Shiekah: Tribe of Majora?

There have been many theories on who made Majora's Mask and invoked the spirit of Majora. There may be no concrete evidence, but I think that the Shiekah COULD have been the ancient tribe that originally used Majora's Mask, albeit under a different name (Majorans or something). Note: If true, this could debunk the theory of Midna in TP being Majora. Post comments here. I'm interested in hearing.

Originally Posted by Zauriel

There have been many theories on who made Majora's Mask and invoked the spirit of Majora. There may be no concrete evidence, but I think that the Shiekah COULD have been the ancient tribe that originally used Majora's Mask, albeit under a different name (Majorans or something). Note: If true, this could debunk the theory of Midna in TP being Majora. Post comments here. I'm interested in hearing.

And what evedince do you have of this?

Like I said, there may be no evidence, just something I thought of the other day. I mean, they say the Shiekah are "cloaked in shadow", and so is the lost tribe of Majora. Nintendo has never revealed the true origins of the Shiekah (or maybe they have in Majora's Mask.) Who knows? What do you think?

He doesn't have any... because there isn't any.

I don't think the tribe is worth speculating about. For the most part, they were irrelevant tot he MM plot anyway.

EDIT: Ok, so nintendo never said anything about the origin of the shiekah. But why would they? Have they ever said anything about the origin of any race in Zelda?

I doubt it was the shiekah. And if so, it wouldn't have been the shiekah mentioned in OoT anyway. (MM=parralel universe.)

There have been many theories on who made Majora's Mask and invoked the spirit of Majora. There may be no concrete evidence, but I think that the Shiekah COULD have been the ancient tribe that originally used Majora's Mask, albeit under a different name (Majorans or something). Note: If true, this could debunk the theory of Midna in TP being Majora. Post comments here. I'm interested in hearing.

This was partly discussed in the thread entitled: The Sheikah. But what the heck! First, I don't know why people think that Midna is Majora, just because of the "same" eyes they have. Majora's Mask's eyes are red, which blends into yellow, then a green bit and finally, the pupil. Midna's eyes are yellow, which goes straight into red, with no blending and then the pupil. NOTHING LIKE EACH OTHER!!! Now that I've shattered the dreams of all those hoping for Majora's Mask to come back, let's get onto the subject at hand.

The Sheikah could of been the ancient tribe that made Majora's Mask, but that would mean that the Sheikah were once evil. To me, this is impossible, as the Sheikah exist for one reason: to serve and protect the Royal Family. If I were a member of the Royal Family, I wouldn't trust someone who is related to some people that created something that makes the moon have a grin whilst trying to crush the earth! Some people (for whatever reason) believe that the Sheikah are the ones that created Majora's Mask. The tribe that created Majora's Mask was just mentioned to give a little backstory to the mask, to help you understand it's origins, and I really don't think Ninty intended for us to think "Ancient Tribe? That could be the Sheikah!" It could just as easily be the Hylians, the Gerudo, or any of the races in Hyrule.

It couldn't have been any other race. No other race is as Dark as the Shiekah. (SHADOW Temple, anyone?) And about the Shadow Temple & Well, wasn't it one big graveyard AND omage to evil spirits?

Originally Posted by Zauriel

Like I said, there may be no evidence, just something I thought of the other day. I mean, they say the Shiekah are "cloaked in shadow", and so is the lost tribe of Majora. Nintendo has never revealed the true origins of the Shiekah (or maybe they have in Majora's Mask.) Who knows? What do you think?

Well, i think they are two differant races. i can't see anything pointing to they are the same.

Well, if there was no tribe there would be no Majora's Mask. But to stay on topic, (or not) well, there is no real evidence that Zelda had a mother apart from Impa. For all we know Impa could be Zelda's biological mother. This whole thread is just something to think about.

Where on earth has Zelda's mum come into this? And anyway, Impa is NOT Zelda's biological mum, as it says in the game, that she is Zelda's nursemaid/nanny aka someone who looks after Zelda.

Originally Posted by Zauriel

It couldn't have been any other race. No other race is as Dark as the Shiekah. (SHADOW Temple, anyone?) And about the Shadow Temple & Well, wasn't it one big graveyard AND omage to evil spirits?

No.

And sure, without the tirbe, there would've been no majora's mask.....but that's about the only revelance they had. It's like saying ganondorf's father was important to the OoT plot.

ZeldaGamer21, I'm guessuing your from the UK (saying MUM. Not that there's anything wrong with that.) But anyway, all I'm saying is that there is no real point where the Tribe of Majora's origins end or where the Shiekah's origins begin. Also, Majora's Mask DOES have similar design elements of the Mask of Truth, a Shiekan artifact.

I'll be right back.

It couldn't have been any other race. No other race is as Dark as the Shiekah. (SHADOW Temple, anyone?) And about the Shadow Temple & Well, wasn't it one big graveyard AND omage to evil spirits?

The Sheikah aren't a dark race, they're just very mysterious. The Sheikah are sort of Guardian's of the Shadow Temple, so it's not their fault it's so creepy. And no, Kakariko Village wasn't once a great big graveyard, there was a house where the well is and the guy who lived there created the Lens Of Truth.

Plus, Zauriel, you severely edited your post about Zelda's mom in it, so my quote of your edited post looks silly, and it no longer has a point.

Also, Majora's Mask DOES have similar design elements of the Mask of Truth, a Shiekan artifact.

Ok, hold on just one minute here! First off, you bring Zelda's mum into it, then edit it out again, and now your bringing the mask of truth into it. Are you trying to confuse me? It's not very nice to tease stupid people like myself ~sobs~ I need a tissue! Majora's Mask looks absolutely NOTHING like the Mask Of Truth! One, the Mask Of Truth is just a mask with the Sheikah symbol (which also goes by the names of The Eye Of Truth and The Eye Of The Sheikah) slapped onto it, with an eye hole where the one pupil of the eye on the Sheikah symbol is. Majora's Mask has TWO eyes, Mask of Truth has ONE. Majora's Mask is shaped like a HEART, Mask of Truth is shaped like a REGULAR MASK. THEY ARE SO UNSIMILAR, THAT I'D FIND IT INCREDIBLY HARD TO EVEN IMAGINE THAT THEY'RE SIMILAR!!!

This is just a hunch, but I'm betting that the writers didn't have the sheikah in mind when they talked about this tribe. But the history of majora's mask is a strange one. I have a theory that the spirit in the mask is actually the imp from Anju's grandmother's story.

They COULD be. Evil Duck made a thread about this a while back. Majora's Mask had the same eye as the sheikah designed things, and so does Midna (Let's not discuss that here though). However I really doubt they are. They don't mention anything about Sheikah in the game. It's more likely that the Ikana's are the tribe of Majora.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by Thorn

I have a theory that the spirit in the mask is actually the imp from Anju's grandmother's story.

How could it be? Skullkid is the Imp...

The tribe was the Skull Kids. The legend of the imp, and the fact that he is connected to Majora's Mask suggests as much. The Sheikah are, as they say, "cloaked in shadow," but they are not evil, and, therefore, wouldn't need a "hexing" mask.

na the sheik eye design comes from the mask of truth not majoras mask

No the Sheikah eye design didn't come from the Mask Of Truth, the mask of truth was made long after the Sheikah symbol was made, and the mask of truth has just taken something from the Sheikah symbol, not the other way round.

Off topic:

Evil Duck made a thread about this a while back. Majora's Mask had the same eye as the sheikah designed things, and so does Midna (Let's not discuss that here though).

Just to end this crap about the same eye thing. All the eyes are only a LITTLE bit like each other, but they're mainly INCREDIBLY DIFFERENT.

The Happy Mask Sellsman speaks of a tribe that made Majora's Mask. It also says that no one knew what happened to that tribe. If such a tribe was involved in dark hexing rituals, the eir of the legend surrounding the making od Majora's Mask would seem to have been made by the evil Dark Tribe. The Dark Tribe was an evil culture of shadow that was imprisoned in the Dark Mirror long ago. Perhaps the Black Tribe of shadows created Majora's Mask.

Now the Sheika have a haunting past that we do not know of but it comes to me that possibly a curse was set upon the Sheika race and many were broken off into an evil cult. That cult would be known as the infamous Dark Tribe. They would use the eye symbol from the Sheika and make it their own to represent evil and shadows full of despair. The remaining good Sheika would seek refuge until swearing felty to the King of Hyrule after the fierce wars. However, the Dark Tribe would continue to reck havoc in the world and eventually would be sealed away into the Dark Mirror. And this is what explains the Sheika, and the mysterious tribe that made MM disapeared so suddenly, due to the Dark Tribe's souls being imprisoned in the Dark Mirror long ago.

I'm pretty sure when people talk about Midna having the same eye, they mean the concealing part of the mask. The part that hides her left (?) eye is the masks eye, and it is EXACTLY like Majora's. This could be neat, as I don't want to say good bye to Termina just yet, but whatever.

As for the Sheikan symbol...not seein' it. The most I can get is the side of both eye's look somewhat the same. Other than that, unless Majora starts to tear up, I can't see a resemblance.

If you really wanted a connection between Majora and the Sheikah, then look at the parallel's. The Sheikan people are pretty much gone. Obliterated, or just moved on is not exactly specified to my rememberance. The tribe mentioned in MM is also gone, nothing left but legends. We also know for a fact that the tribe created the mask, so it is Terminian, not Hylian. Another thing that was implied is that the tribe was not very advanced, as of yet, and could very well have been the "B.C." Terminian's.

If you assume that the tribe was the Terminian parallel to the Shiekah, than that seems to me to be the closest you'll get. Not to say that's what I think, just a suggestion. Personally I think that the Sheikah have no claim anywhere at that point in time. They may just be the people who have no parallel, who just exist, to help the order of wherever they are needed, oooooooh. But, no.