Eyegore

Eyegore, also known as Rocklops, are recurring enemies in.

Characteristics
Eyegores are large cyclops creatures. Their general appearance have remained the same throughout the series, as large monsters with tough defenses that make them impervious to most attacks, with their key weak spot being their single eye. Eyegores are weak to projectile weapons, especially to the Bow and Arrows, and in some cases are the only weapons that will inflict any damage onto them. They share many similarities and traits of Armos and Beamos enemies, and often appear in the same locations, implying a possible connection between them.

Eyegores first appeared in, and were known as Rocklops outside Japan. They can be found within early Light World dungeons, including the Eastern Palace and the Desert Palace, and later in Ganon's Tower as well. They stand still until they are approached, when they will open their eye and charge at Link for a brief moment. Only when their eye is open can Link strike back. They are one of the strongest regular enemies early in the game, and are surprisingly fast. Green Rocklops can be defeated by using a Sword, but they are incredibly durable. A shot Arrow or a thrown Jar straight in the eye defeats them instantly. Red Rocklops are completely immune to all attacks when their eye is open, except for the Bow's Arrows. Two Arrows will defeat a Red Rocklops.

Large Rocklops statues also appear in various dungeons in both the Light and Dark World, and one in particular is key to solving a specific puzzle. Some of them also hold Telepathy Tiles.

Rocklops statues also appear throughout the dungeons in, and while regular Rocklops do not appear, some of the statues shoot fire at Link from their eyes. These are known as Eye Guards, and are a variation of the Stone Statue enemies. Much like in A Link to the Past, one of the Rocklops statues is key to a certain puzzle.

In, Eyegores are much larger and more hulking, but like its A Link to the Past incarnation, it lays dormant until approached. They are also much rarer, as there are only two in the whole game, both appearing in the Stone Tower Temple. Once awake, they will creep forward on powerful legs and fire beams at the offender from their single yellow eye. They will also slam the ground with their fists to send rocks flying at the enemy. When the offender has been warded off, they will quickly retreat to their point of origin and become dormant again. Eyegores can be stunned using the Hero's Bow, thus leaving them open to further attack. The Bow and the Hookshot can only be used to damage the brute when its eye is yellow.

Eyegores return in and  with similar properties, except they only activate when they are touched, instead of simply approached.

In, they are mostly the same as in A Link to the Past, except that they do not require the Bow to defeat. A third variant, colored blue, was included, but is nowhere near as common as its green and red counterparts.

Eyegore Statue
Eyegore Statues in stand stationary in Castor Wilds until shot in the eye with an Arrow from Link's Bow. For this reason, they are often used to block off areas in the marsh. Once provoked, the statues activate and begin to jump towards Link. The Eyegore Statues can destroyed by shooting them repeatedly in the eye with Arrows. Link can also just as easily run past the Statue once it jumps out the way, saving time and Arrows.

A Link to the Past comic
In the A Link to the Past comic, Link encounters a Rocklops during his visit to the Palace of Darkness. Although Link had been able to sneak around the Palace using Zora's Mask as a disguise, he is eventually discovered by a Rocklops. The Rocklops warns Link of what could happen if he set off the Firecorns in the Palace, but the young hero disregards his warning and takes a Hinox's Bomb belt that was wrapped around it. After the Rocklops summons Gleeoks to attack Link, the hero makes the Firecorn explode, destroying the entire Palace and, with it, the Rocklops.

Trivia

 * In, the Eyegore is the only optional mini-boss of the game that is in a dungeon.

Etymology
Eyegore refers to the monster's single eye, and is phonetically the same as the given name Igor. The name is a common subject in horror movies and parodies. Rocklops is a combination of Rock and Cyclops, referring to the monster's stone-like defenses and being a cyclops-like creature.

Its Japanese name,, is a pun. Seikizou is a combination of, meaning Living, and , Stone Statue.