Triforce Shard
Triforce Shards are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.[1]
Location and Uses
The Legend of Zelda
In The Legend of Zelda, in an attempt to keep Ganon from obtaining the remaining Triforce of Wisdom, Princess Zelda divided it into eight fragments and scattered them throughout the land.[2] She then sent Impa to find a man courageous enough to defeat the evil monster[2]; however, Impa is eventually attacked and cornered by Ganon's minions. Just as there seemed no hope, the young adventurer known as Link saves her from peril.[2] Impa saw the potential in this boy, and decided he would be the hero to end her search. She presented him with a mission: to find the eight shards of the Triforce of Wisdom and rescue Zelda. Link set out to end Ganon's reign of evil and recover both the Triforce of Wisdom and Power.
The Wind Waker
In the flooded land of Hyrule in The Wind Waker, Link must recover the eight shards of the Triforce of Courage that hid throughout Hyrule after the departure of the Hero of Time.[3] With help from Tingle's cartography skills, he sets out to find the Triforce Charts that would show him the location of each of the fragments (or only three of them in The Wind Waker HD, where the rest of them can be found directly). It is only after Link assembles the Triforce of Courage that he sets off to fight off Ganondorf and save both the Great Sea and Hyrule.
In the original release of The Wind Waker, all of the Triforce shards were hidden beneath the sea and had charts leading to them, while in The Wind Waker HD there were only three of them beneath the sea and the rest could be found in the caves where the charts originally were.
| Chart Number | Chart Image | Chart Location | Method of Obtainment | Shard Location | Shard Obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Islet of Steel | Defeat the Warship obstructing the island's entrance. Inside, conduct the Wind's Requiem. | Greatfish Isle | 
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| 2 | 
|
Private Oasis | Earn the Cabana Deed from Mrs. Marie, then enter the island's Cabana and solve a maze located under the chimney. | Gale Isle | 
|
| 3 | 
|
Bird's Peak Rock | Use a Hyoi Pear to press some Shock Switches found in the Kargarocs' nests and open the island's entrance. | Stone Watcher Island | 
|
| 4 | 
|
Ghost Ship | Retrieve the Ghost Ship Chart from Diamond Steppe Island, then enter the ship and defeat the Enemies inside. | Outset Island | 
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| 5 | 
|
Needle Rock Isle | Defeat the golden Warship northwest of the island and salvage its remains. | Cliff Plateau Isles | 
|
| 6 | 
|
Outset Island | On floor 30 of the Savage Labyrinth, conduct the Wind's Requiem. | Southern Triangle Island | 
|
| 7 | 
|
Stone Watcher Island | Use the Power Bracelet to enter the island's Secret Cave, then defeat the Enemies inside. | Seven-Star Isles | 
|
| 8 | 
|
Overlook Island | Use the Hookshot to enter the island's Secret Cave, then defeat the Enemies inside. | Two-Eye Reef | 
|
| Chart Number | Chart Image | Chart Location | Method of Obtainment | Shard Location | Shard Obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Islet of Steel | Defeat the Warship obstructing the island's entrance. Inside, conduct the Wind's Requiem. | Greatfish Isle | 
|
| 2 |
|
Bird's Peak Rock | Use a Hyoi Pear to press some Shock Switches found in the Kargarocs' nests and open the island's entrance. | Stone Watcher Island | 
|
| 3 |
|
Needle Rock Isle | Defeat the golden Warship northwest of the island and salvage its remains. | Cliff Plateau Isles | 
|
| Shard Location | Method of Obtainment | Shard Obtained |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost Ship | Retrieve the Ghost Ship Chart from Diamond Steppe Island, then enter the ship and defeat the Enemies inside. | 
|
| Private Oasis | Earn the Cabana Deed from Mrs. Marie, then enter the island's Cabana and solve a maze located under the chimney. | 
|
| Outset Island | On floor 30 of the Savage Labyrinth, conduct the Wind's Requiem. | 
|
| Stone Watcher Island | Use the Power Bracelet to enter the island's Secret Cave, then defeat the Enemies inside. | 
|
| Overlook Island | Use the Hookshot to enter the island's Secret Cave, then defeat the Enemies inside. | 
|
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 JapanJapanese | トライフォースのかけら (Toraifōsu no Kakera) (TWWThe Wind Waker)[4] | |
 The People's Republic of ChinaChineseSISimplified | 三角神力碎片 (Sān jiǎo shén lì suì piàn) (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[5] | Same as English. |
 The French RepublicFrenchEUEuropean |
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|
 The Federal Republic of GermanyGerman | Triforce-Splitter (TWWThe Wind Waker)[8] | |
 The Italian RepublicItalian |
| |
 The Kingdom of SpainSpanishEUEuropean | Fragmento de la Trifuerza (TWWThe Wind Waker)[12] | |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
Gallery
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The Wind Waker
Triforce Shard 2 model -
The Wind Waker
Triforce Shard 3 model -
The Wind Waker
Triforce Shard 4 model -
The Wind Waker
Triforce Shard 5 model -
The Wind Waker
Triforce Shard 6 model -
The Wind Waker
Triforce Shard 7 model -
The Wind Waker
Triforce Shard 8 model -
The Wind Waker
Icon of the assembled Triforce of Courage -
The Wind Waker HD
Render of Triforce Shard 2 -
The Wind Waker HD
Render of Triforce Shard 3 -
The Wind Waker HD
Render of Triforce Shard 4 -
The Wind Waker HD
Render of Triforce Shard 5 -
The Wind Waker HD
Render of Triforce Shard 6 -
The Wind Waker HD
Render of Triforce Shard 7 -
The Wind Waker HD
Render of Triforce Shard 8 -
The Wind Waker HD
Render of all Triforce Shards combined -
The Wind Waker HD
Icon of the assembled Triforce of Courage
See Also
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 142 (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TWWThe Wind Waker)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 3
- ↑
Once, long ago, he defeated Ganon and brought peace to the Kingdom of Hyrule... A piece of the Triforce was given to the Hero of Time and he kept it safe, much as Zelda kept hers. That sacred piece is known as the Triforce of Courage. When the Hero of Time was called to embark on another journey and left the land of Hyrule, he was separated from the elements that made him a hero. It is said that at that time, the Triforce of Courage was split into eight shards and hidden throughout the land.
— King of Red Lions (The Wind Waker) - ↑
トライフォースのかけらを
— N/A (The Wind Waker, Japanese version)
手に入れた！ - ↑ 塞尔达传说：百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 133
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 128
- ↑
Vous obtenez un Fragment de la Triforce!
— N/A (The Wind Waker, European French version) - ↑
Du hast einen Triforce-Splitter gefunden!
— N/A (The Wind Waker, German version) - ↑ "Spada, scudo e arguzia ti serviranno per recuperare gli otto frammenti della Triforza e salvare la principessa Zelda." — The Legend of Zelda | NES | Giochi | Nintendo , www.nintendo.it, retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ↑
Raccogli il [...] frammento di Triforza...
(Collect the [...] Triforce fragment...) — Various The Legend of Zelda levels (NES Remix, Italian version) - ↑
Hai ottenuto un Frammento di Triforza! Per ricostruire la forma originale, ti servono altri 7 frammenti.
— N/A (The Wind Waker, Italian version) - ↑
¡Has obtenido un Fragmento de la Trifuerza!
— N/A (The Wind Waker, European Spanish version)