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Red Potion

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

From the manual

Fills LIFE all the way. Using the red water turns it into blue water, and using the blue water uses it up.

Translated from the Japanese manual.

Item

Red Potion

KindEquipment
Japanese name赤い水

Official art

Red Potion, official art from ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書
Red Potion. ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 24

From the official guides

Using it turns all of Link's LIFE hearts red. Red water turns into blue water after one use, and blue water is gone once used.

ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 24, 101Leafy's translation

Using it turns all of Link's LIFE hearts red. Red water turns into blue water after one use, and blue water is gone once used.

ゼルダの伝説1 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1994), p. 18, 101Leafy's translation

Drink this and all of Link's LIFE hearts will turn red. Red water turns blue when Link sips it. Drink the blue water and that's the last of the water.

The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 25

Water of Life can be a tremendous help to you. By drinking it, you can turn all white hearts to red hearts. There are two kinds of water: red and blue. When you drink red water, it turns blue and when you drink blue water, it disappears. Water is for sale, but sometimes it is also free.

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

Two doses of the blue Water of Life. It is sold next to the blue one but costs a little more. After one drink it turns blue.

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

The old woman in the cave sells it. It turns all of Link's white hearts back to red. Use it once and it becomes blue water, and the blue water is gone once you use it. But you have the letter, so you can buy more!

ゼルダの伝説 必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 13, 101Leafy's translation

Bought from the old woman in a cave. The blue potion refills your hearts once and the red one twice. It is not found underground.

ファミリーコンピュータ攻略ガイドブック1 ゼルダの伝説 (曙出版, 1986), p. 15, 101Leafy's translation

It restores Link's LIFE. The red one can be used twice.

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. 4, 101Leafy's translation

In an instant, your LIFE hearts are full. The red medicine can be used twice and the blue once. Use the red one once and it becomes the blue medicine.

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. 58, 101Leafy's translation

Use this Water of Life and all of Link's LIFE hearts turn red. Blue water can be used only once, but red water can be used twice.

ゼルダの伝説 (秋田書店, 1986), p. 19, 101Leafy's translation

Water of life you can use twice, which makes it even more reassuring. After one use it turns into blue water, and after a second use it is gone.

ゼルダの伝説 (双葉社, 1986), p. 12, 101Leafy's translation

The Water of Life is the best medicine there is. Using it turns all the hearts of your LIFE red. The red one turns blue after one use, and the blue one is gone once you use it, so use them wisely.

ケイブンシャの大百科別冊 ゼルダの伝説1 (勁文社, 1994), p. 14, 101Leafy's translation

Use the red Water of Life and it turns into the blue one, and it fills Link's LIFE all the way. You can buy it once you show something that proves who Link is.

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. 78, 101Leafy's translation

The best medicine there is. Drink it and every heart in Link's LIFE turns red again. The red water turns into blue water after one use, and the blue water is gone once you use it. You either buy it or are given it.

わんぱっくコミック増刊 ゼルダの伝説 必勝ヒント本 (徳間書店, 1986), p. 9, 101Leafy's translation

Caves

Take one of two

Old Man

TAKE ANY ONE YOU WANT.

Overworld, First Quest: 4 caves
Overworld, Second Quest: 4 caves

Shop

Old Woman

BUY MEDICINE BEFORE YOU GO.

Overworld, First Quest: 7 caves
Overworld, Second Quest: 9 caves

What it is for

Drinking it refills all of Link's hearts.

After one drink it becomes:

The old woman sells it only after Link shows her: