Great Fairy

The Great Fairies are fairies that are much older and more powerful than regular Fairies. They can help Link on his journey by fully restoring his health, and they usually bestow some sort of gift upon him. Most of them live in Great Fairy Fountains or other sources of water.

Appearances In Games

Legend of Zelda

The Great Fairies in The Legend of Zelda have many fountains across Hyrule. They will fully heal Link whenever he comes to one of their springs.

A Link to the Past

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The Great Fairies of A Link to the Past can do more than just heal Link. They will often bestow more powerful items upon him, usually only after Link has thrown something into their fountain. A Cursed Great Fairy lives in the Pyramid of Power, and she will grant Link the Silver Arrow and the Golden Sword.
File:Great Fairy Queen ALttP.gif The Fairy Queen, Venus, also has a spring known as the Pond of Happiness. She can increase the amount of arrows and bombs that Link can hold if he throws rupees into her fountain.

Link's Awakening

The Great Fairies of this game heal Link if he manages to find their springs that are hidden across Koholint Island. The Fairy Queen is found in the DX Version of the game in the Color Dungeon. She will give Link the "power of color", allowing him to swap his green tunic out for a red or blue one. These boost his offensive and defensive power respectively. Despite her title, the Fairy Queen looks identical to all of the Great Fairies.

Ocarina of Time

There are a total of six locations where Link can find Great Fairies in Ocarina of Time. Each one can only be found at their Fairy Fountain, where they will grant Link a new spell or ability if he plays Zelda's Lullaby.

Great Fairy of Power

The Great Fairy of Power lives on top of Death Mountain in a cave that can only be accessed using bombs. She will teach Link how to charge the Spin Attack with magic.

Great Fairy of Wisdom

The Great Fairy of Wisdom can be reached only after Link obtains the Megaton Hammer in the Fire Temple. He can then use the hammer to destroy the rocks in front of her fountain in Death Mountain Crater. She doubles Link's Magic Meter

Great Fairy of Courage

The Great Fairy of Courage is found very late in the game, once Link obtains the Golden Gauntlets. He can use them to lift the huge rock outside of Ganon's Castle to reach the fountain, where this Great Fairy will enhance his defensive power by halving the amount of damage he takes.

Great Fairy of Magic

Interestingly enough, the Great Fairy of Magic appears in three different locations and gives Link three magic spells. She can first be found behind a rock in Hyrule Castle by using the bombs, where she will give him Din's Fire. Then a wall in Zora's Fountain can be exploded, where she will give Link Farore's Wind. Finally, she is behind a wall in near an oasis by the Desert Colossus, just outside the Haunted Wasteland, where she will grant Link Nayru's Love.

Majora's Mask

The five Great Fairies in Majora's Mask were shattered by the Skull Kid using the power of the mask. If Link manages to gather up all of their Stray Fairies, then they will return to their true, whole form and reward him. Some rewards are enhancements to Link's magical abilities, increased defence, or a new sword.

Great Fairy of Magic

The Great Fairy of Magic is the only fairy required to rescue in order to complete the game. Link and Tatl first visit her while Link is a Deku Scrub, hoping that she can help them. After they find her last Stray Fairy wandering around Clock Town, she returns to normal and she gives Link the ability to shoot bubbles in his Deku form, although it consumes magic.

If Link returns in his Hylian form, she will bestow the Great Fairy's Mask upon him.

Great Fairy of Power

The Great Fairy of Power lives in the Woodfall area, near the Woodfall Temple. If Link gathers the stray fairies inside of that temple, she will teach him how to do a more powerful Spin Attack, although it takes up Magic Power.

Great Fairy of Wisdom

The Great Fairy of Wisdom can be found in her fountain in the Snowhead region, under the entrance to Snowhead Temple. Once she is reunited with the missing Stray Fairies from the temple, she will double Link's Magic Meter.

Great Fairy of Courage

The Great Fairy of Courage is found in Zora's Cape area after jumping across some rocks and using the Hookshot to reach it. If Link brings the stray fairies from Great Bay Temple, she will double his defense, and any damage Link takes will be reduced by half.

Great Fairy of Kindness

The Great Fairy of Kindness lives in Ikana Canyon. If Link gathers the stray fairies in Stone Tower Temple and brings them to her fountain, she will give him the Great Fairy's Sword.

Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons

The Great Fairies of Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages do the same thing as their counterparts in Link's Awakening. However, there is no Fairy Queen.

Four Swords

The Great Fairt of Forest meets the players at the end of the Sea of Trees, where she will reward the Links with a key, depending on how well they did.
The Great Fairy of Flame meets the players at the end of the Death Mountain, where she will reward the Links with a key, depending on how well they did.
The Great Fairy of Ice meets the players at the end of the Talus Cave, where she will reward the Links with a key, depending on how well they did.

The Wind Waker

File:Great Fairy WW.pngIn The Wind Waker, the Great Fairies live in one of the springs the Great Sea, such as the one on Outset Island, or in one of the five Fairy Islands: Northern Fairy Isle, Southern Fairy Isle, Western Fairy Isle, Eastern Fairy Isle, and Thorned Fairy Isle. They usually give Link the ability to carry more of bombs, arrows or money. One Great Fairy was consumed by a Big Octo, and if Link defeats it, she will double his Magic Meter.

The Fairy Queen also makes an appearance, where she holds a doll that looks like a Great Fairy. She gives Link the Fire and Ice arrows.

Four Sword Adventures

The Links can randomly find a Great Fairy Pond or Spring inside of dungeons. If an item is thrown in, she will return it, but it will be the upgraded Level 2 version.

The Fairy Queen, looking exactly like she did in The Wind Waker, also makes a brief appearance on one of the levels

The Minish Cap

There are three Great Fairies: Butterfly, Mayfly, and Dragonfly. If Link passes their individualized tests, they will reward him with the ability to carry more Rupees, Bombs, and Arrows respectively.

Twilight Princess

There is only one Great Fairy in Twilight Princess, and she resides inside the Cave of Ordeals. Upon reaching her every 10 levels, she releases regular fairies to one of the Light Spirits' springs. Upon reaching the last level, she gives Link a Bottle with her tears in it, and promises to give more whenever he runs out at any Light Spirit spring. File:Great Fairy TP.png

Phantom Hourglass

In Phantom Hourglass, the character at the Spirit Island is similar to a Great Fairy. She only speaks to Link; her appearance is never shown.