Piece of Heart

,   also known as Rare Peach Stones,  are recurring NaN Items in. They are collected to form a full Series:, extending Series:'s maximum health by one Series:.

Location and Uses
Pieces of Heart were first seen in, and have since appeared in almost every other title following it. Pieces of Heart are scattered throughout the world. They can be found in NaN Treasure Chests, won in NaN Mini-Games, purchased, or given to Link after completing a Side Quest. In many games, a Heart Container can form by collecting four Pieces of Heart. Obtaining a Piece of Heart will immediately refill all of Link's health, regardless of whether or not that Piece of Heart is completing a Heart Container. The amount of Pieces of Heart depends primarily on how many Heart Containers are in the game; the Pieces of Heart, combined with the Heart Containers, typically add up to a total of 20 Hearts by the end of a game.

It is unknown if any character other than Link understands the use and purpose of the Pieces of Heart, or if any character other than Link can use the Pieces of Heart, as very few characters ever have anything to say about them, even when handing them out as rewards. In, if Link catches the Piece of Heart while fishing in the Fishing Hole, Hena will remark "Whose heart did you catch? You big sweetheart!" In SS -, Beedle will eventually sell Link a Piece of Heart starting at 1,600 Rupees. If Link asks Beedle about the item so that he can buy it, Beedle will tell him that he does not actually know what it is, and that he found it somewhere nearby. Fortune tellers who give hints leading to the location of Pieces of Heart refer to them as something having to do with love.

Although now a series staple, a number of games do not feature Pieces of Heart. , and  do not have collectible Pieces of Heart, as Heart Containers are not permanent upgrades in those games. and, despite having permanent Heart Containers, also do not have Pieces of Heart. In, Pieces of Heart are replaced by NaN Spirit Orbs, and are obtained at the end of every Shrine. Four Spirit Orbs can be traded in for a Heart Container at a Goddess Statue.

There are 24 NaN Piece of Hearts in A Link to the Past. 18 can be found in the Light World, and 6 can be found in the Dark World.

There are 12 NaN Piece of Hearts in and 32 NaN Piece of Hearts in. Four NaN Piece of Hearts are required to form a new LANS:, totaling LANS:'s LANS: to 14 NaN Heart Containers in and 20 in.

A LANS: can be found in a puddle of LANS: in the LANS:.

There are 36 NaN Piece of Hearts in. Four NaN Piece of Hearts are required to form a new OoT3D:. Some NaN Piece of Hearts require OoT3D: to acquire.

There are 52 NaN Piece of Hearts in ; the most out of any game in. This is due to featuring fewer NaN Bosss than usual, therefore fewer NaN Heart Containers.

In, the Sheikah Stone can show Link 23 different Hint Photos revealing the location of a Piece of Heart that is not received as a reward for completing an action during an Event.

There are 44 NaN Piece of Hearts in. The Sea and Island Hearts Charts reveal the location in both the sea and on islands.

The Japanese version of The Wind Waker has different locations for some of the Heart Pieces:
 * The chest under Grandma's House contains a Heart Piece instead of 100 Rupees. In the western version, this Heart Piece was moved to the bottom of the Savage Labyrinth which originally contained only 10 Rupees.
 * The treasure at the center of Horseshoe Island contains a Heart Piece instead of Treasure Chart 28. In the western version, this Heart Piece in turn is the reward for lighting the Windfall lighthouse, instead of just a few rupees.
 * The treasure at one of the small islands at Forest Haven contains a Heart Piece instead of Treasure Chart 3. In the western version, this Heart Piece in turn is the reward for decorating Windfall with 14 items, instead of 100 rupees.

Four NaN Piece of Hearts are required to form a new TMC: in. A total of 44 NaN Piece of Hearts can be found throughout TMC:, with some appearing in NaN Dungeons, atop beanstalks grown from NaN Beans, and within NaN Dig Caverns. Some cannot be accessed until specific NaN Kinstone Fusions are performed.

There are 45 NaN Piece of Hearts in. This game breaks the tradition by requiring five NaN Piece of Hearts in order to form a TPHD: as opposed to the usual four. Despite of this, TPHD:'s smallest unit of health is still a quarter-TPHD:. NaN Piece of Hearts in are found in the usual manners, though more NaN Piece of Hearts are found inside NaN Dungeons than in prior games.

At her shop in TPHD:, TPHD: can show TPHD: a vision of the location of a TPHD: if TPHD: pays for a fortune about "Love".

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There are 24 NaN Piece of Hearts in SS undefined.

There are 28 NaN Piece of Hearts in.

In, a Piece of Heart appears as a SSBB:.


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Pieces of Hearts can be found in Scenarios in Legend Mode and in Battles in Adventure Mode in. Each Piece of Heart can only be obtained by a specific Warrior and will form a full Heart Container when that Warrior has collected four Pieces of Heart. Pieces of Heart can typically be found in a Treasure Chest that appears when Allied Forces capture certain Keeps. The Treasure Chest containing a Piece of Heart can only be opened by the Warrior that can obtain the Piece. If none of the NaN Warriors are the correct Warrior, a different Treasure Chest containing Rupees or a Weapon will appear instead. Every Scenario except for the five in Cia's Tale has a hidden Piece of Heart in while all Scenarios in  and  have a hidden Piece of Heart.