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Just trying out a different painting style; can't ever go wrong with The Legend of Zelda.

*SPOILERS*
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(MAJOR Spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds)
The Hero of Lorule is quite possibly my favorite Zelda character in the entire series.
He calls himself a coward, but he's courageous in his own way. But even more than that, he is an entity unto himself, with a unique personality and major role in the series. I know there's a lot of theories going around about what Virtues make up the Lorule Triforce.
I don't think it's an inversion of Hyrule's Triforce at all. Rather, it seems to have been rotated.

Ravio's defining trait is not courage, but he does not LACK it, despite what he claims. Nor is wisdom, or the lack thereof, Hilda's defining trait. Nor is power, or the lack thereof, a defining trait for Yuga.

In fact, I would say Ravio's greatest Virtue is his wisdom. Hilda is power. Yuga is courage.
Not only do they exemplify the traits in the story, but their actions mirror those of the Hylian counterparts possessing those Virtues.

Ravio, like Zelda, fled into hiding because he knew he was not strong enough to thwart the villains outright. Instead, he disguises himself, seeks out the Hero, and guides and prepares the hero for the task ahead, making sure he has available all the tools that he needs to succeed, all the while keeping his motives and identity ambiguous. He is the hero's guide, and just as frustrating a guide as Sheik was. And, like Sheik, does not reveal himself until the very end, much to the surprise of Link and the player.

Ravio: "There was no way that I had the courage to stand up to you and Yuga. But I was smart enough to go to Hyrule."

Hilda, in contrast, enacts a plan nearly identical to Ganondorf's in the past. Desperate to do what was best for her people, who lived in a withered and dying land outside of Hyrule, decides that the best option is to seize the Triforce herself and use it to save them. She posesses power great enough to match Ganondorf's, holding him prisoner with her magic at a stalemate that lasts the entire duration of the game. Like Ganondorf, rather than seek aid, or find a third option, she believes that using the Triforce, taking it by force if necessary, is the best or only option. Like Ganondorf, she was a villain who began as a well intentioned extremist.

Yuga, like Link in countless incarnations, is directed by his princess to embark on a dangerous quest, alone, to seek out the seven sages to achieve a greater goal. He is confident and bold, using his guile and unique abilities, rather than brute force, to accomplish this goal. He is not powerful, but he is persistent and knows not to leave anything up to chance. He would have succeeded in stopping Link in their first encounter if not for Ravio's foresight in giving Link the bracelet.

Mind you, this is only a theory since nothing has ever been confirmed in canon. But it's something worth considering, if nothing else. Keep in mind that if Lorule's Triforce was made up of negative traits to oppose Hyrule's, it would have never been an artifact worth fighting for in the first place.

Ravio and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds are (c) Nintendo.

Description
Just trying out a different painting style; can't ever go wrong with The Legend of Zelda.

*SPOILERS*
SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

(MAJOR Spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds)
The Hero of Lorule is quite possibly my favorite Zelda character in the entire series.
He calls himself a coward, but he's courageous in his own way. But even more than that, he is an entity unto himself, with a unique personality and major role in the series. I know there's a lot of theories going around about what Virtues make up the Lorule Triforce.
I don't think it's an inversion of Hyrule's Triforce at all. Rather, it seems to have been rotated.

Ravio's defining trait is not courage, but he does not LACK it, despite what he claims. Nor is wisdom, or the lack thereof, Hilda's defining trait. Nor is power, or the lack thereof, a defining trait for Yuga.

In fact, I would say Ravio's greatest Virtue is his wisdom. Hilda is power. Yuga is courage.
Not only do they exemplify the traits in the story, but their actions mirror those of the Hylian counterparts possessing those Virtues.

Ravio, like Zelda, fled into hiding because he knew he was not strong enough to thwart the villains outright. Instead, he disguises himself, seeks out the Hero, and guides and prepares the hero for the task ahead, making sure he has available all the tools that he needs to succeed, all the while keeping his motives and identity ambiguous. He is the hero's guide, and just as frustrating a guide as Sheik was. And, like Sheik, does not reveal himself until the very end, much to the surprise of Link and the player.

Ravio: "There was no way that I had the courage to stand up to you and Yuga. But I was smart enough to go to Hyrule."

Hilda, in contrast, enacts a plan nearly identical to Ganondorf's in the past. Desperate to do what was best for her people, who lived in a withered and dying land outside of Hyrule, decides that the best option is to seize the Triforce herself and use it to save them. She posesses power great enough to match Ganondorf's, holding him prisoner with her magic at a stalemate that lasts the entire duration of the game. Like Ganondorf, rather than seek aid, or find a third option, she believes that using the Triforce, taking it by force if necessary, is the best or only option. Like Ganondorf, she was a villain who began as a well intentioned extremist.

Yuga, like Link in countless incarnations, is directed by his princess to embark on a dangerous quest, alone, to seek out the seven sages to achieve a greater goal. He is confident and bold, using his guile and unique abilities, rather than brute force, to accomplish this goal. He is not powerful, but he is persistent and knows not to leave anything up to chance. He would have succeeded in stopping Link in their first encounter if not for Ravio's foresight in giving Link the bracelet.

Mind you, this is only a theory since nothing has ever been confirmed in canon. But it's something worth considering, if nothing else. Keep in mind that if Lorule's Triforce was made up of negative traits to oppose Hyrule's, it would have never been an artifact worth fighting for in the first place.

Ravio and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds are (c) Nintendo.