Tetra

Tetra, also known as Princess Zelda, is the titular tritagonist of the 2002 action-adventure game , a major character in its 2007 sequel , and the titular overarching protagonist of its 2009 sequel .
She is the leader of a band of pirates that sails across the Great Sea. After her adventures accidentally result in a little girl named Aryll being kidnapped by the Helmaroc King, Tetra offers to help Aryll's brother, Link, rescue her. In the process, Tetra discovers that she is the descendant of Princess Zelda and the wielder of the Triforce of Wisdom, making her the primary target of the mysterious Ganondorf.
She was voiced by , who also voiced Zelda in Four Swords, Four Swords Adventures, and The Minish Cap.
==Biography==
===Past===
Tetra was born to her mother, an unnamed pirate captain. Her mother left her the Triforce of Wisdom disguised as a necklace, informing her to guard it with her life, along with a pirate ship before dying, leaving Tetra to command the ship and her crew. It's unclear if Tetra was fully aware of her destiny, but she does have pictures of the Hero of Time and the Triforce in her quarters, indicating that she was at least aware of the legends surrounding it.
===The Wind Waker===
While sailing across the Great Sea with her the crew, Tetra is suddenly abducted by a giant bird called the Helmaroc King. Her crew chase the bird all the way to Outset Island and successfully blast him, causing him to drop Tetra on top of the island. Noticing her fall, a young boy named Link rushes up to save her from the island's monsters. However, Link's sister, Aryll, wanders up to the woods in search of her brother. Mistaking Aryll for Tetra, the Helmaroc King swoops down and snatched her. A desperate Link attempts to chase after them, only to run off a cliff and be caught by Tetra, who yells at him to calm down.
Tetra attempts to disembark from Outset, only to be halted by a Rito named Quill, who points out that it's technically Tetra's fault that Aryll was captured, as the bird had mistook the latter for the former. Feeling guilty, Tetra offers to take Link to the Forsaken Fortress, where numerous girls have been kidnapped and held captive by the Helmaroc King at the behest of his shadowy master. Link accepts, and Tetra brings him to the Forsaken Fortress. Due to the fortress being heavily guarded, Tetra opts to fling Link inside using a giant catapult, resulting in him dropping his sword. Tetra then uses a magical necklace to communicate with and guide Link through the Forsaken Fortress, only for Link to be captured by the Helmaroc King and thrown into the Great Sea.
Believing Link to be dead, Tetra continues sailing and finds the ruins of Greatfish Isle, which was devastated by Ganondorf in his search for the three Goddess Pearls. Realizing that the final stone is on Outset Island, Tetra orders her crew to sail back, secretly feeling guilty about Link and Aryll and seeking to save the island. The crew find that the pearl's holder, Jabun, is hiding in a cave behind the island that has been sealed shut by boulders, so they head to Windfall Island to get bombs and blast open the cave.
On Windfall, they discover that the Bomb Shop is being run by a greedy businessman who charges exorbitant prices and holds a monopoly over the product. In retaliation, Tetra and her pirates tie him up and steal all of the bombs in the shop. As they're doing so, Tetra notices something in the corner of her eye. She looks up and sees Link, still alive and spying on them from the rafters. Tetra, deducing that Link is after the same thing as her, smiles and winks at him before ordering her pirates to head out.
Link sneaks on board Tetra's ship to find the bombs, earning a Bomb Bag in the process. However, Tetra activates the Pirate Charm and informs him that she allowed him to do so, telling him that he has until morning to save Outset Island before Tetra and her crew do it instead and keep whatever treasure they find. Link ends up succeeding in his task, allowing him to earn Nayru's Pearl and obtain the Master Sword.
Tetra and her crew stage an attack on the Forsaken Fortress, where they manage to break out all of the girls being held captive. Encountering Link once more, Tetra promises to bring Aryll safely back to Outset free of charge, before telling him to go finish off the Helmaroc King. After Link defeats the Helmaroc King, he finds himself at the mercy of Ganondorf, only for Tetra to jump in at the last second and save him. Unfortunately, Ganondorf subdues her as well, and when he grabs her, the Triforce of Power on his hand begins glowing in unison with Tetra's necklace. Realizing that Tetra is the newest incarnation of Princess Zelda, Ganondorf prepares to take the Triforce of Wisdom, only for her and Link to be suddenly rescued by Quill and the Rito Prince Komali, at which point the dragon Valoo sets the Forsaken Fortress on fire with Ganondorf still inside.
Tetra is taken to Link's talking boat, the King of Red Lions, who guides them down beneath the surface of the Great Sea to Hyrule Castle, which has been sealed underneath. There, the King of Red Lions reveals himself to be King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule, Tetra's ancestor prior to Hyrule being flooded. He then produces a piece of the Triforce of Wisdom, which merges with Tetra's necklace and transforms her into Princess Zelda. Tetra apologizes to Link for getting him into so much trouble. The King then tells her to stay in Hyrule Castle for her own safety and seals her away as he and Link set out to power up the Master Sword and obtain the Triforce of Courage.
However, in their absence, Ganondorf breaks into the castle and kidnaps Tetra, using her to lure Link to his tower. There, Ganondorf casts a sleeping spell on her. When confronted by Link, Ganondorf looks into Tetra's dreams, seeing vast, empty oceans with no fish to catch, a world forsaken by the gods. Ganondorf then unleashes Puppet Ganon to test Link's skill as he retreats with Tetra to the top of the tower.
At the top, Ganondorf knocks out Link and steals his Triforce of Courage, merging it with his own Triforce of Power and Tetra's Triforce of Wisdom to rebuild the completed Triforce. As Ganondorf prepares to make his wish to conquer Hyrule, the King appears and places his hand on it first, instead wishing for Hyrule to be permanently destroyed to pave the way for a brighter future for Link and Tetra. As Ganondorf breaks down into maniacal laughter, Tetra awakens and uses her power to summon the Bow of Light. Tetra fights alongside Link, using the power of the Light Arrows to stun Ganondorf and give Link enough time to deal the finishing blow.
With Ganondorf dead and Hyrule flooding around them, the King tells Link and Tetra to return to the surface, while he stays behind. Tetra pleads with him to come with them, but the King refuses, insisting that he must die with the rest of his kingdom to wash away the past. With that, the King sends the duo back up to the surface of the Great Sea, where they are picked up by Tetra's crew and return to Outset Island
Weeks later, Tetra's crew prepare to set sail across the Great Sea alongside Link, in search of a new land to call home. When asked where they're headed, Tetra replies that "the wind will guide us!" With that, they set off.
===Phantom Hourglass===
Some time after the events of The Wind Waker, Link has officially joined Tetra's crew as they search for the fabled Ghost Ship, whom Tetra believes to be a gang of unruly pirates that need to be stopped. When they find it, Tetra climbs aboard, only to be captured by the demonic Bellum, who detects the power of a goddess within her. Seeking that power for himself, Bellum proceeds to drain Tetra's life force. Her screams prompt Link to board the ship after her and be transported to the World of the Ocean King.
Halfway through the game, Link, alongside his partners Ciela and Linebeck, manage to board the Ghost Ship, only to find that Bellum has turned Tetra to stone. Oshus, revealed to be the Ocean King, tells the trio that they can restore Tetra to normal by defeating Bellum and returning her life force. Link takes the petrified Tetra and places her on Linebeck's ship.
At the end of the game, after defeating Bellum's first phase, Tetra is returned to normal, at which point she aids Link, Ciela, Linebeck, and Oshus in chasing down Bellum as he flees in the Ghost Ship. When the ship is finally sunk, Bellum rises from its remains and grabs Tetra once again. Link attempts to save her, only to also be captured by Bellum. Linebeck steps in and stabs Bellum, resulting in Link and Tetra being dropped, while Bellum possesses Linebeck in retaliation. Eventually, Link is able to defeat Bellum, saving the world and restoring Oshus to his original form as the Ocean King.
The Ocean King grants Link and Tetra's wish to return to their crew. Upon their return, the crew insists that the pair have only been gone for ten minutes, causing them to believe that it was all just a dream. However, Link looks out into the distance and sees Linebeck's ship taking off, confirming that their adventure really happened.
===Spirit Tracks===
Eventually, Tetra managed to find a large land to settle down on, which she named New Hyrule in honor of the King of Red Lions. Tetra was entrusted with the Spirit Flute, an instrument with the power to repel the Demon King Malladus, by the Lokomo Tribe and their leader, Anjean. Tetra eventually passed the Spirit Flute down through her family, with it ending up in the hands of her descendant, Princess Zelda, and her partner, another hero named Link. During the final battle, Zelda will ask Tetra for her blessing to reenter her body after it was purged of Malladus's influence.
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*Tetra is often considered one of the best versions of the titular princess within the Zelda fandom due to her distinct personality and ability to fight alongside Link.
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