Sheikah Slate

The is a recurring in .
==Location and Uses==
The is a multipurpose tablet bearing the . It was named by Purah, since its original name remains undiscoveredThe stone relic we discovered has been named. We are calling it the Sheikah Slate. We have not found any mention of a name for this object in the records we have unearthed so far... Nevertheless, Purah insisted we call it the Sheikah Slate, as the relic is a slate made by the Sheikah tribe. Feels a bit on the nose to me, but it was not a fight I thought I could win. — Zelda's Research Notes (Breath of the Wild). obtains it shortly after being awakened by a disembodied voice in the . Though has no recollection of seeing it before, he finds it familiar. He must first use it to get out of the . The was made specifically for the chosen hero.
The can be used to access the of , which displays the current and time, and any and placed. It also grants access to any of the many and located across . must activate the to extract the local to the . can use the as a when the R Stick is clicked down. In addition to providing a closer view, the ability provides a first-person view from which can set .
The is able to receive , a form of information that bestows the device a number of different abilities. They serve as a replacement for traditional items such as . These can be obtained and installed onto the at the four initial found atop the .
The , the , and the features are unavailable at the beginning, as they are encrypted in text. They are restored when the tablet is brought to at the . Included in the 's are 12 which were taken by a century prior. Upon completion of the , "", gifts the .
Before the second , , Impa, Robbie and went on a research expedition.Impa introduced me to Purah and Robbie, other respected members of her tribe.
Tomorrow I embark on an excavation with them. — Zelda's Research Notes, page 1 (Breath of the Wild) The was unearthed by and . Purah then named it 'the '. The was then used to activate the . While there are no records of where the was originally discovered, the mechanism accepting the in the consists of only a pedestal, thus presenting a strong argument that it was discovered there.Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 375
==Other Appearances==
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The makes an appearance in as part of 's Champion Tunic outfit and his Tunic of the Wild. It is mostly only used to summon out a round and to detonate it.
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The first appears in the , "", in , when Impa drops it after being chased by a horde of . The Sheikah Slate then awakens the that was on the field lying dormant, and activated a Sheikah Tower in the middle of the battlefield.
The Sheikah Slate is mostly used in battles to use such as Cryonis or Magnesis, and the Sheikah Sensor can also be used to find out where objects needed to complete side quests could be found. In addition, Princess Zelda, from the start up until halfway through the Scenario, "Each Step Like Thunder", primarily uses the Sheikah Slate to compensate for her lack of sealing power during this time to take part in various battles. 
The Sheikah Slate has several important roles, such as getting information from the memory of the Diminutive Guardian, and activating the Sheikah Towers all over Hyrule, helping them to gain full knowledge of the land, such as monster outposts and the Yiga Clan Hideout.
==Trivia==
*In shape, the resembles a Nintendo Switch or a Wii U GamePad, referencing the consoles on which was released. According to Eiji Aonuma, it was designed to resemble a Wii U GamePad.
*In the demo version of the game, used at E3 2016, the Sheikah Slate featured a health sensor that was built into the first-person scope ability. When pointed at a mob for 1 second it revealed their number of hit points. A similar ability was added to the Champion's Tunic in the final release.
*Link is able to make images of himself at any time, as long as he has the Camera Rune. Bizarrely, he does not hold the Sheikah Slate in any manner, instead it seems to hover mid-air, which appears to be gameplay convenience, rather than an actual ability of the Sheikah Slate.
==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
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