Dawn of the Final Day

About

Dawn of the Final Day is a catchphrase originating from the videogame The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. The phrase itself is most commonly used in combination with the anticipation of a near future event. Image macros often include The Moon or Majora’s Mask, both being notable objects from the videogame.

Origin

The gameplay in the Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask^[1] revolves around an in-game three day cycle period, which marks the time left before the moment on which The Moon will crash onto Termina. It is possible for the player though to reset the time period, allowing to save major accomplishments such as the completion of events. During play, an on-screen clock tracks the time, and after each day the player will receive a note showing up on the screen reading how much time he has left before the collision.

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In the events of December 21st, 2012, a day which through various mythological beliefs would mark the end according to the Mayan Long Count calendar, numerous gamers and other online communities started making connections between the date and the events in Majora’s Mask. On December 18th, 2012, three days prior to December 21st, the website terriblefate.com^[2] was launched, which showed a large image of Majora’s Mask hanging over a countdown timer counting down to December 21st. The site itself was created for video game remixer Theophany, who planned to release a Majora’s Mask tribute album on that day.