Heart

For The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

Item

Kind	Triforce and pick-ups
Japanese name	ハート

Official art

From the official guides

The Heart Container adds one heart to Link's LIFE. A heart turns one white heart back to red. And if Link beats an enemy and rescues the fairy it holds captive, she turns his white hearts red.

ゼルダの伝説取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 21, 101Leafy's translation

The Heart Container adds one heart to Link's LIFE. A heart turns one white heart back to red. And if Link beats an enemy and rescues the fairy it holds captive, she turns his white hearts red.

ゼルダの伝説1 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1994), p. 15, 101Leafy's translation

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.

The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 22

Obtaining a Heart Container gives you an extra heart for the game. Heart Containers can turn white hearts back to red giving you new Life. Life is a very important treasure as it is Link's vital power.

The Legend of Zelda Tips and Tactics (Tokuma Shoten Publishing for Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 15

Turns one white heart back to red. Enemies often drop them. Sometimes they are sold too.

ゼルダの伝説 (二見書房, 1986), p. 76, 101Leafy's translation

It turns one of Link's white hearts back to red. Call it the "Mother of Life," ha ha!

ゼルダの伝説必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 8, 101Leafy's translation

Heart Containers and Hearts restore hearts that have turned white. A Heart Container adds one heart to your life. A Heart turns one white heart back to red.

ファミリーコンピュータ必勝シリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (ミリオン出版, 1986), p. 5, 101Leafy's translation

Take one Heart and one white part of your LIFE hearts turns red.

ファミコンマル勝DXシリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (角川書店, 1986), p. 59, 101Leafy's translation

Take this heart and one of your LIFE hearts that has gone white turns red again. In other words, it restores your life. Hearts also appear when you defeat enemies, so be sure to pick them up.

ゼルダの伝説 (秋田書店, 1986), p. 17, 101Leafy's translation

Life energy. Hearts turn white when enemy attacks damage you. When they are all red, you are at full power and can fire a beam from your sword.

ゼルダの伝説 (双葉社, 1986), p. 11, 101Leafy's translation

Taking a Heart Container adds one heart to Link's LIFE. Taking a Heart turns one white heart back to red. Rescue a fairy and she turns your white hearts red.

ケイブンシャの大百科別冊ゼルダの伝説1 (勁文社, 1994), p. 9, 101Leafy's translation

The source of your life energy. When damage turns Hearts white, have a fairy make them red again. Beaten enemies sometimes leave one behind, and picking it up restores one Heart.

ゼルダブック (ファミコン必勝本 1986年6月号付録) (JICC出版局, 1986), p. 77, 101Leafy's translation