Ancient Bow and Arrow

Ancient Bow and Arrow
Link using the Ancient Arrow in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
User	Link
Universe	The Legend of Zelda
Articles on Zelda Wiki	Ancient Bow Ancient Arrow

Ancient Bow and Arrow (古代兵装の弓矢, Ancient Weapon's Bow and Arrow) is Link's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Overview

When used, Link takes out the Ancient Bow and fires an Ancient Arrow straight ahead, hitting the first person in his line of sight. A small explosion occurs as the opponent is hit, damaging anybody else near the victim at the time. If it strikes a wall or floor, it will also explode, but the explosion deals less damage (35% → 20%) and loses a large chunk of its KO power. It works similarly to Zelda/Sheik's Light Arrow from Brawl and SSB4, albeit considerably weaker. It replaces Link's original Final Smash, Triforce Slash, from Brawl and SSB4.

Instructional quote

Move List

Link shoots an Ancient Arrow that flies straight ahead. If the arrow hits an opponent or the terrain, it explodes. You can only hit one fighter, but the explosion also launches nearby opponents.

Bury glitch

When the move connects against a buried opponent, an unusual result occurs. While the move will deal damage and activate the explosion as normal, its knockback will not be expressed, and instead the victim will take the knockback of the move that buried them (which is usually used to calculate the bury duration). In the case of a thrown Pitfall, very strong set knockback will be dealt, revealing that the Pitfall uses a separate weaker knockback hitbox when connecting with opponents who are already buried, presumably to prevent this.

Origin

Link equipped with the Ancient Bow and an Ancient Arrow in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Link can acquire Ancient Arrows from chests or by having them made at the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab. When used on a Guardian, Ancient Arrows will deal heavy damage, and instantly defeat it if it is hit in the eye. If used on regular enemies, they will be defeated in one hit, but will not drop any loot. Link can also visit the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab to acquire the Ancient Bow, a high range bow with superior accuracy that deals bonus damage to Guardians.

Gallery

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  The Ancient Bow icon in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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  The Ancient Arrow icon in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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  Ancient Bow and Arrow as shown in the Move List in Ultimate

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	古代兵装の弓矢
English	Ancient Bow and Arrow
French	Arc archéonique
German	Antiker Bogen
Spanish	Arco y flecha ancestrales
Italian	Arco ancestrale
Chinese (Simplified)	古代兵装的弓箭
Chinese (Traditional)	古代兵裝的弓箭
Korean	고대 병기의 화살
Dutch	Geavanceerde Pijl en Boog
Russian	Древний лук и стрела

Technical details

• Link (SSBU)/Final Smash

Link's special moves

Neutral special	Boomerang	Bow	Hero's Bow		Bow and Arrows
Side special	—	Boomerang	Gale Boomerang		Boomerang
Up special	Spin Attack
Down special	Bomb				Remote Bomb
Final Smash	—		Triforce Slash		Ancient Bow and Arrow