The TRUE inspiration behind Triforce?
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"Maybe he looked at his energy bill one day and was like YES" LMAO
You need the wisdom (or knowledge) to do something, the power (or physical skills) to do it, and the courage to actually go out and do it. With those three virtues you can do anything.
Don't forget your light though. Without a light, you will surely lose your way.
It’s actually the courage or soul everyone is inherently born with to seek out wisdom in order to subdue power or the boar representing carnal desires to grant any wish. It’s the story of everyone single one of our lives forever
Yes, with those 3 virtues you CAN do anything but where is the virtue that tells you IF you SHOULD do anything? This missing component has always been disturbing to me concerning this franchise.
@@MrEtzel81 That's Wisdom.
@@jabberwockthelemur2961 I don't quite see it that way. Wisdom is the answer to the question of how to apply knowledge but wisdom carries with it no inherent morality. Wisdom cannot tell you whether a certain application of knowledge is right or wrong. It can only tell you whether or not that application is successful.
Thematically, it shows that courage and wisdom can topple seemingly insurmountable power. Thats why power is the top piece held up by the other two could also mean that power without courage and wisdom is destined to fall. Definitely layers to this design.
+soulangel57 So many layers to Zelda we're not even aware of. I keep discovering hidden-in-plain-sight epiphanies.
The series is spiritual & metaphysical. It's like it's tapping into ancient real world knowledge.
That's why these Zelda Theorists come off as Religious Scholars to a degree debating & discussing philosophies.
The mathematical rhyme of how that Triforce is set up-Power upheld or toppled by Wisdom & Courage.
It lets you know how deep Nintendo thinks this series through. They DO NOT phone in the story.
I think they had ideas of hitting higher-minded ideas from the outset of the series even though the lore was still mostly primordial at that stage. They wanted this "Hyrule Fantasy" to rhyme with "Earth Reality" & I think they were successful.
Growing up on the Zelda series, I've always loved the philosophical and spiritual aspects of the Triforce, and how Link, Zelda, and Ganon are avatars of each piece. Link starts each game with Courage, but no Power or Wisdom. He doesn't know where to go, what to do, and has none of the tools to do any of it, but has a foolhardy willingness to just yeet himself into danger, and in the process finds Power and Wisdom, which is why he always becomes the hero of legend. Zelda (especially in botw) is Wisdom without Power or Courage. She knows what she's expected to do in life, but struggles with her connection to her Power and her Courage. And of course, Ganon is Power without Courage and Wisdom, which becomes cruel, petty, and evil.
"Or if he just simply looked at his energy bill one day and was like: YES!"
I can't breathe. 😂
Probably my favorite part of the video lol. I hope I never have to get inspiration for a series logo from any of my bills, though I don't think I'd care if the symbol of my stress ended up making me rich.
@@anthonibrookshire3704 that's the best revenge possible in my opinion 😂.
Always assumed the TRI in triforce was about it being 3 pieces, but i guess its about them being triangles, lol. Based on the fact that originally there were 2 triforces.
I thought I was the only one
There's no reason to think there wasn't meant to be 3 pieces in the original game. Or that three pieces were pitched for the story but the team couldn't make it work for the game they had and simply made it work with 2 of the pieces instead of coming up with a new idea.
There’s also another related Christian symbol specific to Irish culture (or Celtic in general): the Triquetra. It’s a knot with three parts, and each part does loosely resemble a triangle while still being intrinsically connected to the others. It’s used a lot in various medieval imagery, and specifically used by monks and scholars when decorating medieval manuscripts.
And if that was the inspiration, it would be really difficult to design it with the graphics at the time of A Link to the Past. Triangles and dorito halos would be way easier to put into 2d graphics. 😂
I thought of this as well; it's an interesting take.
Ah, but the triquetra is also from pagan origin, tho. I don't think they would see it the Trinitarian way, and most probably only seen in it in Led Zeppelin's signs, which is the pagan one... It's quite an obscure symbol outside the British Islands. I mean... I though you were first talking about the Trisquel! lol
I like this. In fact, I think all of OoT refers to the power struggle in the UK between the Irish, Scottish, and English.
I’ve had this thought as well. Plus this : “The goddess Epona was also supposed to protect horses in general. She was worshipped by Celtic tribes who were excellent fighters on horseback. They were recruited to the Roman army as auxiliary cavalry” I pulled this from a random source online but originally came across the name Epona while reading a book on Celtic mythology.
Oh man i always wonder what tgat was. Thanks. Love to look it more the history.
The shape being a triangle due to limitation would actually be interesting and funny imo. Samus can morph into a ball because they couldn't animate her crawling on the NES lol
Wow, that is so cool! The way early games had to get around limitations is both creative and amazing to read about!
Metal Gear was a stealth game because the MSX the game was originally made for couldn't handle many characters on screen at once. So they designed the game around that limitation
so thats why they replaced her spine with a cybernetic cat model lol
@@MrDalisclock That's really fascinating woah
So THAT'S why Metroid can't crawl
As a student of theology and a Zelda fan, I've always seen the references to Christianity as somehting cool. I've also thought the Triforce was a reference to the Trinity, not just because of the triangle simbols, but also because there are some other similarities:
1) Both, the Triforce and the Trinity, are "three and one". The Doctrine of the Trinity teaches that God is one, but exists as three persons (some say "one what and three whos"). The Triforce is one object, but also three.
2) Both have, in each of it's members, a distinction of purpose, while having the same power.
3) The Triforce of Power might refer to God the Father, who is often called "Almighty" ("El Shaddai" in hebrew); the Triforce of Wisdom might refer to Jesus, who is called the Logos ("reason" in greek) and Wisdom; the Triforce of Courage might be a vage reference to the Holy Spirit, since he is said to help Christians to face the world, sin and the devil.
Great points! And glad I'm not the only one who thinks it's probably inspired by the trinity ^^
I had a og Nintendo licensed Zelda t-shirt made in 2011 with Link on it and the cross on his shield was removed. Nintendo is distancing Zelda from Christianity, I don't think they intended and are now intending to permanently associate Zelda with Christianity
@@publicaccess7417 being inspired by the various religions of the world is far from “intending permanent association.” Neo from the Matrix is a Christ allegory. The Wachowskis couldn’t possibly be less Christian but the inspiration is still there.
Point 2 might be inaccurate. In actuality, it is completely unknown whether the three Triforce pieces have equal amount of power. In fact, we have never really seen the individual pieces do much of anything in the franchise. The only power we have ever seen is from the Triforce being completed.
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**gasp** Illuminati = triangle, triforce = triangle
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Hello! Devout Catholic Christian here! It’s kind of interesting to see these possible connections to Christianity in terms of the tri-force. The reason I say that is because growing up I always related to tri-force to the holy Trinity! Not in a blasphemous way, mind you, but just enough that I found it quite fascinating.
In fact, I would often try to figure out which parts of the holy Trinity would correlate to which parts of the tri-force, although as I’ve grown much older I realized that any part of the holy Trinity correlate to any part of the tri-force. This makes sense as the holy Trinity are all the same one true God just different parts of the same God. Just as how Saint Patrick preached it in Ireland by using the image of a three leaf clover. But still fun to explore nonetheless!
Wonderful video!
I'm going to go out on a limb here and proclaimed that no one has ever been happy at seeing their energy bill
You might be right on that one ;)
Well that's certainly more interesting than someone spilling a bag of Doritos. XD
The Trinity aspect also seems more in line with how a Triforce Piece in the early games was treated as a single relic of power and not as a part of a collective as the triangular depiction of the Trinity is already a whole representing 3 parts. As for any concerns about the many iterations of Christian mythology producing many different symbols, if someone is looking at them for inspiration, it's not really important to be accurate to the real thing, and probably better not to be.
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That's how I like to end my weekend. With a nice Zelda video
You had me at Triforce.
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Check out Socrates/ Plato’s concept of the “Tripartite Soul”. Literally Wisdom, Courage and Power(over ones urges)
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Thanks a lot Jessica! I'm a very down to earth guy, so no matter what... I will always put my audience first. Without y'all watching, I would be making these videos for myself alone haha ^^
What an interesting backstory!
Funny story, I remember getting a Facebook ad for a dance club (I think you call them discos in Europe) and they used the Triforce as their logo. Then all the comments on the ad were making Zelda references.
For myself the triforce always was a symbol for the holy trinity. I wasnt raised religious so I was always fascinated by all the diverse religious inspiration the Zelda universe has.
I can kinda aligne the triforce of power with the realm of the father. Triforce of Wisdom with the holy ghost/spirit and courage with the son.
I like to compare the Triforce with the mystery of the Triune God. Three parts; each with its own role but each in equal standing with the other two. Not one entity split into three, but three that are one.
+James R McGalliard That's EXACTLY what it is. It's the Trinity. But actually it has become so much more.
Zelda has always had a religious fiber at its core. But it has expanded religious concepts beyond Christianity.
It has blended ideas from ALL religions including Christianity to make a distinct mix that resonates with players.
The series is spiritual & metaphysical & discussing the lore of the game becomes a way to tap into these real life concepts. That's why Zelda Theorizers feel like Religious Scholars interpreting ancient texts.
There's something VERY DEEP about this series & Nintendo has been building upon this for 35 years.
I think even at the outset when the lore was still primordial Nintendo wanted this series to hit on a deeper level.
They wanted it to feel profound. They wanted this fantasy to feel like reality & they did it by using real world philosophies.
@@johnlucas1543 very well said.
The theme of outset island is honestly one of my favorite Zelda songs to date, I love it
Dude your intro is pure eye candy. It looks so smooth
5:03 the grave on the right even has the Forest Medallion on top of it.
This is why I love your channel, huge amounts of research and a great explanation of the triforce origins, super video Don
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I always thought of the three components of the Triforce as being about what it is you need to do what you want to do. Power, Wisdom, and Courage make sense in this regard, as Power represents what materials or abilities you need to do it, Wisdom represents what knowledge you need to do it, and Courage represents one's willingness to do it. This why the 3 come together to form a wish-granting device.
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It reminds me a little bit of the old German legend of the Knight Percival who was the Knight of the holy grail and had to recover the relics that were stolen in order to carry out the holy communion. It’s kind of a weak connection maybe but I thought it was interesting.
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DUDE your new intro animation is AMAZING!! great video too
5:02 Are we just going to ignore the stone that looks like the Forest Medallion?
...yes. Yes we are. ;p
I find it very interesting that more of a sci-fi element was intended for the series early on! It explains why you see it more prominently in BotW. Eventually, I'd love to hear more (if Miyamoto mentioned already) on that aspect.
Amazing Intro, I love the mistery to the Triforce ^^
Sick vid and stay awsome.
I love how researches your videos are and how well you convey your thoughts.
Also very calming voice.
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As soon as you started explaining how early on Zelda was more western influenced I somehow knew a pic of god with his Dorito "halo" was going to be coming up lol.
Great video, but I think the real answer is that taking 3 triangles and putting them together to make one big triangle just looks really cool
There's also the power of three in pagan-faith, the maiden, the mother, and the crone. I think this is where the goddesses were brought in. Children tend to have much more courage since death is a lesser understood concept. Mother's have to teach their children the wisdom they learned in order to help them grow. Crones, like maidens, have no fear limiting them as death becomes a friend, leading to having both wisdom and courage.
Awesome, quite interesting and insightful. Good job on the research and sharing!
IF (and this is speculation) Miyamoto had always intended the Triforce to have three pieces (which I can't be 100% sure of), there was an in-story reason that the completed artifact wasn't shown in game.
In Zelda 2, the Triforce of Courage is said to have long been lost, sealed away by a previous king, and the only one who knows of it is Impa. So it didn't show up in the first game because it was meant to be a plot twist for the sequel, which they were already hoping to make while working on the original.
Finally, someone explored the "Holy Trinity" references in the design of the Golden Power...albeit, briefly. lol
I think there is more to this story, but this is the best video so far on the origin, and I think you're not wrong at all
Excellent vid! Love you
Great work! I really enjoyed this quick look into Zelda's design history. It doesn't change anything you said in the video, but I did want to point out that the triforce actually does appear in its modern depiction at the very end of Zelda 2's credits for like 5 seconds
Good information, and I learned a couple things, too. Added to my day, take care, man.
this was excellent- a lot of new info!!
So cool! Great video!!
I love your take on the triforce origin. Bravo 👏 (actually I love all your videos👍)
I love that new intro looks awesome x
Excellent and educating video! 😃👍🏽
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Are you kidding me with that historical lesson? That was fucking awesome.
Or if he simply looked at his Energy bill one day and was like YES!!
That made my day so much better it had been going bad, thank you for your videos don I always watch them when you post
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This is truly an inspiring video, thnx!
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Thank you! ^^
I have been thinking about this for a while as well. My conclusion was the Christianity one. I am pretty sure that you showed most of the things that I had found. But in my opinion all of the Christian references like the book of magic, crosses on shields, official art, etc. altogether are too many things for me to be a coincidence.
I appreciate this deep dive into the meta of the symbol, it really isn't touched upon and I love that you dug into the various possible scenarios of influence. The topic of eastern and western influences is super fascinating to me bc it really helps pinpoint the unique identity the series has procured for itself. Like it's safe to say it's walking a very fine middle road nowadays between the 2 influences. Should any outside party attempt to capture the Zelda magic, I hope they have this analytical insight to reverse engineer it.
Really interesting! Thank you again!
Boy clad in green accompanied by fairy companion? That's Peter Pan.
Boy who pulls legendary sword from pedestal? That's King Arthur.
And, of course, we have this.
I think it's great that they take inspiration from all over the world. The Gerudo are obviously inspired by middle-eastern culture. Their original symbol was even a crescent moon and star before they changed it to the one we know now.
yeah, i always thought that the triforce was based on the holy trinity, and I'm glad that it was referenced in this video
I've never been able to find it (so I probably dreamt it up at some point), but I remember reading in one or another of the major video game magazines in the 90s that Miyamoto hinted at the existence of a timeline for the series when publicity for Ocarina of Time was heating up. So maybe there was a plan for a larger story from the start?
Also, I think it makes sense that they went with a triangle shape in the first game. If the Triforces were supposed to be microchips, maybe you'd still need to assemble them and a triangle is a great shape to use to clearly show two things snapping together.
Fantastic video! I think you make a pretty persuasive case - wanted to help out with a source you asked about, since I still have it on hand. Nintendo Power vol.136 identified the Triforce image as a Shinto symbol in a behind-the-scenes feature on Majora's Mask. Jason Leung was visiting Nintendo in Japan to begin the localization work, and he describes walking through the nearby Fushimi Inari Shrine, which Miyamoto said had given him ideas for Star Fox 64. "As I walked through the temple, I noticed Keatonlike fox toys and masks were being sold at the nearby stands and symbols that looked like Triforces were painted on cups and tapestries." There's an image of one such stand on the page with this caption "Masks and Triforces (they're really Shinto symbols) are common sights in Japan." The theme of the piece is how the Majora's Mask team was drawing from their daily lives while making the game. Of course, this is Nintendo of America's take on the matter, but this probably popularized fans' recognition of the Triforce as a Shinto symbol. I don't think this invalidates your argument about the development of the icon and its Indiana Jones roots.
Meanwhile my Catholic church had that knotted Celtic Trinity-triangle front and center in stained glass, so my mind would drift and I'd play around with associating the concepts.
Thank you fo sharing! That is some very interesting stuff! Scouring through old Nintendo magazines can reveal so many cool little details ^^
3:00 - "This title shows the first depiction of the triforce itself, but not in the game itself".
Well, looks like you haven't finished Zelda II 😬
The triforce appears in the end screen where the game thanks you for playing.
This screen also offers one of the dopest songs in my opinion, even if only 30 seconds long.
Yeah I was indeed made aware of it. It's like an after credits thing correct? It's been 2 decades since I last finished Zelda 2 haha. And I'm pretty sure I may have turned off the console before the credits ended. But yeah, Zelda 2 is definitely the one to star the complete symbol then.
Awesome video. As a Christian, the first thing I thought of seeing the Triforce was the power of the Father, courage of the Son and wisdom of the Spirit. It’d be fascinating to know if the creators meant something like that originally.
I think they were just piggybacking off of Christianity to get rich. I don't believe that they actually are christian seeing as they erased God from their games as soon as they took off, but I hope they are saved.
A quick note about the Trinity thing, God as Trinity is a foundational piece of evangelical Christian religion (held by Baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, Calvinists, the list goes on). Faiths that dispute this (biggest example, Mormans) are debated to rather be their own faith than just another denomination of Christianity.
What you out forth was respectful and well put forth, thanks for covering this! Some CZcamsrs will try to skirt around religious influences to be more PC, but just land themselves in bigger trouble for revisionist story telling
Thank you! I definitely felt it necessary that not all depictions of the trinity are considered "canon" so to speak.
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A good day to you too! ^^
The Legend of Zelda cartoon, which aired on Fridays in place of the usual Mario episodes on "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show" debuted in 1989, not 1998. The cartoon was the first to assign an individual crystalline color pattern and a form of sentience to the pieces of the Triforce. The Triforce of Wisdom was originally green in color and spoke to Zelda with a female voice. The Triforce of Power was red in color and spoke to Ganon in a male voice. The show was primarily based on the first game with some things from the second game sprinkled in here and there, mostly in the form of some creatures appearing such as "Deeler" spiders, "Lowder" beetles, "Moby" birds, etc. It did not tackle anything in regards to the possible existence of a third piece of the Triforce. A few years later, these incarnations of Link and Zelda made a few guest appearances in the "Captain N: The Game Master" cartoon. Wherein, some time had passed... Link and Zelda had grown into young adults, Link gad defeated Ganon, and eventually found and reclaimed the Triforce of Courage for the Kingdom of Hyrule. In its appearances, the pieces of the Triforce changed from being glowing pieces that floated upside-down to solid gold-colored triangles with colored embellishments and a stylized letter to help identify & differentiate them from one another. Wisdom remained green but now had a "W" on it. Power remained red and had a "P" on it. Courage was presented with an almost royal blue color and a "C" on it. The Triforce pieces rested in their more appropriate upright positions and voices were gone as well! In the throne room of Hyrule's North Castle, banners hanging from the walls displayed the three-in-one symbol that we are now all-too-familiar with. Not too long after that came the Super Famicom/SuperN.E.S. game "Triforce of the Gods"/"A Link to the Past". As you had stated, this was the first time in-game that we see the three golden triangles come together to form the whole. The Triforce itself showed no association with any of its three aspects with an individual color. However, the game did feature key items that the hero had to acquire in order to progress in the story/his quest to save the princess and the land from the grasp of evil. I am of course speaking of the three Pendants of Virtue: Power, Wisdom, and Courage. One pendant bore a red gem, one a green gem, and one a blue gem. I don't recall exactly which one matched up to which aspect of the Triforce in the original release of the game, but it was not a 100% match to the association from the cartoons. Perhaps that was where Nintendo drew their inspiration for color attribution!?! Then, along came "Ocarina of Time" in 1998. It took that concept of color association and cemented it into in-game/in-universe lore from then on out! Only this time, the color green became linked to the element of forest via the Kokiri Emerald. Blue became linked to the element of water via the Zora Sapphire. Red became linked to the element of fire via the Goron Ruby. Furthermore, the color green became linked to the Golden Goddess Farore, who was associated with the Triforce of Courage. Blue became linked to the Golden Goddess Nayru, who was associated with the Triforce of Wisdom. Red became linked to the Golden Goddess Din, who was associated with the Triforce of Power. The magic spells "Farore's Wind", "Nayru's Love", and "Din's Fire", were also cast with an energy signature that matched the aforementioned color associations. Strangely though, it begs the question: What was the connection between the elements of wind and forest? What could be the connection between Love and Wisdom? Why was Din's spell the only one to maintain a connection with the element of fire? Post-Ocarina of Time, re-releases of "A Link to the Past" saw the Pendants of Virtue recolored to match up to what OoT established. Heck, even the DVD boxed set of the Legend of Zelda cartoon had the Triforce of Wisdom digitally altered from green to blue! Weirder still, I began to notice this trend (if you will) carrying over into other media franchises!?! For example the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy of movies. I noticed that the Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn wielded a blue lightsaber, which made sense as he was a wise and experienced teacher. His Padawan learner Obi-Wan Kenobi wielded a green lightsaber, which made sense in that he was extremely courageous, if not somewhat young and reckless. The Sith warrior Darth Maul wielded a red lightsaber, which made sense because the Sith were all about a lust for power. In the 2003-2004 limited-to-Japan live-action series "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", each of the Sailor Senshi is given an introductory phrase that informed the enemy of who they were dealing with, a sort of battle taunt if you will, which was new to each of them. Everyone who knew anything about the Sailor Moon franchise knew that Usagi's signature color was pink and that she claimed the title of "Soldier of Love and Justice". However (in this far-too-short-lived series) Sailor Mercury, whose signature color is blue, proclaimed herself as "The Soldier of Water and Wisdom". Sailor Mars, whose signature color was red, proclaimed herself as "The Soldier of Flame (Fire) and Passion". Sailor Jupiter, whose signature color was green, proclaimed herself as "The Soldier of Thunder and Courage".
I would love to know more about the Christianity links to Zelda, I havent seem any videos mentioning this before
5:55 imagine looking at your power bill and being let’s make that an iconic pop culture symbol
@Monster Maze I don't know if you have a specific place for theory ideas, so the comments section of your most recent video it is. If I had the skills, equipment, and know-how, I'd make the video myself, but instead I turn to you.
In the last Direct, we got a trailer for the second DLC pack for Age of Calamity.
We saw Sooga.
The appearance of the six Astor clones makes timeline shenanigans likely, but I was discussing this with OrdjE in the Maze server, and he said some things that made me think.
From the cutscenes where Astor turns on the Yiga and the one where Kohga joins forces with Zelda, it appears that Astor and his puppet(s) killed Sooga. The loss of his right-hand man and a number of his soldiers at the hand of Calamity Ganon's "spokesman" makes sense as a reason for Kohga to turn against the Calamity.
However, as OrdjE pointed out, the credits after rebuilding Terrako show Sooga. Why? How? The scenes shown there appear to be the travels of Terrako after being rebuilt, which would mean Sooga DIDN'T die - so where was he? Astor is only shown to have harvested the essence/Malice/whatnot from about 15-20 Yiga Footsoldiers on Hyrule Field. The Yiga Clan appears to be large, so because it's only a few soldiers and it could be seen "for the greater good" (from the perspective of Ganon-worshippers) or the proverbial broken eggs to make an omelet, I can't really see that being a catalyst for the Yiga switching their allegiance; therefore, I hypothesized that Sooga's death - *combined* with the harvesting of the Footsoldiers - would be why Kohga changed his mind. The counterargument OrdjE supplied was that perhaps Sooga was wounded really badly and thus wouldn't have been able to join with the others for the battles ahead, needing to rest and heal (he could have gone to Mipha...). Also, in the trailer, Kohga's posture suggests surprise, but though that could be because the Blights and maybe Astor are back, I feel it has to do with Sooga's return.
So where is the Sooga in the DLC from? Was he restored like monsters in a Blood Moon, his spirit placed back into a fully repaired version of his body? Is he from a different branch of time (potentially BotW's Ruin Timeline, where he hasn't been seen)? Or did he survive Astor's attack?
This is so cool! And kinda comes full-circle for me. I started my business High Caliber Life with the purpose of helping others live an effective life for themselves and those around them. I'm a Christian, and my faith has been a huge influence in my coaching. But the other big influence has been the Zelda series, even for my logo! There's a verse in the Bible that says, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:7) With my Zelda nerdiness that connected back to the power, courage (it takes courage to love well), and wisdom (sound mind). From there I've made my coaching principles: Encourage, Empower, and Enlighten. I could honestly keep going with all the connections between Christianity, Zelda, and the symbolism behind my business' logo, haha... But it's nice to be able to share it with fellow Christians and Zelda fans!!
The magic of The Legend of Zelda series is how it keeps the best of religion embedded in its lore.
Christianity IS STILL a part of the series but buried in the subtext ever since A Link to the Past AKA Triforce of the Gods.
A foreign company in the midst of a then xenophobic panic over Asian/Japanese companies taking over American businesses CANNOT take a risk offending American sensibilities ESPECIALLY when they're selling games to & influencing American children.
You gotta remember that it had only been 40 to 50 years since World War II at that time. Mistrust was heavy in some places.
Not only that though. You also had a satanic panic going on where people were worried about demonic influences on the young.
It was applied to many media forms including music & potentially videogames. That's why USA never got Devil World to this day.
That's why any overt references to devils & demons in Nintendo games were softened or outright masked.
Nintendo's strong policy on religious references on NES/SNES were designed to keep them from getting banned from the country!
To play it extra safe, they began to BURY the religiosity in the SUBTEXT hence the Golden Goddesses representing the Trinity.
And I think that was for the best because now the religion could be used ALLEGORICALLY instead of Directly.
Over time, Zelda began to incorporate many religions in its lore to make a Unique Mix that carries such heavy weight.
Now The Legend of Zelda is Christianity AND Shintoism AND Buddhism AND Taoism AND Islam AND Judaism AND whatever else.
That's why this series feels so profound & speaks to so many people on a spiritual level. That's why it has such reverence.
Burying the religion in the subtext & representing it symbolically & allegorically made everything better than if they kept it like it was.
To some fans, it has already become its own religion which is why people start saying "Oh Hylia" & such in Zelda video comments.
Zelda by part happy accident & part on purpose has become a way to tap into spiritual & metaphysical ideas.
That's why Zelda Theories hits in a way that no other series can ever come close to. Because Zelda is based on real life.
Right after watching this, I walked into the bathroom and saw a tissue box design made up of a bunch of triangles of various sizes, and it had a bunch of Triforce shapes on it.
I have 2 towels in my house that have a triforce pattern by sheer coincidence haha. I din't choose them for that reason.
In Sacred geometry , the triforce can been seen most of illustrations and alway connected to spiritual well being.
This my dude is what you call research done well. 👌👍
I, too, have wondered if the Triforce was possibly inspired by the Trinity due to its all-powerful nature and the religious symbols in the original game. Intriguing.
Man.. the magic behind videogames from the late 70's and the 80's... I love, LOVE what is behind the conception of Zelda. Thanks a lot for this enjoyable video. I always though that they got inspired by the Christian triangle. I am from a predominantly Catholic land, and Yahweh is a lot of times represented with a Triangle or a Triangular Halo behind his head in contrast with the circular one on saints and whatnot.
8:24 in Japanese his title actually is "Demon King". The kanji used can also mean "prince of darkness" or "Satan", but the intended definition is demon king. The localization may have simply used the other meaning
Aaah I see. I talked to QuestWithAaron about Ganon. And he says that you can still to this day trace back the inspirations from the devil in ganon's design, names and actions etc. it's very interesting!
When I booted up Civilization 6 for the first time and saw the symbol on Hojo Tokimune's outfit I figured as much ^^
With regards as to WHY the Triforce didn't show up until Zelda II and ALttP, it's possible that Nintendo was still working out the legal issues with using the clan's traditional family crest in their respective games! Once those issues had been sorted out, Nintendo was then allowed to use the symbol prominently in their following Zelda titles, however there may still be some lesser know restrictions regarding how the Triforce can be displayed in game.
Love the intro
This is the best CZcams channel ever.
The angels in the 13:23 picture resembles the Ooca...
Those Triforces in the animated series look like disco space-balloons.
I like the energy bill idea LOOL
One must have the courage to seek the wisdom that will grant u power
Awesome Video
Thanks!
@@MonsterMaze NP
Not sure if anyone here has said this but befitting of the 3 edged Enigma there is a third option, the triforce could also be based on the Celtic trenity knot
This man said “YES!” to energy bills😂😂you find inspiration in all different places🤷🏽♂️😂
Thanks!
seeing as the name of the triforce is, well, the TRI-force, I doubt that there were supposed to be just 2 pieces in the beginning. Great video, though!
PRAY TO THE TRIANGLES
Wow I never knew that the magic book was actually called the Bible in the Japanese version
I'm a Christian myself, I always wondered why the book was similar to the Bible, now I got the answer hahaha.
While I see why some people get mad about the inspiration, I find it wonderful xD I don't know, is the best example of "devil vs light". I always tried to teach my parents about how the zelda lore works, it has been reallyyyy hard, but hopefully they're understanding now :'3 but for real, if the game was inspired from most Christianity story, I would be more than excited to know about it :'3 And yes, I've seen the triforce similar to the trinity :D
I think it's amazing that there is so much Christian inspired fiction out there! It has so many great stories to take inspiration from. The bible is the best selling book of all time for a reason ^^. But I guess Nintendo of America wants to be safe about it. They take marketing very seriously in the US.
@@MonsterMaze I think so too, I get excited when I heard a game or book was inspired from the Christian belief.
And yes, Since from the past most parents have been like "this game is the devil" I suppose they prefer to keep things censored for everyone to enjoy. Is a shame tho, but it is what it is.
I was watching "midnight mass" yesterday, the new netflix show. And someone mentioned like "holy trinity something something wisdom whatever" and my brain went "woah. Zelda theory..." then i missed half the episode. But yes. I agree.
Interesting ! And another symbol of the franchise has been erased with the time : The gerudo symbol.
I remember from the first version of Ocarina of time that it was a Crescent moon with a star... Probably too close from the actual flag of Algeria !
8:24 ...
Ozzy Osbourne: "I AM the Prince of Darkness since 1979!"
Lich King: "There can be only ONE Prince of Darkness!"
Ganon: "Tehehe, piggy be Prince of Darkness!"
Sauron: "Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse meeee!"
Me: "...No, your moms."
*BURN*
New intro nice