Fierce Deity Link

Fierce Deity Link
Title(s)	Fierce Deity
Race	Hylian/Deity
Gender	Male
Main appearance(s)	Majora's Mask
Spinoff appearance(s)	Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Majora's Mask (Himekawa), Hyrule Warriors, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Era(s)	Era of the Hero of Time
Voice actor(s)	Nobuyuki Hiyama

Fierce Deity Link is one of the transformations Link turns into in Majora's Mask, achieved by wearing the rare 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. Wearing this villainous yet 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.

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.

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 abnormally 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 (except for Majora's Mask 3D).

Other Appearances

Non-Canon Information

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

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

Fierce Deity Link Primary Spirit No. 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 players considered 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, using this form during the Final Boss battle is frowned upon by some fans, as it's viewed as a rather cheap method to defeat the main antagonist. The infamous transformation itself is so powerful - enough for many to be considered broken or overpowered, that it's capable of ending boss fights including Majora's Mask almost effortlessly, thus taking away the challenge completely.
• The Fierce Deity is most often seen by players who aim for a 100% completion of Majora's Mask or its remake, or the speedrun community.
• 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 more so than its counterparts 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 (resulting in himself often called as the ultimate 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 as the main protagonist'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.
• The Fierce Deity form is popularly referred to as "Oni Link" within the 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) manga, 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 closely resembling Link's face in the beta version of the game that was originally going to make the hero 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 this planned Mask useless. The Fierce Deity's model is based on Adult Link using the Biggoron's Sword and shares the same voice clips as Nobuyuki Hiyama. Concept art of Adult Link for Majora's Mask exists, and is seen in Hyrule Historia's section of the Nintendo 64 title, further suggesting that the older Link from the game's prequel 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's Mask in the final release. Due to their similarity, it's strongly implied that Fierce Deity Link is indeed a more powerful version of Adult Link. Coincidentally, Fierce Deity Link's weapon, the Fierce Deity's Sword, shares the same raw strength as the Biggoron's Sword, as both blades inflict four times the damage of the Kokiri Sword, much like the Great Fairy's Sword, though this weapon has the advantage of Sword Beams with equal potency.
• According to a Gossip Stone, 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 eerily quiet, and when he does speak, he talks in a serious manner. He even threatens the Happy Mask Salesman to leave 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 original source material, Fierce Deity Link, unlike all other forms, displays no facial reactions whatsoever, showing the hero with a "blank" expression, much like its own Mask.
• In the Majora's Mask manga, Tatl was shown to be afraid of Fierce Deity Link, due to his fearsome appearance and godly strength.
• 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.

  

  As seen in Hyrule Warriors, the Fierce Deity's god-like strength is potent enough to destroy the Moon from Majora's Mask by genuinely splitting it into two

• A testament to its tremendous power, in Hyrule Warriors, Young Link's Focus Attack as the Fierce Deity involves him slicing the seemingly unstoppable 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).
• Fierce Deity Link's unrestricted Z-Targeting movement was originally intended for Ocarina of Time as seen in beta footage, but the speed of Link's movement in the final game was not set fast enough to make the gameplay mechanic possible (except through hacking).
• Interestingly, the Fierce Deity Armor contains two symbols in what appears to be a crescent moon and a fragment of the Triforce. This could be a reference to the original Crest of the Gerudo (and likely Ganondorf) and the Triforce of Courage Link had encountered in Ocarina of Time. In addition, the war paint on his face has the colors of the Hylian Shield's symbol. This implies that not only the form contains the memories of all of Termina, but the Hero of Time's own as well from the events of his previous adventure.
• Though not related to The Legend of Zelda series, in SoulCalibur II, Link can optionally wield Soul Edge (Complete), a particularly dark sword with incredible powers comparable to that of the Fierce Deity and Majora, story-wise.

  

  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

• 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. This would technically make Link be one of the tallest humanoid characters in the Zelda franchise, in spite of the Fierce Deity being a transformation.
  • Due to his large stature, Fierce Deity Link is able to jump and reach certain high ledges where the hero can enter out of bounds, sometimes through a glitch, as this is possible in a few places such as the Laundry Pool and the Stock Pot Inn.
  • 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.
• In the Majora's Mask manga as well as the French localization of the original game, the Fierce Deity is referred to as a "demon god".
• During an interview, Takaya Imamura, the artistic director of Majora's Mask, revealed that Fierce Deity Link's design is actually based on a classical form of Japanese theatre named "Kabuki" (歌舞伎, かぶき).

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)	Fierce Deity Link
This table was generated using translation pages.

Gallery

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  Fierce Deity Link in-game model in Majora's Mask
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  Fierce Deity's Mask, the infamous mask used to transform into the powerful Fierce Deity form
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  Link transforming into the Fierce Deity in Majora's Mask
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  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
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  Fierce Deity Link in Odolwa's chamber, in Majora's Mask
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  Fierce Deity Link in Gyorg's chamber, in Majora's Mask
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  Fierce Deity Link executing a Spin Attack in Majora's Mask
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  Fierce Deity Link in Clock Town in Majora's Mask
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  Fierce Deity Link executing a Sword Beam in Majora's Mask
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  Fierce Deity Link from Majora's Mask 3D
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  Link transforming into the Fierce Deity in Majora's Mask 3D
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  Odolwa defeated by Fierce Deity Link in Majora's Mask 3D
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  Link transformed into Fierce Deity in the Majora's Mask manga
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  Fierce Deity Link in the Majora's Mask manga
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  Fierce Deity Link easily destroys the Boss Remains and frightens Tatl in the Majora's Mask manga
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  Fierce Deity Link fights Majora's Mask and Incarnation forms in the Majora's Mask manga
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  Fierce Deity battling against Majora's Incarnation in the Majora's Mask manga
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  Majora's Incarnation dominated by Fierce Deity Link in the Majora's Mask manga
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  Fierce Deity Link attacking Majora's Wrath in the Majora's Mask manga
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  Fierce Deity Link ultimately kills Majora in the Majora's Mask manga
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  Fierce Deity Link attacks and threatens the Happy Mask Salesman to leave in the Majora's Mask manga
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  Link's Fierce Deity Link costume from the Majora's Mask DLC pack from Hyrule Warriors
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  Young Link in his Fierce Deity form from Hyrule Warriors
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  Link in his Fierce Deity Link costume with the Great Fairy from Hyrule Warriors
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  Young Link transforming into the Fierce Deity from Hyrule Warriors
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  Fierce Deity's Vengeful state in Hyrule Warriors
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  Fierce Deity Link performing his Focus Attack from Hyrule Warriors
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  Fierce Deity Link splitting the Moon in two in Hyrule Warriors
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  Fierce Deity Link playing the Ocarina of Time from Hyrule Warriors
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  Link's Fierce Deity alternative costume from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
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  Link's Fierce Deity alternative costume from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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  Link's Fierce Deity Armor Outfit in Tri Force Heroes
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  Fierce Deity Link figure
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  A close up view of Fierce Deity Link's Majora Mask's 3D artwork
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  Fierce Deity Link 25th Anniversary artwork

See also

• Deku Link
• Goron Link
• Zora Link