Board Thread:Clean up Concerns/@comment-2175012-20171030003307/@comment-3581997-20171230112811

Once the Tri-Force was summoned he could have killed them, but that aside he still bothers to tell a defeated Link he has no need to kill him, sort of implies after his wish he was just going to let them be. Of-course that changes once he loses his wish and wants to take out his anger on everyone but initial intent seems to be knock-out kids, make-wish to turn Waterworld into Shiftingsandland, be on way.

With someone defeated and at your mercy there really isn't any need to put on pretense, so seems unlikely it was a-false reassurance that the defeated's life would not be endangered.