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TLoZ Series Triforce of Power Artwork

The Triforce of Power resonating

The Triforce of Power is one of the three pieces of the Triforce. It embodies the essence of the Goddess of Power, Din, the creator of Hyrule.[1] Whoever holds the Triforce of Power is granted "true power".[2] This power is absolute, making the recipient of Din's blessing a god-like entity, vastly more powerful than any mortal, affording its wielder invulnerability,[3] vast strength and an unlimited source of mystical power. It represents the top piece of the Triforce.

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The Triforce of Power is one of the two Triforce pieces initially introduced in the original The Legend of Zelda, where Ganondorf stole it and proceeds to search for the Triforce of Wisdom to obtain ultimate power and thus be able to conquer Hyrule.[4] In Ocarina of Time, when Ganondorf invaded the Sacred Realm and claimed the Triforce after Link pulls the Master Sword, the sacred triangles separated, leaving him with only the Triforce of Power, the aspect in which he most believed.[5] Nevertheless, the Triforce of Power makes Ganondorf unimaginably powerful, granting him unlimited strength and matchless mystical power. He uses this piece of the Triforce to throw Hyrule into chaos in The Legend of Zelda and Ocarina of Time. In the latter, even though the Seven Sages ultimately send him to the Evil Realm upon his defeat, Ganondorf still retains his Triforce of Power, allowing him to reappear later and cause the goddesses to summon the Great Flood, sealing him in the underwater land of Hyrule. This is spoken of in the introduction of The Wind Waker. [6][7]

In Twilight Princess, Ganondorf gains the Triforce of Power through what the sages referred to as a "Divine Prank".[3] It allows him to survive his execution, but is sent off into the Twilight Realm which allows him to house the power given to him by his Triforce piece on Zant.[8] Ganondorf seemingly loses the Triforce of Power after he is impaled by the Master Sword at the end of the game.

In A Link Between Worlds, Yuga manages to revive and fuse with Ganon, giving Yuga complete control, and as such, usurps Ganon's Triforce of Power. During the final battle, when Yuga fuses with Hilda while in portrait form, he also takes the Triforce of Wisdom from her.

References[]

  1. "Din, the goddess of power... [...]With her strong flaming arms, she cultivated the land and created the red earth." — Great Deku Tree (Ocarina of Time)
  2. A Link to the Past manual, pg. 3
  3. 3.0 3.1 "In all of his fury and might, he was blind to any danger, and thus was he exposed, subdued, and brought to justice. Yet... By some divine prank, he, too, had been blessed with the chosen power of the gods. His abiding hatred and lust for power turned to purest malice..." — Sage (Twilight Princess)
  4. The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 3
  5. "Seven years ago, Ganondorf, the King of Thieves, used the door you opened in the Temple of Time and entered the Sacred Realm. But when he laid his hands on the Triforce, the legend came true." — Sheik (Ocarina of Time)
  6. "Someday... When this seal is broken.... That is when I will exterminate your descendants!! As long as the Triforce of Power is in my hand...." — Ganondorf Dragmire (Ocarina of Time)
  7. "But then...a day came when a fell wind began to blow across the kingdom. The great evil that all thought had been forever sealed away by the hero... ...once again crept forth from the depths of the earth, eager to resume its dark designs. The people believed that the Hero of Time would again come to save them. ...But the hero did not appear. Faced by an onslaught of evil, the people could do nothing but appeal to the gods." — N/A (The Wind Waker)
  8. "I shall house my power in you... If there is anything you desire, then I shall desire it, too." — Ganondorf Dragmire (Twilight Princess)
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