Which iterations of zelda/link/ganon have the lowest/worst quality of their respective triforce piece

[Chevywolf30]

only ganon hiding out for the whole game is TP lol

Well that's kinda the idea there. He's supposed to be a plot twist. WW Ganon just kinda waits for Link and Zelda to come to him, he's pulling the strings, and while that's not bad it's not as much raw power as other Ganons which is why I said he's the least powerful

 

[Mikey the Moblin]

Well that's kinda the idea there. He's supposed to be a plot twist. WW Ganon just kinda waits for Link and Zelda to come to him, he's pulling the strings, and while that's not bad it's not as much raw power as other Ganons which is why I said he's the least powerful

 

[Chevywolf30]

Is this the thanks I get for saying good things about WW?

 

[Mikey the Moblin]

Is this the thanks I get for saying good things about WW?

 

[TL The Legend]

Zelda is a bit harder, as none of them are shown to be particularly unwise. If we’re equating “wise” to “intelligent” then the only Zelda that comes to mind is ST Zelda, who generally seems to come off as below average to me. The only issue is that she never has the triforce, so she’s not really in the running.

I feel like the Triforce doesn't give you the traits it embodies, just amplifies them. OoT Link literally fought a giant spider, ReDeads, and a giant lizard monster thing, then had massive boulders rained on him, had to put up with Ruto, and then got shocked by Ganon's energy ball thingy right after he watched the person who gave him this whole "find the spiritual stones" quest run away in fear, and still kept going to the Temple of Time. Imagine being a 10-year-old who's never left the safety of your forest, and then looking a ReDead right in the face. That takes a lot of courage to not just run away screaming. It's my belief that Link, Zelda, and Ganon are already a lot more courageous/wise/powerful than most people, which is why the Triforce chooses them. Therefore, I think having the Triforce or not is irrelevant, just expect them to be slightly less courageous/wise/powerful without the Triforce than without.
edit: also zelda 1 link is the most courageous person you'll ever meet who doesn't actually have the triforce

 

[TL The Legend]

only ganon to beat up link with his bare fists

only ganon to actually have feelings
feelings get in the way of power, every good dictator knows that

 

[Mikey the Moblin]

It's my belief that Link, Zelda, and Ganon are already a lot more courageous/wise/powerful than most people, which is why the Triforce chooses them. Therefore, I think having the Triforce or not is irrelevant, just expect them to be slightly less courageous/wise/powerful without the Triforce than without

p sure this is canon according to twilight princess
ganon's obsession with power over all else is what leads the triforce of power to choose him

 

[Bowsette Plus-Ultra]

Link is a hard choice. As a character, he's just sort of mediocre in every installment. In terms of worst? Probably TP. He's the incarnation of Link who suffers the most from being pulled along without any real say or decision making. At most, there might be a dramatic nod before he goes back to being bossed around by people with dialogue.

As for worst of Ganon and Zelda? Probably Twilight Princess. Both are barely present in a game in which they are ostensibly supposed to be main characters. Ganon shows up at the last minute with no motivation outside of grrr-I'm-evil, and Zelda spends most of her time not being there.

EDIT: I have noticed the thread title and realized I'm still an idiot. That being said, my opinion remains unchanged. This is a Link who is pulled every step of the way with very little initiative (though this goes, a Zelda whose biggest act of wisdom is putting on a cloak and standing dramatically in the moonlight, and a Ganon who accomplished absolutely nothing as a villain.

 

[Mikey the Moblin]

Link is a hard choice. As a character, he's just sort of mediocre in every installment. In terms of worst? Probably ALTTP. The SNES was home to the Final Fantasy games at the time (and each protagonist in those games has more characterization than Link does in every Zelda title), so Link's total silence and lack of characterization is even more evident there.

As for worst of Ganon and Zelda? Probably Twilight Princess. Both are barely present in a game in which they are ostensibly supposed to be main characters. Ganon shows up at the last minute with no motivation outside of grrr-I'm-evil, and Zelda spends most of her time not being there.

READ THE THREAD

 

[Bowsette Plus-Ultra]

READ THE THREAD

Yeh, I'm dumb.

That being said, only my opinion of Link is changed.

 

[Guru-stalfos]

TP Ganon gets whipped around with a fishing rod so I might go with him for least powerful.

OOT Link is courageous in his actions, but less so in his presentation. No other Link was practically wetting their bed from Gannondorf nightmares. So I will go with him for least courageous.

No particular Zelda comes to mind as being 'unintelligent'. TP Zelda seemed fairly helpless/incompetent though so I'd probably go with her. Midna does most of the strategizing that actually leads to the defeat of Ganon in that game.