Final Day

The is the last of the three total days that has before the crashes into and destroys all of in . From the dawn of this day, the young hero and only have 24 hours left to complete whatever tasks they have yet to resolve.
==Overview==
Many of the citizens of are now aware of the impending doom that is about to befall them, and the environment and theme of once again reflect the desperate state of : slight earthquakes begun to unravel throughout the entire land at random times, and the music has taken a darker tone along with a frantic rhythm. The majority of the townsfolk already have their plans of evacuation ready, and the , who are being forced to stay at their guard, are urging the remaining citizens to evacuate as soon as possible. However, some people such as openly ignore this command and call the townspeople cowards. The daytime sky highly contrasts that of the , for it is now turned a sickly green (In , the sky is mostly clear with a few purple highlights, and only the horizon turns green) similar to that of a real-world severe thunderstorm containing hail or a tornado, illustrating the depressing and somber fate of . Once night arrives with only 12 hours left, almost all of the shops will be closed, and the majority of the citizens have evacuated out of town, a few to in hopes of staying safe from the deadly threat of the now dangerously close , turning from a lively, cheerful place to a bleak, desolate ghost town (although the few residents of the ranch soon realize it is not any safer there). The remaining citizens who have not fled town either refuse to believe the is falling, have given up hope, or are not aware of the situation. At midnight, the begins and a dark theme plays all over (except in ), with the earthquakes becoming more fierce and frequent over time. At this stage, the 's bell will toll frequently and progressively faster as the final hours tick down. From 12:00AM, it tolls every 10 Terminan minutes, until 5AM, where it starts tolling every 5 Terminan minutes. Upon 5:30 AM, it tolls every 3 Terminan minutes until time is up and the Moon crashes into Termina, warning the player they should use the Song of Time before it's too late and ultimately result a Game Over.
 cannot use the , dance with , or listen to 's stories to advance to the next day. In , can advance until 5AM, the final hour, when using the .
===Events===
Below is a chart showing most of the major events that occur during the , including the time, place, and a brief description of said event.
Time 	Place 	Event
Anytime 	 	can play with the to obtain the
Anytime 	Road to 	can give a to receive the from him.
Anytime 	 	can give a to receive the .
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM 	 	A is floating around the . can take her to the in to receive a or the
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM 	 	can challenge the to a horse race and receive the if he wins. The will not appear if assisted with on delivering the milk the night before.
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM 	 	can obtain the from by turning his chicks into
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM	 	is having a stressful meeting about the . can help him end the meeting by wearing the in front of him and receive a .
1:00 PM to 10:00 PM	 	The is waiting at the back room of the to give the , as well as the .
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM 	 	is waiting for to show up and enter his to retrieve the . can go in with him when opens and help recover his stolen mask from the thief.
6:00 PM to 6:00 AM 	 	will be monitoring a graveyard. If asks them to open it, he can find below it and play a digging minigame to obtain an empty .
6:00 PM to 6:00 AM 	 	The is still at his since evacuation isn't part of the schedule. can help him flee town by giving him the and receiving the in return.
6:00 PM to 6:00 PM 	 	can be found drowning her sorrows at the . can hand-deliver 's letter to his mother to ease her worries and receive a full of as a reward.
6:00 PM to 6:00 AM 	 	A is floating around . can take her to the in to receive a or the .
10:00 PM to 6:00 AM	 	If stopped from robbing the on the night of the , the will go up for sale at the . Otherwise, the stolen will be up for sale at a higher price.
12:00 AM 	 	The 's entrance opens, signaling the start of the . can climb the tower to face off with the .
12:00 AM to 6:00 AM	at the 	can give a or a letter to receive a .
12:00 AM to 6:00 AM	 	is found dancing atop the rocks near the entrance. can heal his soul to receive .
4:30 AM 	 	After much waiting, shows up at the to meet , where the two lovers combine both of their masks to make the . If witnesses this event, they will give the young hero the newly-formed mask as a gift of gratitude. (This requires retrieving the from 's hideout.)
6:00 AM 	Anywhere	If has not stopped the or played the "", the falls upon , causing the . This destroys everything, killing and all of the inhabitants of , resulting a Game Over.
==Trivia==
*The begins visibly descending in real-time during the .
*In the original N64 version of , the night sky changes to dawn as 's final hours tick down. However, in , the sky stays eerily red throughout the entire night of the , even if Link calls the Four Giants and halts the moon's descent, as well as in the resulting scenes.
*In the Japanese version of the game, the Final Day is called "The Last Day".
==Nomenclature==
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