Hyrule Warriors

1 Important Information

Setup

2 Controllers

3 Online Features

4 Parental Controls

Getting Started

5 About the Game

6 Beginning the Game

7 Saving the Game

Adventuring

8 Selecting a Scenario

9 Basic Controls

10 Attack Controls

11 The Main Screen

12 Battles

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13 Outposts and Keeps

14 Weapon Elements and Skills

15 Dropped Items

Getting Stronger

16 Gaining Levels

17 Increasing Health

18 Fusing Weapons

19 Crafting Badges

20 Creating Mixtures

Adventure Mode

21 About Adventure Mode

22 Map Screen

23 Searching

24 Network Links

DLC

25 DLC (Paid)
 Product Information

26 Copyright Information

27 Support Information
1 Important Information

Please read this manual carefully before using this

software. If the software is to be used by young
children, the manual should be read and
explained to them by an adult.

Health and Safety

Before use, please read the contents of the

Health and Safety Information application on
the Wii U Menu. It contains important information
that will help you enjoy this software.

Language Selection

The in-game language depends on the one that

is set on the console. This title supports five
different languages: English, German, French,
Spanish and Italian.
If your Wii U console language is set to one of
these, the same language will be displayed in
the game.
If your Wii U console is set to another
language, the in-game default language will be
English. You can change the console language
in System Settings.

Age Rating Information

For age rating information for this and other
software, please consult the relevant website for
the age rating system in your region.

PEGI (Europe):
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USK (Germany):
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Russia:
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2 Controllers

Controllers

The following controllers can be paired with the

console and used with this software.

Wii U Wii U Pro

GamePad Controller

Wii Remote™
+ Nunchuk™

♦ To play multiplayer modes, each player needs a

separate controller.
♦ Only one Wii U GamePad can be used with this
software at a time.
♦ A Wii Remote Plus can be used instead of a Wii
Remote.

Pairing Controllers
Open the HOME Menu
and select "Controller
Settings" ⇒ "Pair".
Follow the on-screen
instructions to pair your
controller.

Surround Sound

This software supports Linear PCM 5.1 surround

sound.
To enable surround sound output, select the TV
option in the System Settings application, then
set the TV Sound Output Type to Surround.
3 Online Features

Connect to the internet to enjoy these features:

・ Special battles in Adventure Mode 24

・ Miiverse™
・ Add-On Content Purchase 25

♦ For information about connecting your Wii U console

to the internet, refer to the Wii U Quick Start Guide.

Miiverse

If the "Miiverse" option is enabled in Network

Settings (accessed from the Settings menu),
information about medals acquired in the course of
game play will automatically be posted to Miiverse.

♦ To use the above features you must first connect to

the internet, and for some of these features you will
need to set up Miiverse.
♦ For information about Miiverse, refer to the Miiverse
section of the Wii U Electronic Manual. To view the
Wii U Electronic Manual, press  while on the Wii U
Menu to open the HOME Menu, then select .
4 Parental Controls

Parents and guardians can restrict certain features

of the Wii U console through Parental Controls
on the Wii U Menu.
The following features can be restricted:

Name Description

Online
Restricts communication features
Interaction in
(special battles). 24
Games

Wii U
Restricts the purchase of add-on
Shopping
content. 25
Services

Restricts posting on Miiverse and/or

viewing other players' Miiverse
posts. It is possible to restrict
Miiverse posting only, or to restrict both
posting and viewing. Selecting either
of the two options will restrict
automatic posting. 3
5 About the Game

Hyrule Warriors™ is a tactical action game set in

the universe of The Legend of Zelda™.
Playing alone or with a friend, control the mighty
hero, Link, and Zelda, the Princess of Hyrule, as
well as a host of other allies, on an epic adventure
to save the kingdom of Hyrule.

"Legend Mode" is the core of the game. Select a

scenario and a character, then leap into action!
In order to progress through the story, you will
need to complete the assigned mission objectives,
and make sure to strengthen your characters as
you go.
6 Beginning the Game

The game is mainly controlled using buttons, but

certain controls can be performed using the touch
screen on the Wii U GamePad.

♦ In the below explanation, text in blue refers to

GamePad or Pro Controller controls, while text in red
refers to Wii Remote + Nunchuk controls.

Mode Selection

After pressing any button on the title screen, you

will be taken to the Select Mode screen.

♦ When playing for the first time, save data will be

created.
 Resume play from the last
Resume time you manually saved
during a battle.
Play following the main
Legend Mode
storyline.
Freely choose scenarios to
Free Mode replay with any warrior you
have unlocked.
Fight battles to expand your
Adventure Mode search on a map of Hyrule.
21

View collected illustration

Gallery pieces, acquired medals and
more.
Settings Adjust the play environment.

♦ Free Mode, Adventure Mode and the Gallery will

become available as you make headway in Legend
Mode.
♦ Resume will be available if you have saved during a
battle.

Off-TV Play

Press  to play with just the GamePad.

During battles, the main screen will be
displayed on the GamePad. You can check
victory conditions and other information on
the pause screen, accessed by pressing .
♦ To return to the default display mode,
press  again.
7 Saving the Game

In every game mode, your progress will be

automatically saved when you are victorious in a
battle.

Saving During a Battle

Press / during gameplay to bring up the pause

screen, then select "Save Progress" to save your
progress up to that point. To restart from that
point on your next play, select "Resume" from the
Select Mode screen. (This function is not available
in Adventure mode.) 6
8 Selecting a Scenario

In Legend Mode and Free Mode, choose which

scenario to play and which warrior to use from the
Select Scenario screen.

Winning a battle in Legend Mode will often unlock

access to further scenarios. Scenarios completed
in Legend Mode become available in Free Mode as
well.

Recommended Warriors

A warrior with the icon displayed by his or her

portrait is considered a Recommended Warrior,
which means that he or she will be at an
advantage in that particular scenario.
Each scenario has a Recommended Element
( 14 ), and Recommended Warriors can wield a
weapon belonging to that element, thus dealing
more damage to enemies in that particular battle.

Heart Containers and Pieces of

Heart

Heart Container - increases your maximum

health by one heart.
Piece of Heart - collect four to create a Heart
Container.
Playing as the warrior displayed next to the
relevant item icon gives you a chance to obtain it
during the course of the battle.
 Gold Skulltulas

Selecting the warrior or weapon type displayed

next to these icons will cause a Gold Skulltula to
appear on the battlefield if certain conditions are
fulfilled.

♦ From the pre-battle screen, or from the pause screen

(accessible by pressing / during gameplay), you
can go to "Warrior Info" to see hints regarding the
criteria for making a Gold Skulltula appear.

Defeat the Gold Skulltula!

There are said to be 100 Gold Skulltulas in

the world.
Every time you defeat one, you will receive
an illustration piece. Collect all the pieces of
a single illustration in the Gallery ( 6 )
to be rewarded further.

Bazaar

From the Select Scenario screen in Legend Mode

and Free Mode, or from the Map screen in
Adventure Mode, press / to select one warrior
and enter the Bazaar.
Each of the different shops within the Bazaar
allows you to spend Rupees on various useful
things.
 Fuse weapons to transfer
Smithy
skills between them. 18

Create badges that

Badge Market strengthen your warriors.
19

Level up your warriors.

Training Dojo
16

Create mixtures that will

Apothecary give you a variety of
benefits in battle. 20
9 Basic Controls

♦ Blue icons denote controls for when playing with the

Wii U GamePad or a Wii U Pro Controller. Red icons
denote controls for when playing with a Wii Remote +
Nunchuk.
♦ You can adjust controller settings by going to the
"Settings" menu and then "Controller Settings".

Moving

Push / in any direction to move in that

direction. Hold to break into a sprint and cover
ground more quickly.

Evading

Press / to evade enemy attacks. While moving,

keep the button held down to break into a sprint
immediately afterwards.

♦ You can evade while moving.

Guarding

Press / to guard against attacks from the front.

You can still move while guarding.

♦ Guarding also adjusts the camera to face ahead.

♦ There are certain particularly powerful attacks which
cannot be guarded against.
 Locking On

When there is a powerful

enemy in your vicinity,
pressing  or / locks on
to that enemy and keeps the
camera fixed on them (the
marker above an enemy's
head will turn red when it is
being targeted). Pressing the
button again releases the
target lock.
When there are several
powerful enemies close by,
you can first lock on to one
of them and then use  to
switch between them.

Using Items

Select an item with /, then press / to use

it. The number of items available to you will
increase as you progress through the game.

♦ When playing using the GamePad, you can also

select an item by touching and sliding on the touch
screen.
♦ These controls apply to both healing potions and
attacking items (such as bombs, bow and arrows
etc.).
10 Attack Controls

♦ Blue icons denote controls for when playing with the

Wii U GamePad or a Wii U Pro Controller. Red icons
denote controls for when playing with a Wii Remote +
Nunchuk.
♦ You can adjust controller settings by going to the
"Settings" menu and then "Controller Settings".

Basic Attacks

Use the regular /(wave Wii Remote) attack and

strong / attack buttons in different
combinations to perform the various attacking
techniques at your warriors' disposal.

Regular attack. Several of these


can be performed in succession.
Strong attack. This varies from

warrior to warrior.
Usually an attack that lifts one or
, 
more enemies up into the air.
Usually an attack that pursues
, ,  one or more enemies in a narrow
line.
Usually an attack that damages a
, , ,
group of enemies over a wide

area.

♦ The exact nature of each technique will vary

depending on the warrior and weapon being used.
♦ It is possible to increase the number of techniques
available by crafting badges. 19

Attacking Using Items

Select the item using /, then press / to

attack with it.

♦ When playing using the GamePad, you can also

select an item by touching and sliding on the touch
screen.
 Power Up Your Item Attacks!

Defeating an enemy or breaking

a pot will occasionally reveal an
item power-up! Collect the
power-up for a significant
increase in the strength of your
item attacks - but be aware that
the power-up only lasts for a
short while.

Special Attacks

When your Special Attack gauge is full, press /

to unleash a devastating Special Attack!

♦ Fill up your Special Attack gauge by defeating

enemies and collecting Force Fragments. 15

Weak Point Smash

Powerful enemies will

perform certain attacks that
leave them exposed to an
immediate counter-attack.
When this happens, a Weak
Point gauge will be
displayed above the
enemy's head. Hitting the
enemy at this time will
deplete their Weak Point
gauge, and reducing it
completely will result in a
super-powerful attack!
 Focus Spirit

Press / when your Magic gauge is full to use

the Focus Spirit ability. While Focus Spirit is active,
your attack power and speed will increase, and
you will be less susceptible to knock-back.
Additionally, defeating a certain number of
enemies will yield various special bonuses.

♦ Pick up Magic Jars ( 15 ) to fill your Magic gauge.

Focus Spirit Attack

Press / while under the effects of Focus Spirit

to completely consume your Magic gauge and
unleash a Focus Spirit Attack against the enemies
in front of you. Powerful enemies hit with this
attack will be knocked down and become open to
a Weak Point counter-attack.
11 The Main Screen

1 2

1 Warrior Info

❸
❶
❷
❹

Your warrior's health gauge.

If this becomes completely
❶ Health gauge
depleted, you lose the
battle.
When this is full, press /
to perform a Special Attack.
❷ Special
The gauge fills up as you
Attack gauge
defeat enemies and collect
certain items.
When this is full, press /
❸ Magic gauge to enter the Focus Spirit
state.
Use / to select an item,
❹ Item
then / to use it.
 2 Mini Map

Use / to switch between an overview of the

whole map and a more detailed view of your
vicinity.

: Player　 : Ally　 : Enemy　 : Other forces

: Keep Boss　 : Giant Enemy　
: Commander　 : Outpost　 : Base　
: Mission Objective

♦ Allies are displayed in blue, enemies in red and other

forces in yellow.

3 Keep Meter

This is only displayed when you are inside a keep.

In an enemy keep, the meter will be displayed in
red and will gradually deplete as you defeat more
enemies within that keep. Once the meter is fully
depleted, a Keep Boss will appear. Defeat the Keep
Boss to wrest control of the keep from the enemy
and claim it for your side.

4 Mission Info

Current information regarding your mission is

displayed here.
The icons represent remaining mission
objectives.
 5 Rupees

The total number of Rupees you have acquired

during battle.
You can use your Rupees at the Bazaar.

6 Enemies Defeated

The total number of enemies you have defeated.

7 Level and Experience Gauge

The current level and experience of the warrior you

are controlling.
When your experience gauge fills up you will level
up, and your health and Special Attack gauges will
also be fully replenished.
12 Battles

Completing Missions

Once a battle starts, you will be tasked with

various missions.
Complete each mission in turn to move closer to
claiming overall victory in the battle!

Taking Outposts and Keeps

Enemy troops spawn from enemy keeps and

outposts.
Proactively capturing these keeps and outposts will
give you and your allies a great advantage in
battle. 13

Aiding Your Allies

If one of your allies is in trouble, try to help them

out before they are defeated. Successfully come to
the ally's aid, and their health will be fully
restored.
You should also bear in mind that if an allied
commander is forced to flee the field of battle, or if
the Allied Base is lost to the enemy, then you may
lose the battle as a result.

Fulfilling the Victory

Conditions

You will win the battle if you fulfil the victory

conditions.
Victory means that you get to keep any weapons
and materials that you obtained during the battle.
 Defeating Giant Enemies
Giant enemies have lots of health and high
attack power, making them difficult to defeat.
However, some giant enemies are susceptible
to attack from a particular item.
When facing one of these giant enemies,
have a look through your inventory of items
to see if you have something that might do
the trick.
13 Outposts and Keeps

Outposts

Outposts continuously spawn

reinforcements onto the
battlefield. Defeat the enemy
outpost captain to take control
of that particular outpost for
your side. Conversely, if an
allied outpost captain is
defeated, then you will lose that
outpost to the enemy.

Keeps

Enemy keeps will also spawn

enemy reinforcements, and will
block the advance of your
forces.
In order to capture an enemy
keep, you will first need to
defeat enough enemies within
that keep to reduce its Keep
Meter (displayed on-screen
beneath the mini map 11 ) to
zero.
Once the Keep Meter is empty, a
Keep Boss will appear. Defeat
the Keep Boss to take control of
the keep for your side!
14 Weapon Elements and Skills

Weapon Elements

Every weapon has an elemental property, and

some of its attacks will be boosted by an elemental
effect.

An enemy sent flying by a fire

attack will explode when it hits
Fire
the ground, causing damage to
other nearby enemies.
An enemy hit by a water attack
Water will continue to take damage over
a set period of time.
Lightning attacks inflict extra
damage on enemies who are in
Lightning
mid-air.
Light attacks inflict more and
more damage as you unleash
Light
continuous attacks on large
numbers of enemies.
Dark attacks inflict more and more
damage as you unleash
Dark
continuous attacks against a
single enemy.

Recommended Elements for

Different Scenarios

Selecting a warrior bearing a weapon of the

Recommended Element for a particular scenario
will allow you to inflict more damage on the
enemies in that scenario.
Warriors marked with the icon on the Select
Scenario screen can use weapons imbued with the
Recommended Element and are considered
Recommended Warriors.
 Weapon Skills

Some weapons are imbued with skills.

Skills come in many different varieties, granting a
range of benefits on the battlefield, such as
making certain attacks stronger.

♦ To check the skills of your currently-equipped

weapon, first press / to bring up the pause
screen, then select "Warrior Info" followed by "Check
Weapon Skills".

Transferring Skills

At the Smithy in the Bazaar, weapons can be

fused, transferring a skill from one weapon to
another (as long as the weapons are of the same
type). 18
15 Dropped Items

When you defeat enemies and smash pots, they

may leave behind useful items for you to pick up.

Restores your health.

Heart Bigger ones have more
healing power.
Fills your Special Attack
Force Fragment
gauge.
Magic Jar Fills your Magic gauge.
Nets you Rupees.
Rupee Exact value depends on
colour.
Contains a new weapon.
You will receive the
Weapon Pouch
weapon after winning the
battle.
Contains a material.
You will receive the
Material Pouch
material after winning the
battle.

♦ You can spend Rupees at each of the shops in the

Bazaar.
♦ You can use materials in the Bazaar's Badge Market
( 19 ) or Apothecary ( 20 ).
 Seek Out Treasure!

Treasure chests contain precious treasure,

such as new weapons or items, or large
numbers of Rupees. Make sure to open any
that you find!
Some chests only appear after you fulfil a
specific condition, such as capturing a keep.
16 Gaining Levels

Levelling Up Through
Combat

Defeating enemies will slowly fill up your

experience gauge. When the gauge is full, the
warrior will level up, which means increased attack
strength and maximum health.
Additionally, levelling up mid-battle will fully
restore the warrior's health, as well as filling the
Special Attack gauge.

Levelling Up in the Training

Dojo

Choose a warrior you would like to level up, then

enter the Bazaar ( 8 ). At the Training Dojo,
you can spend Rupees to make the warrior level
up.
But remember, the higher the warrior's level, the
more expensive it will be to increase!
17 Increasing Health

A warrior's maximum health increases at certain

levels. It can also be increased further by
collecting Heart Containers and Pieces of Heart.

Heart Containers and Pieces

of Heart

The warriors that can acquire the Heart Containers

or Pieces of Heart in a given scenario are
predetermined. You can see which warriors can
acquire them on the Select Scenario screen
( 8 ), or the world map screen in Adventure
Mode. ( 22 )
Heart Container
With each of these, your warrior's maximum health
will increase by one heart.
Piece of Heart
Gather four of these to form a Heart Container!
18 Fusing Weapons

Some weapons you find might come with skills that

give them special effects, useful for battle
( 14 ). By fusing weapons, you can transfer
skills from one weapon to another.

Fusing

Choose the warrior you want to fuse weapons for,

then enter the Bazaar ( 8 ). Select the Smithy
to spend Rupees on fusing weapons.

Fusing Procedure

1. Select weapon to enhance

Choose a weapon you want to improve with a skill.
You can only choose weapons with one or more
empty skill boxes.
2. Select skill source
Choose a weapon to take a skill from. You can
only choose weapons with skills attached.
3. Fuse
Fuse the two weapons. The weapon used as the
skill source will be consumed in the process.
19 Crafting Badges

Warriors who craft badges will be rewarded with

various effects which improve their battle
capabilities.

Creating Badges

Select the warrior you want to create a badge for,

then enter the Bazaar ( 8 ). Select the Badge
Market to craft badges using materials and
Rupees.

Gather Materials!

To gather the materials necessary for crafting

badges, defeat enemies and pick up the
Material Pouches which they leave behind.
Win the battle in which you collected them,
and they will be yours!
The material you get from a pouch varies
depending on which enemy you defeated to
get it. What's more, there's a small chance
the same enemy might drop a rarer, more
valuable material.
20 Creating Mixtures

Create mixtures in the Apothecary to receive

special beneficial effects during the next battle you
fight. The effects of a single mixture will last until
the end of the battle.

Creating Mixtures

First, select a character and enter the Bazaar

( 8 ). Next, select the Apothecary to transform
materials and Rupees into beneficial mixtures.
 Potion Bottle
In addition to the mixtures you can create,
you can also gain access to potions, which
will allow you to regain health at any point
during a battle.
To use a potion, you must first craft the
"Empty Bottle I" badge in the Badge Market.
Additionally, crafting the "Empty Bottle II"
and "Empty Bottle III" badges increases the
number of times you can use potions in one
battle.
Your Empty Bottles will be automatically
refilled after every battle, so there's no need
to pay for top-ups.
21 About Adventure Mode

What Adventure?

Your aim in Adventure Mode is to defeat the Dark

Ruler and save Hyrule Kingdom.
With each battle you win, you will unlock new
maps to explore. Use Item Cards to search a map
square and you might discover a new route,
powerful weapon or something else entirely.
Travel the maps, battling and searching as you go,
and before you know it, you'll be the Hero of
Hyrule!

Available Warriors

You can choose to play as any of the warriors you

have unlocked in Legend Mode.
However, some maps restrict which warriors or
weapons are available to you.
Using Legend Mode and Free Mode to train many
different warriors is the key to success in
Adventure Mode!

Types of Battles

The battles in Adventure Mode are divided into two

types:
Challenge Battles
These are small battles, fought with just the one
warrior you control. Fight to complete the
displayed mission objective!
Adventure Battles
These are large-scale battles, fought together with
your allies. Capture keeps and push the battlefront
forward until your enemies are thoroughly
defeated.
22 Map Screen

World Map

1 2 3 4

1 'A' Rank Victory

Spoils awarded for attaining 'A' rank victory on the

current map square.

2 Battle Victory

Spoils awarded for attaining victory on the current

map square.

3 Treasure

Information about Heart Containers, Pieces of

Heart and Gold Skulltulas that appear on the
current map square.
If a warrior's face is displayed beside the treasure
icon, it means that particular treasure will only
appear when playing as that warrior.

4 Item Cards

Used to search. 23
They can be acquired as spoils for winning battles.
 5 World Map

You can only travel to the illuminated map squares.

To expand the area available for exploration, you
must win battles on each map and attain the
requisite rank.

6 Spoils Icons

The victory spoils for each map square are

displayed on the world map.
Use / to cycle between categories of rewards.

Battle Details Screen

10

7 8

7 Battle Info

Information about the objectives you will need to

complete.

8 Difficulty

Shows how hard the battle is - the higher the level,

the greater the difficulty.

9 Recommended Element

Equip weapons imbued with the recommended

element to deal increased damage to enemies
during battle.
 10 Restrictions

If a map square restricts which warriors or

weapons can be used during the battle, the details
of those restrictions will be displayed here.
23 Searching

By using Item Cards on a map square, you can

search it for hidden secrets.
Press / while on the world map to open the
Search screen. Choose the Item Card you want to
use and the square you want to use it on - if the
combination proves correct, your search will be a
success!
You might uncover a new route or a powerful
weapon.
You will be able to get your hands on your new
discovery if you win a battle on the map square
while attaining the requisite rank.
24 Network Links

If you enable the "Network Connection" option in

Network Settings, Network Links (Links belonging
to other players) may appear on the world map.
Network Links need your help. Assist them by
winning battles at their locations! The battle will
be harder than usual, but the rewards for victory
will also be greater.

♦ Battles on maps containing Network Links belonging

to players on your friend list confer even greater
rewards.
♦ If a friend helps your own Link, you will be eligible for
a special bonus.
♦ When you enable the "Network Connection" option,
your information will be viewable by other players
who are logged in.
25 DLC (Paid)

You can purchase downloadable content online.

● Procedure
Select on the HOME Menu to open Nintendo
eShop. Refer to the "Purchasing Add-on
Content and Passes" page in the Nintendo
eShop electronic manual for further directions.

♦ To open the electronic manual, select "Menu" in

Nintendo eShop, then select "Help", followed by
"Manual".
26 Copyright Information

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27 Support Information

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