White Sword
The White Sword is a recurring Sword in The Legend of Zelda series.[1] Despite both Swords sharing the same name, the nature of the White Sword in The Minish Cap makes it impossible that it is the same White Sword in The Legend of Zelda.
Location and Uses
The Legend of Zelda
The White Sword is the second sword available to Link in The Legend of Zelda, following the Sword and preceding the Magical Sword. It can be obtained once Link has five Hearts in his Heart meter. The young hero can wield this sword by speaking to the White Sword-Giving Old Man in a cave in the northeast of Hyrule near a waterfall, which is guarded by a Lynel.
The Minish Cap
The White Sword in The Minish Cap is the reforged Picori Blade and replaces Link's first Sword, Smith's Sword. The White Sword grows in power as it is infused with the power of the Four Elements, with its name in the Items Screen changing to reflect the number of Elements that are currently infused. When infused with the Earth and Fire Elements, it is labeled as the White Sword (Two Elements), and after being infused with the Water Element, it is labeled as the White Sword (Three Elements). After the Wind Element, the fourth and final Element, is infused, the White Sword transforms into the Four Sword.
Each time Link infuses the White Sword with an Element, the hilt of the Sword changes color, and Link is able to make more copies of himself when he charges a Spin Attack over special tiles, with the maximum copies being three. The Four Sword allows him to make four copies of himself.
Other Appearances
Hyrule Warriors
The White Sword appears as the Lv.2 form of Link's Hylian Sword in Hyrule Warriors.
An 8-Bit version of the White Sword, called the 8-Bit White Sword?, also appears as the Lv.★ form of Zelda's Rapier. It was added to the game with the Master Quest Pack DLC.
Trivia
- In the Japanese versions of Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, the Noble Sword is called the White Sword.
- In Skyward Sword, one of the forms of the Goddess Sword is the Goddess White Sword. It is unlikely that there is any direct connection.
- The White Sword appears on the back of the 8-Bit Link amiibo.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
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| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese | ホワイトソード (Howaito Sōdo) (TLoZ)[4] | Same as English. |
 ChineseSI |
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 Dutch | Zilver zwaard (TLoZ)[7] | Silver sword |
 FrenchCA | Épée blanche (HWDE) | White sword |
 FrenchEU |
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 German | Edelschwert (HWDE)[5] | Noble Sword |
 Italian |
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Gallery
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White Sword from Hyrule Warriors
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White Sword as seen in-game from Hyrule Warriors
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8-Bit White Sword? from Hyrule Warriors
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Zelda wielding the 8-Bit White Sword? from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
See Also
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 143 (TLoZ | TMC)
- ↑ "Prendi la Spada Nobile!" (Get the Noble Sword!) — Level 10-2 (NES Remix, Italian localization) Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 143
- ↑ L'arte di una leggenda, Magazzini Salani, pg. 383 "Anziano che dona la Spada Bianca" (Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 219)
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 18
- ↑ "Edelschwert" — Smithy (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
- ↑ "Épée blanche" — Smithy (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 19
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 塞尔达传说：百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 115