Spectacular Zelda Cosplay Shows Real-Life Skull Kid With Majora's Mask

stands as one of the most iconic entries in the long-running Nintendo franchise. It was originally made for the Nintendo 64 and featured many unique and memorable characters, bosses, locations, and moments. One such memorable character is the Skull Kid, who was the main antagonist of the title and was recently cosplayed at Anime North 2024.

The picture of the Skull Kid, alongside other cosplayers, was posted on Reddit by user captainjjb84. The cosplay beautifully recreates the character’s outfit, including the eponymous mask that houses the spirit of Majora. It is the details of this cosplay that help it shine and be memorable.

One of the other cosplays at Anime North 2024 was the Happy Mask Salesman, the character in the game who found Majora’s infamous mask before the Skull Kid robbed him. Other cosplays at the event included Link, Sheik, Koroks, multiple forms of Zelda, and more.

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The origins of the Skull Kid are not within notoriously dark , but in. Link meets this version of Skull Kid in the Lost Woods and can play Saria’s Song to befriend him. The two N64 games used many of the same assets, and thus, the character was transported to the second title, where he became the main antagonist. A key thing to note about the second version of the Skull Kid is that he wasn’t evil, just mischievous. It was because of his nature that led to him robbing the Happy Mask Salesman.

His only two friends in the world before getting the mask were the fairies Tatl and Tael. This was due to how he was once friends with the giants of the realm of Termina, who soon went dormant to ensure they could forever protect the land. Skull Kid rebelled after their departure, and they threatened him should he cause more trouble. However, once the Skull Kid got Majora’s mask, he sealed the giants away and threatened to destroy Termina through his