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* [[I Fight for The Strongest Side]]: After losing several matches against Link, during the final dungeon King Bulbin finally declares a draw and just hands over a key to proceed onwards before naming this trope and running off.
* [[Implacable Man]]: The Postman is a benign example. Even the Twilight itself doesn't seem to deter him!
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]: The fight with Argorok over the City in the Sky.
* [[Instant Expert]]: For once, Link's mastery of the sword is [[Justified]], given that his father figure is a [[Master Swordsman]]. Not so much with the rest of his arsenal. [[Lampshaded]] when Malo challenges his skills with the bow, stating that "I've never seen you so much as hold a bow back in Ordon..."
* [[The Ishmael]]: Link does all of the fighting and the story takes place from his point-of-view, but the real focus of the story is Midna.
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* [[Nostalgia Level|Nostalgia Section]]: The Temple of Time can be entered through its door. [[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time|Yes, THAT Temple of Time,]] right down to the background music. Now the actual dungeon...
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: Nice job defeating {{spoiler|Armagohma}}, Link, strike that [[Badass]] [[Victory Pose]] and -- whoa, hold up!
** Also {{spoiler|Ganondorf. You expelled him from Zelda? Hooray! Oh, wait, now he's transformed into a gigantic beast Ganon. But we slice open his old wound, and he's dead! Oh, damn, now he's some kind of spirit thing. But wait, [[Heroic Sacrifice|Midna will sacrifice herself to blow him up with magic!]] Wait... Son of a... Now he's just regular Ganondorf on a [[Cool Horse|demon horse]]. Okay, we finally made him a Light Arrow pin cushion, he is so de... OH COME ON! [[I Am Not Left -Handed|Now he takes out the sheathed super sword]] and you know you're boned.}} This is also subverted {{spoiler|at the very, very end. You stick a sword in his chest, but Ganondorf stands up looking ready to beat your unarmed ass.... and then keels over and dies.}}
** {{spoiler|Well, not so much "keels over" as "[[Died Standing Up|just stands there]]".}}
* [[Not So Fast Bucko]]: Congratulations! You've restored all the Light Spirits, banished the Twilight from Hyrule, and recovered those [[Plot Coupon|three thingies]] Midna was looking for so you can match the power of -- wait a minute, did {{spoiler|Zant just throw them all away? And nearly kill Midna with light? And Link's trapped in his wolf form ''again''}}? (And come to think of it, where's that Master Sword you usually get?)
* [[The Obi-Wan]]: The Hero's Shade, who crosses this with [[Spirit Advisor]], [[Shout -Out|and breathes rather audibly]], just like another [[Star Wars]] character...
* [[One-Hit Kill]]: The Mortal Draw Secret Technique, which requires you to have your sword in its sheath and not lock-on to an enemy. Tap A once an enemy draws near, and any non-[[Elite Mook|Darknut]] enemy close to you who isn't defending right that second will be instantly killed. If an enemy still has health left but is knocked down, you can [[One-Hit Kill]] it with the [[Finishing Move|Ending Blow.]] Lastly, as Wolf Link, you can use a [[Charge Attack]] by virtue of having Midna with you in which she spreads an energy field. After the field is fully formed, any enemies within it will be run through in rapid succession by Link once you release the button, unless there are physical barriers blocking some opponents.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Two villainous examples ({{spoiler|Yeta and Ganondorf}}) and one heroic example ({{spoiler|Midna}}), the last of whom looks quite a lot like an [[Eldritch Abomination]].
* [[Pants -Free]]: Averted, for the first time in the entire series; unlike previous installments, in which Link was either bare-legged or wearing tights, ''Twilight Princess'' definitely gives him pants.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Rusl acts as this for Link. Supplemental material states that he considers Link to be his younger brother.
** Rusl shows equal bravery in defending his own family - he's willing to fight off a wolf to protect them despite being badly injured (keep in mind he had no way of knowing who the wolf really was).
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** It takes three hits from Link's bow to render that '''''damned hand''''' in the Twilight Realm "unconscious" for a few seconds.
** Really, we're talking about a kingdom powered by three goddesses and the ''Tri''force. Zelda games have always loved threes.
* [[Schizo -Tech]]: The Goron Mines dungeon is notably industrialized compared to most other things in the game. It even contains an ''electromagnet''.
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: Cutely subverted. The bomb shop in Kakariko Village has warnings plastered everywhere that lit lanterns are forbidden. Once Barnes reopens the bomb shop, go up to the second floor and put the warnings to the test. {{spoiler|Barnes activates a sprinkler system on your head, soaking you and extinguishing the lantern immediately.}}
** On the other hand, when exterminating the Twilight bugs from the town, you use a burning stick to light a fireplace in a storehouse full of explosives ... not exactly the safest course of action, but it does kill three of the bugs in the process.
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** "[[Lampshade Hanging|Am I so beautiful that]] [[Heroic Mime|you've no words left]]?"
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: [[Fan Service|Link takes sumo lessons.]] Unfortunately, he's standing shirtless with a fat man. Though this ''is'' sumo.
* [[Shoe Shine, Mister?]]: Paying the shoeshine boy is necessary to enter the fancy store.
* [[Shout -Out]]: Interestingly, in one scene a group of guards are shaking their spears above their heads while shouting bloody murder. The spears in question have curved, club-like ends opposite the points, similar to certain [[Star Wars|raiders of the Tuskan variety.]]
** The Bulblins take to raiding around the field and then retreating to their homes in the sand. Very Tuskan.
** While on the subject of [[Star Wars]], [[The Obi-Wan|the Hero's Shade]] has some serious Darth Vader vibes goin' on.
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* [[Starfish Aliens]] / [[Starfish Language]]: The Oocca and their language (called Sky Writing), respectively. Sky Writing is so old and forgotten that [[Cunning Linguist]] Shad is apparently the only person in the entire country who understands it.
* [[Supreme Chef]]: Yeto makes some great soup. When complete, it heals as many of Link's hearts as a red potion!
* [[Suit -Up of Destiny]]: Like in ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|Wind Waker]]'', Link begins the game without his trademark green tunic and hat. When he returns to his human form for the first time he is revealed to be the [[Chosen One]] and gets a [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] Moment when he is shown in the Hero's Clothes.
* [[Swiss Army Tears]]: Tears of light, the Great Fairy's tears that Link can drink to heal him and increase his strength, and {{spoiler|the solidified magic tear which Midna uses to shatter the Mirror of Twilight, thus ensuring that no one from the Twilight Realm will ever again do what Zant did}}. All of the examples are most likely justified, as they're probably magical in nature, and the last one was foreshadowed.
* [[Sword of Plot Advancement]]: The Master Sword, yet again. The Ordon Sword may also qualify, since Midna won't let you back into the Twilight-covered Faron Woods until you acquire it.
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* [[Volcanic Veins]]: The boss of the Goron Mines, Fyrus. He takes this trope quite literally, too.
* [[Wall Crawl]]: Link uses the magnetized Iron Boots to walk on walls and ceilings in the Goron Mines.
* [[Weapon, Jr.]]: Link (only an adolescent in this game) [[Justified Tutorial|shows off]] his aiming skills with a slingshot, and his sword skills with a wooden sword.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: When you first arrive at the Hidden Village, your goal is to slaughter the bulbins inside. This sequence is accompanied by spaghetti-western [[Shout -Out]] music, camera angles and dialogue. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|But this isn't what we're talking about.]] This trope comes in during a later sequence in the same town, using the same music, angles and dialogue, as you {{spoiler|befriend kittens}}.
** The Wolf-howl duets.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: You never find out why {{spoiler|the kids from Ordona were kidnapped}} even though {{spoiler|finding them}} is one of Link's major drives in the first part of the game. Unexplained, it becomes [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]], as the whole incident is what gets Link out into the world in the first place. It's possible it was merely [[For the Evulz]].
** This is made further perplexing, much later, as the question is raised again when {{spoiler|trying to restore Ilia's memory,}} leading to the discovery that {{spoiler|Ilia was held prisoner in the Hidden Village}}. Since no reasoning is ever given behind {{spoiler|the abduction nor the choice of prison}}, it becomes a [[Contrived Coincidence]]: {{spoiler|had Ilia been held prisoner ''anywhere else''}}, Link would have been unable to find the last Twilight Mirror piece.
** There's never a reason given for why Wolf!Link, after being captured, ended up in the Hyrule Castle cells.
* [[Workplace -Acquired Abilities]]: As noted above under [[Chekhov's Boomerang]], the wrangling skills Link has learned from his work with the goats come in handy on two occasions during the adventure (one of which occurs when he's not even in human form, at that).
* [[Young Entrepreneur]]: Malo
* [[You Have Researched Breathing]]: It takes the instruction of an ancient hero's spirit to teach Link how to nudge his shield into enemies.
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