It has characteristics that are quasi-human, which in this case is not necessarily a good thing. As demonstrated by the page image, the Zora Mask arguably makes this cutscene even worse as compared to the other two.With the scream, the expression, a noise that sounds like bones breaking, and especially the eyes. The little cutscene that plays when Link puts on a transformation mask.All this makes him suspicious, but not terrifying, but his random red-eyed outburst and eerie manner contribute to the fact that the more you think about him, the creepier the salesman becomes. He also teleports, and has the same hair color and clothing as the children on the Moon (and in the 3DS remake, all of them have the Mask Salesman's face as part of their model, hidden beneath their masks). "I am counting on you to get my mask." He manages to follow Skull Kid to Termina and identifies Link's Ocarina as capable of playing the Song of Healing: " melody that heals evil magic and troubled spirits, turning them into masks." Oh, and he somehow gets hold of an evil mask that was supposed to have been sealed "in shadow" by an ancient tribe of sorcerers lost to time.It gives a very stunted and jarring feeling.
Every other time he does it, it shows him acting one way and then suddenly jump cuts to him acting another way. The Mask Salesman's mannerisms are doubly creepy because, except for that one time, he's never actually shown changing expressions.Cut to him shaking Link like a rag doll, screaming "What have you done to me!!!" as a deranged version of the Song of Healing plays in the background. Didn't you?" His eyes open, filled with rage. Suddenly appears out of nowhere at the start of the game? Eerily complete knowledge of the way the Artifact of Doom was made and works? Near-constant creepy-ass smile and one of the most sinister laughs one has ever heard? Switching from emotion to emotion, going from jubilant to furiously screaming in your face in half a second? One of the creepiest moments was when you failed to get Majora's Mask back the first time. The Happy Mask Salesman may be on Link's side, but he's still one of the creepiest characters in the game. And when you wake up again, you're not human anymore. And then the huge one appears And the screen zooms into its snout. You have just fallen into a dark, endless abyss with creepy outlines of the masks floating about you and you land on a flower Then, random spot lights shine down on the Skull Kid who then forces you to watch as Link, visibly frightened, is swarmed by angry Scrubs. The initial part when Link gets transformed into a Deku Scrub.The whole tone of the game is set up with this long and rather chilling cinematic. From the slow, ambient and unnerving score in the background, to Skull Kid's first surprise appearance and the echoing laughter that accompanies each sentence, to the rather trippy final moments of the scene where Link is transformed against his will. Bonus points for the creepy droning noise the mask makes as it gets close to the camera. The game hits the ground running in terms of horror with the lovely sight of Majora's Mask and the Happy Mask Salesman floating in a void.
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