Sword

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Not to be confused with wooden sword.

Swords are one of the main weapons of The Legend of Zelda games. It is Link's main offensive weapon in the main series, the Super Smash Bros. series, and the GameCube version of Soulcalibur II. There are several enemies with a specific variant that carries a sword around, such as Sword Moblins. Characters with a sword are usually also equipped with a shield as their defensive weapon. In many games, Link starts out with a weak sword but acquires a more powerful one later on, usually the Master Sword. In The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Link begins his journey with a generic sword.

Link's dexterity is often determined by which hand he holds the sword in. Link holds the sword in his left hand in most games except the Wii release of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the Master Quest of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, the Hero Mode of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Due to sprite symmetry, he also holds it in his right hand when facing east in many two-dimensional games.

History[edit]

The Legend of Zelda series[edit]

The Legend of Zelda[edit]

In The Legend of Zelda, the sword is given by an old man in the top-left cave from the starting area. If Link has enough Container Hearts, Link can also find and obtain the White Sword and Magical Sword, which are each twice as strong as the previous sword. Like all swords, it is capable of sword beams.

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link[edit]

Main article: Magical Sword

In Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, the sword that Link has equipped the entire game is the Magical Sword.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past[edit]

In The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, the sword (also called the Fighter's Sword^[1]) is received by Link's uncle in Hyrule Castle along with the shield. It is replaced by the Master Sword during the course of the game, which itself has two upgrades. According to the Nintendo Player's Guide, every Hyrulian Sword is handcrafted by expert swordsmiths.^[1]

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening[edit]

In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Link starts his journey having to find his sword (formatted as Sword in the original Game Boy version and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX), which is located at Toronbo Shores. Late into his journey, Link can replace his sword with the Koholint Sword if he goes to the Seashell Mansion with twenty Secret Seashells.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time[edit]

Main article: Kokiri Sword

In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, equipping the Kokiri Sword and Deku Shield will reluctantly stop Mido from blocking the way to the Great Deku Tree.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask[edit]

Main article: Kokiri Sword

In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, the Kokiri Sword returns as Link's starting sword; however, Link must be in human form in order to use it.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages[edit]

Main article: Wooden sword

In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, the most basic sword is the Wooden Sword.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker[edit]

Main article: Hero's Sword

In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, the most basic sword is the Hero's Sword, obtained from Link's Grandma along with the Hero's Shield.

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap[edit]

Main article: Smith's Sword

In The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, the most basic sword is the Smith's Sword, obtained from Smith.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess[edit]

Main article: Wooden sword

In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, the most basic sword is the wooden sword, which is intended as a practice weapon for a brief part of the game. It is soon replaced by the Ordon sword.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass[edit]

Main article: Oshus's Sword

In The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, the most basic sword is Oshus's Sword.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks[edit]

Main article: Recruit's sword

In The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, the most basic sword is the recruit's sword.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword[edit]

Main article: Practice Sword

In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the most basic sword is the Practice Sword, which is intended for a tutorial part of the game on Skyloft. Before descending to the surface, Link obtains the Goddess Sword.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds[edit]

Main article: Forgotten Sword

In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the most basic sword is the Forgotten Sword.

Link: The Faces of Evil / Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon[edit]

Main article: Smart Sword

In Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, the sword that Link and Zelda use is called the Smart Sword.

Hyrule Warriors[edit]

In Hyrule Warriors, the 8-Bit Wooden Sword is available as a Hylian Sword as of Ver. 1.2.0. It is paired with a rendition of the original shield and is the functional equivalent of the Magical Sword. In Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, it is no longer a separate weapon and instead replaces the Darkmagic Sword in the "8-Bit Weapons" setting.

Gallery[edit]

The Legend of Zelda

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ソード Sōdo 剣 Ken 剣（レベル１）^[2] Ken (reberu 1) ＬＶ１の剣 LV1 no Ken	Sword (Zelda no Densetsu) Sword Sword (level 1) (Kamigami no Triforce Shogakukan) LV1 Sword (Inishie no Sekiban)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b M. Arakawa. The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past Player's Guide. Page 142.
^ Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce Shogakukan guide, Jou volume, page 21.

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[P142-1] M. Arakawa. The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past Player's Guide. Page 142.

[2] Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce Shogakukan guide, Jou volume, page 21.

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[Edit] The Legend of Zelda
Characters
	Protagonists	Link • Princess Zelda • Impa (mentioned)
	Supporting	Fairy • Hungry Goriya • Merchant • Old man • Old woman • Secret Molblin
	Bosses	Aquamentus • Dodongo • Manhandla • Gleeok • Digdogger • Gohma • Ganon
Enemies and obstacles		Armos • Bubble • Darknut • Gel • Ghini • Gibdo • Goriya • Head of Gleeok • Keese • Lanmola • Leever • Like Like • Lynel • Molblin • Moldorm • Octorok • Patra • Peahat • Pols Voice • Rock • Rope • Stalfos • Stone Statue • Tektite • Trap • Vire • Wall Master • Wizzrobe • Zol • Zola
Locations
	Overworld	Cave • Graveyard • Lost Hills • Lost Woods • Main screen • Spectacle Rock • Spring
	Levels	Eagle (Second Quest) • Moon (Second Quest) • Manji (Second Quest) • Snake (Second Quest) • Lizard (Second Quest) • Dragon (Second Quest) • Demon (Second Quest) • Lion (Second Quest) • Death Mountain (Second Quest)
Items		2nd Potion • Clock • Compass • Container Heart • Food • Heart • Key • Letter • Life Potion • Magical Key • Map • Raft • Recorder • Rupy • Stepladder • Triforce fragment • Triforce with Wisdom
Weapons and equipment		Arrow • Blue Candle • Blue Ring • Bomb • Book of Magic • Boomerang • Bow • Magical Boomerang • Magical Rod • Magical Shield • Magical Sword • Power Bracelet • Red Candle • Red Ring • Shield • Silver Arrow • Sword • White Sword

[Edit] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX) (Nintendo Switch)
Characters
	Main and supporting	Link • Marin • Tarin • BowWow • Owl • Flying Rooster • Wind Fish
	Other	Bear Cub • Chef Bear • Christine • CiaoCiao • Crazy Tracy • Dampé*** • Fairy Queen* • Fisherman • Gar and Dion* • Ghost • Grandma Yahoo • Goriya • Great Fairies • Henhouse Keeper • Hippo Model • Kiki the Monkey • Li'l Devil • Madam MeowMeow • Mamasha • Mamu • Manbo • Mermaid • Mr. Write • Old Man Ulrira • Papahl • Photographer** • Quadruplets • Raccoon • Richard • Sale • Schule Donavitch • Shopkeeper • Toucan • Trendy Gamester • Walrus • Witch
	Species	Bee • Bird • Chicken • Fairy • Fish • Fox • Frog • Mini Bow-Wow • Monkey • Mouse • Rabbit • Seagull
Enemies
	Normal enemies	Armos • Ball and Chain Trooper • Ballereen • Beetle • Birky • Blooper • Boarblin • Bomb Trooper • Bombite • Bonewing* • Boo • Buzz Blob • Cheep Cheep • Crow • Cukeman • Dacto • Darknut • Firebat • Ghini • Giant Ghini • Gibdo • Giant Goponga Flower • Goo Specter • Goomba • Goponga Flower • Hardhat Beetle • Helmasaur • Hollow Mimic • Hue Ball* • K.K. Sniper • Keese • Leever • Like Like • Mini Angler • Mini-Moldorm • Mini Zol • Moblin • Octorok • Pairodd • Peahat • Pincer • Piranha • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pols Voice • Rope • Sand Crab • Sea Urchin • Shrouded Stalfos • Shy Guy • Spark • Spiny • Spiny Beetle • Stalfos • Sword Moblin • Sword Stalfos • Tektite • Three-of-a-Kind • Vire • Voidmaster • Water Tektite • Winged Octorok • Wizzrobe • Zirro • Zol • Zombie • Zora
	Traps and obstacles	Anti-Faery • Blade Trap • Boulder • Eye Guard • Face Lamp • Flame Fountain • Flying Tile • Giant Bubble • Laser • Lava • Mega Thwomp • Podoboo • Quick Sand • Shadow Link* • Spiked Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Thwomp • Wallmaster*
	Minibosses	Armos Knight • Avalaunch* • Blaino • Dodongo Snake • Giant Buzz Blob* • Gohma • Grim Creeper and Creeps • Hinox • Hydrosoar • Lanmola • Master Stalfos • Moblin Chief • Rover • Spike Roller • Turtle Rock
	Bosses	Moldorm • Genie • Slime Eye • Angler Fish • Slime Eel • Facade • Evil Eagle • Hot Head • Shadow Nightmares (Giant Zol Shadow • Agahnim Shadow • Moldorm Shadow • Ganon Shadow • Lanmola Shadow • Death Shadow) • Hardhit Beetle*
Equipment
	Weapons	Bomb • Boomerang • Bow and Arrows • Hookshot • Magic Rod • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet (Powerful Bracelet) • Shield (Mirror Shield) • Sword (Koholint Sword)
	Items	Blue Clothes* • Compass • Dungeon Map • Fairy • Flippers • Golden Leaf • Guardian Acorn • Heart • Heart Container • Magnifying Lens • Nightmare Key • Piece of Heart • Piece of Power • Red Clothes* • Rupee • Secret medicine • Secret Seashell • Small Key • Stone beak • Toadstool • Trading sequence items (Yoshi Doll, Ribbon, Canned food, Bananas, Stick, Honeycomb, Pineapple, Hibiscus, Goat's letter, Broom, Fishing hook, Necklace/Bra, Mermaid's Scale)
	Dungeon Keys	Tail Key • Slime Key • Angler Key • Face Key • Bird Key
	Instruments of the Sirens	Full Moon Cello • Conch Horn • Sea Lily's Bell • Surf Harp • Wind Marimba • Coral Triangle • Organ of Evening Calm • Thunder Drum
Locations
	Koholint Island	Animal Village • Cemetery • East of the Bay • Goponga Swamp • Koholint Prairie • Mabe Village • Martha's Bay • Mt. Tamaranch • Mysterious Forest • Pothole Field • Rapids Ride • Shrine Waterfall • Signpost Maze • South of the Village • Tabahl Wasteland • Tal Tal Heights • Tal Tal Mountain Range • Toronbo Shores • Ukuku Prairie • Yarna Desert
	Dungeons	Level 1 - Tail Cave • Level 2 - Bottle Grotto • Level 3 - Key Cavern • Level 4 - Angler's Tunnel • Level 5 - Catfish's Maw • Level 6 - Face Shrine • Level 7 - Eagle's Tower • Level 8 - Turtle Rock • Wind Fish's Egg • Color Dungeon*
	Buildings	Crazy Tracy's Health Spa • Henhouse • House by the Bay • Manbo's Pond • Madam MeowMeow's House • Marin and Tarin's House • Old Man Ulrira's House • Quadruplets House • Raft Shop • Richard's Villa • Sale's House o' Bananas • Seashell Mansion • Telephone Booth • Town Tool Shop • Trendy Game • Under the bridge • Village Library • Weird Mr. Write • Witch's Hut
	Other	Ancient Ruins • Camera Shop • Chamber Dungeon* • Dampé's Shack*** • Dream Shrine • Faerie Spring • Fishing Pond • Kanalet Castle • Mermaid Statue • Moblin Cave • Warp point • Weathervane • Well
* Not in the original version ** Exclusive to Link's Awakening DX *** Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake

[Edit] The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Characters
	Protagonists	Link • Tetra • Ciela • Oshus • Linebeck • Leaf • Neri • Ocean King
	Supporting	Aroo • Astrid • Beedle • Biggoron • Brant • Bremeur • Dobo • Doylan • Eddo • Fofo • Freedle • Fuzo • Golden Chief Cylos • Gongoron • Gonzo • Gossip Stones • Gumo • Hintobo • Ho Ho Tribe • Hoiger Howgendoogen • Island Chief • Joanne • Kayo • King Mutoh • Kumu • Lucky Lee • Mako • Man of Smiles • Max • Mazo • McNey • Neptoona • Niko • Nobodo • Nyave • Nyeve • Old Wayfarer • Postman • Romanos • Salvatore • Servant to the Goddess of Spirits • Treasure Teller • Zauz • Zuko
Species		Anouki • Cucco • Fairy • Frog • Goron • Hylian • Human • Loovar • Rusty Swordfish • Seagull • Skippyjack • Stowfish • Toona • Yook
Bosses and sea mini-bosses		Blaaz • Cyclok • Giant Eye Plant • Crayk • Jolene • Cubus Sisters • Massive Eye • Dongorongo • Gleeok • Eox • Bellum • Ghost Ship • Bellumbeck
Enemies and land mini-bosses		Armos • Bee • ChuChu • Craykling • Crow • Eye Brute • Eye Plant • Eye Slug • Eyeball Monster • Fire Bubble • Fire Keese • Flying Fish • Gel • Gold Phantom • Gyorg • Hardhat Beetle • Ice Bubble • Ice Keese • Keese • Like Like • Miniblin • Moldorm • Muddy • Ocean Octorok • Octomine • Octorok • Phantom • Phantom Eye • Poe • Pols Voice • Rat • Reapling • Rock ChuChu • Rope • Rupee Like • Sandworm • Shell Spinner • Skulltula • Squiddy • Stag Beetle • Stalfos • Stalfos Warrior • Swift Phantom • Tektite • Umi Blin • Wizzrobe • Yook • Zol • Zora Warrior
Obstacles		Arrow Trap • Beamos • Beehive • Bomb Barrel • Boulder • Cannon Boat • Cyclone • Falling rock • Fire bar • Floor Spike • Flying Pot • Mini Cyclone • Pirate Ship • Rolling Pin • Rupoor • Sea Trap • Torch • Trap • Trapdoor • Winder
Seas and islands
	Southwestern Sea	Mercay Island • Isle of Ember • Cannon Island • Molida Island • Spirit Island
	Northwestern Sea	Bannan Island • Isle of Gust • Zauz's Island • Uncharted Island
	Southeastern Sea	Goron Island • Isle of Frost • Dee Ess Island • Harrow Island
	Northeastern Sea	Isle of the Dead • Isle of Ruins • Maze Island
Dungeons		Mountain Passage • Temple of the Ocean King • Temple of Fire • Temple of Wind • Temple of Courage • Ghost Ship • Goron Temple • Mutoh's Temple
Items		Aquanine • Azurine • Bomb Bag • Bombchu Bag • Boss Key • Compliment Card • Complimentary Card • Courage Gem • Crimsonine • Dark Pearl Loop • Freebie Card • Ghost Key • Goron Amber • Guard Notebook • Heart • Heart Container • Helmaroc Plume • Hero's New Clothes • Jolene's Letter • King's Key • Pearl Necklace • Phantom Sphere • Pink Coral • Power Gem • Prize Postcard • Quiver • Regal Necklace • Regal Ring • Rupee • Ruto Crown • Sand of Hours • Ship Parts • Small Key • Sun Key • Sword Blade • Swordsman's Scroll • Telescope • Treasure Map • Wisdom Gem • Wood Heart • Zora Scale
Weapons and equipment		Arrow • Bomb • Bombchu • Boomerang • Bow • Fishing Rod • Grappling Hook • Hammer • Oshus's Sword • Phantom Hourglass • Phantom Sword • Purple Potion • Red Potion • Salvage Arm • Shovel • Wooden Shield • Yellow Potion

[Edit] Hyrule Warriors (Legends, Definitive Edition)
Characters
	Warriors	Link • Impa • Sheik • Lana • Zelda • Ganondorf • Darunia • Ruto • Agitha • Midna • Zant • Fi • Ghirahim • Cia • Volga • Wizzro • Twili Midna* • Young Link* • Tingle* • Linkle* • Skull Kid* • Toon Link* • Tetra* • King Daphnes* • Medli • Marin† • Toon Zelda† • Ravio† • Yuga† • Ganon^ • Cucco^
	Supporting	Aryll* • Captain Keeta* • Dark Cia‡ • Dark Link • Deku Tree Sprout • Goddess Butterfly • Golden Bugs • Great Deku Tree • Great Fairy • King Bulblin* • Levias • Moon • Phantom Zant • Proxi • Tael* • Tatl* • Wind Fish*† • Zant's Hands
Enemies and troops
	Infantry and minor captains	Bokoblin • Bulblin • Cucco • Ghost Soldier • Goron Soldier • Hylian Soldier • Miniblin‡ • Stalchild • Turncoat Soldier
	Infantry and minor captain roles	Archer • Brown Cucco‡ • Gold Cucco • Heart Transport Captain • Keep Boss • Magic Transport Captain • Mama Cucco • Outpost Captain • Raid Captain • Silver Cucco • Summoner • Triforce Transport Captain
	Major captains	Aeralfos • Big Blin‡ • Big Poe • Darknut • Dinolfos • Fiery Aeralfos • Gibdo • Goron Captain • Hylian Captain • Icy Big Poe • Lizalfos • Moblin • ReDead Knight • Shield Moblin • Stalmaster • Stone Blin‡
	Major captain roles	Accelerate Troop • Advanced Copycat‡ • Assault Troop • Bombchu Operator • Boss Blin† • Commando • Copycat Soldier • Ceremonial Troop* • Controller Troop* • Decelerate Troop • Dinolfos Chieftain* • Engineer • Fairy Hunter • Fortifier Captain • Guard Troop • Healer • Hylian Ghost • Item Thief • Item Transporter • Keep Reclaimer • Keep Saboteur • Lizalfos Chieftain* • Lord of the Horde†‡ • Magic Stash Troop • Magic Thief • Messenger • Recon Soldier • Rally Captain • Ruffian‡ • Rupee Captain • Rupee Thief • Scout Captain • Sealed Troop • Siege Captain • Skilled Summoner‡ • Transfer Soldier‡ • Turncoat Leader • Wandering Spirit
	Miscellaneous	Beamos • Bombchu • Chuchu‡ • Deku Baba • Gold Skulltula • Manhandla Stalk • Wall of Vines
Giant Bosses		King Dodongo • Gohma • Manhandla • Argorok • The Imprisoned • Ganon • Great Fairy*^ • Helmaroc King‡ • Phantom Ganon‡
Scenarios		The Dragon in the Caves* • The Invasion Begins* • The Armies of Ruin • The Sheikah Tribesman • The Sorceress of the Woods • The Girl in the Green Tunic‡ • The Sorceress of the Valley • Land of Myth • The Water Temple • Powers Collide‡ • The Usurper King* • Land of Twilight • The Shadow King • The Demon Lord's Plan‡ • The Demon Lord* • Land in the Sky • Sealed Ambition • The Sacred Sword • Her True Self‡ • A War of Spirit • Darkness Falls* • Shining Beacon • Ganondorf's Return • March of the Demon King • Battle of the Triforce • Enduring Resolve • Liberation of the Triforce • The Other Hero‡ • A New Disturbance‡ • The Search for Cia‡ • Reclaiming the Darkness‡ • Watchers of the Triforce‡
Stages		Hyrule Field • Eldin Caves • Faron Woods • Valley of Seers • Death Mountain • Lake Hylia • Twilight Field • Palace of Twilight • Skyloft • Sealed Grounds • Temple of the Sacred Sword • Temple of Souls • Gerudo Desert • Ganon's Tower • Forsaken Fortress‡ • Wind and Earth Temples‡
Items
	Pickups	Boss Key • Clock • Costume • Dropped Weapon • Food‡ • Force Fragment • Gold Skulltula • Heart • Heart Container • Magic Jar • Material • Piece of Heart • Rupee • Rupee Fairy • Sealed Weapon
	Sub-weapons and equipment	Blue Potion • Bomb/Big Bomb • Boomerang/Gale Boomerang • Bow/Sacred Bow • Burning Breath^ • Fairy • Fireball^ • Fury Horn^ • Ganon Bomb^ • Green Potion • Hammer‡ • Hookshot/Clawshot • Ocarina‡ • Purple Potion • Red Potion • Yellow Potion
	Weapons	Hylian Sword • Magic Rod • Great Fairy • Gauntlets • Master Sword • Epona* • Spinner • Giant Blade • Naginata • Harp • Book of Sorcery • Spear • Summoning Gate • Rapier • Baton • Dominion Rod* • Great Swords • Trident* • Hammer • Zora Scale • Parasol • Shackle • Scimitars • Goddess Blade • Demon Blade • Scepter • Dragon Spear • Ring • Mirror* • Mask* • Balloon* • Crossbows* • Boots† • Ocarina • Light Sword* • Sand Wand† • Cutlass • Sail* • Rito Harp • Bell† • Phantom Arms† • Rental Hammer† • Picture Frame†
Adventure Mode maps		Adventure Map • Rewards Map • Master Quest Map* • Twilight Map* • Termina Map* • Great Sea Map‡ • Master Wind Waker Map†‡ • Koholint Island Map†‡ • Grand Travels Map†‡ • Lorule Map†‡
Other		Gallery (Legends, Definitive Edition)
* Available in the original only through DLC ^ Exclusive to the original and Definitive Edition † Available in Legends only through DLC ‡ Exclusive to Legends and Definitive Edition