ZealFire wrote:I find the Dead Link theory fairly interesting and there is a good bit in-game that supports it.
Is that the theory of him turning into a stalfos?
I can't say I buy the part of Link's death, as the stalfos part doesn't make sense considering Link is a kid during the time.
Not to mention the Hero's shade isn't a stalfos, as there are some noticeable differences between the two.
(There are a couple of other things too...)
However the five stages of grief does make a lot of sense,
however rather than death, I think it reflects more so on loss.
Link started the quest to find Navi, perhaps the five stages relate to him having lost Navi when she left.
The Skull Kid kinda goes through the same thing as well (though still quite different), as told by the story teller in the game,
Skull Kid was very close friends with the four giants, however the giants had to leave,
and due not being able to handle that, Skull Kid started causing a lot of trouble to the local people,
which ultimately caused the giants to threaten to harm him if he didn't leave the land of Termina.
(Which no doubt made Skull Kid think that his friendship with the giants was no more.)
Also it is implied that the Majora's Mask feeds off of chaos and discontent in the heart of the current user,
and due to those past events, Skull Kid was the perfect host for the mask.
After you beat the game, the four giants explain that they never forgot the Skull Kid
and never stopped thinking of him as a friend despite all that he had done.
After hearing this Skull kid says “Friends are a nice thing to have… heh, heh.”
Then sometime shortly after the Happy Mask Sales Man says to Link.
“Shouldn’t you be returning home as well?
Whenever there is a meeting, a parting is sure to follow. However, that parting need not last forever…
Whether a parting be forever or merely for a short time…That is up to you.”
I am still not completely sure what Happy Mask Sales Man is implying with that last line. XD
Ah, now I really want to replay Majora's Mask.