Great Deku Tree The is an ancient, large tree with a humanoid face and big mustache. In
Ocarina of Time, he is charged with watching over the
Kokiri, a childlike race of forest spirits who inhabit the Kokiri Forest. He suffers from a curse Ganon cast upon him, as he wishes to gain the power of the Spiritual Stone of the Forest. The Deku Tree sends
Navi to retrieve Link to destroy the cause of the curse, and he serves as the first dungeon. Although Link succeeds, he ultimately succumbs to the curse. Seven years in the future, Link discovers a little sprout which grows into the
Deku Sprout, his successor. In
The Wind Waker, the Great Deku Tree appears as the guardian of the forest. He also appears in
Breath of the Wild, where Zelda tasked him with guarding the Master Sword in Korok Forest until Link is ready to claim it. In
Tears of the Kingdom, the Great Deku Tree has been poisoned by Gloom, requiring Link to cleanse the tree by defeating the Gloom Hands and Phantom Ganon.
Dampé is an old gravekeeper who appears in several games. He was introduced in
Ocarina of Time, where he is found in the Kakariko Village graveyard and provides a guided tour of the graveyard as well as help child Link find treasures. When playing as adult Link, Dampé is dead and Link must enter his grave and challenge his ghost to a race to claim the hookshot. In ''
Majora's Mask, he is found in the Ikana Graveyard looking for a treasure, which Link helps him find. In Four Swords Adventures, he is found at the graveyard in the swamp area and tells Link about the Forest of Light. In The Minish Cap, he is found in the Royal Valley, where Link can fuse kinstones with him to unlock rewards and locations. He also appears as a graveyard caretaker in A Link Between Worlds. In the Nintendo Switch remake of Link's Awakening, he runs the Chamber Dungeon editor, where players can assemble custom dungeons. In The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom'', he appears as an engineer who creates automatons that function similarly to echoes.
Malon is a young girl who appears throughout the series. She first appears in
Ocarina of Time, where she interacts with Link on several occasions. She is encountered outside Hyrule Castle, where she sings "Epona's Song". Later in the game, Link visits Lon Lon Ranch and helps Malon and her father Talon with their ordeals. There, she teaches Link "Epona's Song", which allows him to call Epona at any time. After Link takes ownership of Epona, he can return to Malon to challenge her in a time trial. If he beats Malon's record of 50 seconds around the track, she will put a cow in his house in Kokiri Forest. In
Oracle of Seasons, she and her father breed Cuccos north of Horon Village near Eyeglass Lake in Holodrum. As part of the trading quest, if Link gives her the Cuccodex, she will give him the Lon Lon Egg. In
Four Swords Adventures, the four Links guide Malon to her father, Talon, when her path is blocked by castle knights. Upon reuniting her with Talon, he gives the Links permission to use his horses, which appear when one of the Links touch a carrot. She also appears in
The Minish Cap, where Link helps her and Talon back into their house by finding a key; they later move to the town to sell Lon Lon Milk.
Twinrova and collectively referred to as the (), are
Gerudo witches and the surrogate mothers and servants of
Ganon. They can brainwash others to serve him and merge to form the stronger witch Twinrova; the brooms they use to fly become scepters that channel Twinrova's power. They appear in
Ocarina of Time, ''
Majora's Mask, Oracle of Seasons, and Oracle of Ages. When Link fights them in a boss battle in Ocarina of Time
, as Twinrova they are capable of attacking him with both fire and ice, and are defeated by deflecting their attacks using the Mirror Shield. Chris Freiburg, writing for Den of Geek, listed this battle as the best temple guardian boss fight in the game and considered it one of the best in the series. Kenneth Shepard of Kotaku'' thought that the Twinrova battle represents the fusion of the two sisters' contrasting magical abilities and personalities, but is also an allegory for their fraught relationship. Dan Ryckert of
Game Informer ranked Twinrova as the best boss battle in the series calling it a "thrilling fight" because, in the final phase, Link must absorb three blasts of the same element before being able to deflect an attack, which means that the player must anticipate Twinrova's moves to succeed.
Skull Kid is a young imp who first appears in
Ocarina of Time. Three can be found in the Lost Woods, that appear with no faces. Two play a memory game with Link as a child, and one rewards him if he plays a particular song for him on his
ocarina. In ''
Majora's Mask'', the Skull Kid is seen alongside the fairies Tatl and Tael. He steals Majora's Mask, which grants him great power at the cost of corrupting him. Under its influence, he curses the inhabitants of Termina and causes the moon to fall toward Clock Town. He is thwarted after the Four Giants of Termina stop the moon from falling and Link defeats Majora. Skull Kid notes that Link "smells a lot like that fairy kid who taught [him] that song in the woods", suggesting that he is the same Skull Kid that appeared in
Ocarina of Time. Skull Kid also makes an appearance in
Twilight Princess. He appears in
Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a Sticker. He appears in
The Legend of Zelda manga. Skull Kid also appears as a playable character in
Hyrule Warriors Legends and
Cadence of Hyrule. Levi Winslow of
Kotaku chose Skull Kid as the scariest aspect of ''Majora's Mask
, because his pranks become increasingly more violent as the mask takes over his sanity. Bloody Disgusting'' praised the character's physical design, particularly his vibrant, heart-shaped mask, which "exudes a mystic appeal". Skull Kid's appearance in the 2016 short
fan film ''Majora's Mask: Terrible Fate
, voiced by Joe Zieja, received widespread attention among The Legend of Zelda'' fandom and critical acclaim.
Happy Mask Salesman The is a mysterious man who travels the world collecting masks. He appears in
Ocarina of Time and
Oracle of Ages, where he sells masks used in item-trading sidequests. In ''
Majora's Mask'', he plays a more integral role. On his travels to find rare masks, he is ambushed by the
Skull Kid and his fairies, Tatl and Tael, who steal
Majora's Mask. After noticing that the Skull Kid cursed Link into a Deku Scrub, he offers to undo the curse in return for Majora's Mask and Link's Ocarina of Time. The Happy Mask Salesman also provides Link with information about the various masks that can be recovered whenever Link speaks with him. Marty Sliva, writing for
The Escapist, described the character's first words "You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?" as "iconic" as they convey a wealth of meaning. The phrase is the character's reaction to Link's transformation at the start of the game, but also hints at an uncertainty that this dark fate can be reversed.
IGN ranked him number four on its list of the Top 20 Weirdest Zelda Characters: "With his manic smile, followed by that hideous sneer, followed by all other manner of mood swings, this guy was downright unsettling". ==Reception==