Editing Triforce Shard

{{Item infobox
|image=[[File:Triforce Shard 1 TWW artwork.png]]<br>The first Triforce Shard in ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''
|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''
|latest_appearance=''{{wp|NES Remix|Ultimate NES Remix}}''
|location=Labyrinths (''The Legend of Zelda'')<br>Various (''The Wind Waker'')
}}
'''Triforce Shards''', also known as '''Triforce fragments''', are units broken off from a piece of the [[Triforce]]. They appear in two main series titles, ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'' and two spinoff titles: ''[[Zelda (Game & Watch)|Zelda]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda Game Watch]]''. In all of their appearances, Triforce Shards are the result of a piece of the Triforce being broken into eight units and scattered in various locations away to hide it from [[Ganon]].

==History==
===''The Legend of Zelda''===
Prior to the events of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', [[Ganon]] had stolen the [[Triforce of Power]]. [[Princess Zelda]] feared he would also steal the [[Triforce of Wisdom]], so she split it into eight pieces and hid one in each [[dungeon|level]]. During the game, [[Link]] goes on a journey to recover the eight Triforce fragments to reassemble the Triforce of Wisdom.

Each Triforce fragment is located at the end of a labyrinth, and Link can obtain it after he defeats the level's boss. Upon obtaining a Triforce fragment, all of Link's [[Heart]]s are restored, and he is returned back to the level entrance.

After obtaining all eight Triforce fragments, the [[old man]] in [[Spectacle Rock]] allows Link to enter [[Death Mountain]] in a final battle against Ganon.

===''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''===
[[File:Triforce Shard 3 TWW obtained.png|thumb|left|250px|Link obtains the Triforce Shard of Stone Watcher Island in ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'']]
Long ago, prior to the events of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', both the Triforce of Wisdom and the [[Triforce of Courage]] were separated. Unlike the first game, the Triforce of Wisdom was only divided into two shards, one of which is held by [[Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule]] and the other is held by [[Tetra]] ([[Princess Zelda]]), and was passed from generation to the next in her family.

The [[King of Red Lions]] first mentions the Triforce Shards to Link after he completes the [[Tower of the Gods]]. He explains that the Triforce of Courage was divided into eight pieces when the [[Hero of Time]] left [[Hyrule]]. This caused the Triforce of Courage to split into eight fragments, which were scattered across the land.

After Link completes the [[Wind Temple]], which is when the [[Master Sword]] regains its power, the King of Red Lions instructs Link to recover the Triforce Shards. He must do so in order to re-enter Hyrule Castle. To find the location of each Triforce Shard, Link must first obtain the respective [[Triforce Chart]] and have [[Tingle]] decipher its location; this is done on both the Triforce Chart and the [[IN-credible Chart]]. When the chart is deciphered, Link can find a gold beam of light in the [[Great Sea]] where the Triforce Shard is located. From there, Link can use the [[Grappling Hook]] to salvage a [[Treasure Chest]] containing the Triforce Shard.

When Link recovers all eight shards, the pieces combine and form the Triforce of Courage. He can then return down into Hyrule Castle.
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==Locations==
In ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'', all of the Triforce Shards can be found in the [[Great Sea]], near an island. Like the Triforce Charts, the Triforce Shards can be obtained in any order.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD]]'', five of the Triforce Charts were replaced with the locations of the Triforce Shards themselves. The shards at [[Greatfish Isle]], [[Stone Watcher Island]], and [[Cliff Plateau Isles]] still require the use of the Triforce Charts.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!class=unsortable|Sprite
!No.
!Nearby island
|-
|[[File:Triforce Shard 1 TWW icon.png]]
|1
|D2 - [[Greatfish Isle]]
|-
|[[File:Triforce Shard 2 TWW icon.png]]
|2
|A4 - [[Gale Isle]]
|-
|[[File:Triforce Shard 3 TWW icon.png]]
|3
|E3 - [[Stone Watcher Island]]
|-
|[[File:Triforce Shard 4 TWW icon.png]]
|4
|G2 - [[Outset Island]]
|-
|[[File:Triforce Shard 5 TWW icon.png]]
|5
|F7 - [[Cliff Plateau Isles]]
|-
|[[File:Triforce Shard 6 TWW icon.png]]
|6
|E4 - [[Southern Triangle Island]]
|-
|[[File:Triforce Shard 7 TWW icon.png]]
|7
|A6 - [[Seven-Star Isles]]
|-
|[[File:Triforce Shard 8 TWW icon.png]]
|8
|G4 - [[Two-Eye Reef]]
|}

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
TLoZGW Triangle art.jpg|''[[The Legend of Zelda Game Watch]]''
Triforce Shard 1 TWW artwork.png|The first shard
Triforce Shard 2 TWW artwork.png|The second shard
Triforce Shard 3 TWW artwork.png|The third shard
Triforce Shard 4 TWW artwork.png|The fourth shard
Triforce Shard 5 TWW artwork.png|The fifth shard
Triforce Shard 6 TWW artwork.png|The sixth shard
Triforce Shard 7 TWW artwork.png|The seventh shard
Triforce Shard 8 TWW artwork.png|The eighth shard
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=トライフォース<br>''Toraifōsu''<br>トライフォースのかけら<br>''Toraifōsu no kakera''
|JapM=Triforce (''Zelda no Densetsu'')<br><br>Triforce fragment (''Takt of Wind'')
}}

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[[Category:The Legend of Zelda items]]
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