombers' Notebook (Majora's Mask 3D, Canadian French version) - ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 245
- ↑ Encyclopedia, TOKYOPOP, pg. 245
- ↑
Non è vero, sindaco Dotour?
— Mutoh (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian version) - ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 245