Otafuku Mask

Otafuku Mask
Trade Info
Item class	Mask
Buy value	3900
Sell value	2925
Artifact?	Yes
Sell value when broken	1950
Repair cost	975
Equip/Use Effect
Defense Boost	31
Special Equip Effect	Can only be worn by females
Use Effect	An offensive Mercury attack that damages multiple enemies
When Usable	Battle

An Otafuku Mask is a Mask-class found in Golden Sun: The Lost Age.

Basic Description

The Otafuku Mask increases the wearer's Defense by 31 points. It also can be Used in battle to unleash the monster skill Aqua Breath. Aqua Breath is Mercury based and will have a power rating of 50 and a range of up to 3 targets. It can be sold for 2925 coins and subsequently rebought for 3900 coins.

In The Lost Age, it is available as a rare drop from Gressil in the Izumo Ruins; felling the Gressil with an offensive Jupiter Djinni multiplies the drop rate by 4. The Otafuku Mask is limited to female Adepts, namely Jenna, Sheba, and Mia.

Analysis

The Otafuku Mask is one of two items that grants the player access to a specific monster skill, rather than a Psynergy. Like other useable items, it does not need to be equipped to be used. Thus, it can be kept in an Adept's inventory. While a collectible novelty item, its Use effect is too weak to be of use. To put it in perspective, the Glacier Psynergy has exactly double the base power, as well as a better diminishing ratio that makes the enemies off to the side of the target take more of the spell's damage. Therefore, the only measure of its usefulness is its Defense rating, which might be high enough to suffice as a defensive upgrade to either Jenna or Sheba for a period of time, though forgeable items Astral Circlet and Floating Hat stronger pieces.

Cultural allusions

The Otafuku is a style of mask used in Nou drama to indicate that the character is a woman.