Zonai Device
Zonai Devices are Items in Tears of the Kingdom.[1]
Location and Uses
Zonai Devices are unique Materials that were created by the Zonai. They have a variety of effects intended to assist with movement throughout the Sky, though they can also be Fused with equipment for combat or used to construct Vehicles with Ultrahand.
Many Zonai Devices require power from an Energy Cell to function; all Zonai Devices that require power feature a circular yellow power symbol on the body of the Device. Some Zonai Devices are single-use while other Zonai Devices that do not use Energy Cells to function will expire over use. Zonai Devices will flash light-green before they expire this way. Various Sub-Bosses have attacks capable of destroying nearby Zonai Devices. For example, a Lynel's roar will cause Zonai Devices to instantly break.
Zonai Devices can be obtained from Device Dispensers, and from Supply Sites in the Depths.
List of Zonai Devices
| Zonai Device | |
|---|---|
| Description | A Zonai device that rises when filled with hot air. The hotter the air, the quicker it rises. |
| Energy Consumption | — |
| Duration | 2:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that holds concentrated Zonai-charge energy. Use it to provide temporary power for other Zonai devices. |
| Energy Consumption | Provides Energy |
| Duration | Yes |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that shoots a light beam from its horn, inflicting damage at great range. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A battery with an improved compression rate. Though disposable, it holds multiple times as much energy as a normal battery. |
| Energy Consumption | Provides Energy |
| Duration | Yes |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A powered Zonai device that wants to move! It's a big, mean wheel that excels at tearing through environments that might challenge smaller wheels. It can handle shallow water. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that fires shots in intervals. The shot explodes when hitting the target. It's a powerful device, but it can be tricky to get the firing angle just right. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device built to move efficiently over flat surfaces. Apply force to get it moving, so long as it has a power source. |
| Energy Consumption | — |
| Duration | — |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that always faces whatever it deems an enemy. Attach a combat Zonai device to the head for homing attacks. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that produces wind with its internal propeller. It's likely that the Zonai made smart use of this wind power to transport objects and generate thrust. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that shoots fire. It's thought to have been originally used as protection from monsters. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that blasts out freezing air, handy for slowing and defeating some monsters. Also, some materials change their properties when exposed to very cold air. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that automatically heads for monsters. It's believed to have been used by the Zonai as a security measure. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that can defy gravity and hang in place. Ages ago, the Zonai may have used this technology to create islands that float in the sky. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that gushes water when struck. According to legend, sky islands saw water shortages long ago but became lush and fertile thanks to this technology. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that can bring some light to dark places. It shines in one direction, and its light doesn't reach too far, but it can come in handy on dark roads or in caves. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that focuses and reflects light. It can provide powerful, long-distance illumination that can ward off some monsters. |
| Energy Consumption | — |
| Duration | — |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device for cooking food almost anytime, anywhere. It lasts for cooking one recipe only. The device is easier to use on flat surfaces. |
| Energy Consumption | — |
| Duration | Single-Use |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that produces powerful thrust. It packs a punch but burns out quickly. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 0:03 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that shoots a shocking bolt from its horn when struck. Oddly, only the horn conducts the bolt. The rest of the head is safe to hold. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device with a slick underside that minimizes friction. Probably used to convey things over grass and sand in ancient times. |
| Energy Consumption | — |
| Duration | — |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A powered Zonai device that spins quickly and is best suited for flat surfaces. It doesn't handle hills, or even bumps, very well. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that contracts and then expands with enough power to bounce objects away from it. |
| Energy Consumption | — |
| Duration | — |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A perfectly balanced Zonai device that stands upright when activated. It was used to secure footholds in unstable places, such as sky islands. |
| Energy Consumption | Yes |
| Duration | 30:00 |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that can be fixed in place in the ground or on a wall. They've been used as footholds and building foundations because of their immovability when planted. |
| Energy Consumption | — |
| Duration | — |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that can control direction when attached to a conveyance. It'll activate all connected Zonai devices at once. |
| Energy Consumption | — |
| Duration | — |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device for a timed explosion. Its blast can activate other Zonai devices. |
| Energy Consumption | — |
| Duration | Single-Use |
| Zonai Device | |
| Description | A Zonai device that can harness lift to ride the wind. To fly farther, try balancing in the center of the wing. |
| Energy Consumption | — |
| Duration | 1:25 |
| Zonai Device | Description | Energy Consumption | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
A Zonai device that rises when filled with hot air. The hotter the air, the quicker it rises. | — | 2:00 | |
A Zonai device that holds concentrated Zonai-charge energy. Use it to provide temporary power for other Zonai devices. | Provides Energy | Yes | |
A Zonai device that shoots a light beam from its horn, inflicting damage at great range. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A battery with an improved compression rate. Though disposable, it holds multiple times as much energy as a normal battery. | Provides Energy | Yes | |
A powered Zonai device that wants to move! It's a big, mean wheel that excels at tearing through environments that might challenge smaller wheels. It can handle shallow water. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device that fires shots in intervals. The shot explodes when hitting the target. It's a powerful device, but it can be tricky to get the firing angle just right. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device built to move efficiently over flat surfaces. Apply force to get it moving, so long as it has a power source. | — | — | |
A Zonai device that always faces whatever it deems an enemy. Attach a combat Zonai device to the head for homing attacks. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device that produces wind with its internal propeller. It's likely that the Zonai made smart use of this wind power to transport objects and generate thrust. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device that shoots fire. It's thought to have been originally used as protection from monsters. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device that blasts out freezing air, handy for slowing and defeating some monsters. Also, some materials change their properties when exposed to very cold air. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device that automatically heads for monsters. It's believed to have been used by the Zonai as a security measure. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device that can defy gravity and hang in place. Ages ago, the Zonai may have used this technology to create islands that float in the sky. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device that gushes water when struck. According to legend, sky islands saw water shortages long ago but became lush and fertile thanks to this technology. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device that can bring some light to dark places. It shines in one direction, and its light doesn't reach too far, but it can come in handy on dark roads or in caves. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device that focuses and reflects light. It can provide powerful, long-distance illumination that can ward off some monsters. | — | — | |
A Zonai device for cooking food almost anytime, anywhere. It lasts for cooking one recipe only. The device is easier to use on flat surfaces. | — | Single-Use | |
A Zonai device that produces powerful thrust. It packs a punch but burns out quickly. | Yes | 0:03 | |
A Zonai device that shoots a shocking bolt from its horn when struck. Oddly, only the horn conducts the bolt. The rest of the head is safe to hold. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device with a slick underside that minimizes friction. Probably used to convey things over grass and sand in ancient times. | — | — | |
A powered Zonai device that spins quickly and is best suited for flat surfaces. It doesn't handle hills, or even bumps, very well. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device that contracts and then expands with enough power to bounce objects away from it. | — | — | |
A perfectly balanced Zonai device that stands upright when activated. It was used to secure footholds in unstable places, such as sky islands. | Yes | 30:00 | |
A Zonai device that can be fixed in place in the ground or on a wall. They've been used as footholds and building foundations because of their immovability when planted. | — | — | |
A Zonai device that can control direction when attached to a conveyance. It'll activate all connected Zonai devices at once. | — | — | |
A Zonai device for a timed explosion. Its blast can activate other Zonai devices. | — | Single-Use | |
A Zonai device that can harness lift to ride the wind. To fly farther, try balancing in the center of the wing. | — | 1:25 |
Trivia
- The circular yellow power symbol that appears on the body of Zonai Devices that require power appears to be the internationally recognized standby Power symbol. This is likely to keep in line with Tears of the Kingdom's intuitive design philosophy.[2]
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
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| Language | Names | |
| This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference. | ||
See Also
References
- ↑ "Zonai Devices" — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "If players are shown something they've never seen in real life, they'll have no idea how to use it. But if it looks similar to an everyday item, they'll understand how it should be used intuitively." —Eiji Aonuma (Ask the Developer Vol. 9, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom—Part 4, web archive, published May 11, 2023, retrieved June 18, 2023.)