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The '''Sword Beam''' is a recurring Sword skill in {{TLoZ|Series}}, first debuting in the original {{TLoZ}}. It is often utilized by [[Link]] wherein, when he is at full health, an attack with his [[Sword]] will result in a beam of light streaking out and striking anything in its path. It is useful for when one does not wish to engage in close quarters combat or use ammunition like [[Arrow]]s. At times, it can be utilized with any blade; at others, only special blades like the [[Master Sword]] will create a Sword Beam when swung. This depends on the game.
The '''Sword Beam''' is a recurring Sword skill in {{TLoZ|Series}}, first debuting in the original {{TLoZ}}. It is often utilized by [[Link]] wherein, when he is at full health, an attack with his [[Sword]] will result in a beam of light streaking out and striking anything in its path. It is useful for when one does not wish to engage in close quarters combat or use ammunition like [[Arrow]]s. Depending on the game, it can be utilized with any blade; at others, only special blades like the [[Master Sword]] will create a Sword Beam when swung.


==Variations==
==Overview==
==={{TLoZ|-}}===
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There are various variations of the Sword Beam that have appeared throughout the series.
Whenever [[Link]] has full health in {{TLoZ}}, he is capable of performing a Sword-shaped Sword Beam from the [[Sword]], the [[White Sword]], and the [[Magical Sword]]. [[Lynel]]s are also capable of using Sword Beams.


===Sword-Shaped===
==={{TAoL|-}}===
The most common variation of the Sword Beam is actually shaped like the blade of the Sword it springs from. This type has appeared in several games, including {{TLoZ}}, {{TAoL}}, {{LA}}, {{OoS}}, {{OoA}}, {{FSA}}, {{TMC}}, {{PH}}, and {{ST}}.
Provided that [[Link]] has full health, he is capable of firing Sword Beams in {{TAoL}}. [[Fokka]] are also capable of using Sword Beams.


The Sword Beam in {{FSA|-}} does not result as a function of Link's full health, but as an extra Four Sword power after Link gains 2000 [[Force Gem]]s in a particular stage, fully empowering the Sword to banish evil.
==={{ALttP|-}}===
[[Link]] can fire swirls of circular Sword Beams while equipped with the [[Master Sword]], the [[Tempered Sword]], or the [[Golden Sword]] in {{ALttP}}, provided he has full health. The purple [[Dark Link]] in the [[Palace of the Four Sword]] is capable of using Sword Beams as well in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of {{ALttP|-}}.


In {{PH}}, if Link obtains 20 [[Courage Gem]]s and has [[Ciela]] equipped as his [[Fairy]], the Sword Beams shot from his Sword will become wider.
==={{LA|-}}===
If [[Link]] has obtained the [[Level 2 Sword]] in {{LA}}, he can fire Sword-shaped Sword Beams at full health.


===Circular Swirl===
==={{MM|-}}===
The other, rarer variation appears as a circular swirl of propelled sparkles and has thus far only appeared in {{ALttP}}, {{FS}} and {{TMC}}. In {{TMC|-}}, after Link infuses the [[Four Sword]] with all [[Four Elements]], his sword will shoot this beam after performing a [[Spin Attack]].
When Link is wearing the [[Fierce Deity's Mask]] in {{MM}}, he will be able to shoot out a blue, crescent-shaped Sword Beam from his [[Sword]]. However, this ability can only be used when [[L-Targeting]],{{Note|Z-Targeting in N64 versions of {{MM}}.}} and it consumes [[Magic Power]].


Even though the Sword Beam appears in the familiar blade-shaped variation in {{TMC|-}}, the [[Four Sword]]'s curse-breaking maneuver is visually identical to the swirl variation despite working completely differently.
==={{OoS|-}}===
If [[Link]] has the [[Noble Sword]] or the [[Master Sword]], he can fire a Sword-shaped Sword Beam from his Sword while his health is full. If the [[Light Ring]] is transferred to {{OoS|-}} in a [[Linked Game]] from {{OoA}}, Link is capable of using it. While wearing the Light Ring, Link can use Sword Beams from the Noble Sword and Master Sword even with up to two [[Heart]]s of damage. The Light Ring L-2 increases this limit to a maximum of three Hearts of damage.


===Crescent-Shaped===
==={{OoA|-}}===
In {{MM}}, when Link is wearing the [[Fierce Deity's Mask]], he will be able to shoot out a blue, crescent-shaped beam from his sword. However, this ability can only be used when Z-Targeting, and it consumes [[Magic Power]].
If [[Link]] has the [[Noble Sword]] or the [[Master Sword]], he can fire a Sword-shaped Sword Beam from his Sword while his health is full. While wearing the [[Light Ring]], Link can use Sword Beams from the Noble Sword and Master Sword even with up to two [[Heart]]s of damage. The Light Ring L-2 increases this limit to a maximum of three Hearts of damage.


In {{ALBW}}, Link uses a crescent-shaped projectile after obtaining the Master Sword. Despite the difference in appearance, this Sword Beam functions identically to the circular swirl variation in ''A Link To The Past''
==={{FS|-}}===
In {{ALttP&FS}}, circular Sword Beam swirls can be fired from the [[Four Sword]] once Link has obtained the [[Master Sword]] in {{ALttP}} on the same save file, provided that the Links have full health. In {{FSAE|-}}, Sword Beams can be executed after the Links have full health and have obtained Master Sword by completing the [[Realm of Memories]].


In {{TFH}}, when Link wears certain [[Outfit]]s, he is able to shoot crescent-shaped beams at full health. When wearing the [[Fierce Deity Armor]], he is able to fire beams in four directions when at full health, or when performing a spin attack regardless of health.
==={{FSA|-}}===
The [[Four Sword]] can be empowered to use Sword-shaped Sword Beams in {{FSA|-}}, once the [[Links]] have obtained 2,000 [[Force Gem]]s. Unlike in prior games, the Sword Beam is not affected by the Links' health.


===Light Ring===
==={{TMC|-}}===
In {{OoA}}, if the [[Magic Ring#Light Ring L-1|Light Ring]] is equipped, then the Sword Beam will be performed not only when Link is at full health, but also when he has one or two hearts missing. If Link finds the Level 2 Light Ring, it will also be performed when he has three hearts missing. As with all rings, it can be transferred to {{OoS}} if the games are linked.
[[Link]] can learn to perform a standard blade-shaped Sword Beam from [[Grimblade]] in the [[Hyrule Castle Garden]] in {{TMC}}. Like other titles, the Sword Beam can only be executed while Link has full health. A similar technique that only works while Link has one [[Heart]] or less remaining, known as the [[Peril Beam]], can be learned from [[Waveblade]] in [[Lake Hylia]].


===Peril Beam===
After Link infuses the [[Four Sword]] with all [[Four Elements]], his Sword will shoot a circular Sword Beam swirl after performing a [[Spin Attack]]. This circular version of the Sword Beam is capable of breaking [[Vaati]]'s curse on the inhabitants of [[Hyrule Castle]].
{{Main|Peril Beam}}
A related maneuver is known as the [[Peril Beam]], appearing only in {{TMC|-}}. It works exactly the same as the Sword Beam, except the Beam is shot out while only one [[Heart Container]] remains filled, not while at full health.


===Skyward Strike===
==={{PH|-}}===
The '''Skyward Strike''',<ref>{{Cite book|quote=To reactivate the Gate of Time, Link pointed his sword skyward, charging it with energy and readying it for a Skyward Strike!|book=HH|page=75}}</ref> is a variation is seen in {{SS}}. It is performed when Link holds the [[Goddess Sword|Goddess]]/[[Master Sword]] aloft and lets it take a moment to charge with heavenly energy. Once the Sword brims with energy, Link can slash with the Sword to release a crescent-shaped shockwave that follows the arc of the blade. He can also stab to create a focused Beam that is reminiscent of sword beams from earlier games. The Skyward Strike is less powerful than a normal attack, and is also necessary to activate certain magical items such as the [[Goddess Crest]]s, [[Goddess Cube]]s, and [[Goddess Wall]]s.
Regardless of [[Link]]'s health, he can execute Sword-shaped Sword Beams after collecting at least 10 [[Courage Gem]]s having [[Ciela]] equipped as his active [[Fairy]] in {{PH}}. If Link obtains 20 [[Courage Gem]]s and has Ciela]] equipped as his Fairy, the Sword Beams shot from his [[Sword]] will become wider.


The Skyward Strike has three different levels of power and ten different directions it can be shot (including the Jump Attack). The first level of power is seen with the Goddess Sword, the Goddess Longsword and the Goddess White Sword. The second level appears once Link tempers the Goddess Sword into the Master Sword. It is faster, more powerful and travels a greater distance than the previous Skyward Strike. The final level is obtained once Hylia blesses Link's Master Sword, creating the True Master Sword. This Skyward Strike has even greater distance, speed and power than previously. In [[Second Quest#Skyward Sword|Hero Mode]], the Goddess Sword takes on the abilities of the Master Sword, charging quickly and traveling farther, along with firing a disc of energy as opposed to the small crescent wave of the original Goddess Sword. The Master Sword on the other hand now gains the ability to charge instantly upon raising the sword into the air.
==={{ST|-}}===
[[Link]] can perform Sword-shaped Sword Beams with full health after collecting the [[Swordsman's Scroll#Swordsman's Scroll 1|Swordsman's Scroll #1]] in {{ST}}.


====Lightning Strike and other variations====
==={{SS|-}}===
During the last battle against the Demon King [[Demise]], a dark emanation keeps the sacred power from Link's Master Sword. However, it does not take long for a thunderstorm to start. If either Link or Demise raise their Swords up, lightning will strike their blade, allowing them to send a beam of electricity and stun the other.
{{Main|Skyward Strike}}
By raising the [[Goddess Sword]], [[Goddess Longsword]], [[Goddess White Sword]], the [[Master Sword]], or the [[True Master Sword]] into the air, Link is capable of charging and firing versatile Sword Beams known as [[Skyward Strike]]s. In his final battle in [[Hylia's Realm]], [[Ghirahim]] is capable of firing red, circular Sword Beam waves from his sword in an identical manner to the Skyward Strike.


During the last battle with [[Ghirahim]] in the [[Sealed Grounds]], just predating the battle with Demise, Ghirahim will use an attack identical to the Skyward Strike, but his Sword will charge red, and he will only slice either horizontally or vertically. If Link strikes the beam of energy or hits it with a [[Shield Bash]], it will go flying away. However, if he can strike the beam along its edge (horizontal for horizontal strikes, and vertical for vertical strikes), he can send the beam back at Ghirahim. However, Ghirahim will retaliate, inciting the game's only true instance of [[Dead Man's Volley]].
==={{ALBW|-}}===
[[Link]] can execute a crescent-shaped Sword Beam from the Master Sword if his health is full in {{ALBW}}.


Although the move doesn't appear in {{ALBW}}, there is a reference to it when the Master Sword is found; Link is seen holding the Sword skyward as it charges up with energy, just like initiating the attack.
==={{TFH|-}}===
The [[Links]] can shoot Sword Beams by wearing [[Sword Suit]]s and [[Sword Master Suit]]s while their collective health is full in {{TFH}}. The [[Fierce Deity Armor]] allows any Links wearing the [[Outfit]] to shoot Sword Beams in four directions at once with full health. Alternatively, Sword Beams can be shot with the Fierce Deity Armor after executing a [[Spin Attack]], regardless of health.


In {{BotW}}, Link can shoot a Sword Beam by charging the Master Sword. This is performed by holding the 'R' button and releasing, which will send the Sword Beam flying to the direction Link had aimed. Like some of the other games in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, Link must have full health to use the Sword Beam. It appears and functions like the Skyward Strike from {{SS|-}}, with Link sending off a blue disc of energy from the Master Sword after charging it in the air.
==={{BotW|-}}===
 
Disc-shaped Sword Beams can be fired from the [[Master Sword]] if [[Link]] has full health in {{BotW}}. To execute a Sword Beam, Link must "throw" the Master Sword in the direction that he wants the Sword Beam to go. The use of Sword Beams slowly deteriorates the Master Sword and will contribute to its loss of energy.
===Enemy Beams===
[[File:TLoZ Lynel Red Sprite.png|left]]
Several enemies are capable of also using the Sword Beam against Link, such as the [[Lynel]]s in {{TLoZ}}. Others include [[Fokka]] in {{TAoL}} and the Purple [[Dark Link]] in the [[Palace of the Four Sword]] from the GBA version of {{ALttP}}.
{{Clear}}


==Other Appearances==
{{Noncanon|Start}}
{{Noncanon|Start}}
===Zap===
==={{TLoZ|-}} (TV Series)===
[[File:Crissword (The Ringer).png|thumb|right|100px|The Crissword shooting a zap]]
[[File:Crissword (The Ringer).png|thumb|right|100px|The Crissword shooting a zap]]
In {{TLoZ|TV Series}}, the Sword Beam, referred to as zaps, is the only attack which Link performs with his [[Crissword]], other than using it to parry. The Sword Beams seen in the cartoon are pink, and Link is able to shoot them from his Sword at any time, no matter his health. Any monster that receives a zap from the Crissword is sent to [[Ganon]]'s [[Evil Jar]], including Ganon himself.<ref>{{Cite episode|quote=Two zaps! One more and you're history, Ganon!|name=Link|show=The Legend of Zelda|episode=Underworld Connections}}</ref> However, Link cannot use its zaps to hurt anyone who is not a monster, as shown in "[[Sing for the Unicorn]]" when the hero is unable to damage [[Sing]] with it.<ref>{{Cite episode|quote=Ow! Hey! That's no magic creature. It's a real person like us.|name=Link|show=The Legend of Zelda|episode="Sing for the Unicorn"}}</ref>  
In {{TLoZ|TV Series}}, the Sword Beam, referred to as zaps, is the only attack which Link performs with his [[Crissword]], other than using it to parry. The Sword Beams seen in the cartoon are pink, and Link is able to shoot them from his Sword at any time, no matter his health. Any monster that receives a zap from the Crissword is sent to [[Ganon]]'s [[Evil Jar]], including Ganon himself.<ref>{{Cite episode|quote=Two zaps! One more and you're history, Ganon!|name=Link|show=The Legend of Zelda|episode=Underworld Connections}}</ref> However, Link cannot use its zaps to hurt anyone who is not a monster, as shown in "[[Sing for the Unicorn]]" when the hero is unable to damage [[Sing]] with it.<ref>{{Cite episode|quote=Ow! Hey! That's no magic creature. It's a real person like us.|name=Link|show=The Legend of Zelda|episode="Sing for the Unicorn"}}</ref>  


The zaps emitted from the Crissword are powerful enough to knock back the person holding the Sword. As such, the Sword must be held with two hands by beginners until they are able to master it completely.<ref>{{Cite episode|quote= You're doing it wrong! Two hands for a beginner.|name=Link|show=The Legend of Zelda|episode=12}}</ref>
The zaps emitted from the Crissword are powerful enough to knock back the person holding the Sword. As such, the Sword must be held with two hands by beginners until they are able to master it completely.<ref>{{Cite episode|quote= You're doing it wrong! Two hands for a beginner.|name=Link|show=The Legend of Zelda|episode=12}}</ref>
{{Noncanon|End}}


==Requirements to use the Sword Beam==
==={{HW|-}}===
Although in some ''Zelda'' games Link can use the Sword Beam with any sword, in others, like {{TMC|-}} or {{LA|-}}, the hero will have to learn special techniques or acquire [[Master Sword|specific swords]] to use the Sword Beam. Below is a table detailing under what conditions Link is able to use this ability with his sword.
{{Sectstub}}
[[Link]] can execute crescent-shaped Sword Beams while equipped with the [[Hylian Sword]] Weapon class or the [[Master Sword]].


{| class="wikitable"
==={{SSBU|-}}===
! Game
[[Link]] can fire a Sword Beam from the [[Master Sword]] by using his forward Smash attack while his damage is at 0% in {{SSBU}}.
! Requirements
{{Noncanon|End}}
|-
| ''The Legend of Zelda''
| Usable with any of the three Swords in the game, but must have full health.
|-
| {{TAoL|-}}
| Must have full health.
|-
| {{ALttP|-}}
| Must have either the [[Master Sword]], the [[Tempered Sword]], or the [[Golden Sword]], and must also have full health.
|-
| {{LA|-}}
| Must have the [[Level 2 Sword]] and full health.
|-
| {{MM|-}}
| Must be wearing the [[Fierce Deity's Mask]] and use Z-Targeting. Must also have Magic.
|-
| ''Oracle Series''
| Must have [[Noble Sword]] or the [[Master Sword]] and have full health. With the L-1 [[Light Ring]], Link can use the Sword Beam with up to two hearts missing; with the L-2 Light Ring, up to three.
|-
| {{FS|-}}
| Must have obtained the [[Master Sword]] in {{ALttP|-}} on the same save file and also have full health.
|-
| ''Four Swords Anniversary Edition''
| Must have obtained the [[Master Sword]] by completing the [[Realm of Memories]], and also have full health.
|-
| {{FSA|-}}
| Must have collected 2000 [[Force Gem]]s.
|-
| {{TMC|-}}
| Must learn the Sword Beam technique from [[Grimblade]] or the Peril Beam technique from [[Waveblade]]. Must have either full health or one heart (or less) remaining, respectively.
|-
| {{PH|-}}
| Must have at least 10 [[Courage Gem]]s and have [[Ciela]] equipped as Link's [[Fairy]]. Does not require full health.
|-
| {{ST|-}}
| Must have [[Swordsman's Scroll#Swordsman's Scroll 1|Swordsman's Scroll #1]] and full health.
|-
| {{SS|-}}
| Must point Sword up to the sky to be charged with energy.
|-
| {{ALBW|-}}
| Must have the [[Master Sword]] and full health.
|-
| {{TFH|-}}
| Must be wearing the [[Sword Suit]], the [[Sword Master Suit]], or the [[Fierce Deity Armor]], and also have full health. Alternatively, perform a Spin Attack while wearing the Fierce Deity Armor.
|-
| {{BotW|-}}
| Must have the [[Master Sword]] and full health.
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Beam Attack Beta.jpg|frame|right| An early screenshot of {{OoT}}, showing Link shooting a Beam Attack]]
[[File:Beam Attack Beta.jpg|frame|right| An early screenshot of {{OoT}}, showing Link shooting a Beam Attack]]
*The Sword Beam that was in the pre-release development period of ''Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' can be found in the debug ROM's gameplay keep. In a Q&A page in 1998, Dan Owsen of Nintendo confirmed that Sword Beams were in the game.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= |author=Dan Owsen |published=June 8th, 1998 |retrieved=March 29, 2014|url=http://web.archive.org/web/19980610053324/http://www.nintendo.com/nsider/articles/askdan.html |title=Ask Dan |site=Nintendo |type=archive}}</ref>
*In a Q&A page in 1998, Dan Owsen of Nintendo confirmed that Sword Beams were present in {{OoT}},<ref>{{Cite web|quote= |author=Dan Owsen |published=June 8th, 1998 |retrieved=March 29, 2014|url=http://web.archive.org/web/19980610053324/http://www.nintendo.com/nsider/articles/askdan.html |title=Ask Dan |site=Nintendo |type=archive}}</ref> though they were inexplicably removed before release. The code for the Sword Beam can still be found in the game's debug ROM.


==Nomenclature==
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==See Also==
* [[Peril Beam]]
* [[Skyward Strike]]
 
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Template:Ability The Sword Beam is a recurring Sword skill in The Legend of Zelda series, first debuting in the original The Legend of Zelda. It is often utilized by Link wherein, when he is at full health, an attack with his Sword will result in a beam of light streaking out and striking anything in its path. It is useful for when one does not wish to engage in close quarters combat or use ammunition like Arrows. Depending on the game, it can be utilized with any blade; at others, only special blades like the Master Sword will create a Sword Beam when swung.

Overview

The Legend of Zelda

TLoZ Link Shooting Sword Beam Artwork.png
Link shooting a Sword Beam from The Legend of Zelda

Whenever Link has full health in The Legend of Zelda, he is capable of performing a Sword-shaped Sword Beam from the Sword, the White Sword, and the Magical Sword. Lynels are also capable of using Sword Beams.

The Adventure of Link

Provided that Link has full health, he is capable of firing Sword Beams in The Adventure of Link. Fokka are also capable of using Sword Beams.

A Link to the Past

Link can fire swirls of circular Sword Beams while equipped with the Master Sword, the Tempered Sword, or the Golden Sword in A Link to the Past, provided he has full health. The purple Dark Link in the Palace of the Four Sword is capable of using Sword Beams as well in the Game Boy Advance version of A Link to the Past.

Link's Awakening

If Link has obtained the Level 2 Sword in Link's Awakening, he can fire Sword-shaped Sword Beams at full health.

Majora's Mask

When Link is wearing the Fierce Deity's Mask in Majora's Mask, he will be able to shoot out a blue, crescent-shaped Sword Beam from his Sword. However, this ability can only be used when L-Targeting,[note 1] and it consumes Magic Power.

Oracle of Seasons

If Link has the Noble Sword or the Master Sword, he can fire a Sword-shaped Sword Beam from his Sword while his health is full. If the Light Ring is transferred to Oracle of Seasons in a Linked Game from Oracle of Ages, Link is capable of using it. While wearing the Light Ring, Link can use Sword Beams from the Noble Sword and Master Sword even with up to two Hearts of damage. The Light Ring L-2 increases this limit to a maximum of three Hearts of damage.

Oracle of Ages

If Link has the Noble Sword or the Master Sword, he can fire a Sword-shaped Sword Beam from his Sword while his health is full. While wearing the Light Ring, Link can use Sword Beams from the Noble Sword and Master Sword even with up to two Hearts of damage. The Light Ring L-2 increases this limit to a maximum of three Hearts of damage.

Four Swords

In A Link to the Past & Four Swords, circular Sword Beam swirls can be fired from the Four Sword once Link has obtained the Master Sword in A Link to the Past on the same save file, provided that the Links have full health. In Four Swords Anniversary Edition, Sword Beams can be executed after the Links have full health and have obtained Master Sword by completing the Realm of Memories.

Four Swords Adventures

The Four Sword can be empowered to use Sword-shaped Sword Beams in Four Swords Adventures, once the Links have obtained 2,000 Force Gems. Unlike in prior games, the Sword Beam is not affected by the Links' health.

The Minish Cap

Link can learn to perform a standard blade-shaped Sword Beam from Grimblade in the Hyrule Castle Garden in The Minish Cap. Like other titles, the Sword Beam can only be executed while Link has full health. A similar technique that only works while Link has one Heart or less remaining, known as the Peril Beam, can be learned from Waveblade in Lake Hylia.

After Link infuses the Four Sword with all Four Elements, his Sword will shoot a circular Sword Beam swirl after performing a Spin Attack. This circular version of the Sword Beam is capable of breaking Vaati's curse on the inhabitants of Hyrule Castle.

Phantom Hourglass

Regardless of Link's health, he can execute Sword-shaped Sword Beams after collecting at least 10 Courage Gems having Ciela equipped as his active Fairy in Phantom Hourglass. If Link obtains 20 Courage Gems and has Ciela]] equipped as his Fairy, the Sword Beams shot from his Sword will become wider.

Spirit Tracks

Link can perform Sword-shaped Sword Beams with full health after collecting the Swordsman's Scroll #1 in Spirit Tracks.

Skyward Sword

Main article: Skyward Strike

By raising the Goddess Sword, Goddess Longsword, Goddess White Sword, the Master Sword, or the True Master Sword into the air, Link is capable of charging and firing versatile Sword Beams known as Skyward Strikes. In his final battle in Hylia's Realm, Ghirahim is capable of firing red, circular Sword Beam waves from his sword in an identical manner to the Skyward Strike.

A Link Between Worlds

Link can execute a crescent-shaped Sword Beam from the Master Sword if his health is full in A Link Between Worlds.

Tri Force Heroes

The Links can shoot Sword Beams by wearing Sword Suits and Sword Master Suits while their collective health is full in Tri Force Heroes. The Fierce Deity Armor allows any Links wearing the Outfit to shoot Sword Beams in four directions at once with full health. Alternatively, Sword Beams can be shot with the Fierce Deity Armor after executing a Spin Attack, regardless of health.

Breath of the Wild

Disc-shaped Sword Beams can be fired from the Master Sword if Link has full health in Breath of the Wild. To execute a Sword Beam, Link must "throw" the Master Sword in the direction that he wants the Sword Beam to go. The use of Sword Beams slowly deteriorates the Master Sword and will contribute to its loss of energy.

Other Appearances

Non-Canon Information

The Legend of Zelda (TV Series)

The Crissword shooting a zap

In The Legend of Zelda TV series, the Sword Beam, referred to as zaps, is the only attack which Link performs with his Crissword, other than using it to parry. The Sword Beams seen in the cartoon are pink, and Link is able to shoot them from his Sword at any time, no matter his health. Any monster that receives a zap from the Crissword is sent to Ganon's Evil Jar, including Ganon himself.[1] However, Link cannot use its zaps to hurt anyone who is not a monster, as shown in "Sing for the Unicorn" when the hero is unable to damage Sing with it.[2]

The zaps emitted from the Crissword are powerful enough to knock back the person holding the Sword. As such, the Sword must be held with two hands by beginners until they are able to master it completely.[3]

Hyrule Warriors

Template:Sectstub Link can execute crescent-shaped Sword Beams while equipped with the Hylian Sword Weapon class or the Master Sword.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Link can fire a Sword Beam from the Master Sword by using his forward Smash attack while his damage is at 0% in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Trivia

An early screenshot of Ocarina of Time, showing Link shooting a Beam Attack
  • In a Q&A page in 1998, Dan Owsen of Nintendo confirmed that Sword Beams were present in Ocarina of Time,[4] though they were inexplicably removed before release. The code for the Sword Beam can still be found in the game's debug ROM.

Nomenclature

TMC Forest Minish Artwork.png Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite.png
Language Name Meaning
Canada FrenchCA Rayon (ALBW) Ray
France FrenchEU Attaque Lasser (ALttP)
Lame Rayonnante 		Laser Attack
Radiant Blade
Italy Italian Raggi Spada Sword Ray
Latin America SpanishLA Ataque con rayo (ALBW) Attack with ray

See Also

Notes

  1. ↑ Z-Targeting in N64 versions of Majora's Mask.

References

  1. ↑ Template:Cite episode
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