Triangle Island

Triangle Island
Main appearance(s)	The Wind Waker

Triangle Islands, also known as the Triangle Isles,^{[name reference needed]} are locations in The Wind Waker. They are three islands shaped like triangles, in such a formation in the sea that if one were to draw lines connecting them, the result would also be a triangle.

Overview

The Triangle Islands serve the purpose of holding three statues of the goddesses, and one of three different pearls that correspond to the goddesses can be placed in their arms. This is the key to raising the Tower of the Gods that Link must enter during his quest across the Great Sea.

When lines are drawn between the three Triangle Islands, a giant triangle is formed with the Tower of the Gods in the center. Likewise, if lines are drawn between the initial resting places of the pearls (Greatfish Isle, Dragon Roost Island, and Forest Haven), another triangle is drawn. Overlaying these two triangles creates the image of the Triforce with the Tower of the Gods in the center. In the inner triangle, Din's statue will form the top corner, Nayru's the left corner, and Farore's the right corner. These are also the locations of their respective pieces of the Triforce.

Eastern Triangle Island

Main article: Eastern Triangle Island

Eastern Triangle Island has the statue of Farore, which requires that Farore's Pearl must be placed on it for activation.

Southern Triangle Island

Main article: Southern Triangle Island

Southern Triangle Island has the statue of Nayru, and as such, Nayru's Pearl must be placed within its arms. Link can also retrieve Triforce Shard #6 from the ocean floor after obtaining the Triforce Chart from Outset Island.

Northern Triangle Island

Main article: Northern Triangle Island

Northern Triangle Isle has the statue of Din, upon which Din's Pearl must be placed. Link can also use the Treasure Chart he received from the Six-Eye Reef to obtain the Big Octo Chart here. It is one of the islands, along with Shark Island and Mother and Child Isles, where cyclones rage until Link defeats Cyclos.

Minor Enemies and Traps

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  Octoroks

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  Seahats

Trivia

The Triforce symbol appears when the six most plot-significant islands are connected

• When connected by lines, Dragon Roost Island, Forest Haven, and Greatfish Isle form a large triangle; the three Triangle Isles, when connected by lines, creates a smaller triangle attached to the larger one - the entire image created is that of the Triforce, and the Tower of the Gods exists at the dead center of the symbol.
• It has been noted by some members of the community that the positions of the Triangle Isles are similar to the positions of the three temples that housed the Pendants of Virtue in A Link to the Past. For example, the Eastern Triangle Isle is similarly placed to the Eastern Palace in A Link to the Past, which held the Pendant of Courage, the attribute Farore is associated with.
• Before their activation by the 3 pearls, each of the three statues has a distinctive characteristic the other two lack. Din's statue has a nose, Nayru's statue has a mouth, and Farore's statue has ears. This may be a reference to the Pikmin series, as each Pikmin has a feature that the others do not: Red Pikmin have noses, Blue Pikmin have mouths, and Yellow Pikmin have ears.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name
		Eastern Triangle Island	Southern Triangle Island	Northern Triangle Island
	Japanese	東の三角島	南の三角島	北の三角島
	French	Ile Triangulaire de l'Est	Ile Triangulaire de Sud	Ile Triangulaire du Nord
	German	Östliche Triangel-Insel	Südliche Triangel-Insel	Nördliche Triangel-Insel
	Italian	Isola Freccia dell'Est	Isola Freccia del Sud	Isola Freccia del Nord
	SpanishEU	Isla Triángulo del Este	Isla Triángulo del Sur	Isla Triángulo del Norte

References

Islands in The Wind Waker
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F G Click on an island