Changes: Moon

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This article is about the Moon appearing in Majora's Mask. For other uses, see Moon.

Template:Place The Moon is the ominous object that threatens to destroy Clock Town in Majora's Mask. By the power of Majora's Mask, it had been pulled from its orbit and destined to crash into Clock Town, which would obliterate the town along with most of Termina.

Location

Before the events of Majora's Mask, the Skull Kid ambushed the Happy Mask Salesman and took one of his precious masks, the Majora's Mask. Even though the Skull Kid was unaware of it, Majora's Mask gradually began to take control over him, turning his harmless pranks into acts with malicious intents behind them. Eventually, the mask completely embraced the Skull Kid's mind, and using him as a puppet, Majora's Mask pulled the Moon from its orbit and set its course to crash into Clock Town. Once Link arrives in Termina, he finds out that he just has three days to prevent the Moon from extinguishing all of Termina.

Along with his fairy companion Tatl, Link sets out to free the Four Giants in each of the temples found all over Termina. With the Giants free from their curse, the young hero and his Fairy climb atop the Clock Tower on the Final Day to call upon the Giants using the Oath to Order. One by one, the Four Giants appear and stop the Moon from its path of destruction.

Entrance to the Moon

Majora's Mask eventually realizes that the Skull Kid has become useless; thus, the Mask abandons the imp's body and transports itself inside the Moon.^[1] With the Moon now being possessed by Majora's Mask, it becomes too strong for the Giants to hold it back, for it threatens to continue with its plan of obliterating Termina. ^[2]

While the Four Giants use all their might to try and sustain the evil menace, Link and Tatl decide to follow Majora into the Moon.^[3] Link then battles against Majora, and once defeated, the threat to Termina ends.

Themes and Navigation

Inside the Moon

File:Mooninside.png

Surface of the Moon

File:Moonchild.png

The final confrontation with Majora's Mask takes place within the Moon itself. When Link enters the Moon, he is transported to a bright, sunny meadow. The only thing to break the scene is a single tree in the middle of the plain. Four children wearing each of the Boss Remains can be seen running around the tree; however, there is another child sitting beneath the tree wearing Majora's Mask. While the other Moon Children are running around and playing, the Majora child stays seated under the tree.

A decision can be made whether to advance straight to the boss fight with Majora or to wait and complete four of the optional mini-dungeons that each Moon Child has prepared for Link. Depending on which Moon Child Link spoke to, each of these mini-dungeons resemble one of the four temples where the Boss Remains were obtained, and it will require the use of one of the transformation masks that Link possesses. However, the four mini-dungeons cannot be completed unless all of the masks have been obtained, with the exception of the Fierce Deity's Mask. This is due to the fact that when Link talks to one of the Moon Children, he will ask that Link hand over a specific amount of non-transformation masks in order to enter the dungeon, and the same amount to exit. If these requirements are met, the child will offer to play "hide and seek" with Link, who is then transported to the respective dungeon.

Dungeons

The dungeons are short, each containing Gossip Stones revealing where to find each mask, as well as a Piece of Heart. At the end of the dungeon, the Moon Child can be found, and after Link gives him the required masks, he will be transported back into the sunny field, but the child will be gone. The dungeon routes are:

Deku Dungeon: Deku Link must fly over a chasm with the help of the Deku Flowers located in the extremes of the spinning wood platforms. While doing so, he must also avoid some spinning thorny bars.
Goron Dungeon: Goron Link must curl across a thin passage without falling, and change directions with the help of several open Treasure Chests. He must also avoid the warping pads that take him back to the starting line.
Zora Dungeon: Zora Link must swim through an underground pipe network that branches at several points. Only one path leads to the end, the others take the young hero back to the starting line.
Link Dungeon: Link must fight various minibosses and solve puzzles involving the Bombchu and the Fire Arrows.

After Link has talked to each child, completed each dungeon, and handed over all of his masks, all of the children will be gone except the one wearing Majora's Mask. If Link talks to him, he will offer to play a different kind of game: good guys against bad guys, mentioning that Link is the bad guy here.^[4] In return, the child will hand over the Fierce Deity Mask and immediately transport Link to the place where the final battle against Majora is to be held.

Non-canon Appearances

Non-Canon Information

Super Smash Bros. Melee

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, the stage "Termina: Great Bay" has the Moon in the background. As the match continues, it slowly descends, not affecting the match in any way. The Four Giants then come and push the Moon back up. There is also a Trophy of the Moon that can be collected in the game. Its Trophy description briefly states the description of the inside of the Moon.

Name	Image	Description	How to Unlock
Moon	File:Moon Trophy.png	High in the sky above the Clock Town Tower, a menacing moon slowly sinks towards the city. Shrouded in mystery and feared by all, it threatens to devour everything and everyone in a cataclysm of fire. Strangely, inside the moon is a beautiful, pristine plain broken by a single tree. The moon breaks after Link defeats Majora's Mask.	Random

Hyrule Warriors

Template:Future game Template:Sectstub The Moon appears in Hyrule Warriors when the Hookshot is fired into the air or the Great Fairy summons it.

Trivia

During the development of the game, the Moon had no face on it.
With the exception of Link's Dungeon, all the Moon dungeons have an unused intro cutscene showing around the area. They can only be seen by entering the dungeons with a cheating device.^[5]
In The Wind Waker, the Nintendo Gallery has a sculpture of the Moon in the background behind the counter.

Gallery

MM Art.jpg

Official art depicting Link, Goron Link, Deku Link, Zora Link, Clock Town and Skull Kid with the Moon behind
SkullKidandMoon.png

Skull Kid gazing at the Moon in the introduction cutscene
The moon as seen from the telescope in the Astral Observatory
The Moon crashing into Termina
Moon23.jpg

Link inside the Moon
The children inside the Moon
Moon Surface.jpg

Link talking to the child wearing the Majora's Mask
The rainbow left by the Moon, following Majora's Mask's defeat
Pre-release screenshot of the Moon without face
The Moon from Hyrule Warriors

References

↑ "A puppet that can no longer be used is mere garbage. This puppet's role has just ended..." — Majora (Majora's Mask)
↑ "... I shall consume. Consume... Consume everything." — Moon (Majora's Mask)
↑ "Well? You're going in, aren't you? ...We can't do anything down here. Let's go!" — Tatl (Majora's Mask)
↑ "You don't have any masks left, do you? Well, let's do something else. Let's play good guys against bad guys... Yes. Let's play that. Are you ready? You're the bad guy. And when you're bad, you just run." — Majora Child (Majora's Mask)
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[1] "A puppet that can no longer be used is mere garbage. This puppet's role has just ended..." — Majora (Majora's Mask)

[2] "... I shall consume. Consume... Consume everything." — Moon (Majora's Mask)

[3] "Well? You're going in, aren't you? ...We can't do anything down here. Let's go!" — Tatl (Majora's Mask)

[4] "You don't have any masks left, do you? Well, let's do something else. Let's play good guys against bad guys... Yes. Let's play that. Are you ready? You're the bad guy. And when you're bad, you just run." — Majora Child (Majora's Mask)

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-In {{MM}}, the '''Moon''' is the ominous object that threatens to destroy [[Clock Town]] in 72 hours during [[Link]]'s adventure in [[Termina]]. By the power of [[Majora's Mask (Object)|Majora's Mask]], it had been pulled from its orbit and destined to crash into Clock Town, which would [[Terminan Apocalypse|obliterate the town along with most of Termina]].
+The '''Moon''' is the ominous object that threatens to destroy [[Clock Town]] in {{MM}}. By the power of [[Majora's Mask (Object)|Majora's Mask]], it had been pulled from its orbit and destined to crash into [[Clock Town]], which would [[Terminan Apocalypse|obliterate the town]] along with most of [[Termina]].
 ==Location==
-Before the events of ''Majora's Mask,'' the [[Skull Kid]] ambushed the [[Happy Mask Salesman]] and took one of his precious masks, the Majora's Mask. Even though the Skull Kid was unaware of it, Majora's Mask gradually began to take control over him, turning his harmless pranks into acts with malicious intents behind them. Eventually, the mask completely embraced the Skull Kid's mind, and using him as a puppet, Majora's Mask pulled the moon from its orbit and set its course to crash into Clock Town. Once Link arrives in Termina, he finds out that he just has three days to prevent the moon from extinguishing all of Termina.
+Before the events of ''Majora's Mask,'' the [[Skull Kid]] ambushed the [[Happy Mask Salesman]] and took one of his precious masks, the Majora's Mask. Even though the Skull Kid was unaware of it, Majora's Mask gradually began to take control over him, turning his harmless pranks into acts with malicious intents behind them. Eventually, the mask completely embraced the Skull Kid's mind, and using him as a puppet, Majora's Mask pulled the Moon from its orbit and set its course to crash into Clock Town. Once Link arrives in Termina, he finds out that he just has three days to prevent the Moon from extinguishing all of Termina.
-Along with his fairy companion [[Tatl]], Link sets out to free the [[Four Giants]] in each of the [[temple]]s found all over Termina. With the Giants free from their curse, the young hero and his fairy climb atop the Clock Tower on the Final Day to call upon the Giants using the [[Oath to Order]]. One by one, the Four Giants appear and stop the moon from its path of destruction.
+Along with his fairy companion [[Tatl]], Link sets out to free the [[Four Giants]] in each of the [[temple]]s found all over Termina. With the Giants free from their curse, the young hero and his Fairy climb atop the Clock Tower on the Final Day to call upon the Giants using the [[Oath to Order]]. One by one, the Four Giants appear and stop the Moon from its path of destruction.
 ===Entrance to the Moon===
-In a turn of events, Majora's Mask realizes that the Skull Kid has become useless; thus, the Mask abandons the imp's body and transports itself inside the moon.<ref>{{cite|A puppet that can no longer be used is mere garbage. This puppet's role has just ended...|Majora|MM}}</ref> With the moon now being possessed by the powerful Majora's Mask, it becomes too strong for the Giants to hold it back, for it threatens to continue with its plan of obliterating Termina:
+Majora's Mask eventually realizes that the Skull Kid has become useless; thus, the Mask abandons the imp's body and transports itself inside the Moon.<ref>{{Cite|A puppet that can no longer be used is mere garbage. This puppet's role has just ended...|Majora|MM}}</ref> With the Moon now being possessed by Majora's Mask, it becomes too strong for the Giants to hold it back, for it threatens to continue with its plan of obliterating Termina. <ref>{{Cite|... I shall consume. Consume... Consume everything.|Moon|MM}}</ref>
+While the Four Giants use all their might to try and sustain the evil menace, Link and Tatl decide to follow Majora into the Moon.<ref>{{Cite|Well? You're going in, aren't you? ...We can't do anything down here. Let's go!|Tatl|MM}}</ref> Link then battles against Majora, and once defeated, the threat to Termina ends.
-{{quote|I... I shall consume. Consume... Consume everything.|Moon possessed by [[Majora's Mask (Object)|Majora's Mask]]}}
-While the Four Giants use all their might to try and sustain the evil menace, Link and Tatl decide to follow Majora into the moon.<ref>{{cite|Well? You're going in, aren't you? ...We can't do anything down here. Let's go!|Tatl|MM}}</ref> The two heroes battle against the powerful [[Majora's Mask (Object)|Majora]], and once the malicious threat behind all of this is defeated, Link and Tatl are able to return to Clock Town just before the moon is overtaken by a bright light and the threat to Termina is ended.
 ==Themes and Navigation==
 ===Inside the Moon===
-[[File:Mooninside.png|thumb|260px|Surface of the moon|right]]
+[[File:Mooninside.png|thumb|260px|Surface of the Moon|right]]
-[[File:Moonchild.png|70px|One of the Moon Children that run around the surface of the moon|left]]
+[[File:Moonchild.png|70px|left]]
-The final confrontation with Majora's Mask takes place within the moon itself. When Link enters the moon, he is transported to a bright, sunny meadow that appears hazy, like a dream. The only thing to break the scene is a single tree in the middle of the plain. Four [[Moon Children|children]] wearing each of the [[Boss Remains]] can be seen running around the tree; however, there is another child sitting beneath the tree wearing Majora's Mask. While the other Moon Children are running around and playing, the Majora child stays seated under the tree.
+The final confrontation with Majora's Mask takes place within the Moon itself. When Link enters the Moon, he is transported to a bright, sunny meadow. The only thing to break the scene is a single tree in the middle of the plain. Four [[Moon Children|children]] wearing each of the [[Boss Remains]] can be seen running around the tree; however, there is another child sitting beneath the tree wearing Majora's Mask. While the other Moon Children are running around and playing, the Majora child stays seated under the tree.
-A decision can be made whether to advance straight to the boss fight with Majora or to wait and complete four of the optional mini-dungeons that each Moon Child has prepared for Link. Depending on which Moon Child Link spoke to, each of these mini-dungeons resemble one of the four temples where the Boss Remains were obtained, and it will require the use of one of the transformation masks that Link possesses (e.g., talking to the Odolwa child will extensively require the use of the [[Deku Mask]], and the mini-dungeon will have the theme of the [[Woodfall Temple]]. This is true for all except the Twinmold child, which doesn't require the use of a morph mask). However, the four mini-dungeons cannot be completed unless all of the masks have been obtained, with the exception of the [[Fierce Deity's Mask]]. This is due to the fact that when Link talks to one of the Moon Children, he will ask that Link hand over a specific amount of non-transformation masks in order to enter the dungeon, and the same amount to exit (for example, the child wearing the [[Gyorg (Boss)|Gyorg]] mask will ask for three masks to play and three more at the end of the dungeon since Gyorg is the third main boss). If these requirements are met, the child will offer to play "hide and seek" with Link, who is then transported to the respective dungeon.
+A decision can be made whether to advance straight to the boss fight with Majora or to wait and complete four of the optional mini-dungeons that each Moon Child has prepared for Link. Depending on which Moon Child Link spoke to, each of these mini-dungeons resemble one of the four temples where the Boss Remains were obtained, and it will require the use of one of the transformation masks that Link possesses. However, the four mini-dungeons cannot be completed unless all of the masks have been obtained, with the exception of the [[Fierce Deity's Mask]]. This is due to the fact that when Link talks to one of the Moon Children, he will ask that Link hand over a specific amount of non-transformation masks in order to enter the dungeon, and the same amount to exit. If these requirements are met, the child will offer to play "hide and seek" with Link, who is then transported to the respective dungeon.
-===Dungeon Routes===
+===Dungeons===
-The dungeons are short, no more than a few rooms long, each containing [[Gossip Stone]]s revealing where to find each mask, as well as a [[Heart Container#Piece of Heart|Piece of Heart]]. At the end of the dungeon, the Moon Child can be found, and after Link gives him the required masks, he will be transported back into the sunny field, but the child will be gone. The dungeon routes are:
+The dungeons are short, each containing [[Gossip Stone]]s revealing where to find each mask, as well as a [[Heart Container#Piece of Heart|Piece of Heart]]. At the end of the dungeon, the Moon Child can be found, and after Link gives him the required masks, he will be transported back into the sunny field, but the child will be gone. The dungeon routes are:
-*'''Deku Dungeon:''' [[Deku Link]] must fly over a chasm with the help of the [[Deku Flower]]s located in the extremes of the spinning wood platforms (while doing so, he must also avoid some spinning thorny bars).
+*'''Deku Dungeon:''' [[Deku Link]] must fly over a chasm with the help of the [[Deku Flower]]s located in the extremes of the spinning wood platforms. While doing so, he must also avoid some spinning thorny bars.
-*'''Goron Dungeon:''' [[Goron Link]] must curl across a thin passage without falling, and change directions with the help of several open treasure chests. He must also avoid the warping pads that take him back to the starting line.
+*'''Goron Dungeon:''' [[Goron Link]] must curl across a thin passage without falling, and change directions with the help of several open [[Treasure Chest]]s. He must also avoid the warping pads that take him back to the starting line.
 *'''Zora Dungeon:''' [[Zora Link]] must swim through an underground pipe network that branches at several points. Only one path leads to the end, the others take the young hero back to the starting line.
 *'''Link Dungeon:''' Link must fight various minibosses and solve puzzles involving the [[Bombchu]] and the [[Fire Arrow]]s.
-After Link has talked to each child, completed each dungeon, and handed over all of his masks, all of the children will be gone except the one wearing Majora's Mask. If Link talks to him, he will offer to play a different kind of game: good guys against bad guys, mentioning that Link is the bad guy here.<ref>{{cite|You don't have any masks left, do you? Well, let's do something else. Let's play good guys against bad guys... Yes. Let's play that. Are you ready? You're the bad guy. And when you're bad, you just run.|Majora Child|MM}}</ref> In return, the child will hand over the Fierce Deity Mask and immediately transport Link to the place where the final battle against Majora is to be held.
+After Link has talked to each child, completed each dungeon, and handed over all of his masks, all of the children will be gone except the one wearing Majora's Mask. If Link talks to him, he will offer to play a different kind of game: good guys against bad guys, mentioning that Link is the bad guy here.<ref>{{Cite|You don't have any masks left, do you? Well, let's do something else. Let's play good guys against bad guys... Yes. Let's play that. Are you ready? You're the bad guy. And when you're bad, you just run.|Majora Child|MM}}</ref> In return, the child will hand over the Fierce Deity Mask and immediately transport Link to the place where the final battle against Majora is to be held.
-{{clear}}
 ==Non-canon Appearances==
 {{Noncanon|start}}
 ===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
-In {{SSBM}}, the stage "Termina: [[Great Bay]]" has the Moon from ''Majora's Mask'' in the background. As the match continues, it slowly descends, not affecting the match in any way. The [[Four Giants]] then come and push the Moon back up. There is also a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros.)|Trophy]] of the Moon that can be collected in the game. Its trophy description briefly states the description of the inside of the moon.
+In {{SSBM}}, the stage "Termina: [[Great Bay]]" has the Moon in the background. As the match continues, it slowly descends, not affecting the match in any way. The [[Four Giants]] then come and push the Moon back up. There is also a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros.)|Trophy]] of the Moon that can be collected in the game. Its Trophy description briefly states the description of the inside of the Moon.
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 |align=left|''High in the sky above the [[Clock Town Tower]], a menacing moon slowly sinks towards the city. Shrouded in mystery and feared by all, it threatens to devour everything and everyone in a cataclysm of fire. Strangely, inside the moon is a beautiful, pristine plain broken by a single tree. The moon breaks after Link defeats [[Majora's Mask (Object)|Majora's Mask]].''
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 ==Trivia==
-*In a pre-release screenshot, the Moon had no face on it.<ref>[http://www.jaytheham.com/new_wiki/images/3/3c/MM_Link_29.jpg Pre-release screenshot]</ref>
+*During the development of the game, the Moon had no face on it.
+*With the exception of Link's Dungeon, all the Moon dungeons have an unused intro cutscene showing around the area. They can only be seen by entering the dungeons with a cheating device.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= |author= |published= September 10, 2014|retrieved=September 17, 2014|url= http://youtu.be/OdnbX7v7LtE|title= MM: Unused Moon Trial Intro's|site= YouTube|type=}}</ref>
-*On the [[Final Day]], the Moon descends in real-time.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSEWmat2crY Majora Mask - 3rd day Moon's Falling]</ref>
-*All the moon dungeons except the Link Dungeon have an unused intro cutscene showing around the area. They can only be seen by entering the dungeons with cheats.<ref>{{cite web|quote= |author= |published= September 10, 2014|retrieved=September 17, 2014|url= http://youtu.be/OdnbX7v7LtE|title= MM: Unused Moon Trial Intro's|site= YouTube|type=}}</ref>
 *In {{TWW}}, the [[Nintendo Gallery]] has a sculpture of the Moon in the background behind the counter.
-*The Moon bears a strong resemblance to a specific asteroid with a similarly creepy smiling face in ''{{lw|Star Fox (game)|Star Fox}}''.{{fact}}
 ==Gallery==
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 File:MM Art.jpg|Official art depicting Link, Goron Link, Deku Link, Zora Link, Clock Town and Skull Kid with the Moon behind
 File:SkullKidandMoon.png|Skull Kid gazing at the Moon in the introduction cutscene
-File:Majora's Mask Moon.png|The moon as seen from the telescope in the [[Astral Observatory]]
+File:Majora's Mask Moon.png|The moon as seen from the telescope in the Astral Observatory
-File:Moon crashing.jpg|The Moon crashing into Termina in the Bad Ending sequence
+File:Moon crashing.jpg|The Moon crashing into Termina
 File:Moon23.jpg|Link inside the Moon
 File:MM Moon Scene.jpg|The children inside the Moon
-File:Moon_Surface.jpg|Link talking to the child wearing the Majora's Mask
+File:Moon Surface.jpg|Link talking to the child wearing the Majora's Mask
 File:Moon Rainbow.jpg|The rainbow left by the Moon, following Majora's Mask's defeat
-File:HW Moon.png|The Moon from the upcoming ''Hyrule Warriors''
+File:MM Faceless Moon.jpg|Pre-release screenshot of the Moon without face
+File:HW Moon.png|The Moon from ''Hyrule Warriors''
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Changes: Moon

Revision as of 21:00, 17 September 2014

Contents

Location

Entrance to the Moon

Themes and Navigation

Inside the Moon

Dungeons

Non-canon Appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Hyrule Warriors

Trivia

Gallery

References