Silver Arrow: Difference between revisions

:''"Bow & Silver Arrows" redirects here. See also [[Bow]].''

  |Sprite TLoZ= File:TLoZ Silver Arrow Sprite.png

|uses= {{List|Defeating [[Ganon]], Damaging certain enemies from afar}}

|strength= [[Weapon Strength#The Legend of Zelda|4]] {{Exp Game|TLoZ}}

|durability=  

|comp= [[Light Arrow]]

{{Term/Store|Silver Arrow|Silver Arrows|Series, TLoZ, ALttP|plural}} are recurring [[Item]]s in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 138 {{Exp Game|TLoZ}}}}</ref><ref name="Faerie">{{Cite|You are an honest person. I like you. I will give you something important... These are the Silver Arrows. To give Ganon his last moment, you definitely need them! I know I don't quite have the figure of a faerie. Ganon's cruel power is to blame! You must defeat Ganon!|Cursed Fairy|ALttP}}</ref>{{Note|In {{ALttP}}, the item appears on the {{Term|ALttP|Subscreen|link}} as '''Bow & Silver Arrows'''.}}

==Location and Uses==

Silver Arrows are powerful [[Arrow]]s used to defeat [[Ganon]] in {{TLoZ}} and {{ALttP}}. In the games they appeared in, they are the only weapon that is capable of defeating [[Ganon]], who will recover from any wound if not pierced by a Silver Arrow.<ref name="Faerie"/> In later games of the series after ''A Link to the Past'', the [[Light Arrow]]s perform a similar role, although they function the complete opposite in that they merely stun Ganon, not to destroy him (although in some games they can instantly kill regular enemies like Silver Arrows did); The [[Master Sword]] is usually used to deal the final blow instead. Aside from one occasion in {{OoS}} and {{OoA}} where Ganon was not fully revived, the Silver Arrows are the only weapon shown to completely destroy Ganon in his demonic beast form.

==={{TLoZ|-}}===

In {{TLoZ}}, the Silver Arrow is found in [[Level-9]] of both the First Quest and the [[Second Quest]]. After hitting Ganon 15 times with the [[Sword]], 8 times with the [[White Sword]] or 4 times with the [[Magical Sword]], [[Link]] must use a Silver Arrow to finish him off.<ref>{{Cite Manual| quote= Link's no match for Ganon and his might. Whatever attack Link uses, Ganon just repels him. But if Link could only use the magical sword and some other object, he'll manage to topple the mighty Ganon. ''Other object''? What's that?| game= TLoZ| page= 39}}</ref> These Arrows also deal double the damage of a normal Arrow to enemies.

==={{ALttP|-}}===

 

 

 

 

In the {{ALttP|Ishinomori}}, [[Roam]] reveals that he is seeking the Silver Arrow spoken of in the [[Book of Mudora]], which mentions that [[Ganon|the one]] who corrupts the [[Sacred Realm|Golden Land]] will be defeated with the sacred arrow.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=It is written in the Book of Mudora: 'He who corrupts the land of gold shall fall to the shaft of the enchanted arrow of silver...' My family has always excelled in archery, and it is my destiny to destroy Ganon! I have not yet obtained the enchanted arrow, but...|book= ALttP (Ishinomori)|publisher= |page=4}}</ref> Although he reveals to Link that he has yet to find it, Roam continues to search for the Silver Arrow to defeat Ganon with it and prove himself to be the legendary hero.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Admit it, Link. It seems to support the Book of Mudora's prophecy that only the enchanted arrow can defeat the one who corrupted this world. You are '''stubborn''' and '''foolish'''... '''I''' will defeat Ganon!|book= ALttP (Ishinomori)|publisher= |page=6}}</ref> However,  when Link and Zelda arrive to {{Term|ALttP|Ganon's Tower|link}}, Roam suddenly appears and admits he has failed to find the Silver Arrows, and enters the tower with the young hero and the princess. Inside, after Roam dies saving Zelda, the princess uses Roam's crossbow to shoot an ordinary arrow at Ganon. As it approaches Ganon, the power of the [[Maiden]]s, Zelda, Link, and Roam, turn the arrow into the Silver Arrow,<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=It was the '''enchanted arrow'''...|book= ALttP (Ishinomori)|publisher= |page=6}}</ref> destroying the King of Thieves.

 

In the {{ALttP|Himekawa}}, the heads of the Silver Arrows are an heirloom of the [[Knights of Hyrule]].<ref name=manga>{{Cite Book|quote=Yes. Ghanti is a Hylian too. And this is the Silver Arrow passed from the Knights of Hyrule. It can pierce any evil. |book= ALttP (Himekawa)|publisher= |page=153}}</ref> Their only known living descendant, the young thief [[Ghanti]], wore them as earrings, unaware of their true purpose. This fact is revealed to her by [[Princess Zelda]] shortly after she recovered from the wounds she sustained as [[Trinexx]],<ref name=manga/> causing the young thief to change her views on the Knights. She later uses the Arrows to aid Link in his battle against Ganon, and with them, deals the finishing blow.

 

In {{HW}}' Master Quest DLC pack, the 8-Bit Silver Arrow from {{TLoZ}} appears as a weapon for [[Fi]]. It is statistically identical to and part of the [[Goddess Blade]] weapon type.