History VideoGame / TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes

'''''The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes''''' is the 18th installment in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series, released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS in North America and Europe on October 23rd, 2015. It is the third Zelda game to utilize multiplayer for the main game, after ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Four Swords]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures Four Sword Adventures]]'', and notable for being the series first online multiplayer outing. According to WordOfGod it is a direct sequel to ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'', with that game's Link being one of the three Links here.

'''''The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes''''' is the 18th installment in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series for UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, released in North America and Europe on October 23rd, 2015. It is the third Zelda game to utilize multiplayer for the main game, after ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Four Swords]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures Four Sword Adventures]]'', and notable for being the series first online multiplayer outing. According to WordOfGod it is a direct sequel to ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'', with that game's Link being one of the three Links here.

** The end of the Den of Trials is a big one to ''Videogame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''. The BonusBoss gets a remix of Dark Link's battle theme, winning said battle plays a remix of the Victory jingle that plays after Dark Link's demise, which then goes to a remix of the "Awakening Zelda" track. If you wear the Timeless Tunic, the battle theme's remix has part of the original track as well.

** The end of the Den of Trials is a big one to ''Videogame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''. The BonusBoss gets a remix of Dark Link's battle theme, winning said battle plays a remix of the Victory jingle that plays after Dark Link's demise, which then goes to a remix of the "Awakening Zelda" track.

* BlowYouAway: The Gust Jar is a pretty literal example - you use it to blow Links or other items (such as bombs) across gaps. You can also use it to stun enemies or knock them into BottomlessPits.

* BlowYouAway: The Gust Jar is a pretty literal example - you use it to blow Links or other items (such as bombs) across gaps.

* BattleBoomerang: Yes, it has returned. In addition to the classic utility of stunning enemies, hitting switches, and grabbing unreachable items, it can also be used to grab distant Links and pull them across gaps they cannot otherwise traverse. There is even an outfit available that powers it up, enabling it to deal damage to enemies, and grab two Links at once, rather than one.

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** The end of the Den of Trials is a big one to Videogame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink. The BonusBoss gets a remix of Dark Link's battle theme, winning said battle plays a remix of the Victory jingle that plays after Dark Link's demise, which then goes to a remix of the "Awakening Zelda" track.

** The North American English release of the game references the Doge meme during one of the adventurer's diary entries. "So Ancient. Such ruins."

* MirrorMatch: [[spoiler: The Shadow Links at the end of the Den of Trials [[WolfpackBoss fight like a group of Links]], even down to using the items you can use, but upgraded]].
* MoneyMultiplier: The Rupee Regalia makes rupees drop from enemies and objects more often, so that you ''can'' farm money in the hub town.

** Most notable of all is the Tri Suit, which in addition to being obtainable only as a SocializationBonus (see below) requires ''all three Links'' to wear it in a level, otherwise it behaves as a glorified version of the Hero's Tunic. As for the effect when all three Links '''do''' wear it? [[spoiler: You essentially get the Energy Gear (50% bigger ManaMeter), Legendary Dress (increased heart drop rate), Rupee Regalia (increased rupee drop rate), and Lucky Loungewear (25% chance to NoSell attacks) all combined into a single outfit. Not all that impressive in other words, unless you're desperately after Rupees.]]

* BigBoosHaunt: World 7-the Ruins.

* BubblyClouds: World 8- The Sky Realm.

* LethalLavaLand: World 3-The Volcano.

* PalmtreePanic: World 2-the Riverside.

* ShiftingSandLand: World 6- The Dunes.

* SlippySlideyIceWorld: World 4- The Ice Cavern

* TempleOfDoom: World 7- the Ruins.

* DropTheHammer: The Magic Hammer is one of the items you can find in certain stages. If you get the Hammerwear outfit, you can easily turn it into near-GameBreaker tier, as it is not only makes the hammer twice as fast, but it [[ShockwaveStomp causes a huge shockwave]] and deals enough damage to kill an [[BossInMookClothing Aerolfos]] ''[[OneHitKill in one hit]]''.

** The Aerolfos enemies from the final two levels also use this as their primary attack.

* BattleBoomerang: Yes, [[pun it has returned]]. In addition to the classic utility of stunning enemies, hitting switches, and grabbing unreachable items, it can also be used to grab distant Links and pull them across gaps they cannot otherwise traverse. There is even an outfit available that powers it up, enabling it to deal damage to enemies, and grab two Links at once, rather than one.

** '''Don't Drop the Pot''': One character must carry a very large, very ''fragile'' pot to the end of the level. Like the orb, it can be passed to other players, but if the throw misses or hits something, or the player carrying it is hit by an enemy or falls into a pit, the pot breaks and the team loses a life.

* BearsAreBadNews: An amusing variation: the starting outfit is an orange shirt with a cute bear picture on it. Wearing it reduces causes you to take double damage ''and'' decreases your health by a full heart container, [[spoiler: unless you obtain at least 30 Hero Points, introduced with the latest update. If you do, it ''increases'' your health by two heart containers, and gives you a very high chance to dodge enemy attacks and [[NoSell take no damage]] at all. However, if you do get hurt, [[AwesomeButImpractical you still take double damage.]]]]

* MirrorMatch: [[spoiler: The Shadow Links at the end of the Den of Trials fight like a group of Links, even down to using the items you can use, but upgraded]].

* DropTheHammer: The Magic Hammer is one of the items you can find in certain stages. If you get the Hammerwear outfit, you can easily turn it into near-GameBreaker tier, as it is not only makes the hammer twice as fast, but it causes a huge shockwave and deals enough damage to kill an [[BossInMookClothing Aerolfos]] ''[[OneHitKill in one hit]]''.

* BearsAreBadNews: An amusing variation: the starting outfit is an orange shirt with a cute bear picture on it. Wearing it reduces your health by a full heart container and increases the damage you take.

'''''The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes''''' is the 18th installment in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series for UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, released in North America and Europe on October 23rd. It is the third Zelda game to utilize multiplayer for the main game, after ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Four Swords]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures Four Sword Adventures]]'', and notable for being the series first online multiplayer outing. According to WordOfGod it is a direct sequel to ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'', with that game's Link being one of the three Links here.