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This article is about the recovery Items that are picked up. For the health meter, see Life Gauge. For the Items that increase Link's health, see Heart Container and Piece of Heart.

Hearts, also known as Recovery Hearts, and Blood, are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.

Names in the American English canon

Name
Heart
Appearance(s)
Name
Recovery Heart
Appearance(s)
Name
Blood
Appearance(s)
Names in the American English canon
NameAppearance(s)
Heart
Recovery Heart
Blood
For terminology in other regions, see § Nomenclature below.

Location and Uses

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Descriptions
The Legend of Zelda instruction booklet
Heart container and heart
The heart container increases the number of LIFE hearts that Link has. A heart also turns a white heart back to a red heart. During the game, if Link defeats the enemy and rescues the fairy who's in their devilish hands, she'll turn all the white hearts red.
A Link to the Past & Four Swords instruction booklet
Heart
Gathering a heart refills a single heart on your Life Gauge.
Four Swords Adventures instruction booklet
Heart
Refill your Heart Meter a little.
Zelda (Game & Watch) instruction booklet
Heart
Revives Link's life by one heart.

Hearts aid Link by replenishing his life energy by one Heart at a time. They can be found anywhere in Hyrule, Koholint Island, Termina, Labrynna, Holodrum, the Great Sea, the World of the Ocean King, New Hyrule, and Skyloft. Hearts are uncovered in Pots, Jars, tall Grass, defeated enemies, under rocks and, in many instances, they can even be purchased from shops. They appear as small, floating, red Hearts.

Link's Awakening

In Link's Awakening, Hearts can be found by defeating enemies, lifting Pots, and cutting Grass and Bushes.[3] They can also be purchased from the Town Tool Shop,[4] or won in the Trendy Game in Mabe Village. Link can restore all his Hearts by talking to a Great Fairy in one of the four Great Fairy Fountains present on Koholint Island.

Additionally, if Link defeats a group of Three-of-a-Kind while they display the Heart symbol, they will each drop a single Heart.[5]

The Wind Waker

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Breath of the Wild

In Breath of the Wild, Hearts cannot be found in the world; life energy can only be replenished by consuming Food, using Fairies or Mipha's Grace, or standing in hot springs.

Echoes of Wisdom

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Hearts are found by defeating Enemies or breaking Objects such as Pots.

Life Meter

Main article: Life Gauge

The Life Meter is a gauge indicating how much life Link has. Whenever Link takes damage from an enemy attack or hazard, he loses health in increments of full Hearts, half Hearts, or in Ocarina of Time and all games from then on, quarter Hearts. Losing all Hearts in the Life Meter causes Link to collapse, resulting in a Game Over. In various The Legend of Zelda games, Link can extend his life energy from three to twenty hearts. In others, the maximum is either 14 or 16. The only game where Link does not have his health represented by Hearts is The Adventure of Link, where it is instead represented by rectangular segments (the game still features Heart Containers to increase the Life Meter, however).

Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks introduces Green Hearts. These replenish the endurance of SS Linebeck's Hull in Phantom Hourglass, and the Spirit Train in Spirit Tracks. These Hearts can only be found while traveling on the overworld of their respective games. Initially the vehicle start out with four Hearts, and can obtain more by assembling matching parts of the vehicle. When the vehicle runs out of Green Hearts, it becomes destroyed, resulting in a Game Over.

In A Link Between Worlds, Link can store Hearts in a Bottle by using his Bug Net.[6]

Breath of the Wild introduces Temporary Hearts, which are yellow in color and temporarily increase Link's total life energy. Temporary Hearts can be gained by consuming cooked Food or Elixirs that have this effect. Once depleted, Temporary Hearts are lost and cannot be recovered, however more can be gained by consuming another item with the effect.

Tears of the Kingdom introduces an unnamed variety of Heart, which is gray and visibly cracked. These represent Hearts that have been lost to Gloom exposure and cannot be recovered without either eating specific types of cooked Food, being near a Lightroot, or going to the surface.

Oxygen

Main article: Oxygen Gauge

In both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, oxygen is measured according to Link's life meter. When he is exposed for too long underwater, or enters a very hot environment, a timer appears. Before it runs out, the young hero must either rise to surface or exit from the hot area, depending on the area; otherwise, he will die. How long the time will be depends on the current life meter (not only the maximum capacity, but also the current amount of Hearts). For every quarter of a Heart Link has in current life, he will have two additional second's added to the timer. (or eight seconds per Heart) The amount of time is calculated upon entry in said inhospitable environments without the proper Tunic or Mask. For example, if he enters Death Mountain Crater with a three-Heart meter unharmed, then he will have 24 seconds to exit from there. The timer remains unaffected by the Defense upgrade.

As a Gesture of Gratitude or Love

One humorous moment in Twilight Princess occurs when Link defeats the boss of the Snowpeak Ruins, Blizzeta, who is actually Yeta, the wife of Yeto. After she is restored, Yeto rushes to Yeta's side and the pair share a romantic moment. At this point, forty Hearts burst from the pair, as well as a Heart Container. Similarly in Twilight Princess, after Link beats the STAR Game in Castle Town East, he can gain three Hearts by approaching Kili, Hannah and Misha. More Hearts also appear near Honey and Darling in Majora's Mask, although Link is unable to collect these Hearts.

Another moment occurs in Ocarina of Time: as Link and Zelda reach specific floors in Ganon's Castle, Zelda becomes trapped in a ring of fire and two Stalfos appear. The only way to free Zelda is to defeat both foes; once this occurs, she thanks Link and drops a few Hearts.

After Link receives a Piece of Heart from the Stylish Woman in Kakariko Village in A Link Between Worlds, she will give him normal Hearts after every time he visits.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
JapanJapan
Japanese
  • ハート (Hāto) (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | ALttPA Link to the Past | TFHTri Force Heroes | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[7][8][9]
  • 回復のハート (Kaifuku no Hāto) (ALttPA Link to the Past | OoTOcarina of Time)[10][11]
  • Same as English.Editor warning: Conflicting meanings in data
  • Recovery Heart
The People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Republic of China
ChineseSISimplified
心 (Xīn) (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | OoTOcarina of Time | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[12][13]Same as English.
The Republic of ChinaThe Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTRTraditional
心 (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) 
The Kingdom of the NetherlandsThe Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
  • Hart (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[14]
  • Hartje (SSHDSkyward Sword HD | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[15]
  • Same as English.
  •  
CanadaCanada
FrenchCACanadian
Cœur (SSHDSkyward Sword HD | TFHTri Force Heroes | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[16][17] 
The French RepublicThe French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
  • Same as English.
  • Life Heart
  •  
The Federal Republic of GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany
German
Herz (LALink's Awakening | SSHDSkyward Sword HD | TFHTri Force Heroes | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[21][22][23]Same as English.
The Italian RepublicThe Italian Republic
Italian
Cuore (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX | OoTOcarina of Time | OoT3DOcarina of Time 3D | MMMajora's Mask | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | FSFour Swords | TWWThe Wind Waker | SSHDSkyward Sword HD | TFHTri Force Heroes | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[24][25][26][26][27][26][26][28][29][26][26][30][31]Same as English.Editor warning: Conflicting meanings in data
The Republic of KoreaThe Republic of Korea
Korean
하트 (Hateu) (TFHTri Force Heroes | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[32] 
The Federative Republic of BrazilThe Federative Republic of Brazil
PortugueseBRBrazilian
Coração (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) 
The Russian FederationThe Russian Federation
Russian
Сердце (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) 
Latin AmericaLatin America
SpanishLALatin American
Corazón (SSHDSkyward Sword HD | TFHTri Force Heroes | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[33][34] 
The Kingdom of SpainThe Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
Corazón (SSHDSkyward Sword HD | TFHTri Force Heroes | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[35][34] 
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Other Names

These names, though from official English sources, are not used by Zelda Wiki as they contradict a name or names from a higher-priority source.
Name
Heart Refill[3]
Applies to
Link's Awakening DX
Source

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX—Prima's Official Strategy Guide by Prima Games

Superseded by
Encyclopedia
NameApplies toSourceSuperseded by
Heart Refill[3]
Link's Awakening DX

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX—Prima's Official Strategy Guide by Prima Games

Encyclopedia

Gallery

  • The Legend of Zelda

    Artwork of a Heart

  • Ocarina of Time 3D

    Icon of an upgraded Heart

  • Majora's Mask

    Honey and Darling with a Heart

  • Majora's Mask

    The two Seahorses reunited with Hearts

  • Majora's Mask 3D

    Icon of an upgraded Heart

  • Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages

    A cluster of Hearts

  • Twilight Princess

    Yeto and Yeta releasing Hearts

  • Skyward Sword

    A Heart growing on a Heart Flower

  • Tri Force Heroes

    Alternate artwork of a Heart

  • Echoes of Wisdom

    Icon of a quarter of a Heart

  • Echoes of Wisdom

    Icon of half of a Heart

  • Echoes of Wisdom

    Icon of three quarters of a Heart

  • Zelda (Game & Watch)

    Artwork of a Heart

  • BS The Legend of Zelda

    A Heart

  • The Wand of Gamelon

    An unused Heart

  • Hyrule Warriors

    A Heart

  • Cadence of Hyrule

    A Heart

See Also

Extra Hearts
Extra Hearts
Extra Hearts
Extra Hearts
Heart Flower
Heart Flower
Heart Flower
Heart Flower
Life Gauge
Life Gauge
Life Gauge
Life Gauge

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 127(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | OoTOcarina of Time | MMMajora's Mask | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | FSFour Swords | TWWThe Wind Waker | FSAFour Swords Adventures | TMCThe Minish Cap | TPTwilight Princess | PHPhantom Hourglass | STSpirit Tracks | SSSkyward Sword | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | TFHTri Force Heroes)
  2. ↑ Be careful! This is no ordinary shop! Here, you pay for each item with blood! Make sure you have enough health remaining to pay the listed price. — Trill (Cadence of Hyrule)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX—Prima's Official Strategy Guide, Prima Games, pg. 2
  4. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX—Prima's Official Strategy Guide, Prima Games, pg. 2
  5. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 109
  6. ↑ He's selling hearts. Can you believe that? Hearts! I mean, you can just scoop them off the ground with a net. — Item Seller (A Link Between Worlds)
  7. ↑ The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 21
  8. ↑ A Link to the Past manual, pg. 32 Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 1, Shogakukan, pg. 30
  9. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name.がハートゲット！ — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  10. ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Shogakukan, pg. 17
  11. ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 147
  12. ↑ 塞尔达传说：百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 138
  13. ↑ 在一开始的时候，你的生命值只有三颗心。 (At the beginning, your life gauge only has three hearts.) (Ocarina of Time manual, iQue version, pg. 29)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 22
  15. ↑ Hartjes — Gear (Skyward Sword HD, Dutch version)
  16. ↑ Cœurs — Gear (Skyward Sword HD, Canadian French version)
  17. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. a obtenu un cœur! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  18. ↑ Cœur de vie : 10 rubis
    Il restaurera une petit partie de votre énergie.     — Game Screen (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  19. ↑ Cœurs — Gear (Skyward Sword HD, European French version)
  20. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. a trouvé un cœur ! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  21. ↑ 3 Herzen
    10 Rubine     — Town Tool Shopkeeper (Link's Awakening, German version)
  22. ↑ Herzen — Gear (Skyward Sword HD, German version)
  23. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. hat ein Herz gefunden! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  24. ↑ The Legend of Zelda Italian manual, Virtual Console version, pg. 6
  25. ↑ Cuori - Raccoglili per riempire i tuoi Portacuori (Hearts - Collect them to fill your Heart Container.) (A Link to the Past Italian manual, Virtual Console version, pg. 7)
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 127
  27. ↑ Hai trovato un cuore! — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian version)
  28. ↑ 3 Cuori — Stockwell (Oracle of Seasons, Italian version)
  29. ↑ 3 Cuori — Stockwell (Oracle of Ages, Italian version)
  30. ↑ Cuori — Gear (Skyward Sword HD, Italian version)
  31. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. ha ottenuto un cuore! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  32. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name.가 하트 획득! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  33. ↑ Corazones — Gear (Skyward Sword HD, Latin American Spanish version)
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 ¡LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. ha conseguido un corazón! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  35. ↑ Corazones — Gear (Skyward Sword HD, European Spanish version)
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