Stone Talus (Luminous)

Stone Taluses (Luminous),^{(BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[1]^[2] also known as Luminous Stone Taluses,^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[3] are recurring Sub-Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series.^{[name references needed]}

Characteristics

Breath of the Wild

138 (143Master Mode) Stone Talus (Luminous)	Description This enormous monster is naturally camouflaged as a rock formation. Neither sword nor arrow can pierce its stony form, but a cunning adventurer knows to scale its body and attack the ore sprouting from its peak. Unlike your average Stone Talus, this type's ore deposit consists mostly of luminous stone.
	Common Locations Gerudo Highlands Hyrule Field
Recoverable Materials Flint Amber Opal Luminous Stone Topaz Diamond

Stone Taluses (Luminous) are variations of Stone Taluses, with the notable difference that the Ore Deposits on their bodies are Luminous Stone Deposits instead.^[4] They hide their massive size by posing as natural rock formations.^[4] Like all Taluses, the only way to damage Stone Taluses (Luminous) is by striking its Luminous Stone Deposit.^[4] They are particularly vulnerable to Iron Sledgehammers and other mining tools, as well as Bomb Arrows.

After Link has defeated Calamity Ganon for the first time, he will be able to ask Kilton about Taluses.^[5] Kilton is unable to approach them due to their giant size, so he asks Link to defeat all of the Talus in Hyrule Kingdom so he can analyze their scent.^[6] This includes all of the Stone Taluses (Luminous). When Link returns to Kilton after defeating all of the Taluses, he will be rewarded with the Medal of Honor: Talus.^[7] As a result of this research, Kilton is able to learn about the musculoskeletal structure and diet of Taluses.^[8]

Drops

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Stone Talus (Luminous) can drop between 1 and 2 of:

Item	Percentage
Luminous Stone	100.0 %

As well as between 6 and 10 of:

Item	Percentage
Flint	5.0 %
Amber	60.0 %
Opal	30.0 %
Luminous Stone	1.5 %
Topaz	3.0 %
Diamond	0.5 %

Stone Talus (Luminous) can drop 1 of:

Item	Percentage
Flint	5.0 %
Amber	30.0 %
Opal	10.0 %
Luminous Stone	51.5 %
Topaz	3.0 %
Diamond	0.5 %

Locations

Tears of the Kingdom

170 Stone Talus (Luminous)	Description This enormous monster is naturally camouflaged as a rock formation. Neither sword nor arrow can pierce its stony form, but a cunning adventurer knows to scale its body and attack the ore sprouting from its peak. Stronger than your average Stone Talus, and unlike that creature, its ore deposit consists mostly of luminous stone.
	Common Locations Tabantha Frontier Lanayru Great Spring
Recoverable Materials Diamond Topaz Opal Amber Luminous Stone Flint

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Locations

Surface

Depths

Other Appearances

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Non-Canon Information

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

Stone Taluses (Luminous) reappear in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, only appearing in the Hunting for Gemstones Challenge alongside Stone Taluses (Rare). They fight identically to regular Stone Taluses and drop various rare Materials, such as Rubies and Sapphires.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	イワロック（夜光） (Iwarokku (Yakō)) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[10] イワロック(やこう夜光) ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Chinese^{TRTraditional}	岩石巨人（夜光） (Yánshí Jùrén (Yèguāng)) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Chinese^SISimplified	岩石巨人（夜光） (Yánshí Jùrén (Yèguāng)) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Dutch	Steen-Talus (lichtgevend) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[17]^[18]	Same as English.
French^EUEuropean	Lithorok nox ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[11]^[12]
French^CACanadian	Lithorok nox ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
German	Iwarok (leuchtend) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[16] Leuchtender Iwarok ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Italian	Sassorok (lumisera) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[9]
Korean	바위록(야광) (Bawirok(Yagwang)) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Russian	Фосфолитовый глыбник (Fosfolitovyy glybnik) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[15]
Spanish^{LALatin American}	Talus luminoso ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[13]^[14]
Spanish^EUEuropean	Petrarok luminoso ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[19]^[20]
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

Link fighting a Stone Talus (Luminous) from Tears of the Kingdom
A Stone Talus (Luminous) during the day from Tears of the Kingdom
A Gloom-Wreathed Stone Talus (Luminous) from Tears of the Kingdom

References

↑ Stone Talus (Luminous) — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Stone Talus (Luminous) — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ Luminous Stone Talus Heart — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 This enormous monster is naturally camouflaged as a rock formation. Neither sword nor arrow can pierce its stony form, but a cunning adventurer knows to scale its body and attack the ore sprouting from its peak. Unlike your average Stone Talus, this type's ore deposit consists mostly of luminous stone. — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ [About monsters...] Dya DYAAAAAAAH! You want to know about monsters? I just LOOOOOVE talking about monsters! Ooh. OOOOOOOH! Let's talk about the huge ones! The stone colossus? The forest giant? The giant sand beast?! Which monster do you want to hear about? — Kilton (Breath of the Wild)
↑ I'm currently after them myself, but they're just so big! I can't even get near them... So could I ask you to find them and, uh, harvest their materials? I'm talking all of them. That way, I'll be able to analyze the scent of their fluids that will inevitably stick to your body during battle. That will allow me to determine their habits, behaviors, and overall qualities. I'm counting on you... — Kilton (Breath of the Wild)
↑ You—! You've defeated every last Stone Talus! Oh, you are FRAGRANT, my friend. It smells like there's a Stone Talus standing right in front of me! Tha-thank you so much! Oh, yes! Here, let me give you this. — Kilton (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Thanks to you, I now know their musculoskeletal structure...as well as their general diet. — Kilton (Breath of the Wild)
↑ 139 Sassorok (lumisera) — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ 139 イワロック（夜光） — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Lithorok nox — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, European French version)
↑ 139 Lithorok nox — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Talus luminoso — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, Latin American Spanish version)
↑ 139 Talus luminoso — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ 139 Фосфолитовый глыбник — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ 139 Iwarok (leuchtend) — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Steen-Talus (Lichtgevend) — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ 139 Steen-Talus (lichtgevend) — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Petrarok luminoso — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, European Spanish version)
↑ 139 Petrarok luminoso — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)