Skyward Sword Items: Difference between revisions

A familiar item, the Shield returns in Skyward Sword. Link has used the Shield in every Zelda main series title since the beginning. The Shield is controlled using the nunchuck attachment. Link uses this to defend against attacking enemies slashing with their weapons or shooting projectiles at him, just as we have seen before. Additionally, Link can use his Shield to deflect certain items back at enemies by players moving the nunchuck in a forward, thrusting motion, an example being reflecting rocks back at Octoroks when they shoot towards him. It can quickly be held in defense following Sword combo. Motion control of the Shield is quite limited compared to the Sword, but it plays a vital roll in combat in nonetheless. In Skyward Sword, shields can be bought and upgraded at the [[Bazaar]]. The only exception is the [[Hylian Shield]], which is awarded to Link by [[Lanayru (Dragon)|Lanayru]].

=== Wooden Shield ===

[[File:WoodenShield-SS-Icon.png|128px|right]]

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The wooden shield returns in Skyward Sword and will once again be the first form of defense for Link in the game. In Skyward Sword, through the use of Wii motion plus the nunchuk can be raised when in combat to block enemy melee attacks and can also be used when facing enemies with range attacks to deflect their projectiles. Enemy attacks will quickly damage your shield rendering it useless after only a small number of hits.

The Wooden shield is very basic, looks poorly built and has a single bird footprint on it.

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=== Banded Shield ===

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The Banded shield is the first upgrade to the wooden shield and is a much more durable shield than the wooden shield and looks better built with a blue metal band around the sides and two wing symbols.

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=== Braced Shield ===

[[File:BracedShield-SS-Icon.png|128px|right]]

{{Main|Braced Shield}}

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=== Iron Shield ===

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The iron shield is the second shield encountered in Skyward Sword and offers a much greater resistance to attacks than that of the wooden shield. While melee attacks and projectiles can still be blocked through the use of the nunchuk the amount of damage sustained by the shield is largely reduced making it far more durable.

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=== Reinforced Shield ===

[[File:ReinforcedShield-SS-Icon.png|128px|right]]

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=== Fortified Shield ===

[[File:FortifiedShield-SS-Icon.png|128px|right]]

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=== Sacred Shield ===

[[File:SacredShield-SS-Icon.png|128px|right]]

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The third shield found is the purple shield. For lack of a better term, this name has been given to purple shield seen in trailers. Features a birds talon.

 

=== Divine Shield ===

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The first upgrade to the Sacred Shield is the Divine Shield. It features a large bird like on the Hylian Shield.

 

It is controlled the same way as with all the other shields.

 

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[[File:HylianShield.png|128px|right]]

The final shield in the game is the legendary Hylian shield used by heroes all across time, future and past. The Hylian Shield offers all of the functionality of the other two shields (once again through the use of Wii motion plus and the nunchuk) with a much greater resistance to enemy attacks and projectiles.

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