"Majora's Mask": Clock Town Trivia Quiz

Answer: To find a friend

The prologue states that Link is looking for his friend. Which friend he is looking for is not specifically stated, and fans are a little divided over the question. "Legend of Zelda" games often pit Link against Ganon, but not this game. In "Link's Awakening," Link began a journey over the sea to increase his skills.

Answer: Epona rears and throws him

The fairies Tatl and Tael swoop down and scare Epona, causing the small horse to rear up and throw Link off. Skull Kid comes out of hiding to search Link's stuff, but pauses uncertainly when he sees exactly who it is that he is robbing. He mutters something and shrugs it off. Wait, does Skull Kid know who Link is?

Answer: Ocarina and Epona

Skull Kid is messing with the Ocarina of Time and doing his creepy double laugh when Link wakes up. The grimy little thief jumps on Epona to get away, but not before Link gets a hold of him. Both he and Link are dragged to the next area, where Skull Kid gets away with the horse because Link falls off. Skull Kid has stolen two things that are very important to Link.

The Ocarina was given to him by Princess Zelda herself. Epona was probably given to him by Malon. I don't care what Skull Kid thinks-he's in trouble!

Answer: Skull Kid leaves her behind

Tatl begins to leave with Skull Kid, but turns back to stop Link from following them. She flies in Link's face and holds him back, and then tries to fly through the door at the last minute. Skull Kid doesn't wait for her and lets the doors slam shut in her face. Tatl calls for him to come back and open the doors, but she gets no answer.

She turns on Link, blames the poor cursed boy for her troubles, and demands his help to get out of there. Link stares at her, half in disbelief and half in memory of his last adventure with a fairy. Navi pestered Link enough, but Tatl occasionally insults him. :P

Answer: A stump

Tatl uses the stump for the first "Z-target" of the game. She then orders Link to hurry up and get over there. Tatl observes that the stump's face wears the same sad expression that Link's currently wears. The stump is likely the origin of the Deku form Link has been forced to wear. We don't know what happened to the scrub (Skull Kid got him?), but he is probably the Deku Butler's lost son. (The Butler says Deku Link reminds him of his son.)

Answer: Kafei

Kafei appears in the first hours to mail his first letter to Anju, and will do this every cycle (or loop if you prefer). Anju and Kafei's sub-plot is a long one, has required events in every day of a cycle, and is only complete about half an hour (real time a few minutes) before the end of the world. Many characters and masks are ultimately involved in this plot.

Answer: Three days

The mask salesman tells Link to get Majora's Mask in three days because he has somewhere important to be by then. Yeah, it's called the land of the living! If Link can't get that mask away from Skull Kid, there won't be more than three days. Tatl protests that even if they never sleep, they still have only 72 hours to get to Skull Kid.

Answer: Catch a stray fairy

Tat'l suggests they visit the Great Fairy first. Link finds that the Great Fairy has been fragmented by the Skull Kid. To proceed, he must return the stray fairy to the Great Fairy fountain. For this act, Link gets the magic-powered bubbles that he needs to pop the Skull Kid balloon outside her fountain.

After he pops the balloon, he can play a game with the Bomber Gang for a secret code. With the code, Link can enter the observatory and get the Moon's Tear. Back in town, he can trade the Moon's Tear to the Business Scrub for the Title Deed, the rights to the flower. Link needs the flower to make it into the Clock Tower because his Deku form is just a bit too short to climb up the steps on its side. (Couldn't we just ask for a boost? Aw, man...)

Answer: "What are you?"

She also made a startled remark when Link pulled out the Deku Pipes (that was quite a surprise to me too!) After the time warp, she stutters and stammers while looking around South Clock Town, seeing that it is indeed the first day. When she's done stammering, she turns around and demands of a very calm and always quiet Link, "What are you?" The answer is simple: he's the Hero of Time! :)

Answer: Organ

Link learns the Song of Healing by playing along as the salesman plays an organ that sits in the Clock Tower. When Link plays the song, he returns to normal and seals the transformation magic in the mask. With the Deku, Goron, and Zora masks, Link gets a touching clip about the race; and this one involves the angry Deku going away.

The Song of Healing, as heard after you enter the notes on the screen, appears one place in "Ocarina of Time;" but it's a little hard to find. :) When asked about Majora's Mask, Link hangs his head and is then almost strangled by the furious salesman. Be careful, that guy is unstable!

Answer: A wall of fire is made, black screen, return to Salesman

The moon comes down and begins to crush the Clock Tower. The next scene shows a wall of fire rushing out from the town toward the rest of Termina. When the scene fades in, Link is standing (I assume he's a little shook up) before the mask salesman. The salesman smugly comments on Link's expression, saying he must have seen something pretty bad, and tells him that he should go get Majora's Mask now. (I had to try it once-just to see what happened. Once was enough for me!)

Answer: Double Jump

All of Link's jumps are technically "auto-jumps." That means that you, the player, do not push a button to make him jump. Double jump is a frequently used technique in other games that allows you to jump higher by tapping a jump button twice. Link's longer jump is not a "double jump" but rather a rolling jump.

The idea behind the rolling jump is that Link moves just a bit faster while rolling-more speed means more distance. Link also gained a little acrobatic skill between "Ocarina of Time" and "Majora's Mask" because in some longer jumps he flips or somersaults.

Answer: No temple required

All Link needs is the Song of Healing and the Bremen Mask. The very same cycle he gets the "Song of Healing" and returns to being Hylian, he can get the Bunny Hood. Talk to Guru-guru when he's alone and get the Bremen Mask from him, and then spend the cycle anyway you want until the third day. On the third day, visit Romani Ranch, and the man with the pickax will have finally cleared the pass-two days too late to save the ranch. You cannot help Romani or rescue Epona, but you can go to the chicken house and march for the chicks and get the hood. I always use the Bunny Hood to chase the monkeys and butler through the mazes, and simply to speed things up. You can also use the Bunny Hood to cheat on the Postman's mini-game because the hood causes the timer to remain on-screen.

Answer: Sword

They are forever stopping Link and telling him he cannot leave town. (He needs a big flashing sign: "Hero of Time.") They begin telling him it is too dangerous outside and then spot the hilt at his shoulder (or the sword in his hand). Any soldier in town will then leave him alone for the rest of the cycle.

They will never allow Deku Link to leave as such, believing him to be too young. They ignore Link as himself if the Goron or Zora form has talked to a guard. The guard's tenacity can be really frustrating if one of Jim's gang runs behind him during the first cycle when Link is stuck as a Deku. Isn't the brat a kid too? :P Link must leave the area and return to try again.

Answer: Granny and Banker

Anju's Granny will always mistake Link for Tortus even if he's a lumbering Goron (except when he's wearing Kafei's mask--then she calls him Dotour). The poor senile woman hasn't completely lost it, though. She keeps a dairy of the tricks she plays to avoid eating her granddaughter's cooking. The Banker is also quite funny. Whether it's Deku or Goron Link, the Banker will always call Link "that little guy" who deposited all those rupees. :)

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