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The '''Golden Sword''' is an item in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''. It is the final form of the [[Master Sword]].
The '''Golden Sword''' is an item in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''. It is the final form of the [[Master Sword]], and is theoretically the strongest [[Sword|sword]] in the entire franchise due to being a direct upgrade of the former.
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==Appearance==
Despite being derived from the [[Master Sword]], the Golden Sword has a radically different design. The [[Triforce]] emblem on the blade is upside-down and closer to the cross-guard, which is green and appears sleeker and straight-edged; the central jewel is also missing. The ricasso is much less prominent in the blade, the grip is now black, and the pommel is green.


==''A Link to the Past''==
==''A Link to the Past''==
{{quote|Golden Sword<br/>The Fat Faerie, who resides within the Dark Pyramid, is the only one who can give Link the Golden Sword. Link should toss the Tempered Sword into her pond. The Fat Faerie will ask Link if he dropped the Sword. Remember, always respond to Faeries with a truthful answer.|''[[A Link to the Past Nintendo Player's Guide]]''}}
{{quote|Golden Sword<br/>The Fat Faerie, who resides within the Dark Pyramid, is the only one who can give Link the Golden Sword. Link should toss the Tempered Sword into her pond. The Fat Faerie will ask Link if he dropped the Sword. Remember, always respond to Faeries with a truthful answer.|''[[A Link to the Past Nintendo Player's Guide]]''}}
The Golden Sword is the ultimate form of the Master Sword, and as such it is the most powerful. After Link gets it Tempered by the blacksmith brothers east of [[Kakariko Village (A Link to the Past)|Kakariko Village]], he can use a [[Super Bomb]] in the large crack at the [[Pyramid of Power]] to open an entrance to the [[Cursed Fairy]]'s [[Mysterious Pond]]. If he throws his sword into the pond, and admits he did so, she will "give him something better in return", in the form of the Golden Sword.{{ref|ALTTP|170|Cursed Fairy}}
The Golden Sword can be obtained at the [[Mysterious Pond]] inside the [[Pyramid of Power]], which can be accessed using the [[Super Bomb]]. If [[Link (A Link to the Past)|Link]] throws the [[Tempered Sword]] into the pond, the [[Cursed Fairy]] will appear, and ask if it is Link's: if he says yes, the Fairy remarks that she likes honest people and will give him something better in return, upgrading the sword into the Golden Sword.{{ref|ALTTP|170|Cursed Fairy}}


The Golden Sword is theoretically the most powerful sword in the entire Zelda series, considering that the Master Sword itself used in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' was already considerably powerful, and the Golden Sword is the Master Sword upgraded twice. The Golden Sword in the SNES version of ''A Link to the Past'' is the only sword capable of dealing damage upon [[Ganon]] without the use of a [[Spin Attack]]. In [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA)|the GBA remake]], the [[Tempered Sword]] could do this as well. The Golden Sword is eight times as powerful as the [[Fighter's Sword]] and in the GBA remake is capable of breaking jars and skulls.
The Golden Sword deals double damage compared to the Tempered Sword, making it four times stronger than the [[Master Sword]], and eight times stronger than the [[Fighter's Sword]]; in the SNES version, it is also the only weapon capable of damaging [[Ganon]] with normal strikes, instead of requiring a [[Spin Attack]]. In [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA)|the GBA version]], the sword will break [[Jar|Jars]] and [[Skull|Skulls]] with its swings.
 
==''A Link Between Worlds''==
The Golden Sword appears in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]'', though it is referred to as the '''Master Sword Lv3'''. [[Link (A Link Between Worlds)|Link]] can forge the [[Tempered Sword|Master Sword Lv2]] into the Lv3 blade at the [[Smithery|Blacksmith's Forge]] in [[Lorule]], which requires two pieces of [[Master Ore]].


==''Ancient Stone Tablets''==
==''Ancient Stone Tablets''==
The [[Master Sword]] can only be accessed in Week 4, after collecting seven [[Ancient Stone Tablet]]s — in earlier weeks, the grove in the [[Lost Woods (A Link to the Past)|Lost Woods]] is inaccessible, blocked by a soldier; and the sword cannot be pulled from its pedestal before the completion of [[Level 7 (Ancient Stone Tablets)|Level 7]].
In ''[[BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets|Ancient Stone Tablets]]'', the Golden Sword is located in the [[Lost Woods (A Link to the Past)|Lost Woods]], kept in the pedestal where the Master Sword was. The sword is only available during Week 4, and the entrance is blocked off by a soldier - Link must have completed [[Level 7 (Ancient Stone Tablets)|Level 7]] before he can get past.


When the [[Hero of Light]] pulls it, it is still in the form of the Golden Sword, as it was when Link last wielded it.
Once obtained, rental shops no longer offer an upgraded level for the sword.


==''A Link Between Worlds''==
==Gallery==
The twice-upgraded version of the Master Sword is golden once again, but simply called the Master Sword Lv3.
<gallery>
File:Golden-Sword.png|The Golden Sword icon in ''A Link to the Past''
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