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I'd just like to make the observation that the Skull Kid/Majora's Mask combo in Majora's Mask was the GOAT Zelda villain.

While Ganon, Demise, Ghirahim, and Zant have a plan for world domination mostly consisting of just waiting around in a castle or fortress for Link to come in and fuck them up after he mows through their useless minions, it was good to finally see a half-competent villain that can actually get things done.

Sure, Vaati turned Zelda into stone, a good start, but then he went back to the old useless villain cliche; just waiting for Link to power up and come to fuck him up.

Skull Kid keeps it nice and simple: fuck it all I'm bringing the moon down and everybody dies.

It's wicked, simple, and effective.

He even manages to outsmart and outmaneuver Link when he steals his horse and Ocarina, then turns him into a literal scrub and goes on his merry moon-crashing way

Also he doesn't wait in his castle while Link goes out and collects Skulltulas and whatever weapon he needs to defeat him, this shit's happening NOW whether you're ready or not, when those 72 hours are up that's it you're fucked mr. hero of time. All the little health potions and fairies in a jar ain't gonna save you from a fucking moon crashing down and turning you and everybody you know into space dust

Skull Kid's plan was perfect, specially since Link didn't have nearly enough time to stop him;

Link just happens to get very lucky that he gets to repeat said 72 hours over and over because otherwise he'd be fucked, there's no way he could do everything needed to be done to defeat the skull kid and stop his plan in time.