Igos du Ikana
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| Igos du Ikana | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of Igos du Ikana | |
| First appearance | Majora's Mask (2000) |
| Titles | King of Ikana |
| Sex | Male |
| Homeland | Termina |
| Hometown | Ikana Canyon |
| Affiliations | Ikana Royal Family |
- "Believing in your friends and embracing that belief by forgiving failure...These feelings have vanished from our hearts."
- — Igos du Ikana
Igos du Ikana is a character from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Once the proud King of the kingdom of Ikana, he eventually died, and the once-great kingdom faded away into obscurity. Despite his death, however, he haunted the Ancient Castle of Ikana, deterring outsiders and those who would bring light to the doomed kingdom.
[edit] Biography
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Under the leadership of Igos du Ikana, the kingdom of Ikana fought in the Great War of Ikana. Eventually, Igos du Ikana died, and Ikana slowly followed him into oblivion, becoming a haunted, barren wasteland as the years passed. Despite the fact that he died, the king and his servants were re-animated by the power of a curse from the Stone Tower Temple. Now a skeletal being, he ruled over whatever was left of Ikana with his undead guards.
The hero Link eventually arrives in Ikana during his quest to awaken the Four Giants and save Termina from the Moon. He infiltrates the ancient castle of Ikana Canyon, and eventually arrives in the throne room where Igos du Ikana still sits, beyond death. He summons his two guards to kill Link, but Link manages to remove the drapes blocking the windows in the room, and utilizes the light to defeat them. Igos du Ikana then challenges Link himself, but he also yields to Link and his power.
After his defeat, the skeletal body of Igos du Ikana disintegrates; however, he shortly thereafter reappears as a spirit. Realizing that Link is capable of lifting the curse on the kingdom, Igos du Ikana teaches Link the "Elegy of Emptiness", a song that allows Link to create copies of himself, thus allowing him to climb the Stone Tower, a massive fortress housing the Stone Tower Temple. With some words of encouragement for Link, Igos and his two servants fade away.
During the end credits sequence, Igos du Ikana and his two bickering bodyguards can be seen floating around the throne room. Igos du Ikana is humming the "Elegy of Emptiness".
Spoiler warning: Spoilers end here.
[edit] Battle
After Link defeats Igos' Servants by destroying them with light reflected off his newly acquired Mirror Shield, the King himself rises to do battle. His attacks include swordplay and poisonous breath. His most notable attack, however, is where he decapitates himself, sending his flying head to chase Link, while his body attacks Link. When Link finally sends him to the floor in a slump, he must shine light on his to defeat him. Once defeated, he will teach Link the "Elegy of Emptiness".
Interestingly, if Link dons the Captain's Hat while battling Igos, a humorous cutscene occurs; Igos mistakes Link for Captain Keeta, once a military general of Ikana, before realizing that Link is too "tiny" to be Keeta, and the battle begins again.
