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Dawn of the Final Day
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About
"Dawn of the Final Day" is an expression that is commonly used in anticipation of a near future event, in a similar vein to the Imminent Ned advice animal series or its snowclone form "Brace yourselves, (X) is coming." Stemming from an in-game notification that appears throughout the 2000 Nintendo 64 video game The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, the phrase has been also paired with various imagery of Moon from the same game.
Origin
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask was released in Japan for the Nintendo 64 video game console on April 27th, 2000. In the game,[1] the player has three days before the Moon crashes into the land of Termina, which the player can avoid by resetting time. Every 24 hours, the player receives an in-game notification regarding how much time is left (shown below).
![bbe.png Dawn of The First Day -72 Hours Remain-](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/499/738/bbe.png)
![Dawn of the Second Day Dawn of The Second Day 48 Hours Remain-](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/499/736/ba4.png)
![Dawn of the Final Day - 24 Hours Remain Dawn of The Final Day 24 Hours Remain-](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/499/735/83e.jpg)
In early 2010, the slide images and the phrase "dawn of the final day" were used to express anticipation for a coming event. On October 8th, 2010, YouTuber McCrackerTheCracker uploaded a video featuring a slide from Majora’s Mask reading “Dawn of / The Final Day / 24 Hours Remain” (shown below).
Spread
On May 18th, 2011, a Yahoo Answers[6] user submitted the question “Dawn of the First Day 72 hours remain. May 21, 2011, are you ready?”, referencing Harold Camping’s 2011 rapture prediction.
![a25.png Resolved Question Show me another >» Dawn of the First Day -72 hours remain- May 21, 2011 - are you ready? 2 years ago Report Abuse](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/502/299/a25.png)
On September 22nd, 2012, Redditor Rowona submitted a post titled "Dawn of the Final Day" to the /r/zelda[5] subreddit, featuring a painting of the Moon from Majora's Mask. Prior to being archived, the post received over 1,000 up votes and 25 comments.
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On December 18th, 2012, three days prior to the predicted doomsday of December 21st, the single serving site Terrible Fate[2] was launched with a large image of Majora’s Mask hanging over a countdown timer (shown below). Created by the video game music remixer Theophany,[3] a Bandcamp playlist of a Majora’s Mask tribute album was unveiled on the site after the countdown reached zero.
![b4c.png Time's End 12 21 12](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/499/769/b4c.png)
Notable Examples
Image macros captioned with "dawn of the final day" are often used in anticipation of an imminent event or as a reference to the game Majora's Mask. Additional examples can be found on the microblogging site Tumblr[4] under the tag "#dawn of the final day."
![272 DAWN OF THE FINAL-DAY 24 HOURS REMAIN MyLittleBrony.com](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![46e Dawn of The Final Day 24 Hours Remain- MEMEBASE.coM](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![5ad.png MAY 21 The end is coming in 2 days LDA COLLEGTORS EDTION Where have I heard that before... Me I'VE TRAINED FOR THIS DAY](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/501/211/5ad.png)
![71f.png DAWN OF 24 HOURS REMAIN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/502/286/71f.png)
![ced.jpg Dawn of The Final Day -24 Hours Remain- Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity 10:31 p.m. PDT Aug. 5, 2012](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/501/198/ced.jpg)
![8af.jpg Dawn of The Final Dav 24 Hours Remain](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/502/263/8af.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
[4] Tumblr – dawn of the final day
[5] Reddit – Dawn of the Final Day
[6] Yahoo Answers – Dawn of the First Day -72 hours remain
Top Comments
Gabenus Trollucus
Feb 18, 2013 at 04:38AM EST
$200
Feb 16, 2013 at 12:49AM EST