History Headscratchers / TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker

** For a darker take, it's possible that this is a case of GodsNeedPrayerBadly. The blessings of the Sages of Earth and Wind might have been the thing keeping her alive--she couldn't tell King Daphnes, or anyone else, about the situation because she was ''dying.'' The lack of the prayers may have rendered her completely comatose or too close to death to communicate at all.

** As mentioned above, the Light arrows are almost always summoned and presented to Link by Zelda's magic, and the ones in this game do look distinctly different than the ones from ''Ocarina of Time''. After taking Tetra captive, Ganondorf might've found a way to force-summon the arrows out of her, and then hid them in his tower for Link to find. (Or maybe Tetra summoned them herself when Ganondorf showed up to capture her, but they weren't enough to hold him back.) Ganondprf's portrayal in this game centers around him being glued to upholding tradition and wanting to test the new hero's abilities, so it is in character for him to forego being pragmatic in this instance and let Link seek out the things he needs for their encounter.

* Right after Daphnes explains that the wisdom piece was split in two to prevent Ganon from getting it, he not only reforges it but ''leaves it in the possession of someone who can't defend herself''. [[WhatAnIdiot He was practically asking for Ganondorf to come and take it!]] Why didn't he leave it broken? Why didn't he give it to Link for safekeeping? Why did he lock Tetra up in a room he has no way of monitoring? Even if he was absolutely certain that the holding room would be safe (which would be pretty naive of him to begin with), there is absolutely no reason to use it! Keeping Tetra and the Triforce piece with the one person who can actually defend them is a much better plan. I've heard a theory that he was intentionally trying to bait Ganondorf into reassembling the Triforce, which is the only way this makes sense.

** At this point Ganondorf has been wrapped up in his plans and brooding about his failures for centuries. He was evil enough before, at this point he probably has the most miniscule possible regard for the lives of other people.

** The king was already touching the triforce by the time Ganondorf noticed him. Presumably he knew if he just charged at him it would just hasten the process of the king making his wish. Ganondorf literally freezes with his hand outstretched toward the triforce and doesn't move while the king makes his wish, so it's probably the same principle that would make someone panic and freeze while someone else is being held at knifepoint in from of them. Any sudden moves and it would be over regardless.

[[folder:Windfall Island and Link]]

** Tetra might not have done it, instead her pirates did. Remember, they brought back the daughters and thus would have demanded all the payment, while she was with Link and then down at Hyrule Castle at the time. Had she been there, she might have been able to convince her crew to show some restraint.
** Yes, but if I recall correctly, Mila's father does mention meeting Tetra herself.
*** Which is impossible, unless they did all that while Link was fighting the Helmaroc King. The only other girl in the pirate ship at that moment, aside from the Windfall ones, was Aryll... who might actually have been the one to have done the fortune switcheroo, kids can be very petty.
*** You're really suggesting ''Aryll'' condemned an innocent man to poverty, for no reason other than because she could? Forget "petty" - that's downright sociopathic...and highly unlikely. It's much more probable that Tetra returned the girls quickly and then returned to the fortress to help Link fight Ganondorf. Her pirate ship could travel much faster than the King of Red Lions, for all we know.

** Seeing as that would raise some UnfortunateImplications with regard to the Rito and their mail service, the most likely answer is probably not. They're just machines that are designed to speak to people, eat their mail, and bounce and dance around if they sense someone nearby they have a package for.

* I know this game is big on it's treasure at sea motif, but I find it stupid that the pieces of the Triforce are buried in the sea instead of being in the dungeons that hold the charts for them. It just seems like an unnecessary extra step to make Tingle relevant, since he's the only one that can decipher the charts. If the whole bit is about proving your courage then getting your way past the dungeons more than proves that. While DESTINY would prevent it from ACTUALLY happening, it seems a bit silly that a random treasure hunter could stumble upon a piece of the Triforce just by randomly dipping their hook.

** It's actually possible to move forward on a boat by moving the helm back and forth quickly. It goes very slow but especially on such a small boat it's easily possible. Since the King of Red Lions can move his head it's believable that he could move his own rudder too.
** In the in-game time, it takes about two and a half days to cross one quadrant by sail-less cruising. Forsaken Fortress is three quadrants away from Windfall Island, meaning Link's been out for seven and a half days... [[EpilepticTrees assuming he woke up just after the King arrived]].