Guardian Turret

Guardian Turrets,^(BotW)^[1] also known as Guardians,^(HWAoC)^[2] are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.

Characteristics

Breath of the Wild

127 (132) Guardian Turret	Description The Sheikah of ancient Hyrule developed this as a weapon to combat Ganon. This stationary model was used for defending important structures. Its offensive power is on par with other Guardians, and omitting the legs kept the manufacturing costs low.
	Common Locations Hyrule Castle
Recoverable Materials Ancient Screw Ancient Spring Ancient Gear Ancient Shaft Ancient Core Giant Ancient Core

Guardian Turrets are a type of Guardian that do not move, but instead fire powerful lasers at Link. They are only found around Hyrule Castle, in the Sword Monk's Shrine, and in the Final Trial. Several Guardian Turrets guard the entrance to the Sanctum of Hyrule Castle, where Calamity Ganon resides. Most Guardian Turrets appear in their corrupted state, though one uncorrupted one can be found in Upland Zorana as part of the Main Quest "EX Champion Mipha's Song", which is exclusive to The Champions' Ballad Downloadable Content Pack. Another can be found in the Final Trial.

Upon spotting Link, their head will begin to elevate and they will charge their laser in preparation to shoot. Sometimes when firing their lasers, they will fire in rapid succession if their health is low enough and Link has not moved too far from when they fired their last laser. These rapid lasers will not damage Link, and will stop if Link gets hit, if Link is no longer within their range, or at a random stopping point. Some Guardian Turrets can lock Link between a wall and itself during this rapid shooting phase, and trap Link there for an extended period of time. If a Guardian Turret is hit from behind, they will malfunction similarly to a Decayed Guardian and start shooting lasers in whatever direction they were facing.

If Link hits a Guardian Turret in its eye using a Bow, it will temporarily stun it. Sometimes when doing this, the Guardian Turret may retract or extend its head in order to mess up Link's aim. Using Stasis + on a charging up Guardian Turret will stun them afterwards, even if not hit during Stasis +.

In Master Mode, Guardian Turrets will sometimes take slightly longer in their charge up phase before firing their laser to throw off Link's timing.

Drops

Guardian Turret can drop between 5 and 8 of:

Item	Percentage
Ancient Screw	15.0 %
Ancient Spring	12.5 %
Ancient Gear	50.0 %
Ancient Shaft	20.0 %
Ancient Core	2.0 %
Giant Ancient Core	0.5 %

Locations

Other Appearances

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Non-Canon Information

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Guardians reappear in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Unlike all other Guardian types, not much has changed about their attack patterns. They will only fire lasers as their attack, but these lasers have different timings than ones from other Guardians.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	ガーディアン（砲台型(ほうだいがた)） (Gādian (Hōdai-Gata)) ^(BotW)^[4]	Guardian (Battery Type)
Chinese^TR	守護者（砲台型） (Shǒuhùzhě (Pàotái Xíng)) ^(BotW)
Chinese^SI	守护者（炮台型） (Shǒuhùzhě (Pàotái Xíng)) ^(BotW)
Dutch	Geschut-Wachter ^(BotW)^[6]
French^CA	Gardien tourelle ^(BotW)
French^EU	Gardien tourelle ^(BotW)^[5]
German	Wächter (Geschütz) ^(BotW)^[9] Wächter ^(HWAoC)^[8]
Italian	Guardiano torretta ^(BotW)^[3]
Korean	가디언(포대형) (Gadieon(Podaehyeong)) ^(BotW)
Russian	Страж-тупель (Strazh-tupelʹ) ^(BotW)^[7]
Spanish^LA	Guardián torreta ^(BotW)^[10]
Spanish^EU	Guardián torreta ^(BotW)
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