The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask/Heartwarming: Difference between revisions

* The reunion of Kafei and Anju in ''Majora's Mask''. Reunited lovers? Pssh. Reunited lovers getting married ''as the world ends,'' while they talk about how much they love each other? Dude.

** The mailman's line around the same time, mere hours before the moon falls: "To...to...to...[[Determinator|tomorrow's delivery is still scheduled!"]]

* Romani ranch. If you fail to save Romani on the first night, she becomes a semi-mute, heavily traumatized psuedo-zombie when she is returned a little while later. However, completing the entire sidequest and coming back on the final night reveals that Cremia is giving her younger sister a Romani Mask to signify her becoming an adult. Romani is excited, but Cremia morose because she realises the world is about to end. The last words Cremia says to her sister are, "Romani... sleep with me in my bed tonight, OK?" A CMOH and a [[Tear Jerker]] all in one.

** Also, the scene where Cremia is giving Link a ride to town. Particularly:

** Also, after you've gotten Romani's Mask, when you go back and defend the delivery again, Cremia either gives link a Huge (200) rupee, or, a hug. And I know, we all laugh at the hug for what [[Marshmallow Hell|it ends up being.]] But think about how many times Link has ever been hugged. This is likely the first one he's received in quite a while. The fact that his face is pressed into her boobs is just a bonus.

*** It's quite easy to reason it's been longer than "quite a while". Hero of Time link grew up with the Kokiri, who are perpetually young and mostly innocent (i.e. not the affectionate type) and was ostracized by nearly everyone until he left. He spent a good deal of time getting abused as a child in Hyrule (and when offered a Goron hug he seems genuinely terrified of being crushed and runs away screaming), and even as an adult he only got to know girls on a temporary basis before they became Sages. All his (likely painful) exploits as an adult were lifted clean out of the stream of (this) history, including his relationship with Zelda. On coming to Termina, it's possible all physical contact he's even known has been painful. When he finally gets a hug, getting used to a warm and fuzzy feeling has nothing to do with being on the cusp of puberty; this is quite possibly ''the first time in his life'' Link has ever felt physical affection.

** The kicker to that scene is that if you try fighting him before healing him, you're treated to a cut scene of Pamela running in to stop you, and then begging her father to remember her. He crawls back into the closet, and she practically screams at Link to forget everything he's seen and leave.

* The cutscene where you learn the rest of the Goron Lullaby, especially the end. And then this:

** {{spoiler|A LOT sadder when you consider that his dad is probably dead because it's so cold out there... }}

*** {{spoiler|1=Until you go back after beating Goht and he turns out to be alive and well. Then he tries to persuade you to become chief, which is a CMoH all by itself once all the Gorons start cheering for "Darmani". Especially when you remember the real Darmani's cutscene, and know it's just what he would have wanted.}}

 

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