Skull Kid

Skull Kid
Official artwork of Skull Kid from Hyrule 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 in The Legend of Zelda series. They appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as stickers. The one from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask appears in Super Smash Bros. 4, wearing the titular mask, as an Assist Trophy.

Origin

Skull Kid casting a spell in Majora's Mask.

Skull Kids first appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as minor characters, but one returns (specifically, the one who befriends Link once he plays Saria's Song to him) in Majora's Mask as the main antagonist in the game under the control of Majora's Mask. This Skull Kid is the basis for Super Smash Bros. 4's Assist Trophy. A Skull Kid (thought to be the same one as he knows Saria's Song) also appears as a minor character in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess as a miniboss.

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 the Stone Tower and its respective temple, which must be inverted for Link to progress.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Skull Kid himself did not appear, but he was mentioned in the description of the Four Giants trophy and the Majora's Mask trophy.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Skull Kids appear on two stickers in Brawl.

Stickers

Name	Game	Effect	Characters
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

Skull Kid (Zelda Majora's Mask)

Skull Kid (Zelda Ocarina of Time)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As an Assist Trophy

The Skull Kid in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Skull Kid flipping the screen.

The Skull Kid from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask appears in Super Smash Bros. 4 as an Assist Trophy. As one of the Tips 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 to taunts.
• Turns all fighters invisible.

Trophy

The Skull Kid trophy as it appears in Smash for the 3DS.

The Skull Kid trophy as it appears in Smash for the Wii U.

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!

It's said that children who get lost in the forest 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 (11/1998)

: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (10/2000)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As an Assist Trophy

Skull Kid once again returns as an Assist Trophy from Super 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. When playing on the Spear Pillar stage, Skull Kid cannot be summoned which is likely due to Palkia which can affect the screen most likely similar to what Skull Kid usually does as an Assist Trophy. Along with Spear Pillar, Skull Kid cannot be summoned on 3D Land, Arena Ferox, Dream Land, Hyrule Castle, Jungle Japes, Magicant, Mario Circuit, Midgar, Peach's Castle, Reset Bomb Forest, Super Mario Maker, Tortimer Island, Umbra Clock Tower, and WarioWare, Inc.

As a costume

Skull Kid is also the basis for a costume for Mii Brawlers.

Spirit

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

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  Artwork of Skull Kid from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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  Skull Kid in action in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スタルキッド, Stal Kid	—
English	Skull Kid	—
French	Skull Kid	—
German	Horror Kid	—
Italian	Skull Kid	—
Spanish	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

• Usually, when Skull Kid makes the fighters invisible, they stay invisible upon losing a life. However, if this happens in Smash Tour, the newly-respawned character will become visible.
• If Skull Kid flips the screen in Training Mode, the training menu and info will also be flipped.
  • Conversely, if a character is out of the camera's view and taking hoop 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 the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website rather than in a Nintendo Direct.
• Skull Kid cannot be summoned on Spear Pillar due to his abilities conflicting with those of Dialga and Palkia. For similar reasons, Palkia cannot be summoned from a Poké Ball alongside Skull Kid and vice versa.