Chronicle Slate

Heart Containers

The shape of Zelda progression itself — whole from bosses, quartered from exploration, and famously traded against stamina in the modern era.

  1. The Legend of ZeldaDownfall Timeline

    Debut: hidden containers and boss drops grow the life bar from three hearts.

  2. A Link to the PastDownfall Timeline

    Pieces of Heart arrive — four fragments per container, hidden everywhere.

  3. Ocarina of TimeShared Trunk (Before the Split)

    The piece-of-heart hunt becomes the series' defining sidequest loop.

  4. Breath of the WildDistant Future (BOTW / TOTK)

    Goddess Statues sell them — and let you choose hearts or stamina, the era's core tradeoff.

  5. Tears of the KingdomDistant Future (BOTW / TOTK)

    The statue economy returns, with a certain horned statue offering a darker exchange.