Sword Beam

The Sword Beam is a traditional attack in The Legend of Zelda series, but only in the 2-d, top-down, games. It is performed when Link's health is full and he swings his sword. A beam will fire from the sword, damaging any enemy in its way. This attack is automatically learned in most of the games, aside from The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap and The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, where it has to be unlocked.