Editing Heart Container

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{{cquote|''The Heart Container recovers all of your strength, returning your Damage Meter to 0%.''|cite=''Super Smash Bros.'s'' instruction manual}}

The '''Heart Container''' ({{ja|ハートのうつわ|Hāto no Utsuwa}}, ''Heart Container''), known simply as '''Heart''' in ''[[Smash 64]]'', is an [[item]] that will reduce the [[damage]] of the character who picks it up. Its operation has remained functionally identical, but the nuances of its healing have changed in some of the games.

==Operation==

Heart Containers spawn above the ground and float down slowly, creating a delay before they land. While this has little effect in later games where item can be grabbed in the air, it means that in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' players must fight for the area where it will land as it falls.

Once grabbed, the Heart Container heals the user. In the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', it recovers damage all the way down to 0% (even if the player is hit during this time), whereas in later games it only heals a total of 100%.

In ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Melee'', consuming at least two or three Heart Containers in a match (respectively) gives the player the Heartthrob bonus, worth 17,000 points in ''SSB'' and 2,800 points in ''Melee''. As the Heart Container is the only healing item in ''Melee'' that is not also a "food" item, consuming three Heart Containers is the only way to attain the Wimp bonus, worth 1,500 points; as a result, the Wimp bonus always overlaps with Heartthrob.

Heart Containers are not affected by [[equipment]] that increases damage healed in ''SSB4'', as they are not "food". This classification goes to the [[Fairy Bottle]] too.

===In All-Star Mode===

In the [[All-Star Mode]] in ''Melee'', and ''Brawl'' as well as ''Brawl's'' [[Boss Battles]] mode, the player is given three Heart Containers in the [[All-Star Rest Area]] that can heal all of their damage instead of the standard 100%. In the two-player, cooperative modes in ''Brawl'', the game instead gives players five Heart Containers; in ''Smash 4's'' All-Star Mode, the player receives only one Heart Container initially and gets two if playing after unlocking all characters, but they also receive a [[Maxim Tomato]] and [[Fairy Bottle]]. Completing All-Star Mode in ''Melee'' without using a Heart Container or Continuing gives the player the Melee Master bonus, worth 100,000 points.

Entering the teleporter in ''Melee'' will interrupt the Heart Container's healing and thus not fully heal the player. In later games, the player is fully healed regardless.

===Vs. Master Fortress===

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', a Heart Container will drop on the stage when [[Master Fortress]] appears, which fully heals the player like in All-Star Mode. It can be left alone and used in later phases, if the player returns to the stage proper.

===As a sticker===

A sticker depicting a Piece of a Heart Container can be attained in ''Brawl''. Usable only by {{SSBB|Link}}, {{SSBB|Zelda}}, {{SSBB|Ganondorf}} and {{SSBB|Toon Link}}, the sticker causes Heart Containers to heal 150% damage instead of only 100% damage.

==Origin==

[[File:Heart Container TLoZ.png|thumb|left|150px|A Heart Container (to the right of Link), as it originally appeared in ''The Legend of Zelda''.]]

[[File:Heart Container Skyward Sword.png|thumb|right|150px|A render of a Heart Container from ''Skyward Sword'']]

The Heart Container made its first appearance in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. At the beginning of ''The Legend of Zelda'', Link starts off with a maximum health capacity of three hearts. When Link finds a Heart Container, it gives him another heart of capacity, allowing him to sustain more damage before dying. Starting in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}'' Heart Containers would also replenish Link's health to full upon collection. In ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Melee'', the Heart Container's design is based around ''Ocarina of Time's'' Heart Containers. Its appearance changed in ''Brawl'' to the design in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'', like most ''Zelda'' content. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCIireS3AYw] The design of the Heart Container changed once again in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' to match its appearance in ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword}}'', giving it a slightly thicker and more detailed aesthetic. The Heart Container retains its ''Skyward Sword'' design, also used in ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild}}'', in ''Ultimate''.

==Trophy Information==

[[File:Heart Container - Brawl Trophy.png|100px|thumb|left|''Brawl'' Trophy]]

[[File:HeartContainerTrophy3DS.png|100px|thumb|right|''for 3DS'' Trophy]]

[[File:HeartContainerTrophyWiiU.png|100px|thumb|left|''for Wii U'' Trophy]]

''Heart Containers drift toward the ground slowly and replenish 100 percentage points of health. In ''The Legend of Zelda'', these items beefed up [[Link]]'s life meter; in most cases, Link found them in the possession of bosses or hidden in secret areas. Heart Containers are often scattered across the land in several fragments.''

===Brawl===

''The best recovery item! Grab this and heal 100 percentage points of damage. It falls slowly, so it's best to grab it in midair. Damage recovery won't happen instantly, though, so try not to get launched while your damage is counting down. In the Legend of Zelda series, Heart Containers raise the player's maximum health. Bosses always have one in their possession.''

{{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=The Legend of Zelda|console2=Wii|game2=The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}

===SSB4===

{{flag|ntsc}} ''An important item in the Legend of Zelda series, this item would appear when you beat a boss and increase your life by one when collected. In Smash Bros., grabbing this will heal 100 points of damage. Grab it as it gently floats to the ground!''

{{Trophy games|console1=GB|game1=The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages (04/2001)|console2=GCN|game2=The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (11/2006)}}

HeartContainerIconSSB.png|Heart Container in ''[[Smash 64]]''.

Heart Container.png|Heart Container artwork from ''Brawl''.

File:KirbyHatPeach.png|{{SSB4|Meta Knight}} and {{SSB4|Kirby}} standing next to a Heart Container in ''for Wii U''.