Bow

The Bow has always been one of Link's favourite weapons, first appearing in the original Legend of Zelda game, and having appeared in every Zelda game since, with the exeption of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. The Bow is quite often Link's primary projectile weapon, and often has twice the power of the first sword in the game.

The Bow can often get arrow upgrades, including the Silver Arrow (The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past), the Bomb Arrow (LA), the Fire Arrow (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, MM, TWW), the Ice Arrow (OoT, MM, TWW), and the Light Arrow (OoT, MM, TWW, TMC).

Interestingly, rather then having an arrow supply, in the original Legend of Zelda, his Rupees are depleted when he fires his Bow. Also, the Bow has been called several things in Zelda games, for instance, in The Ocarina of Time, it was called The Fairy Bow, and in Majora's Mask, as well as The Wind Waker, it was called The Hero's Bow.