
However, after its task is accomplished and the sword returned into its pedestal, it will revert back its original shape. Įven in its final form, it is seen in A Link to the Past that the Master Sword can be further improved by smithing or magic means. When in the Twilight, the Master Sword itself can be infused with the power of the Sols from the Twilight Realm, allowing it to cut through the dark fog that exists in the realm. The hero is able to travel backwards and forwards through the seven years of his life that were lost when he was kept in the Sacred Realm until he was old enough to hold the sword. Additionally, the bearer of the sword can travel through time to some extent by simply thrusting the Master Sword into the Pedestal of Time. If the Master Sword is retrieved from its pedestal in the Temple of Time, the portal to the Sacred Realm will open, eventually leading to the Triforce. The Master Sword also acts as a key to gain entrance to the Temple of Light. However, if someone that is weak attempts to draw the Master Sword from its pedestal, they will lose their life. If a hero who is too young to bear the title that comes with the Master Sword withdraws this blade from its pedestal, the Master Sword will seal away the hero's soul and awaken him when the bearer comes of age to wield it, as seen in Ocarina of Time. Only a true hero that is "pure of heart and strong of body" is capable of wielding the sacred blade, and as such, those with tainted hearts can't even touch this sword. Even when low on power, the Master Sword can unleash Skyward Strikes through the use of lightning when it strikes the blade. The Master Sword can also unleash Skyward Strikes by channeling heavenly energy. In addition, it has the ability to lock away the remains of a demon. The sacred blade is also capable of destroying magical barriers and breaking curses that involve powerful, dark magic. However, in order to keep the power to repel evil intact, two Sages, known as the Sage of Earth and the Sage of Wind, are in charge of praying to the gods and thus infuse the Master Sword with the gods' power (in case of The Wind Waker) Should something happen to these Sages, the Master Sword will weaken and lose its might to combat evil. Infused with the sacred flames provided by the Golden Goddesses and blessed with Hylia's power, the sword is effective even against evil ones possessing the Triforce. The Master Sword's classic ability is the power to vanquish evil.
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Once the Master Sword has been restored to its full power in both games, its cross guard regains its winged form and the gem its yellow color. When Link acquires the unawakened Master Sword in The Wind Waker and the first form of the Master Sword in Skyward Sword, the gem in its cross guard is dark and the guard is retracted toward the grip. It is seen in The Wind Waker and Skyward Sword that the state of the gem and the cross guard are indicative of the sword's awakening and power.

The Triforce can be seen engraved in the lower part of the blade and yellow gemstone is embedded in the cross guard. For the rest of the games, the Master Sword is merely a bastard sword with a narrow ricasso and a wide, shallow fuller that runs almost the entire length of the blade, although in some appearances it has no fuller at all. In The Wind Waker, the grip and guard are royal blue as opposed to a deeper color. Its most conventional appearance was clearly defined in Ocarina of Time, with the purple grip and purple guard, though in subsequent games and the re-release of Ocarina of Time 3D, the purple has become more blue or indigo.

However, in its pedestal, the Master Sword has a purple grip and blue guard. When the Master Sword was originally introduced in artworks of A Link to the Past, the Sword's grip was red and its cross-guard yellow (in-game, both the grip and guard are red).

This may be the conscious choice of the sword's spirit, Fi, who sleeps eternally within the sword and only assists her heroic master. The Master Sword is often seen to choose or accept its master by its own will, always a hero who has gone through great trials that test his courage, wisdom and power to prove him worthy of wielding it. Although not always, it is the only weapon that can defeat Ganon in the games it appears in. Din's Flame in particular imbued the sword with the Power to Repel Evil, a power augmented after the Sword received the blessing of Zelda, which transformed the blade into the true Master Sword. The Master Sword was originally crafted by the goddess Hylia as the Goddess Sword, and was later forged into the Master Sword by the Goddess's chosen hero and its spirit, Fi, who bathed it in the three Sacred Flames located across the land that would become the Kingdom of Hyrule. 5.11 My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess.
