Majora's Mask - Terrible Fate

A tribute to the legendary game, this short showcases Skull Kid’s dark origin story. Our take on how the Zelda Universe could be realized in film. A labor of love for all those involved, this is a gift to the fans.
/ emberlab
Director: Mike Grier
Story Adaptation: Josh Grier
Animation Director: Hunter Schmidt
Mask Seller: Masashi Odate
Skull Kid: Joe Zieja
Cinematographer: Boa Simon
1st Assistant Camera: Jenny Hou
Lighting & Rendering: James Beck
Music & Sound: Theophany
Skull Kid Design: Nate Hallinan & Art of Vic
Skull Kid Model: Anders Ehrenborg
Majora's Mask Model: Cordell Felix
Mask Seller Model: Carlos Ortega and Pedro Conti
Clock Tower Concept: Kalen Chock
Clock Tower Modeling: Karem Yamin
Rigging: Chris Lesage
Animation: Jakob Christensen
Pre-Vis: Julie Griener, Rachel Beltran, Jacqueline Yee, Aharonit Elior, Taylor Reynolds

[@TheGamerFromMars]

Now I want to see a Majora's Mask movie.

[@hiichur25]

Whoa, it's TheGamerFromMars

[@hiichur25]

I like your channel, it's very interesting..

[@TheLakesideLazuli]

ayyy TheGamerFromMars, love your content m8

[@MagickFlavour]

TheGamerFromMars everyone does.

[@joem1068]

These guys gotta get a deal with Nintendo.

[@hanskasperstorhaug8504]

Why does it look like it`s animated in 2040

[@MegaRayan2011]

Because its a cg animation

[@chelle2469]

No dip, Sherlock

[@DeathnoteBB]

This is what you can do with modern technology. Movie studios cut corners and go as fast as possible so they can make money as soon as possible Fan works have love and time

[@reporter6836]

Cuz it was made in 2040 B)

[@isweartofuckinggod]

Because it's not all CG. The environments are real places they filmed and then added the CG characters into.

[@elvickRULES]

With the Mario movie so successful, I’d love to see a dark, eerie Majora’s Mask movie. I know it’ll never happen. But a person can dream

[@bruuuh4892]

Mario movie sucked compared to this. I'm not being aggresive w you, just opinion

[@lordofmcflies8982]

@@bruuuh4892 that mario movie was just a nostalgia trip for older fans and a fun adventure for younger fans. It wasn't supposed to be a complicated story, and I enjoyed it for what it was. Did you? Your opinion is valid, but implies you didn't like it

[@bruuuh4892]

@@lordofmcflies8982 In my case I'm an older fan. Known Nintendo since the 90s. And my opinion is that the script was bad, and lacked Nintendo essence. That's what Illuminatons took care of. I think Ember Lab would have done a job 10 times better. Just my opinion, Jack Black was excellent though.

[@bruuuh4892]

@@lordofmcflies8982 I dont think a complicated story Is what we need. I mean, puss in boots 2, was a simple story and is a masterpiece.

[@cooldawg2009]

They are making a Legend of Zelda movie. Not sure of what format/style

[@yvonnesterling3163]

After six years, I finally realized that Skull Kid's stumbling and screaming when he puts on the mask is directly inspired by Link's animations when he puts on the transformation masks. And Skull Kid looking up at the camera for one final scream means the transformation is complete, just like with Link's masks. Amazing. Beautiful. Absolutely astounding the amount of details the animation team here added. It's 2023 and I'm still noticing new things

[@jamesw5287]

definitely. These folks need to be in charge of a Majora's Mask film without a doubt!!! I'd go to the cinemas to see a 2hr version of his short countless times!

[@ElFreakinCid]

Another detail I love is the Happy Mask Salesman's voice. Did you notice his accent? He's played by a Japanese actor, which is very fitting when you realize the character was modelled after Shiggy.

[@makorain4668]

Omg how did I not see this lol

[@deeezey_2239]

Another thing that is noticeable but is never out right stated is that these transformations HURT, either you're ripping limbs body structure to fit the form Or your ripping your soul into there body or vice versa Either way it's cracked Also also the mask has tentacles it could easily be plugging the ears eyes and nose sockets like some alien face hugger Anyway welcome to my nightmares

[@tannerschmidt9091]

Calm down. You look way too deeply into shit. Majora took skull kid's soul . He was just an imp who found a mask and it gave him unimaginable power. He used to be friends with 4 giants. Forest, Snow, Fire, Stone. Get yer shit right before ruining a godsend game

[@elongates9451]

This makes majora seem scarier than ganon

[@C.D.B.E.E.]

He is though

[@BM-jy2gh]

Ganon is a giant boar with magic, who's origins we know clearly. Majora is a powerful eldritch horror which can consume even the best of people who's only desire is chaos, and we have no clue where it came from. So yeah, Majora is scarier than Ganon

[@hackyzach3697]

Only thing Ganon has on Majora is the constant reincarnation

[@xxxhero7275]

Hacky Zach majora is a cursed soul that can destroy a planet and move a moon while Ganon is a being of pure demise that is cursed to bring destruction to hyrule,They’re both pretty much the same but one curse is on a mask and the other is on hyrule.On top of that majors is stronger than ganon, majora might as well be a stronger ganon curse that’s easier to break.

[@BM-jy2gh]

@@hackyzach3697 You could argue Majora can reincarnate endlessly as long as the mask doesn't break, and, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think it does at the end of Majora's Mask

[@CamilaCuevas]

JUST TAKE MY MONEY ALREADY

[@morgana6236]

wow Camila Cuevas here~ You like Maroja's Mask too, that's cool! (lolol I love your animations)

[@TheHideout0]

owww it was unexpected to see you here

[@TimeLimit]

Agreed also I didn't think I would see you here

[@jajajasputin8927]

Camila Cuevas Camillllaaaa

[@Mitch-fc4vl]

ikr

[@whoknowswhocares3804]

What makes this even better is hearing the Happy Mask Sales man talking in a normal voice in the begining, getting more and more anxious, then at the end laughing out of pure insanity as his mind falls into chaos along with all of Termina.

[@wattsnottaken1]

Goosebumps on my arms and chills up my spine

[@ElFreakinCid]

You can practically feel the big Miyamoto grin forming on his face as he laughs.

[@gideonissa6068]

This is exactly how i would want a zelda movie too look/feel

[@Froggycolouring]

I hope not because this looks so normal and childish like something made by disney, and I wouldn’t want that for majoras mask

[@Drifter4804]

@@Froggycolouringtell me you are clueless without telling me you are clueless.

[@Froggycolouring]

@@Drifter4804 wdym

[@ruddy2009]

⁠@@Froggycolouring”so normal, and so Disney” Are you being sarcastic?

[@Froggycolouring]

@@ruddy2009 dunno I literally forgot I even commented that

[@coffeecat.1977]

and then there's the s o n i c m o v i e

[@iraidius3343]

Ah $&/@, here we go again.

[@count-countess8464]

reshare this video with your friends get it noticed again perfect time since the pikachu movie was good and we can get this to be a movie thats good

[@roguerae07]

Can we please stop talking about the Sonic movie P.S I wish this was the new movie coming out NOT The SoNiC MoViE!

[@theneworoldguyyoutube1064]

WE NEED MAJORA'S MASK MOVIE BOI!

[@R3SerialDreams2]

I was about to give this a like, but I'm gonna let it stay at 666. XD

[@ihavenoexperiencewiththist1775]

this got me hyped up for a movie that doesn't exist.

[@Cheezbal]

I know man... :(

[@soudelnoop]

sadly

[@RObloxlive387]

it’s real it came from cc movie

[@connorodom476]

@@RObloxlive387 ?

[@RObloxlive387]

@@connorodom476 yes it came from

[@Alienboi2005vidsandstuff]

3:16 This added so much to the short, the fact that it showed the fear in skull kid's eyes, as he was completely defenseless against the mask's control, that part really gives me chills.

[@alexs29]

Rewatching this after hearing about the latest live-action movie news just hurts....

[@tanya_thivier9]

Same

[@3DoublePoint]

Same, I was disappointed how they decided to take the live-action

[@Smashzilla...]

That doesn't change a thing

[@aellalee4767]

Same here! Honestly, I kinda wish they'd taken lead with this video and started out with a Happy Mask Salesman movie where he acquires the mask or something.

[@lexlay9899]

Same

[@adirblazkowics7717]

Is it just me, or does this animation look strangely better than your average theatre movie?

[@fraudcakes]

I was going to scoff at this ... but, among other elements, the vegetation on the forest floor is pretty incredible. Some of it is a cut above, yeah.

[@rosecatse]

Because "Your average theatre movie" is made by cheap bastards.

[@Martyn01823]

Well no, not cheap bastards per se. Just those with time constraints and a audience who will mainly not care for the details.

[@ROckstarP17]

It's because real life doesn't look like this. The whole thing was done through CGI and was made too look fantastical, with over-saturated colors and a lot of fancy effects. My guess is they were trying to make it feel like the video game.

[@aerohazard88]

This is a 4 minute short made with no time constraints as opposed to a feature-length movie with time and budgetary constraints. Be quiet.

[@TARS_0392]

If there is a Zelda game that deserves a movie, it is Majora's Mask

[@grumpydunmer]

They'd have to make an Ocarina of Time movie first, seeing as how it's the same Link in both games. I'd pay money to see both in a heartbeat.

[@slateoffate9812]

A trilogy of films, one for each day.

[@rodrigroudon1872]

For Halloween

[@minecraftgabby9reed776]

This anit a movie it's for the new version of the game

[@Perdix64]

Lawrence Gist not for each day each game they should include TP cause that’s the last official appearance of the Hero of Time

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

3:57 that blend of the scream leading into the actual skullkid scream is so clean bro

[@jaimecastellanos6404]

I never realized It until you pointed that out. Super clean man. Amazing job they did.

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

@@jaimecastellanos6404 Fr bro such a goated short

[@DebtsofImmortality]

Majora’s Mask is ranked to be the 5th most disturbing game title ever created, and this video amplifies the amount of terror that game provides tenfold. Truly a masterpiece of horror.

[@person13257]

Where’s that list?

[@typeinusernameisunav]

ya, list please.

[@Tackyauto]

Not ever, and not out of all games on the market. At least I can’t find any evidence of it. It’s the scariest/most disturbing Zelda game in the franchise but I can think of plenty of those games that top this. Outlast?

[@Tahkaullus01]

Hey Nintendo, it's been two years, where's the movie? What d'you mean this isn't a trailer?

[@eye333_]

Nintendo: It was made by EnberLab!

[@extrashifty578]

@@eye333_ they need to hire EmberLab and pay freakin good money.

[@liamwilson7549]

Marx u mean enburhRab 😂

[@yayiwolfe9444]

Nintendo is working with Illumination, the people that brought us Minions and Despicable Me, to make a Mario movie coming out in the next year or so. If it succeeds, they plan on unleashing a string of franchise movies. Majora's Mask being one of them, it's rumored to be aimed towards older teens and young adults because they don't want to hold back.

[@pongmagick7256]

@@liamwilson7549 yikes

[@ZeldaMaster]

HOLY SHIT...

[@samthesuperdude2368]

ZM man boi! What are you doing here!? Probably the same as all of us! 😅

[@TheGeekLegend]

ZeldaMaster I knew you would comment here!! Great animation!! :)

[@sgt.celestial]

ZeldaMaster I know right!? it's really amazing I need more of this in my life btw your awesome and I love your videos

[@ayubrudolph7967]

you now it's good if it attracts the Zelda master. love your vids btw

[@player9184]

ZeldaMaster Hi ZeldaMaster! 😊

[@Wolffman109]

To be honest, the part that creeped me out the most was when we saw the Skull Kid's true mouth. It just looked... EERIE.

[@scintillam_dei]

Like a very old person´s withered-skin mouth.

[@Wolffman109]

@@scintillam_dei Thank you for providing tonight's nightmare.

[@shadowofseattle1338]

I thought it was funny! He looks like groot!

[@OrangeoMC]

@@shadowofseattle1338THAT’S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY

[@green8017]

I just realised that those guys are basically groots@@shadowofseattle1338

[@PorkChopzor]

7 years later and this is still one of the best animations I've ever seen. I wish it could become reality.

[@iurialvesmaciel6000]

They're making a Zelda live-action now in case you didn't know. I really wanted it to be animated instead, but we can pray

[@sethadder8045]

Someone hire this guy for movie animation/game animation it's too fuckin real

[@pigjuice6499]

I KNOW RIGHT?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@kingnamor7777]

This is some good damn animation here.

[@joem1068]

It's a team of people animating

[@Reinvenged8164]

It's a whole studio I believe

[@dablazingbryan5559]

Joe Mueller correction. Two people animated this. The others did rendering, production, and etc...

[@dylo7564]

This shows that skull kid is the victim to majora too. Just an innocent, reckless child. He met with a terrible fate, didn't he?

[@razorcloud1]

I mean skull kids are pretty tragic to begin with. They are children that get lost in the kokiri forest, and eventually get turned into stalfos

[@LITTLE1994]

Clearly.

[@sixnps]

In the game, at the end, the Skull Kid was freed and he and the fairies enjoyed the carnival after the Mask had been defeated.

[@ellugerdelacruz2555]

Kinda like Gollum from LotR. This all gives me ONE RING vibes TBH.

[@minelordx3646]

or did he

[@Arjanator]

I love how Skull Kid's voice deepens when he puts on the mask, just like Link when he puts on the transformation masks.

[@firebirdanimates]

6 Years later and this is still a masterpiece

[@CaptainSoftboy501]

Agreed 😩

[@guiguig5999]

it gets more dramatic when you realize this is about a kid's life being ruined by a small amount of curiosity leading him to a dark future

[@interestingusername306]

I think what you wanted to say was: Leading him to a terrible fate.

[@yipps1171]

@@interestingusername306 GG, you made a reference, with was an obvious one at that.

[@tomfoster314]

Did he die

[@yipps1171]

@@tomfoster314 nop

[@snowpawwolf1123]

Same thing happened to me when I first googled "Furries" smh

[@howaboutno3575]

"Nothing can withstand its power" Botw Link: meh, its just a mask

[@JMScibra]

BotW takes place after it lost all its power, so at that point it IS just a mask.

[@AnnoyingMystery]

i thought in botw it was probably just a replica made to look like it

[@thedukeconiosantiago9180]

@@AnnoyingMystery no that is the mask he somehow dropped it again lmao but it doesn't take control but have a hypnotizing way to monsters

[@Zeywerks]

At the end of Majora’s Mask the salesman says the Mask lost it’s power.

[@thedukeconiosantiago9180]

@@Zeywerks when?

[@bloodysugarcube9844]

3:10 I like to think that what the mask salesman is seeing here is what's actually happening in reality, maybe not so much with the fire, but those tendrils are real and they are hypnotizing skull kid, making his reality seem like he's just simply placing it on his face

[@sparrow_solas]

the fleshy tendrils are what dig into his face and secure the mask to the host, hence the screaming.

[@thecultguy]

Wishfully thinking that when Nintendo says they're making a live action Zelda movie, they actually mean "live action" like the Lion King remake, and it can actually look more like this short film.

[@dannywolf1276]

when you hear about a game being made into a movie, you'd expect it to look like this.

[@dennisganim8587]

Exactly but most companies want to change things around to make it different or "more realistic"

[@somerandominternetweirdo9962]

Saddly once a major studio gets involved it becomes %100 profit driven, the movie would consist of endless waves of exposition attempting to explain zelda lore to people who've never played any of the games, it would try to be both serious and funny, it would try to aim for children and adults, it would shove in political messages and diversity casting, and would inevitably become a cluttered unfocused mess of concepts attempting to appeal to the widest audience possible and end up appealing to none... This video right here is a masterpiece of love and effort, as someone who does a lot of 3d design, simple things like the water running off skull kids hat, to the animating skill where the happy mask salesman has this perfect expression of unsettling malice, it truly shows the soul and passion put into this, something that a major studio doing a full length movie would just never be able to accomplish. Lizard people of the movie studios have never exactly been known to have souls.

[@kendreon4539]

but no, they just make a movie that has the main 3 characters of Zelda (Link,Ganon,Zelda) in some overly unfunny circumstance that otherwise has nothing to do with the games.

[@thatoneoctopus7494]

and then it ends up looking like the mario movie from the 90's lol

[@kendreon4539]

@@thatoneoctopus7494 pretty much

[@merk9502]

As peter griffin once said “why are we not funding this?!”

[@necrot777]

Hahaha yeah, the episode where he had a facial paralysis

[@greens236]

@HS_Magma well said

[@gh0stykins]

stem cells still need more funding

[@marywinchester1322]

Yes! Thank you!

[@newbonegamingz8321]

Hahaha

[@MajorasSkullKid]

We need a full movie, pronto.

[@Alex__H]

Damn I would give everything I own to watch a full 3 hour movie of this even after all this time

[@MagicalWarriorShorts]

Like Avatar 2 way of water 😮

[@Belobol-]

@@MagicalWarriorShorts Avatar 2 was mid tbh

[@VelvetNoire]

This hits a little different when you know he’s really just a poor lonely child that got lost in the forest and turned into a skull kid ... ):

[@VelvetNoire]

Jitske's World I’d imagine he just wanted to play with the mask, just a curious child >.

[@literallyunfunny]

Yeah, this was the first game I bought for my brother's N64 back in January '01. I got OoT after it, so I didn't learn about the stalchild origin until I beat this one. I replayed MM when I was about 10, and picked up on a ton of stuff I didn't when I was 8. It was the first video game to make me cry from the emotion of it. MM has some really touching moments for a Nintendo game. Relevant to learning the origin of stalchildren, one example is the giant in the ocean temple. The giants have only seconds to convey a couple critical words to help you on your perilous journey, and one of them chose to use that precious time to say "save our friend." Not free us. Not save Termina. He said "save our friend." Save Skull Kid. Despite the death and destruction Skull Kid had wrought upon the world under the mask's influence, and despite Skull Kid hating the giants for abandoning him, they still loved their little old friend. They knew he was possessed by Majora's Mask, and they implored you to spare his life and try to save him from the mask. Another hard-hitting one for me was the little girl in the music box house who was desperately trying to keep her father locked in a cupboard of full of talismans. He'd succumbed to the gibdos curse and was turning, all while their home was surrounded by undead creatures seeking to claim him. When you reactivate the magic song then break his curse, the girl runs to her father and embraces him. Dazed and confused, the father asks his child what had happened. The girl assures him it was just a bad dream, likely something he had said to comfort her in the nights they spent together in that little research station in those haunted lands. Then you realize, this child, no older than 9, was forced to keep herself and her dying father alive for God knows how long, surrounded by monsters banging at her door, in a wasteland where no one was coming to save her, with access to countless tomes of arcane research that could probably save his life, but each far beyond her level of understanding. All she knew was the talismans. It was like a child trying to apply band-aids as she watched her only living parent bleed out from a deadly wound.

[@VelvetNoire]

@@literallyunfunny Beautiful insight! Thank you for the input it definitely got me thinking.... now I want to play it all over again!!!

[@SarcasticPossum]

Finding that mask was his terrible fate.

[@literallyunfunny]

@GayNation I've never read any fanfiction. The game's pretty vague, so there's no gospel text to pull from. It's nothing more than my interpretation, but a very reasonable one I think. I mostly just put together things we know for a fact. The largest leap I took was with the charm tags in the closet, making the assumption that she put them there herself and knows enough of her father's work to do so. To be fair, all this could only apply if they intended all the elements of the game to tell a coherent story, which I believe they did. Like if we assume Aonuma just said "oh the dad is in the closet because we needed a place to put him so you could get a mask" instead of thinking "Hm, what would the daughter do if her dad were cursed? Ah, let's put him in the closet, and we'll let the the players know that's what happened because if they approach him, she'll imply she's trying to keep him in there."

[@jaegerii909]

Skullkid for smash.

[@imthetrashman8620]

Hell yeah

[@jellyacc]

0.0 yes. doit. NOOOWW!

[@theabsoluteunit2379]

Jaeger II YES!!!!

[@griff_inw1]

Jaeger II watching this actually made me want to play as skull kid in smash if he gets in

[@JFK_Speedwagon]

"that's your S-rank"

[@chasethekt7864]

A Zelda movie would be so much better animated. Not excited for the live action… but this would be cool I’d it were real

[@ColdShoulderMedia]

Came back to watch this and try to soothe the sting of what could have been.

[@White-Fatalis]

This could be an actual movie. The lighting is amazing and you made the happy mask salesman not look creepy

[@Nitrobotti]

I bet the people working at Nintendo are like: "Oh shit! We can't take this down. This is way too good. Fans will fucking murder us if we do that."

[@imaw1nn3r98]

Haha.

[@saviourscout6183]

They probably will since these guys might get mad bank from this. And if that happens then we finally show Nintendo that we are tired of them shoving around their own fans who just love their games. Nintendo has been on a bit of a losing streak lately sadly, hopefully the Switch is awesome.

[@zegetable]

Nitromian I don't know, Nintendo is awful with anything PR related

[@DeusPlutonix]

Wtf? In what world should you be allowed to make money off of someone else's intellectual properties? Now if they werent monetizing the video and it got taken down THEN that would be messed up

[@downloadjpg]

i dont think any of this was monetized, correct me if im wrong

[@TudBoatTed]

*Smash* "Skull kid clocks in"

[@maelakyte]

TudBoatTed please sakurai

[@2saph2lose28]

"...late..."

[@codinfox8542]

TudBoatTed all I want is- SKULL KIDS AN ASSOST TROPHY!

[@tyguevin6430]

TudBoatTed Yaaaa that’s hot that’s hot

[@TudBoatTed]

@@codinfox8542 so was little Mac and Isabelle

[@LegendofLuigi703]

I feel like during the night scene when the Mask Salesman is staring into the Mask, it's trying to already control him but he himself is trying to resist... hence why he falls over and his eyes roll up. When he writhes on the ground the mask is trying to get him to reach out with little to no success.... but then Skull Kid picks it up, and being a child his will is much less powerful than the Salesmen.

[@tiarawhy]

Damn that was a treat to watch, hats off.

[@TehParismio]

tiarawhy holy shit its tiarawhy

[@Antasma1]

Masks off

[@JoelRdz]

for Harambe

[@JoelRdz]

and Skull Kid

[@ofyuff8972]

Don't you mean... Masks off? ...Ill leave now...

[@elijahlawson7013]

I think Nintendo is gonna be really impressed with you.

[@downforwardjab5503]

That sounds just like Nintendo! They'll be so impressed that they'll send a copyright strike against it.

[@ForeverRebornFR]

+Monstrozoid Ikr :(

[@ForeverRebornFR]

+OmegaAlphaWarrior M The Same company that took down the amazing Pokemon Uranium and AM2R? Also they also have their own team of animators and keeps their IPs to themselves. Nintendo is going to be pissed instead of impressed.

[@Ichigo111293]

+Monstrozoid Nintendo wouldn't copyright strike a video like this. It's usually KZbin's fucked up algorithm that causes that to happen. Nintendo usually only does copyright claims (which is much less serious than a strike) and they mainly do it for videos that have unaltered gameplay of their games without their permission. Which isn't much different from what a lot of other companies do, Nintendo just gets the most attention for it since the media is heavily biased against them. Please do some research before you say outlandish bullcrap.

[@TuHermanaEnTanga7]

Yup. I only hope they get impressed before they sue them.

[@Lion50-86]

The fact that he immediately tries to pull it off just makes it so much creepier, and the mask salesman laughing is chilling

[@astriverofstrengthandknowledge]

For an unofficial animation, this is so masterfully well done it’s scary. You could use this as a movie trailer and I’d have a very hard time believing it wasn’t even made by Nintendo or any major film producer.

[@SuperWiiBros08]

I like going back to this amazing short sometimes One of the most amazing Nintendo based short films

[@bittlesthecookieakacaitcat8798]

True

[@dontrll947]

Ye

[@y0av359]

You know the creators of this makes a game called kena bridge of spirits?

[@floccinaucinihilipilificat3684]

Based on a true story. A tale of prophecy of todays world. When we lose our humanity and plunged into total chaos, the day we first donned the mask! 😷

[@wildfire9280]

>Nintendo >based Impossible.

[@adamata64]

OKAY NINTENDO HIRE THESE GUYS TO MAKE THE FULL MOVIE

[@Akeche]

We'll be lucky if they don't nuke the video and sue them.

[@calc8999]

dis nigga needs to be hired

[@TonyAA33]

Magma Rizer yep

[@codycuppy5107]

Nintendo pls

[@azzzanadra]

they nuke games, not movies

[@antoniogonzalez2157]

Now with the hype of Nintendo movies, hopefully they do the right choices and select this group to lead the project

[@L7653]

No way, this is 7 years old….? The quality is insane.

[@nodnarb3540]

2:58. Skull Kid looks terrified. This actually does a really good job in showing how he wasn’t the antagonist, he was just another victim of Majora. God I hope we get an HD remake one day.

[@doriantermini]

An actually good one. The last remake was shit.

[@fateless_blood1547]

No this already is the hd remake

[@Sean-sw5qv]

Dorian Termini the remake on 3DS WAS good

[@NathanWoyessa]

@@Sean-sw5qv exactly, he probably has never actually played it

[@firestarex3544]

@@NathanWoyessa I've played it and while it's not bad, it does take away some of the good elements from the original. The darker color of the world being gone, Zora swimming costing magic to use, and ice arrows being very limited just to name a few. Edit: Deku bouncing is also very slow.

[@luigiwannabe]

3 years and counting. Thank god Nintendo has not even THOUGHT of taking this down.

[@RansomzLive]

this is too good to take down

[@UndeadShadowHunter]

The official Nintendo channel actually has this video in their favorites.

[@UndeadShadowHunter]

@The Fighting Shadow Yes. If you go to their channel, find the Playlist titled, "Nintendo Favorites", the video is there. Just checked right now.

[@Dash120z]

@The Fighting Shadow Nintendo of America has some compassion unlike Nintendo of Japan

[@obuIisk]

If they do ther just jealous

[@AngelHdzMultimedia]

Imagine a Zelda movie trilogy, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, made by this team... Speechless. Thanks for the feelings this masterpiece brought and for the amazing job. Wishing you health, peace, and success.

[@NoMercyFederation1]

Ive always imagined a 4 part movie. Three movies for OOT (begining/middle/end) and one movie for Majora's Mask to wrap it up.

[@AngelHdzMultimedia]

@@NoMercyFederation1 dude sounds epic that way too! And you are totally right. Too much to cover for OoT for only 1 movie. Thanks for replying! Have a nice rest of the day and keep enjoying the awesomeness of TloZ.

[@jmeds94]

@@NoMercyFederation1 Series. A season per game.

[@giacomo838]

Looking at this after the announcement of a Live-Action Zelda film is,,,,kinda depressing

[@suupernovidd4658]

If Nintendo gave you a full budget, a team of animators, and a few tweaks, this could be a full amazing movie. I’d love to see this become a real thing.

[@MajoradeMayhem]

MAJORA APPROVES.

[@frosted_glaceon5513]

Paired with this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4fUoGOmn7OJedk it would be perfect

[@julianjamros9056]

WE NEED LINK MOVIES!

[@johannaplays2121]

@@julianjamros9056 fax they say their gonna make and anime but I don't know

[@Doodle1678]

If there was any Zelda game to make a movie based on it would definitely be Majoras Mask

[@Kapper_2]

When the CGI is so incredible that you can't tell the difference with the backgroung which is a real forest...

[@psykat777]

The background IS a real forest.

[@Kapper_2]

? That's what I said 🤨

[@Redkarmaa]

@@psykat777 i think he said the cgi is so good that the forest looks like it was also animated to fit with the characters, but its so realistic the characters fit with a real forest

[@psykat777]

@@Redkarmaa Oh

[@lukurd5923]

Damn, I think that's actually one of the most impressive things about this short. You see so many CGI heavy movies today made by huge companies that don't manage to blend the character models with real backgrounds despite the amount of detail they put into them. It always looks off. Not here. The creators managed to strike a balance with the artstyle and get the models AND the backgrounds to cooperate and work perfectly together. Big props

[@IgorLollatoTrevs]

Six years from when it was posted and still give me chills. What an absolute masterpiece of cinematography art, great visuals, great voice, great ambience, great everything! What is made with love and passion stands forever.

[@broccoli5425]

With the announcement of the upcoming movie, I can't help but return to this masterpiece. I absolutely love how well the happy mask salesman is translated into a semi-realistic style that fits naturally into a live action setting whilst still keeping the charm of his design from the games. I feel like a lot of that charm will be lost with a live-action cast, as it seems the movie is going to have. If I'm being honest here, using live-action to portray characters from the legend of zelda feels weird. I just don't think it'll translate as well, and I would much rather the movie took an approach similar to this short. All well, I can't have everything I want, and despite my gripes with the decision to make the movie fully live action, I hope my fears ate proven wrong and I hope the movie will be as amazing as this short. Although they're gonna have a hard time getting there, nothing is technically perfect, but this short is about as close as you can get.

[@xweert711]

I WANT MORE. *THIS IS SO PERFECT.*

[@IanGoncalves]

agreed

[@pastelbird]

PRECISELY.

[@thegamerator10]

The sequence when Skull Kid succumbs to Majora's Mask is something out of a horror film. A well-written horror film.

[@michaellennerman7844]

The animation and sound design of that scene is so well done its hard to believe this is just a fan film.

[@KirbyProductions]

Am I the only one who notices that the when he was screaming he did it just like link when he puts on the mask

[@texnkid]

RainbowNova eat me out

[@Prisoner_849]

But you can also see that Skull Kid doesn't want to put on the Mask. His facial expression is proof he was scared but sadly the Mask is too powerful for him to resist.

[@deedlessdeity218]

The whole bloody game is. One of the best times of my childhood. Heh... back then, games like this were rated 12. Look at the garbage they give us now.

[@andreamarchi_]

2024, and still a masterpiece.

[@SeasonedFries]

I remember watching this when it first came out. still probably my favorite animation on KZbin which with all the pilots nowadays is an insane thing to say. I’m might just be biased towards it since I love Majora’s Mask but still.

[@AndySteinMusic]

This is way too good. Like, Nintendo better hire y'all. This is incredible.

[@martinkarleskind8697]

hi mando

[@lachlanwood61]

can you imagine how good all their trailers would be if they were done by this guy!?!

[@Flitch]

It's amazing!

[@Razor4884]

Knowing Nintendo, they'll probably take this down for copyright infringement...

[@iannations2543]

Ricardo Saracino you won't believe this when i say: they done the opposite!

[@enixo_5106]

WHY DIDN'T IT SAY "COMING SOON" AT THE END OF THE VIDEO? 😭😭

[@aryasanani6816]

WatOuigi Games this is the whole short film

[@enixo_5106]

Arya Sanani this is so good!

[@xNiitro360]

Hey brothers

[@NIntEndO-wv8wc]

WatOuigi Games ikr it should be an actual film

[@notomishirui1727]

I need this movie!

[@drnarwhal2888]

If the Zelda Movie looks ANYTHING like this, then they've done a good job

[@tanya_thivier9]

It’s gonna be a live action 😢

[@drnarwhal2888]

@@tanya_thivier9 unfortunately, yes. Hopefully they'll still do a good job though!

[@flaurysh_yt]

7 years old and is better than disney, dreamworks, and illumination. The animaton is smooth and graphics are better than most present-day games. It may have been short, but animation takes a hell of a long time, and this now my favorite animation.

[@Buried_Blu]

This was made 5 years ago and is still better than most modern 3D animation and cinematography

[@rtruj4439]

Bruh thats what I was thinking

[@mariomariu4394]

It is sick. Have to do research who made this.

[@itsmunkeyboi]

@@mariomariu4394 lol your on their page

[@mariomariu4394]

@@itsmunkeyboi I noticed afterwards haha. Thanks for the answer though :) !

[@Number.1Yanfei.Fan123]

Marmaduke, cats, and friends

[@rabbidluigi]

Well...that was perfect in every way possible.

[@Bullitain]

Imagine if majoras mask had a HD Remaster for the Switch mmmmmmm

[@austinshelton5959]

hi rabbid

[@rayn3707]

RABBIDLUIGI OH SUP :OOOO

[@noemiej.marquis732]

You know a video is beyond awesome when one your favourite KZbinr starts commenting on how awesome it is.

[@ingamingpc1634]

rabbidluigi hi man love your videos

[@teaerrorsteaterrors]

3:12 that chorus gives me chills every time I listen to it … not only does this video have phenomenal animation , but the amazing background music really completes it :D I could legit gush about how good this is for days !

[@JLONess]

seven years and this still gives me goosebumps! i cry every time the music the atmosphere its perfect... please dont forget us! make something more to keep this flame alive!

[@ColdShoulderMedia]

I can't imagine anyone wouldn't prefer this team to have gotten the movie rights and funding...

[@thegoldenpro0142]

I like how the beak on skullkid's face is actually a mask

[@interestingusername306]

He looks like Groot.

[@0tokamen]

@@interestingusername306 You misunderstand, he IS Groot.

[@TheTerrarian-be3kh]

Y E S

[@NutSackJugller]

It wasn't one? (sorry for my english)

[@psilopsychic]

He wore face masks before they were cool

[@h.j.r7a]

This should start the nintendo cinematic universe

[@BlazeBieberHaruno]

br0

[@howardhendrix9702]

YES!

[@goldensun2787]

Detective Pikachu did that

[@nicolasfuentes1767]

NCU bro

[@fosterglucose3214]

First we have detective pikachu, maybe a mario movie next, then zelda, with metroid maybe coming later with a kirby movie after

[@Mr.Feather130]

With the rumor about Nintendo is working on a animated Zelda movie,I just hope it's going to be as amazing as this Majora's mask short film

[@jessmooneyham9490]

I hope skull kid will be in the movie

[@Mr.Feather130]

@@jessmooneyham9490 yeah possibly as a Easter egg in the Film

[@mycelium_6508]

I hope they go for a vibe similar to this. Dark, brooding, and kinda terrifying

[@Mr.Feather130]

@@mycelium_6508 yeah especially we need more darker animated films already

[@ZeroJump]

​@@Mr.Feather130 Please let it be 2d animated and look like Giblhi Movies if not use a style like this

[@somethinganimations4005]

‘Nothing can withstand its power’ Link in breath of the wild: ‘I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that’

[@Kvvz_]

Lol when link can wear in in BOTW

[@somethinganimations4005]

That’s the joke...

[@DeaceasedDisaster222]

@@Kvvz_ if you get the DLC, its an item you can find in the game

[@claytons4789]

It had lost its power by that point, it was just glorified wood.

[@wheeeeeeeeeee]

Fun fact: half the people who replied to this don't know what a joke is

[@JesseColton]

I like the subtlety in this version of the story. The Mask is a lot like The One Ring, it wants to be found and to be used, it wants to control someone. It tries to control the Happy Mask Salesman and you can see he's tempted but he resits, and so it knocks him out at exactly the right time to be found by Skull Kid.

[@Tylendal242]

Adding to the subtlety, it would be easy to have the mask look dynamic, powerful. However, other than the eyes flaring exactly once, the mask is completely inert. The way it's framed still makes it look incredibly dynamic and sinister, despite not actually doing anything.

[@D.H.1082]

Pretty sure the salesman didn't resist it. It looks like the mask knew that skullkid was near and wanted to take him instead of the salesman.

[@ColoradoStreaming]

"The mask is precious to me, but I bear it with a great cost."

[@stephaniecourteoreille5972]

I'm completely in love with this idea- _I so badly wish we could've had a film_ Anyways, now- *Time to watch this over and over again! 😃*

[@Supersquigi]

It's really not subtle at all LMFAO

[@Wobble2007]

How is it a group of very talented fans can put out this cinematic gem, yet the film companies fail to get even 10% of the quality shown in this short, boggles the mind.

[@hucz]

I recommend you stop watching bad movies then? Just because the major studios put out mediocre cash grabs for the masses that want it, doesn't mean that there aren't higher quality niche films being released from indie studios. Broaden your horizon and stop complaining about a problem that doesn't exist.

[@raenkord7881]

@@hucz Acknowledges that major film company’s pump out hot trash. Refuses to acknowledge that the problem exists.

[@hucz]

@@raenkord7881 The problem is that he is complaining and giving his time and attention to the mediocre films, not that they inherently will always exist. It's a glass half full/empty argument. As if he doesn't have a choice but to focus and complain about the trash instead of celebrating the great releases. And that it doesn't make sense to him that most the stuff out there isn't better quality. He's attaching himself to the 90% he himself is complaining about and I'm saying that he can be apart of the 10% if he so chooses. He is not forced to confront a problem that is inconsequential to him. My point stands.

[@Gman-mw5jq]

This is what the Zelda movie should look like. There is clear talent here that Nintendo could really benefit from.

[@rattl3d3mbon3s3]

And the Nintendo's like: "Nah, let's take it down."

[@majoraskyward9150]

exactly

[@luigifan4585]

This really has no reason to be taken down. But no, you all act like Nintendo are crazy tyrants because they did what they had to do to protect their IPs

[@RoamingIRaccoon]

If you haven't noticed, plenty of videos that are well within the grounds of fair use get taken down anyway simply because they know the process to fight a claim is lengthy and difficult (and somewhat threatening) and many users will just take the strike. Pretty sure they were just joking around this fact not directly insulting Nintendo beyond what is reasonable.

[@WizeDemon]

Most are taken down such as fan-games because they could profit off it but also buyers could mistake it for Nintendo' actual work, lets face it we know SOME buyers dont even read the rating label on games these days

[@feriouseagle]

no its because nintendo are pricks and want all the youtube money theirselves. stop being a fanboy.

[@bananabread580]

Why does this look like it was animated in 2019

[@djzuny]

Meme Boi it looks like a PS5 game

[@gameknight9956]

Why does this look like it was animated in 2025

[@joewamsley8004]

Because the animation technology has not gone through a lot of invention, in fact poor programming coupled with Moors law has probably retarded the ability to do this kind of thing...

[@sadbox1135]

Dude it hardly looks animated.

[@pointlesspixels3135]

@@djzuny Sign me the hell up!

[@LilaTheYoshi]

Hire this guy for the legend of Zelda movie

[@RepublicOfUs]

"This guy" is a studio. They made a game that did pretty well, a few years back, Kena: Bridge of Spirits.

[@BlueSkyBirdies]

Majora is a hell of a drug

[@sondonovan2958]

Dude, I always knew that Majora was just controlling Skull Kid, but just looking at the sheer terror in his face when he put in on really changed my entire perspective...

[@trunksrocks1]

It was kinda obvious in the game that he was being controlled.

[@fruitbatfox]

MetroidSigma yeah, but I always assumed in the game that he put the mask on at least of his own will

[@CGBartz]

Majoras Mask is the last boss.... not skull kid.

[@TeamAsianLeader]

Technically he did steal it here. It's not like he asked the Salesman for the mask. He just took it from the ground.

[@derpaboopderp1286]

In the manga, it shows skull kid specifically asking the salesman for the mask but the salesman says no and then stuff happens and the. Shit gets real

[@EpicLPer]

WHY DID I ONLY FIND THIS NOW

[@cubedkey]

EpicLPer welp, i found it just now :(

[@clarissalove3271]

Team Rowlet :(

[@daniellightfoot4462]

And I just found it now. Blew....muh socks off. Fantastic....LET'S GO NINTENDO, WORK WITH EMBER LAB AND GIVE US A ZELDA FEATURE LINKTH MOVIE

[@PittsburghSonido]

EpicLPer youre tellin me :/

[@chirpy2889]

lol!

[@LowQualitySpamtonDeltarune]

This better be in the Live Action movie

[@gdawgkoko]

I still think about this video. 6 years later

[@pictureus]

I wish I could watch this over and over again for the first time :) To be honest; this might be the best thing I have seen in a couple of years. A masterpiece!

[@pictureus]

Instant subscribed to your channel!

[@paradicelane3350]

ALSO, instant subscribe...

[@forgottenalex]

>Av>Av

[@nobbeman]

it reminded me why i loved majora's mask in the first place. amazing tribute to a awesome game

[@EmmNorth]

So with you on this one! This is literally the most amazing thing I have seen in a long time. They should make a movie!!

[@noahthe0tter]

It makes sense that the creators of an animation as incredible as this would go on to make Kena and the Bridge of Spirits, a game equally as incredible

[@latetootheparty]

They should include Majora in the next game

[@EmberLab]

You're too kind! 🧡

[@Klearith]

@@latetootheparty I don't think that will work, majora belongs in the zelda universe

[@BoomerangatangUbik]

@@Klearith just a small easter egg would be enough

[@omnirudy78omega]

@@latetootheparty That would be cool but you know, *Copyright*

[@aubnr8538]

Who needs a zelda movie when you have this?

[@ninjagoprog]

Coming to this once again the day nintendo announced zelda movie And OH BOY DO I WANT A TP/MM MOVIE (even if ocarina of time is probably whats gonna get chosen as main insparation )

[@ethanhudson2009]

This is still stupidly beyond professional. This looks like something that would come out it 5 years not so long ago

[@yavaque9945]

Ethan Hudson I don’t think stupidly is the right word to use but yeah I definitely agree with you

[@davinwilliams3130]

@@yavaque9945 it's stupid that its not a movie already

[@elecshield]

3:56 The two shorts breaths followed a scream. Every transformation mask does this. Excellent touch.

[@joshualimon534]

elecshield Finally! I thought I was the only one. Glad you pointed it out

[@wendigo2536]

I REJECT MY HUMANITY, JOJO!

[@SpiderRealm]

elecshield I'm glad I'm not the only one to notice this! :D

[@kleptomcrunfast1373]

Oh, wow! I hadn't even noticed that - what a great, subtle reference! And now I realize the crackling sound and Skull Kid's pose are also similar to the original transformation scenes as well!

[@mack9047]

wow i did not even notice, good job.

[@yodaveskii120]

This is an absolute masterpiece. I find myself coming back to it every-so-often. If only there was a fierce deity one 👹

[@DaniellSam]

Same! S2

[@FieryGhast]

As a Majora's Mask fan, I can definitely say that this short-film is a masterpiece. Good Job, Ember Labs!

[@richmendoza7243]

If this was a teaser trailer of the Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask movie, I would definitely watch it.

[@Abo39FooR]

first time watched it, I -for some reason- thought it is a trailer for a movie, the movie. I told everyone about it, then was left with a void in my heart looking for the world 'trailer" in the title.

[@mysticdiamonds7466]

Imagine if this is the majoras mask trailer

[@arunes1995]

This was lit, wish it was a movie :(

[@omarmahmoud5704]

This comment doesn't make sense cause see if they made a Majora's Mask Movie I'd watch it anyway

[@joelfigueredo957]

Rich Mendoza The Ocarina Of Time Majora’s Mask The Wind Waker Twilight Princess Skyward Sword Breath Of The Wild Need to be SERIES I REPEAT SERIES Movies don’t have time to properly flesh or characters and storylines, most video games clock in at about whole days long, in order to turn that into a movie they would have to remove some of the best parts of a game that are important to the story and adventure So everyone who wants a video games movie, think twice about how horribly they would ruin for you

[@tari2139]

I'm usually against video games made into movies, but I NEED a full movie of this

[@The_Purple_Trickster]

@Jeans yes have a 72 hour movie like the game and watch it all the 3 days that would be hype

[@The_Purple_Trickster]

@Jeans I mean look at avengers endgame that had a lot of time traveling and back to the future i think itll do fine

[@blitz4779]

@Jeans the tighter time frame likely would help this if it was a movie

[@evalynnchurchill9990]

Video games made into movies?! I'm in heaven!

[@toastialian]

@Jeans Fair point but animation-wise and cinematography-wise this is amazing

[@angeliquetorres9978]

This gave me chills.

[@Omashu2425]

One mask to rule them all, one mask to find them. One mask to bring them together and in the darkness bind them.

[@hosatus2433]

No one: Ember Labs: Drops this masterpiece then posts nothing for two years

[@pyr0_jack]

you know what that means they likely working on something in secret

[@vinifox91]

Their Ult is in cooldown

[@tmod3266]

3 years now.

[@disp7258]

But then again, look how long it took to make hazbin hotel

[@swuishye9886]

Shattered Hell how dare you compare vivziepop to these gods?

[@thekoolbros4220]

Take notes here, Nintendo

[@saltyplushstick6200]

The Kool Bros ya what you said

[@The_Moss-Man]

Nintendo: "... Alright, got it!" *Calls Illumination*

[@saltyplushstick6200]

MossMan see exactly that's what they should do

[@lisabarnes924]

MossMan Me: *jumps off highest cliff in Breath of the Wild*

[@clodgamingtrophyhunting8015]

The Kool Bros agreed

[@Jbeeler0421]

“Nothing..can withstand its power..” One can.

[@thebookwaswaybetter2827]

Videos like this make me wish I had money to invest. I would give this guy everything I could to make this a reality. This game means everything to me and to see it done so well would actually bring tears to my eyes. Great job EmberLab!!

[@Vindrag]

HAHA! Just what I commented!!

[@metaldude21]

This is the type of hyper-realistic remake Majora's Mask deserves.

[@jaywatamaleo4085]

Fr

[@themustardman219]

Did you say... Hyper-realistic?

[@RRios0027]

No it doesnt. It doesnt need it

[@astreusastresus198]

​@@RRios0027 Yes it does

[@dablindscooter1973]

@@astreusastresus198 ocarina of time first

[@paintedparadox4664]

Dude, Skullkid’s laugh? Chills. Every time.

[@luigifoli8236]

You should hear Majora's laugh

[@Projekt0_]

Same

[@Projekt0_]

Honestly someone needs to get this to the owner of legend of Zelda to make a movie tbh its been 4 years!

[@tacocats2244]

The laughter literally sent shivers down my back