Triforce

"The Triforce! He who touches it will have whatever he desires granted!" — Ganon

The triforce is a recurring item in teh Zelda series, It's typically the items Ganon is trying to get his hands on. Each shard stand for a trait, Courage (Link), Wisdom (Zelda) and Power (Ganon). It's origins are said to be by the Three Golden Godessess, Apparently it got left behind by them, not created.

Legend

We are told by the Great Deku Tree that the triforce was left behind Three Golden Godessess. Din, The godess of Power, Nayru, The godess of Wisdom and Farore, The godess of Courage. And when they created the chaos that was Hyrule they left behind the golden power, the sacvred relic that was the Triforce. However it was never specified that they where the ones to create it.

The Legend of Zelda

The Triforce of Wisdom and Triforce of Power are described as "Magical Golden Triangles" that grant their holders great power. BEfore to the events of the game, Ganon stole the Triforce of Power and captured Princess Zelda, who split the Triforce of Wisdom into eight Shards and hid them in dungeons in Hyrule. Link goes to all eight dungeons to recover the pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom. When this has been done, he must battle his way through Ganon's forces to defeat him and recover the Triforce of Power, and rescue Princess Zelda.

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

The Triforce of Courage is first introduced in the second game of the Zelda series. In order to keep the third part of the Triforce safe, the King of Hyrule placed it in the Great Palace, where it could only be obtained by one who could fight his way through six other palaces to break the magical seal left by the king. Guarded by a Triforce Keeper, the Triforce could only be recovered by a hero capable of defeating the soldiers and monsters set to guard the Great Palace and also their own monsters. Link overcomes these obstacles to complete the Triforce, and uses the power of the united item to wake the seeping Princess Zelda.

A Link to the Past

The Triforce, also referred to as the "Golden Power", is for the first time spoken of as physical manifestation of the Goddesses' power. Bestowed upon Hyrule at the moment of their departure, it lay hidden in the fabled Golden Land until the evil thief Ganondorf broke the seal and entered the hidden land. Upon murdering his companions and claiming the Triforce for his own, Ganon used its power to turn the Golden Land into the Dark World. In the Dark World a person changes into something that reflects their nature, Link is changed into a pink rabbit. Ganon is later sealed inside the Dark World by the Seven Wise men, But he uses Aghanim as a portal between the worlds and causes problems, But Link saves teh day eventually and gets granted the wish from the triforce. He uses this oppurtunity to turn the dark world into the golden land.

Ocarina of Time

The triforce is kept inside The Temple of Light, The sacred Realm. Ganondorf got his hadns on the triforce, And since his heart wasnt pure it split into three pieces, And sets the story in motion for that game. In Ocarina of Time the tale about the godessess is told, the one on top. And the game is about awakening the six sages and sealing Ganondorf away, And they suceed.

Majoras Mask

Although the game's story doesnt focus on the triforce, there are camoes in the game with triforce appearing. The carvings on stones, Link's shield etc. Otherwise there is no direct importance.

Oracle of Ages & Seasons

The Triforce plays a similair part in both Oracle games. In the beginning of both games, Link has been called by the Triforce and goes to the place it is kept. The Triforce tells Link of problems in the lands of Labrynna and Holodrum, the lands in which Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons are set, respectively. Link is then teleported to these lands by the triforce

The Wind Waker

The triforce is split into shards in this game, Not until mid-game Link has to start his quest for the triforce. There are eight shards and Link has to collect Triforce charts to find out where the chests with the Triforce shards are buried. And as you might ahve already guessed, The chests are buried beneath the great sea.

Minish Cap

The Triforce in this game isn't making much more than cameo appearances just like in Majora's Mask.