Magic Meter: Difference between revisions

| caption = The Magic Meter in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''

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''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''

| location = '''''The Adventure of Link'''''<br/>Default

----'''''A Link to the Past'''''<br/>Default

----'''''Ocarina of Time'''''<br/> [[Death Mountain Trail]]

----'''''Majora's Mask'''''<br/>[[Clock Town#North Clock Town|North Clock Town]]

----'''''The Wind Waker'''''<br/>[[Forest Haven]]

| use = Displays [[Magic Power|magic]] quantity

The Magic Meter is a bar on the top portion of the screen with Link's current magic quantity and,with the exception of ''The Adventure of Link'', has the appearance of a long green bar.

''A Link to the Past'' is the first [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda]] game to feature the iconic green magic meter. This one is vertical and on the left-hand side of the screen and, though it is available from the game's beginning, the player cannot use it until obtaining the [[Lantern]]. Visiting the [[Mad Batter]] will allow the player to upgrade the magic storage ability, through a curse, by adding a ½ above the Magic Meter, indicating that magic consumption has been decreased by one-half. This effectively "doubles" the magic the player can carry.{{Ref|LttP|309|Mad Batter}}

Magic is obtained initially after completing [[Dodongo's Cavern]] and traveling up [[Death Mountain]] along the [[Death Mountain Trail]] to the summit where the player will find the [[Great_Fairy#Great_Fairy_of_Power|Great Fairy of Power]] who will grant magic abilities to the [[Spin Attack]].{{Ref|OoT|358|[[Navi]]}}{{Ref|OoT|1255|[[Kaepora Gaebora]]}}{{Ref|OoT|1256|Kaepora Gaebora}}{{Ref|OoT|244|Great Fairy of Power}} An upgrade is also available from the [[Great Fairy#Great_Fairy_of_Wisdom|Great Fairy of Wisdom]]. This is where the player is granted the doubled meter.{{Ref|OoT|245|Great Fairy of Wisdom}}

Much like ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' features a similar Magic Meter and specific weapons with similar magical requirements. The Magic Meter is first found after returning one [[Stray Fairy]] to the [[Great_Fairy#Great_Fairy_of_Magic_2|Great Fairy of Magic]] in [[Clock Town#North_Clock_Town|North Clock Town]].{{Ref|MM|886|Great Fairy of Magic}} A doubled meter is found after the player returns all fifteen stray fairies to the [[Great Fairy#Great_Fairy_of_Wisdom_2|Great Fairy of Wisdom]] located, by the base of the [[Snowhead Temple]] in [[Snowhead]].{{Ref|MM|946-948|Great Fairy of Wisdom}}

In ''The Wind Waker'', the Magic Meter appears after Link acquires the [[Deku Leaf]] atop of the [[Great Deku Tree]] in the [[Forest Haven]]. Later, Link can double the Magic Meter by locating a [[Big Octo]] at [[Two-Eye Reef]]. Defeating this monster frees a Great Fairy, who grants him some of her power in gratitude.{{Ref|WW|2903-2905|Great Fairy}} This gives Link twice as much magic power as before.{{Ref|WW|192|In-Game Description}}

File:AoL Magic Meter.png|''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' meter

File:OoT Magic Meter.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''/''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' variant.

File:WW Magic Meter.png|A Magic Meter seen in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''.