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The tenth game in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series would be the first [[Game Cube]] release: '''''The Wind Waker''''' (known as ''Baton of Wind'' in Japan), released in Japan in late 2002 and the rest of the world in early 2003. This game, explicitly set some time after ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' (roughly 100 years), showed off [[Cel Shading|cel-shading]] techniques to produce a game visually reminiscent of anime. Its major gimmick was the titular conductor's baton, the Wind Waker, which among other things, allowed Link to control the wind. Following from the first true multiplayer ''Legend of Zelda'' game, ''[[The Legend of Zelda Four Swords|Four Swords]]'', it also included a limited two-player mode using the [[Game Boy Advance]] cable, allowing a second player to control Tingle and assist (or hinder) the player.
Set on an ocean, a new Link (the "Hero of Winds") faces a restored ([[Alternate Character Interpretation|and
Tropes regarding the [[Manga]] adaptation can be found [[The Legend of Zelda (manga)|here]].
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* [[Alternate Timeline]]: This game follows the "adult" half of the timeline split caused by ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''.
* [[Art Style Dissonance]]: The game is often considered too "kiddie" by the [[Fan Dumb]] for the art style. They apparently don't notice that the game takes place {{spoiler|after a major flood has reduced Hyrule to ruins and Ganondorf gets stabbed through the head}}.
* [[Auction]]: Windfall Island has a nighttime auction that you can enter for a chance to win glorious prizes.
* [[Badass]]: Link of course, but some will find him [[Badass Adorable]].
** Ganondorf [[Took a Level
** [[Badass Grandpa]]: Orca, a grizzled old swordsmaster who can easily keep up with Link while they're sparring.
** [[Badass Normal]]: Orca has a Knight's Crest in his possession. The only way to obtain one of those is to defeat a [[Elite Mook|Darknut]] in combat. For anyone who isn't the legendary hero, that takes balls of ''steel''.
** [[Retired Badass]]: Arguably Sturgeon, Orca's brother and longtime sparring partner.
* [[Bald of Awesome]]: Orca again.
* [[
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Link's is so powerful that it nearly makes him
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|Link and Tetra being rescued from Ganondorf by the Rito and the giant dragon Valoo, who proceeds to torch Ganondorf's tower. [[Made of Iron|He gets better.]]}}
* [[Bilingual Dialogue]]: During their conversations, Jabun
** The ancient Hylian symbols stand for [[Japan|hiragana]]. Actually, any dialogue spoken in ancient Hylian matches exactly the Japanese script
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: Tingle. First, there's the obvious answer-he's got two guys who look just like him who do nothing all day but make the giant Tingle head at the top of the tower spin; you know that can't be voluntary. Then, if you talk to the one in pink, he tells you that Tingle is a pretty abusive guy, even on top of forcing his own brother to do manual labor day in and day out, and all but begs you to visit more often, because on the days Tingle gets a visit from his "fairy friend", he's so much nicer to them. The guy in white isn't even related to them; he's just some poor schmuck who washed up on the shore of Tingle Island one day after a boating accident, and has been stuck there ever since.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Let's see the Zelda-plot-checklist: Does Link defeat Ganon(dorf)? {{spoiler|Yes.}} Is he saving Hyrule? {{spoiler|...No...}} Does he [[Save the Princess]]? {{spoiler|Yes. The King, however...}}
** {{spoiler|Aryll at the end. You better be back soon, Link, you big jerk. The pirates are actually pretty nice. Bring her with you!}}
** Gets even more bittersweet when you remember that {{spoiler|if Aryll went with Link, their grandmother would be alone again, and look what happened last time...}}
* [[Bonus Dungeon]]: The last 20 (optional) floors of the Savage Labyrinth.
* [[Book Ends]]:
* [[Boss Dissonance]]: Mario-type, mainly towards the end. The first two bosses, Gohma and Kalle Demos, can be challenging simply because your maximum health will be pretty low, but after you find some Heart Containers you can soak up more damage than most bosses can dish out.
* [[A Boy and His X]]: A boy and his mentor, a talking wooden ship, {{spoiler|that happens to be possessed by the spirit of the King of Hyrule from before the flood.}}
*
* [[Bragging Rights Reward]]: If you can get to the Piece of Heart at the bottom of the Savage Labyrinth, you've proven you don't need it.
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: There's no two ways about it, [[Americans Hate Tingle|Tingle is a complete lunatic and an utter freak]]... but as in every Zelda game in which he appears, his skill as a cartographer means you have to ignore this and seek his aid.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Link gets ''no'' respect for the first half of the game.
* [[Camera Lock On]]: Like in ''Ocarina of Time'', you can do this to keep track of the enemies that you're fighting. ''Unlike'' that game, Link can do it independently of a [[The Scrappy|yappy little fairy that never shuts up.]]
* [[Catapult to Glory]]: How Link gets in the Forbidden Fortress.
* [[Character Development]]:
* [[Climax Boss]]:
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Maggie, who reads the words "I want to eat you for dinner" and comes to the conclusion that the love of her life is proposing to her.
* [[Convection, Schmonvection]]:
*
** Also, {{spoiler|
* [[Continuity Nod]]: The Seven Sages from ''[[Ocarina of Time]]''
** The last few notes in the Ballad of Gales are reused from the ending to the Minuet of Forest from ''Ocarina of Time''.
** There are also numerous references to ''[[A Link to The Past]]'', including {{spoiler|the theme in
** Phantom Ganon's theme has an intro taken from Ganon's intro music in [[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|the first game]]; the first half of the song proper Ganon's battle music from ''A Link to The Past'', with the second half coming from Ganondorf's battle music in ''Ocarina of Time''. Furthermore, one piece of music that plays during [[The Reveal]] of {{spoiler|Tetra's identity as Princess Zelda}} is a remix of LTTP's title screen theme.
** The Hero of the Winds song is a remix of the
** The Outset Island theme contains a nod to the Kokiri Forest theme from
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN4I1NO7LLA Windfall Island's theme] definitely takes its cues from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xCp6ngH_mQ Kakariko Village].
** The track ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P2HNic7JjI Farewell Hyrule King]'' is a classical cover of the Hyrule Castle theme from LTTP, with a hint of the Dungeon theme from the first game.
** C-stick motions for the Requiem of Wind are exactly the same as the C-button directions for Epona's Song in
** After Maggie and her father get rich selling Skull Necklaces when she's rescued, her new outfit includes a Bunny Hood, a la ''OoT'' and ''Majora's Mask''.
** An easily missed one is the sound effects made by the portals that open up after you've defeated a dungeon boss. They sound ''exactly'' like parts of the "Final Hours" song from ''Majora's Mask''.
* [[Cool Boat]]: The King of Red Lions, who combines this trope with [[Cool Old Guy]].
* [[Cosmic Deadline]]: This is the game where Nintendo started paying attention to deadlines. The most glaring example is the fact that Nayru's Pearl does not require a dungeon to obtain; predictably, it was going to. Of course, that may have been a relief if you hated [[Womb Level|Jabu-Jabu's belly]] in ''Ocarina''. Nintendo has become a bit more lax with deadlines in later games as a result of this. Sometimes [[Development Hell|too far the other way]].
* [[Could Say It, But...]]: The "Nice Girls who never spread rumors", even if you pay them rupees.
* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: What with all the bright, vivid colors and cartoony visuals, it can be easy to forget that you're sailing above {{spoiler|the desolated, flooded ruins of what was once Hyrule}} and all the seemingly thriving islanders are {{spoiler|the descendants of the few who managed to scramble up the mountains in time to avoid drowning}}.
* [[Creepy Child]]: The Fairy Queen. [
* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: Link.
* [[Dark Reprise]]: The battle music for Gohma, Kalle Demos, Jalhalla, and Molgera receive one each in {{spoiler|Ganon's Tower during the black-and-white rematches with them}}.
** During the cursed night leading up to obtaining Nayru's Pearl, the normally grandiose and adventurous sailing theme suddenly becomes dark and ominous, even incorporating notes of Ganondorf's theme in the background.
* [[Deader Than Dead]]: {{spoiler|Ganondorf}}. He gets a sword through his head, is either encased in or becomes solid rock and then {{spoiler|has an entire ocean wash over him}}. While {{spoiler|another Ganondorf would eventually be born far, far into the future, he has nothing to do with this one.}}
* [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything]]: When you slash the King of Red Lions with your sword, he flinches. If you slash him when
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Cyclos. He likes that you could beat him so much that he gives you the power of Cyclone travel.
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: The [[Boss Rush]] towards the end of the game and {{spoiler|Hyrule in temporal stasis.}}
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* [[Disintegrator Ray]]: The Light Arrows have this effect immediately, on nearly every enemy they touch.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Medli and Tetra. Medli gets caught mere seconds after entering the volcano and the first view we get of Tetra, she's being carried off by a huge bird, then dropped into a tree. {{spoiler|Later, Tetra gets the same treatment when it's revealed she's Princess Zelda}}.
** Aryll is also a victim of this trope due to the Helmaroc King kidnapping her at the start of the game, and as shown by her cell in the Forsaken Fortress, other little girls have fallen victim to the very same predicament.
* [[Downer Beginning]]: The opening scene in the game details how Ganondorf returned after [[Ocarina of Time]], and Link wasn't there to save the day, and all of Hyrule was lost {{spoiler|and flooded by the gods}}.
* [[Draconic Divinity]]: Valoo is the protector of Dragon Roost Isle, and the native Rito visit him to get an enchanted scale that allows them to grow their wings. While he's a fairly passive dragon, {{spoiler|he isn't afraid to take on Ganondorf himself and tries to burn him alive. It doesn't take, but you've got to respect him for trying}}.
* [[The Dragon]]: The Helmaroc King fits this, doing most of Ganondorf's dirty work and quickly making [[It's Personal|it personal]] by kidnapping Link's sister.
* [[Dramatic Wind]]: Lots of it, given the theme of the game. In particular, Ganondorf sheds his typical armor for a kimono-like outfit with enormous sleeves that flap dramatically in the wind.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Ganondorf. Remember the big honkin' sword he used in the 2001 Spaceworld demo? He's got ''two'' of them here.
* [[Dummied Out]]: The game was originally meant to have 3 dungeons more, but they were ultimately left out due to time constraints. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] stated that he usually doesn't keep deadlines, because this is what happens when he does. Interestingly, Wind Waker made use of several elements that were [[Dummied Out]] from [[Ocarina of Time]], like the sages powering up of the master sword and the Wind- and Earth-temples.
** There is also an item in game that can't be accessed without hacking. It has no in game visual, and on the menus it simply shows up as kanji translating to "Water Boots". Equipping it and pressing said button makes Link hop as if he was slipping on the Iron Boots, earning it the nickname of "Link Shuffle".
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* [[End of an Age]]: The age of Hyrule, Ganondorf, and the wars of the Triforce has been ending since Ganon's attack on Hyrule and {{spoiler|the subsequent Great Flood, but the events of the game shut the book on them, seemingly forever, as the magic preserving them is destroyed and they are left to erode to nothing beneath the crushing waves}}.
* [[Escort Mission]]:
** You
* [[Eternal English]]: Averted; one of the Great Deku Tree's lines implies that the (barring a [[New Game+]]) indecipherable ancient Hylian is simply ''[[Ocarina of Time]]''-era Hylian.
* [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks]]: Gyorgs, which appear as enemies while sailing. They'll ram your boat to knock you out and begin taking huge chomps at you. They don't seem to bother you if you just keep moving, though.
** Not to mention they'll ram your boat while you're trying to get back into it, knocking you back into the water ''again'', putting them somewhere in-between [[Goddamned Bats]] and [[Demonic Spiders]].
* [[Everything's Squishier with Cephalopods]]: In addition to the usual Octoroks (now more squid-like, and they come in two varieties now!), there are now enormous, [[Eyes Do Not Belong There|multi-eyed]] [[Giant Mook|Big Octos]] that are
** Sea Octoroks are worse than the aforementioned Gyorgs if you attempt to kill them (which you may be forced to do if they're surrounding something like a treasure you want to get to). They come in huge groups and they spit bombs at you, and while you may find that they only take one hit to kill, good luck aiming your boomerang that quickly before another one blasts you out of your boat. And even if you do, it seems that they don't. ''stop.'' '''''coming.'''''
* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]: Two of them: the Forsaken Fortress' Tower, and Ganon's Tower.
* [[Exclusive Enemy Equipment]]: Unfortunately, while you can wield them, you can't take enemy weapons through doors.
* [[Face Revealing Turn]]: After Link reaches the top of the Forsaken Fortress, Ganondorf does this while introducing himself. Incidentally, Link had already seen Ganondorf during his first trip to the Forsaken Fortress, but he got a better view this time, and it initially leaves him somewhat frightened.
** {{spoiler|The King of Hyrule does this as well, but is has no effect on Link or Tetra considering they've never seen him nor do they know much about Hyrule.}}
* [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]: To the surprise of many for such a happy looking game,
* [[Fast Forward Mechanic]]: The "Song of Passing" functions the same as the Sun's Song in ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* [[Faux Action Girl]]: All we ever see Tetra do is get caught in a tree, boss people around, get left behind, get kidnapped and knocked out, then beaten senseless when she helps us in a fight. She helps a bit at the end, but for the most part doesn't do all that much actiony stuff.
* [[Feathered Fiend]]: The Helmaroc King. The common Kargorocs as well.
* [[For the Cel of It]]: The cartoony art style is rendered with beautiful cel shading.
* [[Free Rotating Camera]]: The camera gives you a great 360 degree view and can be easily rotated.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Ganondorf, of all characters, has one. His monologue about how growing up in the desert made him a bad person: Ganondorf led a harsh life in the desert, saw the lush and prosperous land of Hyrule, and
* [[Future Imperfect]]: So much time has passed since {{spoiler|the Great Flood}} that nobody remembers most of the legends of ancient Hyrule. Most humorously, the Triforce has been forgotten, and replaced in the popular consciousness by the "Triumph Forks." Yeah, the [[Cosmic Keystone]] of the Zelda Universe is remembered as a collection of fancy eating utensils.
** In the original Japanese version, it's apparently a bucket and hose (Tarai to Hosu). At least the English version has some majesty to it.
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* [[Genre Savvy]]: Ganondorf's plans after his return seem to focus on eliminating ''exactly'' the things that caused him to lose in the past. He kills the sages so that the Master Sword loses its power and attempts to hunt down any descendant of Princess Zelda so that he can steal her Triforce.
** During the final boss fight when he realizes that you're acting as a distraction while Zelda shoots him he simply jumps over to her and knocks her unconscious.
* [[Ghost Ship]]:
* [[Gonk]]:
** The Great Deku Tree, who was the sapling that grew once you beat the Forest Temple in ''Ocarina''. There, he was a cute little guy. Here, he's got a huge bulbous nose, plump lips, and overall lacks the dignified appearance of his father.
** Maggie's Father.
** Moblins were never ''attractive'' but they had a tough sort of dignity to them in previous games. The [[Pig Man]] Moblins here, however, are butt-ugly thanks to their gigantic lips and sneering porcine visages.
* [[Good Morning, Crono]]: "Big Brother!"
* [[Gossipy Hens]]: A couple of older women on Windfall Island will gossip about things going on on the island. Some of their information is somewhat useful.
* [[Gotterdammerung]]: {{spoiler|Ganon, Hyrule, and the Master Sword}} are washed away, and {{spoiler|the Triforce}} is no longer in the hands of anyone, and is forgotten by all but Link, Tetra and Tingle anyway.
* [[Grass Is Greener]]: What drove Ganon into wanting to get his hands on the three Triforce parts in this game was that he envied the winds that blew on the lush green landscape of Hyrule while his country suffered constantly punishing winds that brought only death.
* [[The Great Flood]]: {{spoiler|Why there's an ocean on top of Hyrule}}.
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* [[Harp of Femininity]]: Medli's Harp. Apparently the Earth Sages are [[Always Female]] and always harpists.
* [[The Hero's Birthday]]: Unusual for a Zelda game, but yep.
* [[
* [[Hollywood Sailing]]: Although easier to sail with the wind than against it, Links methods of sailing are pretty unrealistic. Since doing it otherwise would
* [[Hopping Machine]]: The Servants of the Tower (statues you control in the Tower of the Gods), and Armos statues.
* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: {{spoiler|Ganondorf gets it right in the head}}.
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** The pirates constantly make off as if they were heroes (it's implied they've done very unsavory things in the past, though their on-screen actions are more abrasive than anything).
** Maggie's father, who was whiny and pathetic, gets his daughter back and rises to be the richest man on Windfall, to instantly become an arrogant [[Jerkass]].
** Mila, moments away from robbing Zunari blind, gets a stern talking to and hands you a bottle. Admittedly, she had an excuse, and she never ''technically'' did anything wrong<ref>though Attempted Robbery is still a punishable crime in pretty much every system</ref>...
* [[Koosh Bomb]]: Explosions are drawn something like this, although the aftereffect of stylized curly smoke is more prominent.
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* [[Laughing Mad]]: Ganondorf's reaction to the {{spoiler|king's wish to give the children hope and flood Hyrule with Ganondorf still in it}}.
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: Orca, if you can hit him 999 times in the minigame, asks if your left index finger hurts (from holding the L-Button for so long<ref>assuming lock was set on hold</ref>).
* [[Legacy Character]]: This is the first game to confirm in-game that there is more than one Link. Zelda
* [[Leitmotif]]: The title sequence is actually a medley {{spoiler|of the Earth God's Lyric and the Wind God's Aria}}. That's not the only one.
** After you discover that {{spoiler|Great Fish Island has been destroyed,}} the cheery music of the Great Sea is replaced with a darker version, complete with Ganondorf's signature leitmotif in the background.
** Ganondorf's leitmotif also plays in {{spoiler|his tower,}} and each room you go into incorporates a little bit of the leitmotif {{spoiler|from the dungeon it's inspired by.}}
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: The art style initially got a lot of flack from the [[Fan Dumb]] for this reason. However, it's debatable if the plot and themes in the game are actually Lighter And Softer as for one, {{spoiler|Hyrule was flooded, leaving only the highest mountain peaks as island. Also,
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Tetra. She ''can't'' be too much older than Link, but she's violent, strong, and {{spoiler|in the fight against Ganondorf, she actually helps you out.}} It certainly took some courage when she {{spoiler|jumped from a rafter and ''tackled Ganondorf from behind'' in an attempt to distract him long enough for Link to recover.}} It might not have worked out quite as well as she hoped, but that's quite a change from her previous appearances.
* [[Lolicon]]: Tingle really likes some of the little girls in this game. He has a major thing for Medli, who might be [[Older Than They Look|older than she looks]]. And also speaks very fondly of Aryll. No excuse for that, unless it's platonic... but whenever he mentions one of them, it is punctuated by hearts.
* [[Loophole Abuse]]:
▲* [[Loophole Abuse]]: {{spoiler|King Daphnes}} thoroughly owns Ganondorf with this at the end of the game. {{spoiler|Having reunited the Triforce once and for all, Ganondorf makes his wish as he approaches the mystical object. But before he gets to it, King Daphnes puts his hand on it and makes his wish. Even though Ganondorf made his wish first, the King was the first one to touch it, so it was the King's wish that came true.}}
* [[The Lost Woods]]: Well, they're called the Forbidden Woods here, but that's not fooling anyone.
* [[Lost Forever]]: Once you obtain all the figurines in the Nintendo Gallery minus the hidden character Knuckle, you can no longer accept Knuckle as a figurine.
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* [[The Magic Goes Away]]: At the end, when {{spoiler|the Triforce is reunited and flies away to (presumably) the Sacred Realm.}}
* [[Magic Wand]]: The Wind Waker.
* [[Match Maker Quest]]: You get to play Cupid for a rich girl and a [[Our Orcs Are Different|Moblin]]. No, [[Sincerity Mode|we're not making things up.]]
* [[Motive Decay]]: Nothing of what originally motivated Ganondorf is really at play anymore, but he still won't give up on ruling Hyrule, even though it's ''flooded''. Though he does say he only ''supposes'' that's what originally motivated him.
* [[Multi Mook Melee]]: Happens on some of the islands.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Quite a few things from ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'' and its [[Dummied Out]] elements. A blond Kokiri named "Fado" was meant to be the wind sage in OOT but
* [[New Game+]]: beating the game once unlocks the second quest, which lets you play through the game wearing Link's pajamas that he wears at the beginning, allows you to read the Ancient Hylian text (though Link is still dumbfounded by the text), and gives you the color Pictobox right off the bat.
** And your Nintendo Gallery Progress is kept.
** References to Link's clothes are also slightly changed.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Once again
** Unlike the previous example, this one isn't explicitly pointed out but {{spoiler|by assembling the Triforce of Courage to go after Ganondorf, Link gives him the opportunity to get his wish.}}
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Courtesy of the Great Fairies.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: Ganondorf beats the living crap out of Link with nothing but his fists in one cutscene.
* [[No Place for Me There]]: {{spoiler|Why King
* [[Not So Different]]:
* [[Ocean Punk]]: This game's whole motif.
* [[Offhand Backhand]]: If, while targeting one enemy, another sneaks up behind, Link will strike both with one wide swing if they're close enough.
* [[Oh Crap]]: Link in one cutscene, when he realizes that
* [[One to Million to One]]: Jalhalla, boss of the Earth Temple. Killing the smaller parts is what actually harms it, as evidenced by its lifebar.
* [[One True Sequence]]: Although traveling can be anywhere, the game is very linear, unlike the earlier games, you ''have'' to complete dungeons in the order the game wants you to.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: [[Averted Trope|The first game in the series where you fight Ganondorf, but not in his boar form.]]
** Puppet Ganon, on the other hand, does this happily. ''Twice''.
* [[Only Shop in Town]]: Beedle's shop ship is this for most of the overworld
* [[Opening the Sandbox]]: At first, you can only sail in the direction that the King of Red Lions tells you to. After getting the second pearl, you can sail anywhere except the Forsaken Fortress ([[Take Your Time|despite the King's insistence that you head to Greatfish Isle immediately]]). Of course, it might be worth it to stay on track until you at least get a few weapons... Sure, every sea enemy can be killed with the boomerang alone, save the cannon boats (and Cyclos), but it's hell to travel that way.
* [[Padding]]: All of the sailing. Arguably, the reassembly of the Triforce of Courage.
** Less arguably, gathering enough rupees for Tingle to translate the maps leading to the Triforce shards.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Ganondorf promises Link he won't kill him. [[Subverted Trope|Not only does he quickly break this promise, but he made it after beating the boy silly with nothing but his fists]]. Granted, this was ''before''
* [[Petting Zoo People]]: The Rito are the bird version of this.
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: Mila wears one, until {{spoiler|her father gives away his fortune to save her}}. After {{spoiler|Maggie's father gets his fortune, she gets that very dress.}}
* [[Pirate Girl]]: Tetra.
* [[Prison Episode]]: The Forsaken Fortress.
* [[Promoted Fanboy]]: The two humans who are obsessed with and dress like the Rito. The Rito sponsor their flying contest.
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* [[Puzzle Boss]]: Not unusual for Zelda games, but special mention to {{spoiler|Ganondorf who actually learns to parry more of Link's attacks as the battle goes on}}.
* [[Rage Against the Heavens]]: Turns out to be the crux of Ganondorf's plot.
* [[Rage Quit]]: What Ganondorf's [[Villainous Breakdown]] ultimately amounts to. {{spoiler|Since King Daphnes's wish ensures that Hyrule will forever remain banished to the depths of the sea, he no longer cares about ruling it. All that matters to him now is killing Link and Zelda so that they can't get any enjoyment out of winning.}}
* [[Rags to Riches]]: Played totally straight ''and'' inverted. {{spoiler|After the girls are rescued from the Forsaken Fortress, it turns out the snooty rich girl's father put them into the poorhouse trying to get her back, so now they are the poorest hobos in town. And of course, the poor girl and her father become extremely wealthy (they even move into the rich girl's old home), because apparently she brought back so many Moblin necklaces with her and they were so valuable that they were able to sell them off and become filthy stinking rich. The formerly poor girl's father lets it slip that he's dreamed his entire life of taking part in this trope. Now that he's achieved his dream and is a rich man, he goes from being pitiful to being highly obnoxious overnight. Meanwhile, his counterpart doesn't seem upset about losing all his money, as he's learned that his daughter's safety is what really matters.}}
* [[Ruins for Ruins Sake]]: Completely averted for once. Each and every ruin has both a purpose and a good reason for its decay.
* [[Rush Boss]]: The battle between Link and Cyclos lasts only 30 seconds, but that time is ''decisive''. If you fail to quickly shoot three arrows to Cyclos, he will use his cyclone to take you away to a random part of the Great Sea
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The cel shaded backgrounds push the Gamecube to their limits, and nearly everything is ''gorgeous''.
* [[Second Coming]]: Everyone expected the Hero of Time to return to deal with Ganondorf when he was released from his imprisonment, but he didn't. This didn't deter the surviving citizens of Hyrule from dressing up boys in the garb of the Hero of Time in the hope that they can one day instill the same level of courage in them to defeat evil. However, years later, a new hero who ended up bearing the Triforce of Courage was recognized by Ganondorf as "the Hero of Time, reborn". Even Hyrule Castle is seen to be honoring the Hero of Time as a [[Messianic Archetype]].
* [[Self-Serving Memory]]: Ganondorf spitefully curses the Goddesses for drowning Hyrule and puts the blame for it on their shoulders. What he conveniently forgets is that they flooded it because he went on another bloody rampage through the land, and there wasn't a Link to stop him this time.
* [[Ship Tease]]: Link and Tetra have several lingering moments. Following Tetra's [[Tsundere|initial dislike of him, the pair grow closer as time moves on]], particularly after it is revealed {{spoiler|Tetra is Zelda.}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: There's a sign at the top of the lighthouse on Windfall Island written by a 'J.L. Picall'. [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Sound familiar?]]
** The three statues on the Triangle Islands also look somewhat familiar. [[Pikmin|The red one has eyes and a nose, the yellowish-green one has eyes and ears, and the blue one has eyes and a mouth.]]
* [[Sniper Scope Sway]]: There's no scope, but Link's bow sways anyway.
* [[The Sociopath]]: Don't let Ganondorf's tragic qualities fool you, he still fits the bill. He's every bit as bloodthirsty and cruel as before, never learned the error of his ways, refuses to take accountability for his actions, and wants to bring Hyrule back not for any altrustic purpose, but so he can have another shot at crushing the kingdom he coveted under his foot. Plus, he's so damned charismatic that [[Draco in Leather Pants|he fooled many players into thinking that he's more sympathetic than he actually is.]]
* [[Spinning Out of Here]]: Occurs when you're teleported out a completed dungeon.
* [[Stealth-Based Mission]]: Forsaken Fortress, at least during your first visit. You have to sneak past spotlights and Moblins so you can infiltrate Ganondorf's quarters. Get caught, and you're tossed into a jail cell and are forced to try again.
* [[Suddenly Voiced]]: "Come on!" and "Meow!" Both of these are spoken by ''Link himself'', making them the otherwise [[Silent Hero]]'s first (Nintendo approved) dialogue in the series!
* [[Suit-Up of Destiny]]: This is the first time Link began his adventure without his green tunic and hat, a tradition to be followed by ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'',
* [[Surpassed the Teacher]]: You can undergo a minigame involving sparring with your former instructor in the art of swordplay. If you get a score of 1000 points, he responds in this manner.
* [[Supreme Chef]]: Link's grandmother. Her soup replenishes all your hearts, replenishes all your magic, and doubles your attack strength until you take damage. And you get two doses of it per bottle.
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** There's also the [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] mentioned above. Unsettling enough on its own merits (how often do see Link at the ''receiving'' end of those?), the fact that Link's only thirteen - and most definitely looks it - makes it all the worse.
* [[Sympathy for the Devil]]: This incarnation of Ganondorf is largely seen as the most sympathetic, for his [[Freudian Excuse]] and his visible tiredness of being the [[Evil Overlord]]. He's still a total prick, though.
* [[Take My Hand]]:
* [[Taken for Granite]]:
** There are also the Purple Chu Chus. They're invulnerable to any kind of attack, but once light touches them, they turn to stone (for a short while anyway) in which state you can either crush them to death with the Skull Hammer or pick them up and throw them before they recover, or use them as a weight on a switch.
* [[Schizo-Tech]]: Wooden submarines and a camera, to name a few. The camera can even become a color camera, [[Magitek|though that's through magic, not technology]].
* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|Throwing Someone Else's Sword Always Works]]: Once you disarm a Bokoblin, Moblin, Stalfos, or Darknut, that is.
* [[Tomboy Princess]]: Being a princess with [[Action Girl]] moments already makes Princess Zelda a potential candidate for this trope, but this installment's version of her is regarded as an especially clear example.
* [[Top-Heavy Guy]]: Many character designs, especially the sailors on Windfall Island.
* [[Took a Level
** Tetra. Not only is she a badass pirate leader with no qualms about showing it, {{spoiler|she doesn't hesitate to get in on the action in the final boss battle with Ganondorf, despite being revealed to be the usually-unhelpful Princess Zelda}}.
** Link himself easily counts. While this is nothing new in the series for him, his level-taking is especially noticeable. He goes from a goofy kid setting off on a half-baked mission to rescue his kidnapped sister and overall [[Butt Monkey]] to [[The Unchosen One|earning right to bear the Triforce of Courage]], clearing out temples to {{spoiler|restore a depowered Master Sword and reinstate the Gods' chosen sages}}, and ultimately defeating Ganondorf in one of the best final boss battles in the series. [[Took a Level
* [[True Art Is Realistic]]: Mainly the fan backlash accuse '''The Wind Waker''' of this trope. Mainly because of the graphics.
* [[Tsundere]]: Tetra falls into that territory, thanks to being a pirate {{spoiler|as well as a princess.}}
* [[The Unchosen One]]: The actual Hero of Time failed to appear, so this Link is his replacement. Link has to earn the right to the Triforce by sailing around the sea to find it, instead of just getting it [[Because Destiny Says So]]. At first, he's so weak that even ordinary [[Mook|Moblins]] give him serious trouble until he gets the [[Infinity+1 Sword|Master Sword]].
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* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: Unexpected in a Zelda game, but it does exist in spades in this one. You can do some ''really'' nasty things to {{spoiler|Medli}} and {{spoiler|Makar}} when they accompany you in the temple dungeons, as they are [[Nigh Invulnerable]].
** [[Video Game Cruelty Punishment|And then there are the pigs]]...
* [[Video Game Stealing]]: Done in a realistic way. Items stolen from enemies with the Grapple Hook actually
** [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|If that particular item happens to be visible, such as the Moblins' Skull Necklaces, it also disappears from their model.]]
** The Darknuts and Moblins also react to having their Knight Crest/Skull Necklace stolen too.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler|Ganondorf after Daphnes completely derails his plan.}} He stands perfectly still for several minutes, then suddenly [[Laughing Mad|starts laughing]].
* [[Visual Pun]]: [[Disco Dan|Tott]] spends all day and all night dancing in front of a gravestone. [[Deader Than Disco|Disco is dead.]]
* [[Wide Open Sandbox]]:
* [[Winged Humanoid]]: The Rito are a unique variation. Their arms are their wings. As soon as they take off, the feather "sleeves" fold out to form fully functional wings.
* [[Wise Tree]]: The Deku Tree.
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* [[World Limited to the Plot]]: Arguably invoked. For most of the population, this is what living on the island is like: their world ends at the edge of the sea. It's when the plot starts intruding in (most obviously on Link's home island, but when monsters start popping up when the sun is down and the forces of evil cause a never ending night at one point in the plot) when things start freaking out.
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Although he does give her a heavy backhand, Ganondorf goes out of his way (even sheathing his swords) to avoid seriously harming Zelda, even while she's actively trying to kill him.
* [[Young and
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