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The Sheikah Slate is a recurring Item in The Legend of Zelda series.^[1]^{[name reference needed]}

Location and Uses

The Sheikah Slate is a multipurpose tablet bearing the Crest of the Sheikah.^[1] Link obtains it shortly after being awakened by a disembodied voice in the Shrine of Resurrection. Though Link has no recollection of seeing it before, he finds it familiar.^[1] He must first use it to get out of the Shrine of Resurrection.^[2]

The Sheikah Slate can be used to access the Map of Hyrule Kingdom, which displays the current Temperature and time, and any Pin and Stamp placed. It also grants access to any of the many Ancient Shrines and Sheikah Towers located across Hyrule Kingdom. Link must activate the Sheikah Towers to extract the local Map to the Sheikah Slate.^[3]^[4] Link can use the Sheikah Slate as a Scope when the R Stick is clicked down.^[5] In addition to providing a closer view, the Scope ability provides a first-person view from which Link can set Pins.

The Sheikah Slate is able to receive Runes, a form of information that bestows the device a number of different abilities. They serve as a replacement for traditional items such as Bombs. These Runes can be obtained and installed onto the Sheikah Slate at the four initial Ancient Shrines found atop the Great Plateau.

The Camera Rune, the Album, and the Hyrule Compendium features are unavailable at the beginning, as they are encrypted in Sheikah text.^[6] They are restored when the tablet is brought to Purah at the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab. Included in the Camera's Album are 12 Pictures which were taken by Princess Zelda a century prior. Upon completion of the Main Quest, "EX The Champions' Ballad", Monk Maz Koshia gifts Link the Master Cycle Zero Rune.

Before the second Great Calamity, the Sheikah Slate was used to activate the Divine Beast.^[7]

Other Appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Non-Canon Information

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The Sheikah Slate makes an appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of Link's Breath of the Wild Champion Tunic outfit and his Tunic of the Wild. It is mostly only used to summon out a round Remote Bomb and to detonate it.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Non-Canon Information

The Sheikah Slate first appears in the Scenario, "The Battle of Hyrule Field", in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, when Impa drops it after being chased by a horde of Bokoblins. The Sheikah Slate then awakens the Diminutive Guardian that was on the field lying dormant, and activated a Sheikah Tower in the middle of the battlefield.

The Sheikah Slate is mostly used in battles to use Sheikah Runes such as Cryonis or Magnesis, and the Sheikah Sensor can also be used to find out where objects needed to complete side quests could be found.

The Sheikah Slate has several important roles, such as getting information from the memory of the diminutive Guardian, and activating the Sheikah Towers all over Hyrule, helping them to gain full knowledge of the land, such as monster outposts and the Yiga Clan Hideout.

Trivia

In shape, the Sheikah Slate resembles a Nintendo Switch or a Wii U GamePad, referencing the consoles on which Breath of the Wild was released. According to Eiji Aonuma, it was designed to resemble a Wii U GamePad.^{[citation needed]}
In the demo version of the game, used at E3 2016, the Sheikah Slate featured a health sensor that was built into the first-person scope ability. When pointed at a mob for 1 second it revealed their number of hit points.^[8] A similar ability was added to the Champion's Tunic in the final release.

Nomenclature

Names in other regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	シーカーストーン (Shīkā Sutōn)	Seeker Stone
	French^EU	Tablette sheikah
	Italian	Tavoletta Sheikah
	Spanish^EU	Piedra sheikah
This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference.

Gallery

Sheikah Slate symbol from Breath of the Wild
Link using the Sheikah Slate from Breath of the Wild
Link holding the Sheikah Slate from Breath of the Wild
The Sheikah Slate on a Guidance Stone from Breath of the Wild
Link using the Sheikah Slate scope from Breath of the Wild
Concept art of the Sheikah Slate from Breath of the Wild
Concept art of the Sheikah Slate from Breath of the Wild
Link carrying the Sheikah Slate in his Champion's Tunic outfit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sheikah Slate icon from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Sheikah Slate
A mysterious tablet with a glowing center. You've never seen this device before, and yet...there's something familiar about it." — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
↑ "Hold the Sheikah Slate up to the pedestal. That will show you the way." — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
↑ "Distilling local information..." — N/A (Breath of the Wild)
↑ "Regional map extracted." — N/A (Breath of the Wild)
↑ "Did you know about the scope on your Sheikah Slate?" — Old Man (Breath of the Wild)
↑ "The Sheikah Slate data has been damaged" — N/A (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 374
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[Inventory-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Sheikah Slate
A mysterious tablet with a glowing center. You've never seen this device before, and yet...there's something familiar about it." — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)

[2] "Hold the Sheikah Slate up to the pedestal. That will show you the way." — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)

[3] "Distilling local information..." — N/A (Breath of the Wild)

[4] "Regional map extracted." — N/A (Breath of the Wild)

[5] "Did you know about the scope on your Sheikah Slate?" — Old Man (Breath of the Wild)

[6] "The Sheikah Slate data has been damaged" — N/A (Breath of the Wild)

[7] Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 374

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-The [[Camera#Breath of the Wild|Camera]] Rune, the Album, and the [[Hyrule Compendium]] features are unavailable at the beginning, as they are encrypted in {{Term|BotW|Sheikah}} text.<ref>{{Cite|The Sheikah Slate data has been damaged|N/A|BotW}}</ref> They are restored when the tablet is brought to [[Purah]] at the [[Hateno Ancient Tech Lab]]. Included in the Camera's Album are 12 photographs which were taken by {{Term|BotW|Princess Zelda|link}} 100 years ago. Upon completion of the {{Term|BotW|Main Quest|link}}, "[[EX The Champions' Ballad]]", {{Term|BotW|Monk Maz Koshia|link}} gifts {{Term|BotW|Link}} the {{Term|BotW|Master Cycle Zero|link}} Rune.
+The {{Term|BotW|Camera|link}} {{Term|BotW|Rune}}, the {{Term|BotW|Album}}, and the {{Term|BotW|Hyrule Compendium|link}} features are unavailable at the beginning, as they are encrypted in {{Term|BotW|Sheikah}} text.<ref>{{Cite|The Sheikah Slate data has been damaged|N/A|BotW}}</ref> They are restored when the tablet is brought to {{Term|BotW|Purah|link}} at the {{Term|BotW|Hateno Ancient Tech Lab|link}}. Included in the {{Term|BotW|Camera}}'s {{Term|BotW|Album}} are 12 {{Plural|BotW|Photograph}} which were taken by {{Term|BotW|Princess Zelda|link}} a century prior. Upon completion of the {{Term|BotW|Main Quest|link}}, "{{Term|BotW|EX The Champions' Ballad|link}}", {{Term|BotW|Monk Maz Koshia|link}} gifts {{Term|BotW|Link}} the {{Term|BotW|Master Cycle Zero|link}} {{Term|BotW|Rune}}.
+Before the second {{Term|BotW|Great Calamity|link}}, the {{Term|BotW|Sheikah Slate}} was used to activate the {{Plural|BotW|Divine Beast}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= CaC |publisher= |page= 374}}</ref>
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 The {{Term|SSBU|Sheikah Slate}} makes an appearance in {{SSBU}} as part of {{Term|SSBU|Link}}'s {{BotW}} [[Champion Tunic]] outfit and his [[Tunic of the Wild]]. It is mostly only used to summon out a round {{Term|SSBU|Remote Bomb}} and to detonate it.
+{{Noncanon|End}}
+==={{HWAoC|-}}===
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+The {{Term|HWAoC|Sheikah Slate}} first appears in the {{Term|HWAoC|Scenario|link}}, "{{Term|HWAoC|The Battle of Hyrule Field|link}}", in {{HWAoC}}, when [[Impa]] drops it after being chased by a horde of {{Plural|HWAoC|Bokoblin|link}}. The Sheikah Slate then awakens the {{Term|HWAoC|Terrako|link|display=Diminutive Guardian}} that was on the field lying dormant, and activated a [[Sheikah Tower]] in the middle of the battlefield.
+The Sheikah Slate is mostly used in battles to use {{Plural|HWAoC|Rune|link}} such as [[Cryonis]] or [[Magnesis]], and the [[Sheikah Sensor]] can also be used to find out where objects needed to complete side quests could be found.
+The Sheikah Slate has several important roles, such as getting information from the memory of the diminutive Guardian, and activating the Sheikah Towers all over [[Hyrule]], helping them to gain full knowledge of the land, such as monster outposts and the [[Yiga Clan Hideout]].
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 ==Trivia==
 *In shape, the {{Term|Series|Sheikah Slate}} resembles a [[Nintendo Switch]] or a [[Wii U]] GamePad, referencing the consoles on which {{BotW|-}} was released. According to [[Eiji Aonuma]], it was designed to resemble a Wii U GamePad.{{Fact|BotW}}
+*In the demo version of the game, used at E3 2016, the Sheikah Slate featured a health sensor that was built into the first-person scope ability. When pointed at a mob for 1 second it revealed their number of hit points.<ref>{{cite web|quote= |author= Nintendo|published= June 14, 2016|retrieved= February 25, 2021|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze05xdORvYs&start=768| title= The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Exploration Gameplay - Nintendo E3 2016|site= YouTube|type=}} </ref> A similar ability was added to the Champion's Tunic in the final release.
 ==Nomenclature==
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-{{Names
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-|frFM= Sheikah Tablet
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-|de= {{De|Shiekah-Stein}}
-|deM= Sheikah Stone
-|it= Tavoletta Sheikah
-|itM= Sheikah tablet
-|ptP=
-|ptPM=
-|ptB=
-|ptBM=
-|nl= Sheikah-steen
-|nlM= Sheikah stone
-|ru= {{Romanize|Камень шиика|Kamen' shiika}}
-|ruM= Sheikah stone
-|ko=
-|koM=
-|zhT=
-|zhTM=
-|zhS= {{Romanize|希卡之石|Xīkǎ zhī shí}}
-|zhSM= Sheikah Stone
-}}
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-File:BotW Sheikah Slate Symbol.png|Sheikah Slate symbol from {{BotW|-}}
+File:BotW Sheikah Slate Symbol.png|{{Term|BotW|Sheikah Slate}} symbol from {{BotW|-}}
-File:BotW Sheikah Slate.png|Link using the Sheikah Slate from {{BotW|-}}
+File:BotW Sheikah Slate.png|{{Term|BotW|Link}} using the {{Term|BotW|Sheikah Slate}} from {{BotW|-}}
-File:BotW Rune Pedestal.png|The Sheikah Slate on a Guidance Stone from {{BotW|-}}
+File:BotW Link Holding Sheikah Slate.png|{{Term|BotW|Link}} holding the {{Term|BotW|Sheikah Slate}} from {{BotW|-}}
-File:BotW Sheikah Slate Scope.png|Link using the Sheikah Slate Scope from {{BotW|-}}
+File:BotW Rune Pedestal.png|The {{Term|BotW|Sheikah Slate}} on a {{Term|BotW|Guidance Stone}} from {{BotW|-}}
-File:SSBU Link Render.png|Link carrying the Sheikah Slate in his Champion's Tunic outfit from {{SSBU|-}}
+File:BotW Sheikah Slate Scope.png|{{Term|BotW|Link}} using the {{Term|BotW|Sheikah Slate}} scope from {{BotW|-}}
-File:SSBU Link Render 2.png|Link carrying the Sheikah Slate in his Tunic of the Wild outfit from {{SSBU|-}}
+File:BotW Sheikah Slate Concept Artwork.png|Concept art of the {{Term|BotW|Sheikah Slate}} from {{BotW|-}}
+File:BotW Sheikah Slate Concept Artwork 2.png|Concept art of the {{Term|BotW|Sheikah Slate}} from {{BotW|-}}
+File:SSBU Link Render.png|{{Term|SSBU|Link}} carrying the {{Term|SSBU|Sheikah Slate}} in his {{Term|SSBU|Champion's Tunic}} outfit from {{SSBU|-}}
+File:HWAoC Sheikah Slate Icon.png|{{Term|HWAoC|Sheikah Slate}} icon from {{HWAoC|-}}
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