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[@jayupadhya4049]

GameOver Jesse this game Contradicts the games from the downfall timeline and Twilight Princess in the Downfall timeline it said Ganondorf killed Link and Link died then in Twilight Princess it also said Link died and Turned into the Heros shade so even the games own story Contradicts the story of the game it's self

[@Omniracle]

Jay Upadhya Hero's Shade is Link from a previous game.

[@terminatemple7836]

Jay you sound like you've never even played a Zelda game

[@Doncar97]

Jay Upadhya twilight is in the child timeline, the hero's shade is oot/mm link and Gannon killed link in the downfalll timeline but it is not connected twilight

[@keerokamiya9126]

Hasn't this topic been covered already?

[@timothycalco8089]

Link- lawful good. Fierce deity- Chaotic good. Ganon- lawful evil. Majora- Chaotic evil.

[@lucaslayton3974]

tim calco in what way is ganondorf lawfully evil?

[@nocfox3050]

Lucas Layton Ganondorf is Lawful evil because he tried to rule Hyrule multiple times.. He has his own motives and they seem to show that he cares for his people.. In Ocarina of Time, it doesn't show much but in Wind Waker, it does..

[@cake6851]

tim calco Ganondorf is lawful evil. Ganon is chaotic evil

[@nocfox3050]

Suhkma Dheek Ganon is Ganondorf and Ganon does exist.. It's just that Ganon is Ganondorf with the Dark Magic and power of the Triforce elevating his power.. Plus he has Dark Magic mostly because of the curse of Demise who been defeated and sealed by the Master Sword..

[@paulojounin]

Majora would fit best in neutral evil

[@thenorthkoreanwifier2075]

What if the fierce deity's spirit was sealed in a mask because he knew that a calamity would happen again and to insure that the next person can use the mask to gain his power to protect termina

[@jaybling6687]

Indeed. Majora one could argue was truly immortal and could not be killed, but his spirit could be trapped in the mask. The Fierce Deity had the powers to stop Majora and was thus viewed as a Deity, but he was not a true Deity because he was mortal and would ultimately perish. Knowing Majora could rise again, he put his spirit into a mask himself to ensure his own immortality and that someone else could wield his power to defeat Majora again.

[@bv657]

Moon Child of the Dragons that's the gist of it

[@kiddanger4676]

@@MessApathy so if the person USING the mask dies, they can take off the mask and leave it for another hero to find it and gain the power to defeat Majora. this makes complete sense to me

[@frighteningspoon]

SmashfulSpoon Because Fierce Deity’s is mortal. This basically just ensures that WHEN Majora breaks the seal, someone can use his power to defeat him. (Could you live 150 years to see that day, for example? you’d die of old age)

[@kiddanger4676]

Since somebody ELSE wears the mask, The original Fierce deity can't die. Im pretty sure thats what FrighteningSpoon is saying Also the end of your names are both Spoon secret twins?

[@cgillespie8010]

You could look at the whole thing in reverse though: You could rather say that Majora represents fearlessness without responsibility (acts like a child) which actually means that Majora is Links spiritual counterpart. Link representing courage, facing fear and danger and taking responsibility for saving the world. Hence Majoras recklessness endangers the world, while links fearlessness saves it. Which then makes more sense of 'the fierce deity'. Deity is so clearly synonymous with the idea of power, as is Gannondorf. Here two the opposite is true. Gannondorf believes his power gives him the right to own the world and ends up being sealed by others , the fierce deity seals himself so that he may return when his power is needed. Hence why he can be called a deity- he makes a sacrifice, he has ultimate power, and takes responsibility for saving the world, and waits until he is needed and wanted rather than acting on his own desires. That inversion also makes sense of Hylia/Zelda then. One is actively, thinking and trying to work out the danger - Zelda, a physical character who is recurring in the world, whose personality in the games involve her watching out and considering the best course of action. Wheras in Termina whoever it is, is vague, distant, invisible and only acts when required or asked. One is actively using your wisdom in the world and being part of it, the other is holding your wisdom separately from it.

[@praisethesun5800]

C Gillespie this is a really cool idea! I like its more than the theory of the Fierce Deity being Link's counterpart.

[@prussiajohnson782]

I definitely think this makes a lot of sense, more sense than the video (not that I'm hating, I promise, I just don't agree)

[@theliesinit]

Pretty damn good theory. Especially the differences between the two different aspects of wisdom

[@Michael-dm7nx]

That would kind of make Majora like a dark link because dark link is links dark side, if your theory is true Majora is Termina's dark version of link.

[@bjsuits]

Was looking for this. Notice on the armor the fierce deity has that there’s the triforce of power not courage. Maybe as it’s a different realm the hero gets power or hylia was the hero/savior of time and deity was actually the god and the former evil entities had knowledge/wisdom of arcane arts and developed masks. Could be the fierce deity was sealed with majora and was brought to hyrule to stay as masks and the happy masks salesman orchestrated the events to bring the mask back with majora being a resident of termina and link a hero of time weakening the portal between realms (remember the salesman followed link). Maybe the mask salesman took the mask from termina to hyrule and the deity influenced events to return to termina. I do believe though he fits more in line with triforce of power. Would love a prequel that has link or deity take out the four bosses and turn them into the masks and finally ridding termina of majora by sealing him and then himself

[@Serenity2Witchs]

Here's my two bits (and apologies for not being super versed on Zelda Lore). It could be that the entire set up in Majora's Mask is actually a conflict of deities & spirits that are sorta outside of the Triforce. Why I think this is the case is due to the style and function of the game itself, it 'feels' more low scale though the threat itself isn't, like a side story, as well as the involvement of the Giants. But before I go into this long winded theory, at the end of the day, this story was probably made to be ambiguous, which is why the creators have such a tough time explaining exactly who Fierce Deity is and just the finer details of Majora's Mask. Majora could just be an ancient spirit/deity/soul of spiteful trickery that would be reincarnated every-time he died. The Fierce Deity, which is probably an actual deity and most likely worshiped by the people Majora would torment, could be the guy that kept killing Majora over and over again, putting an end to the mischief for a time. Cycle after cycle of this probably lead to Majora getting sealed into a mask to keep the SOB from reincarnating (Before he got sealed, he was probably doing something as bad as trying to drop the moon). I can theorize that when Majora was sealed, it was like a fracturing of its soul, most of the badness going into the Mask or the moon, and a little bit turned into the small imp (Skull Kid) that would eventually befriend the Giants (like the nice parts of tricky people). Fierce Deity probably voluntarily turned himself into a mask to serve as guard over Majora inside the moon, which might have caused a fracturing as well, the remains turning into the Giants, and perhaps a little bit becoming a piece of Link. Now Majora probably goes even crazier being stuck in a mask and moon, but can't do anything about it. The reason why i think Skullkid was a fractured part of Majora's soul, is that Majora didn't possess anyone in the tribe that was using the mask as a hex, and didn't possess the happy mask merchant either. It was specifically Skullkid, whom he used to call the moon down, and threw away when the moon was close enough. Finally, when Majora keeps trying to doing the moon drop is two fold. Finishing the joke of worst thing ever on the happiest day, but also the moon is probably the only thing strong enough to break the mask. When the mask is broken, Majora can reincarnate again, free. But this time, instead of spiteful trickery, Majora would probably be completely destructive due to the imprisonment. Probably wrong in more than a few places, but congrats on anyone taking the time to even read this post.

[@JariDawnchild]

I'm in agreement with most of what you said, but the parts I'm not are too small for me to feel like nitpicking over. The cultural difference idea makes a lot of sense.

[@Mevestos]

Thank you so much for addressing that dream world garbage. lt's the single shittiest idea in hyrule historia and clearly not Aunuma's vision for this 17 year old game. We can't just every take non-in-game idea or change seriously.

[@rachelsweet3725]

it is in hyrule historia. it says termina came into existence when skull kid put on the mask.

[@Mevestos]

Rachel Sweet What cuccolover was pointing out is that the actual book titled "Hyrule Historia" states that Termina is a parallel world, not that it came into existence with the mask. The third book in the series, who's name I can't recall but I know it has a red cover, is the one that calls Termina's origins into debate.

[@ymcan6427]

The name you are looking for is Hyrule Encyclopedia; a book that was released in Japan in march of this year which contradicts things said in Hyrule Historia, including the timeline.

[@90CJk]

Termina being a parallel world is fine. But and not taking the left over character models as a reason. If it was a typical parallel world like just an alternate universe. Than there wouldn't be really any differences in the people between the two worlds. As Hyrule has a few characters not native to Termina and vice-versa. I feel like Termina was created from time-loops in the realm that Majora and the Fierce Deity originated from. Like Majora might represent the darkness of people in a sense. Selfish, Despair, Hate, Fear, Purposelessness etc. The Fierce Deity might represent the light of people in a sense. Charity, Hope, Love, Courage, Purpose etc. If you take the suggestion that the Fierce Deity either is or holds all the memories/emotions of the people of Termina. Maybe Majora is or holds all the hatred/despair. And being an entity literally of despair it doesn't consider itself evil just doing what it is. And views the Fierce Deity, as it stops him as the bad guy?

[@SiriusCygnus]

I think termina is just in the dark world. Hence the swirly spiral vision while entering the clock tower in the begining.

[@TheFireHawk7]

Intriguing, and it makes sense. The theory I liked best was the one that had the Fierce Deity as the proto-Link, the one that originally fought off the demon hordes of Demise and sent Skyloft to the skies, staying behind to allow their escape. Notably, he uses sword-beams, a technique famously (and to my knowledge, exclusively) used by Skyward Sword's Link, and by implication, Skyward Sword's predecessor, the proto-Link.

[@nancydawson3870]

I think fierce deity is a kind of God of the people, like an idea, with the memories of the people of terminator embodied within it, and when someone wears it, it takes on the wearers appearance thus why link looks so much like fierce deity

[@Michael-dm7nx]

PART ONE: My theory is that termina's version of link/ fierce deity sealed majora would in the mask, but that alone wasn't enough. He turned himself into a mask to enter the mask realm (the realm all people or things turned into masks go to, I may have created this realm) and keep majora at bay, having an eternal battle with majora in the mask realm. (Say that would make an awesome prequell game. Playing as deity link for the whole game as you chase down Majora and his dark minions who would be significantly more powerful than in majora's mask that way the game isn't way to easy.) But if someone were to put on the fierce deity mask it would pull deity link out of the mask realm making it so majora could escape. So that would answer the question of why majora gave link the deity mask, he was hoping that restored to his full power he might be able to get his revenge on deity link for sealing him in the mask realm. As for how the happy mask salesman came to get it. Impa, the apprentice of deity link was told to hide the mask, she went to Hyrule (as in this video it says termina is an actual place, I agree) and hid it in the shadow temple. She established the Sheikah tribe to protect the secret of the mask... and eventually many many more secrets. With all this knowledge of secret stuff they became the highly advanced shiekah tribe. Now back to Mr. happy mask, kind of, part of the Sheikah tribe betrayed the rest, becoming the mysterious garo/yiga clan. This would make sense as the when entering the land the garo are in with the death mask, (or whatever it's called) they talk about a people who spied on hyrule. I think this was the garo/ evil sheikah. They could do this easily with gossip stones and other Sheikah instruments. Anyway, the garo (later to be called the yiga clan in breath of the wild) told the happy mask salesman about the mask, and it's whereabouts. He set up an innocent shop and after a couple months leaves after he had stolen the mask. This explains why he left Hyrule market so soon after he set it up. His mask was stolen by skull kid and he decided to follow link knowing he was a hero. He witnessed skull kid stealing links ocarina. He sees this as an opportunity to get link to get the mask back for him. The events of majora's mask pass. I also say Majora's lied when he said the fierce deity mask was of dark origin. He doesn't want you to have this power forever, he hopes you'll get rid of it if he is defeated again by it. Further, happy face lied when telling link all of majora's dark power is gone from the mask. MAJORA WILL RETURN!!! HA, HA, HA, HAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! Now for PART TWO a.k.a. MAJORA'S MASK 2: Another reason Majora's gave link the deity mask is because it was a trap. In the mask was a special stone capable of splitting the timeline/ creating an alternate demension. Majora's could not activate this stone in his mask form. So he tricked link into activating it. Any way, when link wore the mask (thus giving Majora his full power as explained in part one) and destroyed majora, it created enough energy to activate the timeline stone. In that timeline created by the stone, Majora flees the scene instead of fighting because he has the memories of the alternate timeline because he was the reason it was activated, (the energy of his full power disintegrating into the air activated the stone) thus knowing he would be defeated. This is majora's intelligent and cunning backup plan. You find out he fled to Hyrule joining the armies if ganondorf who was in war with Hyrule while link was in termina which is proved in twilight princess. Link has to defeat both Majora and ganondorf.

[@gamedirector979]

"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to become a villian" -harvey dent The ferice diety is one of the most powerful masks in majoras mask next to majora itself Is the ferice diety really a good guy though? And why is it just with the bosses? every other mask you have you can explore with apart from the giants mask

[@hollowhoagie6441]

I like that first theory, it makes the Fierce Deity sound more human and creates the, "absolute power corrupts absolutely," Moral undertone for the Fierce Deity. I'm not a fan of cookie cutter heroes that do no wrong, or very little wrong, so a hero who falls down a path of corruption and either agrees to seal his power away out of a realization that he's gone down an irreversible path or the ancient tribe manages to seal him in a trap before he could come to this realization is something I like. That was a single sentence, wow.

[@DemonEyeXGamer]

the fierce deity is Termina's counterpart to Link (or rather adult Link) while Majora is just Termina's counterpart to Ganon.

[@AlbaCOR3]

I love this vidoe, please do more Majora's Mask theories. I'm going to post my comments in a list order to keep it cleaner and not ramble on: 1. I agree with your argument for the Fierce Deity being an anti-hero. Anti-heroes were popular during the decade that Majora's Mask was released and the idea correlates with the Fierce Deity's title and appearance in artwork (the art designer for OoT and MM was very focused on the story as well and wanted to be a film director). 2. I would love to see you do a video on Hylian Dan's Stone Tower of Babel Theory. Very compelling ideas in there about the Stone Tower being a "Tower of Babel" in Termina, and the people of Termina blaspheming the Golden Goddesses of Hyrule and worshiping the Four Giants. Also the Stone Tower being some sort of worship place (perhaps by the ancient tribe?) of Majora, with the upside down Triforces placed in a blasphemous way, and Majora possibly being a female deity. Here is Hylian Dan's theories: www.zeldainformer.com/the_message_of_majoras_mask1/#.VLgmg9m9K0d 3. Majora's and the Fierce Deity's symbolism. The Fierce Deity is obviously assosciated with the moon by his armor and silver colors, Majora is symbolized with the sun. This theory is VERY interesting and goes in depth towards this: thevoiceofslopez.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/lozmm-fan-fiction-majora-fiercediety/ 3a. Majora in my opinion is a female entity. I don't want to piss anyone off, Majora doesn't really HAVE to be male or female, but I think there is evidence by its appearance and voice in the game that hints at it being female. It correlates with the Sun and Moon good theory about Majora and the Fierce Deity where there symbolism with the sun and moon parallels the wedding tradition of the people of Termina (i.e. Anju & Kafei's Moon and Sun masks - there is some sort of duality going on there). 4. I would also love to see you tie in the ideas of the ancient tribe actually being the Terminian counterparts of the Sheikah Tribe in Hyrule. Nintendo did state that Termina was created by "accident" when Hyrule was formed, so yes, Majora could very well be what Demise ended up becoming in the world of Termina, and the story of the Goddess of Time fits very neatly with the Goddess Hylia and the Hero being the Fierce Deity. What if the ancient tribe are really the Sheikah Tribe of Termina and they went on to become the Dark Interlopers before OoT and then the Twili in Twilight Princess? This would make for such a compelling story when you think of Termina being a parallel world with the Stone Tower, Ancient Tribe, Majora's Mask, Fierce Deity, and the Twili. 5. Would love Nintendo to make another Termina game, taking place before Majora's Mask. It would take place even "before" Skyward Sword in Termina where you play as the Fierce Deity and we flesh out his background story and Majora's story and the ancient tribe's story. What do you think? I would love to collaborate or see you do a video on Hylian Dan's Stone Tower of Babel theories and the connection between the Ancient Tribe and Majora's Mask.

[@metroidlink6975]

I loved this so much!

[@iggy9790]

Cool theory, but 1 glaring issue: Happy Mask Salesman, a native of Hyrule, picks up Majoras Mask... In Hyrule... From a Hylian tribe... And the Goddess of Time is in OOT as well - not an exclusive Zelda counter part in a parallel world. Termina is a world parallel but not separate from Hyrule. I'm more partial to think that the Fierce Deity Mask - appearing very ceremonial - is actually a Mask fashioned after a legendary Hero (being a former, older, Link, as it always is in Zelda games, hence its looks). If we all recall too, unlike the other masks Link can harness anytime he wants, (Giants Mask not being used because he has no room to use it, not that he couldn't if he wanted to murder everyone), the mask of fierce deity only has power to transform Link when fighting any of the 5 Bosses... Which are evil Deities.... So, it is not the Mask of "A" Fierce Deity as everyone assumes, it is actually a Mask that draws & reflects the massive power FROM Fierce Deities the wearer faces; allowing the wearer to reflect that Deistic Power back at their enemies. That in mind, it was most likely a Ritual Mask fashioned to resemble a legendary hero used by the tribe that used the hexing Majoras Mask to reflect Majoras evil godlike powers and acting as a seal. Which is why you get the mask after breaking the 4 seals or clearing the 4 trials in the dreamlike alternate realm that is majoras innocence. Breaking the seals frees the mask once more. As an additional note to remember Skull Kid is also the actual one and the same Skull Kid that buys one of the happy masks off you in OOT as he recalls at the end of the game.

[@theforgottenone8384]

Termina is a timeline where the goddess of time never took form and only the hero faced the evil alone. This had made him never fostered a connection with others making him fierce and reckless with his actions. Both he and evil were more seen as the constant burden to land then a story of the hero stopping the villain, and so they were sealed away in mask prevent the constant fighting between the two.

[@kaliskonig]

Nice. I will watch this later. The books definitely contradict what we see ingame. I think that Termina exists physically in some plane for certain and was possibly a mostly barren world for the most part but when Skull Kid got MM, the world was populated with life and objects from his memories.

[@infuriatedcanadian731]

They're 100% going to do more about it.

[@davidholbrook6335]

The triforce of courage grants link the ability to overcome great fear allows him to reincarnate and Grant him his previous life's skill and acts like a power stockpiler for his magic not only this but it allows him to stay true to his destiny to become a Great hero and give some access to objects that over time were saturated his energy that becomes stronger and stronger from each generation's use.

[@kaylondrew5990]

Yes this right here you just became one of my fav if not my favorite zelda youtuber lol keep up good work

[@Treeink1]

When i was a kid and knew nothing about zelda but the box art and ocarina of time, i used to think Majoras mask was the opposite to master sword, because of the aesthetics of purple, one seals and destroys darkness, the other liberates it . maybe majoras mask as it emminates a red, purple orange vibe to the town, corrupts many people's hearts. who knows, i was just a kid.

[@crazyrocket2900]

I know that this contradicts most of the video (and that I'm commenting 2 years after it was made), but I think that the Fierce Deity Mask is actually the Termina representation of The Triforce of Power, forcing Link to give up all that he was (in the form of all the other masks), and turning him into a being of pure power. I know it's sort of flipping the staple of the genre on its head, but I think that our hero is actually representing power in this deadly duel. For once, Link is the one who can easily defeat his enemy and has all the power in the final battle. Additionally, to get the mask you have to sacrifice all that the hero stands for to achieve this fierce, god-like power that comes with it, much like when Ganondorf sheds his mortal being and intelligence to become, what I like to call, the Demon Pig aka Ganon. I think that the Termina's form of the Triforce of Courage is none other than the Skull kid. He is similar to Ravio in the sense that he is a more cowardly and less courageous Link who is easily manipulated. He still has good in his heart and let us not forget who the faries are with in the first part of the game. I don't have a counterargument to the Triforce of Wisdom being represented by the Goddess of Time, mostly b/c it fits into the other ones being swapped just fine and I didn't have a different fully flushed idea for it.

[@bossmaster7677]

I believe that the fierce deity is the creator of the Majora's Mask, they do look pretty similar, the hair looks the same, the face looks pretty similar, and Majora Said ''Why Do you wear such thick underneath your cloak?'' and the fierce deity wears very strong armor, and the description also Said that they both could carry the same Power, but that's just a theory

[@lemming8002]

you forgot that zelda mentions the godess of time in the cutscene of link's flashback.

[@neotev]

Very interesting theory. Im hopeing one day that Nintendo gives us more insight on him. Fierce Diety is so cool

[@FMHikari]

Ancient Tribe. The only ancient tribe that is nowhere to be seen are the Sheika's counterpart on Termina. Garo ninjas and Ikana warriors are present. Flat's grave is guarded by a female iron knuckle that wears pirate clothes underneath the armor so no dice as it's just a cursed pirate. Fierce Deity might have been Termina's old guardian that fell in battle against Majora in the past, Majora being sealed so it can no longer influence the world too much, and the Deity in case he is needed again to protect Termina.

[@zalmarick]

Fierce deity is link, after he gets sent back in time. Their is never an adult link there for, this is why The fierce deity looks like him. The twisted sword is the master sword and four swords bound together. If you think about time travel, adult link goes missing after young link is sent back in time, and ganon never happened. So where does demise attack near that time line period?... Key in the majora mask. Also the goddess of time, is missing because Zelda sealed ganon away, and caused the time line splits. Zelda just hasn't been reborn in that timeline.

[@LunaBari]

There not their

[@EarnestGamer]

This is all good and dandy, but it just seems like a lot of personal opinion rather than a theory to me, you do take data from the games but fail to provide actual proof as to the actual origin of the mask or the being called Fierce Deity.

[@Dilyguy]

I think you misunderstand what a theory is. Due to the lack of "actual proof" people make theories. If proof was found, it would no longer be a theory. It would be fact.

[@SuperCatsgomoo]

5:29 didn't know that i had the triforce all wrong, of course its power wisdom wisdom, what a good not full of holes video

[@GameOverJesse]

+Supercatsgomoo meow it's called a typo

[@SirCKT]

Or when he finished majora the first time they sealed majora in the mask. And he might have suffered a fatal wound and in fear that majora would come back the ancient people of termina sealed their hero in his own mask. And majoras mask was banished far away later found by happy salesman. And the deity mask was left to the 4 guardians later given to their close friend the imp when they decided to go to sleep to ensure that the deity mask be there in termina just in case majora came back. That’s why he gives it to link when he realizes he is a hero cause only a hero can harness the power within the mask. Maybe that’s why the imp was so obsessed with masks because the one he got from his four friends.

[@Josh-sv8nj]

though these theories are certainly interesting, zelda herself mentions "the Goddess of Time". So then if Zelda mentions this, then The Goddess of Time and Hylia can't be counterparts, as one wouldn't exist in the world of the other, and vice versa. There are many things in the other theories that have a lot of merit, but it still offers some interesting food for thought. This is why I love Zelda series, it's so damn deep.

[@SirEchoGaming]

Maybe the Fierce Deity sacrificed himself to be sealed into the mask so that when Majora awakened again, the new hero of Termina could have access to his power? Kinda similar to how the sages were in OOT but this time in a more physical way.

[@Kyrious]

This is why Majoras Mask is my Favorite Zelda Game.

[@brandonwaggoner4247]

I have to agree with the creators still about Fierce Deity. Best way to think of him, is the memories of the people of Termina. The answer is right there. So the same could be said for Majora. It's all the people of Termina, & the choices they make, reflecting on good & bad memories, which when enough time goes by... (no that isn't a goddess of time pun) when enough time goes by, a reincarnation of Fierce Deity, & Majora are made into play. Kinda like in Breath of the Wild. How the Link wasn't reincarnated for like 100 years until after Zelda & Gannon. So Zelda purposely sealed him with all her power until Link reincarnated. Anyways so say more people of Termina does bad over good, a reincarnation of Majora would eventually come into effect, which normally will happen before the hero is reincarnated. Because if there is mostly good over evil, there is no need for a hero to slap an ant of evil. So eventually you get enough people taking kind hearted action & standing up for what is right, & fighting for good, then the Fierce Deity is reincarnated to take action. Who of all people really took action enough to save Termina? Link did! The game even itself, if you don't complete it w/ 100% of the masks, no Fierce Deity mask. So Link is not only collecting masks, but doing a whole bunch of good, to give power to reincarnate the Fierce Deity, not to his knowledge he is. Now for Majora having possession of the mask itself, my only idea i can thinknof for that is that Majora knew the time for mischief was up, & eventually would've been slayed down, until the people of Termina down enough bad to reincarnate Majora. So that Majora could be mischievous once again for a time. Don't the people of Termina worship the 4 Giants, & not the heavens? So if the heavens can't give them the reincarnations they need to be a balanced society, only the memories the people of Termina can, & it depends on how much good & bad are delt. That's my theory.

[@FrozenSolid90]

Just some random thoughts on the Fierce Deity... I don't think the Fierce Deity is necessarily a person, in the same way the other three transformation masks were. Rather he is a deity, with no specific form but rather more orless just the mask... The mask would change the person wearing it, the same way the Deku, Zora and Goron masks do... The appearance in similarity to Link could possibly be from the fact that Hylians are a common race all over in the world of Zelda... As for what the Fierce Deity is, the mask was given to Link by the kids living in the Moon, and does have a Crescent Moon on the chest of his armor, he might be somewhat related to the Moon. And considering the use of a lot of bright colors on the Fierce Deity, I think it might just be the Moon being worshipped as a god, and the Hylian appearance being attributed to them being a rather widespread race... And the way it manifests in Majora's Mask being heavily influenced by the fact that the Moon is about to crash down on Termina and destroy it.

[@HDLink_mabinogi]

13:25 wow that makes alot of sense... he decide get revenge of every one soo the evil inside the mask make that plan using the skullkid ... if he destroy everyding even himselft that can make him FREE to be saled in the mask XDD thats awesome way of do everything ... he provably reborn as the evil of that dimencion ones again

[@wattums9141]

I’m just spitballing here but considering Majora is demise’s counterpart there wouldn’t be any curse being made in termina so the same things may have happened with majora becoming a mask but back before he was a mask, Majora may have been much stronger and in a way invincible do the only thing that could have been done is to trap it into a mask

[@laucio1918]

“I have a video Linked in the description” 2:03 link-ed hahahahaha

[@evilmidget]

I can't get over how solid your videos on Zelda theory are. they have been a HUGE help to me as I continue to write my Termina Bible. Without spoiling too much, I built on that short story at the end of the manga. I theorized that after the mask was carved, the warrior donned it, gaining the power of forsight. He forsaw various races traveling to Termina in search of a better life and used the mask to split into four beings that shared one conciousness. After using the power of the mask to create Termina as we know it, they cast the mask aside, fearing it's mis use. Majora, however felt betrayed, used, and rejected, thus its hate grew and festered for many centuries. That is why it gave the skull kid full reign of it's powers. It saw a kendrid spirit in the skull kid, him also having been abandoned by the Giants. the story of the four Giants is actually about Majora, not the skull kid and the events of Majora's mask are pretty much history repeating itself.

[@Squashh_]

I know this video is pretty old I just want to say you forgot what you said earlier somebody usually turns into a mask when dead or near death so what if this could have been a place where instead of the hero winning like usual it's the opposite the hero falls in battle near death when *twist* the masked sales man turns him into a mask leaving his soul and power that matches the gods for which he is called firce dieity The part where the sales man comes in is really only cause he just has the knowledge about these masks and who knows maybe if not the salesman an ancestor

[@micahhendrix5458]

19 min video amd five god damn ads

[@derdox6720]

16:54 the manga states that that last chapter of the manga was something that wasn't in the game and was imagined by the mangaka. you could've said just that to discard it :D

[@foofgam8700]

The Fierce Deity Antihero theory reminds me of Galacta Knight from Kirby.

[@alexeddy2665]

I believe the diety mask was supposed to be a trick to turn link evil and it didn't because link is pure of heart so they had to fight to the death

[@codemancz798]

Majora's Mask is basically a retelling of the Tiamat myth.

[@elizabethcabbage9817]

The lavender town in there to make the mood spookier. Haha

[@GameOverJesse]

yes

[@jackpluymers7120]

Someone finally called out hyrule encyclopedia. your my hero Jesse

[@GameOverJesse]

haha. thanks

[@timothyhayes2963]

You said wisdom twice. The last one is courage.

[@bruhed1117]

Majoras mask has the triforce above both eyes like the sheikah symbol but with no tear

[@FirstLast-cj4uz]

I hope that Botw2 has termina in at least a section of the game, like maybe there is a portal to it under ground where you need to do a dungeon there or maybe traveling past the hurtle border there, there could be some other boss besides majora, maybe someone evil took feirce diety mask or you have to defeat the boss with the mask

[@elirivas7581]

I think the fierce diety mask is all the transformation masks fused together to make the fierce diety from all four main stages of termina bc there are four Giants they agree to help link because they seem him as.......

[@dragonlord3376]

My theory is that they sealed the fierce deity so that if majora ever got free someone could unseal him or put on the mask to fight him

[@zenotoxic3761]

Nonification squad. Plus I've never clicked on a video faster.

[@GameOverJesse]

thank you :P

[@inthemeadows823]

Zelda- Wisdom Link- Courage not the other way around

[@particles9221]

The legend of Zelda is a story about light vs dark, sorta like what we have in our reality. The power of God vs the power of Satan. Zelda clearly shows what evil and darkness can do to a land or kingdom and how light can cleanse it and remove it. Zelda/Ganon/Link the triforce that holds everything together, it keeps it all balanced.

[@Sour.Lemonz]

But isn’t Majora’s mask of our hyrulian origin? In that case it wouldn’t be a counterpart, just a separate entity

[@lucaszirbel2873]

What I think is they sealed the fierce Deiety so that a hero of pure heart like link could defeat majora and banish him forever

[@allanshires]

This video is very good. But the fierce mask, could it be that the reincarnation of both Link and Zelda be the fierce Diety? Fierce as in the hero and Diety as how Zelda is a sage?

[@pitongus]

Link's triforce part is the triforce of courage, not wisdom. The playful one is Skull Kid, not Majora.

[@Cantombstonesodagetsunswithnov]

Does anyone realize that the kids are the happy mask salesman just in a kid form

[@lynchmaker3675]

I believe the Fierce Deity sacrificed himself/volunteered to go into the mask

[@Atlas0117]

BTW great background music!!!

[@juliusnickel9508]

I just have one question. Why does the kid in the moon owns the mask of fierce deity?

[@ParaSheld]

YOure thinking way too far, majoras mask is that of him! Majora himself. He was a hexer until he was formed into a mask lifeless, over time his life returned enough to hex someone to do his work until he was strong enough to take control. And at the end you see majora had reformed most if not all of his complete body and power. Fierce deity is that, the deity of a warrior. A warrior who died helping seal away majora.

[@ParaSheld]

That deity was also link of another time. With helping stop majora in the past and sealing majora away link died and was formed into a mask for the return of majora. Ocarina of time link went to his future self, in majoras mask link became his past self.

[@ziggieice]

who was the guy who was talking at the very beginning of the video

[@Phoenix_Down444]

Its hard to pay attention to you with those awesome guitar remixes in the back

[@danielhampson1124]

Great video especially at the beginning.. just gets really slow towards the middle and end

[@Jaiso]

You know what... Let's just stop making this difficult and say Termina is part of the world of Hyrule. All this parallel world stuff is too complicated. :P

[@TheDocbach]

But even that makes things complicated. Do Hyrule and Termina have the same moon? Does Termina`s destruction also mean Hyrule`s? Maybe the entire planet has more than 1 moon and that's why the two moons look completely different?

[@basketbomberslackingson4417]

You called courage wisdom

[@tiaamdunord7817]

5:30 you said the wisdom triforce piece twice

[@luigi95-]

If termina is real, why it has parallel tri force ? (Majora, time goddess,fiercedeity) shouldnt the world be one and only

[@codemancz798]

There's a different Triforce in Link Between Worlds.

[@daeonmcneal3879]

could the fierce deity be one of the members of the tribe that sealed majora

[@davidholbrook6335]

The fierce deity became a deity because his reincarnated status plus the triforce of power supercharging him equals deity status.

[@TrungNguyen-rb9mg]

Wait link has Wisdom? i thought he was courage.

[@travisstandridge7148]

They did it so there was a power around to beat the mask

[@AT7outof10]

"Termina is an actual physical location near Hyrule" Boy if that's the case I'd love to return there some day in a future game!

[@brood5184]

inb4 breath of the wild dlc 2 if they include many aspects of OoT in botw and the dlc adds a big new area i wouldn't be surprised if they added a couple nods to majoras mask. Probably not but hey, i can hope.

[@shaofgreed]

if you look on the botw map there is a lake named after mikaui and next to it a lake named after lulu.

[@Lucifronz]

+Wayward Swagabond Considering the drastic change in times, it wouldn't ever be the same. It's the difference between OoT and Wind Waker. Everything's different. Irreversibly so.

[@philosophalotaku7325]

YES

[@scatlinksean]

So how the heck didn't Hyrule see that moon?

[@SabreTheTiger]

12:13 This moment with Ganondorf made me realize why the Twinrova sisters had fire and ice powers, it is because the desert is scorching hot during the day, and freezing cold in the night.

[@GameOverJesse]

can you explain? I wrote this and I still don't get that out of the video. lol am I missing something or just dumb :p

[@SabreTheTiger]

It wasn't related to your script really, it just occurred to me reading what Ganon said about the desert's wind. I think it was just an inspiration for the developer of those two, and it's not even proof really

[@GameOverJesse]

so the fire and ice from twin rova is related to the cold and heat of the desert? I actually took a screen shot of this and asked people in my discord if they understood what you were saying. Very interesting thought though.

[@SabreTheTiger]

I'm sorry if i'm not very clear about it, English is not my native language XD But I realize it's petty unrelated to your vid.

[@GameOverJesse]

your english is good, I just didn't understand the connection until you pointed it out.

[@rockweex5484]

Most scariest part of Majora's mask: Tingle

[@account-cg2gz]

Tingle Tingle Koolaa Limpah

[@feeharn5531]

Emmie Dillard don’t steal his magic words!

[@briandoesstuff4831]

His name is tingle He wants to be a fairy He wears tight clothes He throws white stuff everywhere Tingle is an innuendo.

[@hjghjgjhhjkhklk2683]

and he transcends timelines too. a fucking demon

[@ImNoBanana]

@The person who steals Comments ikr, I bet tingle will be laughing his a** of BC u described yourself. A SHITFACE.

[@mad_quack]

In the Zelda: Collectors Edition for the GameCube that has Zelda 1 and 2, OOT and MM, the manual states, and I quote directly from the manual, “Having waged his battles across time to defeat the evil Ganon and restore peace to Hyrule, Link departed from the land that made him a legend. On a personal journey in search of a beloved and invaluable friend, Link was waylaid while traveling through the Lost Woods, and his horse and precious Ocarina were stolen from him. His pursuit of the villain led him into the strange, parallel world of Termina, where he found his fate tied to its impending doom...” When I read this the first time it sealed the deal to me that Termina was a real place, not a dream or 5 stages of death or whatever. Parallel or not, it’s a physical place.

[@tomboyjessie1352]

Exactly, Nintendo has spent YEARS after YEARS that it's a parallel world, there's even in-game evidence that it's real.

[@michaelhoney7]

If the Fierce Diety is indeed linked to the concept of 'Time' within Termina, isn't it then interesting how the 'Double Helix Sword' he wields physically symbolizes the 'Infinity' symbol, to further substantiate this connection?

[@Relfar2]

I really like the idea of it almost being a cultural thing. Like Hyrule has all these seals and realms while Termina has always dealt in Mask based magic.

[@UltravioletNomad]

It seems to me that despite termina having a paralleled trinity, the Goddess of Time doesn't have a stake in the fight of chaos and order. Fierce Deity and Majora battled more as equals, and the deity was set to obliterate all evil as sworn duty. Its very possible that he was already respected by the people of termina, but did not sit well with the idea of sealing evil away. His perspective is to murder majora, not let it live, and deep down he understands that sealing it would break the cycle and render him without an equal. I think its likely he chose to be sealed, for both the good of termina and fear that if he perished with no rivals, he would no be reincarnated. The decision to seal both combating forces is in a sense, freezing time for the figures, as if the goddess of time heeded the necessity of peace by halting the battle while swords still clashed.

[@zenonia2000]

snoop

[@gameman7871]

what if the goddess of time was actually sealed in the clock tower like Majora or the Fierce Deity, I can't say why but that would explain why the tower is so important, as well as the moon just happened to crash into the clock tower first, that could have been Majora trying to get rid of the goddess of time so she couldn't interfere

[@officernasty467]

No . Majora was NEVER evil , but ganon yeah hes real dick lol

[@HaveButOneLife]

I don't think it's that complicated. To me, Majora is the name of the tribesmen that absorbs negative energy and personalities of the wearer(s) and like Aonuma said the Fierce Deity's mask holds the positive energy of all the people in Termina.

[@themusicninjas5696]

So...like...Demolition Man?

[@louisekleiser2016]

Imagine link being the reincarnation of the firce deity how cool would that be!

[@supersmashbrosmelee2105]

They both have the same hair and they look the same

[@JariDawnchild]

Makes you wonder if there's some distant genetic connection somewhere. I still say the Zelda makers are playing across the surface of a planet they've crafted and we haven't seen all of it yet.

[@supersmashbrosmelee2105]

Mary Fowlie oh ok

[@cringyperson9670]

You mean even before Demise's curse?

[@TheRealAeternum]

I mean that's what I believe

[@samsungrefrigeratorcondens4354]

5:27 - 5:33 Triforce of... wisdom? you mean courage right?

[@laurentecrivain6944]

Уеah, I noticed that too. Zelda is the holder of the Triforce of Wisdom while Link is the holder of the Triforce of Courage by destiny after Ganondorf unintentionally separated them trying to get all three, receiving only the Triforce of Power.

[@66billygunn]

No he means porky pig

[@kaylasmith9884]

Laurent Écrivain me too

[@blblbl115]

Termina is a mirrored universe. Unlike Hyrule and Lorule, the triforce 'isn't' flipped upsidedown. When you mirror the triforce. It's still right side up, but 2 triangles have changed.

[@juliogomila8699]

Inkling Kid there we go finally someone with some brains I've been looking through the comments to see if anyone else caught this

[@jordanmorris8033]

Nobody's figured it out yet? The only way you can get the fierce Deitys mask is if u compete all side quests. And the mask contains all the memories of the people of Termina. Memories that wouldn't exist without you helping all the people of termina/side quests. It's one of those "Back to the future" time loop kinda things. The "fierce Deity" is Link. But like all fables and legends they're always larger then life, kinda like the F.D is so much larger then link.. But termina will always remember the boy who solved all their problems and saved them from certain doom, and finally broke the cycle.

[@arempy5836]

If Termina even exists outside of skullkid's/Majora's influence.

[@jordanmorris8033]

@@arempy5836 or was skull kid/Majora an influence on termina

[@rattlesnakeparedez1]

So could the F.D be the hero of time from another time line? If the mask contains the memories of termina then the only explanation I can think of is the F.D being another link from a past timeline that encountered termina before to seal of majora. Cause just like ganon, majora is probably going to resurrect again one day.

[@neildelossantos9705]

I believe that by helping all of the people of Termina and retrieving their masks, he is following in the footsteps of his counterpart in that alternate universe. Your answer seems right, and so does the part where the Fierce Deity is the embodiment of all the memories. (As you need to trade all masks to get his) The anomaly here is Link, and by completing everything, he is able to assume the form that he would have taken if he was originally from this universe. Skull Kid was possessed by Majora, there by assuming his role in this alternate universe, while Link would need to be “the other” to fulfill his. And yes, in the game Link could defeat him as himself, but I believe it’s canon that Link wears the Fierce Deity mask for the final battle.

[@morganlucas8659]

So, the Fierce Deity is kind of like, a consolidated timeline? Every person you help and every deed you accomplish, all in one three-day span- which is impossible normally- is collapsed into one identity, and that is what makes the Fierce Deity so formidable. I love this theory! Good thinking!

[@emilyterrill3129]

While you were talking about the creation of the transition masks you mentioned they seemed to have to be made from the dead or dying. That made me think, maybe Termina's hero was mortally wounded during his fight against Majora and as such was unable to finish the job only weakening it so it could be sealed. This would explain him becoming a transformation mask when Majora didn't.

[@smogre5143]

Did you call link kind-hearted? He walks into houses without permission, steals money, breaks pots, and sometimes (or maybe just me) throws the pots at the owner of the house!

[@brood5184]

... for the greater good!

[@az-pb8by]

Technically it's the player doing it but i get your point lol

[@youtubeknight880]

FIGHT ME but the game encourages this kind of action by rewarding you with rupees

[@--7772]

you do kinda need those rupees and that is one of the easiest way to get them

[@ata-wr8oe]

He also attacks chickens remember that

[@austinkuntv5411]

I side with the "sealed hero to be awake during Majora's resurgence" idea. The same tactic was used in Breath of the wild (sorta). Link was put to sleep for 100 years to be awakened again when Ganon was to come back and rule Hyrule again, and the people of Hyrule had to live without their hero during that time.

[@GameOverJesse]

Thanks man

[@todd4715]

What if the Fierce Deity the protector and guardian of Termia. He could've been sealed as a respect. Because he was dying.

[@HaveButOneLife]

IMO there was no "he". The mask is just godlike energy.

[@fallscape1748]

@@HaveButOneLife you sure about that?

[@popsicIes]

@Dante Abaddon Hell, it could be. Perhaps the only reason why it didn't take control of Link was because they had a common enemy: Majora.

[@rey3103]

Fierce Deity, to me, is the ancient terminian counterpart of Link. Sealed within a mask to be wielded against great evil. I.e. Majora

[@Magloyr]

First: we have the triforce of power Second; the triforce of wisdom And, the triforce of wisdom Me: wow 2 wisdoms? Cool

[@LunaBari]

He probably meant courage.

[@jasperr-d758]

I've always seen the Feirce Deity as the first Link in time to be worthy of holding the full triforce sealed away within a mask. Mainly because of the solid triangle on the chest of his armor

[@galacticgila219]

What if the soul in Fierce Deity is the original Link? The one from Skyward Sword

[@doomgodx99]

GameOver Jesse, I am not sure how many people brought it up but you called the Triforce of Courage the Triforce of Wisdom at 5:28.

[@AnityEx]

yeah, I noticed it too

[@keerokamiya9126]

and me

[@lunarrainbow2501]

ergozeta i notice that

[@zacthemastodonranger]

I notice that as well

[@tylerconaway5933]

I noticed too :(

[@SamuraiBill]

to me, Termina is a shattered glass mirror universe. a world of opposites. in Hyrule all that can go right will, but in Termina, murphys law applies. instead of 1 hero there was 3. instead of 3 goddess there are 4 giants. the heroes dont succeed they fail. Hyrules royal family prospers the Termina royal family falls. likewise, Hyrules royal family seemingly serves the light, while Termina's the darkness. there are so many ways to look at the map and see more opposites between the 2.

[@DemonEyeXGamer]

My Geek Life who were the three heroes?

[@SamuraiBill]

DemonEyeX makau, darmi and the deku kid with no name.

[@hornedgoddess8191]

I also agree Makau, Darmi and the Deku child were the heroes because they were courageous enough to act, even if they did fail.

[@TheDocbach]

Interesting. You could even apply that opposites logic to Link and Skull Kid. Both Link and Skull Kid were outsiders who didn't fit in at one point and they both lived in the forest. Link didn't fit in with the rest of Kokokiri because he didn't have a fairy and because he was Hylian. Skull kid didn't fit in with the other Giants and they left him to himself. Both find fairys that befriend them, and both find access to a new power. But Link uses his power to try and protect Hyrule, while Skull Kid uses his power to get revenge on those he didn't fit in with. Skull Kid could represent what Link may have become if he decided to live a more resentful life.

[@jacobgiles8425]

My head canon was that the fierce deity willingly gave himself up to become a mask so that he could be used to stop majora if Majora's mask got used

[@rachelsweet3725]

DUDE! YOU"RE MAKING ZELDA THEORIES AGAIN! YESSSS!!!!!!!

[@pbgamer115]

Rachel Sweet I know I'm so happy 😭

[@calibvr]

F2f fb

[@dixonbuttes]

5:31 Link and Zelda both got the triforce of wisdom?!

[@codemancz798]

The Fierce Deity is a Fierce Deity. Aonuma's quote about memories is a play of words.

[@GameOverJesse]

Aonuma has a few quotes. Each different than the other. Which one are you referring to?

[@codemancz798]

@@GameOverJesse "The memories of the people of Termina are inside the Fierce Deity mask."

[@FlOWBOOLIN]

I think that the fierce deity made a sacrifice like Vegeta but he was sealed anyway like what if a leader of the tribe told the fierce deity that if he died he wouldn’t see the goddess of time but knowing it would save someone he loves (maybe the princess at the end of Majoras credits) so he fought and was able to help stop Majora enough to make him be sealed like the Majora boss room and they were both sealed to the mask form as a fierce deity sacrifice thus sealing him and making him a mask