'''Focus Spirit''' is a special ability that playable Warriors in {{HW}} may use. It temporarily increases the strength, speed and defense of characters that use it.<ref>{{Cite|While Focus Spirit is active, attack power and speed increase, incoming knock-back damage is reduced, and defeating a certain number of enemies will yield various special bonuses.|N/A|HW}}</ref>
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|game= HW
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|req= Filling the {{Term|HWDE|Magic Meter|link}}
|uses= {{List|Increasing attack power, Exposing enemies' {{Plural|HWDE|Weak Point Gauge|link}}}}
|comp= {{Term|HWDE|Special Attack|link}}
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{{Term/Store|Focus Spirit||Series, HW, HWL, HWDE}} is a special ability used by {{Plural|HWDE|Warrior|link}} in {{HW}}.<ref>{{Cite|Press {{Icon|HWDE R}} when your Magic gauge is full to use the {{Color|HWDE Green|Focus Spirit}} ability. While Focus Spirit is active, attack power and speed increase, incoming knock-back damage is reduced, and defeating a certain number of enemies will yield various {{Color|HWDE Green|special bonuses}}.|Tutorial|HWDE}}</ref>
==Overview==
==Overview==
[[File:HW Magic Gauge.png|left]]
[[File:HW Magic Gauge Icon.png|left]]
Focus Spirit uses [[Magic Meter|Magic Power]], which may be filled by collecting [[Magic Jar]]s from defeating enemies, breaking jars or cutting grass.<ref>{{Cite|Pick up Magic Jars to refill your Magic gauge. When your Magic gauge is full, you can use a technique called Focus Spirit.|N/A|HW}}</ref> Once the Focus Spirit gauge is filled, a character may enter Focus Spirit by pressing the R button. When Focus Spirit is activated, the character's stats will be boosted for a short time, and they will not be knocked back when hit by a strong attack. Activating Focus Spirit will also surround the character in a colored glow that matches the [[Elemental Effects|Element]] of their weapon type. Once the gauge is drained of its Magic Power, the character performs an explosion of energy with a unique animation onto their surrounding enemies.
Focus Spirit uses [[Magic Meter|Magic Power]], which may be filled by collecting [[Magic Jar]]s from defeating enemies, breaking jars or cutting grass.<ref>{{Cite|Pick up Magic Jars to refill your Magic gauge. When your Magic gauge is full, you can use a technique called Focus Spirit.|N/A|HW}}</ref> Once the Focus Spirit gauge is filled, a character may enter Focus Spirit by pressing the R button. When Focus Spirit is activated, the character's stats will be boosted for a short time, and they will not be knocked back when hit by a strong attack. Activating Focus Spirit will also surround the character in a colored glow that matches the {{Term|HWDE|Element|link}} of their Weapon class. Once the gauge is drained of its Magic Power, the character performs an explosion of energy with a unique animation onto their surrounding enemies. The length of a character's Focus Spirit can be extended by crafting [[Badge Market|Hover Boots Badges]].
If a character performs a [[Special Attack]] while under the effects of Focus Spirit, a '''Focus Spirit Attack''' is performed. These attacks are similar to Special Attacks, but are larger, more destructive, and with the added property of being able to knock enemies down and reveal their [[Critical Point#Hyrule Warriors|Weak Point]].<ref>{{Cite|Press (A) while under the effects of Focus Spirit to completely consume your Magic gauge, allowing you to use a Focus Spirit Attack that knocks your opponents down, exposing their weak points.|N/A|HW}}</ref>
If a character performs a [[Special Attack]] while under the effects of Focus Spirit, a '''Focus Spirit Attack''' is performed. These attacks are similar to Special Attacks, but are larger, more destructive, and with the added property of being able to knock enemies down and reveal their [[Critical Point#Hyrule Warriors|Weak Point Gauge]] instantly.<ref>{{Cite|Press (A) while under the effects of Focus Spirit to completely consume your Magic gauge, allowing you to use a Focus Spirit Attack that knocks your opponents down, exposing their weak points.|N/A|HW}}</ref>
In the Majora's Mask DLC Pack, when pressing the combo button, [[Young Link]] can transfer all the earned Special Attack gauge into his magic meter by playing on his [[ocarina]], depending on full the special attack gauge is. Normally, 3 full bars of Special attack can fill up the Magic gauge completely.
[[Young Link]] is a unique Warrior as he can transfer all of his filled Special Attack gauges into his Magic Meter by pressing the Strong Attack button. The amount transferred to the Magic Meter is dependent on the number of Special Attack gauges filled; normally, three full bars can fill up the Magic Meter completely. Through this, it is possible for Young Link to remain in Focus Spirit indefinitely by continuously attacking enemies to fill his Special Attack gauge, and transfer it into his Magic Meter.
===Bonuses===
===Bonuses===
During Focus Spirit, the warrior can preserve energy by defeating a goal number of enemies, each goal gives the warrior an extra portion of energy to use to stay in focus spirit to defeat more as well as a power boost of goods gained by enemies. Once the last bonus has appeared, the warrior must farm up more Magic Jars to last a little longer before it depletes completely.
During Focus Spirit, the Warrior can preserve Magic Power by defeating a certain number of enemies. Each goal gives the Warrior an extra portion of Magic Power to remain in Focus Spirit, as well as a bonus that increases the amount or chances of receiving certain goods for the duration of the Focus Spirit, such as [[Rupee]]s, [[Experience]], and high-rank [[Weapons in Hyrule Warriors|Weapon]] drops. These bonuses are received in order and stack with each other. Once the last bonus has appeared, the Warrior can no longer receive anymore bonuses to increase their Magic Power.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Bouns
!Bonus
!Number of K.O.s
!Number of K.O.s
![[Ganon's Fury]] / [[Cucco's Fury]]
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| More [[Rupee]]s
| More [[Rupee]]s
| 20 - 25
| 20 - 25
| 75 - 150
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| More EXP
| More EXP
| 40 - 50
| 40 - 50
| 150 - 250
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| More [[Heart]]s
| More [[Heart]]s
| 60 - 75
| 60 - 75
| 225 - 375
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| More Rare [[Materials]]
| More Rare [[Material]]s
| 80 - 100
| 80 - 100
| 300 - 500
|-
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| More High-Rank [[Weapons in Hyrule Warriors|Weapons]]
| More High-Rank [[Weapons in Hyrule Warriors|Weapons]]
| The Hylian Sword's Focus Spirit Attack is a single forward thrust that has a relatively high attack range. Like with all Focus Spirit Attacks, 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 Sword upward and release his remaining [[Magic]] as the center of an explosion of Light with a massive radius and mid-level attack damage, perfect for eliminating a whole crowd of enemies at once.
| Upon activation, the Great Fairy twirls in the air and bursts with Water energy. The Focus Spirit Attack has the Great Fairy summon a miniature fountain with a wave of Fairies and blows them at her enemies. When the Focus Spirit comes to an end, she flies up and releases Link from his Bottle, then comes flying past Link's way as Water energy explodes in her path, before scooping Link back into his Bottle.
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! [[Gauntlets]]
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! style = white-space:nowrap | [[Master Sword]]
| The Master Sword shares its Focus Spirit with the Hylian Sword.
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! [[Horse (Item)|Horse]]
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! [[Spinner]]
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! rowspan = 2 | [[Impa]]
! style = white-space:nowrap | [[Giant Blade]]
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! [[Naginata]]
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! [[Sheik]]
! [[Harp]]
| Upon activation, Sheik focuses her power in her Harp and then bursts in Lightning energy. The Focus Spirit Attack has Sheik turns her back at the enemies in front of her and play "[[Minuet of Forest]]", causing a small forest of trees to grow beneath the enemies' feet. When the Focus Spirit comes to an end, Sheik spins two kunais in her hands and then unleashes Lightning energy around her.
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! rowspan = 3 | [[Lana]]
! style = white-space:nowrap | [[Book of Sorcery]]
| Upon activation, Lana channels her power in her book and unleashes Lightning energy. The Focus Spirit Attack has Lana summons three magic plates which casts at her enemies in front of her. When the Focus Spirit comes to an end, Lana charges the rest of the energy in a magic ball in her hand and then slams it at the ground. She gives a short victory pose to the screen as she lands before turning back to the battle.
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! [[Spear]]
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! style = white-space:nowrap | [[Summoning Gate]]
| Upon activation, Lana twirls through the rings of her Summon gates in the air, performs a back flip and then strike a vision pose through the rings. Deactivating, Lana poses out her summon gates in front of her and then start firing attacks through them at her enemies four times, each fire associate with the large bosses' attacks which are [[King Dodongo]]'s flamethrower, [[Manhandla]]'s bullet seed, [[Gohma]]'s lazer and [[Argorok]]'s fireball. Depletion, Lana raises her summon gates from the ground up in the air along with her in the middle and then burst the rings out hugely wide which explodes a burst of fire energy from the ground.
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! rowspan = 3 | [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]]
! [[Rapier]]
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! [[Baton]]
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! [[Dominion Rod]]
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! rowspan = 2 | [[Ganon]]dorf
! [[Great Swords]]
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! [[Trident]]
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! [[Darunia]]
! [[Hammer]]
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! [[Princess Ruto|Ruto]]
! style = white-space:nowrap | [[Zora Scale]]
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! [[Agitha]]
! [[Parasol]]
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! [[Midna]]
! [[Shackle]]
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! [[Zant]]
! [[Scimitar]]
| Activating, Zant unmaskes himself as he raise his Scimitar and stab it into the ground before putting on his mask again. Deactivating, to expose the weak point of his enemies, he summons a gigantic Zant Mask from the ground and make it twirls on the enemies. Depletion, Zant hovers from the ground as he begins to grow gigantic and then performs a full giant body slam on his enemies, burst out dark carrying energy, before shrinking back down.
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! [[Fi]]
! style = white-space:nowrap | [[Goddess Blade]]
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! [[Ghirahim]]
! style = white-space:nowrap | [[Demon Blade]]
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! [[Cia]]
! [[Scepter]]
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! [[Volga]]
! style = white-space:nowrap | [[Dragon Spear]]
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! [[Wizzro]]
! [[Ring]]
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|-
! style = white-space:nowrap | Twili Midna
! [[Mirror (Item)|Mirror]]
| Upon activation, like her Imp form, Midna simply snaps her fingers in a form of a cocky attitude as well as the blue Zant's Hand mimics the snap as well from behind her. When deactivating, Twili Midna chant a small spell as a tear comes out from one of her eyes and floats forward until she pushes it further at her enemies, suddenly shattering reality away from her enemies as if it were a mirror. Depletion, Twili Midna prepares an attack in her hands as it charges a little dark energy balls until she unleash it by spreading her hands out, exploding in a burst of Dark energy.
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! style = white-space:nowrap | [[Young Link]]
! [[Mask]]
| Upon Activation, Young Link dons the Fierce Deity's Mask and starts to feel all of it's power surging through his body, yelling out a cry to the heavens as the mask becomes a part of him and becoming the Fierce Deity. Deactivation, the Fierce Deity holds his blade skyward charging his energy into it as Skull Kid, along with Tatl and Tael appear dropping the Moon down at him and then slashes the moon in half on his enemies. When Depleted, the Fierce Deity leans back ready and then performs a 720 degree Spin Attack, exploding a huge burst of dark energy.
|-
! [[Tingle]]
! [[Balloon]]
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! rowspan = 2 | [[Linkle]]
! [[Crossbow]]s
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! [[Boots]]
| Upon activation, Linkle does a few stretch squats to warm up her legs and then burst out with energy, yelling "BANG!" Deactivating her Force Spirit on her enemies, Linkle gets ready while her boots spark insanely with power and start rapidly kick at her enemies before ending it with a big booming round-house kick. Force Spirit running out, Linkle gets ready in a one-leg stance and starts doing a double cart-wheel flip while two cuccos fly down next to her, landing with them, she then stamps the ground bursting with a huge Lightning energy yelling "CUCOO!"
|-
! [[Skull Kid]]
! [[Ocarina]]
| Upon activation, Skull Kid stomps the ground hard in anger and then makes a double stomp to unleash dark energy. The Focus Spirit Attack has Skull Kid kick a miniature Moon into the air before twirl kicking it at the enemies in front of him. Afterwards Skull Kids mockingly spanks his behind at them. When the Focus Spirit comes to an end, Skull Kid holds his head and squirms violently until dark power is unleashed, damaging enemies around him.
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! rowspan = 2 | [[Toon Link]]
! [[Light Sword]]
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! [[Sand Wand]]
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! [[Tetra]]
! [[Cutlass]]
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|-
! [[Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule|King Daphnes]]
! [[Sail]]
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|-
! [[Medli]]
! [[Rito Harp]]
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|-
! [[Marin]]
! [[Bell]]
| Upon activation, Marin gives a swing of her bell once and then close her eyes as she holds her fist to her chest to feel the energy build up and then jumps with a fist-pump in the air. Deactivating to expose weak point, Marin twirls happily and starts to hover from the ground a bit singing the Wind Fish song as a magic circle appear in front of her under her enemies with a song note in a big bubble in the middle start drawing nearby enemies within the circle until she ends the song making the bubble pop hugely. Depletion, Marin swings the bell in the air a bit and then gives one bigger swing with a jump that sends a huge water bubble in the air and then comes splashing down massively with a huge burst of water energy against her enemies, the impact knocks Marin down in surprise.
|-
! [[Toon Zelda]]
! [[Phantom Arms]]
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!colspan="3"|Large Bosses
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! [[Ganon]]
! Ganon's Rage
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! [[Cucco]]
! Cucco's Spirit
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|}
==Etymology==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:HW Link Stance.png|Link preparing to unleash the Hylian Sword's Focus Spirit Attack
File:HW Hylian Sword Focus Spirit Attack.png|Link preparing to unleash the Hylian Sword's Focus Spirit Attack
File:HW Link Stab.png|The culmination of Link's Hylian Sword Focus Spirit Attack
Focus Spirit uses Magic Power, which may be filled by collecting Magic Jars from defeating enemies, breaking jars or cutting grass.[2] Once the Focus Spirit gauge is filled, a character may enter Focus Spirit by pressing the R button. When Focus Spirit is activated, the character's stats will be boosted for a short time, and they will not be knocked back when hit by a strong attack. Activating Focus Spirit will also surround the character in a colored glow that matches the Element of their Weapon class. Once the gauge is drained of its Magic Power, the character performs an explosion of energy with a unique animation onto their surrounding enemies. The length of a character's Focus Spirit can be extended by crafting Hover Boots Badges.
If a character performs a Special Attack while under the effects of Focus Spirit, a Focus Spirit Attack is performed. These attacks are similar to Special Attacks, but are larger, more destructive, and with the added property of being able to knock enemies down and reveal their Weak Point Gauge instantly.[3]
Young Link is a unique Warrior as he can transfer all of his filled Special Attack gauges into his Magic Meter by pressing the Strong Attack button. The amount transferred to the Magic Meter is dependent on the number of Special Attack gauges filled; normally, three full bars can fill up the Magic Meter completely. Through this, it is possible for Young Link to remain in Focus Spirit indefinitely by continuously attacking enemies to fill his Special Attack gauge, and transfer it into his Magic Meter.
Bonuses
During Focus Spirit, the Warrior can preserve Magic Power by defeating a certain number of enemies. Each goal gives the Warrior an extra portion of Magic Power to remain in Focus Spirit, as well as a bonus that increases the amount or chances of receiving certain goods for the duration of the Focus Spirit, such as Rupees, Experience, and high-rank Weapon drops. These bonuses are received in order and stack with each other. Once the last bonus has appeared, the Warrior can no longer receive anymore bonuses to increase their Magic Power.
Link preparing to unleash the Hylian Sword's Focus Spirit Attack
The culmination of Link's Hylian Sword Focus Spirit Attack
Link preparing the Gauntlets' Focus Spirit
Impa exhausting the Giant Blade's Focus Spirit
Impa exhausting the Giant Blade's Focus Spirit
Impa unleashing the Giant Blade's Focus Spirit Attack
Zelda unleashing the Rapier's Focus Spirit Attack
Zelda unleashing the Rapier's Focus Spirit Attack
Zelda unleashing the Rapier's Focus Spirit Attack
Midna unleashing the Shackle's Focus Spirit Attack
Twili Midna activating the Mirror's Focus Spirit Attack
Young Link activating the Mask's Focus Spirit
Young Link transferring his Special Attack gauge into Magic Power
Young Link unleashing the Mask's Focus Spirit Attack
Skull Kid unleashing the Ocarina's Focus Spirit Attack
Tetra unleashing the Cutlass' Focus Spirit Attack
Toon Zelda exhausting the Phantom Arms' Focus Spirit
Ravio unleashing the Rental Hammer's Focus Spirit Attack
References
↑"Press when your Magic gauge is full to use the Focus Spirit ability. While Focus Spirit is active, attack power and speed increase, incoming knock-back damage is reduced, and defeating a certain number of enemies will yield various special bonuses." — Tutorial (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
↑"Pick up Magic Jars to refill your Magic gauge. When your Magic gauge is full, you can use a technique called Focus Spirit." — N/A (Hyrule Warriors)
↑"Press (A) while under the effects of Focus Spirit to completely consume your Magic gauge, allowing you to use a Focus Spirit Attack that knocks your opponents down, exposing their weak points." — N/A (Hyrule Warriors)
Names in Other Regions 
when your Magic gauge is full to use the Focus Spirit ability. While Focus Spirit is active, attack power and speed increase, incoming knock-back damage is reduced, and defeating a certain number of enemies will yield various special bonuses." — Tutorial (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
