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Gender | Majora's Mask | |
Games | ||
Location | Majora's Mask | |
Quests | The Ghost of the Inn (Majora's Mask) | |
??? is a mysterious hand that first appeared in a minor side quest in Majora's Mask, and has appeared in both Oracle of Ages and Skyward Sword since.
Origins
"In the original Legend of Zelda game, a gigantic hand appears and grabs you at the entrance to a dungeon. Actually, that has nothing to do with Skyward Sword. [Laughs] It's actually something from a Japanese ghost story. Not a specific ghost story. There are some ghost stories in Japan where — when you are sitting in the bathroom in the traditional style of the Japanese toilet — a hand is actually starting to grab you from beneath. It's a very scary story."
Majora's Mask
??? makes its first appearance in Majora's Mask. It can be found inside the rest room of the Stock Pot Inn in Clock Town.[2] ??? appears as a dull-colored hand that stretches out of the toilet. It is found here on any night from 12 AM to 6 AM. ??? is one of the twenty characters that has a spot in the Bombers' Notebook.
If Link enters the Stock Pot Inn and talks to ??? in the aforementioned timeslot, ??? will ask Link for paper.[4][5] Link can satisfy ???'s need for paper by giving it any of the Title Deeds or Letters.[6] ??? immediately exclaims with joy,[7] and then disappears into the toilet. A few seconds later, ??? re-surfaces, and tells Link that he saved them.[8] As thanks, ??? offers Link a Piece of Heart which had previously fallen into the toilet.[9] This completes ???'s spot in the Bombers' Notebook.
Oracle of Ages
??? resides in the Toilet in Western Lynna City in the Past in Oracle of Ages. Its hand reaches out of a hole in the ground. Link can drop numerous items into the hole, including various Mystical Seeds, a pot, Bombs, and Bombchus. Depending on which item is dropped into the hole, ??? responds differently, giving a reaction that relates to the item dropped in.
??? plays a pivotal role in the Oracle of Ages Trading Sequence. After Link acquires the Stationery from the Postman, he can give it to ???. After apparently using it to wipe itself, ??? gives Link the much less desired Stink Bag. Link later uses the Stink Bag in order to clear the sinuses of the Tokay Chef.
Skyward Sword
- Main article: Phoeni
In Skyward Sword, the toilet hand is called Phoeni, and has a slightly larger role than in previous titles. Additionally, it was confirmed to be female by Fi,[1] and looks more like a glove than a hand. Once again, Phoeni in Skyward Sword is asking for paper from within a toilet,[10] this time inside Knight Academy's Restroom on Skyloft. If Link gives Cawlin's Letter to Phoeni, she will fall in love with Cawlin after reading it.[11] If Link visits Cawlin in Groose's room at night, Phoeni can be seen stroking Cawlin's back, giving him nightmares. Since Phoeni is so happy at this new found love, she rewards Link with five Gratitude Crystals. Unfortunately, Cawlin is unable to sleep for the rest of the game, as Phoeni stays with him every night.
Trivia
- In Oracle of Ages, Link can tease ??? by throwing different kinds of Mystical Seeds and bombs into the toilet.
- Link cannot survive the fall into the toilet in which ??? is found in Oracle of Ages.
- ??? was referred to as Phoeni in the Prima Games Skyward Sword Collector's Edition Strategy Guide,[12] which was later used in-game in Skyward Sword HD.
Gallery
??? model from Majora's Mask
??? in the Stock Pot Inn in Majora's Mask
Begging for paper in Majora's Mask
??? from Oracle of Ages
??? inside the Toilet in Oracle of Ages
??? artwork from Oracle of Ages
References
- ↑ 1.1 1.2 "This is the hand of a ghost. Identity while alive is unknown. Judging from the look of this hand, the probability that it was a young girl's is 90%. Master, the letter you gave her from Cawlin has inspired feelings for him. The ghost's original purpose for the letter is still unclear." — Fi, Skyward Sword.
- ↑ 2.1 2.2 "??? (Person living in the inn's restroom) Details are unknown." — In-game description, Majora's Mask.
- ↑ Shigeru Miyamoto, Entertainment Weekly, February 10th, 2012
- ↑ "Pa-Pa-Pa-Paper, please!" — ???, Majora's Mask.
- ↑ "Every midnight, the person who lives in the toilet (the hole in the floor) will reach out to grab some toilet paper." — Nintendo Power Majora's Mask Strategy Guide, p. 112
- ↑ "Since there isn't any left, offer a title deed or letter." — Nintendo Power Majora's Mask Strategy Guide, pg. 112
- ↑ "Yeah!" — ???, Majora's Mask.
- ↑ "Ho! You saved me..." — ???, Majora's Mask.
- ↑ "This fell down here... I'll give it to you." — ???, Majora's Mask.
- ↑ "Oooh... Paper... Please... Somebody bring me paper... Bring me some paper... Any kind of paper at all... Ooooh..." — Phoeni, Skyward Sword.
- ↑ "It's good to see you again... Actually, thanks to you, I met my true love... Yes, him... It all started with that letter that you gave me... Those beautiful words of affection caused me to fall hopelessly in love..." — Phoeni, Skyward Sword.
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