E3 Discussion

Guys. Seriously.

A descendant of Zelda is still Zelda. Just like a reincarnation of Link the Hero of Time/Winds/whatever is still Link.

there's the problem, reincarnations of link/zelda get the triforce by default when the bad guy gets to it, quoted from zeldawiki: (spoilers!)

 Spoiler

Tetra is revealed to be a descendant of Princess Zelda in the line of the ancient Hyrulean Royal Family when the King, Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule, gives her the rest of the Triforce.


The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Edit The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks sectionEdit

While Tetra does not make a physical appearance, a stained-glass window depicting her can be seen in Hyrule Castle's Throne Room. The Lokomo sage Anjean also speaks of an ancestor of Zelda; a pirate that established the kingdom of New Hyrule. Anjean and Zelda's ancestor, became friends shortly after the pirates' arrival; Anjean entrusted her with the Spirit Flute under the condition that her people protect the land for all time. At the end of the game, when Zelda's spirit attempts to get back in her physical body, she asks for Tetra's blessing.

In the Japanese version, Tetra is directly referred as Princess Zelda's grandmother.

and about the triforce, from OoT:
However, there was another tale told about the Triforce, one that stated that if a person whose power, wisdom, and courage were not in perfect harmony were to lay his hands on it, the Triforce would shatter into its three separate pieces. This person would keep the piece of the Triforce that represents their most developed quality, and the other two pieces would seek out a hiding place in the bodies of those chosen by destiny. When Ganondorf laid his hand upon the Triforce this prophecy came true, and the Triforce shattered, sending the three pieces, the Triforces of Power, Wisdom, and Courage, into the bodies of Ganondorf, Princess Zelda, and Link, respectively. The Six Sages, along with Princess Zelda, managed to seal Ganondorf and his Triforce of Power in the Void of the Realm.

in short, rather than reincarnations, you could say that they "represent" the same values of the heroes of yore, and as such, are accepted by the triforce