Heart Container

,     also known as, Heart-Shaped Stones, ,  and , are recurring NaN Items in. They increase Link's Life Gauge, which is represented by a set of Hearts, excluding, where his health is symbolized by a life bar. Collecting enough Pieces of Heart assembles a Heart Container and increases Link's maximum health.

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, with each Heart Container adding one whole heart to the amount of hearts Link has. A Heart Container is awarded after every major boss in most games. The maximum number of Heart Containers is typically 20 or 16; see below.

In, only full Heart Containers are available, not Pieces of Heart. 8 Heart Containers are obtained from bosses, one each in Level 1 to Level 8. A single Heart Container can be found on Hyrule's eastern coast, requiring the TLoZ: to collect. The remaining 4 Heart Containers are offered as gifts in caves, in locations that vary between the First and Second Quest. In these caves, Link is offered the choice of a Heart Container or a Red Potion; if Link takes the potion, the Heart Container is permanently lost.

In the Second Quest, it is possible to permanently lose a Heart Container in specific rooms, one in Level 4, and two in Level 7, where Link is required to pay either 1 Heart Container or 50 rupees.

In, Link's life is represented by a gauge, which starts with 4 segments. 4 Bowls of Hearts are found throughout the game. Each permanently increases length of the life gauge by 1 segment, up to a maximum of 8, and fully refills the gauge.

In, the first additional Heart Container can be found in the ALttP: after the first visit to ALttP:; this Heart Container uniquely fully restores Link's health.

An additional 10 Heart Containers are obtained by defeating the bosses of the first 3 Light World dungeons and the first 7 Dark World dungeons; unlike most games, boss Heart Containers are mandatory. ALttP: does not drop a Heart Container when fought in either Hyrule Castle or ALttP:.

This game introduces NaN Piece of Hearts, 4 of which are required to form a Heart Container. 6 Heart Containers are formed this way.

In, 8 Heart Containers are obtained by defeating bosses, and 3 by collecting 4 NaN Piece of Hearts each. As in, boss Heart Containers are mandatory.

Starting in this game, collecting any Heart Container fully restores Link's health.

In, 8 Heart Containers are obtained by defeating bosses, and 9 by collecting 4 NaN Piece of Hearts each. Boss Heart Containers return to being optional, and remain so for the rest of the series.

In, only 4 Heart Containers can be obtained by defeating bosses. 13 Heart Containers are formed by collecting 4 NaN Piece of Hearts each, the most in the series.

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In both Oracle games, Link starts with a variable number of Heart Containers: 3 in a new game, but 4 in a Linked Game or when using a Hero's Secret.

8 Heart Containers are obtained by defeating bosses, and 3 by collecting 4 NaN Piece of Hearts each, for a total of 14 hearts without linking.

An additional full heart container can be obtained only in a Linked Game; combined with the 4th initial heart, this allows for Link to reach a total of 16 hearts.

In, four NaN Piece of Hearts will create a TWWHD: for TWWHD:. TWWHD: will also be rewarded with a TWWHD: after defeating a TWWHD:. TWWHD: is able to obtain a total of 17 NaN Heart Containers, which brings his TWWHD: to 20 hearts.

Unlike most games, Heart Containers in are not permanent, but reset every stage. All four Links share the same health total, starting each stage with 4 Heart Containers, only 3 of which are filled. Each stage contains an additional 2 to 4 more Heart Containers.

TMC: can have a total of 20 NaN Heart Containers in. He starts with three and can gain a total of 11 more through NaN Piece of Hearts; four NaN Piece of Hearts equal one TMC:.

The remaining six are all obtained as full NaN Heart Containers; TMC: gains one after defeating each of the five NaN Bosss (TMC:, TMC:, TMC:, TMC:, and the TMC:), and one is given to him by TMC:. After TMC: acquires the TMC: and infuses it into the TMC:, turning it into the TMC:, the TMC: is closed, and TMC: moves to a small TMC:-sized TMC: in the center of TMC:. The TMC: can only be accessed after TMC: TMC: NaN Kinstone Pieces with a TMC: in the far eastern portion of TMC:, opening a small crack near the TMC: at TMC:. When TMC: enters this crack and goes through the tunnel, he emerges in front of TMC:'s TMC:; speaking to TMC: inside will net him the final full TMC:.

In, 8 Heart Containers can be obtained by defeating bosses, and 9 by collecting NaN Piece of Hearts. Unusually, it takes 5 Pieces of Heart, not 4, to form a Heart Container.

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

The DS games return to the pattern of, offering only full Heart Containers. In, 7 Heart Containers are obtained by defeating bosses, and 6 can be found elsewhere.

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In SS undefined, Link starts with 6 Heart Containers, instead of 3 as in most games.

6 Heart Containers are obtained by defeating bosses, and 6 by collecting 4 NaN Piece of Hearts each, for a total of 18 permanent Heart Containers. 2 additional Heart Containers can be temporarily obtained by equipping NaN Life Medals.

In, 10 Heart Containers are obtained by defeating the bosses of the first 3 ALBW: dungeons and the first 7 ALBW: dungeons. ALBW: does not drop a Heart Container when fought in ALBW: or ALBW:; however, he does drop one when fought in ALBW:. Unlike, there is no Heart Container in the ALBW:, and boss Heart Containers are not mandatory.

The remaining 7 Heart Containers are formed by collecting 4 NaN Piece of Hearts each.

In, 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 NaN 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. In The Champions' Ballad DLC pack, Link can obtain four extra Spirit Orbs that he can exchange for another Heart Container.

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.

Link begins with three Life Hearts in, gradually earning 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 Kulvan's Daughter in Shipwreck Cliff.

Zelda begins with three Life Hearts and earns more during her quest throughout. 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 initially starts out with three Crystal Hearts in, and earns more as she defeats the Shrine Keepers of Tolemac. Four Crystal Hearts can also be found hidden throughout the land.


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Heart Containers are healing items in. When picked up, they reduce all damage to 0%. While they are healing, Fighters cannot be damaged by opponents. These Heart Containers derive their appearance from the Heart Containers in.

Heart Containers reappear as healing items in. Unlike their previous appearance in, Heart Containers only reduce 100% of damage to the Fighters who pick them up. Heart Containers also appear as Trophies. Like in, these Heart Containers derive their design from.

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Heart Containers reappear in, serving a similar role as their previous iteration in. However, unlike their previous appearance, Fighters can now be damaged while being healed by Heart Containers. A Heart Container Trophy also appears. Heart Containers now resemble those in.

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Heart Containers are obtainable through Treasure Chests in. When obtained, they add an additional Heart to a Warrior's health. They can also be obtained by completing the proper conditions in Adventure Mode Battles.

The eleventh puzzle in the Picross series and the fifth puzzle in the Mega Picross series depict a MNPTP:.

Heart Containers reappear in with no functional change from their previous iteration. As before, a Heart Container Trophy is present. These Heart Containers now borrow their design from those in SS undefined.

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Heart Containers reappear again in, behaving identically to their previous appearance. Like in, Heart Containers in share their design with those from SS undefined.

As a result for completing the "HWAoC:" HWAoC:, the NaN Warriors will receive a HWAoC:, which permanently increases their maximum NaN Hearts by three.

Trivia

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