Saria's moment of awesome was when she became the sage of the forest.Fi must be looking at her from the Master Sword with approval right now. Say what you will about Navi she certainly played her part as the Hero of Time's companion. Navi's gameplay mechanic, in general, is a moment of awesome: she gets right into the enemy's face all so Link can focus on the enemy in front of him, and even tells you how to beat most foes the only ones she can't tell you about are Ganondorf and his One-Winged Angel form Ganon."There's no way he's going to hold me back again! This time, we fight together!" Even Navi gets a crowning moment at the start of the final boss fight.Just the fact that the Marathon Man, no matter how hard you try or how fast you travel, will always beat you in a race.To see Link not only lift an obelisk a hundred times his size but send it FLYING into the air behind him, is, well. The first time using the Golden Gauntlets.Going to the most distant point on the map and awakening the Sage of Spirit from among Ganondorf's own people.Defeating any of the bosses counts for both Link and the player, especially difficult ones like Dark Link, Morpha, and Phantom Ganon.In the escape, she saves you multiple times, while you only save her once from a couple of Stalfos.
Oh, and those ninja skills? After you defeat Ganondorf, Zelda leads Link out of the crumbling castle, with chunks of masonry crashing down all around both of them.Especially after getting all six medallions and appearing at the Temple of Time to get the Light Arrows, where the badass Sheikah ninja Sheik unmasks to reveal none other than Zelda herself, who had spent the length of the seven-year Time Skip masquerading as Sheik to hide from Ganon.