The Legend of Zelda Items: Difference between revisions

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The Sword is the first [[sword]] [[Link]] can obtain in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. It is found in the cave on the [[Starting Screen]], and is given to Link by the [[Old Man]]. Inside the cave, the Old Man will say one of the most iconic lines of the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|series]], ''"It's dangerous to go alone! Take this."'' The Wooden Sword is the weakest sword in the game.

The Bow is a common item found in most ''The Legend of Zelda'' series games. In ''The Legend of Zelda'', the Bow is first found in Level 1: The Eagle, but it cannot be used until Link has purchased the Arrows from an Item Shop. Once Link has purchased them, he can use the Bow. Interestingly, there is no arrow inventory. Instead, Link will lose a Rupee every time he shoots and Arrow. The Bow is the only item capable of killing [[Gohma (The Legend of Zelda)|Gohma]].

The Letter is an optional item found in ''The Legend of Zelda''. It is given to Link by the Old Man in a specific cave found up a staircase northeast of the Lost Hills. The Old Man will tell Link to "show it to the Old Woman". If Link does so, the Old Woman will start selling potion at her [[Potion Shop (The Legend of Zelda)|Potion Shop]]s. Although optional, completing this mini-quest can turn out to be very beneficial to Link, as the potions will restore all of Link's hearts. In the second quest it is not found in the same location.  

=== Water of Life ===

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The Water of Life is the first of two available heart-restoring potions found in ''The Legend of Zelda''. The Water of Life can be purchased at the Old Woman's Potion Shops, at the price of 40 Rupees. Drinking the Water of Life will fully restore Link's hearts, which can be very helpful in the very hard latter dungeons of the game.

The 2nd Potion is the second of two heart-restoring potions found in ''The Legend of Zelda''. The 2nd Potion can be purchased from the Old Woman's Potions Shops for 68 Rupees. The 2nd Potion has two doses, so it will heal of Link's hearts twice. It is by far the better deal compared to the Water of Life, as it costs less than two Water of Lifes and does the same thing.

The Compass is found in every dungeon in ''The Legend of Zelda'', from Level 1: The Eagle to Level 9: Death Mountain. It has only one purpose; once Link has collected it, it will show Link the location of the [[Triforce Shard]] that's inside that particular dungeon. This is done by a small blinking dot on his map. In the final dungeon, the Compass will show Link to Princess Zelda, as there is not a Triforce Shard in that dungeon. It is generally guarded by an enemy and that enemy has to be defeated from the Compass to appear.

=== Triforce Shard ===

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There are eight Triforce Shards found in ''The Legend of Zelda''. They are pieces of the [[Triforce of Wisdom]] that Princess Zelda broke into shards once she learnt that [[Ganon]] had stolen the [[Triforce of Power]] and was likely to come after her piece too. There is one found at the end of each of the first eight dungeons of the game. Once all of them have been assembled, Link can travel into Death Mountain and confront Ganon.