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Skull Kid

Skull Kid waylays Link in the woods, takes the Ocarina of Time, and wears Majora's Mask until the Giants stop the Moon.

The ambush and the first Clock Tower encounter

Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and carries Majora’s Mask after ambushing Link in the woods. During the opening cycle Link remains in Deku form. On the Final Night, reach the Clock Tower roof, use a Deku bubble to hit Skull Kid and recover the fallen ocarina, then play the Song of Time. The balloon used to begin the Bombers’ challenge is a different target in North Clock Town.

Possession and the Giants

Skull Kid’s loneliness and his relationship with the Four Giants frame the story, while the mask’s power turns his mischief into Termina’s catastrophe. After all four temples, the Oath to Order calls the Giants to hold the Moon. Majora’s Mask abandons Skull Kid and the final battle follows inside the Moon. Skull Kid is therefore not the game’s two-phase final boss.

Connections and interpretation

Ocarina of Time contains Skull Kids in the Lost Woods, and Twilight Princess also features a Skull Kid. Similar appearance does not by itself prove that every appearance is the same individual. The ending of Majora’s Mask reunites Skull Kid with Tatl and Tael and resolves his misunderstanding about the Giants. Interpretations of abandonment and friendship follow these scenes; broader fan theories remain interpretations.

For the actual boss strategy see the Moon walkthrough. For the Moon’s narrative role see the Moon, and for the separate internet horror story see Ben Drowned.

Skull Kid standing over Link in the forest clearing
Skull Kid standing over Link in the forest clearing
Skull Kid under the falling Moon on the final night
Skull Kid under the falling Moon on the final night

Questions

Is there a Skull Kid boss fight?

No. Majora's three forms are the fight.

Where else does he appear?

Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess, on the Zelda Wiki page. Those are not this game's dungeon.

What does he steal?

The Ocarina of Time, recovered on the Final Night of the first cycle.

The MoonEndingDeku MaskBen Drowned

Sources

Checked 2026-11-11.