Triforce of Courage

The Triforce of Courage is the bottom-right piece of the Triforce. It contains the divine essence of Farore, the Goddess of Courage, and the holder of the Triforce of Courage is granted Farore's attributes, especially courage. In several games, the Triforce of Courage is embedded within Link, thus granting him some of Farore's attributes, namely courage. Unlike the Triforce of Power and the Triforce of Wisdom, the Triforce of Courage did not appear in the first The Legend of Zelda game but would only first appear in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
In Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, the Triforce of Courage was sealed within the Great Palace by the King of Hyrule long ago. It is the only piece of the Triforce that Link is missing, so he goes on an adventure to retrieve it.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Link unknowingly obtains the Triforce of Courage while trapped in the sacred realm, after Ganondorf fails to claim the complete Triforce, splitting it into its three components.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
In the cinematic introduction of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, it is stated that when the Hero left Hyrule the Triforce of Courage was broken into eight pieces and scattered across the land, to be recovered one day by another hero deserving of its power. After restoring the power of the Master Sword in The Wind Waker, Link locates and hauls up all eight shards of the Triforce of Courage from the sea. After he acquires all eight pieces and prepares to face Ganon, the reassembled Triforce of Courage absorbs into his hand. He is then declared the Hero of Winds.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, it is implicitly indicated that Link carried the Triforce of Courage throughout his entire life, as he bears the crest on his hand at all times. The Triforce of Courage can be seen on a small banner above the entrance of Link's home in Ordon Village.

When Link enters the Twilight-afflicted regions of Hyrule, the Triforce of Courage protects him from becoming a lost soul among other Hyruleans, and instead transforms him into a wolf.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
In The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Link with the Triforce of Courage in his possession was able to defeat Yuga-Ganon, even though he possessed both the Triforce of Power and Triforce of Wisdom. Though in addition to the Triforce of Courage, Link also possessed the Master Sword (which blade may or may not have been upgraded using Master Ore) and Zelda's Bow of Light which fires arrows imbued with a portion of the Triforce's power. It is also implied that Lorule's Triforce has a Triforce of Courage as well.

Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
In Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, King Harkinian mentions the Triforce of Courage during the opening cutscene, which he takes along for protection while helping Duke Onkled free Gamelon from Ganon's forces. However, the King ends up becoming a prisoner of Ganon due to an unexpected betrayal from Onkled.

Hyrule Warriors
In Hyrule Warriors, the young Hyrulian Army Trainee, Link is revealed to be the current incarnation of the Hero of Hyrule during a battle with the Dragon Knight Volga, when he briefly summons Triforce of Courage's power to defend the Sheikah General Impa from Volga's flames. Upon seeing Link's glowing Triforce mark, his innate strength, and skills she becomes convinced that Link is the current incarnation of the Hero, later giving him the Hero's Tunic to wear. Link possesses the Triforce of Courage early in the game, though it is later stolen by Cia along with Sheik's Triforce of Wisdom. However, when Ganondorf partially revives himself, Cia returns the Triforce of Courage and Wisdom to their original bearers. As a result, Link regains his Triforce of Courage while Zelda regains her Triforce of Wisdom. Zelda then has Link retrieve the Master Sword in order to defeat Cia who still possesses the Triforce of Power. However, during the forces of Hyrule's assault on Cia's stronghold in the Temple of Souls, Link becomes overconfident due to possessing both the Triforce of Courage and the mighty Master Sword, allowing Cia to tap into the darkness within the Hero's soul, allowing her to spawn Dark Links to fight Link and the Forces of Hyrule. To make matters worse, Ganondorf arrives to reclaim the Triforce of Power, though fortunately the bond between Link and his allies manages to awaken the Master Sword's true power allowing them to defeat the Dark Links and Ganondorf. Together with his allies Link manages to defeat Cia.

After Lana claims the Triforce of Power, Link joins her and Zelda in using the Triforce to restore Hyrule back to normal. Afterwards the Triforce is split between them with Link retaking possession of the Triforce of Courage while Zelda and Lana carry the other two thirds. However, due to Link's removal of the Master Sword the seal on the final piece of Ganondorf's soul is broken allowing the King of Evil to revive himself. With the aid of Ghirahim and Zant, Ganondorf reclaims the Triforce of Power from Lana and eventually manages to claim the other pieces from Link and Zelda, though he is ultimately defeated by Link, Zelda, Lana, and their allies.

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