It's not uncommon for people to have poignant messages carved into their headstones when they eventually shake off their mortal coil, but you've got to go a long way to beat the legendary Triforce when it comes to tributes to the dead.
According to Twitter user mahosyouzyo, when a relative passed away she was asked to create a new family crest which would adorn his grave. She absent-mindedly doodled the famous icon from the Zelda series, and the rest is (allegedly) history.
A few people have already taken to Twitter to question the claim, as the Triforce symbol apparently looks a lot like the family crest of the Hojo clan — leading some sceptics to believe that mahosyouzyo is making the whole thing up.
Regardless of whether this is true or not, you have to admit — having the Triforce on your grave is way cool.
[source kotaku.com, via twitter.com]
Comments 28
Maybe I'll do the Fire Emblem Awakening symbol all the royalty have on them.
I can't be the only person whose first thought was to push it to see if there was a secret passage underneath?
In b4 someone tries to find the Sun's Song in the grave.
Eeyup.
Uh isn't the Hojo clan's symbol generally a isosceles triangle (with a longer base) vs the Triforce being an equilateral triangle?
I would be careful with your ocarina near that. Might explode.
You just want to play Zelda's Lullaby on it.
It would be very eerie to be at that grave during a thunderstorm. I also wonder if the gravekeeper looks like Dampé. Epic even if unintentional.
My sister-in-law is Japanese and her family has that family crest, actually. I thought it was pretty cool when I found out.
aside: I had to look up if my wife's brother's wife is a sister-in-law. Apparently she is.
@placidcasual: well hot damn! We think alike. I was thinking of all the different secret passages in various games that had stuff like that. That was funny!
@Andremario: That's too funny.
"To save the Forest Girl, you need another Skill."
I would love to have a triforce on my grave, and to have that grave as a tomb with redeads in it.
The triforce is a fairly common symbol in Shintoism so I wouldn't be surprised if that story was fabricated.
Last year I took this picture at the Edo-Tokyo Museum =)
Yep...reminds me of the graveyard game I played with Dante.....and the lil kid who always hung around there......good times
This is obviously Dampe's grave.
Rest in peace, dear Zelda fan. My grave's gotta look something like that when I die...
Hojo clan? The takeda clan would pwn them on the battlefield!
And ...oh sorry. Having flashbacks to my shogun total war days.
@placidcasual
I know right :3
It's a cool symbol, but it should not be on a real tombstone!
@Intrepid : Dampe...haha.
Guys... GET DOWN WITH THE HOJO! Spreading love and cheer from over here, it's me, the Hojo clan fan!
@undead_terror I mis-read what you said initially and thought you wanted your tomb to be filled with redheads. A pretty strange final wish if you ask me...
I got my ocarina and am planning a flight to Japan
Hojo? Howard Johnsons?
@placidcasual Red Color Dungeon WHOOOO!
Nice design. Why don't they do more like that?
Show Comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...