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The Triforce
The Triforce is an artifact in The Legend of Zelda series. It is a holy relic consisting of three golden triangles, created by the Three Golden Goddesses; Din, Goddess of Power, Nayru, Goddess of Wisdom and Farore, Goddess of Courage. Each triangle of the Triforce contains a faction of its respective Goddess' power and bestows a title upon its holder - The Triforce of Power ("The Forger of Strength"), Triforce of Wisdom ("The Keeper of Knowledge"), and the Triforce of Courage ("The Juror of Courage"). Anyone who obtains the whole Triforce is said to have all their wishes granted. The power of the triangles is so tempting that for eternity, demons and greedy humans fought to obtain it for themselves. Thus the Hylians along with the Master Sword were created in order to keep the Triforce out of evil hands.
The Triforce, being an inanimate object, cannot judge between good and evil itself. If one with a good heart makes contact, the world of Hyrule will be plunged into an age of prosperity, but if one with an evil heart touches it, the land will plunge into darkness. Eventually, Link obtains the Triforce of Courage, Ganondorf obtains the Triforce of Power, and Zelda obtains the Triforce of Wisdom. As shown in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, the Triforce is necessary for the existence of the world of the Zelda series, as without it, the land would crumble into an abyss and plants, animals and people would mutate into vicious monsters.
The creation of the Triforce[]
There was absolutely nothing. In time, though, three goddesses appeared from a nebula near what would soon become Hyrule. The three goddesses that made this triforce are the three creators of Hyrule: Din, Farore, and Nayru. After the goddesses made the world of Hyrule, they made the Triforce which created magic and balance in this world. The three goddesses then returned to the skies, and left the powerful triangles to the goddess Hylia. However, great power always leads to envious thoughts and coveting the power that others have. Soon demons twisted their way into creation and rised up the deep cracks and ravines of the surface. Their leader was the primeval demon lord, Demise. The humans were so weak against him, that Hylia sent them skyward. She and the surface dwellers defeated Demise and his demonic forces. Later, Link defeats Demise for good, but that was not the end of a never ending cycle of malice and hatred that would seek the Triforce for eternity. Demise's evil reappears in different people over the ages, including Vaati, Ganondorf, and Malladus.
Google[]
Occasionally during special events, Google.com will feature a special logo to celebrate something such as special anniversaries or advancements in technology or science. On four occasions, Google has hidden a Triforce in these logos - one on Thanksgiving 2008, one on Halloween 2009, one on April 22, 2009 (Earth Day) and one on July 10, 2009 (Nikola Tesla's birthday, although he had been dead since the early forties). The images can be seen below:
For the Triforce in this image, look between the 'G' and the 'o' in the dirt.
For the Triforce in this image, the Triforce is below the Knife's handle in the middle.
For the Triforce in the image above, look in between the 'G' and the 'o' and go all the way down.
For the Triforce in the image above, look in between the 'l' and the 'e'.
Trivia[]
- In the Nintendo DS video game N+, one of the stages seems to be loosely based off of the Triforce.
- In the game series Animal Crossing, the Triforce is a rare furniture item.
- In the video game Kirby Super Star, the Triforce is one of the treasures in the subgame The Great Cave Offensive.