Triforce/Other Appearances

This page lists all appearances of the Triforce outside the canon, main series.

Game & Watch Zelda
In Game & Watch Zelda, the eight fierce dragons have kidnapped Princess Zelda and locked her in a prison to which the Triforce is the key. Each dragon guards a different fragment of the Triforce. Link has to reassemble the Triforce and free Princess Zelda.

The Legend of Zelda Game Watch
In The Legend of Zelda Game Watch, Link enters a cave unarmed to retrieve the four Triforce fragments. Each fragment is guarded by Aquamentus. Once he has retrieved all four fragments, Link reassembles the Triforce.

The Legend of Zelda comic
The three Triforce pieces also appear in the Legend of Zelda comic published by Valiant Comics. Like in the backstory of the original The Legend of Zelda, Ganon leads his minions to attack Hyrule and thus allow him steal the Triforce of Power. Ganon, already a mighty magician, is turned almost invincible with the might of the Triforce of Power. Because Ganon wielded the Triforce of Power without the Wisdom to use it, he was corrupted by its power and was twisted into the monster he is  now. Ganon is so dependent on the power of the Triforce that, if he ever loses it, he will slowly perish.

Ganon was unable to steal the Triforce of Wisdom since Zelda kept it safe  from his clutches, for she knew that if the Prince of Darkness obtained  the sacred relic, he would rule the kingdom forever. The Triforce of Wisdom is kept by Princess Zelda in North Palace,  where its  guidance helps her rule the kingdom  wisely, and it also  allows her to  cast powerful magic spells when  needed. Being the protector of the Triforce of Wisdom, Zelda must never allow her feelings interfere with her duty, even if it means risking Link's  life. By doing so, the Triforce of Wisdom will grant Zelda the knowledge needed to wield the Silver Arrow and thus destroy Ganon with it.

The Triforce of Courage remained hidden until Link accomplished a daring quest, and it now rests within his heart.

In Link uses the Triforce of Power to defeat three Darknuts, from The Power, which heavily focuses on the three Triforce pieces, Link manages to steal the Triforce of Power from Ganon and uses it to severely damage the Prince of Darkness with it. Although Ganon attempts to reclaim the Triforce of Power, the Triforce chooses to remain with Link. The young hero, blindly wanting more power, demands that Zelda turn over the Triforce of Wisdom to him, even going as far as firing a magic spell at the princess. Because Link has misused the power of the Triforce, the Triforce of   Courage leaves his heart and goes to Zelda to protect  her from Link's   malevolence. It is not until the princess shows him how his lust of power has   corrupted him that Link  realizes he has become to turn into Ganon and   what the price of that  power is. By choosing to throw away the Triforce of Power in order to keep his   soul, Link once again proves  to be worthy of being the bearer of the   Triforce of Courage, which  restores his life after nearly dying in   Zelda's arms.

In Issue #5, it is explained that once each decade an event known as the Day of the Triforce occurs. In such day, all three Triforce pieces disappear from Hyrule for one day, from dawn to dusk.

Animated Series
The Triforce of Wisdom and the Triforce of Power make an appearance in the Zelda animated series. While the Triforce of Wisdom is kept safely in North Castle guarded by Link and Princess Zelda, the Triforce of Power is in the hands of Ganon, situated in the Underworld. Their appearance is that of glowing, floating tetrahedrons: green for the Triforce of Wisdom and red for the Triforce of Power.

Unlike the games, both the Triforce of Wisdom and the Triforce of Power have the ability to speak, giving the former a female voice and the latter a male voice; however, the Triforce of Power only speaks once in all of the episodes. The Triforce of Wisdom, on the other hand, can be heard talking in more episodes, in which she gives Princess Zelda and Link wise advise in the form of riddles when they are in need of help.

Like in the games, Princess Zelda is the wielder of the Triforce of Wisdom and is knowledgeable in its magic capabilities, often using its magical powers to save Link or herself from dangerous situations. Zelda can only use magic when she has the Triforce of Wisdom with her, which she usually makes it float and seems to be the only one who can do so. Most of each of the episode plots revolve around Ganon trying to steal the Triforce of Wisdom from the princess; however, his plans ultimately fail since he is usually defeated by Link and Zelda. In "Underworld Connections", Ganon orders several Vires to bomb the Triforce of Wisdom, which causes it to break into three shards, allowing the Vires to steal two of them. Link and Zelda are then forced to go through the Underworld to retrieve the two Triforce Shards and thus restore the whole Triforce of Wisdom again.

The Triforce of Power gives Ganon an endless supply of magic and power to aid him in his attempts to overthrow the kingdom of Hyrule; without the Triforce of Power, Ganon would be defenseless. As such, Princess Zelda is always looking for an opportunity to take it from him. She attempts to do so in two episodes, "That Sinking Feeling" and "The Moblins Are Revolting"; however, she is unable to take it from Ganon's lair in the former since the Underworld was collapsing, and in the latter due to Link's clumsiness.

Captain N: The Game Master
The Triforce is featured in the "Having a Ball" episode of Captain N: The Game Master. Unlike the Zelda animated series, the Triforce of Courage appears now as well. Each Triforce piece is engraved with the letter corresponding to its attribute: the Triforce of Power is red and has a "P" on it, the Wisdom piece is green with a "W" engraved, and the Triforce of Courage is blue with the letter "C" on it. Since Ganon has been defeated, all three Triforce pieces rest in North Castle, where they are heavily guarded by a security system that shoots beams off whenever someone tries to take it. It is explained in the episode that Zelda and the Triforce have a close connection, and if something happens to the Triforce, both Zelda's energy and the forces that bind Hyrule together will begin to weaken.

In "Having a Ball", Mother Brain commands her two minions, King Hippo and Eggplant Wizard, to steal the Triforce; however, after they fail to take it due to the security system, Mother Brain fires them and decides to go after the Triforce herself. As revenge and with the alarm now turned off by Zelda since she thought it was malfunctioning, King Hippo and Eggplant Wizard go back and try to steal the Triforce yet again while Princess Zelda and Link are at a royal ball hosted by Princess Lana. They manage to take the Triforce of Power and the Triforce of Courage before Mother Brain arrives, but leave the Triforce of Wisdom in the middle of the room. When Mother Brain arrives, King Hippo uses the Triforce of Power's might to knock her out of the castle. Back at the party, Princess Zelda's energy begins to wane and she momentarily faints. Link explains that since there is a magic bond between the princess and the Triforce, she knows that something bad has happened to the sacred relic. Should the Triforce be destroyed, Zelda could die. The next day, Link, Kevin, Lana and Zelda arrive at the chamber of the Triforce and see that all of the pieces except the Triforce of Wisdom have been stolen. Zelda then uses the power of the Triforce of Wisdom to guide the group to the other two missing pieces, and the group eventually catches up with the foes. With Zelda's power weakening even more, Eggplant Wizard threatens to hurt Link and Kevin using the Triforce of Power if they come any closer. However, the heroes manage to retrieve the two Triforce pieces, raising all three pieces up to the sky and thus giving Zelda back her powers.

Nintendo Adventure Books
The Triforce pieces also make an appearance in the Nintendo Adventure Books: The Crystal Trap and The Shadow Prince. The Triforce of Wisdom is situated in the Triforce Room of the North Castle, kept away from the hands of evil. The Triforce of Courage rests within Link's heart while the Triforce of Power is in the possession of Ganon.

In The Crystal Trap, Ganon encases the Triforce of Courage and Wisdom in a Crystal using a spell from the Magic Scroll; however, since the Triforce of Courage is in Link's heart, the young hero became trapped as well. Towards the end of The Shadow Prince, Charles of Moria reveals to be Ganon in disguise and steals the Triforce of Wisdom from the Triforce Room, although Link is successful in retrieving it by slashing Charles's necklace in two, defeating the false knight.

A Link to the Past comic
In the A Link to the Past comic, a small, talking tree tells Link the story of the Triforce and the Golden Land. The tree goes on to explain that only the first to touch the Triforce will be endowed with its strength, and that the land where they are now used to be the Golden Land where the Triforce was hidden. He speaks of Ganondorf the Thief, who accidentally stumbled upon the entrance to the Golden Land and had his evil wishes granted by the Triforce. After touching the Triforce, Ganondorf achieved ultimate power and transformed the Golden Land into the Dark World, which caused for many men from Hyrule to be drawn to the land of evil only to be converted into monsters because of their impure thoughts and emotions, including the tree himself. The tree makes a final comment that Link must defeat Ganondorf and reclaim the Triforce to restore the Dark World into the Golden Land.

After Link defeats Ganon, the Triforce rises from his body. The Essence of the Triforce tells Link that the Triforce is waiting for a new master now that Ganon has been defeated, asking that the young hero touch it with a wish in his heart. After Link touches the Triforce, the Dark World vanishes and releases all of the people who had been trapped there, returning the longed-for peace to Hyrule.

Super Smash Bros. Melee
The Triforce appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee in the Underground Maze level in Adventure Mode. Here, the player must locate the Triforce in this level to continue. If the Master Sword is found instead, Link must be fought and defeated to continue the search for the Triforce.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Triforce appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl when Link and Toon Link perform their Final Smash upon obtaining a Smash Ball. Known as the "Triforce Slash", the Final Smash consists of light shooting out from the Triforce on the back of Link's hand, trapping the opponent as the young hero repeatedly attacks the foe with his sword. The Triforce Slash finishes off with Link making one last powerful slash at the opponent, which causes the victim to fly off.