Mystery mask in official Zelda: Ocarina of Time DLC teases Majora’s Mask remake theory

A mystery in the game files

Datamines have also suggested that Ocarina of Time could receive DLC, including the Master Quest mode omitted from the base game. Austin John Plays noticed another detail in the files: dialogue referring to a mask that is not available in the game. NPC dialogue for the other available masks appears in the game, but dialogue for mask 103 does not. Characters describe that mask as “weird,” “distracting,” and making Link look like a “monster.”

A theory involving Skull Kid

The unused dialogue has prompted speculation that mask 103 could be linked to a Skull Kid amiibo. In that theory, the amiibo would let players wear Majora’s Mask and trigger the recorded NPC dialogue.

Austin John Plays and others have suggested the amiibo could arrive with a Majora’s Mask remake in 2028. The theory remains unconfirmed; the files are a clue, not an announcement from Nintendo.

Why a remake seems plausible

The article argues that a remake would follow naturally from the success of Ocarina of Time’s remake and the close relationship between the two games. Majora’s Mask is Ocarina of Time’s direct sequel.

The original Majora’s Mask reused many assets from Ocarina of Time, and the remake could likewise draw on characters and locations carried over between the games. The article also notes that remakes appear to be important to Nintendo’s Nintendo Switch 2 release strategy.