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Why does this review of Star Trek IV include an image of Link from Legend of Zelda?

Science Fiction & Fantasy Asked on August 11, 2021

I was watching a recent review of Star Trek IV and noticed a very brief flash of this image during the review:

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Link to video at the time where this occurs.

Thanks to Google image search I found out that the image is the character Link, from The Legend of Zelda game, holding the "Triforce".

What if any is the connection with the movie or with Star Trek? I’m not very familiar with Zelda and know very little about it.

Notes:

  • The image pops up during a discussion of how the film was screened in the USSR
  • It’s shown at the moment the narrator says the word "biggest"
  • That’s Spock in the background, the placement seems intentional (?)

I think Zelda came out in the 80s, maybe around the time of this movie.

One Answer

It's a simple visual pun, drawing attention to the fact that the design on the front of Spock's robe:

A cropped image of Spock wearing a white robe. Visible on the chest is a design consisting of 4 equilateral triangles outlined in gray, with the top one partially hidden by a robe's folded hood.

bears a resemblance to the Triforce:

A golden object consisting of three equilateral triangles emblazoned with symbols, joined at the corners, with a fourth triangle formed by the negative space between them

an iconic symbol of the Legend of Zelda franchise.

There's no deeper connection between Star Trek and the Legend of Zelda, or between Spock and Link. It just so happens that both feature triangles.

Correct answer by ApproachingDarknessFish on August 11, 2021

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