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The Master Sword is a double-edged longsword with no fuller and blue hilt, although in the artwork for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', the hilt of the sword is golden. The sword's crossguard is large and elaborate in relation to its pommel, and is similar to the seal of Hyrule's [[Royal Family]]. The [[Triforce]] is engraved on the base of the blade, and embedded in the crossguard is a gem.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'', the state of the gem in crossguard seems to be indicative of the sword's power. When Link first acquires the unawakened Master Sword, the gem in its crossguard is dark, and the guard itself seems to have retracted toward the grip. Only once the sword has been restored to its full power does its hilt regain its signature appearance, and its blade again shines a mysterious light. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'', the Master Sword is much longer and slimmer.

In [[ The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]], [[Link]] obtains the Master sword in the [[Temple of Time]] inside of the [[Pedestal of Time]]. Link needs to place the three [[Spiritual Stones]] on the temple's altar, which can be found in the three dungeons from the Child Timeline across Hyrule. [[Sheik]] describes the blade as a ship that sails across time; obviously referencing the ability of it to take you back and forth between childhood and adulthood. After defeating [[Ganon]], Link places the Master Sword back into its pedestal. This creates a split in the [[timeline]].