Aeralfos

Aeralfos are recurring enemies and bosses in. They are winged reptilian enemies that are usually armed with swords and shields.

Twilight Princess
In, the Aeralfos appear as mini-bosses. One is first encountered in City in the Sky, and later in Hyrule Castle. They also appear in the Cave of Ordeals as well. Their wings give them the ability to initially avoid most of Link's attacks with the Sword and other weapons. They are lightly armored and bear a tribal loincloth adorned with sharp fangs. They wield a Sword and Shield in combat.

When Link first encounters an Aeralfos, it will hover in the air, far out of his reach. It will frequently make dive attacks but will also raise its Shield before doing so to block any projectiles Link may use to stop him from initiating the attack. When its Shield is raised in this fashion, Link can use the Clawshot to latch onto its Shield and pull the Aeralfos down to the ground so that he can attack it with his Sword. As long as Link can maneuver around the Aeralfos' attacks and strike where it is unprotected, it will be unable to get back into the air.

The Aeralfos which Link encounters in the City in the Sky uses slightly different tactics than others of its kind. It will frequently fly through various large holes in the room and try to confuse Link. This forces him to constantly be alert and searching for the opening from which it will strike next. If Link can pinpoint the Aeralfos, he can use his Clawshot before the Aeralfos initiates its dive attack. Once the Aeralfos is on the ground, Link can defeat it in the same fashion as the rest of its kind. The Aeralfos guards the dungeon's item, which is a second Clawshot.

Tri Force Heroes
In, Aeralfos appear as enemies in the last Stage of Dragon Citadel. They fly in the air and attempt to dive at the Links below, and attack them with their sword. They can be dangerous enemies to contend with, as their attacks can potentially inflict a lot of damage at once. Their backsides however are unprotected, so the Links can attack it from behind after it dives to attack. This is especially effective if a Link provokes an Aeralfos to dive towards him, and the other Links attack it from behind.

A stronger variant called a Super Aeralfos appear as enemies in the Sky Temple. These Aeralfos are blue in color, and are encountered at the temple's gateway, right before the Links' fight with Lady Maud. These Aeralfos attack similarly to their other variant, but can also breathe fire which will burn the Links if they are caught. These Aeralfos are fought in the same manner, in that the Links can strike their backsides.

Link's Crossbow Training
In, Aeralfos appear as enemies in Level 7: City in the Sky. Aeralfos attack patterns are similar to their first appearance in Twilight Princess. Holding their shield up they rapidly flap their wings just before making a dive attack at Link. However Aeralfos movements can be interrupted and fly normally around the field after being attacked once by a crossbow shot. They can be taken out in one hit with a charged up Bomb Arrow.

Hyrule Warriors
In, Aeralfos fly around the battle field attempting to dive at Warriors. Sometimes, they will also land to breathe fire similar to the Lizalfos and Dinolfos, however that attack does not expose their Weak Point Gauge. Aeralfos can land down after an airborne fire breath attack or with a straight forward stab thrust down that can blow out a shockwave that can damage the Warrior, it then becomes vulnerable as its Weak Point Gauge is exposed. Exposing the Weak point gauge can be done as well by targeting them with the Hookshot during their Special Attack, which is when they blow fire on the land while hovering from the ground and then blow the flames at it's opponents in front of it. They can also be attacked by targeting them with the Hookshot while airborne, which will latch onto their Shield, allowing the player Warrior to attack it midair.

When defeated, they drop Aeralfos Leather as Bronze Material as well as Aeralfos Round Shield as Silver Material.

There alternate variant counterpart is called a Fiery Aeralfos which is a more of a red colored Aeralfos with blue eyes and wings and their weakness and battle style is exactly the same as their regular counterpart.

When defeated, the Fiery variants drop Fiery Aeralfos Leather as Bronze Material as well as Fiery Aeralfos Wings as Silver Material.