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Something that occurred to me as I took a look at Zelda's characteristics in BotW: She's not very wise or courageous. Throughout, she mostly tries, and fails, to fulfill the expectations of her. And when those expectations fail, she lashes out against allies who she mistakenly believes hate her. She's quite knowledgeable, yes, but ultimately it isn't an act of Wisdom or Courage that awakens her abilities; it's her emotional reaction to someone she knows being hurt.
Who else do we know that seems to have their powers activated by emotional reactions in the series? Ganon.
You see, throughout the series the characters have been shown to have certain personality traits:
Zelda, aligned with Wisdom, tends to be knowledgeable, kind, and quite capable of making rational decisions. She is at her strongest when acting in a rational manner.
Link, aligned with Courage, is steadfast and willful. He just does not give up. He is at his strongest when being a steadfast wall of determination.
Ganon, aligned with Power, is ruled by emotions. He is strongest when he's raging.
So, while this isn't any solid theory, based on that alone I am growing to be of the opinion that the reason Zelda failed so hard to activate her abilities in BotW is because she was aligned with Power, not Wisdom or Courage, and she was trying to use acts of Wisdom and Courage to activate her powers. But it was the emotional turmoil from Link's near demise that activated her powers; her emotional reaction. From hints in-game, I get the feeling this is unlike her grandmother, who was probably a traditional Wisdom.
I think Zelda from BotW is what happens when the Triforce of Power is empowering someone who is benevolent and shows what happens when that Triforce is used in the right way.
I also think this means that Zelda, and Zelda alone, has access to all three pieces of the Triforce. Just that, for some odd reason, she can't use all three pieces at once.
Who else do we know that seems to have their powers activated by emotional reactions in the series? Ganon.
You see, throughout the series the characters have been shown to have certain personality traits:
Zelda, aligned with Wisdom, tends to be knowledgeable, kind, and quite capable of making rational decisions. She is at her strongest when acting in a rational manner.
Link, aligned with Courage, is steadfast and willful. He just does not give up. He is at his strongest when being a steadfast wall of determination.
Ganon, aligned with Power, is ruled by emotions. He is strongest when he's raging.
So, while this isn't any solid theory, based on that alone I am growing to be of the opinion that the reason Zelda failed so hard to activate her abilities in BotW is because she was aligned with Power, not Wisdom or Courage, and she was trying to use acts of Wisdom and Courage to activate her powers. But it was the emotional turmoil from Link's near demise that activated her powers; her emotional reaction. From hints in-game, I get the feeling this is unlike her grandmother, who was probably a traditional Wisdom.
I think Zelda from BotW is what happens when the Triforce of Power is empowering someone who is benevolent and shows what happens when that Triforce is used in the right way.
I also think this means that Zelda, and Zelda alone, has access to all three pieces of the Triforce. Just that, for some odd reason, she can't use all three pieces at once.