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'''Great Fairies''' are large humanoid fairies that have appeared in various ''Zelda'' titles. Their main purpose is to heal [[Link]] whenever he is wounded and will also recover his [[magic]] power in certain other titles. In some titles, they also bless Link with new items, powers or upgrades of his existing equipment. The Great Fairies' appearances differ vastly between games.

While not reffered to as a Great Fairy and are in the appearance of a normal Fairy, there are a few areas in the Hyrule overworld where a pond housing a fairy can be found. These specific fairies have the same role as later Great Fairies, they will only appear if Link approaches their pond with injury and will instantly recover all of his hearts.  As such, these fairies are probably what inspired the Great Fairies in later ''Zelda'' titles.

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The Great Fairy in the [[Waterfall of Wishing]] will power up your [[Shield]] and [[Boomerang]]. She will also fill empty [[bottles]] with [[Green Potion]] (or Magic Medicine).

[[Image:FairyQueenCursed.gif|left]]The '''Fat Fairy''' can be found within the [[Pyramid of Power]] in the [[Dark World]]. To gain access to her hidden fountain, [[Link]] must use the [[Bomb#Super Bomb|Super Bomb]] to blow a hole in the lower levels of the Pyramid. She will grant Link the [[Silver Arrow]]s required to defeat [[Ganon]], and will also power up the [[Swords of A Link to the Past#Tempered Sword|Tempered Sword]] into the [[Swords of A Link to the Past#Golden Sword|Golden Sword]]. Incidentally, the Fat Fairy's appearance can be blamed on Ganon's magic.

 

'''Venus''', the Queen of Fairies, will upgrade Link's [[quiver]] or [[Bomb Bag|bomb bag]] once for every 100 rupees he drops in her fountain, up to a certain point. The max amount of arrows Link can carry is 70, while the max amount of bombs he can carry is 50.

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There is also the [[Fairy Queen]] who only made an appearance in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening#Ports and Remakes|Link's Awakening DX]]'', and resides in the last room of the [[Color Dungeon]], a dungeon exclusive to ''Link's Awakening DX''. As thanks for visiting her, she rewards Link with the 'power of color', a choice between the [[Tunic#red tunic|red tunic]], which increases the power of weapons, or the [[Tunic#blue tunic|blue tunic]], which increases Link's defense. Link can visit the Fairy Queen again to swap between the two tunics, but he can never get back his green tunic once he has swapped it for another tunic.

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In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', the Great Fairies are depicted as giant women who wear ivy vines as clothes and leather boots, and have red hair that is tied into three pigtails. This also marks the first time that Great Fairies are seen without wings. Their locations are scattered throughout Hyrule, where they live in certain [[Fairy Fountain]]s that has the [[Triforce]] symbol engraved on the floor in front of their fountain. By playing [[Zelda's Lullaby]] on this symbol, they will be summoned. Great Fairies, when first summoned, will bless Link with either a new item or an upgrade. The color of their fountain's walls will also vary from either blue or red to signify what kind of blessing they will give. The Great Fairies who give out [[Din's Fire]], [[Nayru's Love]] and [[Farore's Wind]] will have red walls. The Great Fairies who simply upgrade Link's powers will have blue walls instead. The Great Fairies can also be summoned again at their fountains to recover Link's lost hearts.

All three of the Great Fairies who give out Din's Fire, Nayru's Love and Farore's Wind refer to themselves as The Great Fairy of Magic, and possibly may be the same Great Fairy. The Great Fairies who bless Link with a magical sword spin attack, a larger [[magic meter]], and a defense upgrade are referred to as The Great Fairy of Power, The Great Fairy of Wisdom and The Great Fairy of Courage, respectively.

<h3>Great Fairy of Power</h3>

<h3>Great Fairy of Wisdom</h3>

<h3>Great Fairy of Courage</h3>

<h3>Great Fairy of Magic</h3>

[[Image:Great_Fairy_MM.jpg|thumb|left|The Great Fairy of Magic]]

The five Great Fairies in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' have been torn apart into 15 [[Stray Fairies]] by the evil power of [[Majora's Mask (Mask)|Majora's Mask]]. The only Great Fairy that needs to be recovered in order to progress in the game is the one in [[North Clock Town]], which grants Link the ability to use [[magic]]. Only one Stray Fairy has to be found for her. The other four Great Fairies, each of their 15 Stay Fairies scattered around in a [[dungeon]] which are located in the four cardinal directions of [[Termina]], reward Link with other upgrades,

<h3>Great Fairy of Magic</h3>

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<h3>Great Fairy of Power</h3>

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|align="left"|[[Spin Attack#Magic/Super Spin Attack|Magic Spin Attack]]

<h3>Great Fairy of Wisdom</h3>

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|align="left"|Larger [[Magic Meter]]

<h3>Great Fairy of Courage</h3>

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|align="left"|[[Enhanced Defense]]

<h3>Great Fairy of Kindness</h3>

|align="left"|[[Great Fairy's Sword]]