Beamos

Beamos
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Main appearance(s)	A Link to the Past Link's Awakening Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask Oracle of Ages Oracle of Seasons The Wind Waker Four Swords Adventures Twilight Princess Phantom Hourglass Skyward Sword A Link Between Worlds
Other appearance(s)	Link's Crossbow Training Hyrule Warriors
Habitat(s)	Desert Palace Face Shrine Eagle's Tower Turtle Rock Dodongo's Cavern Shadow Temple Spirit Temple Gerudo Training Ground Ganon's Castle Stone Tower Temple Crown Dungeon Mermaid's Cave Ancient Tomb Black Tower Dancing Dragon Dungeon Ancient Ruins Sword & Shield Maze Tower of the Gods Desert Temple Realm of the Heavens Goron Mines Temple of Time Lantern Cavern Cave of Ordeals Goron Temple Lanayru Mining Facility Pirate Stronghold Sandship Sky Keep Desert Palace Turtle Rock
Effective weapon(s)	Bombs Bow

Beamos are recurring enemies in the Template:LZS.

Characteristics

The Beamos is one of the most technologically advanced enemies in the Zelda universe. They appear as statues with rotating, glaring eyes capable of shooting beams of light at their foes, and are usually indestructible. They can appear as either statues of stone or of solid metal, however much like real statues, they are incapable of moving, and must rely on their laser solely to keep intruders at bay. For this reason, Beamos are often situated inside dungeon rooms, or placed strategically on a staircase or entrance to impede progress, using swiveling movements to check all of their bounds. This laser of theirs, in every incarnation, has a specified range that can be bested whenever Link steps out of range, hides behind an object, or in some games, simply when the Beamos is off the screen.

While the laser of the Beamos normally cannot be stopped once it has been shot, in some games, specifically in Link's Awakening and Skyward Sword, Link can use certain Shields to reflect the laser away. However it most games, it must simply be avoided. For the majority of Zelda titles, the laser itself is a continuous long beam, except for A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening, where it is a single short beam.

Beamos across the Zelda series often only come in one variety, however, other variations do exist. In The Wind Waker, which distinguishes Beamos by color, red Beamos behave like ordinary Beamos, whereas the blue kind have fixed beam paths, and will block Link's path entirely until they are destroyed. In Twilight Princess, there exists two varieties; a larger brown type in the Goron Mines and minor caves that are able to shoot fire beams, and a thinner white version in the Temple of Time, which shoots pink beams of energy. The white variants can be destroyed by the statue Link controls with the Dominion Rod.

In Skyward Sword, Beamos appear as multi-layered poles comprised of electrified sections. The head of the Beamos turns in a rigid, mechanical motion as opposed to moving fluently. The beams they shoot are electrified, which will cause Link more harm if he attempts to block it with an Iron Shield. As they are mechanical creations from the past, they are shown to have crumbled into a pile of stone after many years, but will be returned to life as do other enemies when under the effects of an activated Timeshift Stone.

In many games, Beamos are indestructible and impervious to all attacks, requiring that Link avoid them entirely. However in a few games, particularly in the 3D console games, the Beamos statues can be destroyed or rendered inoperable. In Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, Beamos can be destroyed with the use of a Bomb. The entire statue is destroyed on impact and explodes as its eye hits the ground. In The Wind Waker, Four Swords Adventures and Twilight Princess, an Arrow can be shot at its eye to destroy it. The Ball and Chain can also be used to destroy a Beamos Statue in Twilight Princess.

Beamos in Skyward Sword require a more unique means to defeat, achieved by slicing apart different sections of their body and stabbing the eye. However the Bow also becomes effective later in the game. They can be stunned by blocking their beams with a shield, with the exception of an Iron Shield. Using the Gust Bellows on the wing-like structures on the sides of its head will also cause it to become dizzy and stunned for a short time.

Other Appearances

Non-Canon Information

Hyrule Warriors

Template:Sectstub In Hyrule Warriors, Beamos appear inside of Keeps, or occasionally within hallways, in various stages of the game. This incarnation shoots magical beams into the floor in a straight path which then explodes. They can be destroyed by throwing Bombs at them.

Trivia

• In Ocarina of Time, when targeting a Beamos, Navi says that it does not like smoke. This quote is similar to the Old Man's hint in the Moon Labyrinth in The Legend of Zelda, where he says that "Dodongo Dislikes Smoke."
• The Beamos, Dexivines, Vines, and Warships in The Wind Waker are the only enemies in the game that cannot be made into a Nintendo Gallery Figurine. Giving a picture of one to Carlov will result in him making an Armos Figurine.

Gallery

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  Beamos from A Link to the Past

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  Beamos from A Link to the Past

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  Beamos attacking Link in A Link to the Past

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  Beamos from the Oracle series

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  Beamos from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask

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  Red Beamos from The Wind Waker

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  Red Beamos from The Wind Waker

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  Blue Beamos from The Wind Waker

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  Beamos from Four Swords Adventures

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  Goron Mines Beamos from Twilight Princess

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  Temple of Time Beamos from Twilight Princess

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  Beamos from Phantom Hourglass

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  Beamos from Skyward Sword

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  Destroyed Beamos from Skyward Sword

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  Beamos from A Link Between Worlds

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  Beamos from Hyrule Warriors

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese Template:ExpGame	Beamos Bim (Beam)
	French	Sentinelle	Sentinel
	German	Strahlenzyklop	Beam Cyclops
	Italian	Laseros
	Spanish	Beamos