Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom May Be Including A Major BOTW & TOTK Omission

Summary Echoes of Wisdom may bring back a major Zelda lore element overlooked in recent games by including a strong connection to the Triforce.

Tri, a unique fairy companion in the game, may be connected to the Triforce.

The potential reintroduction of the Triforce in Echoes of Wisdom could lead to a revival of forgotten Zelda lore, focusing on the Golden Goddesses.

The upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom may include a major piece of Zelda lore unaddressed in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Promotional material released for the new game so far shows that Echoes of Wisdom revives some classic Zelda features alongside introducing several major new elements to the franchise. But while Zelda navigates a Hyrule torn apart by strange new rifts, she may also be bringing a core part of the franchise’s mythos back to the forefront.

Irrespective of precisely where Echoes of Wisdom falls within the timeline, it is clear that it is returning to a more classic aesthetic in some respects, considering various similarities to A Link to the Past and especially the Link's Awakening remake. This includes moving away from the increasingly technological Hyrule of TOTK to what is evidently a more purely magical setting, given the introduction of the Tri Rod as a core mechanic. This also includes a return to more traditional designs for Zelda, Link, and Ganon, even as the former steps firmly into the role of protagonist, but the overall aesthetic may run deeper still.

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Tri Could Be An Actual Part Of The Triforce In Echoes Of Wisdom

The Artifact Has Shown Signs Of Sentience Before

Tri, Zelda’s new fairy companion, is clearly unlike any fairy seen before in The Legend of Zelda. Their design holds no clear similarities to the humanoid and winged beings seen previously, instead almost resembling a star more than anything else. Tri is deeply connected to the Tri Rod they supply Zelda with, especially so given the matching names, but the implications of this naming convention do not end there. Instead, it seems very likely that both Tri and their gifted tool are connected in some way to The Legend of Zelda’s Triforce.

Throughout the trailer for Echoes of Wisdom, Tri can be seen trailed by a varying number of small golden triangles. These appear to function as a form of energy for the Tri Rod, and can evidently be expended to create the titular Echoes. Of course, golden triangles have a very specific connotation in The Legend of Zelda, and combined with the name "Tri," this association with the Triforce is clearly deliberate. As such, the fact that Tri is specifically described as “mysterious” could be alluding to a hidden connection to the divine artifact.

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Although the full extent of Tri’s relationship with the Triforce is obviously unclear, perhaps the most interesting possibility is that they are in some way representative of it. Tri could even be an animate Triforce in truth, or at least part of it. This would not be the first time that seemingly-inanimate objects are revealed to be alive in Zelda; Fi being the spirit of the Master Sword is an excellent example of this. Moreover, the Triforce transporting Link to Holodrum and Labrynna in the Oracle games has previously suggested it actually has some kind of guiding intelligence.

Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons begin with the Triforce speaking to Link, saying "Accept our quest, hero!" This implies that each portion of the Triforce is alive, which is further supported by a Linked Game ending that shows each portion transforming into a bird.

Tri’s Known Features Strongly Parallel The Triforce Of Wisdom

Divine Magic & A Shattered Triforce

The fact that Tri partners with Zelda could also point to their true identity in a more subtle way, especially in the context supplied by the title "Echoes of Wisdom." As Zelda is traditionally associated with the Triforce of Wisdom, Tri could be an entity tied to that particular portion of the full Triforce, which, considering the game’s aesthetic, has a good chance of explicitly being in Zelda’s possession. If the Tri Rod’s power is rooted in the Triforce of Wisdom, then Zelda using it to create "Echoes of Wisdom" would therefore take on a much more literal meaning.

Tri being either an incarnation or otherwise representative of the Triforce of Wisdom specifically would also tie back into the history of Zelda’s portion of the Triforce. The Triforce of Wisdom specifically has been broken into smaller shards on multiple occasions as a precaution to keep it safe from Ganon, including in the original The Legend of Zelda. These smaller shards could then be the true nature of the triangles which the Tri Rod uses as a power source; fragments of a divine Relic being used to create both objects and living beings under Zelda’s control.

This could in turn be a clue to a major part of Echoes of Wisdom’s plot. It seems obvious that Zelda will be working to both rescue Link and end the threat to her kingdom by closing the rifts and restoring what they have swallowed up. The wish-granting Triforce would naturally be a perfect way to achieve at least one of these goals. However, if it has been at least partially shattered again, then this could explain how Tri’s available power changes throughout the trailer; a result of Zelda finding some of the missing pieces of the Triforce.

A Living Triforce In Echoes Of Wisdom Could Have A Huge Impact On Wider Zelda Lore

Return Of The Golden Goddesses

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Making the Triforce a core factor in the plot of Echoes of Wisdom would be a perfect way to reintroduce it to the series after it has been practically irrelevant for several years. Although BOTW and TOTK both make visual references to the Triforce, neither title acknowledges it by name, or even discusses such an object as a point of interest. However, a reinvention of the classic Zelda era obviously invites such details to become relevant once again, which in turn could lead to an exploration of other forgotten parts of The Legend of Zelda’s lore.

While recent titles have demonstrated the Goddess Hylia’s influence on Hyrule’s culture, the impact of the Golden Goddesses themselves seems to have been left by the wayside. If Echoes of Wisdom focuses on the Triforce, the ultimate symbol of these creator deities, then it follows that players may at long last receive further wolrdbuilding focused on Din, Nayru and Farore in turn. Moreover, even with minimal new information on the trio of goddesses, the introduction of Tri as a spirit of the Triforce would still have a fascinating impact on the wider understanding of the franchise.

If the Triforce is a living entity, or even a trio of living entities as the Oracle games suggest, then Tri could be bringing this relatively obscure detail to the forefront of the next Zelda title, which would more than make up for BOTW and TOTK’s omission. Given how the Triforce has been treated in past games, and the Triforce of Wisdom in particular, it is intriguing how well Tri fits the theory of them being a living aspect of the Triforce. As such, Echoes of Wisdom could easily have massive revelations for this crucial part of the franchise’s lore.