Editing Piece of Heart

{{Item infobox
|image=[[File:Piece of Heart TP artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a Piece of Heart for ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''
|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' (1991)
|latest_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]], 2019)
|location=Various, usually overworld
|effect=Represents a fraction of a Heart Container
|related=[[Heart]]<br>[[Heart Container]]
}}
'''Pieces of Heart''', occasionally formated '''pieces of Heart''' or '''Pieces Of Heart'''<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' manual, page 28.</ref>, are items in ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series that represent a fraction of a complete [[Heart Container]]. When a certain number of Pieces of Hearts are collected, usually four, another [[heart]] is added to [[Link]]'s health meter. Pieces of Heart first appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', where they replace the overworld Heart Containers from the first ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' game. Pieces of Heart resemble heart-shaped glass containers with a heart inside, similar to Heart Containers, except Pieces of Heart can be distinguished for encasing a smaller heart. Pieces of Heart are usually found throughout the [[overworld]], within a [[Treasure Chest]], or obtained for completing a [[sidequest]].

==History==
===''The Legend of Zelda'' series===
====''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''====
[[File:Piece of Heart ALttP overworld sprite.png|left]]
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', there are 24 Pieces of Hearts for Link to collect.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''====
Pieces of Heart reappear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' and retain their role from ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''. The game has 12 Pieces of Heart for Link to collect.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', there are 36 Pieces of Heart for Link to collect.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', Pieces of Heart retain their role from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''. There are a total of 52 Pieces of Heart for Link to collect. Once collected, latter 3-day cycles replace overworld ones with Recovery Hearts. Chests containing them, however, remain opened.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages''====
[[File:Piece of Heart OoS-OoA sprite.png|left]]
In both ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'', there are a total of 12 Pieces of Heart, the same number as in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'', which they also retain their appearance from.

====''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', some Pieces of Heart are found within treasure chests that are sunk within the [[Great Sea]]. Link can use [[Treasure Chart]]s to help find these treasure chests (although the charts do not explicitly list the locations of the Pieces of Hearts). When Link reaches a treasure chest location, he can use the [[Grappling Hook]] to pull it out. Several of these treasure chests contain a Piece of Heart. Additionally, the [[Island Hearts Chart]] shows islands with Pieces of Heart as well as amounts, though the shop trading sequence is listed as [[Windfall Island]] (where it starts) instead of [[Greatfish Island]] (where it ends).

====''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap''====
[[File:Piece of Heart TMC sprite.png|left]]
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'', there are 44 Pieces of Hearts, which is the same number as in ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''. It is the first game where Pieces of Heart are displayed on pedestals, instead of being in chests or on the ground.

Aside from usually being found on the overworld, some Pieces of Heart are located in dungeons, making it the second game where Pieces of Heart are found within dungeons. Every dungeon has a Piece of Heart except the [[Temple of Droplets]] and [[Dark Hyrule Castle]]. A Piece of Heart is often the reward for a [[Kinstone Fusion]]. 

====''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'', unlike other games, five Pieces of Heart are needed to form a complete a Heart Container. There are 45 Pieces of Heart in the game, making a total of nine Heart Containers. Pieces of Heart can be found in several locations, including the overworld and most dungeons. At [[Fanadi's Palace]], if Link asks for [[Fanadi]]'s advice about love, she reveals the location of a Piece of Heart.

===''Super Smash Bros. series''===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', a Piece of Heart is featured as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]]. It can only be applied to [[Link]], [[Toon Link]], [[Princess Zelda]], and [[Ganondorf]]. When applied, the character gets a +50 bonus to the effects of Heart Containers.

===''Hyrule Warriors'' series===
In the ''[[Hyrule Warriors (series)|Hyrule Warriors]]'' series, like most games of ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, four Pieces of Heart make up a Heart Container, which is then automatically added to the character's health bar. Pieces of Hearts are usually obtained from a treasure chest, which themselves usually appear after capturing certain [[keep]]s. Depending on the character used, the treasure chest might have a different reward than a Piece of Heart.

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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Piece of Heart OoT artwork.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''
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===Sprites===
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Piece of Heart LA sprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''
Piece of Heart OoT icon.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''
Piece of Heart TWW icon.png|''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''
</gallery>

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