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{{specify|the item from ''The Adventure of Link''|the healing item from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' also known as the Water of Life|[[Life Potion]]}}
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{{Infobox|item
| image        = [[File:Blue-Water-of-Life.png|100px]]
| image        = [[File:Water-of-Life-Famicom.png|Sprite from the Famicom version of ''Adventure of Link''.]] [[File:Water-of-Life-NES.png|Sprite from the NES version of ''Adventure of Link''.]]
| caption      = Artwork of the Water of Life from ''The Legend of Zelda''
| caption      = Sprites from the Famicom and NES versions of ''The Adventure of Link''
| game        = ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''<br/>''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''<br/>[[Zelda (Game & Watch)|''Zelda'' (Game & Watch)]]<br/>''[[BS The Legend of Zelda]]''
| game        = ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''<br/>[[Zelda (Game & Watch)|''Zelda'' (Game & Watch)]]
| location    = '''''The Legend of Zelda'''''<br/>[[Potion Shop (The Legend of Zelda)|Potion Shop]]
| location    = [[Moruge Swamp]]
----'''''The Adventure of Link'''''<br/>[[Moruge Swamp]]
| cost        =  
| cost        = 40 [[Rupee]]s
| use          = Restores all of Link's health
| use          = Restores all of Link's health
| related      = [[2nd Potion]]<br/>[[Blue Potion]]<br/>[[Red Potion]]
| related      = [[Life Potion]]<br/>[[2nd Potion]]<br/>[[Red Potion]]<br/>[[Secret Medicine]]
}}
}}


The '''Water of Life''' is an item that appears in Link's original two adventures on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''.
The '''Water of Life''' is a sidequest item from ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'', and healing item from [[Zelda (Game & Watch)|''Zelda'' (Game & Watch)]].


==''The Legend of Zelda''==
==''The Adventure of Link''==
{{Quote|Drink this and all of Link's LIFE hearts will turn red. Red water turns blue when Link sips it. Drink the blue water and that's the last of the water.|''The Legend of Zelda Manual''{{Ref|pg. 25|Drink this and all of Link's LIFE hearts will turn red. Red water turns blue when Link sips it. Drink the blue water and that's the last of the water.|''The Legend of Zelda Manual''}}}}
[[File:AOL_Water_of_Life.png|left|192px]]
 
In Link's second adventure, the Water of Life is not a usable item, but a sidequest collectible needed to cure an [[Sick Girl's Mother|old woman's]] daughter in the [[Harbor Town of Mido]]. It can be found in the [[Moruge Swamp]] after obtaining the [[Hammer]].
The Water of Life is one of two [[Bottle]] items found in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. This potion will restore [[Link|Link's]] health completely if he drinks it. The Life Potion can be bought from the [[Old Woman]] at any of the [[Potion Shop (The Legend of Zelda)|Potion Shop]]s across [[Hyrule]]. These shops will only open after Link has, firstly, collected the [[Letter]] from the [[Old Man]], and secondly he has shown the Letter to the Old Woman. From now on, Link can buy the Life Potion at these shops for the price of 40 [[Rupee]]s.


==''The Adventure of Link''==
With the water in hand, Link is granted access to the [[Wise Men|Wise Man]] that bestows the [[Fairy Spell]].
In Link's second adventure, the Water of Life is not a usable item, but a sidequest collectible needed to cure an [[Sick Girl's Mother|old woman's]] daughter in the [[Harbor Town of Mido]]. With the water in hand, Link is granted access to the [[Wise Men|Wise Man]] that bestows the [[Fairy Spell]].
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==Non-Canon Appearances==
==Non-Canon Appearances==
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{{Non-Canon|section}}
===''Zelda'' (Game & Watch)===
===''Zelda'' (Game & Watch)===
The Water of Life may be randomly obtained by defeating a [[Goblin]]. If Link runs out of hearts while he has the Water of Life in his inventory, he is revived with five hearts.
{{float|right|[[File:WaterofLife-ZG&W.png|Sprite from [[Zelda (Game & Watch)|''Zelda'' (Game & Watch)]].]]}}
 
The Water of Life may be randomly obtained by defeating a [[Goblin]]. If Link runs out of hearts while he has the Water of Life in his inventory, he is revived with five hearts, similar to a bottled [[fairy]] or [[Secret Medicine]] in other games in the series.
===''BS The Legend of Zelda''===
As in [[The Legend of Zelda|the original game]], Water of Life can be bought from Old Woman at any Potion Shop for 40 rupees after showing her the Letter, and functions the same way. It is also purchasable from a [[merchant]] outside [[Level 5 (BS The Legend of Zelda MAP 1)|Level 5 of MAP1]] for 10 rupees between the 10 and 34 minute marks of Week 3. Buying it a second time while Water of Life is still in the inventory upgrades it to a [[2nd Potion]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Life-Potion-LoZ-Sprite.png|Sprite of the Water of Life in ''The Legend of Zelda''
File:Water-of-Life-Art.png|Artwork of the Water of Life from the ''[[The Legend of Zelda Tips & Tactics Strategy Guide|Tips and Tactics Strategy Guide]]''
File:AOL_Water_of_Life.png|In ''The Adventure of Link'', the Water of Life is found in the [[Moruge Swamp]] after obtaining the [[Hammer]].
File:Water-of-Life-Famicom.png|Sprite from the Famicom version of ''Adventure of Link''.
File:Water-of-Life-NES.png|Sprite from the NES version of ''Adventure of Link''.
File:WaterofLife-ZG&W.png|Sprite from [[Zelda (Game & Watch)|''Zelda'' (Game & Watch)]]
File:Water of Life - BS Zelda.png|Sprite from ''[[BS The Legend of Zelda]]''
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Revision as of 16:06, September 7, 2021

This article is about the item from The Adventure of Link. For the healing item from The Legend of Zelda also known as the Water of Life, see Life Potion.
Water of Life
Sprite from the Famicom version of Adventure of Link. Sprite from the NES version of Adventure of Link.
Sprites from the Famicom and NES versions of The Adventure of Link

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Restores all of Link's health

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The Water of Life is a sidequest item from The Adventure of Link, and healing item from Zelda (Game & Watch).

The Adventure of Link

AOL Water of Life.png

In Link's second adventure, the Water of Life is not a usable item, but a sidequest collectible needed to cure an old woman's daughter in the Harbor Town of Mido. It can be found in the Moruge Swamp after obtaining the Hammer.

With the water in hand, Link is granted access to the Wise Man that bestows the Fairy Spell.

Non-Canon Appearances

This section describes a subject that is or may be outside the core Zelda canon.

Zelda (Game & Watch)

Sprite from Zelda (Game & Watch).

The Water of Life may be randomly obtained by defeating a Goblin. If Link runs out of hearts while he has the Water of Life in his inventory, he is revived with five hearts, similar to a bottled fairy or Secret Medicine in other games in the series.

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