Zeldapedia:Temple of Courage/Archive 36

Week 160: Carnival of Time vs. Picori Festival
{| style ="width: 100%;" 20 > 8.5 And now for something completely different. It's... the TEMPLE. OF. COURRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!!! Every once in a blue really, really scary, red-eyed moon, the Temple of Courage takes a break from pitting characters and enemies against each other. The odds of this occurring are very slight, but your eyes do not deceive you. This week, we have a battle against two festive events, important to their respective countries in different ways. They have both printed eye-grabbing brochures, which will be read to you in the center ring at this very moment.
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 * colspan="2" style="background: #DDDDDD;"| Winner: Carnival of Time!
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In the orange corner is an event celebrated every year in Termina, a parallel dimension to Hyrule. Come the time of the event, Clock Town is overrun by tourists, as a great structure is built to let people access the Clock Tower. Festival-goers carve their own colorful masks and pray to the protective gods of Termina, in order to ensure a fruitful harvest for the year to come. Artists from all over Termina come to Clock Town for the celebration as well, and any wedding that may occur is considered another sign of good fortune. However, when the hero arrives, the festival (and indeed the entire world of Termina) is threatened by an impending calamity. THIS. IS. THE CAAAAAAAAARRRRRNIVAAAAAAAL OF TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!!!

In the green corner is a festival celebrated every year in the land of Hyrule. The festival is held to honor the Picori, a mysterious race that aided the people of Hyrule in the past. In Hyrule Town, prize contests are held, sweets are sold (and consumed) by the barrelful, keepers of lore tell the younger generations of the legends of the Picori. And at Hyrule Castle, a sword-fighting tournament is held, the winner of which will be allowed to touch a sacred keepsake of the Hero of Men. However, one year, a sorcerer named Vaati participates in, and wins, the tournament, seeking to obtain the vaunted Light Force he presumes to be hidden within the chest that holds many of Hyrule's monsters. After Vaati turns the Princess of Destiny to stone, the hero must undertake a quest to defeat the evil sorcerer. THIS. IS. THE PIIIIIIIIICOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRI FEEEEEEEESTIVAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!

Which of these joyful celebrations will receive the public's favor? That is up to our astute voters. And now... LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLET'S GET RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREAAAAAAAAAAAAAADY TO RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMBLE!!!
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Votes for Carnival of Time

 * 1) There really isn't much grounds for comparison here. The Carnival of Time is so delicately interwoven with the plot of Majora's Mask and has so many layers to it, it's like the danish to Picori Festival's donut. It's the one I would go to, given the chance. Awesome musical acts, more interesting stories to hear, and all the so-not-alcoholic milk beverages you can stand. There's also the fact that the Minish don't seem to care that they're being celebrated, unlike the Four Giants whom I presume you would not want to anger since they can crush your insolent bones into mush in seconds flat, with the emphasis on "flat." In the very, very niche Top Ten list of Great Gaming Festivals, Carnival of Time is top of the class. --Auron  Kaizer !  01:12, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) The Carnival of Time is actually important to the Majora's Mask plot...Unlike the Picori Festival, which is just sort of used as a catalyst. So I guess the Picori Festival is important in a different way, but the Carnival of Time still wins because it plays such a large and integral part in the game (after all, it does take place throughout the whole thing, while the Picori Festival only has a few minutes of screen time). -Minish   Link   01:45, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) While both options are considerable, I just feel the Carnival of Time has a more important role to the story of Majora's Mask than the Picori Festival has with Minish Cap. Plus, time is money, and I like money. Kapodaco! (talk) 04:43, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Basically what's already been said. Xykeb  Yvolix   Zraliv  06:49, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) After I finished Majora's Mask, I felt really happy, because I felt like I'd saved the Carnival. Minish Cap... I didn't like it that much. Paradox64 08:45, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) Even with most of the acts canceled the lead up to the Carnival of Time still encompasses over 60% of the side quests in the game. Now that's something worth celebrating. Oni Dark  Link 09:47, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 7) The Carnival of Time is something the whole of termina comes together to celebrate, unless of course an apocalypse is on it's way. But Even Then People still stay for it!--MarcusFenix2000 (talk) 11:55, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 8) Per Minish -- Abraham  link  oln  16:52, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 9) Obviously this. When I played MM, I actually wanted to be in Clock Town. Even with the Moon falling, the atmosphere seemed awesome. --EveryDayJoe45 (talk) 20:29, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 10) Without question. The Carnival of Time is simply the more entertaining event, and its role in the story is much more significant. (I actually have played TMC up to the end of the first dungeon. The fact that the Picori Festival no longer has any significance is a bit disappointing.) Jedimasterlink (talk) 21:40, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 11) The Carnival of Time is when an evil moon with a creepy face falls down,and destroys everything. A happy festival where all you can do is chase a princess around can't beat that!Mthompson(talk)
 * 12) Much more important to the game. I'd rather see all of the stuff that caused the carnival to be important than to actually go to it, so I didn't miss not being able to experience it BECAUSE YOU SAVE IT AND EVERYONE WHO WENT! And they have alcoholic milk.  Ike  04:58, March 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * 13) No contest.
 * 14) Hmm... intricately intertwined with the storyline and sidequests versus 5 minutes of screen time and absolutely no significance whatsoever. TheWolfsFriend (talk) 20:06, April 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * 15) Woo, carnivals. -  +Deadly  Slash  Sword+  21:07, April 6, 2012 (UTC)
 * 16) No comparison, there's just so many elements revolving around the Carnival of Time, the first moments of the game are priceless because of the hype created by the carnival added to the pressure of the moon falling over your ass. Although that damn worker that keeps hammering a tower is so annoying!--Trill&amp;Plumm (talk) 21:48, April 15, 2012 (UTC)

Anonymous votes

 * 1) carnival much more awsome than festival
 * 2) Not only is this event important to the whole game, if the very eve of it did not happen on the final day, if the moon hit even a day later or sooner, Termina would e epically doomed. That is because the top of the clock tower (where skull kid and the oricana are at at the begining) is only accessible on that exact date, and afterwards, anyone still waiting on there would be knocked off (assuming they tilt the clock back after it's done), and the moon can only be entered from that tower on the last day when it is close enough to fly to without dying in space along the way.
 * 3) Hardly a choice. I havn't played MC. I love MM. The carnival of time definitely wins.
 * 4) This one is actully important to the game CARNIVAL OF TIME FTW
 * 5) IMHO, MM is just a better game
 * 6) Majora's Mask RUUUUULLLLLEEEESSSSSS!!!!! (plus never played other game but...)
 * 7) The Canival of Time wins OBVIOUSLY, the have the EVIL Moon on their side. If they fought to the death and it took longer than three days the Moon would kill them ALL. So relly the moon would count as the canival of time.
 * 8) Thinking about it logically, The Picori Festival is a long standing national tradition.  The story behind it has fallen into misuse with the seriousness of a fairy tale to the Hyrulians.  On the other hand, The Carnival of Time is a multi-faceted celebration.  It dabbles with religious as well as festive meanings.  On top of the regular celebration, the Skull Kid has made the destruction of Clock Town set to happen by the last day of the three day festival (which is two days longer than The Picori Festival).  As a national holiday, every store seems to be closed during The Picori Festival while in Clock Town the shops and bars are open for regular hours and receive a regular flow of customers.  Outsiders and foreigners are welcome to both events, yet only The Carnival of Time solicits to their needs by having retail businesses open for service.  Consider how many actions and activities stem from The Carnival of Time.  So many things occur because of it taking place-and it is a  annual event!  Consider what it would be like to have events such as the ones that occur in Majora's Mask were to happen EVERY YEAR!  That is one intense holiday celebration!


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Votes for Picori Festival

 * 1) Being a festival, at least the Picori Festival is happy, unlike the "Carnival" of Time, where the few people that actually show up are just waiting for their moon to crash into their land and destroy everything. &mdash;Ceiling  Master  02:02, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) at least you actually get to go to this one and experience it, with the carnival of time you just leave before actually seeing and interacting with it. sure theres the end cut scene but that isn't the same -Devdude (talk) 21:53, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) See above for being able to actually participate in it. --Birdman5589 (talk) 22:18, March 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) The only complaint about this one I have is that Zelda didn't choose the heart container prize. --Hydropanda (talk) 02:39, March 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) I khow we are fighting a losing battle, but the history behind the Picori festival is far more richer and less M. Night Shyamalan-esque the the Festival of Time. Longhorn Velez (talk) 22:22, April 4, 2012 (UTC).
 * 6) So many Kinstones, so much time. Solar flute (talk) 16:11, April 9, 2012 (UTC)

Anonymous votes

 * 1) I dunno, I rather not organise an event where everyone is destined to die.. The mere thought of it all.. Only downside to the Picori Festival: after that Ezlo starts his scolding:P
 * 2) I know the Picori Festival does not take as much place in MC as does the Carnival of Time in MM, but at least it DOES occur. Not like the Carnival of Time, which never occurs because the Moon crashes on Termina. MM is just too frightening to get a real Carnival, so the Picori Festival gets my vote.
 * 3) The Picori Festival actually sets Link's new adventure in motion (in my eyes) whereas the Carnival of time does not really start the game too much.
 * 4) Losing fight indeed but man does it make a good first impression. I so wanted to just jump in and see the festival for myself.
 * 5) Good to be back; this is an event where you have the opportunity to meet my favorite character from one of my favorite games in the series. Win.


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Peanut Gallery
Hmmm, think i know who's gonna win this one --MarcusFenix2000 (talk) 12:27, March 25, 2012 (UTC)

See, this is really hard to fathom. For me anyway. 14:07, May 6, 2012 (UTC)
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