Kafei

Kafei's child form.
Kafei
Species	Hylian
Hair color	Blue
Eye color	Red
Relatives	Mayor Dotour (father) Madame Aroma (mother) Anju (wife)
Debut	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Kafei is a supporting character (as well as being temporarily playable) in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

Background

The son of Mayor Dotour and Madame Aroma. He spent some time as a member of the Bombers in his youth. He also became close friends with another boy who would grow up to own the Curiosity Shop, and he received the Keaton Mask as a gift from that friend, which he kept safe for years. He also met Anju, the girl he loved, and they promised to one day exchange their masks on the eve of the Carnival of Time.

Kafei grew into a capable young man, but also suffered a tragedy in Majora's Mask. He had just finished making his engagement mask, the Sun's Mask, and was only a month away from his wedding with Anju. This was disrupted when the Skull Kid used the power of Majora's Mask to turn Kafei into a little boy. Kafei went to see the Great Fairy in North Clock Town for help, only to be attacked by Sakon. As Kafei was defenseless in the form of a child, Sakon successfully mugged the Sun's Mask from Kafei. Kafei could not bear to face Anju without the mask, so he disguised himself by wearing the Keaton Mask and spent the next month hiding out in the back of the Curiosity Shop. There, he kept an eye out for Sakon, because he was a known regular of the place.

During the time frame of Majora's Mask, there were only three days before the Carnival left, and Kafei decided to send a letter to Anju assuring her of his safety. On the second day, he got a letter back from Anju and was visited by Link, who was helping Anju and Madame Aroma to find Kafei. Kafei told Link his story, but asked him not to tell Anju about any of it. He only gave Link his Pendent of Memories to deliver to Anju as a promise that he would return. On the second night, Sakon finally paid a visit. Leaving behind the Keaton Mask and a special letter for his mother, Kafei followed Sakon to his hideout by Ikana Canyon. He proceeded to wait through the third day for Sakon to return and open the door to his hideout. In the meantime, Link caught up to help Kafei. Together, that night they overcame the puzzles of Sakon's security system and retrieved the Sun's Mask.

By the time they retrieved the Sun's Mask, it was already past midnight, and the moon began falling towards Clock Town. Kafei rushed back to Clock Town and met with Anju at the Stock Pot Inn. Anju recognized Kafei even in his child form. There they exchanged their masks, and the Sun's Mask and Moon's Mask fused to become the Couple's Mask. They gave the mask to Link, the witness of the ceremony, and embraced each other for the last moments before apocalypse.

After Link and the Giants defeated Majora's Mask and stopped the falling moon, Kafei was presumably restored to his adult form. He and Anju underwent a public wedding ceremony during the Carnival of Time, at the dawn of a new day.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• Kafei's clothing appears in Animal Crossing as a purchasable item, erroneously known as "Kaffe's Shirt". A clothing set for Anju also appears in the game.
• In the Super Smash Bros. series, Kafei has been represented by a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and an Advanced-rank Support Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. His Spirit's Support effect is for the player's fighter to start the battle equipped with a Mr. Saturn. When fought in a Spirit battle, Kafei's Spirit would possess Young Link wearing a Bunny Hood and focus on evading attacks in a timed battle.

Other Media

• Kafei appears in the last two installments of the Majora's Mask manga. In this version, he retains the Sun's Mask and the only reason he does not want to see Anju is because of his appearance. Kafei winds up accompanying Link to his final confrontation with the Skull Kid on the Clock Tower in an attempt to get him to reverse the curse, and he is reunited with Anju when Tatl brings her there. He is finally seen in the wedding scene at the end. As in the game, he is obscured but is clearly shown to be an adult again. A flashback to Skull Kid cursing him shows most of his adult appearance except for his face.

Trivia

• Kafei was the first time another character (besides Link) was playable in a Zelda game, even for a short time.
• He is one of the few characters in Majora's Mask who is not a counterpart of an existing character from Ocarina of Time.
• In the ending, he is effectively obscured by Tingle. This makes it possible that he was not restored to his original age, although it is more likely that the developers were avoiding creating an extra model for an adult Kafei.