Majora's Mask's Gender Theory

[Sahaqiel 1232]

Spoilers ahead. I am not responsible for your inexperience with this game, so please follow along with the information provided. This also contains information on female anatomy, so, if you don't want to grow up, please leave the thread.

Majora's Mask is an evil entity, the main antagonist of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, hence the name. It's been widely debated as one of the darkest and most childishly disturbing main enemies in any Zelda game.

But, not much is known about its origin other than the Happy Mask Salesman's explanation of where it came from. I will try to prove that Majora's Mask (Or its spirit) is a female.

The Happy Mask Salesman introduced the mask as such.

"The mask that was stolen from me... It is called Majora's Mask. It is an accursed item from legend that is said to have been used by an ancient tribe in its hexing rituals. It is said that an evil and wicked power is bestowed upon the one who wears that mask. According to legend... the troubles caused by Majora's Mask were so great... the ancient ones, fearing such catastrophe, sealed the mask in shadow forever, preventing its misuse.

But now, that tribe from the legend has vanished, so no one really knows the true nature of the mask's power."

Note that he said it was used by an ancient hexing tribe, not created, therefore leaving its possible identity as an individual creature or being open to interpretation. Of course, created objects can also be alive.

Let's take a look at the explanation for the Song of Healing, quoted by the Happy Mask Salesman.

"This is a melody that heals evil magic and troubled spirits, turning them into masks."

This sentence explains that the Song of Healing can heal troubled spirits by encasing them into a mask for later use. This is present in the game by the spirits healed and turns into masks by Link.

Such as the Deku spirit that was attached to Link causing him to turn into a Deku. Theoretically, (and most likely), this spirit is the Deku Butler's son, who is found outside the entrance to Termina in tree form. Link's transformation into a Deku is visually displayed as a giant Deku forcing himself on Link.

Of course, if this is the spirit of the Deku Butler's son, then the mask has a gender, ie, the gender of the spirit encapsulated in it.

And of course, the spirits of Mikau and Darunia, the Zora and Goron, respectively. They were male, and were also turned into masks; in the case of Mikau, body, spirit, and all. So, the masks must have a gender. When the spirit of Mikau was having a kind of reunion with the Indigo-Go's in his vision, he was a spirit, yet still had the body of a male Zora. The same goes for Darunia when he contacted Link.

Delving into basic grammar, Majora's Mask can mean that

- The mask belongs to a being named Majora.

- The mask is inhabited by a being named Majora.

So let's look at Majora's Mask's form for a moment. During the boss fight with Majora's Mask, it is at first in its default form of the heart-shaped mask with ten spikes, only slightly larger (the size of child Link himself), and with flowing hair-like strands flowing from it, wielding a flaming laser. When defeated in this form, it grows limbs; two arms, two legs, and an eye on a "headstalk". It runs childishly around the room squeaking energetically, and attacks by plowing you through while dancing. It even has patterns on its legs that resemble striped stockings. It sounds very feminine, down to the last hit where it shrieks in a very feminine manner, and turns into Majora's Wrath. Majora's Wrath attacks with two tentacles sprouting from its arms, and still retains its shrieking feminine voice. It screams more pronouncedly like a female, in fact, and will attack you with female-like shrieks.

Its chest has the patterns of the eyes of Majora's Mask, except they're positioned and designed conveniently like breasts.

Its mouth also seems to change into things that are remarkably comparable to the sex organs of females. Indeed, majora is part of the name for a female sex organ, the labia majora, or "greater lips" of the vagina, which I'm not about to link info on, because they all basically lead to pornography. =(

Majora's Wrath

Female sex organs

Anyway, this points at feminism on the part of Majora's Mask.

Some people have pointed out that Majora's Wrath's shoulders are wider than its hips, which points to masculinity, but, owing to the fact that Majora's Wrath is not exactly human, then these rules do not necessarily have to imply that Majora's Mask is male. The heart shape is originally more narrow towards the based anyway, so this final form retains the original shape of Majora's Mask in general.

So, in conclusion, I think that it's safe to propose that Majora's Mask (Or its spirit) is a female.

Thank you for your time.

Sahaqiel

[Young Link Addict 67]

... Honestly, I've always thought that a gender of a mask depended on the gender wearing the mask.

I had a dumb thought. If it had a high voice, then maybe Majora is a male, but just a kid. You know what I mean, and Majora just had really long hair. You see, it depends on how you really look at it... Or Majora could be both. I think both would be transexual, or something like that, but you see what I mean? Some how I highly dout you understand a word I just typed.

[Sahaqiel 1232]

I understand what you mean, but since it is a mask that existed in ancient times, then I suppose it would be more adult.

It does act rather childishly, though. But the voice is that of an adult female; the sound isn't high enough a pitch.

Sahaqiel

[Goron Merchant 1]

EXACTLY!

Thank you Sahaqiel. None of you haters can counter this.

But in the beginning, I think that you mean Antagonist. Majora isn't the good guy.

[Sahaqiel 1232]

Thanks for catching that, GM.

Sahaqiel

[Goron Merchant 1]

Sure thing, Sahaqiel. ;D

[Aethix 129]

Well since spirits don't actually have physical forms, they can't really be male or female. But if you're right... a naked woman is whipping Young Link in an E-rated game...

Edited 23 Oct 2008 by Aethix (see edit history)

[Sahaqiel 1232]

Why not?

They had a man in a toilet.

The Shadow Temple in OoT had a room covered in blood with a torture device in the middle.

The Great Fairy in general.

Point.

Besides, what you said about spirits not being able to have gender was never stated in this or any Zelda game, so your point is invalid.

Sahaqiel

[Ganny 285]

This is not a theory, Sahaqiel, this is pure speculation. I deem your evidence insubstantial. We have a forum for fan fiction, you know.

Roflsocks.

So I guess I pretty much agree; I mean, really, Majora's Wrath's womanlaughs are enough to convince me. Majora could still possibly be a neuter sort of monstrosity, though- you never fight Majora itself, just Majora's Mask, Majora's Incarnation, and Majora's Wrath, and an incarnation could be a different gender or something, I'd suppose. But if it were to represent itself with a female entity, I suppose it would be female itself.

But for cannonical accuracy's sake, if a gender is unclear, and it'd seem reasonable to refer to it as "it," I'm probably going to refer to it as "it". Not that I'm not on your side or anything, but ksaljfdsdjf I'd need some confirmation from a higher power (Nintendo, yars) before I start being definite.

Also, Majora's Incarnation makes rather chicken-like clucking sounds. I propose that Majora is some type of poultry. Majora's Incarnation also dances a jig, thusly insinuating my proposal that Majora is, indeed, part Irish.

Conclusion? Majora is an Irish hen.

[Goron Merchant 1]

This is not a theory, Sahaqiel, this is pure speculation. I deem your evidence insubstantial. We have a forum for fan fiction, you know.

Roflsocks.

So I guess I pretty much agree; I mean, really, Majora's Wrath's womanlaughs are enough to convince me. Majora could still possibly be a neuter sort of monstrosity, though- you never fight Majora itself, just Majora's Mask, Majora's Incarnation, and Majora's Wrath, and an incarnation could be a different gender or something, I'd suppose. But if it were to represent itself with a female entity, I suppose it would be female itself.

But for cannonical accuracy's sake, if a gender is unclear, and it'd seem reasonable to refer to it as "it," I'm probably going to refer to it as "it". Not that I'm not on your side or anything, but ksaljfdsdjf I'd need some confirmation from a higher power (Nintendo, yars) before I start being definite.

Also, Majora's Incarnation makes rather chicken-like clucking sounds. I propose that Majora is some type of poultry. Majora's Incarnation also dances a jig, thusly insinuating my proposal that Majora is, indeed, part Irish.

Conclusion? Majora is an Irish hen.

It makes perfect sense!

Majora is an Irish hen. Case closed.

[ZuZu 10]

I have to agree with G333 all you have is evidence but no real proof (and no proof to disprove you either).

but I think at the end of the day, the gender of majora (lke sheik) is not needed to be defined.

also it does posses the skull kid, who is definately a male. so maybe it is a child thing and not a female thing. Not sure what point im trying to make with this.

[Sahaqiel 1232]

It's not an age-specific mask...

It says whoever wears the mask is endowed with great power.

Skull Kid just put the thing on. The Happy Mask Salesman could have done it.

Also, evidence is enough to make a theory. Since when has Zelda ever given anyone proof for things of this nature?

Theories are largely based on evidence. Ever read the Stone Tower of Babel theory?

Sahaqiel

[Ganny 285]

Nobody's arguing with you, Sahaqiel. My statements before the "Roflsocks" were meant to satire your policing of this forum.

[Sahaqiel 1232]

Yuh.

It kind of irritates me, though how some people just say one thing and then ask a question about it.

That's not a theory, it's a question.

Sahaqiel

[Aethix 129]

Okay, unless there is another Majora's Mask, and the two can get together and have a bunch of baby Majora's Masks, Majora's Mask has no gender.

Also, you refuted the argument that Majora's Wrath's shoulders being wider than it's hips points to masculinity by saying Majora's Wrath isn't human. Couldn't I do the same thing with the high-pitched voice argument?