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[[File:Game Over (The Legend of Zelda).jpg|thumb|A Game Over in ''The Legend of Zelda'']]

When all of Link's Heart Containers are depleted, he begins spinning in circles before collapsing face-first. If Link has a [[Fairy]] handy, it will appear and restore seven of his Heart Containers. If there are no Fairies handy, a menu will appear asking the player if they wish to save and continue, save and quit, or continue without saving. The file selection screen and fairy fountain music will play in this menu. If they choose to continue with or without saving, where they begin depends on where Link was when his hearts were depleted. If Link died in a dungeon, he will start from that dungeon's entrance. If he died in the [[Light World]], he will be given the option to start in [[Link's House]], the [[Sanctuary (A Link to the Past/A Link Between Worlds)|Sanctuary]], or the [[Mountain Cave]], though the latter two options only appear if Link has visited these areas before. If Link died in the [[Dark World (A Link to the Past)|Dark World]], he will begin from atop the [[Pyramid (A Link to the Past)|Pyramid]]. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[The Legend of Zelda series re-releases|port]], Link no longer has the option to start in the Mountain Cave, but instead can choose to begin at the door he last exited. In the GBA remake, Link is also heard to gasp as he falls down. The game counts the number of Game Overs that have occurred and displays them next to the file after completing the game, but this has no real significance. During the credits, a breakdown of how many times Link died at various locations in Hyrule is shown.

When all of Link's Heart Containers are depleted, he begins spinning in circles before collapsing. The player is then given the choice to save and continue, continue without saving or saving and returning to the title screen. An instant Game Over will occur if Link stole from the [[Mabe Village Shop]] and then returns, where the [[Mabe Village Shopkeeper|shopkeeper]] will launch a lightning bolt attack that will instantly and completely deplete Link's health, and the [[Secret Medicine]] cannot save him if this happens. If Link makes it to the end of the game without receiving a Game Over, [[Marin]] will fly across the screen with wings, symbolizing that her lifelong wish to become a [[Seagull]] was granted. In the DX version, this changes if the game is played on a [[Game Boy Color]] (or later system); a portrait of Marin will appear in the sky accompanied by her characteristic melody as it fades into seagull form, possibly directing Link to shore. There is then a message from Nintendo thanking the player.

If Link drowns, which may occur if Link has spent too much time underwater without wearing the [[Zora Tunic]] or if his Heart Containers are emptied completely through an enemy attack, he instead begins to choke, toss and turn, and then goes limp, floating in the water. There is also a Game Over that occurs if Link stays too long in the searing heat of the [[Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Fire Temple]] or [[Death Mountain Crater]] without wearing the [[Goron Tunic]]. In this cutscene, Link will die of [[wikipedia:Hyperthermia|hyperthermia]], causing him to collapse normally while bursting into flames. This also happens if he dies atop a lava tile. In addition, there is a unique death animation if Link is directly killed by [[Ganondorf]]'s [[Dead Man's Volley|signature attack]] - it is again similar to his standard death, except he becomes paralyzed with electricity very loudly and he is unable to emit a sound in defeat.

Like ''Link's Awakening'', there is a bonus after the credits finish on a 000 file - variations of the [[Scarecrow's Song]] will play after a short while, but this was removed in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] and [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] versions for unknown reasons.  

During the final boss fight against [[Ganondorf (Ocarina of Time)|Ganondorf]], should the player fail and acquire a game over, they have technically acquired one of the game's endings, which leads into the "[[Timeline|Downfall Timeline]]". This makes Ocarina of Time's game over screen the only one in the series to be considered canon.

There are two Game Over scenarios: one is the normal one, which is very similar to that of ''Ocarina of Time'', which happens when Link loses all of his health and has no fairies to revive him, or when he stays under water too long without wearing the [[Zora Mask#The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Zora Mask]]. A second Game Over occurs should Link fail to [[Song of Time|turn back time]] before the [[Moon]] crashes into [[Termina]]. A scene depicting the [[Destruction of Termina]] then occurs, in which the entire land, are engulfed in flames as Link is swept away. Afterward, Majora's Mask is shown, followed by someone, presumably the [[Happy Mask Salesman]], speaking of Link's "terrible fate" while the Happy Mask Salesman's laugh is heard in the background. However, this is averted as the Happy Mask Salesman then saves Link by resetting the three-day cycle, and the death is not counted (at least in the Japanese version, presumably). This is pointed to by the prior laugh and quotation of the Happy Mask Salesman, and by the first sentence he speaks to Link when he restarts under the Clock Tower, which is not something he says to Link during any other time loop. Unlike when Link plays the ''Song of Time'', nothing about his progress is saved, such as the acquisition of key items or his current health or magic, and everything is reset to the state it was when Link last used the [[Ocarina of Time]] or at the game's previous save.

The Game Over screen is virtually identical to that of ''Link's Awakening'', featuring the same animation, although a small graphic change is made to the save menu and the music is altered. There is now a non-standard game over that counts - if Link pesters the [[Great Moblin]] and his flunkies too many times by destroying the structure that they were attempting to build, the Great Moblin will finally notice him and lock him inside the shack as the explosive he set goes off, blowing everything up and leaving only rubble (in the first two times Link tries to blow up the structure, if the player stays inside the structure, the player will still get the instant Game Over). There is also a second instant game over in ''Oracle of Seasons'' if Link gets squashed by the closing walls in two of the rooms in the [[Ancient Ruins (Oracle of Seasons)|Ancient Ruins]]. Note that the [[Magic Potion]] is unable to save Link if he either gets squashed or blown up in the Great Moblin's shack.

[[File:Game Over (Twilight Princess).jpg|left|thumb|100px|The Game Over Screen in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'']] When all of his Heart Containers are depleted, Link will stagger and totter around, before falling on his knees and collapsing; much like other games, if he dies while swimming, his body will float limply in the water. This time, Link can also die on [[Epona]], slowly collapsing on her back. If his Heart Containers are depleted as a result of sinking into lava or [[quicksand]], or from falling into a pit, the Game Over screen will appear after the usual animation (otherwise, it is implied that Midna managed to save him). If Link dies in [[Wolf Link|wolf form]] with [[Midna]] on his back, he will stagger, whine and collapse while Midna hovers over him, sighing in disappointment and shaking her head. An instant Game Over screen is also seen if Link fails to escape [[Barnes]]' burning [[bomb]] storehouse, extinguish the wagon's fire while escorting [[Prince Ralis]], [[Ilia]], and [[Telma]] to [[Kakariko Village]], jump off the [[Great Bridge of Hylia]] in time after it catches fire, or is hit by his own [[Cannon (weapon)|cannon]] (unless he has a fairy or is wearing the [[Magic Armor]] in that instance).

The Game Over screen is similar to the one featured in ''Phantom Hourglass'', the exception being the words "Game Over" slowly falling in between two small wisps of smoke. If a Game Over occurs on the [[Spirit Train]], either by loss of hearts or ramming into an [[Dark Train|enemy]] [[Armored Train|train]], the train bursts into flames, Zelda screams Link's name, and the Game Over screen appears. The same happens when transporting someone except Zelda is silent and the passenger instead says something. It is also possible to get a Game Over while transporting [[Carben]]. When [[Miniblin]]s raid the Spirit Train, the player has to prevent them from reaching Carben. If the player takes too long to dispatch a Miniblin that is near Carben, they will throw a cage around him, resulting in an instant Game Over. Oddly, if the player looks closely, he can see if Link gets a game over while on the train, he is still standing up and at the controls.

The Game Over consists of Link toppling onto the ground and trying to stand up again briefly only to collapse and remain still, followed by a black screen with the words "Game Over" appearing (if he dies from falling, then he will not try to stand up). Water animations again return, and Link can die on his [[Crimson Loftwing]]. Additionally, there are four ways an instant Game Over can occur; when Link is run down by the giant [[boulder]] in the [[Earth Temple (Skyward Sword)|Earth Temple]] after getting the [[Dragon Sculpture]], when Link is touched by lava in the burrow near the [[Mysterious Crystals]] in the [[Fire Sanctuary (Skyward Sword)|Fire Sanctuary]], when Link gets crushed by the descending [[Great Statue|statue]] in the [[Ancient Cistern]] after acquiring the [[Blessed Idol]], and when Link allows [[The Imprisoned]] to reach the top of the [[Sealed Grounds]] and destroy the [[Sealed Temple]]. If Link is crushed by a boulder flung by the Bokoblins' catapult in the [[Bokoblin Base]], and does not have enough hearts to survive the attack, he will also get a Game Over without the usual death animation.

When Link's heart meter runs out, he will spin around before falling over, just like in ''A Link to the Past''. The screen around him will turn black and the words Game Over will appear. Any tools Link was renting from [[Ravio]] will appear next to him and [[Sheerow]] will grab them and fly away. Link will respawn in [[Ravio's Shop]] unless he perishes in a dungeon, in which case will be given the option to spawn in his house or the dungeon he died in. If he dies in [[Lorule]] before he has traveled back to Hyrule through a [[Fissure]], he will respawn in the [[Blacksmith|blacksmith's house]] instead of his own.