Triforce of Courage



The Triforce of Courage, together with the Triforce of Power and the Triforce of Wisdom, compose the complete Triforce.

According to lore in Ocarina of Time, the Triforce of Courage embodies the courage and bravery of the goddess Farore. When Ganondorf attempted to lay his hands on the Triforce, it sensed his imbalance and bestowed the Triforce of Courage upon Link.

In The Wind Waker, Link must retrieve the eight pieces of the Triforce of Courage from the bottom of the ocean, where it has been hidden in order to safeguard it. It shattered after the hero holding it left hyrule.

In the Adventure of Link, it is revealed that a previous King of Hyrule, fearing the misuse of the Triforce, sealed the Triforce of Courage away in the Great Palace, where only a hero worthy of its power would be able to obtain it after proving himself. Link endured the trials of the Great Palace, including defeating his own shadow, and recovered the Triforce of Courage. Uniting it with the Triforces of Wisdom and Power, he was able to break the spell cast on the sleeping Princess Zelda.