About

The Moon is a prominent character in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask that has grown popular on the internet due to its creepy, angry face.

Origin

In the Nintendo 64 game Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Link is suddenly transported to a strange world named Termina. From there he learns that the Skull Kid has summoned the Moon which will crash into the world in three days. Link, armed with the Song of Time which allows him to reset those three days as needed, goes on an adventure to stop the Skull Kid and save Termina. Throughout the game, the moon is visible, growing closer to Termina over the course of the game's three-day cycle.

Spread

The Moon's creepy design left a large impact on many players and became one of the icons of Majora's Mask. It continued to make cameos in other games such as Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker ^[1] and Super Smash Brothers Melee. ^[2] Online, the Moon has inspired a large amount of fan art ranging from 3D models, paper crafts, pumpkin carvings, Minecraft sprite art, and rage face variations (examples shown below). It is also often referred to jokingly during situations where the Moon crashing into the Earth may end the world.

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