Impa gets one in the manual, where she eludes Ganon's forces alone in order to find a hero strong enough to challenge him. Bear in mind she isn't a badass ninja-like warrior in the classic continuity, but a heavyset, elderly nursemaid.
Getting the pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom is a moment of awesome after struggling to navigate inside and outside of the dungeons. But how did it break in the first place? Zelda split it into pieces and sent them to the dungeons, knowing that Ganon was going to capture her but at least denying him his prize.
Link getting the Triforce of Wisdom by gathering all of its pieces from the dungeons and then getting the Triforce of Power from the ashes of Ganon himself.
The game's first moment of awesome is when Link enters the cave and the Old Man gives him a wooden sword. Not only does Link get his first weapon, it has the ability of shooting Sword Beam when at full health.
This also counts as the franchise's first moment of awesome considering how many allusions have been made to this scene.
Discovering secrets by exploding the right wall with a bomb or burning the right tree with a candle.
Some parts of the story are unavailable without some items, but using them allows Link to either access dungeons or move across unexplored half of the map.
He uses a raft to travel by sea to the other side of Hyrule.
He uses a ladder as a makeshift bridge.
He uses a magical flute to literally dry a lake to reveal the entrance of a dungeon.
While using the bow and arrows can be tedious since Link has to spend a rupee per arrow, it is awesome from a storytelling perspective. Apparently, Hyrule is in such poor economic crisis that they cannot make their own weapons. What does Link do? He makes his own arrows by tying his rupees to sticks, sacrificing his fortune for the greater good. It's more awesome if you're a player who constantly needs to resupply, making this gesture all the more heroic.
Obtaining the Clock when you fight. Granted, it appears at random and it may be used against enemies if you happen to kill most, if not all, of them, but if you get it when you're surrounded then Link can stop time, allowing him to easily kill his paralyzed opponents.
For a better idea of how powerful the clock is, freezing time is only seen in Wind Waker to stop an army from destroying Hyrule, you use it in Phantom Hourglass only against the Final Boss as an exclusive power, and you can only use it freely for the first time in Breath of the Wild where it is a Game-Breaker against many enemies.
Getting the White Sword and the Magic Sword may be a case of Guide Dang It! since the player is not given clues on how to get them, but they are worth obtaining because of how powerful they are. The White Sword is twice as powerful as the Wooden Sword and the Magic Sword is twice as powerful as that.
For extra awesome, the Magic Sword is Link's canon weapon in this game as he used it to fight Ganon, it's his trademark weapon in the sequel, and he even uses it in the cartoon.
Previously, you had fought Ganon, and even if you stabbed him while he was invisible, you still couldn't stop him. Then you get the silver arrows and blow him up, and it's awesome.
This is the first Link who fought Ganon based on the order the Zelda games came out. He's also the last game in his timeline who fought since he killed Ganon for good. That's right! Ganon was Killed Off for Real in the timeline on which he was at his strongest.
Completing the First Quest is hard, but still worth patting yourself in the back. Playing the harder Second Quest and completing it made you a true Zelda master.
Link gets one here for beginning the Kid Hero trend of the series. By the end of the game he commands tornadoes, creates fire with magic, can survive being hit by a Lynel's sword beams, and, if BS The Legend of Zelda is any indication, has a sword which commands lightning. He seems more like something out of ancient mythology than just an average kid. Hell, even before all of this, he is perfectly willing to step foot inside dangerous underground labyrinths full of creatures that most certainly want him dead.
A piece of artwork has Link averting the Bag of Holding that most of his counterparts in latter games have and showing that he's a Walking Armory by holding a Magic Sword, Magic Shield, Power Bracelet, Flute, Book of Magic, Magical Key, Magic Rod, Bow and Arrows, Silver Arrows, Potions, Raft, and Ladder.
Alternative Title(s):The Legend Of Zelda I Satellaview
