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Red Shield

For The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo (SNES).

When Link gets it

Your shield is improved! Now you can defend yourself against fireballs!

Where it is

KindGear
ShopRed Shield, 500 Rupees: Pyramid

From the official guides

It can even block fireballs, which the small shield could not.

任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース 上巻 (小学館, 1992), p. 22, translated by 101Leafy

Official art

Red Shield, official art from 任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース 上巻
Red Shield. 任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース 上巻 (小学館, 1992), p. 22

How Link gets it

Fairy fountainWaterfall of Wishing

Hello there. Did you drop this? ▶ Yes No, I didn't

I like an honest person. I will give you something better in return.

Upgrades

  1. Fighter's Shield
  2. Red Shield
  3. Mirror Shield

Menu icons

  • Red Shield
  • Red Shield
  • Red Shield

Names

EnglishRed Shield
FrenchBouclier rouge
GermanRotes Schild
Japanese赤い盾