Hidden Zelda: TOTK Detail May Have Finally Revealed What Happened To The Triforce

continues the story of as a direct sequel, but it also comes with plenty of its own lore to add to the franchise. Zelda's adventure through time in particular reveals information about Hyrule and Ganondorf that would otherwise be lost to history and left only as drawings beneath Hyrule Castle that Link and Zelda are unable to fully interpret. But in both the past and present, the Triforce seems to be absent, not even receiving a mention.

The Triforce tends to be a central item in games, but it's not mentioned in and. It's still part of the Hylian Crest, and an image of it appears when Zelda uses her powers against Calamity Ganon, but it's not a central part of the story. Since the physical relic typically resides in the Sacred Realm, it might've even been forgotten there over time. However, subtle details provide clues about the Triforce in this new section of the timeline, and it might not be as absent as it seems.

TheMathNut on Reddit discovered an interesting detail about the three elemental dragons in while farming parts. About halfway down the back of these dragons, there's a little triangle that's awfully reminiscent of the pieces of the Triforce. Throughout the game, not a lot of information is given about dragons, aside from the fact that eating a Sacred Stone can turn a person into a dragon. But there's nothing saying that it's the only way to become a dragon, or that the Sacred Stones seen in the Sages' possession are the only type that exists.

If pieces of the Triforce could be considered Sacred Stones, or another type of object with the ability to turn people into immortal dragons, then it'spossible that Farosh, Dinraal, and Naydra haven't always been the dragons who travel above Hyrule and into the Depths. However, it's also possible that the people who turned into these dragons consumed the Sacred Stones while holding onto the pieces of the Triforce, like Zelda transformed while holding the Master Sword. There's also a trio of women invested enough