The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess/Fridge

Fridge Brilliance

• The twilight itself seemed to put everything into a pseudo-stasis, basically taking a freeze-frame of a region, then allowing for movement. Therefore, water becomes ice, wind stops (allowing a certain valley to fill with poison), and people become nearly immobile spirits who move, if they move at all, in slow, mechanical, "pre-programmed" movements, like the regiments of soldiers moving in lockstep through Twilit Castle Town. I don't think fire would go out if it was lit before twilight descended. - Landis
  • Looking back on this, it appears to be a deconstruction of Going Through the Motions as well.
• The final boss's death scene. It's a pretty common point of confusion the way Ganondorf seems to lose the Triforce of Power. At some point, long after viewing the scene for the first time, this troper realized that he's not losing it; the crest fading out signifies that it can't save him from being impaled by the Master Sword like it saved him when he was impaled by the Sages. Master Sword trumps Triforce-granted powers.
  • Confirmed by A Link To The Past, where it's stated the sword was originally created with the ability to block the Triforce's power. A fragment compared to the complete Triforce is easily depowered.
  • I kind of interpreted this that Link had proven himself more powerful than Ganondorf in every way. Thus, the Triforce of Power switched allegiance.
  • That last part makes more sense when you think about the fact that each stage of the final boss tests Link in a different way for example Beast Ganon tests his beast form against your beast form, Horseback Ganon tests him on horseback with you on Epona, Spirit Ganon tests Midna's spirit form against his and Ganondorf is a final test of your skill as a swordsman. To me, Possessed Zelda is a test against you as a player, as you must use most of your skills to defeat that which you have sworn to protect.
• Puzzling over Ganondorf's silly reaction to the Fishing Pole recently led me to a hilarious conclusion: he's from the desert. He has no idea what that thing you're holding is. Of course he's going to keep his eyes on it, especially when you're bringing it out in the middle of battle with him! For all he knows, that Fishing Pole is some kind of Ultimate Weapon!
• About the Howling Stone melodies, they each share emotional significance to the Link of Ocarina of Time.
  • The first is "Song of Healing", the song Link used in Majora's Mask to heal Mikau, Darmani, Pamela's father, and other suffering people.
  • Next is "Requiem of Spirit", which was the warp song for the final temple in Ocarina of Time, the Spirit Temple. Here Link had to travel through time and use both his child and adult selves to advance.
  • After that is "Prelude of Light", the first warp song learned and last one used to meet Zelda at the Temple of Time.
  • Then "Goron's Lullaby", used to soothe the crying Goron child in Majora's Mask.
  • "Ballad of Gales" appears odd considering the confirmed timeline, but is shares much of its melody with the final part of "Minuet of Forest", the warp song of the first adult dungeon, the Forest Temple, and a connection to Link's childhood friend, Saria.
  • Finally the "Twilight Princess Theme", the theme of Link from Twilight Princess, protege of the Hero's Shade. This was probably chosen to represent the new Link's rise to heroism.