History VideoGame / TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Princess Styla stands in for Princess Zelda, but has a sillier personality.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience:

** Can occur in certain levels of The Ruins, if you step on a [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience colored platform]] as the wrong-colored Link.

*** The Cozy Parka greatly resembles the outfit worn by Zunari, the merchant from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'', as well as Popo from ''VideoGame/IceClimbers''.

* LostWoods: World 1-The Woodlands

* AllTheWorldsAreAStage: The Den of Trials

* WhatTheHellPlayer: Quitting a multiplayer level via the pause menu results in the Match Master giving you a long, boring lecture about abandoning your teammates that you have to sit through. And he warns you about this ''every time'' you use the pause menu to quit a multiplayer level.

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[[caption-width-right:350: [[ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest It's dangerous to go alone...]] SO [[SubvertedPunchline DON'T.]]]]

Naturally, the gameplay is heavily based on ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords'', only minus one Link. The game supports local and online multiplayer, the latter being a first for the series. There is a [[HubLevel Hub Town]] as a staging ground for adventures, while dungeon structure is similar to the dungeons found in the original ''Four Swords'', only with a few twists thrown in from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'', which it shares the same general graphical style with. Like the ''Four Swords'' series the game omits an overworld in favor of just picking out which dungeon players wish to tackle from a map screen, but a hub town that acts as the lobby is present.

An update on December 2nd, 2015 added a new BonusDungeon and two new outfits.

* AllTheWorldsAreAStage: Den Of Trials

* ApatheticCitizens: Surprisingly {{averted}}. When the king needed a hero, the ''entire kingdom'' was willing to answer, and not just [[TheChosenOne Link.]]

* BreatherEpisode: A breather game for the series as a whole. TriForce doesn't deal with an apocalypse or the theme of loss like the other installments. You just have to save a kingdom from a fashion emergency.

* BreatherEpisode: A breather game for the series as a whole. TriForce doesn't deal with an apocalypse or the theme of loss like the other games. You just have to save a kingdom from a fashion emergency.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: One of the costumes is Zelda's dress, which allows you to find more hearts than usual. Two more costumes look remarkably like dresses while a third is a pink cheerleader outfit. In fact, crossdressing ends up being what saves the day- Link wearing the Lady's outfit is the only thing that can break the curse on the princess.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: One of the costumes is Zelda's dress, which allows you to find more hearts than usual. Two more costumes look remarkably like dresses while a third is a pink cheerleader outfit.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: One of the known costumes is Zelda's dress, which allows you to find more hearts than usual. Two more costumes look remarkably like dresses while a third is a pink cheerleader outfit.

* ArtifactTitle: Princess Zelda is nowhere to be found in the game, as it's Princess Styla that needs to be helped instead. The closest she has towards an appearance is that one of the costume in the game is Zelda's dress, called Legendary Dress.

* GravityIsAHarshMistress: Can occur in certain levels of The Ruins, if you step on a [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience colored platform]] as the wrong-colored Link.

** One NPC in the hub town says that your pointy ears are [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagaan fit to pierce the heavens]].

** [[spoiler: During the final phase of the second fight against The Lady, she will summon colored umbrellas that work the same way as the colored platforms from The Ruins, as well as white umbrellas that can be stood on by all three Links]].

** The [[WholesomeCrossdresser Cheer Outfit]] is a prime example. It costs a whopping 9100 Rupees to make, but if you get enough money, it can be very beneficial for your teammates as it doubles their [[ManaMeter Mana Meters]]. Other than that it's nothing more than a silly-looking version of the Hero's Tunic.

* LethalJokeItem: The [[spoiler:Cursed Tights]], which give you a fifty-fifty chance to avoid an incoming attack... but any that do hit you will cause double damage.
** If you obtain enough Hero Points as of the latest update, [[spoiler:the Bear Minimum outfit also qualifies, being essentially the same as the above Tingle Tights, but with the addded benefit of two additional Heart Containers.]]

* WhatTheHellPlayer: Quitting a multiplayer level via the pause menu results in the Match Master giving you a long, boring warning about abandoning your teammates that you have to sit through. And he chews you out like this ''every time'' you use the pause menu to quit a multiplayer level.

* MagikarpPower: The December 2nd update adds a Hero Point system, awarding points every time a player clears a mission they didn't vote for. Once the player has 30 the starting outfit, the Bear Minimum digs, goes from providing -1 heart and taking double damage to providing +2 hearts and a 50% chance to avoid taking damage, although still taking double damage.

** In The Ruins, there are platforms in the level that can only be stood on by the Link of the same color. Even setting one foot on them as the wrong-colored Link will cause you to fall through immediately.

** [[spoiler: During the final phase of the second fight against The Lady, she will summon umbrellas that can only be stood on by the Link that has the same color as them as well as white umbrellas that can be stood on by all three of them]].

* MythologyGag: Aside from the costumes, there's a few:
** The longtime "It's a secret to everybody" Zelda running gag returns, [[spoiler: this time, as what the "secret message" within the Hytopia hub town deciphers to]].
** The Faux Hero has Pink hair- The Link from Link to the Past has pink hair in his sprite.

* BearsAreBadNews: An amusing variation: the starting outfit is an orange shirt with a cute bear picture on it. Wearing it 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.]]]]

* WhatTheHellPlayer: Quitting a multiplayer level via the pause menu results in the Match Master chewing you out for abandoning your teammates.