Zeldapedia:Temple of Courage/Archive 24

Week 100: Flute Boy vs. Skull Kid
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 * style="width: 100%; background: #DDDDDD; padding: 5px" colspan="6"| LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! It's been a long time coming, and now the time has finally come for our super-fantastic, slightly neurotic, ubiquitous, ambiguous, subliminal, terminal, low sodium ONE HUNDREDTH FIGHT IN THE TEMPLE. OF. COURAGE!!! After a tough week for suggestions, in which people were uncertain on whether or not to bend the conventions of the ToC to celebrate this special occasion, we have a sweet battle lined up for you &mdash; not to mention, many, many, many more enjoyable fights in the Temple! It's all just beginning! Now, let's meet this week's contestants, our shy, music-loving flautists, in the ring!
 * style="width: 100%; background: #DDDDDD; padding: 5px" colspan="6"| LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! It's been a long time coming, and now the time has finally come for our super-fantastic, slightly neurotic, ubiquitous, ambiguous, subliminal, terminal, low sodium ONE HUNDREDTH FIGHT IN THE TEMPLE. OF. COURAGE!!! After a tough week for suggestions, in which people were uncertain on whether or not to bend the conventions of the ToC to celebrate this special occasion, we have a sweet battle lined up for you &mdash; not to mention, many, many, many more enjoyable fights in the Temple! It's all just beginning! Now, let's meet this week's contestants, our shy, music-loving flautists, in the ring!

In the red corner is a mysterious lad who is found in a haunted grove. Having found an entrance into the Dark World and subsequently stuck, he wants only for someone to retrieve his flute and play for him the song which he loves. His apparition, which appears in the Light World is beloved by animals, but disappears whenever someone comes too close. THIS... IS... THE FLUUUUUUUUUUUUTE BOOOOOOOOOOOOY!!!

In the orange corner is an impish creature who resides within the Lost Woods. Unusually shy towards those of another race and hostile towards adults, he befriends only those who know a special song of the forest. Being the mischievous creature that he is, he does not pay full price for the mask which is sold to him. THIS... IS... THE SKUUUUUUUUUUUULL KIIIIIIIIIIIID!!!

There have been a great many legendary fights in the Temple of Courage thus far. Will this live up to the legacy and become indicative of the future? That is up to you, our beloved voters! Now let us all raise our glasses (the drinking kind), have a toast and then... LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLET'S GET RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREADY TO RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMBLE!!!
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Votes for Flute Boy

 * 1) Flute Boy's story was much cooler and much more mysterious. It got me the Shovel, didn't it? Flute Boy is a badass. I like the Skull Kid, but his Ocarina of Time appearance ain't enough, and the explanations of his tacked-on connection to Majora's Mask didn't help much. Hey, the Flute Boy becomes a tree-like creature in the end? Happy ending? Doubt it. Bleak as hell. --Auron  Kaizer !  22:35, May 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) I like him more than Ingo. Well actually I do not. But I do like him more than Skull Kid who scares me.Ingo the great (talk) 22:37, May 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) The Flute Boy had a deeper character than OoT Skull Kid. Still, I'm tempted to change my vote just because of the Skull Mask. - Isdrakthül  22:39, May 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) He's so awesome, even ostriches come from Africa to Hyrule to listen to his music. Those African animals can acknowledge how freaking fierce he is all the way in Africa. --  Haru Mclean Namikaze  Anonymous.png Kana: ナミカゼ ハ ル マクリーン, Romaji: Namikaze Haru Makurīn
 * 5) If this were about Skull Kid from MM I'd vote for him without a second thought, but his OoT appearance never particularly impressed me, whereas Flute Boy is pure badassery.  Xykeb   Yvolix   Zraliv  06:59, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 6) I'm with Xykeb on this one.-- C  2  / C C  12:20, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 7) Definately what Xykeb said. Darax King Dodongo.png
 * 8) Meep. I'm with the above. Meep Meep (talk) 15:08, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 9) I dont really care much for either and am voting for the under dog. Although when I do think for it a bit the flute guy doe have a bleak yet some how surreal and pleasant story that I am quite fond of. Oni Dark  Link 21:21, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 10) This is totally random, but I play the flute in band, so... Dawn Of A New Day  (is cool)  Deku Flight.png
 * 11) There aren't many things that can really send a chill down my spine...seeing the Flute Boy turn into a tree stump after playing the flute is one of those things. Jedimasterlink (talk) 01:12, May 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * 12) Flute Boy inderectly gave me the best way of transportation what did skull kid do? cheapskate me out of a mask and also trying to drop A MOON on my head! (and also with the turning me into a tree thing) Octorok (The Minish Cap).gif D m e r k a GU 10Octorok (The Minish Cap).gif
 * 13) Even tho MM is my favorite game of the series, I'm going to have to go with flute boy.  He is so much more mysterious...  User:Hello Doggy
 * 14) Come on. He becomes a petrified tree for crying out loud. --Birdman5589 (talk) 06:28, May 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * 15) Skull Kids the worst.--Tj hoffman (talk) 16:10, May 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * 16) I remember him. Wowzers. --Arbiter Tre (talk) 00:35, May 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * 17) I'm going with the less-mischievous character...--Pie 145  00:39, May 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * 18) I first said "WHO IS THIS?" then read his article. Skull Kid can't stand a chance. This guy is an hero.  Uber  Phoeb Link_standing_ALTTP.png‎ 01:58, May 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * 19) Skull kids games are better but I likie flute boy more.Mick E (talk) 04:09, May 29, 2010 (UTC)

Anonymous votes

 * 1) Me - Why do the most vote for the bad guy? Flute Boy is dead, we have to honor him. AND he is the one to thank for the first Ocarina in Zelda history. Without him the developers never got ispired to create the best Zelda game of all time: "Ocarina of Time".
 * 2) I feel so bad for his father.
 * 3) +1 Flute Boy
 * 4) Link to the Past and its characters are obviously far superior to any others.
 * 5) In Ocarina of Time (which is the version the image is representing), the Skull Kid doesn't do much except for a Heart Piece when you're a kid and tries to kill you when you're an Adult. The Flute Boy is much, much more helpful. Plus, one feels sorry for him, as he got lost in the Dark World.


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Votes for Skull Kid

 * 1) He's Skull Kid! How could you not like Skull Kid! He's a mysterious boy in the woods. No, he's basically a mysterious entity in the woods who fades in and out and wants to play music with you and wants you to teach him a song. What's not to love?! --BassJapas (talk) 22:40, May 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) He's from MM Just pointing out the way most people will vote for this guy... I just like the Skull Kid better. I think I just like the way he magically vanishes in OoT. The one problem with him in OoT is that he stiffs you. In MM... he causes Link to become a Deku, makes the moon start coming down on Termina, and a lot of other crazy stuff. Hm.  -- Deku  Stick   Master 
 * 3) Skull Kid is the man. as much as I like the Flute Boy and want to give him my support, I can't make myself vote against this guy. a lot more nostalgia here. --EveryDayJoe45 (talk) 00:28, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) Skull Kid is one of the only villains in the franchise that I despised yet could empathize with at the same time.  Portal-  Kombat
 * 5) This is a tough choice. I don't know why, but, for some reason, I want to vote for the Skull Kid. zdmshadow
 * 6) skull kid was more significant --Hylian potato (talk) 02:34, May 24, 2010 (UTC)hylian potato
 * 7) His face is made of bone, he has major flute skiz-ills, and an awesome mask.....  SKUUUUUULL KIIIIIIIIID!!!!! -ZeldaQueen12
 * 8) I was going to vote for Mr. Flute, but the picture scared me and the pic of skull kid is cool. Yes, I voted on the pictures, it that a crime? No really, if it is, please tell me. Super duh... Alpaca [[File:Doggie Mask.gif]] 04:38, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 9) skull kid is awsome he tried to kill everyone Ganondorf1994 (talk) 18:04, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 10) Whether he is controlling the Moon, being controlled by a mask, or dancing around in the woods, Skull Kid is never a boring one. T h e Midna Laughing.png ™  20:24, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 11) How one-sided is this, he was from two of the greatest Zelda games of all time, OoT and MM are great, and so is this guy. Skull Kid all the way! Golden Fierce Deity.png --War62 (talk) 20:44, May 24, 2010 (UTC) Golden Fierce Deity.png
 * 12) There was a strange aura about skull kid that I only just interpreted that I have had with me ever since I played OoT and MM.  Its like the evil wraith of all the things that haunt children, being alone, having no friends, not having any power to do anything, and perishing somewhere far away where no one can help you or save you (lost woods).  I really think there is just something about this character that is deep, something only Shigeru and his buddies could think of, just another cryptic Zelda moral.  Plus.... Flute Boy is a good character, but he is underdeveloped and had just a boring monotonous feel to him and his side quest, so my vote goes to mister brain damage over here.---Tehmeganerd (talk) 22:52, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 13) This was a tough call, if we were talking pure Oot here, I would vote for flute boy, but based solely on characters and not on certain time areas I have to go with the skull kid...even if he was REALLY annoying in MM..--UnendingForestGlade (talk) 00:14, May 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * 14) Anyone who lives in the Lost Woods will always win in the Temple of Courage (maybe)..--Pink_link May 25, 2010
 * 15) Wow. As much as I love A Link into the Past, I enjoyed Majora's Mask better. I liked the poor lonely kid who just wanted...this is about the race? Well, they do serve as bittersweet reminders of what once was in Twilight Princess. As for OoT, two words: Saria's Song. Phoenixdaughter  AM  13:16, May 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * 16) He can play a flute even though he has a beak.  What more could you want...   A human
 * 17) I haven't played A Link to the Past enough to meet Flute Boy, so... --The <font color=#082567>Ultimate <font color=#50C878>Hokage88 [[Image:Arwing.png|25px|]]
 * 18) Wow. 100th battle... I was expecting something more grand, but, oh well. I was going to vote for Mr. Flute over there, but because I just got MM, I recently found out, this guy rules. He turns you into a Deku! Not to mention, I'm trying to anticipate what he did with Epona. I love this guy, end of story. Skull Kid forever... User:Hero of Men
 * 19) Skull kid!! of course!! how can you not like a kid in a skull mask? --Shibuya yuuri (talk) 21:46, May 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * 20) Although he ripped us off in OoT, Skull Kid is just cool and really endearing!!!  The Gerudo Guy
 * 21) Not much to say on this matter... I just like the Skull Kid more. Zoma89
 * 22) I have a fond memory about the Skull Kid when I was first playing OoT. When I was walking around the Lost Woods and first found him, I did not learn Saria's Song on the ocarina yet (at the time, I didn't know you could). I spent so long trying to replicate the song just by ear, going in and out of his area and listening to the melody, trying to get the right notes. Other than that, Skull Kid is just more appealing to me. Oddball 464 00:05, May 31, 2010 (UTC)

Anonymous votes

 * 1) Skull kid is awesome because he leads you through the forest in twilight princess (even if he is a pain)
 * 2) OoT, MM, TP... wherever he appears, he is awesome!  Plus, I love the insanity of MM.
 * 3) Villain, sidequest, guide, no matter what he is, he is cool. He is the memorable bonehead Skull Kid. Get it, Skull Kid, bonehead?! HA! *Cricket chirps*
 * 4) Skull Kid is the coolest. I mean, was there in the Lost Woods in Ocarina of Time and he was the awsome figure behind Majora's Mask. He beats the Flute Boy for sure!
 * 5) Majora's Mask was my all time favorite Zelda. Plus, after all the crap he put us through in that, I loved finally getting to beat on him in Twilight Princess
 * 6) Poor guy without friends.. As a guide he was scary, but as an evil villian he was awesome! He can't help it he has a strange beak for a mouth..
 * 7) This guy is just amazing and I mean in TP he could summon other enemies, the Flute Boy couldn't do that could he.
 * 8) Anything that you can kill to get 200 money is a winner in my book.
 * 9) Skull kid is awsome, end of story
 * 10) A long time ago, a hero of old made a journey to find a lost friend. This hero had everything to be sad for, and he only continued on out of desperation to continue. After riding in the forest for a little while, the hero stops... suddenly the hero's horse erupts and the hero falls into an unconscious state. A naive but power-holding imp appears almost out of nowhere. There and then, begins my favorite adventure ever: Majora's Mask. No, I am not picking Skull Kid because of Majora's Mask, but because of Skull Kid himself. SPOILER: in the end of MM, Skull Kid distinctly remembers Link from OoT, and virtually thanks him. Skull Kid is a misunderstood and naive imp; yet he's the perfect puppet for Majora. Perfect storyline, perfect components, perfect character.


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Peanut Gallery
So there you go. Undeniable proof that one day the Fairies will return to unleash their wrath upon us all! Unleash it I say! Unleash it good! They, they just can't see it yet. Are they blind? Blind as a Keese if you ask me. Oh...they'll see it. I'll make them see it. They'll call me crazy but i'm not crazy! I'm the only one that’s not crazy! -<font color ="#68E0D0">Stars <font color ="#187868">talk  http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/pyroac/Starssprite.gif 22:39, May 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Stars is right. Also, THE TURNIPS ARE COMING TO KILL US ALL! EVERYBODY PANIC! Just thought I'd add that as long as we're being insane. - Isdrakthül  22:44, May 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * What exactly are you saying here anyway? --EveryDayJoe45 (talk) 01:12, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm pretending to be insane. It's actually really fun. Try it! You'll like it, end up doing it more and more, become indistinguishable from an actual lunatic, and get locked up! That's what happened to me. - Isdrakthül  01:15, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * I was mainly talking to stars. but good to know regardless. --EveryDayJoe45 (talk) 01:18, May 24, 2010 (UTC)

What Skull Kid is this about? OoT? --BassJapas (talk) 23:30, May 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Follow the link. - Isdrakthül  23:33, May 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * I did, but was still kinda confused 'cause the anon. vote --BassJapas (talk) 23:35, May 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * The anonymous voter is being a typical anonymous voter. - Isdrakthül  23:38, May 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * True, damn ingnorance --BassJapas (talk) 00:12, May 24, 2010 (UTC)

Great job on the intro... now I don't feel any regret about this fight being "normal." This is just the beginning! Portal- Kombat

may I add that if he wasn't in there, link would be stuck on the island? hmm, not much of an adventure...also, he helps in spirit tracks (the regal ring, i prosume?). SEE WHAT I MEAN?!? enough said. (oh, and nerds are SMART.)

come on. I cant believe i was tricked with this sudden apierence. (i MEANT to put this with linbek vs byrne, but then this showed up, so the whole thing transfered to this fight) stupid. (ignore that post... PLEASE?!?)
 * ...what? <font color="#663300">T <font color="#996600">h <font color="#CC6600">e Midna Laughing.png ™ 22:17, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * This person was going to comment on the Linebeck vs. Byrne fight, I think. -- Deku Stick   Master 

I just thought i'd say that the skull kid is from ORACANA OF TIME! Stop mentioning Majora's mask or Twilit princess, please. this is the Oot skull kid.

oh... he is also Mm skull kid too... srry...

Meh... Not gonna vote in this one. Onsided fight is onsided. -<font color ="#68E0D0">Stars <font color ="#187868">talk  http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/pyroac/Starssprite.gif 16:02, May 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, I bet your just bitter it beat yours. It can barely be considered truly one-sided at this point. Although that will possibly change. --EveryDayJoe45 (talk) 16:03, May 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * I actually don't care that much, mine wasn't brilliant anyway. Don't assume things. -<font color ="#68E0D0">Stars <font color ="#187868">talk  http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/pyroac/Starssprite.gif 16:07, May 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * Def still assume it. --EveryDayJoe45 (talk) 16:16, May 26, 2010 (UTC)


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