Guardian Stalker: Difference between revisions

{{Enemy

|image= File:BotW Guardian Artwork.png

|game= {{BotW}}

|other= {{SSBU}}<br>{{HW|AoC}}

|weapon= Guardian and Ancient weapons<br>[[Master Sword]]

|spoils= [[Ancient Gear]]<br>[[Ancient Screw]]<br>[[Ancient Shaft]]<br>[[Ancient Spring]]<br>[[Ancient Core]]<br>[[Giant Ancient Core]]

{{Term/Store|Guardian Stalker|Guardian Stalkers|Series, BotW|plural}} are recurring {{Plural|Series|Enemy|link}} in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite|'''{{Color|BotW Shrine Quest|Guardian Stalker}}'''|Hyrule Compendium|BotW}}</ref>

Guardian Stalkers are a type of [[Guardian (Breath of the Wild)|Guardian]] found throughout [[Hyrule]], most commonly in the area surrounding [[Hyrule Castle (Breath of the Wild)|Hyrule Castle]]. They were built by the ancient [[Sheikah]] to be used as a powerful weapon against [[Calamity Ganon]].<ref>{{Cite|The Sheikah of ancient Hyrule developed this as a weapon to combat Ganon.|Hyrule Compendium|BotW}}</ref> During the events of {{BotW|-}}, they are an enemy to [[Link]] under Calamity Ganon's influence. Guardian Stalkers have a large amount of health at 1500 and can fire powerful blue laser beams from their eye that can deal 58 points of damage. If a target is too close to them, they will attempt to distance themselves in order to fire their lasers; otherwise, they will relentlessly pursue the target until they lose track of it. 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 stop if link gets hit too far from their last firing point, if link is no longer within their range, or at a random stopping point. Link can inflict a high amount of damage<!--How much damage?--> to Guardian Stalkers by deflecting their lasers back at their eye with a [[Perfect Guard]]. When defeated, they may drop any combination of [[Ancient Material]]s. Link can cut off the legs of a Guardian Stalker, which temporarily stuns them and results in Ancient Materials being dropped. This can also topple them, rendering them helpless. However, a disarmed Guardian Stalker will attempt to recover its footing and distance itself from Link while attacking, making it difficult to land further hits. If {{Term|BotW|Link}} hits a Guardian Stalker in it's eye using a bow, it will temporarily stun it in a similar fashion that cutting off it's legs would do. Sometimes when doing this, the Guardian Stalker will move sideways in order to mess up link's aim<!--This is inconsistent-->. Using [[Stasis|Stasis +]] on a charging up Guardian Stalker will stun them afterwards, even if not hit during stasis. In [[Master Mode]], Guardian Stalkers will sometimes take slightly longer in their charge up phase before firing their laser to throw off Link's timing.

===Drops===

A Guardian Stalker drops between 10 and 12 of:

{{BotWDropTable

| 1=Ancient Screw | 2=35  

| 3=Ancient Spring | 4=26  

| 5=Ancient Gear | 6=21  

| 7=Ancient Shaft | 8=15  

| 9=Ancient Core | 10=2.5  

| 11=Giant Ancient Core | 12=0.5  

{{Future Release}}

Guardian Stalkers are set to retroactively debut in ''[[Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity]]'', running roughshod over Hyrule just like in ''Breath of the Wild''. One is prematurely recruited by Ganon's Malice in order to kill Zelda before she can awaken her powers in ''[[Road to the Ancient Lab]]''.

File:BotW Guardian Firing.png|A Guardian Stalker pursuing Link in the 2014 {{BotW|-}} trailer

File:BotW Series Guardian amiibo.png|The Guardian [[amiibo]]

* [[Guardian (Breath of the Wild)|Guardian]]

* [[Decayed Guardian]]

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