Gerudo Mask: Difference between revisions

Many people across [[Hyrule]] have different reactions to the mask when Link wears it. While some [[Hyrulean]]s think that Link is a pretty, Gerudo woman,{{Ref|OoT|2066|[[Honey and Darling|Darling]]}}{{Ref|OoT|2054|[[Sakon]]}}{{Ref| name= mother|pg. 50|One startled male villager will fear you're his mother, while many of the other men will fancy you in the disguise.|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' [[Nintendo Power Volume 117 (February 1999)|Volume 117 (February 1999)]]}} other people know that Link is wearing a mask.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D|Ocarina of Time 3D]]''|Walking around masked all the time... Didn't your parents teach you any manners?|Woman in the Market}}{{Ref|OoT|2063|Child in the Market}}{{Ref|OoT|2137|[[Kokiri]]}} However, some people show hatred or are scared by the mask since of the reputation of the Gerudo.{{Ref|OoT|2192|[[Darunia]]}}{{Ref|OoT|2059|Man in the Market}}{{Ref|OoT|2046|Woman in the Market}}{{Ref|pg. 50|The Gerudos don't have the best reputation in Hyrule, and when you wear the Gerudo Mask to pose as one of the female thieves, you'll frighten many a Hyrule Market shopper.|[[Nintendo Power Volume 117 (February 1999)|''Nintendo Power'' Volume 117 (February 1999)]]}} Although the purpose of the mask is to be disguised as a Gerudo woman, one of the [[carpenters]] confuses Link for [[Mutoh]], his boss.{{Ref|OoT|2078|One of the Carpenters}} Another carpenter says that someday he will carve a mask similar to the Gerudo Mask once he has more skill.{{Ref|OoT|2080|One of the Carpenters}} Confusing Link for his mother when wearing it, the blue [[Twin Jugglers|Laughing Man]] in the [[Market]] soon realizes that Link isn't his mom and tells him not to scare him like that.{{Ref|OoT|2049|Blue Laughing Man}}{{Ref| name= mother}} Similarly, Mutoh and [[Talon]] are reminded by the Gerudo Mask of their wife but notice that the mask looks nothing like their wife.{{Ref|OoT|2159|Mutoh and Talon}} Unlike some men, the [[Bean Seller]] feels that the Gerudo Mask is not his style.{{Ref|OoT|2171|Bean Seller}} When talking to the [[Goron]]s and some [[Soldier|Guards]], they won't comment on Link when he is wearing the mask.{{Ref|OoT|2187|Gorons}}{{Ref|OoT|2084|Guards}} When worn around the [[Zora]] tribe, they comment on how they have seen people like that before.{{Ref|OoT|2175|Zora}} [[King Zora De Bon XVI|King Zora]] tells Link that the mask gives him chills.{{Ref|OoT|2178|King Zora}}

If Link wears the Gerudo Mask while talking to a Gerudo woman, she tells him that he has guts for wearing the mask, but he cannot fool them that easily.{{Ref|OoT|2196|Gerudo}}{{Ref|pg. 50|Well-versed in deception and trickery, the Gerudo women will see through your disguise to make it a drag for you to pose as one of the female thieves.|[[Nintendo Power Volume 117 (February 1999)|''Nintendo Power'' Volume 117 (February 1999)]]}}{{Ref|pg. 146|Wear these masks and go speak to the corresponding people to hear how they address one of their own...provided they actually fall for the ruse.|''Nintendo Power Ocarina of Time Strategy Guide''}} [[Nabooru]], a member of the Gerudo race, comments on how it looks like her, but shortly after, she takes back her comment as if you look closely at the mask, the resemblance disappears according to her.{{Ref|OoT|2200|Nabooru}}