Heart Container: Difference between revisions

{{Term/Store|Heart Container|Heart Containers|Series, TLoZ, ALttP, LA, LADX, OoT, OoT3D, MM, MM3D, OoS, OoA, FS, TWW, TWWHD, FSA, TMC, TP, TPHD, PH, ST, SS, SSHD, ALBW, BotW, TotK, HWAoC|plural}},{{Exp Game|TLoZ, ALttP, LA, OoT, MM, OoS, OoA, FS, TWW, FSA, TMC, TP, PH, ST, SS, ALBW, BotW, TotK, HWAoC}}<ref name="E 127">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 127 {{Exp Game|TLoZ, TAoL, ALttP, LA, OoT, MM, OoS, OoA, FS, TWW, FSA, TMC, TP, PH, ST, SS, ALBW}}}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite|You got a {{Color|SSHD Gold|Heart Container}}! Your life has increased by {{Color|SSHD Red|one}} and is also now fully replenished!|N/A|SSHD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|{{Big|Heart Container}}<br/>Your life force has been strengthened, increasing your maximum number of hearts by one.|Game Screen|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|{{Big|Heart Container}}<br/>A rare item that restores some of the life force you lost to the gloom, increasing your maximum number of hearts by one.|Game Screen|TotK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|{{Color|CoH Red|Pieces of Heart}}<br/>Collect four Pieces of Heart to gain a new Heart Container, increasing your maximum health!|Inventory|CoH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|{{Big|Heart Container}}<br/>An invaluable item to an adventurer, this will increase each character's maximum hearts.|Game Screen|HWAoC}}</ref>{{Name Ref|TFoE, TWoG, ZA, SSB, SSBM, HW, MNPTP, SSBfN3DS, SSBfWU, SSBU}} also known as {{Term/Store|Bowl of Hearts|Bowls of Hearts|TAoL|plural}},{{Exp Game|TAoL}}<ref name="E 127"/> '''Heart-Shaped Stones''',{{Exp Game|TMC}}<ref>{{Cite|First we have...this lovely {{Color|TMC Red|heart-shaped stone}}!|Pina|TMC}}</ref> {{Term/Store|Life Heart|Life Hearts|TFoE, TWoG|plural}},{{Exp Game|TFoE, TWoG}}<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote=Your health is measured in Life Hearts. The number of Life Hearts you currently have is shown in the upper left corner of the screen when you are walking around the island. Although you begin the game with only three hearts, there are ways to get more.|game=TFoE|page=7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Manual|quote=Your health is measured in Life Hearts. The number of Life Hearts you currently have is shown in the upper left corner of the screen when you are walking around the island. Although you begin the game with only three hearts, there are ways to get more.|game=TWoG|page=8}}</ref> and {{Term/Store|Crystal Heart|Crystal Hearts|ZA|plural}},{{Exp Game|ZA}}<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote=Also, a legend tells of four red crystal hearts hidden somewhere in the land of Tolemac. Each time Zelda finds and grabs one, her Life Meter increases by one heart.|game=ZA|page=3}}</ref> are recurring {{Plural|Series|Item|link}} in {{TLoZ|Series}}. They increase [[Link]]'s [[Life Gauge]], which is represented by a set of Hearts, excluding {{TAoL|-}}, where his health is symbolized by a life bar. Collecting enough [[Pieces of Heart]] assembles a Heart Container and increases Link's maximum health.<ref name="E 127"/>

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,<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= PH|publisher= Prima|page= 8}}</ref> with each Heart Container adding one whole heart to the amount of hearts Link has as well as fully recovering him.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="TWW Guide 15">{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= TWW|publisher= Prima|page= 15}}</ref> A Heart Container is awarded after every major boss in most games<ref name="TWW Guide 15"/>. The maximum number of Heart Containers is typically 20 or 16; see [[#Heart Containers Summary|below]].