Heart Container

The Heart Container () is a item from series that appears in Super Smash Flash and its reboot, Super Smash Flash 2.
== Overview ==
The effect of the Heart Container in both games is simple, it will reduce 100% of damage of the player who picks it up. Any damage taken during the healing will be subtracted from the final amount. In SSF, All-Star presents three Heart Containers on the that the player may use between rounds, unlike in , these Heart Containers do not reduce damage all the way down to 0%, only the habitual 100%. It used to be the best recovering item until the introduction of the Energy Tank in SSF2, which is able to reduces the damage of the player to 0% but at the expense of vulnerability, which may hinder its healing factor and may recover less than the Heart Container.
== Origin ==
The Heart Container made its first appearance in . At the beginning of The Legend of Zelda, Link starts with three hearts. When Link can either buy a Heart Container from a merchanter or get one by beating a boss. Once he gets the Heart Container, it gives one heart unit to his life meter; however it does not used to replenish any of his life meter. In , when Link finds a Heart Container, it gives him another heart and replenishes all of his health. This was also true in and .
Being based on , SSF uses the Heart Container's design from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, whereas SSF2 uses the design from .
== Gallery ==
=== Super Smash Flash ===
SSF Heart Container.png|Heart Container, as it appeared in Super Smash Flash.
Heart Container in SSF.gif| picking up a Heart Container to replenish his damage on .
=== Super Smash Flash 2 ===
==== Screenshots ====
Zelda eats the Heart Container.gif| picking up a Heart Container to replenish her damage on .
==== Early designs ====
vetitems-6.png|Heart Container's first early design in Super Smash Flash 2, never used in-game.
Heart Container.gif|Heart Container's second early design.
Heart Container L.gif| and the second design of the Heart Container.
Heartcontainer.png|Heart Container third early design .
HC.png|Heart Container's fourth early design. 
== Trivia ==
*Super Smash Flash 2 first implemented the Heart Container with its Skyward Sword design, prior to doing the same.
**Despite this, the item initially used its design from Twilight Princess, being redesigned three times before being changed to Skyward Sword's design.
Category:Recovery items
Category:Super Smash Flash
Category:Super Smash Flash 2
Category:Super Smash Flash series