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File:TWW Heart Container.png|Heart Container from ''The Wind Waker''
File:TWW Heart Container.png|Heart Container from ''The Wind Waker''
File:HeartContainerWW.png|Heart Container artwork from ''The Wind Waker''
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File:Heart Container FSA.png|Heart Container from ''Four Swords Adventures''
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File:Heartcontainer.png|Heart Container artwork from ''Twilight Princess''
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File:TPHD Heart Container Icon.png|Heart Container from ''Twilight Princess''
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This article is about the item that increases Link's health. For the health meter, see Life Gauge.

Template:Item Heart Containers,[1][2] also known as Bowls of Hearts,[3] are recurring items in The Legend of Zelda series. They increase Link's Life Gauge, which is represented by a set of Hearts, excluding The Adventure of Link, where his health is symbolized by a life bar. Collecting enough Pieces of Heart assembles a Heart Container and increases Link's maximum health.[2][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Location and Uses

As Link progresses through the games, he will require more and more health in order to survive the greater challenges. This additional health is acquired in the form of Heart Containers,[12] with each Heart Container adding one whole heart to the amount of hearts Link has.[13] A Heart Container is awarded after every major boss in most games.[14] Most games finish with Link having gained a total of 20 hearts. It is possible to finish some games without collecting any Heart Containers.

Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures break from the series standard since Heart Containers are not permanent upgrades. In these titles, stages contain Heart Container upgrades, but the Links begin the next stage without them. Tri Force Heroes also breaks from the series standard as there are no obtainable Heart Containers. Instead, the Links can temporarily increase their total number of hearts by entering a Level while wearing the Jack of Hearts, Queen of Hearts, or Lady's Ensemble Outfits. Both the Jack of Hearts and Lady's Ensemble increase the Links' shared Hearts by one, whereas the Queen of Hearts Outfit increases their Hearts by three.

Heart Containers can apparently form when people display deep affection for each other, as seen in Twilight Princess where Yeto and Yeta create Hearts and a Heart Container in their embrace. Twilight Princess also considers Pieces of Heart to be sources of love, as seen with Madame Fanadi when she asks Link for what type of prediction he wants to see.

In Breath of the Wild, Link receives a Heart Container after defeating each of the four bosses found in the Divine Beasts. Link can also earn Heart Containers by choosing them over a Stamina Vessel after trading in four Spirit Orbs to a Goddess Statue anywhere in Hyrule. Spirit Orbs are rewarded to Link at the end of every Ancient Shrine. Link can obtain up to 23 Heart Containers from Goddess Statues, allowing him to have a maximum of 30 hearts. If Link instead uses his Spirit Orbs to achieve three full Stamina Wheels from the Goddess Statue, he will only have enough Spirit Orbs left to obtain a total of 27 hearts.

By visiting the Horned Statue in Hateno Village, Link can exchange his Heart Containers for Stamina Vessels and vice versa. This is achieved by selling either a Heart Container or a Stamina Vessel to the Horned Statue in exchange for 100 Rupees. The Horned Statue then allows Link can then buy one of either item at a higher price of 120 Rupees. This allows Link to change how he spent his Spirit Orbs at the total cost of 20 Rupees for each conversion.

Heart Containers Summary

Game TLoZ TAoL ALttP LA OoT MM OoX TWW TMC TP PH ST SS ALBW BotW
Starting Life Gauge 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 3
Obtained from Bosses 8 - 10 8 8 4 8 6 5 8 7 5 6 10 4
Found in the Overworld 5 4 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 6 8 2 - 23
Formed by Pieces of Heart - - 6 3 9 13 3 11 11 9 - - 6 7 -
Maximum Life Gauge 16 8 20 14 20 20 14 20 20 20 16 16 20 20 30

Other Appearances

Non-Canon Information

The Faces of Evil

File:Life Heart Icon CD-i.png

In The Faces of Evil, Heart Containers are called Life Hearts.[15] Link begins with three and gradually earns more as he completes tasks and defeats certain bosses. Life Hearts are obtained from the Fairies in Spearfish Falls, after defeating Goronu the first time, and from the Blacksmith's Daughter in Shipwreck Cliff.

The Wand of Gamelon

As in The Faces of Evil, Heart Containers are also called Life Hearts in The Wand of Gamelon.[16] Zelda begins with three Life Hearts and earns more during her quest. They are obtained from the Fairies in the Fairy Pool, after defeating the Iron Knuckle in Tykogi Tower, and after defeating Hektan in Dodomai Palace.

Zelda's Adventure

In Zelda's Adventure, Heart Containers appear as heart-shaped jewels called Crystal Hearts.[17] Zelda initially starts out with three, and earns more as she defeats the Shrine Keepers of Tolemac. Four Crystal Hearts can also be found hidden throughout the land.

Super Smash Bros. Series

See SmashWiki's article on Heart Container for more information.

In every game within the Super Smash Bros. series, the Heart Container appears as a healing item. In Super Smash Bros., it reduces all damage to 0%. In every subsequent game, however, it reduces only 100% of damage. In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, the player that grabbed the Heart Container cannot receive any damage from opponents while the item is restoring health. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, any damage that is taken will be subtracted from the 100%.

Heart Containers also appear as Trophies.

Trophy Information

Super Smash Bros. Melee
# Trophy First Game / Move Description How to unlock
87
Heart Container 		The Legend of Zelda
07/87 		Heart Containers drift toward the ground slowly and replenish 100 percentage points of health. In The Legend of Zelda, these items beefed up Link's life meter; in most cases, Link found them in the possession of bosses or hidden in secret areas. Heart Containers are often scattered across the land in several fragments. Play 100 VS Matches
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
# Trophy Significant Games Description How to unlock
190
Heart Container 		The Legend of Zelda

Twilight Princess 		The best recovery item! Grab this and heal 100 percentage points of damage. It falls slowly, so it's best to grab it in midair. Damage recovery won't happen instantly, though, so try not to get launched while your damage is counting down. In the Legend of Zelda series, Heart Containers raise the player's maximum health. Bosses always have one in their possession. Random
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
# Trophy Appears in Description How to unlock
192
194 		Oracle of Seasons/Oracle of Ages

Twilight Princess 		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! Random
Heart Container

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language Name Meaning
United Kingdom EnglishUK Heart Container
Japan Japanese 命の器 (Inochi no Utsuwa)
ハートの器 (Hāto no Utsuwa) 		Life Container
Heart Container
France FrenchEU Réceptacle en Forme de Cœur (ALttP)
Réceptacle de Cœur 		Heart Shaped Receptacle
Receptacle of Heart
Germany German Herzcontainer Heart Container
Italy Italian Portacuore Heart Container
Spain SpanishEU Contenedor de Corazón Heart Container
Latin America SpanishLA Contenedor de Corazón Heart Container

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Template:Cite book
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 {{{game}}} text dump
  3. ↑ Template:Cite book
  4. ↑ "You got a Piece of Heart! Collect four pieces total to get another Heart Container. More containers mean more life energy!" — N/A (Ocarina of Time)
  5. ↑ "You got a Piece of Heart! Collect four Pieces of Heart to assemble a new Heart Container." — N/A (Majora's Mask)
  6. ↑ "You got a Piece of Heart! Collect four in all to get an extra Heart Container!" — N/A (OoX)
  7. ↑ "You got a Piece of Heart! Collect four to form one Heart Container. More Heart Containers mean more life energy! How exciting!" — N/A (The Wind Waker)
  8. ↑ "You got a Piece of Heart! Collect 5 pieces to form a new Heart Container and increase your life energy!" — N/A (Twilight Princess)
  9. ↑ "You got a Piece of Heart! Collect four to make a new Heart Container for even more life energy!" — N/A (The Minish Cap)
  10. ↑ "You got a Piece of Heart! This completes the Heart Container. Your heart capacity will increase by one!" — N/A (Skyward Sword)
  11. ↑ "Collect four pieces of heart to gain another heart container." — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  12. ↑ Template:Cite book
  13. ↑ Template:Cite book
  14. ↑ Template:Cite book
  15. ↑ "Your health is measured in Life Hearts. The number of Life Hearts you currently have is shown in the upper left corner of the screen when you are walking around the island. Although you begin the game with only three hearts, there are ways to get more." (The Faces of Evil manual, pg. 7)
  16. ↑ "Your health is measured in Life Hearts. The number of Life Hearts you currently have is shown in the upper left corner of the screen when you are walking around the island. Although you begin the game with only three hearts, there are ways to get more." (The Wand of Gamelon manual, pg. 8)
  17. ↑ "Also, a legend tells of four red crystal hearts hidden somewhere in the land of Tolemac. Each time Zelda finds and grabs one, her Life Meter increases by one heart." (Zelda's Adventure manual, pg. 3)

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