Flat
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| First appearance | Ocarina of Time (1998) |
| Appears in | Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask |
| Titles | The Younger |
| Sex | Male |
| Homeland | (Ocarina of Time) Hyrule (Majora's Mask) Termina |
| Hometown | (Ocarina of Time) Kakariko Graveyard (Majora's Mask) Ikana Graveyard |
| Kindred | Sharp (brother) |
| Race | Ghost (Poe) |
| Affiliations | (Ocarina of Time) Composer Brothers (Majora's Mask) Ikana Royal Family |
- "You who do not fear the dead, learn well the song that is inscribed behind me... And if you ever meet my brother, I'd like you to inform him... The thousand years of raindrops summoned by my song are my tears. The thunder that strikes the earth is my anger."
- — Flat
Flat the Younger is a recurring character in the Legend of Zelda series. One half of the Composer Brothers, Flat is the younger brother of Sharp. In life, Flat and Sharp were court composers to the Royal Family of Hyrule. After they died, they linger on in the mortal plane as Poes.
Flat's appearance, being slightly thinner than his brother and wearing green robes, is likely a reference to Luigi, the brother of Mario (whom his brother resembles) from the famous Super Mario series of games.
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[edit] Appearances
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[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
When Link examines one of the gravestones in Kakariko Graveyard, Flat appears and attacks him. Link defeats Flat's ghost, who surrenders and tells him about the history of himself and his brother and how they came to write the "Sun's Song", a mysterious song that holds the power to control time. Link enters the Royal Family's Tomb and finds the notes to the song etched into the door leading to the Royal Family's crypt. If Link encounters Flat again, he further explains to Link the mechanics of the "Sun's Song".
[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Wearing the Captain's Hat, Link orders some Stalchilds to open a grave in Ikana Graveyard on the First Day. Link enters the passage that appears and finds himself inside a huge cave-like complex beneath the graveyard. Link proceeds throught the cavern and finds a huge room with a stage and curtain. After defeating an Iron Knuckle, the curtain is raised, revealing a gravestone with notes inscribed on them.
From out of nowhere, Flat's voice sounds. The apparation appears and explains to Link that he and his brother were once great composers in life, but his brother turned to evil and betrayed him. He asks Link to learn the song inscribed on the stone, the "Song of Storms", a composition saturated with the grief and anger he holds towards Sharp and play it for his brother. He then disappears. Link plays the song for the ghost of Sharp, who is freed from the grip of evil.
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[edit] Etymology
The name Flat is derived from flat, a pitch used in music terminology.
