Was the Triforce never used before OoT?
This is a fairly common assumption when first playing the game. However, when the evidence is examined, it turns out that nothing specifically says that the Triforce was never used before OoT. It is easy to get the impression that it was never used, because of how the story is told. You are given the creation legend, which says the Triforce was hidden in the Sacred Realm. You are told that the ancient sages hid the entrance to the Sacred Realm long ago. Legends tell what will happen if an evil one gets the Triforce. All these things may, at first, seem to add up to the conclusion that the Triforce has never been used before OoT. One can assume that the Triforce remained untouched all that time, resting peacefully in the Sacred Realm. But a closer look at the evidence reveals that this assumption has no solid support in the evidence. Nothing says how the Triforce was used between creation, and the time that the ancient sages hid the entrance to the Sacred Realm. For all we know, the Tri
