Masks

The masks in Ocarina of Time (Remake) come from the Happy Mask Shop in Hyrule Castle Town. The shopkeeper lends you one mask at a time. You find someone who wants to buy it, sell it to them, then go back and pay him the mask's price. Sell all four and he lets you borrow the Mask of Truth and three more masks for free. It's a young Link quest, and the shop opens once you've shown Zelda's Letter to the guard at the gate to Death Mountain Trail in Kakariko Village. He also tells you about the mask shop.

Wear a mask by choosing it in the menu, then talk to the buyer. After the Bunny Hood you come out 145 Rupees ahead, so it's worth doing before you need money for the Great Fairies. Get a wallet upgrade from the House of Skulltula first so the Gold Rupee fits.

The Mask Trading Quest

1. Keaton Mask: the Happy Mask Shop is in the north-east of the Market, on the way to the Temple of Time. Borrow the Keaton Mask, go back to the guard at the north gate of Kakariko Village and sell it to him for his son. He pays 15 Rupees. Return to the shop and pay 10.
2. Skull Mask: take it to the Skull Kid in the Lost Woods. From Kokiri Forest, enter the woods and take the first left. He's sitting on a tree stump; stand on the stump opposite him and talk to him. He only pays 10 Rupees, so you have to add 10 of your own when you pay the shop the 20. (Play Saria's Song for him on the same stump and he gives you a Piece of Heart.)
3. Spooky Mask: sell it to the boy in the Kakariko Graveyard who wants to be like Dampé. He's only there by day, so play the Sun's Song if it's night. He pays the full 30 Rupees.
4. Bunny Hood: the Running Man jogs laps around Hyrule Field, but he only turns up once you've finished Lord Jabu-Jabu's Belly. Wait on his route near Lon Lon Ranch or the road to Castle Town and talk to him while wearing the Hood. He loves the ears and gives you a Gold Rupee, worth 200. Go back to the shop and pay the 50.
5. Mask of Truth: with all four sold, the shopkeeper opens the other half of his shop. The Mask of Truth is now yours to borrow for free.

What the Masks Are Good For

• Mask of Truth: wear it and talk to a Gossip Stone to hear its hint. Many people also tell you what they're really thinking. At the Deku Theater (Forest Stage) in the Lost Woods, show it to the Deku Scrubs for a bigger Deku Nut bag.
• Skull Mask: show it to the Deku Scrubs at the Deku Theater too, for more Deku Stick capacity. You have to borrow it again after selling it.
• Goron, Zora and Gerudo Masks: free to borrow after the quest. They don't do anything in fights, but people react to them: wear them around Goron City, Zora's Domain and the rest of Hyrule.
• Keaton, Spooky and Bunny Hood: once sold, you can borrow these again for free and see who reacts.