The Happy Mask Shop in Zelda Ocarina of Time is a side quest that has you find the location of buyers for the Skull Mask, Spooky Mask, Bunny Hood, and the Keaton Mask alike. Throughout the course of OOT, you'll meet characters who will be willing to buy masks from you, but you have to source them from the Happy Mask Shop in Hyrule Castle Town first. Sell four different masks for them, and you'll get some substantial rewards as compensation, including a lot of Rupees, and masks from the Happy Mask Shop itself that have actual utility.
Keep in mind that the Switch 2 version is the same as the original, in that the Happy Mask Shop won't open in The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time until you open the passage to the Goron City. Fortunately, the guard who opens the passage will actually tell you that the Mask Shop is now open, flagging that you can start this questline.
Keaton Mask buyer location
Bought from the Mask Shop for 10 Rupees, you need to give this to the Guard in Kakariko Village who opens the passage for you, the same one who lets you know that the Mask Shop is open. He'll give you 15 Rupees in return.
Skull Mask buyer location
Bought for 20 Rupees, head back to the starting area of Kokiri Village, where you start off and get the first Shield and Sword in Zelda Ocarina of Time, and turn North into the Lost Woods.
The moment you enter, head left through the hollow trunk to meet The Skull Kid, playing a tune on top of a log. He, understandably, will offer to take the Skull Mask from you, though only pay you ten for it. Cheapskate.
Spooky Mask buyer location
After buying the Spooky Mask for 30 Rupees, head back to Kakariko Village, and this time take the East exit to the Graveyard, but do so during daytime. Here you'll find a boy wandering around. Speak to him to give him the Spooky Mask, for which he'll give you 30 Rupees back.
Bunny Hood buyer location
The final mask in this sequence is bought for 50 Rupees. You can only sell it once you've progressed to the point where you have obtained the Three Spiritual Stones in the main story.
Once this happens, head to Hyrule Field. There'll be a man who runs in circles around the field, practicing his running. If you go during the night, he'll be sitting beside the road and you won't have to keep pace. Either way, if you give him the Bunny Hood, he will entirely fill your wallet with Rupees, so it's a good idea to have expanded it as much as possible prior to the trade to really capitalize on that.
Happy Mask Shop rewards
Having given these masks out, the Happy Mask Shop will now have four new masks in store that you can get, all of which serve a particular function. Here's what they do:
- Mask of Truth: Allows you to speak with the Gossip Stones when worn. These stones can provide useful information.
- Gerudo Mask: Triggers unique dialogue from certain characters.
- Goron Mask: Triggers unique dialogue from certain characters.
- Zora Mask: Triggers unique dialogue from certain characters.
It's really only the Mask of Truth that provides the major advantage to gameplay, though some of the dialogue options and reactions from NPCs can prompt interesting lore information. Likewise, the cash infusion delivered by the Bunny Hood NPC can make Link incredibly rich, a great reward in and of itself.
If you've unlocked this quest, you're about to experience the whole Goron City Ocarina of Time sequence, so check out our walkthrough for help there! Or if you're in Hyrule Town, nearby you'll find the Zelda Ocarina of Time Treasure Chest Game, which there's a few sneaky ways to win.
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