Editing Master Sword

{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMM2-SMB-MasterSword.gif|100px]]<br>The Master Sword as seen in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|first_appearance=''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' (1991, ''The Legend of Zelda'' series)<br>''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]], ''Super Mario''-related media)
|latest_appearance=''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom|The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' (2023, ''The Legend of Zelda'' series) <br> ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (version 2.0) ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Link]]. (''Super Mario Maker 2'')
}}
The '''Master Sword''' is a weapon from the ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' franchise that sometimes appears in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. It is commonly wielded by [[Link]], the only character who can pull it from its [[zeldawiki:Pedestal of the Master Sword|pedestal]] in his home series. The Master Sword is seen in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' titles and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', in addition to appearing as a standalone power-up in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. 

==History==
===''Super Mario-kun''===
While the Master Sword itself does not appear in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', a [[Kinoko Sword|Mushroom-themed sword]] that parodies the Master Sword appears instead.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
The adult and toon versions of Link wield the Master Sword in every game of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. They use the sword in a multitude of moves, mostly those that are standard attacks. As of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Link's Master Sword is able to fire [[zeldawiki:Sword Beam|Sword Beams]] when Link uses his forward smash at 0%.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the Master Sword appears in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|Adventure Mode: World of Light]], awaiting the player in a pedestal at the center of the [[smashwiki:Sacred Land|Sacred Land]], though [[Cloud Strife|Cloud]] must be awoken before reaching it. Once pulled from its pedestal, the sword emits a glow that dispels the darkness shrouding the northern part of the land, making it accessible.

===''WarioWare'' series===
The Master Sword is the focus of the [[Ocarina of Time]] [[microgame]] in ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' and ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', and the goal is for Link to pull the Master Sword from its pedestal in the [[zeldawiki:Temple of Time|Temple of Time]]. If the microgame is won, Link will either turn into a young adult, an elderly adult, or a [[zeldawiki:Cucco|Cucco]].

===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', the Master Sword rests in the [[zeldawiki:Pedestal of Time|Pedestal of Time]] at a crossroad inside [[Hyrule Castle]] in [[Hyrule Circuit]]. It acts as a [[Spin Boost Pillar]], but it is initially inaccessible. On the track leading to the sword, there are three Spin Boost Pillars with crystals inside that, when all three are activated, cause the sword to rise up from the pedestal along with a [[Dash Panel]] [[ramp]] appearing that allows racers to go through the sword and receive a [[Spin Boost]]. Additionally, in his ''Skyward Sword'' costume, Link pulls out the Master Sword during two of his [[Jump Boost]] animations and his animation for being selected. The design of the [[Master Cycle]] bike is based on that of the Master Sword.

===''Super Mario Maker 2''===
[[File:SMM2 Master Sword Screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|The Master Sword as it appears in ''Super Mario Maker 2'']]
The Master Sword was added in the version 2.0 update in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where it serves as a power-up only available in the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style, obtainable as an alternate form of the [[Super Mushroom]]. When the item comes out of a [[? Block]], it plays the "item appear" sound effect from the [[Family Computer Disk System|Disk System]] version of the [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda|original game]]. When the item is collected, it plays the "item get" sound effect from the same game and turns players into Link, enabling him to use his shield to block enemies and projectiles, [[bomb]]s to hit switches and blow up blocks, and a bow and [[zeldawiki:Silver Arrow|Silver Arrows]] to collect items or attack enemies. He is also able to use the sword to hit enemies, and use a [[zeldawiki:Dash Attack|dash attack]] with said sword and a [[zeldawiki:Down Thrust|down thrust]] in similar fashion to a [[Ground Pound]]. Unlike most power-ups, Link cannot break [[Brick Block]]s except when using bombs for unknown reasons. In multiplayer, [[Mario]]'s Link form is red, [[Luigi]]'s is green, [[Toad]]'s is blue, and [[Toadette]]'s is pink, resembling the colored [[zeldawiki:Links|Links]] from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords]]'' and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]''. In night ground levels, Link's bombs will sprout legs and walk in the direction they were thrown. The sprite of the Master Sword power-up is an edited version of the [[zeldawiki:White Sword|White Sword]] from the original game.

In a similar vein to [[Superball Mario]] and [[SMB2 Mario]], when using the Master Sword in the ground, sky, forest, underwater, desert, and snow themes, the music is replaced by the overworld theme from ''The Legend of Zelda''; in the underground and [[Ghost House]] themes, the game's dungeon theme plays; and in the [[airship]] and castle themes, the game's [[zeldawiki:Death Mountain|Death Mountain]] theme plays. Several sound effects are also replaced with those from ''The Legend of Zelda''. The boss theme [[List of sound effects in Super Mario Maker 2|sound effect]] while under the Master Sword's effect is the battle theme from the Disk System version of ''[[zeldawiki:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', while the final boss sound effect is Shadow Link's battle theme from the same game. The bonus game theme uses an 8-bit arrangement of the horse race music from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', and the Peaceful theme uses an 8-bit arrangement of the Great Fairy music that first appeared in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' (also used in many ''The Legend of Zelda'' games in the file selection menu).

Once Link beats a level, [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Zelda|Zelda]]'s rescue theme from the original game plays, albeit with a slightly lower tempo. In castle-themed levels, Link holds a Triforce shard after touching the [[Axe]], with the "Triforce collected" theme from the original game playing. The death theme from the original game plays when Link falls in a pit; however, Link lacks a "defeated" sprite, similar to [[Costume Mario]] from ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''.
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====Music====
{{media table
|file1=SMM2 Link Overworld.oga
|title1=Ground Theme
|description1=used in the Ground, Underwater, Desert, Snow, Forest and Sky themes
|length1=0:30
|file2=SMM2 Link Underground and Ghost House Theme.oga
|title2=Underground Theme
|description2=used in the Underground and Ghost House themes
|length2=0:30
|file3=SMM2 Link Airship and Castle Theme.oga
|title3=Castle Theme
|description3=used in the Castle and Airship themes
|length3=0:30
|file4=SMM2 Link Bonus Music.oga
|title4=Bonus Music
|length4=0:30
|file5=SMM2 Link Boss.oga
|title5=Boss
|length5=0:30
|file6=SMM2 Link Final Boss.oga
|title6=Final Boss
|length6=0:30
|file7=SMM2 Link Peaceful.oga
|title7=Peaceful
|length7=0:30
}}

==Profiles==
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{{SSBM trophy
|name=Master Sword
|image=[[File:trophy174.png|100px]]
|game=''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<br>11/98
|unlock=Randomly obtainable in single-player modes only
|desc=The Master Sword varies a bit between titles in the Legend of Zelda series, but it's generally the most powerful blade that Link can carry. It's a magical weapon that can be wielded only by a true hero, and, as its name implies, it's the weapon of choice in decisive battles. At the end of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Link returned it to its stone pedestal.
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MeleeLink.jpg|Link wielding the Master Sword in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
MK8 DLC Hyrule Castle interior.png|[[Hyrule Circuit]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
Hyrule Circuit MK8 DLC photo 3.png|Link holding the Master Sword in ''Mario Kart 8''
MK8 Link Bike Trick 2.png|Link holding the Master Sword in [[Mute City]] in ''Mario Kart 8''
LinkSSBU.png|Link wielding the Master Sword in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
Play Nintendo SMM2 Free DLC Updates Ver 2-0-0 banner.jpg|Banner for the ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' 2.0.0 update announcement on [[Play Nintendo]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=マスターソード
|JapR=Masutā Sōdo
|JapM=Master Sword
|ChiS=大师之剑
|ChiSR=Dàshī zhī Jiàn
|ChiSM=Sword of Master
|ChiT=大師之劍
|ChiTR=Dàshī zhī Jiàn
|ChiTM=Sword of Master
|Dut=Meesterzwaard
|DutM=Master Sword
|Fre=Épée de légende
|FreM=Legendary Sword
|Ger=Master-Schwert
|GerM=Master Sword
|Ita=Spada suprema
|ItaM=Supreme Sword
|Kor=마스터소드<ref>{{cite|language=ko|author=한국닌텐도 공식 채널|date=December 3, 2019|url=youtu.be/X58myLVPPT8|title=슈퍼 마리오 메이커 2 무료 업데이트 Ver. 2.0.0|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 11, 2022}}</ref>
|KorR=Maseuteo Sodeu
|KorM=Master Sword
|Por=Espada Mestre
|PorM=Master Sword
|PorE=Master Sword<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Portugal|language=pt-pt|date=December 2, 2019|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfgPovS3eh0|title=Super Mario Maker 2 - A Master Sword, novas peças para níveis e muito mais! (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 10, 2021}}</ref>
|Spa=Espada Maestra
|SpaM=Master Sword
|Rus=Высший Меч
|RusR=Vysshiy Mech
|RusM=Supreme Sword
}}

==External links==
*[https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Master_Sword Master Sword on Zelda Dungeon Wiki]
*[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/Master_Sword Master Sword on Triforce Wiki]

==References==
{{NIWA|ZeldaWiki=1|SmashWiki=List of swords#Master Sword}}
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