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- This article is about the mysterious fleshy toilet hand from Majora's Mask and Oracle of Ages. For the mysterious ghostly toilet hand from Skyward Sword, see Phoeni. For the talking skeleton from Link's Awakening, see ??? (Link's Awakening).
Gender | Unknown | |
Games | ||
Location | Majora's Mask | |
Quests | The Ghost of the Inn (Majora's Mask) | |
Items | Piece of Heart (Majora's Mask) | |
Related | ||
??? is a mysterious hand that first appeared in a minor side quest in Majora's Mask, and has also appeared in Oracle of Ages.
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.[1] ??? 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.[3][4] Link can satisfy ???'s need for paper by giving it any of the Title Deeds or Letters.[5] ??? immediately exclaims with joy,[6] and then disappears into the toilet. A few seconds later, ??? re-surfaces, and tells Link that he saved them.[7] As thanks, ??? offers Link a Piece of Heart which had previously fallen into the toilet.[8] 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.
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
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.
References
- ↑ 1.1 1.2 "??? (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.