Skull Kid (mini-boss)

The Skull Kid is a mini-boss from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. He is an unnamed member of the Skull Kid race, and is therefore referred to purely as "Skull Kid". He is encountered on two occasions, and although he never directly attacks Link, he does summon Puppets to do his bidding for h The skull kids in previous games have had blacked in faces and eyes as bright as flaming coal, they have large lips or if you prefer, bills, and often play the flute. However, they lack expression and so this makes their faces plain. The Skull Kid mini-boss obviously varies in appearance. His face is a grayish blue and his eyes are a shocking orange that, when paired with his sadistic and perpetual smile, makes him look very unnerving and somewhat insane. Like the others he plays an instrument but it also has a different appearance.

The Skull Kid is first encountered in the Sacred Grove, where he leads Link to the resting place of the Master Sword. Instead of acting purely as a guide, however, the Skull Kid instead plays a game of Hide-and-Seek with Link as they travel. Link must find him several times and attack him before he leads him to the Master Sword, battling Puppets the Skull Kid summons along the way.

When Link returns to the Sacred Grove later in the game, the Skull Kid will help him navigate the area once again. This time he leads him to the Temple of Time. Once again he plays a dangerous game of hide-and-seek with Link, but on this encounter he is much more difficult to find.

In order for Link to find the Skull Kid he must either look for the light of his lantern and/or listen for the sound of his horn playing "Saria's Song".

At the end of their second game, the Skull Kid invites Link to return and play again sometime, implying that he is not actually hostile towards Link and instead is only seeking someone to play with.

Theory
The fact that the Skull Kid knows "Saria's Song" has led many to believe that he may be the same as, or a descendant of the Skull Kid Link played "Saria's Song" to, from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. He also has a face eerily similar to the face of the moon in Majora's Mask.