Red Potion

The Red Potion is a recurring Potion used to replenish Link's health. However, the amount of health the potion recovers varies from game to game.

Inception and Early Usage
In, the 2nd Potion costs 68 Rupees, which is a red-colored Potion that works like a Life Potion except that it holds two doses. When used the first time, it turns into a normal Life Potion, which will disappear as normal when it is consumed as well. Both of these can be bought from Medicine Shops after Link finds the Letter. Life Potion, or Water of Life, is its blue-colored precedent, found in the original Japanese version of The Legend of Zelda. The Red Water of Life returns in, where Link finds it in a cave in the Moruge Swamp. However, instead of restoring Link's health, it is given to an Old Woman in the Harbor Town of Mido who has a sick daughter. In exchange, she invites Link inside her house where an Old Man teaches him the Fairy Spell.

Commonality and Prevalence
The name Potion was debuted in, in which it replenishes all of Link's hearts, a property which it maintains in most subsequent games, including , , , and. However, in, SS undefined, and , it only recovers eight hearts, while in and  it only recovers six. Also, in Skyward Sword, the Red Potion is known as the Heart Potion and can be upgraded to both the Heart Potion+ and the Heart Potion++, recovering all hearts and, the later, having two servings.