Guardian Scout

are enemies in. and Age of Calamity

Characteristics
Guardian Scouts are smaller variants of Guardian Stalkers that can be found within Ancient Shrines and Divine Beasts. They come in four different forms. Depending on the form, these can be equipped with different weapons of the BotW: equipment archetype. They can also use their laser to repeatedly burn the ground surrounding them, sending Link back if struck. However, this creates an updraft that allows Link to use the Paraglider to reach them. Additionally, when near death, they will charge a stronger laser attack that cannot be interrupted. Guardian Scouts are susceptible to elemental attacks, becoming stunned when electrified, catching on fire when exposed to it and freezing entirely when attacked with ice.

Guardian Scout I
The weakest form of Guardian Scouts, the Guardian Scout I walks around and fires lasers, and does not carry any weapons. They can be found in NaN Ancient Shrines and NaN Divine Beasts.

Drops
A Guardian Scout I drops between 1 and 2 of:

Guardian Scout II
The Guardian Scout II fires lasers and carries one Guardian weapon. They can be found in Minor Test of Strength NaN Ancient Shrines and NaN Divine Beasts. A unique, translucent blue Guardian Scout II appears in the Ta'loh Naeg Shrine.

Drops
A Guardian Scout II drops exactly 2 of:

Guardian Scout III
The Guardian Scout III fire lasers and carries two pieces of Guardian equipment, one of which can be a Guardian Shield. It can be found in Modest Test of Strength shrines.

Drops
A Guardian Scout III drops exactly 1 of:

as well as between 3 and 4 of:

Guardian Scout IV
The strongest form of Guardian Scouts, the Guardian Scout IV fire lasers, carries three pieces of Guardian equipment and has the most health out of all the Scouts. It can be found in Major Test of Strength shrines.

Drops
A Guardian Scout IV drops exactly 1 of:

as well as between 4 and 5 of:

Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity
Guardian Scouts reappear in Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity, though you can find them everywhere and anywhere now. They have been upscaled to nearly match the size of a Guardian Stalker, and all of them are called Guardian Scout I now, even though Guardian Scouts could only use weapons as II and up. Like in Breath of the Wild, their legs cannot be broken, even though they are large enough to be hit now. As if a reference to how Guardian Scout Is are weaker than Guardians, they have less health than any normal Guardian.