

Link's Life can be extended to a total of 16 Hearts. Link's Life Gauge is known as Life or Life Hearts in The Legend of Zelda. The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild - The Champions' Ballad Review This may either take the form of wearing certain equipment, using items, or by receiving permanent upgrades. Often it is also possible for Link to gain a Defense upgrade against enemy attacks, thereby taking less damage than normal. The maximum total of Hearts the Life Gauge can have varies by game. In some games, Link can also temporarily increase his maximum health through the use of items or equipment. The Life Gauge can usually be increased by obtaining Heart Containers, which add an additional Heart to the Life Gauge for every Heart Container acquired. In most games, but not all, Link's Life Gauge starts with three Hearts. The Life Gauge is shared in single-player campaigns, as well as in Tri Force Heroes, wherein the Links all share the damage taken. In most multiplayer games, such as Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures, the Links each have their own Life Gauge. In many games, Link can also instantly be revived and some or all of his Hearts restored provided he has a Bottled Fairy or a Potion with the effect. The Gauge can also be replenished by drinking recovery Potions, using a Fairy, visiting a Great Fairy, or by resting while Sitting or Sleeping. Link's Life Gauge can be replenished by picking up recovery Hearts. When Link loses all of his Hearts, the game ends with a Game Over. Starting from Ocarina of Time, Hearts are in fractions of four. In earlier games, the Life Gauge's Hearts are in fractions of two. Whenever Link takes damage, either by an enemy attack, a hazard, or by falling from a high altitude, Link will lose a certain amount of Hearts or part of a Heart equal to the damage taken. The Life Gauge measures Link's current amount of health, represented in the form of Hearts (with the exception of The Adventure of Link, where Link's health is instead represented by square segments). You can help by adding the missing information.

Reason: Missing totals for Life Gauge Hearts for some games.
