Fairy
For The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Item
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| Kind | Triforce and pick-ups |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | 妖精 |
Official art

From the official guides
The fairy who lives in a spring somewhere uses her mysterious power to turn all of Link's LIFE hearts back to red. Where you can meet her is a secret, though.
The fairy who lives in a spring somewhere uses her mysterious power to turn all of Link's LIFE hearts back to red. Where you can meet her is a secret, though.
Fairies live in the springs here and there. They have a magical power that turns all of Link's LIFE hearts back to red. You can find them at the ... sorry, that's also a secret!
If you beat your enemies and save fairies that they have captured, these fairies can turn white hearts back to red for you. Fairies who live in the fountains can turn all the white hearts back to red hearts with magic.
When you are hurt, Fairies can help you recover.
Turns three white hearts back to red. Enemies drop one now and then. It flies around, so catch it carefully.
A fairy that was caught by monsters, so when you save her she turns three white hearts back to red. She flutters around, so she is hard to touch!
The fairy who lives in a fountain turns all your white hearts red, and if you rescue a fairy held by enemies, she turns three hearts red. Remember well where the fairy fountains are!
It turns all the hearts of Link's LIFE red. It lives in a fountain.
A strong ally who turns Link's LIFE hearts red. Some live in fountains and some are held captive by enemies. The first kind turns all your LIFE hearts red again, the second only three. When things get dangerous, head for a fountain!
Rescue a fairy caught by enemies and she turns three of your LIFE hearts red. A brave knight should be kind to girls, after all!
She turns Link's life hearts red again. You can meet fairies in many places.
It turns white Hearts back to red. A fairy you free by beating an enemy is worth three Hearts when you catch it. A fairy who lives in a spring refills as many as you need.
Defeat the enemies and rescue a captured fairy, and she turns your white hearts red again. The fairy who lives in the spring uses her mysterious power to restore all your hearts to red!
Dropped by enemies
3.1% per enemy beaten: the enemy drops something 80 times in 256, and this item is 1 of its 10 drops.
8.1% per enemy beaten: the enemy drops something 104 times in 256, and this item is 2 of its 10 drops.
The 16th enemy beaten in a row without Link getting hurt always drops a Fairy.
What it is for
It refills all of Link's hearts.