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|image=[[File:Heart Container BotW art.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' | |image=[[File:Heart Container BotW art.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (1986) | |first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (1986) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: | |latest_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (Nintendo Switch, 2019) | ||
|location=Various | |location=Various | ||
|effect=Represent a unit of Link's [[life bar]] | |effect=Represent a unit of Link's [[life bar]] | ||
|related=[[Heart]]<br>[[Piece of Heart]] | |related=[[Heart]]<br>[[Piece of Heart]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Heart Containers''', | '''Heart Containers''', originally formatted as '''heart containers'''<ref>''The Legend of Zelda'' manual, page 16.</ref> and also known as '''Container Hearts''', are items that represent the units of [[Link]]'s health on the [[life bar]] in every ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' game. They are featured as recovery items in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. Most of them can be obtained if Link defeats a boss, or if he collects a number [[Piece of Heart|Pieces of Heart]] (usually four), which make up a Heart Container. Heart Containers are optional because when Link collects one, another heart unit is added to his health bar. | ||
Pieces of Heart usually resemble Heart Containers except less of their perimeter is filled red. | Pieces of Heart usually resemble Heart Containers except less of their perimeter is filled red. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
===''The Legend of Zelda'' series=== | === ''The Legend of Zelda'' series=== | ||
====''The Legend of Zelda''==== | ==== ''The Legend of Zelda'' ==== | ||
[[File:Heart Container TLoZ sprite.png|frame|left]] | [[File:Heart Container TLoZ sprite.png|frame|left]] | ||
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', there are | In ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', there are 13 heart containers that Link can obtain. The LIFE meter begins with 3 hearts and can have up to 16 hearts if Link collects every heart container. 8 heart containers are obtained by defeating a boss. The 5 others are offered by [[old man|old men]] in caves, along with a [[Water of Life|Red Potion]]. Link can only choose one item, so if he chooses the Life Potion, the heart container is gone permanently. | ||
Link must have at least | Link must have at least 5 heart containers for the [[White Sword]], or 12 of them for the [[Magical Sword]]. | ||
====''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link''==== | ==== ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' ==== | ||
[[File:Heart Container ZII sprite.png|frame|left]] | [[File:Heart Container ZII sprite.png|frame|left]] | ||
In ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', Link's life meter is represented by bars instead of hearts. As such, every Heart Container adds another bar to his life meter. There are | In ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', Link's life meter is represented by bars instead of hearts. As such, every Heart Container adds another bar to his life meter. There are 4 Heart Containers in the game, so Link can have up to 8 bars of health. | ||
{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
====''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''==== | ==== ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' ==== | ||
[[File:Heart Container ALttP sprite.png|frame|left]] | [[File:Heart Container ALttP sprite.png|frame|left]] | ||
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', there are | In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', there are 17 Heart Containers. Like the first ''The Legend of Zelda'' and subsequent games in the series, Link's life meter is represented by hearts, and every Heart Container adds another unit to his life bar. | ||
The first Heart Container is located inside a [[Treasure Chest]] in the [[Sanctuary]]. A total of | The first Heart Container is located inside a [[Treasure Chest]] in the [[Sanctuary]]. A total of 10 Heart Containers are earned by defeating a boss. 6 Heart Containers can be each formed by four Piece of Hearts, which were introduced in the game. | ||
{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
====''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''==== | ==== ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' ==== | ||
[[File:Heart Container LA sprite.png|frame|left]] | [[File:Heart Container LA sprite.png|frame|left]] | ||
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', there are | In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', there are 11 Heart Containers. 8 are obtained from defeated bosses, and the other 3 are obtained by four Pieces of Heart each. | ||
{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
==== ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' ==== | |||
====''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''==== | In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', there are 17 Heart Containers. Like the previous game, 8 are obtained from defeated bosses. The other 9 are obtained by four Pieces of Heart each. It is the first game where Heart Containers occasionally appear from the exact location that the boss was defeated. | ||
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', there are | |||
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
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!width="12%"|Image (3DS/Wii U) | !width="12%"|Image (3DS/Wii U) | ||
!width="20%"|Appears in<br>(Wii U version only) | !width="20%"|Appears in<br>(Wii U version only) | ||
! | !American English description | ||
!British English description | |||
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|[[File:Heart Container SSBfor3DS trophy.png|80px]] [[File:Heart Container SSBWiiU trophy.png|80px]] | |[[File:Heart Container SSBfor3DS trophy.png|80px]] [[File:Heart Container SSBWiiU trophy.png|80px]] | ||
|align=center|'''GBC''' ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages'' (05/2001)<br>'''Wii''' ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'' (11/2006) | |align=center|'''GBC''' ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages'' (05/2001)<br>'''Wii''' ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'' (11/2006) | ||
| | |''An important item in the Legend of Zelda series, this item would appear when you beat a boss and increase your life by one when collected. In Smash Bros., grabbing this will heal 100 points of damage. Grab it as it gently floats to the ground!'' | ||
|''A quintessential item from the Legend of Zelda series that raises your max health. In those games, you have to defeat bosses to get them, but in this one, they'll just fall from the sky, which makes things a whole lot easier. If you see one, grab it quick - in mid-air if you can! Why? To take 100 off your damage - that's why!'' | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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<gallery | |||
Heart Container ALttP artwork.jpg|''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' artwork | Heart Container ALttP artwork.jpg|''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' artwork | ||
Heart Container | Heart Container SSB artwork.jpg|''Super Smash Bros.'' artwork | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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