Skull Kid
| Skull Kid | |
|---|---|
  Official artwork of Skull Kid fromHyrule Warriors Legends. | |
| Universe | The Legend of Zelda |
| Debut | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | Brawl SSB4 Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (2018) |
| Console/platform of origin | Nintendo 64 |
| Species | Skull Kid |
| Gender | Male |
| Voice actor | Sachi Matsumoto |
| Article on Zelda Wiki | Skull Kid |
Skull Kids (スタルキッド,Stal Kid) are recurring characters inThe Legend of Zelda series. They appear inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl asstickers. The one fromThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask appears inSuper Smash Bros. 4, wearing the titular mask, as anAssist Trophy.
Origin[edit]
Skull Kids first appeared inThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as minor characters, with one in particular who befriends Link once he plays Saria's Song to him and rewards Link with a piece of heart. InThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, a Skull Kid becomes a central character. Lonely and depressed due to a lack of friends, he is shunned and downtrodden by the people ofTermina because of his many tricks and pranks. Still, he managed to find companionship inFairy siblingsTatl andTael. One day, he manages to steal a mask from theHappy Mask Salesman. This mask wasMajora's Mask, which corrupts him when he puts it on. He now wished to destroy all of Termina by striking it with theMoon. He crosses Link during this time, which sets the events of the game into motion. This Skull Kid is the basis forSuper Smash Bros. 4's Assist Trophy. A Skull Kid also appears as a minor character inThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, who plays hide and seek as a form of guidance towards the Master Sword and the Temple of Time and as a miniboss who sends shadow puppets to attack Link.
The Skull Kid's attack as an Assist Trophy is not based on any known ability of Majora's Mask itself, although Skull Kid has been seen using the power of the mask to curse people for his own amusement. Two of his attacks, however, have a mechanic that makes reference to theStone Tower andits respective temple, which must be inverted for Link to progress.
InSuper Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
Skull Kid himself did not appear, but he was mentioned in the description of theFour Giantstrophy and theMajora's Mask trophy.
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Skull Kids appear on twostickers inBrawl.
Stickers[edit]
| Name | Game | Effect | Fighter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skull Kid | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | AttackLeg+020 Attack +20 | All characters |
| Skull Kid | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | AttackDarkness+007 Attack +7 | Ganondorf |
.png) Skull Kid (Zelda Majora's Mask) |
.png) Skull Kid (Zelda Ocarina of Time) |
InSuper Smash Bros. 4[edit]
As anAssist Trophy[edit]
The Skull Kid fromThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask appears inSuper Smash Bros. 4 as an Assist Trophy. As one of theTips mentions, Skull Kid is one of the only Assist Trophies to have potentially detrimental effects to both enemies and the user. When he appears, he can do one of three things, chosen at random:
- Flips the camera upside-down, as well as mirroring it.
- Reverses all directional inputs for all players, so left is right and up is down. This does not apply totaunts.
- Turns all fighters invisible.
Skull Kid has a spawn chance of38/1254. He cannot be summoned on the following stages in a standard versus match (applies to both games and only the base form unless noted otherwise):
- 3D Land
- Arena Ferox
- Dream Land (64) (all)
- Hyrule Castle (64) (all)
- Jungle Japes (all)
- Magicant
- Mario Circuit
- Midgar (all)
- Onett
- Pac-Land (Omega)
- Peach's Castle (64) (all)
- Reset Bomb Forest
- Skyloft
- Super Mario Maker (all)
- Tortimer Island
- Umbra Clock Tower (all Wii U)
Skull Kid cannot be summoned if the following items are active and vice versa:
- Items: a thirdDaybreak part, a thirdDragoon part, andSmash Ball.
- Poké Ball Pokémon:Palkia,Togepi,Victini, andZoroark.
Trophy[edit]
- Skull Kid
It's said that children who get lost in the forest are turned into these music-loving little monsters. In Smash Bros., you can summon one who's sporting Majora's Mask. It'll move into the background and bring down a world of chaos on the whole stage. Even the fighter who summoned him will be affected, so try to keep a level head!
:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (11/1998)- :The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (10/2000)
It's said that children who get lost in the woods are turned into these music-loving little monsters. You can summon one in Super Smash Bros. Wearing Majora's Mask, it'll move into the background and bring down a world of chaos on the whole stage. Even the fighter who summoned him will be affected, so try to keep a level head!- :The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (12/1998)
- :The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (11/2000)
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
As an Assist Trophy[edit]
Skull Kid once again returns as an Assist Trophy fromSuper Smash Bros. 4.Training Mode describes his Assist Trophy:Does disruptive things like turning the stage upside down or making fighters invisible. Can't be KO'd.
Skull Kid has a spawn chance of32/2086. He cannot be summoned on the following stages in a standard versus match (applies to both games and only the base form unless noted otherwise):
- 3D Land
- Arena Ferox
- Dream Land (all)
- Hyrule Castle (all)
- Jungle Japes (all)
- Magicant
- Mario Circuit
- Midgar (all)
- Pac-Land (Omega, Battlefield)
- Peach's Castle (all)
- Reset Bomb Forest
- Skyloft
- Spear Pillar
- Super Mario Maker (all)
- Tortimer Island
- Umbra Clock Tower (all)
- WarioWare, Inc.
Skull Kid cannot be summoned if the following items are active and vice versa:
- Items:Boss Galaga, a thirdDaybreak part, a thirdDragoon part, andSmash Ball.
- Poké Ball Pokémon:Palkia,Togepi,Victini, andZoroark.
- Assist Trophies:Andross,Arcade Bunny,Ashley,Color TV-Game 15,Devil,Dr. Kawashima,Flies & Hand,Moon,Nightmare,Nikki,Nintendog,Squid Sisters,Thwomp,Vince, andYuri Kozukata.
As a costume[edit]
Skull Kid serves as the basis for the Skull Kid's Hat Headgear and the Skull Kid's Outfit for theMii Brawler.
Spirit[edit]
Skull Kid also appears as two differentprimary spirits.
InAdventure Mode: World of Light, Skull Kid is presumably one of the countless spirits captured byGaleem during his takeover of the universe. After Galeem's defeat,Dharkon takes control of Galeem's spirits, including Skull Kid. Skull Kid's spirit is located in theSacred Land sub-dungeon ofThe Dark Realm.
Skull Kid's Spirit Battle uses a Mii Brawler puppet fighter wearing a Skull Kid's Hat and Outfit and can be fought on theDistant Planet stage. He is fought along twoTinyMeta Knight puppet fighters representing Skull Kid's fairy companions, Tatl and Tael. During the battle, Skull Kid appears as a hostile Assist Trophy while the stage is covered in fog. Also, the puppet fighters start the battle with increased move speed.
Skull Kid & Majora's Mask can be obtained byenhancing the Skull Kid spirit at level 99.
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Slots | Base | Max | Base | Max | Base | Max | Ability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 |  | Skull Kid |  | ★★ | 2 | 1538 | 6174 | 931 | 3735 | 607 | 2439 | Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99 | The Legend of Zelda Series |
| 206 |  | Skull Kid & Majora's Mask | | ★★★★ | 2 | 4588 | 11471 | 1596 | 3990 | 2394 | 5985 | Lifesteal | The Legend of Zelda Series |
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of Skull Kid fromSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Skull Kid in action inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | スタルキッド,Stal Kid | — |
 English | Skull Kid | — |
 French | Skull Kid | — |
 German | Horror Kid | — |
 Spanish | Skull Kid | — |
 Italian | Skull Kid | — |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 骷髅小子 | Skull Boy |
 Chinese (Traditional) | 骷髏小子 | Skull Boy |
 Korean | 스탈키드,Stal Kid | — |
 Dutch | Skull Kid | — |
 Russian | Черепыш | Skull |
Trivia[edit]
- Prior to patch1.0.6, Skull Kid was referred to as "Bimbo Perduto" ("Lost Kid") in the Italian version ofSmash 4. With the patch his Italian name was changed to his English name "Skull Kid" for the trophy and the tip about the corresponding Assist Trophy.
- Usually, when Skull Kid makes the fighters invisible, they stay invisible upon losing a life. However, if this happens inSmash Tour, the newly-respawned character will become visible.
- If Skull Kid flips the screen inTraining Mode, the training menu and info will also be flipped.
- Conversely, if a character is out of the camera's view and takingMagnifying-glass damage during a standard match, the hoop will point at the character's actual location, instead of following the flipped camera view.
- Skull Kid is one of the few Assist Trophies to be revealed on theSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate website rather than in a Nintendo Direct.
 The Legend of Zelda universe | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | Link (SSB ·SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Sheik (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Zelda (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Young Link (SSBM ·SSBU) ·Ganondorf (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Toon Link (SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) |
| Assist Trophies | Tingle ·Skull Kid ·Midna ·Ghirahim ·Moon |
| Bosses | Ganon |
| Stages | Hyrule Castle ·Great Bay ·Temple ·Bridge of Eldin ·Pirate Ship ·Gerudo Valley ·Spirit Train ·Skyloft ·Great Plateau Tower Underground Maze (Adventure Mode) |
| Items | Heart Container ·Bunny Hood ·Deku Nut ·Fairy Bottle ·Cucco ·Bombchu ·Beetle ·Gust Bellows |
| Enemies | Bubble ·Cucco ·Darknut ·Like Like ·Octorok ·Peahat ·ReDead ·Stalfos |
| Other | Bulblin ·Dark Link ·King Bulblin & Lord Bullbo ·King of Red Lions ·Koume & Kotake ·Majora's Mask ·Navi ·Phantom ·Sacred Land ·Tetra ·Yiga Clan |
| Trophies,Stickers andSpirits | Trophies (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4) ·Stickers ·Spirits |
| Music | Brawl ·SSB4 ·Ultimate |
| Masterpieces | The Legend of Zelda ·Zelda II: The Adventure of Link ·The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
| Related content | Fire Bar |
