Skull Kid was first seen in The Legend of Zelda:
Ocarina of Time. I remember the first
time I came across him; it was a spooky moment.
I say this because he was a young boy dancing alone in the woods. His dancing movement was so life-like, I
almost felt sad that I wasn’t able to approach him and help him (assuming he
was lost in the woods). Ocarina of Time was
really one of the first video games I felt emotional towards the characters;
characters that I cared about and wanted to befriend (Zelda, Malon, Saria,
Epona, etc…), this is why Ocarina of Time is one of my most beloved games.
Officially though, Skull Kid didn’t become an
official Zelda franchise character until Majora’s Mask. This is the version that Jakks Pacific
released for their World of Nintendo toy line; which includes Majora’s Mask as
an accessory. This toy is part of
series 2-2 from the line, and was released in 2016. I am utterly impressed by the quality of this
figure because it has numerous articulation, is made of distinctive colourful
plastic pieces, and the paint job is very clean. I’d go so far as to say this is the best
figure Jakks Pacific has released from their World of Nintendo toy line.
While I wasn’t planning on collecting this toy
line (outside of a couple Link figures) the quality of this Skull Kid has ignited
in me the desire to collect more figures.
While I have read other complaints about loose joints, my view is that
their figures are for adult collectors (not going to play with them); and as
such these figures are excellent for displaying along with the original games
in a nice display.
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