History Characters / BoundDestiniesTrilogyRecurringCharacters

* MythologyGag: In chapter 34 of ''Blood and Spirit'', when Link, who has been [[spoiler: rendered unable to wield the Master Sword]] due to his corruption, is going off to face Veress, Terminus shouts, "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda It's dangerous to go alone! Take this!]]" before throwing him the Great Fairy's Sword.

* TheyDo: [[spoiler: In chapter 18 of ''Blood and Spirit'', Link and Zelda elope.]]

* BadassInCharge: She's strong in her own right, and she's the ruler of Hyrule as an added plus.

In ''Blood and Spirit'', Zelda retains her sweet GirlNextDoor personality from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]], until the going starts to get rough. Its clear that she shows strong devotion to both her mission as protecting the surface and the Triforce and to Link. The extent of her devotion even goes as far as her [[spoiler: sacrificing her freedom and safety to save both of them from the Interlopers.]] However, Zelda isn't content with just sitting around waiting to be rescued this time and she takes matters into her own hands by [[spoiler: storming the Interloper's strong hold and even escaping it all by herself.]] Throughout the story, she shows great levels of concern for Link, not finding out about the corruption plaguing him until [[spoiler: chapter 16]]. One of her main subplots in the story is her simply trying to come to terms with who she is, be that Hylia or Zelda.\\\

* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: She's the princess of Hyrule, and yet she is able to dish out just as much pain as Link can using the Bow of Light.

* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Her WeaponOfChoice is always the Bow of Light, while Link's is always the Master Sword.

* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Din.

* BalefulPolymorph: In ''Light and Shadow'' after Verona's curse turns him into a wolf once more, especially since Link thought that he would never have to be in that form again.

* CatchPhrase: Quite a few in ''Wisdom and Courage'': "Are you afraid?" at first as a joke to Link, but then she asks him again after [[spoiler: the disaster that happens in Clock Town in chapter 30 and he answers with a yes for the first time ever.]] Also "So long as there is light to banish darkness, it can never extinguish hope!" and "We have to think in what-wills'', one that she shares with Link.

* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: Her and Link die together in chapter 34 of ''Blood and Spirit''.

* GodOfGood

* HideYourPregnancy: In [[spoiler: chapter 23 of ''Blood and Spirit'']], she discovers from Terminus that she is pregnant, and they both agree to keep it from Link because of everything else that's going on. She ends up revealing it to Link in [[spoiler:chapter 34]], when he's mere moments from terminal corruption.

* NiceHat: A tradition of course.

* RapunzelHair: All three of them have hair that reaches the ground. Farore's is even long enough to put up into two buns while still being as long as her body.

* AdultFear: [[spoiler:In chapter 39 of ''Blood and Spirit'', its shown that he is quite concerned with whether or not his and Zelda's children will have to face the same dangers the two of them did.]]

* SkunkStripe: [[spoiler: After Zelda makes her wish on the Triforce to restore him in ''Wisdom and Courage'', Link retains a lock of the Fierce Deity's white hair as the "mark" that the goddesses say he will have on him for the rest of his life to remind both him and Zelda of the trails they have been through.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Nayru and Farore have blue and green hair, respectively.

* SkirtOverSlacks: In ''Blood and Spirit'', though he wears a tunic in this case, just like he wore in ''Skyward Sword''.

* FingerlessGloves: Across the entire trilogy.

* MindRape: [[spoiler: Majora does this to Link almost constantly in ''Blood and Spirit'' as part of the corruption process. This includes inducing physical agony on the hero, taunting and teasing him, threatening to make him [[KillTheOnesYouLove kill the ones he loves]], and reminding him time and time again that once he's corrupted, he'll be [[NotSoDifferent nothing more than the demon's servant for all eternity]].]]

* NotSoDifferent: Invoked. [[spoiler:In chapter 10 of ''Blood and Spirit'', Majora taunts Link by showing him that he is ultimately destined to become another copy of the Fierce Deity, claiming that he was never meant to be anything more.]]

--> '''Fi''': Your people hide themselves amongst the shadows, and while you claim to be "servants of the goddess", it is clear that the only one among you who was truly loyal to her grace was Impa. So far, none of amongst your ranks, other that her, has proven their your loyalty to the goddess. And so one can only assume that if you are not loyal to both the goddess and her chosen hero, then you plot against them, [[NotSoDifferent just as the Dark Interlopers do]].

* {{Expy}}: Their personalities and designs are based off of the Oracles from [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleOfAges Oracle of Ages]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleOfSeasons Oracle of Seasons]].

[[folder: Link]]
The Hero of the Sky, the Hero of Time, or the Hero of Twilight. Take your pick. Just as he is in the games, Link is the always one of the central characters (if not THE most central character in most cases) in each story of the trilogy, alongside Zelda. Since each story takes place in different eras of the series' timeline, each story features a different reincarnation of the hero, but nonetheless, they are all three stated to posses the unbreakable [[HeroicSpirit Spirit of the Hero]], making them the bane of the all of the [[BigBad Big Bads']] existences.

In the first story of the trilogy (chronologically), Blood and Spirit (which takes place in the immediate aftermath of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]''), Link, having defeated Demise and restoring peace to the surface, now lives there with Zelda, helping her watch over the Triforce as their relationship gradually starts to grow from close friends to something more. However, their idyllic new way of life is quickly shattered when they are beckoned to the land of Termina by the goddess Terminus, who begs the hero to defeat her own former hero, who had been corrupted by the demon Majora into the Fierce Deity. Link defeats the Deity, but his victory comes at a cost: after being wounded in the battle, he is filled with the demon's corruption himself and gradually starts to loose himself physically, mentally and emotionally in a battle he will ultimately loose. Matters are only made worse when a group of rebel Sheikah known as the Dark Interlopers rise up to steal the Triforce and destroy both the hero and the goddess. In the midst all of this chaos, Link must not only push back the darkness threatening to destroy the surface once more, but he must also push back the pressing corruption of his soul and spirit to save both himself and Zelda.

In the second story ''Wisdom and Courage'' (taking place seven years after the "child" ending of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' and consecutively ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]''), Link and Zelda have spent the past seven years together as inseparable friends, though they both harbor a hidden desire for their relationship to be more than that. However, their piece is brought to an abrupt end when Veran, the Sorceress of Shadows captures them both in order to steal the Triforce pieces they possess. After blackmailing Link into collecting the [[spoiler: pieces of the Fused Shadow]] for her, Veran [[spoiler: uses them to possess Zelda and claim all three pieces of the Triforce.]] The sorceress uses her newfound great power to conquer Hyrule, and it is as she enshrouds the kingdom in a blanket of darkness that Link and Zelda discover that they are the only ones who can stop her.

In ''Light and Shadow'', Link, in the aftermath of ''Twilight Princess'', is struggling to pick up his old, peaceful life in Ordon Village after everything he's been through, specifically loosing Midna. However, he is soon contacted by Princess Zelda, who wishes to thank him for his heroism and invite him to her coronation. He goes, and the two of them quickly begin to form a close bond, until he suddenly reunites with Midna, who warns him and Zelda of Verona's plans to invade Hyrule. And, as expected, Verona does attack, but when Link tries to stop her, she strikes him in the heart with a strange, dark shard, the effects of which are unknown. Transformed into a wolf once more and cast out of the castle along with Midna, the two of them set out to break this curse, stop Verona, and rescue both the captive Zelda and Hyrule.

* AdultFear: [[spoiler: In chapter 39 of ''Blood and Spirit'', its shown that he is quite concerned with whether or not his and Zelda's children will have to face the same dangers the two of them did.]]

* AltarTheSpeed: [[spoiler: Even though Link proposes to Zelda in chapter 17 of ''Blood and Spirit'', they elope in the very next chapter, knowing that they don't have time to wait because of his corruption.]]

* AmnesiacHero: [[spoiler: In ''Wisdom and Courage'', after his spirit is literally ''destroyed'' and he [[CessationOfExistence ceases to exist]], Zelda wishes on the Triforce for both the hero and his spirit to be restored. In the immediate aftermath of this, Link awakens within the Sealed Temple of the distant past, without so much as a single memory, not even his name. Hylia quickly fixes this however by restoring his memories to him using the [[MagicMusic Song of the Hero]].]]
* AncestralWeapon: The Master Sword, wielded by all three Links in the trilogy.
* AnIcePerson: The first Triforce-granted power that Link discovers he has in ''Light and Shadow'' is the ability to use ice magic.

* BabiesEverAfter[=/=]BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: [[spoiler: In chapter 39 of ''Blood and Spirit'', Link and Zelda become parents to a baby girl. And, as the epilogue clearly shows, their children help ease the pain of the past that the hero still often suffers from.]]

** In chapter 21 of ''Blood and Spirit'', [[spoiler: Link is [[ShockAndAwe electrocuted to death]] by Veress, only to be resurrected by Majora in the next chapter]].
** Later, he and Zelda [[spoiler: are killed, Zelda by a Majora-controlled Link and Link by one of Zelda's Light Arrows, but are brought back by the three Golden Goddesses the next chapter]].

* BadLiar: Or at least in ''Wisdom and Courage'' according to Malon:
--> '''Malon''': Ok, stop right there. Link, you're a terrible liar.
** Averted in ''Blood and Spirit'', when he actually does an effective job of lying to Zelda about [[spoiler: being corrupted, even when he almost kills her more than once because of it.]]

* BattleCouple: With Zelda, [[spoiler: especially in chapter 32 when they have a BackToBackBadasses moment while taking out Veran's army of darkness.]]

* BerserkButton: If you're a baddie with the slightest thought in your head of hurting Zelda at all, then '''BEWARE'''. Link will straight up '''kill''' you. No joke. [[spoiler: Just look at what happened to Veran.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: In both ''Blood and Spirit'' and ''Wisdom and Courage'', Link is depicted as being kind and selfless to a fault, especially if it's anything concerning Zelda. But as stated above, mess with her and you are ''screwed''.

* {{Bishonen}}

* BodyHorror[=/=]PainfulTransformation: [[spoiler: Link is forced to suffer this gradually throughout the plot of ''Blood and Spirit'' due to his corruption at Majora's hands in a variety of ways. On the physical side, almost every time the hero enters into a spell of corruption, the chest wound he received in the battle against the Deity that started the corruption in the first place reopens, causing him considerable pain. But even worse than that is the mental/emotional side of things. Not only does Majora constantly torment him and threaten him inside his own head, but the demon also vows that it will force Link himself to kill Zelda and everyone else he cares about once the hero has fully succumbed to the corruption and even goes as far to say that this has always been the hero's destiny since he was born. It's no wonder that both Majora and the corruption are revealed as two of the only things Link truly fears.]]

* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Brooding boy to Zelda's gentle girl in the latter half of ''Blood and Spirit''. Even though he isn't that broody at the start of the story, after being subjected to corruption, torture and other horrible experiences, he becomes distant and weary, and he remains so [[spoiler: even after both the surface and Zelda are out of harm's way due to Sheik's death.]]
* CatapultNightmare: He has quite a few of these in ''Blood and Spirit'', ''Wisdom and Courage'' and ''Light and Shadow''.
* CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler: In the final battle against Veran in ''Wisdom and Courage'', Link dons the Fierce Deity's Mask for a third time and successfully defeats the sorceress with it. However, throughout the entire battle, his spirit was at battle with the mask's and ultimately, both spirits prove too strong for either one to triumph and both are destroyed by each other. Both spirits are restored thanks to Zelda's wish on the Triforce.]]

* ClimacticBattleResurrection: [[spoiler: Along with Zelda in chapter 36 of ''Blood and Spirit'' after they ended up killing each other and were revived by the goddesses.]]
* ClothesMakeTheLegend: In all three stories, not only does Link sport his classic green tunic and cap, but [[spoiler: at some point in both stories, he is also given the red cape and golden shoulder armor worn by Hylia's original hero (from the Skyward Sword Prequel manga), as a sort of symbol of the Spirit of the Hero he bears.]]

* CoolSword: The Master Sword, obviously.

-->'''Sheik''': Link, stop. You can't keep doing this. You're killing yourself trying to save her and its no use.

* DefiantCaptive: He is this in ''Blood and Spirit'' after [[spoiler: he surrenders to Veress, though he mostly shows it in words rather than actions]]:
--> [[spoiler: '''Veress''': You're nothing! Pathetic! Weak! I will do whatever it takes to break you!]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Link''': And I'll do whatever it takes to resist you and I'll do whatever I have to in order to keep Zelda and everyone else safe from you. It looks like I'm not as weak as you think I am.]]

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: To a certain extent in ''Blood and Spirit''. While it's never directly stated that Link is being "possessed" by Majora per say, the corruption does take control of him at several points during the story, bending his free will to the demon's. It's also stated more than once that the hero will loose every part of himself in the end of it all:]]

* {{Determinator}}: Even against threats of torture, corruption, and even death, Link will '''never''' give up. Like '''EVER'''. Especially if it's a matter of keeping Zelda alive and safe. Case in point: in ''Blood and Spirit'', he manages to stave off Majora's corruption for at least a few weeks when, according to Terminus in chapter 29, most succumb to the demon's influence within the first few days.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: In chapter 33, he finally succumbs to corruption while lying in Zelda's arms. Later, in the next chapter, both him and Zelda [[KilledOffForReal truly die]] in each other's arms.]]

* DoomedProtagonist: In both ''Wisdom and Courage'' and ''Blood and Spirit'', its implied time and time again that Link will not make it to the end of either story, mostly thanks to some form of corruption. [[spoiler: However, this is averted in ''Wisdom and Courage'', despite that Link pretty much DOES actually die in a way. If Zelda had not intervened with her wish on the Triforce, he would have stayed that way.]]

* DyingAlone: [[spoiler: After nearly killing Zelda several times in ''Blood and Spirit'', Link resolves to go off and quietly slip into corruption somewhere as far away from her as possible, willing to spend the what's left of his short existence completely alone so he can't hurt anyone else. This ultimately doesn't happen though, after Zelda manages to convince him that [[YouAreNotAlone he is not alone]] in his struggle.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler: He gets to have this thanks to Zelda freeing him from corruption (even though it kills him) in chapter 34 of ''Blood and Spirit''.]]

* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler: Any time he goes into a spell of corruption in ''Blood and Spirit'', his pupils and irises disappear. This, of course, also happens whenever he dons the Fierce Deity's Mask in ''Wisdom and Courage''.]]
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler: His body essentially becomes this in ''Wisdom and Courage'' after his soul and the spirit of the Fierce Deity are simultaneously destroyed, leaving him completely empty. He is restored however, thanks to Zelda's wish on the Triforce.]]

* GallowsHumor: Even when he's about to become the Interloper's prisoner for the rest of his resistance, Link shows no sign of fear and instead retorts Veress's attempts to scare him with humor:
--> '''Veress''': Most people cower and cry in fear when faced with death, and yet you just make jokes. Why is that?
--> '''Link''': Well, its better than the alternative.

* IAmAMonster: As his corruption progresses in ''Blood and Spirit'', Link starts to view himself as such. The nightmares and visions he frequently has telling him that he is one certainly don't help. Chapter 28 highlights this trope the best:
--> '''Zelda''': You're not some kind of monster, Link. And don't think for a second that you are.
--> '''Link''': Then what am I, Zelda? Because I certainly feel like a monster.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: He views his [[spoiler: surrendering to the Interlopers was a necessary sacrifice on his part, but Zelda certainly doesn't agree with him on this later on.]]
* IDieFree: [[spoiler: He does, thanks to Zelda.]]

* JustFriends[=/=]SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Claims to be this with Zelda in chapter 4 of ''Wisdom and Courage'' when Romani asks about their relationship, as well as in ''Light and Shadow'', when Midna teases him about their relationship.
* KillTheOnesYouLove: [[spoiler: Majora vows that it will force Link to do this in ''Blood and Spirit'' as payback for the hero trying to resist corruption. It can also seen as another way that the demon is trying to break his spirit down, knowing that if Link kills Zelda, he'll have nothing left to fight for.]]

--> '''Zelda''': When did you know you were in love with me?
--> '''Link''': From the moment I first met you.

* ManlyTears: [[spoiler: Almost happens several times throughout the trilogy whenever he sees Zelda in pain or grief, but its played straight in chapter 25 when Malon dies and again chapter 33 when he believes Zelda to have been killed and he was unable to do anything about it. This trope is also averted twice in ''Blood and Spirit'', when the hero actually breaks down into tears over his own pain and fear over being corrupted. Granted, both of these moments happened under extreme duress so...]]
* MarkOfTheBeast: [[spoiler: In ''Blood and Spirit'', the whitened hair and [[FacialMarkings Facial Markings]] that he develops during the story are signs of his increasing corruption at Majora's hands.]]
* MasterSwordsman

* MindControlEyes[=/=]ProphetEyes: [[spoiler: In ''Blood and Spirit'', its stated that whenever Link enters a deep onset of corruption, his pupils and irises fade away to the point that his eyes seem to be pure white, just like the Fierce Deity's.]]

* MoreThanMeetsTheEye: Link may look like just a teenage boy, but he is not to be underestimated, as all of the villains of the trilogy soon find out. He's the chosen hero of Hyrule, who possesses the incredibly powerful Spirit of the Hero and the Triforce of Courage. He is a force to be reckoned with indeed.

* MyOwnPrivateIDo: [[spoiler: Elope First, Plan Later. Inverted in the fact that Link and Zelda's wedding takes place in front of the entire Sheikah tribe, but its an unplanned elopement nonetheless, so it counts.]]
* NiceGuy
* NiceHat: A tradition of course

* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: Even despite the curse of fear that Veress cast on him in ''Blood and Spirit'', he eventually gets over it by chapter 34, as he's dueling her without a moment's hesitation, and without the fear and panic that had been instilled in him after she tortured him so brutally.
* NotAMorningPerson: Specifically in ''Blood and Spirit'', just like he is in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]].
* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: In chapter 10 of ''Blood and Spirit'', Majora taunts Link by showing him that he is ultimately destined to become another copy of the Fierce Deity, claiming that he was never meant to be anything more.]]

* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: Downright played straight in ''Wisdom and Courage'' [[spoiler: when Zelda tries to pick up the Master Sword to throw it to Link in the middle of the decisive final battle. Even though she has the Blood of the Goddess coursing through her veins, it rejects her touch by burning her upon contact, since only one with the Spirit of the Hero may wield it.]] Furthermore, it's stated in ''Wisdom and Courage'' that only the one with the Spirit of the Hero can handle the power of the Fierce Deity's Mask without being corrupted by it, and even then, he risks losing himself to it.

* ScarsAreForever: Its implied that the scar that he gets over his eye in ''Wisdom and Courage'' will never go away.

* SkunkStripe[=/=]LockedIntoStrangeness: [[spoiler: After Zelda makes her wish on the Triforce to restore him in ''Wisdom and Courage'', Link retains a lock of the Fierce Deity's white hair as the "mark" that the goddesses say he will have on him for the rest of his life to remind both him and Zelda of the trails they have been through.]]

* TheExile: In chapter 28 of ''Blood and Spirit'' [[spoiler: Link places himself under a self-imposed exile, leaving behind Zelda and everyone else he cares about to head off into parts unknown so he can't hurt anyone else through his corruption. He ultimately returns though when he realizes that Zelda is someone [[TitleDrop worth fighting for]].]]
* TheOneGuy: In ''Blood and Spirit'', he's the only guy in a group that otherwise entirely consists of female characters (Zelda, Sheik, Fi, and Terminus).

* TogetherInDeath[=/=]DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Link and Zelda die together (in each other's arms of course) at the end of chapter 34, after they were both forced into killing each other. What results is nothing less than an epic TearJerker.]]

* TraumaCongaLine: Result G. Link goes through a ton of heavy crap in ''Blood and Spirit'', [[spoiler: but ultimately he comes out of it all with his life, though not necessarily unharmed emotionally. Its shown in the epilogue that even years later, he still suffers from the memories of corruption and the guilt of Sheik's death, but he survives it thanks to the love and support of Zelda and [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter their children]].]]
* TransformationOfThePossessed[=/=]SlowTransformation: As his corruption worsens, Link's physical appearance changes gradually (over the course of several weeks) throughout ''Blood and Spirit'', making him look more and more like the Fierce Deity. This includes his hair whitening, the appearance of red and blue facial markings, and his blood turning from red to white.
* [[SkirtOverSlacks Tunic Over Slacks]]: In ''Blood and Spirit'', just like he wore in ''Skyward Sword''.

-->[[spoiler: '''Link''': I was thinking that I'd do anything I had to to keep you safe.]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Zelda''': Even at the cost of your own soul? I'm hardly worth it...]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Link''': You are because I love-]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Zelda''': I know...]]

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Zelda (as Hylia), [[spoiler: or rather, Majora's illusion of her,]] says this to him word for word in chapter 25 of ''Blood and Spirit''.

[[folder: Zelda]]

The reincarnation of the goddess Hylia or the Princess of Destiny. Whatever title she goes by, two things absolutely ring true for her throughout the entire trilogy: 1. She will always evolve from a DamselInDistress into an ActionGirl by the end and 2. She is always going to be Link's main LoveInterest. She is easily the second most important character in each of the three stories, complete with her own character arcs and subplots, but not matter what, her fate is always tied in with the hero's, throughout all of her incarnations.

In ''Blood and Spirit'', Zelda retains her sweet GirlNextDoor personality from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]], until the going starts to get rough. Its clear that she shows strong devotion to both her mission as protecting the surface and the Triforce and to Link. The extent of her devotion even goes as far as her [[spoiler: sacrificing her freedom and safety to save both of them from the Interlopers.]] However, Zelda isn't content with just sitting around waiting to be rescued this time and she takes matters into her own hands by [[spoiler: storming the Interloper's strong hold and even escaping it all by herself.]] Throughout the story, she shows great levels of concern for Link, not finding out about the corruption plaguing him until [[spoiler: chapter 16]]. One of her main subplots in the story is her simply trying to come to terms with who she is, be that Hylia or Zelda.

In ''Wisdom and Courage'', Zelda starts off as the wise, but largely carefree princess of Hyrule. But as her kingdom falls into ruin, [[spoiler: she looses her sole mother figure, and is faced with the oncoming loss of her own hero,]] she gains maturity and inner strength that she did not have before. Much of her half of the story is consumed with her [[ComingOfAgeStory Coming-Of-Age]], as she goes from an uncertain, somewhat flighty princess to a warrior who is not afraid to stand by her hero's side in battle. The relationship between her and Link in ''Wisdom and Courage'' does not come as easily as the relationship between their predecessors in ''Blood and Spirit'', but it starts to grow as they both struggle to defeat the darkness threatening Hyrule once and for all.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: In ''Wisdom and Courage'', the people of Castle Town suddenly begin to rebel against Zelda and the monarchy in general, thanks to Veran's manipulations. By the revised chapter 31, however, the soldiers are back on her side again thanks to Veran's decision to go public. In ''Light and Shadow'', its revealed that her people already have a low opinion of her because of her surrender to Zant during the Twilight Invasion, even before Verona invades.
* ABirthdayNotABreak: A literal case in the Bound Destinies Side Stories: [[spoiler: her mother is killed by one of Veran's monsters on the day she was born]].

* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: [[spoiler: Subverted with Terminus in ''Blood and Spirit''. Zelda is blonde, blue-eyed and fair-skinned, while Terminus is black-haired, green-eyed and tanned. But they are said to have identical builds and facial structures, making them fraternal twins.]]

* BenevolentMageRuler: She's the good, magic-using, princess of Hyrule.

* BigGood: Benevolent Quen and the hero is her champion.

* BoyishShortHair[=/=]TraumaticHaircut: [[spoiler:In chapter 33 of ''Wisdom and Courage'', her long blonde locks are severed by Veran in a pure KickTheDog moment. It's implied by the goddesses in chapter 35 that her hair will never grow back to its full length.]]

* BondingOverMissingParents: With Link in the backstories of both ''Wisdom and Courage'' and ''Blood and Spirit''.

* CantHoldHisLiquor: In chapter 26 of ''Wisdom and Courage'', Zelda finds some Hylian ale lying in the streets of Castle Town and gets flat out ''plastered'' after only a few sips.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: In chapter 34 of ''Blood and Spirit'', Zelda and Link die in each others arms.]]
* DreamingOfThingsToCome[=/=]WaifProphet: In ''Wisdom and Courage'' she has two prophetic dreams, one that comes true straight on and once that almost comes true.

* ElementalWeapon: The Bow of Light

* FallenPrincess: Only really in ''Wisdom and Courage'' [[spoiler: after her kingdom is usurped from her by Veran and her and Link are basically forced into exile in order to survive.]]

* FateDrivesUsTogether: Its implied multiple times throughout the trilogy that it is by the will of fate that Zelda and Link always fall in love.

* FightingFromTheInside: [[spoiler: After Veran possesses her in ''Wisdom and Courage'', Zelda gets a HeroicSecondWind to fight against the sorceress's control upon hearing Link say that he will always fight for her.]]

* [[GodInHumanForm Goddess In Hylian Form]]]]: [[spoiler: In ''Blood and Spirit'', she's the direct reincarnation of the goddess Hylia and this trope also applies to the Zelda of ''Wisdom and Courage'', who has the Blood of the Goddess.]]

* GoodIsDumb: Though [[InformedAbility allegedly wise]], she repeatedly falls for the villains' BlatantLies and {{Shapeshifter Guilt Trip}}s across both ''Blood and Spirit'' and ''Wisdom and Courage''.

* HarpOfFemininity: The goddess's harp in ''Blood and Spirit'', just as it was in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]] so she can use it for her MagicMusic. [[spoiler: However, the harp falls out of her hands pretty quick when the Interlopers attack and she entrusts both it and the Ocarina of Time to Link so they can't get their hands on it to break the seal on the Triforce.]] Its also implied that the Goddess's Harp is connected to the Blood of the Goddess in the same way the Ocarina of Time is connected to the Spirit of the Hero.

* TheHighQueen: In the early chapters of ''Light and Shadow'', she is finally promoted to Queen of Hyrule.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: [[spoiler: For several chapters in ''Blood and Spirit'', Zelda has to go it alone in the Interloper's hideout and she eventually escapes it all on her own, completely independent from Link, who spends the intervals of these chapters searching for her.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Veran manages to turn most of Zelda's subjects against her through political unrest in ''Wisdom and Courage''.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: She has a full on emotional breakdown in chapter 32 of ''Wisdom and Courage'', upon watching so many of her people fall in battle:]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Zelda''': We can't stay here... We have to run. We have to get as far away from here as possible. If we don't she'll find us and.. and...]]\\

* HideYourPregnancy: In [[spoiler: chapter 23 of ''Blood and Spirit'']], she discovers from Terminus that she is pregnant, and they both agree to keep it from Link because of everything else that's going on. She ends up revealing it to Link in [[spoiler: chapter 34]], when he's mere moments from terminal corruption.
* HighClassGloves: The gloves she wears to her coronation in ''Light and Shadow''.
* HolyBurnsEvil[=/=]LightIsGood: The sacred light of her arrows can burn beings of darkness.

* INeedAFreakingDrink: [[spoiler: After having to witness Impa's death in chapter 25 of ''Wisdom and Courage'', Zelda turns to a bottle of alcoholic Hylian Ale in chapter 26. It helps to comfort her, but only for a few hours and when she wakes up during the hangover the next morning, she is utterly ashamed of her behavior.]]

* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Her Kind]]: In ''Wisdom and Courage'', she is the sole remaining member of the Hylian Royal family.

* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine[=/=]BettyAndVeronica: The light feminine/Betty to Sheik's dark feminine/Veronica in ''Blood and Spirit''.

* MercyKill[=/=]ShootTheDog: [[spoiler: In ''Blood and Spirit'', after much internal conflict about the situation, Zelda decides that the only way she can save Link from corruption and the surface from falling at his hands is to pierce him through the heart with a Light Arrow, even though it ends up killing him.]]
* MoreThanMeetsTheEye: One would never be able to tell that she's the goddess Hylia reincarnated, but she is.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In ''Light and Shadow'', [[spoiler: she's forced to brutally reject Link under threat from Verona... which enables Verona to manipulate him into joining her]].

* PsychicPowers: In ''Wisdom and Courage'', Zelda has two prophetic dreams and both of them come to pass in one way or another.

* {{Reincarnation}}: [[spoiler: Of the goddess Hylia in ''Blood and Spirit'' and she's not too happy about it. In fact she even makes that point very clear in her meeting with Hylia in chapter 14:]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Zelda''': You expect me to be just like you. You think we're both one and the same, but we're not. I was Zelda way before I was ever Hylia, and I'm still Zelda, no matter what you or anyone else says! I'm supposed to be think like you, and do everything in the same way you would have done it, but we're two different people! I may be you reborn as a mortal, but I never asked to be...]]
** [[spoiler: Its implied in both ''Wisdom and Courage'' and ''Blood and Spirit'' that her relationship with Link is a ReincarnationRomance across the entire timeline and that all incarnations of Link and Zelda are destined to be together because of the RedStringOfFate that binds them.]]

* SecretTestOfCharacter: Nayru puts Zelda through one in chapter 34 of ''Wisdom and Courage'', forcing her to choose who to save: [[spoiler: her destroyed kingdom or Link. Ultimately, Zelda proclaims that she can't decide between one or the other and, having passed the test, the goddess allow her to restore both.]]

* ShellShockedVeteran: [[spoiler: Implied to be this in the epilogue of ''Wisdom and Courage'', where its stated she has frequent nightmares of the events of the past few weeks.]]

* TalkingToTheDead: [[spoiler: In chapter 21 of ''Blood and Spirit'', after Link is [[ResurrectiveImmortality temporarily]] killed by Veress, Zelda cries over his courpse and whispers him a final tear jerking farewell.]]

* TearsOfJoy[=/=]TearfulSmile: [[spoiler: Quite a few times actually. In ''Wisdom and Courage'' when she is reunited with Link against all odds towards the end. And chapter 18 of ''Blood and Spirit'', where she breaks down into happy sobs after Link proposes to her. Its also directly brought up in chapter 6, right after the hero's LoveConfession:]]

* TearsOfFear: Several times throughout the trilogy.

* TheAtoner: Feeling guilty that she basically drove Link into [[spoiler: the Interloper's hands because of his [[HeroicResolve desire to keep her safe]], she sets out to rescue him and make right the wrongs of how her past life (Hylia) manipulated his destiny.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler: She gives a rather biting one that also doubles as a DidYouActuallyBelieve speech to Veran in chapter 33 of ''Wisdom and Courage'':]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Veran''': Impossible! You still live?! I thought I-]]\\
[[spoiler: '''Zelda''': You thought what? That you had killed me? That Hyrule was yours for the taking? That you had won? Well you thought wrong. The goddesses will not allow your senseless tyranny to continue any longer and neither will I...]]
** And it continues a few moments later:
--> [[spoiler: '''Zelda''': All you seek is power, Veran. You steal raw power to use as your own and then [[ForTheEvulz reap the harvest of the destruction you sow with it]]. You say that you sought to avenge your fallen people, but in reality all you want is to satisfy your own bloodlust! You claim to be the queen of shadows, but you're really just a monster that crawled forth from them!]]

* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Especially in chapter 14 of ''Blood and Spirit'', when she lays the smack down on Bongo-Bongo.]]

* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: During the climax of ''Wisdom and Courage'', when the Golden Goddesses [[spoiler: strip a mortally-wounded Veran of the Triforce before she can use it to heal herself, and [[TemptingFate also right after she gloated that Link and Zelda could never defeat her as long as she had the Triforce]], Zelda does ''not'' pass up the opportunity to rub in Veran's face about how that means that the goddesses are sick of Veran abusing their power and how her reign of terror is over]].

* WartimeWedding: [[spoiler: Her and Link have one of these in ''Blood and Spirit'', just as the surface is about to enter into another war.]]

* WhatTheHellHero: In ''Blood and Spirit'', she [[spoiler: calls out both Terminus and Link for keeping Link's ongoing corruption a secret from her]].

* TheWisePrincess: Well she has the Triforce of Wisdom in ''Wisdom and Courage'', so it only makes sense.
** WiseBeyondHerYears: This is stated many times throughout the narratives of all 3 stories.

[[folder: Hylia]]

* ActionGirl: Implied to be this in ''Blood and Spirit'', when it is stated that [[spoiler: after her first hero died in battle, Hylia, in a shower of rage and grief, sealed Demise away for a thousand years.]]
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Averted. [[spoiler: Hylia and Terminus are fraternal twins.]]

* [[GodInHumanForm Goddess In Hylian Form]]: [[spoiler: Not only is Zelda Hylia reincarnated in ''Blood and Spirit'', but in ''Wisdom and Courage'', its implied that even though its [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]] Zelda who physically appears to Link, her personality is more likened to Hylia's cold [[TheStoic stoicism]].]]

* HotGoddess: Its implied more than once throughout the Trilogy that she was very beautiful in her immortal form.

* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler: In her meeting with Zelda in chapter 15 of ''Blood and Spirit'', Zelda calls her out on this:]]

* MayflyDecemberRomance[=/=]InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler: Hylia and her original hero (the Link seen in the Skyward Sword prequel manga) were romantically involved, just as Terminus and her hero were. However, this ends in tragedy when TheHeroDies in battle against Demise. And so the mourning goddess vows that her and her hero will both be as mortals reincarnated in the future, so their love will be able to survive.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: in chapter 15 of ''Blood and Spirit'', during her converstaion with Zelda, its implied that Hylia views her greatest failure as her inability to save her hero's life.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Its implied that she is the reason behind why Link and Zelda suffer such daunting destinies in both Skyward Sword and ''Blood and Spirit''.
* TalkingToTheDead: [[spoiler: She holds the corpse of her first chosen hero in her arms and vows that the two of them will be reborn one day.]]

[[folder: Terminus]]

* GodIsInept: While she means well, she's prone to making severe mistakes that have long-term consequences. For example, she makes Link swear to keep Majora's corruption a secret from Zelda, not wanting to put Zelda through the same pain she went through when Majora corrupted her own hero; Majora subsequently forces Link to attack Zelda and nearly kill her, something that Terminus had [[IdiotBall stupidly]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough failed to consider]].

* [[HotGod Hot Goddess]]: Its implied that she is quite beautiful.

* MayflyDecemberRomance[=/=]InterspeciesRomance: Terminus and her hero, in yet another parallel to Link and Zelda, were romantically involved in the events leading up to Majora's defeat, which ended badly after [[spoiler: his conversion to the Fierce Deity]]. Terminus, though heartbroken by his eventual death, ultimately decides that, since she was a goddess and he a mere mortal, perhaps things wouldn't have worked out between them in the end either way. As a result of this, Zelda, who is essentially a GodInHumanForm, briefly fears that her relationship with Link is similarly doomed.

* PartingWordsRegret: As revealed in a {{flashback}}, the last thing Terminus ever said to Hylia before she cast off her divinity was a condemnation of her decision to become a mortal for the sake of being reborn alongside her chosen hero as foolish. She only comes to truly understand why Hylia did so after [[spoiler: losing her own hero to Majora]], and regrets her final words to her sister to this day.

[[folder: Din, Nayru and Farore]]

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Both times they appear personally, they take on human forms, explaining that their true forms are beyond mortal comprehension.

* [[BigGood Big Goods]]

** Nayru: Superego; logical, intelligent, calm, paitent

* JerkassGods: Din is a minor example; though on the side of good, she is a bit condescending and disdainful of mortal beings.

[[folder: Majora]]

[[folder: Impa]]

* NinjaMaid: She serves as Zelda's guardian, and yet she is also skilled in knife fighting.

[[folder: Fi]]

* ConspiracyTheorist: In [[spoiler: chapter 14]] of ''Blood and Spirit'', she remarks to Link that, given the schism in the Sheikah tribe and current situation, it is safe to assume that ''all'' of the Sheikah, including Sheik herself, have gone rogue and can't be trusted. Link is quick to shoot that possibility down. However, it's revealed in [[spoiler: chapter 24]] that at least part of the reason for her attitude is because she's jealous of the trust Link puts in Sheik.

* FantasticRacism: She comes across as a little condescending towards the Sheikah race, claiming that this is the reason behind her problem with Sheik (though really its because she is jealous of her).
--> '''Fi''': Your people hide themselves amongst the shadows, and while you claim to be "servants of the goddess", it is clear that the only one among you who was truly loyal to her grace was Impa. So far, none of amongst your ranks, other that her, has proven their your loyalty to the goddess. And so one can only assume that if you are not loyal to both the goddess and her chosen hero, then you plot against them, just as the Dark Interlopers do.

[[folder: Epona]]

* ArtifactOfDoom[=/=]MaskOfPower: His mask form.

[[/folder]]

* OdangoHair: How Farore wears her hair.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Zelda (as Hylia) says this to him word for word in chapter 25 of ''Blood and Spirit''.

* {{Adorkable}}: In shades, especially in ''Blood and Spirit'', but nowhere near as much as he is in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]].

* FlowerInHerHair: Farore's OdangoHair is accented with blue and green flowers.

* TheSouthpaw: Only really in ''Wisdom and Courage''.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Averted in ''Blood and Spirit'', though this is really InNameOnly in ''Wisdom and Courage'', in which she is Hyrule's sole ruling figure, and it doesn't really apply to ''Light and Shadow'', in which she becomes queen.

In the second story ''Wisdom and Courage'' (taking place seven years after the "child" ending of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' and consecutively ''[[VideogGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]''), Link and Zelda have spent the past seven years together as inseparable friends, though they both harbor a hidden desire for their relationship to be more than that. However, their piece is brought to an abrupt end when Veran, the Sorceress of Shadows captures them both in order to steal the Triforce pieces they possess. After blackmailing Link into collecting the [[spoiler: pieces of the Fused Shadow]] for her, Veran [[spoiler: uses them to possess Zelda and claim all three pieces of the Triforce.]] The sorceress uses her newfound great power to conquer Hyrule, and it is as she enshrouds the kingdom in a blanket of darkness that Link and Zelda discover that they are the only ones who can stop her.

In the first story of the trilogy (chronologically), Blood and Spirit (which takes place in the immediate aftermath of ''[[VideoGames/TheLegendofZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]''), Link, having defeated Demise and restoring peace to the surface, now lives there with Zelda, helping her watch over the Triforce as their relationship gradually starts to grow from close friends to something more. However, their idyllic new way of life is quickly shattered when they are beckoned to the land of Termina by the goddess Terminus, who begs the hero to defeat her own former hero, who had been corrupted by the demon Majora into the Fierce Deity. Link defeats the Deity, but his victory comes at a cost: after being wounded in the battle, he is filled with the demon's corruption himself and gradually starts to loose himself physically, mentally and emotionally in a battle he will ultimately loose. Matters are only made worse when a group of rebel Sheikah known as the Dark Interlopers rise up to steal the Triforce and destroy both the hero and the goddess. In the midst all of this chaos, Link must not only push back the darkness threatening to destroy the surface once more, but he must also push back the pressing corruption of his soul and spirit to save both himself and Zelda.

In the second story ''Wisdom and Courage'' (taking place seven years after the "child" ending of ''[[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' and consecutively ''[[VideogGames/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]''), Link and Zelda have spent the past seven years together as inseparable friends, though they both harbor a hidden desire for their relationship to be more than that. However, their piece is brought to an abrupt end when Veran, the Sorceress of Shadows captures them both in order to steal the Triforce pieces they possess. After blackmailing Link into collecting the [[spoiler: pieces of the Fused Shadow]] for her, Veran [[spoiler: uses them to possess Zelda and claim all three pieces of the Triforce.]] The sorceress uses her newfound great power to conquer Hyrule, and it is as she enshrouds the kingdom in a blanket of darkness that Link and Zelda discover that they are the only ones who can stop her.

* {{Adorkable}}: In shades, especially in ''Blood and Spirit'', but nowhere near as much as he is in [[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]].

* DoorstopBaby: As reiterated in ''Wisdom and Courage'', only with more details than the short blurb given in [[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]].

* HeroicLineage: It is hinted in ''Wisdom and Courage'' that the Link of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]] is a direct descendant of the Link of [[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]. [[spoiler: Also, later on in the story, it is plainly stated that the Hero of Time is going to be the direct ancestor of the Hero of Twilight, aka, the Link of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]. At this point, the Hero of Time's post-humous fate as the Hero's Shade is hinted at, and it has been stated by WordOfGod that he be featured in ''Light and Shadow''.]]

* ShirtlessCaptive: After Veress rips his shirt off of him in order to whip him in chapter 23 of ''Blood and Spirit''.

* [[SkirtOverSlacks Tunic Over Slacks]]: In ''Blood and Spirit'', just like he wore in [[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZelda Skyward Sword]].

In ''Blood and Spirit'', Zelda retains her sweet GirlNextDoor personality from [[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]], until the going starts to get rough. Its clear that she shows strong devotion to both her mission as protecting the surface and the Triforce and to Link. The extent of her devotion even goes as far as her [[spoiler: sacrificing her freedom and safety to save both of them from the Interlopers.]] However, Zelda isn't content with just sitting around waiting to be rescued this time and she takes matters into her own hands by [[spoiler: storming the Interloper's strong hold and even escaping it all by herself.]] Throughout the story, she shows great levels of concern for Link, not finding out about the corruption plaguing him until [[spoiler: chapter 16]]. One of her main subplots in the story is her simply trying to come to terms with who she is, be that Hylia or Zelda.

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: In ''Wisdom and Courage'', Veran uses the Fused Shadows to possess the princess so she can steal the other two pieces of the Triforce from Link and Ganondorf. However, in this case, she is not an empty shell as she is in [[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]] or [[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Spirit Tracks]]. She is merely trapped within her own body while Veran controls her movements, but not her thoughts.]]

* HarpOfFemininity: The goddess's harp in ''Blood and Spirit'', just as it was in [[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]] so she can use it for her MagicMusic. [[spoiler: However, the harp falls out of her hands pretty quick when the Interlopers attack and she entrusts both it and the Ocarina of Time to Link so they can't get their hands on it to break the seal on the Triforce.]] Its also implied that the Goddess's Harp is connected to the Blood of the Goddess in the same way the Ocarina of Time is connected to the Spirit of the Hero.

* LegacyCharacter: All of the Zeldas share the Blood of the Goddess from their ancestor, the Zelda of [[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]/''Blood and Spirit''. It is stated by WordOfGod that all of the Zeldas in the trilogy are directly related to one another, as they are all part of the Hylian royal family lineage.

* PinkMeansFeminine: Only really in ''Blood and Spirit'', when she wears the dress that she wore in the beginning of [[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]] as battle clothes.

* [[GodInHumanForm Goddess In Hylian Form]]: [[spoiler: Not only is Zelda Hylia reincarnated in ''Blood and Spirit'', but in ''Wisdom and Courage'', its implied that even though its [[VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]] Zelda who physically appears to Link, her personality is more likened to Hylia's cold [[TheStoic stoicism]].]]

* [[WomanInWhite Girl In White]]: Most specifically in ''Blood and Spirit'', when she dons the goddess's pure white dress in [[spoiler: chapter 18 for her wedding]].

* WomanInWhite: She wears a white dress.

* GreyEyes: In ''Light and Shadow'' after Verona takes the Spirit Shard out of him, his eyes turn from dark blue to a dull grey.
* HatesBeingTouched: Only for a brief period in chapter 28 of ''Blood and Spirit'', when he refuses to let Zelda touch him out of the fear that any physical contact between the two of them could lead her her death at his hands because of his corruption. He gets over it later, though.

* HappilyEverAfter[=/=]HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: ''Blood and Spirit'' ends happily for Link and Zelda, with both of them blissfully married (even though they eloped in chapter 18) with two beautiful children (with a third one on the way).]]

* BabiesEverAfter[=/=]BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: [[spoiler: In chapter 39 of ''Blood and Spirit'', Link and Zelda become parents to a baby girl and its nothing less than a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}. And, as the epilogue clearly shows, their children help ease the pain of the past that the hero still often suffers from.]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler: She gives a rather biting one that also doubles as a DidYouActuallyBelieve speech to Veran in chapter 33 of ''Wisdom and Courage'' during a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome on her part:]]