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Red Potions,(OoT | MM | TWW | TMC | TP | PH | ST)[1] also known as Medicines of Life,(ALttP)[1] Life Medecines,(ALttP)[2] and Bottles of Red Potion,(MM)[3] is a recurring Potion in the The Legend of Zelda series used to replenish Link's Life Gauge. However, the amount of Hearts the Potion recovers varies from game to game.

Location and Uses

Inception and Early Usage

Prior to the Potions, the early games had introduced Water of Life. In The Legend of Zelda, the red Water of Life could purchased by various Old Women after receiving the Letter from an Old Man in a cave in northeast Hyrule, and then showing it to them. Once the Letter is delivered, the blue and red Water of Life will become available for Link to purchase, costing 40 and 68 Rupees, respectively. The red-colored Water of Life works like a blue Life Potion, except that it holds two doses. When used the first time, it turns into a normal Life Potion, which will disappear as normal when it is consumed as well.

The red Water of Life returns in The Adventure of Link, where Link finds it in a cave in the Moruge Swamp. However, instead of restoring Link's health, it is given to an Old Woman in the Mido Town, who has a sick daughter. In exchange, she invites Linkinside her house where an Old Man teaches him the Fairy spell.

Commonality and Prevalence

The Red Potion debuted in A Link to the Past, in which it similarly replenishes all of Link's Hearts, a property which it maintains in most subsequent games, including Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, The Wind Waker, and The Minish Cap. Like the Green and Blue Potions, Link needs an Empty Bottle to carry it in. In Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, and A Link Between Worlds, the Red Potion recovers eight Hearts, while in Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, it only recovers six. Also, in Skyward Sword, the Red Potion is known as the Heart Potion and can be upgraded to both the Heart Potion+ and the Heart Potion++, recovering all Hearts and, the latter, having two servings.

Dosage and Pricing

Image Game Recovered Amount Doses Price
ALttP Medicine of Life Sprite 2.png
 A Link to the Past All Hearts 1 Varies
MM3D Red Potion Icon.png
 Ocarina of Time All Hearts 1 Varies
MM3D Red Potion Icon.png
 Majora's Mask All Hearts 1 Varies
File:TWW Red Potion Artwork.png
 The Wind Waker All Hearts 1 Varies
TMC Red Potion Sprite.png
 The Minish Cap All Hearts 1 150
TP Red Potion Icon.png
 Twilight Princess 8 Hearts 1 Varies
ST Red Potion Icon.png
 Phantom Hourglass 6 Hearts 1 Varies
ST Red Potion Icon.png
 Spirit Tracks 6 Hearts 1 100
ALBW Red Potion Icon.png
 A Link Between Worlds 8 Hearts 1 50

Nomenclature

ZW Nomenclature Asset.png Names in Other Regions ZW Nomenclature Asset 2.png
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
  • 赤いクスリ (Akai Kusuri) (ALttP | OoT)[13][14]
  • あかいくすり (Akai Kusuri) (ALttP)[15]
  • 赤い薬 (Akai Kusuri) (ALBW)[16]
  • Red Medicine
  • Red Medicine
  • Red Medicine
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSI
红色药水 (Hóngsè yàoshuǐ) (OoT)[22] 
Canada
FrenchCA
  • Potion rouge (ST)[26]
  • Potion rogue (ALBW)[25]
  • Red potion
  •  
The French Republic
FrenchEU
  • Potion rouge (ST)[21]
  • Potion rogue (ALBW)[20]
  • Red potion
  •  
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
  •  
  • Red Elixir
The Italian Republic
Italian
  • Pozione Vita (ALttP | TWW | ST)[10][11][12]
  • Pozione della vita (ALttP)[7]
  • Pozione Rossa (OoT | MM)[4]
  • Pozione vita (OoT3D | ST)[5][6]
  • Pozione rossa (MM3D | ALBW)[8][9]
  • Health Potion
  • Potion of life
  • Red Potion
  • Health potion
  • Red potion
Latin America
SpanishLA
Poción roja (ST | ALBW)[23][24]Red potion
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEU
Poción roja (ST | ALBW)[27][28]Red potion
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Gallery

  • Cauldron of Medicine of Life from A Link to the Past

    Cauldron of Medicine of Life from A Link to the Past

  • Cauldron of Red Potion from The Minish Cap

    Cauldron of Red Potion from The Minish Cap

  • Red Potion jar from Twilight Princess

    Red Potion jar from Twilight Princess

  • Red Potion from Hyrule Warriors

    Red Potion from Hyrule Warriors

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 135 (ALttP | OoT | MM | TWW | TMC | TP | PH | ST)
  2. ↑ "LIFE MEDECINE" — Sub Screen (A Link to the Past)
  3. ↑ "You got a Bottle of Red Potion! Red Potion replenishes health. After using the potion, save the bottole for storing things. Set it to X Button, Y Button, I Button or II Button on the Select Item Screen, then press the corresponding button to use it." — N/A (Majora's Mask 3D)
  4. ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 135
  5. ↑ "Pozione vita - 30 rupie" — Medicine Shop (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian localization)
  6. ↑ "Hai ottenuto una Pozione vita! Bevila per recuperare sei cuori!" — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
  7. ↑ "Rossa è la pozione della vita, verde quella della magia, la blu cura tutto, ti guarisce e ti rifornisce di magia." — Apprentice (A Link to the Past, Italian localization)
  8. ↑ "Pozione rossa" — Trading Post (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian localization)
  9. ↑ "Pozione rossa
    Ti restituisce 8 cuori. Per chi ha a cuore la propria salute!    " — Inventory (A Link Between Worlds, Italian localization)
  10. ↑ "Pozione Vita" — Credits (A Link to the Past, Italian localization)
  11. ↑ "Hai ottenuto la Pozione Vita!" — N/A (The Wind Waker, Italian localization)
  12. ↑ "Pozione Vita - 100 Rupie. Ripristina 6 cuori. Non puoi farne a meno." — Beedle (Spirit Tracks)
  13. ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 1, Shogakukan, pg. 28
  14. ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 147
  15. ↑ A Link to the Past manual, pg. 33
  16. ↑ "赤い薬
    ハートが8つ回復する
    心強い味方    " — Inventory (A Link Between Worlds)
  17. ↑ "Ein rotes Elixier für nur 100 Rubine. Trink es, um 6 Herzen aufzufüllen." — Beedle (Spirit Tracks)
  18. ↑ "Rotes Elixier
    Füllt acht Herzen auf. Schmeckt etwas dubios...    " — Inventory (A Link Between Worlds)
  19. ↑ "Rotes Elixier" — Bazaar (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
  20. ↑ "Potion rogue
    Restaure huit cœurs. Un coup de pouce toujours bienvenu !    " — Inventory (A Link Between Worlds)
  21. ↑ "Vous avez obtenu la potion rouge! Buvez-la pour récupérer 6 cœurs." — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
  22. ↑ "红色药水 30卢比" — Medicine Shop Owner (Ocarina of Time, iQue version)
  23. ↑ "Poción roja, 100 rupias. ¡Recuperarás 6 corazones! ¡Es una oferta increíble!" — Beedle (Spirit Tracks)
  24. ↑ "Poción roja
    Restablece 8 corazones. Una valiosa aliada.    " — Inventory (A Link Between Worlds)
  25. ↑ "Potion rogue
    Restaure huit cœurs. Un coup de pouce toujours bienvenu!    " — Inventory (A Link Between Worlds)
  26. ↑ "Potion rouge : 100 rubis
    Elle te rend six cœurs! Une super affaire!    " — Beedle (Spirit Tracks)
  27. ↑ "Poción roja, 100 rupias. ¡Recuperas 6 corazones! ¡Es un ofertón increíble!" — Beedle (Spirit Tracks)
  28. ↑ "Poción roja
    Regenera 8 corazones. Una valiosa aliada.    " — Inventory (A Link Between Worlds)
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