This gorgeous animated short tells the dark origin story of Majora’s Mask

With its dark story about a world on the brink of apocalypse, Majora’s Mask has gone from a black sheep to a cult classic of the Legend Of Zelda series since it was released back in 2000. Today, an unofficial animated short called Terrible Fate from the visual effects studio Ember Lab somehow made that story even darker. Narrated by the game’s creepy mask salesman, this stunning five-minute film imagines how Majora’s Mask, a powerful relic and harbinger of doom, ended up on the face of Skull Kid, the little scarecrow like mischief-maker players chase throughout the game. It’s a tragic story, as the happy-go-lucky Skull Kid is lured into becoming the mask’s sinister envoy.