Guardian Skywatcher
Guardian Skywatchers,(BotW)[1] also known as Guardians,(HWAoC)[2] are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.
Characteristics
Breath of the Wild
126 (131) Guardian Skywatcher |
Description |
Common Locations Akkala Highlands | |
Recoverable Materials | |
Guardian Skywatchers are a flying type of Guardian. They scan their environment with a red searchlight, and will begin charging their laser upon locating Link. Many Guardian Skywatchers patrol around Hyrule Castle. In all locations, they're corrupted by the Malice of Calamity Ganon. However, three uncorrupted Guardian Skywatchers appear in The Champions' Ballad DLC Pack, as part of the Main Quest "EX Champion Mipha's Song". Another two can also be found within the Final Trial.
Link must use aerial tactics to defeat Guardian Skywatchers, either by getting close with the Paraglider, or shooting Arrows. They fly with the use of propellers, which can be damaged to ground them. When firing their lasers, they will sometimes 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.
If Link hits a Guardian Skywatcher in its eye using a Bow, it will temporarily be stunned. Sometimes when doing this, the Guardian Skywatcher will retract its head in order to mess up Link's aim. If Link is aiming at its eye while it has already retracted, its head may extend. Using Stasis + on a charging up Guardian Skywatcher will stun them afterwards, even if not hit during Stasis. On death, Guardian Skywatchers lose their propellers and fall to the ground before exploding. Guardian Skywatchers may be immobilized by shooting at its propellers with a Bow. All three propellers must be destroyed before the Guardian Skywatcher falls to the ground.
In Master Mode, Guardian Skywatchers will sometimes take slightly longer in their charge-up phase before firing their laser, in order to throw off Link's timing.
Drops
Guardian Skywatcher can drop between 8 and 12 of:
| Item | Percentage |
|---|---|
 Ancient Screw |
24.0 % |
 Ancient Spring |
15.0 % |
 Ancient Gear |
35.0 % |
 Ancient Shaft |
23.0 % |
 Ancient Core |
2.5 % |
 Giant Ancient Core |
0.5 %
|
Locations
Other Appearances
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese |
| |
   ChineseTR | 守護者（飛行型） (Shǒuhùzhě (Fēixíng Xíng)) (BotW) | |
 ChineseSI | 守护者（飞行型） (Shǒuhùzhě (Fēixíng Xíng)) (BotW) | |
 Dutch | Vliegende Wachter (BotW)[7] | |
 FrenchCA | Gardien volant (BotW) | |
 FrenchEU | Gardien volant (BotW)[6] | |
 German | Wächter (Flieger) (BotW)[9] | |
 Italian | Guardiano volante (BotW)[3] | |
 Korean | 가디언(비행형) (Gadieon(Bihaenghyeong)) (BotW) | |
 Russian | Летучий страж (Letuchiy strazh) (BotW)[8] | |
 SpanishLA | Guardián volador (BotW)[10] | |
 SpanishEU | Guardián volador (BotW) | |
| This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference. | ||
Trivia
- Guardian Skywatchers are inverted Guardian Turrets with the bolts on their half dome being replaced with propellers.[11]
See Also
References
- ↑ "Guardian Skywatcher" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Guardian" — Game Screen (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
- ↑ "126 Guardiano volante" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "ガーディアン" — Game Screen (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Japanese localization)
- ↑ "126 ガーディアン（飛行型）" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "126 Gardien volant" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "126 Vliegende Wachter" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "126 Летучий страж" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "126 Wächter (Flieger)" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "126 Guardián volador" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 205
