White Sword
White Swords are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][name references needed]
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 Life. The White Sword does twice as much damage as the original Sword.[2] Link is given the White Sword by the White Sword-Giving Old Man in a cave in the northeast of Hyrule near a waterfall, which is guarded by a Lynel.
The White Sword also appears on the back of the 8-Bit Link amiibo.
The Minish Cap
The White Sword in The Minish Cap is the re-forged 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
In Hyrule Warriors, White Swords appear as the second level Weapon of Link's Hylian Sword archetype.
White Swords have a base attack of 150 which increases by ten percent for each star in the Weapon's star rating.[3] This means that, depending on the White Sword's star rating, the Weapon can have an attack range of 150, 165, 180, 195, 210, and 225. White Swords have three slots for Skills (which can be increased by using a Weapon with a "Slots Up" Skill.) They are Light-type Weapons, meaning that the Weapon will increasingly deal more damage while repeatedly attacking a group of Enemies.[4]
White Swords are directly based off the White Sword from The Legend of Zelda, almost directly matching the artwork from that game.
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, and is unlocked by default in Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition.
Attack Combinations
| Combination |  |
|---|---|
| Attack | Strong Attack: Spin Attack Tapping X performs a quick Spin Attack, holding for at least one second before releasing increases both damage and radius. |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination |  |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Diagonal slash |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Mid-air horizontal slashes Link can perform up to three slashes before falling back to the ground. |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Down Thrust At any point Link is still in the air, the three mid-air slashes can be skipped and moved straight into the Down Thrust. |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Horizontal slash |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Sword Beam Link will jump backwards and then shoot a circular Sword Beam that travels straight ahead for about one second before disappearing. |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Diagonal slash |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Rising Spin Attack |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Mid-air horizontal slashes Link can perform up to three slashes before falling back to the ground. |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Down Thrust At any point Link is still in the air, the three mid-air slashes can be skipped and moved straight into the Down Thrust. |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Diagonal slash |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Horizontal right slash If Kokiri Sword I has not been purchased, this will instead perform a vertical Spin Attack and end the combination chain. |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost |   |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Horizontal left slash |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost | |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Horizontal right slash |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost | |
| Combination | Hold after any Combo Attack |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Spin Attack After any Combo Attack, continuing to hold  will charge a small Spin Attack that will launch Link forwards while he attacks. |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost |  |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Horizontal left slash If Kokiri Sword III has not been purchased, this will instead perform a vertical Spin Attack and end the combination chain. |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost | |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Vertical Spin Attack |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost |  |
| Combination | or or or or |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Dash Attack Pressing after four or more consecutive slashes will trigger the Dash Attack combo. Link runs forwards with his Hylian Sword extended and carries Enemies backwards, then makes one last lunge with his Hylian Sword to deal the most damage. |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost |  |
| Combination | Attack | Badge Required | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Attack: Spin Attack Tapping X performs a quick Spin Attack, holding for at least one second before releasing increases both damage and radius. | — | — |
| Regular Attack: Diagonal slash | — | — |
| | — | — | |
| | Combo Attack: Mid-air horizontal slashes Link can perform up to three slashes before falling back to the ground. | — | — |
| | Combo Attack: Down Thrust At any point Link is still in the air, the three mid-air slashes can be skipped and moved straight into the Down Thrust. | — | — |
| | Regular Attack: Horizontal slash | — | — |
| | Combo Attack: Sword Beam Link will jump backwards and then shoot a circular Sword Beam that travels straight ahead for about one second before disappearing. | — | — |
| | Regular Attack: Diagonal slash | — | — |
| | Combo Attack: Rising Spin Attack | — | — |
| | Combo Attack: Mid-air horizontal slashes Link can perform up to three slashes before falling back to the ground. | — | — |
| | Combo Attack: Down Thrust At any point Link is still in the air, the three mid-air slashes can be skipped and moved straight into the Down Thrust. | — | — |
| | Regular Attack: Diagonal slash | — | — |
| | Regular Attack: Horizontal right slash If Kokiri Sword I has not been purchased, this will instead perform a vertical Spin Attack and end the combination chain. | | |
| | Regular Attack: Horizontal left slash | | |
| | Regular Attack: Horizontal right slash | | |
Hold after any Combo Attack | Combo Attack: Spin Attack After any Combo Attack, continuing to hold will charge a small Spin Attack that will launch Link forwards while he attacks. | | |
| | Regular Attack: Horizontal left slash If Kokiri Sword III has not been purchased, this will instead perform a vertical Spin Attack and end the combination chain. | | |
| | Regular Attack: Vertical Spin Attack | | |
| or or or or | Combo Attack: Dash Attack Pressing after four or more consecutive slashes will trigger the Dash Attack combo. Link runs forwards with his Hylian Sword extended and carries Enemies backwards, then makes one last lunge with his Hylian Sword to deal the most damage. | |
| Combination | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Strong Attack: Spin Attack Tapping X performs a quick Spin Attack, holding for at least one second before releasing increases both damage and radius. |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination |  |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Diagonal slash |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Mid-air horizontal slashes Link can perform up to three slashes before falling back to the ground. |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Down Thrust At any point Link is still in the air, the three mid-air slashes can be skipped and moved straight into the Down Thrust. |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Horizontal slash |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Sword Beam Link will jump backwards and then shoot a circular Sword Beam that travels straight ahead for about one second before disappearing. |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Diagonal slash |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Rising Spin Attack |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Mid-air horizontal slashes |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Down Thrust At any point Link is still in the air, the three mid-air slashes can be skipped and moved straight into the Down Thrust. |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Diagonal slash |
| Badge Required | — |
| Cost | — |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Horizontal right slash If Kokiri Sword I has not been purchased, this will instead perform a vertical Spin Attack and end the combination chain. |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost | |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Horizontal left slash |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost | |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Horizontal right slash |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost | |
| Combination | Hold after any Combo Attack |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Spin Attack After any Combo Attack, continuing to hold  will charge a small Spin Attack that will launch Link forwards while he attacks. |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost | |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Horizontal left slash If Kokiri Sword III has not been purchased, this will instead perform a vertical Spin Attack and end the combination chain. |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost | |
| Combination | |
| Attack | Regular Attack: Vertical Spin Attack |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost | |
| Combination | or or or or |
| Attack | Combo Attack: Dash Attack Pressing after four or more consecutive slashes will trigger the Dash Attack combo. Link runs forwards with his Hylian Sword extended and carries Enemies backwards, then makes one last lunge with his Hylian Sword to deal the most damage. |
| Badge Required | |
| Cost | |
| Combination | Attack | Badge Required | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Attack: Spin Attack Tapping X performs a quick Spin Attack, holding for at least one second before releasing increases both damage and radius. | — | — |
| Regular Attack: Diagonal slash | — | — |
| | — | — | |
| | Combo Attack: Mid-air horizontal slashes Link can perform up to three slashes before falling back to the ground. | — | — |
| | Combo Attack: Down Thrust At any point Link is still in the air, the three mid-air slashes can be skipped and moved straight into the Down Thrust. | — | — |
| | Regular Attack: Horizontal slash | — | — |
| | Combo Attack: Sword Beam Link will jump backwards and then shoot a circular Sword Beam that travels straight ahead for about one second before disappearing. | — | — |
| | Regular Attack: Diagonal slash | — | — |
| | Combo Attack: Rising Spin Attack | — | — |
| | Combo Attack: Mid-air horizontal slashes | — | — |
| | Combo Attack: Down Thrust At any point Link is still in the air, the three mid-air slashes can be skipped and moved straight into the Down Thrust. | — | — |
| | Regular Attack: Diagonal slash | — | — |
| | Regular Attack: Horizontal right slash If Kokiri Sword I has not been purchased, this will instead perform a vertical Spin Attack and end the combination chain. | | |
| | Regular Attack: Horizontal left slash | | |
| | Regular Attack: Horizontal right slash | | |
Hold after any Combo Attack | Combo Attack: Spin Attack After any Combo Attack, continuing to hold will charge a small Spin Attack that will launch Link forwards while he attacks. | | |
| | Regular Attack: Horizontal left slash If Kokiri Sword III has not been purchased, this will instead perform a vertical Spin Attack and end the combination chain. | | |
| | Regular Attack: Vertical Spin Attack | | |
| or or or or | Combo Attack: Dash Attack Pressing after four or more consecutive slashes will trigger the Dash Attack combo. Link runs forwards with his Hylian Sword extended and carries Enemies backwards, then makes one last lunge with his Hylian Sword to deal the most damage. | |
Special Attack
Weak Point Smash
Like all Weapon categories in Hyrule Warriors, the Hylian Sword has two different Weak Point Smash attacks, the one used depending on whether the target is a Giant Boss or not. The attack used against Captains and Warriors consists of a series of wide slices in varying directions, followed by an ultra-powerful forward thrust. The Weak Point Smash used against Giant Bosses is a massive leap into the air, followed by a to-the-hilt downward thrust into the Boss's core.
Focus Spirit
The Hylian Sword's Focus Spirit Attack is a single forward thrust that has a relatively high attack range. Like with all Focus Spirit Attack, hitting a Captain, Warrior, or Giant Boss with this thrust will instantly expose that target's Weak Point Gauge for an extended period of time.
If Link's Focus Spirit Gauge is allowed to run dry on its own (without unleashing the Focus Spirit Attack), Link will thrust his Hylian Sword upward and release an explosion of light with him at the center.
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.
- 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.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese | ホワイトソード (Howaito Sōdo) (TLoZ)[7] | Same as English. |
 ChineseSI |
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 Dutch | Zilver zwaard (TLoZ)[10] | Silver sword |
 FrenchCA | Épée blanche (HWDE) | White sword |
 FrenchEU |
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 German | Edelschwert (HWDE)[8] | Noble Sword |
 Italian |
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| This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference. | ||
Gallery
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The amiibo featuring Link carrying the White Sword
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White Sword sprite from The Minish Cap, infused with the Earth Element
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White Sword (Two Elements) sprite from The Minish Cap
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White Sword (Three Elements) sprite from The Minish Cap
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White Sword Items Screen sprite from The Minish Cap
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White Sword (Two Elements) Items Screen sprite from The Minish Cap
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White Sword (Three Elements) Items Screen sprite from The Minish Cap
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The White Sword from BS The Legend of Zelda
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A White Sword from Hyrule Warriors
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A White Sword as seen in-game from Hyrule Warriors
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The shield that goes along with the White Sword 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
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See Also
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 143 (TLoZ | TMC)
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda manual, page 19
- ↑ Hyrule Warriors Legends—Collector's Edition Guide, Prima Games, pg. 8
- ↑ "Light elemental attacks gradually become stronger as you make consecutive attacks on groups of enemies." — Tutorial (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 19
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 塞尔达传说：百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 115