Bow and Arrows

For Link's neutral special move in Melee, Brawl, and Smash 4, see Hero's Bow. For Young Link's neutral special, see Fire Arrow.

Bow and Arrows
Link using the Bow and Arrows in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
User	Link
Universe	The Legend of Zelda
Article on Zeldapedia	Traveler's Bow

Bow and Arrows (弓矢, Bow and Arrow) is Link's neutral special move in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Overview

Link stands in place and charges up an arrow, which can be fired by releasing the special button, making it function very similarly to the Hero's Bow, his neutral special from the previous two Smash games, and the Fire Bow. However, unlike those weapons, when the Traveler's Bow's arrows hit the ground, they linger, and can be picked up and thrown by Link or other characters as an item. Alternatively, Link can pick up the arrow and use his neutral special again to fire two arrows, in which case each of the two arrows deals 0.75x normal damage, adding up to 1.5x the normal damage.

Instructional quotes

Move List

Shoots an arrow—two at once if one is picked up off the ground. Can be charged by holding the button.

Origin

The Traveler's Bow as it appears in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Bows and arrows have been a staple of the Zelda series since the series' inception in 1986. The bow used in Ultimate is the Traveler's Bow, an early-game weapon in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, whose stated purpose is to serve as a self-defense tool for travelers across Hyrule. While it has a limited damage output, it can be used to attack enemies from a distance. This weapon appears in promotional material for the game as a part of Link's armament. As in Smash, Link can replenish his stock of bow ammunition in Breath of the Wild by picking up already fired arrows from the ground. His ability in Smash to fire two arrows at once after picking up a stray arrow is similar to an attribute found on certain bows in Breath of the Wild, with specific models of bow being able to fire multiple arrows at once; the Duplex Bow, specifically, fires two arrows on the same trajectory, similar to Link's option in Ultimate.

Gallery

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  Bow and Arrows as shown in the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	弓矢
English	Bow and Arrows
French	Arc
German	Bogen
Spanish	Arco y flechas
Italian	Arco
Chinese	弓箭
Korean	활과 화살
Dutch	Pijl en Boog
Russian	Лук и стрелы

Technical details

• Link (SSBU)/Neutral special

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