Hylian Shield

The Hylian Shield is a type of light or heavy armor shield. It can be awakened into the Blessed Hylian Shield or corrupted into the Corrupt Hylian Shield.
The Hylian Heavy Shield is a type of larger heavy armor shield. It can be awakened into the Blessed Hylian Heavy Shield or corrupted into the Corrupt Hylian Heavy Shield. 
== Characteristics ==
The light armor Hylian Shield is equal to an Elven Shield in protection with twice the weight. The standard heavy armor variant is between a Falmer and Dwarven Shield in protection, with the weight of the latter.
The Hylian Heavy Shield is larger in size than a normal Hylian Shield, and has an all-metal backing as opposed to both metal and wood. It boasts a slightly better armor rating at the cost of its heavier weight. It is equal in protection to a Falmer Shield but has a slightly heavier weight.
Having a Hylian Shield is one's inventory allows crafting of the Hylian Shield Copy and Hylian Heavy Shield Duplicate.
=== Effects ===
The Hylian Shield is unenchanted and can be enchanted.
== Location ==
The light armor variant can be found in the following locations:
*Ancestor Glade
*Calcelmo's Laboratory
*Eldergleam Sanctuary
*Yngvild Throne Room
*Ganon's Tower
*General Store
*Itnamzand Deep
*Kakariko Graveyard
*May be sold by Max
*May be found in Dark Chest of Wonders
*May be found in Sophic Chest near Kinolangdanzel Tower
*May be found in Chests within the Deserted Inn or Deepwood Minish Dungeon
*Wielded by Hylian Ghosts and Doppels
The standard heavy armor variant can be found in the following locations:
*Faldar's Tooth
*Forgotten Cavern, wielded by a Bokoblin
*Morwitijaal, wielded by a Draugr
*Shadow Temple
*Ganon's Tower
*Ruptured Towers - Loss
*May be sold by Max
*May be found in Sophic Chest near Kinolangdanzel Tower
*May be found in Chests within the Deserted Inn or Deepwood Minish Dungeon
*Wielded by Staltroops, Hylian Ghosts, Phantoms, Enthralled Weapons, and Doppels
The Hylian Heavy Shield can be found in the following locations:
*May be sold by Max
*May be found in Sophic Chest near Kinolangdanzel Tower
*May be found in Chests within the Deserted Inn or Deepwood Minish Dungeon
*Wielded by Hylian Ghosts and Doppels
== Archive Hall ==
The Hylian Shield is placed in the Hall of Devotion.
== Lore ==
The Hylian Shield was used by many soldiers of Hyrule's armies during the Last Great War of Hyrule. Heavily armored soldiers used steel variants while scouts used quicksilver variants. High-ranking officers and royal guards used enhanced shields.
== Background and Inspiration ==
The Hylian Shield was originally included in a standalone mod, and was later integrated into the first version of Relics of Hyrule. Its model was made by chief-01 and converted to Skyrim by CaptainRC. The Hylian Shield's appearance is based on the shield design from Twilight Princess.
Prior to version 4.475, the crafting of a Hylian Shield required a schematic located in Yngvild. The schematic was a holdover from the standalone mod and was replaced with an actual Hylian Shield. This was done to avoid bugs with the schematic, including its image not appearing or it vanishing altogether.
The Hylian Heavy Shield was originally an optional file in version 5.92 of Relics of Hyrule. It increased the size of the Hylian Shield, in response to many comments during the tenure of both the standalone mod and Relics of Hyrule requesting that the shield be enlarged (despite JKalenad's opinion that the Hylian Shield was already properly sized). In version 6.0, the optional file was merged into the mod as an alternative Hylian Shield.
In version 6.3, the Hylian Heavy Shield was retextured, giving it a metal backing instead of a wooden backing. Its recipe also changed to reflect its new texture.
== Trivia ==
* The Nintendo Switch version of Skyrim natively has its own version of the Hylian Shield, but that one has different attributes from the one in Relics of Hyrule, having an armor rating of 23, a weight of 3, and is upgraded using Refined Moonstone.
== Gallery ==
File:HylianShield.jpg|The Hylian Shield prior to 6.6.2.A.
File:HylianShieldHeavy.jpg|The Hylian Heavy Shield prior to 6.6.2.A.
== Video ==
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== See Also ==
* Hylian Guard Shield
* Blessed Hylian Shield
* Corrupt Hylian Shield
* Atrocious Shield
* Blasphemous Shield
* Desecrated Shield
* Heretic Shield
* Terminan Shield
* Master Sword
Category:Ocarina of Time (Game)
Category:Shields
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