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I feel so stupid. I just realised why Zelda in botw doesn't immediately gain her power.
It's because she wants the power and not realising she also needs the knowledge/wisdom to GAIN the power.
Like how Mipha was trying to tell her how her own powers awakened but got interrupted by Calamity Ganon - directly stopping her from getting the knowledge on how to get her power in a similar way.
Or how her father (fuck you Rhoam you oversized bitch. you knock-off Santa Claus I hope someone sprays you with holy water like a misbehaving cat) limits her study of the Sheikah tech, which has been seen to go hand-in-hand with Hylia's power.