Fierce Deity Link is one of the transformations Link turns into in Majora's Mask,[1] achieved by wearing the Fierce Deity's Mask. This transforms him into a mysterious, very tall and extremely powerful warrior resembling his adult self (and shares the same voice). It is one of five Mask transformations in the game.
Transformation[]
Link can only obtain the Fierce Deity's Mask after he trades all of the twenty non-transforming Masks, including the Giant's Mask, to each of the four Moon Children inside the Moon Dungeons. The lonely Moon Child wearing Majora's Mask sitting by the Tree will give Link the Fierce Deity's Mask as a reward after noticing all his other Masks are gone.[2] Wearing this special Mask enables the young Hero of Time to transform into the deadly Fierce Deity. However, unlike the Deku, Goron, and Zora forms, he is only allowed to do so during boss battles.[3]
In Majora's Mask 3D, Link can also transform into the Fierce Deity inside the two Fishing Holes. If he attempts to leave when in Fierce Deity form, the Fishing Hole Man will keep the young hero from doing so, wondering how he got in there in the first place.[4]
Abilities[]
In the ferocious Fierce Deity form, Link gains significantly greater strength and range in his attacks as well as certain new abilities, reaching a god-like level. Because the Fierce Deity wields the Fierce Deity Sword, a large, highly powerful, two-handed, helix-edged Sword, he cannot use a Shield (as he completely lacks such item), although this disadvantage is compensated for by the Sword's superior power (same as the Great Fairy's Sword), having four times the strength of the Kokiri Sword. Link can also use the Sword to release mighty Sword Beams while Z-Targeting an enemy, which can potentially double the damage given to a boss if struck directly with the blade, inflicting eight times the power of the game's starting weapon (same as a Jump Attack) and resulting in devastating effects. The Fierce Deity Sword itself cannot be put away. Due to his extremely tall height, Fierce Deity Link can run as fast as wearing the Bunny Hood (in spite of a slow running animation due to his long legs) - even quicker when going backwards, and jump long distances.
It must be noted that as this form is not intended to be used against normal enemies, these foes completely resist the Sword Beams of the Fierce Deity Sword.
Other Appearances[]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Fierce Deity Link appears as a Sticker.
Sticker Information[]
| Sticker | Artwork from | Effect in The Subspace Emissary | Usable by |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fierce Deity Link |
Majora's Mask | [Slash] - Attack +21 | 
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Majora's Mask (Himekawa)[]
In the Majora's Mask manga by Akira Himekawa, Link receives the Fierce Deity's Mask from Majora and becomes Fierce Deity Link during his fight against it, and easily defeats the antagonist. In a flashback of Majora, it is revealed that while as a dragon, a mysterious man bearing a strong resemblance to the Fierce Deity in both appearance and clothing, had visited Majora. The man played music for the dragon, who danced for three days and three nights before dying. The man then carved the Majora's Mask from the creature's hide, hoping to seal its power. It is hinted in the story that the stranger is in fact a god, the first being that is able to overcome the beast of Majora, and that it does so with music that controls the flow of time.
Hyrule Warriors[]
In Hyrule Warriors, Fierce Deity Link appears as part of Young Link's Mask weapon type moveset. During Focus Spirit, Link can temporarily transform into the Fierce Deity to perform powerful attacks before reverting to his normal self. It also includes all other bonuses characteristic to Focus Spirit. This form of Focus Spirit is unusual in that it lasts longer than any other Warrior's. While in Fierce Deity form, Young Link is able to shoot Sword Beams with most of his swings, but generally shares all of his original form's moves. He can also use the Ocarina of Time to convert his Special Attack Gauge into more Magic to refill his Magic Meter, thus extending his time in this form. Young Link's Focus Attack features him slicing the Moon in half, damaging enemies around him.
An alternate costume for Link based on Fierce Deity Link appears in the Majora's Mask DLC Pack.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[]
Though Fierce Deity Link does not appear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, one of Link's alternate costumes is based on Fierce Deity Link.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
Fierce Deity Link — Spirit Battle Information
  Primary SpiritNo. 208 |
Team Power |  Attack | 13,900
|
Rank | ★★★★ LEGEND | Fighter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Great Bay (Ω) | Theme | "Calamity Ganon Battle - Second Form" |  Giant Link
| |
| Rule(s) | Defence 🠇 Easy to Launch Attack Power 🠅 |
Hazard(s) | — | ||
| Condition(s) | |||||
| · You are easy to launch · You have reduced defence after a little while · The enemy has increased attack power | |||||
Fierce Deity Link — Spirit Information
Fierce Deity Link No. 208 Lv. 1 |
Type | ATTACK | Strength | 2900 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | ★★★★ LEGEND | Defense | 1303 | |
| Slot(s) | ⎔ | Power | 4623 | |
| Trait | Sword Attack 🠅 | |||
| Slightly increases sword-attack power of fighters like Link and Marth. | ||||
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Fierce Deity Link appears as a Spirit with the ability, Sword Attack Up, which raises the attack power of a Fighter when they are wielding a sword. One of Link's alternate costumes is based on Fierce Deity Link.
Trivia[]
Despite being technically canon according to Hyrule Historia, some consider Fierce Deity Link's raw power too extreme even for the final battle in Majora's Mask, as it can defeat Majora's every form, including Wrath, in just mere seconds
- Story-wise, although the Fierce Deity's Mask is not required to complete the game, the Hero of Time destroying Majora as Fierce Deity Link in Majora's Mask is stated to be canon in Hyrule Historia. Gameplay-wise, however, some fans of the series view using this form during the Final Boss battle as a rather cheap way to defeat the main antagonist, as the transformation itself is so powerful - enough that many considered broken, it is capable of ending boss fights including Majora's Mask almost effortlessly, thus taking away the challenge completely.
- In Tri Force Heroes, the Fierce Deity Armor appears as an Outfit. It doubles the damage of the Sword, allows Link to shoot four Sword Beams, and reduces knockback from enemies.
- The Fierce Deity form is popularly referred to as "Oni Link" within The Legend of Zelda series community. This is based on an incomplete translation of his Japanese name that incorporates the kanji for "fierce" (Ki), which can be read alone as 鬼 (Oni).
- In the Majora's Mask (Himekawa), Majora's Mask and the Moon Children also refers to Fierce Deity Link as an oni.
Concept art of Adult Link for Majora's Mask.
- Fierce Deity Link was likely intended to replace Adult Link in Majora's Mask. There was a Mask in the beta version of the game that was originally going to make Link change into his adult self seen in Ocarina of Time, but was scrapped since he can now use certain items such as the Hero's Bow or Hookshot as a child, rendering the planned Mask useless. The Fierce Deity's model is based on Adult Link using the Biggoron's Sword and shares the same voice. Concept art of Adult Link for Majora's Mask exists, and is seen in Hyrule Historia's section of the game, further suggesting that Link's adult self was supposed to appear in the game during development before ultimately being set as the basis for the young Hero of Time's unique transformation by the Fierce Deity Mask. Due to their similarity, it is strongly implied that Fierce Deity Link is indeed a more powerful version of Adult Link.
- The Fierce Deity possesses the merits of all the Masks and is the representation of the feelings of all people populating the land of Termina. This representation is reinforced by the fact that it was necessary to exchange all the masks obtained in Majora's Mask thanks to the different interactions, actions and help provided to the characters of the game in order to obtain the Fierce Deity's Mask. Its own mask is even said to be equally dangerous as Majora's Mask itself.
- Due to the form's dark power and the fact it contains all the memories of Termina's residents, it is suggested that Link's personality as Fierce Deity Link becomes much more ruthless, as seen in the manga adaptation of Majora's Mask, where he becomes very quiet, and when he does speak, he talks in a serious manner. He even threatens the Happy Mask Salesman to begone after trying to slash the Majora's Mask in half off his hands following the final battle (he missed but did hit several other masks), justifiably calling him a troublemaker, in which the mysterious man picks up the Mask and fades away laughing.
- In the Majora's Mask manga by Akira Himekawa, Tatl was shown to be afraid of Fierce Deity Link, due to his fearsome appearance and godly strength.
- A testament to its ferocious power, in Hyrule Warriors, Young Link's Focus Attack as the Fierce Deity involves him slicing the Moon entirely in half with one mighty vertical slash after being sent down by the Majora's Mask-wearing Skull Kid.
- Though designed only to be used in Boss battles, through a glitch, it is possible to explore most of Termina as Fierce Deity Link, but care must be taken to avoid causing the game to crash (eg. talking to the Bombers).
- Despite only appearing in Majora's Mask as well as Hyrule Warriors, this particular Mask transformation has gained a significant cult-following among The Legend of Zelda series' fanbase due to its unusual anti-hero appearance and exclusive powers; Many strongly considered the Fierce Deity as the most terrifying and dangerous Link to ever exist, and greatly enjoyed the fact it is a canon form of the Hero of Time incarnation, enough that some to this day wished a possible showdown between Fierce Deity Link against Ganon or Dark Link. Others even claimed this very transformation is Link's answer to the Triforce of Power rather than Courage.
- In addition, some in the community also believe this form should have been Link's Final Smash in the Super Smash Bros. series rather than the Triforce Slash, specifically Young Link in Ultimate.
As seen in a modified gameplay of Ocarina of Time using Fierce Deity Link taken directly from Majora's Mask, this form stands at a towering height compared to other adult-based characters such as the older Princess Zelda
- In addition, some in the community also believe this form should have been Link's Final Smash in the Super Smash Bros. series rather than the Triforce Slash, specifically Young Link in Ultimate.
- Although there is no official height from Nintendo, due to Fierce Deity's model being at an extremely tall height over most other adult characters and has trouble entering buildings (and it is possible to get actually stuck inside certain places such as the Stock Pot Inn), he appears to be around 7 ½ feet tall, likely the same as Ganondorf.
- Oddly, in Hyrule Warriors as well as the Majora's Mask manga, Fierce Deity Link is depicted as only roughly the size of Adult Link rather than in his prominent appearance in the N64 mainline title, meaning he is considerably shorter than the King of Evil in the spin-off game.
Nomenclature[]
The term "fierce deity," 鬼神, is used to refer to several deities in the Shingon Buddhist pantheon, such as Bishamonten or the Myō-ō, who are fierce and wrathful toward the negative forces that work against humanity's enlightenment, but are benevolent and supportive of humanity. They are seen as deities that work to defeat evil, a quality which the Fierce Deity's Mask gives Link greater ability to achieve. In addition, only Buddhas, Devas (deities) and Bodhisattvas, beings which help as many people achieve enlightenment across cycles as possible, are able to become fierce deities, much like Link can only obtain the Fierce Deity mask after helping as many people as possible to obtain all the other masks required for the trade.
 Names in other regions  | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Meaning | |
 | Japanese | 鬼神リンク (Kishin Rinku) (MM | MM3D)[5][6] | Fierce Deity Link |
| This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference. | |||
Gallery[]
Fierce Deity Link in-game model in Majora's Mask
Fierce Deity's Mask, the infamous mask used to transform into the powerful Fierce Deity form
Link transforming into the Fierce Deity in Majora's Mask
Fierce Deity's size in comparison to all other of the Hero of Time's Mask transformations and his normal self, in Majora's Mask
Fierce Deity Link in Odolwa's chamber, in Majora's Mask
Fierce Deity Link in Gyorg's chamber, in Majora's Mask
Fierce Deity Link executing a Spin Attack in Majora's Mask
Fierce Deity Link in Clock Town in Majora's Mask
Fierce Deity Link executing a Sword Beam in Majora's Mask
Fierce Deity Link from Majora's Mask 3D
Link transforming into the Fierce Deity in Majora's Mask 3D
Odolwa defeated by Fierce Deity Link in Majora's Mask 3D
Link transformed into Fierce Deity in the Majora's Mask manga
Fierce Deity Link in the Majora's Mask manga
Fierce Deity Link easily destroys the Boss Remains and frightens Tatl in the Majora's Mask manga
Fierce Deity Link fights Majora's Mask and Incarnation forms in the Majora's Mask manga
Fierce Deity battling against Majora's Incarnation in the Majora's Mask manga
Majora's Incarnation dominated by Fierce Deity Link in the Majora's Mask manga
Fierce Deity Link attacking Majora's Wrath in the Majora's Mask manga
Fierce Deity Link ultimately kills Majora in the Majora's Mask manga
Fierce Deity Link attacks and threatens the Happy Mask Salesman to leave in the Majora's Mask manga
Link's Fierce Deity Link costume from the Majora's Mask DLC pack from Hyrule Warriors
Young Link in his Fierce Deity form from Hyrule Warriors
Link in his Fierce Deity Link costume with the Great Fairy from Hyrule Warriors
Young Link transforming into the Fierce Deity from Hyrule Warriors
Fierce Deity's Vengeful state in Hyrule Warriors
Fierce Deity Link performing his Focus Attack from Hyrule Warriors
Fierce Deity Link slicing the Moon in half in Hyrule Warriors
Fierce Deity Link playing the Ocarina of Time from Hyrule Warriors
Link's Fierce Deity alternative costume from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Link's Fierce Deity alternative costume from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Link's Fierce Deity Armor Outfit in Tri Force Heroes
Fierce Deity Link figure
Fierce Deity Link 25th Anniversary artwork
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See Also[]
References
- ↑ Art & Artifacts, Dark Horse Books, pg. 189 (MM)
- ↑ "You don't have any masks left, do you? Well, let's do something else." — Moon Child (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Fierce Deity's Mask - Wear it with (C). Its dark power can be used only in boss rooms." — N/A (Majora's Mask)
- ↑ "Hey. Hey! What's with that scary face, fella? If ya leave here lookin' like that, you'll scare away potential customers and ruin our reputation! ...Wait. Hold up. Where did ya even come from...?" — Swamp Fishing Hole Man (Majora's Mask 3D)
- ↑ Hyrule Encyclopedia, Ambit Ltd., pg. 245
- ↑ Hyrule Encyclopedia, Ambit Ltd., pg. 245