My first post in a while. Many people know about the Legend of Zelda series. It's been a classic since it first came out on the NES in 1987. To this day, the series is going strong and still pumping out great games. Each of the games is unique in their stories, their gameplay, and....THEIR ITEMS.
Hell yes. Admit it. Part of the reason you played LoZ was to play with all of Link's toys. How could you not? They're so fun to use and it's extremely rewarding when you obtain one of them. And once you get them, the game's on. Some of the items are only useful one time, but others can prove their usefulness over and over again.
And that's where this list comes in, the good items. Which ones are the best of the best? We'll soon see.
What makes up this list? Well of course items, but not every item has a chance on here. The items that are staples in every game aren't eligible (for example, swords, bow & arrow, bombs, bottles, etc.). This list should be made up of items that only have an appearance in one (maybe two) games. Also, since I'm making this list, they have to be in games that I've played, or else I won't know the function of the item. So here it is!
10) Gust Jar
This item comes from the Minish Cap. The gust jar is a very efficient weapon. If I had to describe a gust jar in one word, it would be...Kirby. It sucks up everything. Bushes, rupees, hearts, even some enemies. And it has no burnout, so you could hold down the button and just walk around, inhaling everything in your path. But of course it'd slow your movement down. The gust jar has another useful function in certain situations. When you're on a stagnant pond, and all you have is a lily pad, you can use the gust jar to navigate. Just suck up air and poof, fire it in the opposite direction you want to go.
9) Magic Hammer
Magic hammer is brought to you by A Link to the Past. There are quite a few obstacles and enemies in this game that require the magic hammer. But I don't know what's so magic about it. It is useful, despite the misnomer. Flip shelled enemies over on their bellies to slash them. You can also pound annoyingly placed stubs of whatever in your way to go through. And overall, it's just a powerful weapon. I like it.
8) Pegasus Boots
If I remember correctly, this item appears in both A Link to the Past and The Minish Cap. So what's this item do? It makes you run as fast as Sonic. You go so fast that you can't even turn. You go so fast that the enemies you hit are instantly obliterated. You go so fast that you can knock items out of trees if you run into them. You go so fast that the grass you run over is instantly shredded. You go so fast that the screen has trouble catching up with you. You go so fast that you never ever want to walk ever again.
7) Fairy Slingshot
Some might argue that this is the equivalent of a bow and arrow. I say shut the hell up because it fires NUTS not ARROWS. The first point-and-shoot item you recieve in Ocarina of Time was one of the best things you could ever take out of a treasure chest. Why go up close to someone to slash them out with a sword when you could take someone out from far away. Speaking of which...
6) Hookshot
This was pretty damn cool when I first got this. It was in the later dungeons of A Link to the Past, but once you got it, it changed your whole fighting style. No longer did you have to suffer the peril of engaging in close combat with your enemies. You could now just stab at them from the other side of the screen. Link has the best toys. In Twilight Princess, another version of the hookshot was present: the clawshot. I prefer the hookshot more, because I didn't find the clawshot particulary effective in fighting enemies.
5) Gale Boomerang
The boomerang is, in fact, a staple item in most Zelda games. But this is not a boomerang. It's a GALE boomerang. It was pretty different from the regular old piece of plastic we got in the other games. This one could do so much more in Twilight Princess. With the power of wind, you were able to access things a regular boomerang could reach, and things that it couldn't, such as: stray rupees, a heart, some enemies. The throw of the boomerang creates a mini tornado that sucks anything into it and brings it back to you. The only downside to this was that they included this in Brawl. For fighting, I'd prefer the traditional boomerang.
4) Fire Rod
The fire rod was like hell on a stick. In A Link to the Past, you could unleash the power of hellfire onto unsuspecting victims. They could even see it coming and it won't matter because they'll be ash. In one particular boss fight, the fire rod causes major amounts of damage. The damage range isn't limited to that boss either. Many others suffer the burning inferno cast upon them. And that's why this is number 4.
3) Ocarina of Wind
Not to be confused with the ocarina of time, the ocarina of wind was an extremely useful tool in your quest in Minish Cap. Remember the Pegasus Boots? Remember how I told you how fast they were? Well this thing is faster. When you play a song on this ocarina, you are instantly teleported to any warp zone of your choice. That made traveling a LOT easier and I was very happy when I got this.
2) Mole Mitts
This item was given to you early in the game in Minish Cap. It's not useful for fighting enemies, but it is useful in another aspect. Besides the one dungeon that required the use of this item, there are various parts in the game where you can use these mole mitts on weak walls to dig in and search for treasure and heart pieces. It was absolutely essential to have this if you want to 100% the game. Also, if you use this randomly on an open field, you may find big rupees or other rare items.
1) Ball and Chain
This was probably the best present ever. Easily Twilight Princess's best weapon, this is the ultimate domination tool. The name says it all, it's a big spiked ball on the end of a chain that you swing around and throw at people or obstacles. I remember it took about 3 or 4 hits with a sword to kill a certain enemy. With the ball and chain, the same enemy died after 1 or 2 hits. It does have quite a bit of startup lag, but once you get it up and running, you can just destroy any enemy in your sight. I want this. :D
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