Heart containers were made by all three goddesses.

Originally Posted by Dark Link

Or a prize for completing a mini-game?

Well, it was probably found by somebody. Like the heart pieces are there to collect as little extra gifts. That or OoT Link sold them off, and some got broken. Whichever.

Red potion(Din)= Life energy

Green Potion(Farore)= Magic

Blue potion(Nayru)= Life energy&Magic

conclusion=Nayru is the most powerful godesses. :S

And the fairys, they increanse your life enrgy.
And the fairy tears, they incrense all your life energy and make u more powerful.
Maybe the great fairys made the heart cointainers.

Hmmm I don't know. Fairies or the Goddesses of Hyrule.

I really like this theory. Cheers Sage of Stars

This is starting to strike me. If they are there to grow stamina or such, then for the people who own them before giving them to Link (such as a game or a quest), how come they don't absorb it into their personal health?

Were the heart containers only made for the hero when he finally comes and saves Hyrule?

well, maybe, or maybe it's that you have to eat it first.
this theory makes sense. good job, sage of stars.

Originally Posted by zoraluigi

well, maybe, or maybe it's that you have to eat it first.

Ugh....

TP & MM had the most Heart Pieces, and recovery hearts in OoT/MM are unseen in any other game. Heart Containers seem to be what's left of the heart of the boss, and pieces could just be from a strong foe. Something like that could work.

They are just collectibles. I don't think Nintendo put so much thought to it as you have. But it is a nice theory nonetheless.

Well even if nintendo did or didnt put this much thought into it, its still fun to think about these things

i would so say that....
it is a good theroy, but most people will argue saying some other crap....

*This thread has "evidence" times #.*

I like this a little bit. You are really turning un-newby now. ...they grow up so fast!


Since the goddesses are one that promote healing, I would say, (combined with your evidence), that they did make the heart containers.

Them, and the programmers.

Originally Posted by TStarboy

Heart Containers seem to be what's left of the heart of theboss, and pieces could just be from a strong foe. Something like that could work.

^ Good thinking. The very last power of the bosses that dessintergrates into a piece of a heart that will help the hero to gain it's energy for future use when he goes off fighting other bosses. Hm, I don't know.

Originally Posted by Reign and Kisiro

Personally, I just think the Heart Containers are a gameplay element and nothing more, having nothing to do storywise...But if they must, this makes sense.

I was just about to say that.

Originally Posted by Jalam

Well even if nintendo did or didnt put this much thought into it, its still fun to think about these things

^ True.

While it is fun to think about these small things, I'm just starting to think that the Heart Pieces have no significance in the world of Zelda and that they are nothing more than just healing objects and health growth from the game programmers.

I don't want to start another massive argument on such a small thing! XD

But yeah. If they were pieces of the heart from the monsters, then why is it something good as though it came from one of the goddesses? Aren't every boss just made up of pure evil?

well now this is what i heard...
" the three goddess make up the triforce, yes?
and now i believe they also make everything up, for example, humans, motherearth, fathersky, etc. but i dont think that they made the heart containers...."

I never thought I'd live to see the day when I would make a generally accepted theory. True, heart containers are a gameplay element, but so is time travel. How many theories about time travel are there?

I think that the goddesses put heart containers and pieces of heart in difficult to reach places so that only Link would be able to get them. If some selfish human were to get them then he could overpower everybody and rule as an unbeatable tyrant. When Link dies or comes close to death (like at the beginning of many sequels such as LA, and PH) or something like that, he probably loses all of his extra heart containers and they are spread out through Hyrule or wherever. That's why they keep reappearing from game to game. Just a thought.

Thanks for the support!

I never thought I'd live to see the day when I would make a generally accepted theory. True, heart containers are a gameplay element, but so is time travel. How many theories about time travel are there?

I think that the goddesses put heart containers and pieces of heart in difficult to reach places so that only Link would be able to get them. If some selfish human were to get them then he could overpower everybody and rule as an unbeatable tyrant. When Link dies or comes close to death (like at the beginning of many sequels such as LA, and PH) or something like that, he probably loses all of his extra heart containers and they are spread out through Hyrule or wherever. That's why they keep reappearing from game to game. Just a thought.

Thanks for the support!

Well, everyone has their moments. And that time travel statement you made is quite true.

I think it's a nice theory, especially if you want to explain everything in-game. But I always have considered them part of the gameplay, in order to make the game work.

For example, in some games, such as Final Fantasy games, you gain experience and level up, which gives you abilities or more health so you can take more hits. In Zelda, I think that heart pieces/containers are a way to show an increase in Link's strength, stamina, and health.

So, I think they just fit in the game in a relatively un-explained way, just like finding rupees and hearts in the grass, being able to smash pots/enter people's houses, or having people tell you to press the action button to talk to them.

In terms of the paradox in the windmill ... I've been writing OoT fanfiction for a while, and that was one thing I just sort of left alone. I don't think I'll ever be able to write a plausible explanation for that one.

Originally Posted by smallville boy

Red potion(Din)= Life energy

Green Potion(Farore)= Magic

Blue potion(Nayru)= Life energy&Magic

conclusion=Nayru is the most powerful godesses. :S

But Din is the Goddess of power. She should be the most powerful.

Dude, do you know the word "irony" ?

All hylians have some power and some wisdom. They were also all alive at least once. So maybe all three goddesses worked on the first two hylians.

I've heard before that Din created the Gorons or something but they're alive too. Come to think of it, I doubt that there are many things which have been created by only a few goddesses. The goddesses had to be unified in order to create most of Hyrule. I believe that the true force is unity. Unity is the force that makes the Sages so powerful. Link never completes his quest on his own. He needs help. We all need help. Why can't we all just break down our senseless barrier and live in a peaceful world? Sorry I got kind of carried away but if there ever was a lesson that Zelda could teach then this would be it.