Yiga Blademaster

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Yiga Blademasters are recurring Enemies and Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2][3]

Characteristics

Breath of the Wild

Hyrule Compendium Entry
135  (140Master Mode) Yiga Blademaster
Description
These are the elite soldiers of the Yiga Clan. They favor the windcleaver blade and are extremely agile despite their bulky build. At this Yiga Clan rank, they have mastered a technique that allows them to manipulate the very earth. By striking the ground, they can create stone pillars and blasts of air.
Common Locations
Unknown
Recoverable Materials
Amber Opal Topaz Ruby Sapphire Mighty Bananas

Yiga Blademasters are the elite soldiers of the Yiga Clan.[4] They can be found patrolling the Yiga Clan Hideout, and if they spot Link in the hideout, they will close all doors and exits while calling in back up. After Master Kohga is defeated, they will also start appearing randomly to attack Link.

Yiga Blademasters attack with Windcleavers that send blasts of air at long distances. They can also use the Earthwake technique create fissures in the ground, which produce Updrafts that Link can use to Glide before a stone pillar emerges from them.[4] A shot to the head with the Bow can stun Yiga Blademasters, opening them for attacks. When defeated, they flee, leaving behind their Windcleaver and Mighty Bananas.

During the Side Quest "The Stolen Heirloom", Link must defeat a Yiga Blademaster in order to retrieve the Sheikah Heirloom that grants access to the Lakna Rokee Shrine.[5]

Drops

Drops of Yiga Blademaster
Normal

Yiga Blademaster can drop between 1 and 2 of:

Drop Table
Item Percentage

Mighty Bananas
100.0 %

As well as between 1 and 2 of:

Drop Table
Item Percentage

Amber
10.0 %

Opal
1.0 %

Topaz
1.0 %

Ruby
1.0 %

Sapphire
1.0 %

Tears of the Kingdom

Hyrule Compendium Entry
164  Yiga Blademaster
Description
These are the elite soldiers of the Yiga Clan. Equipped with blades of wind-cleaving power, they are extremely agile despite their bulky build. At this Yiga Clan rank, they have mastered a technique that allows them to manipulate the very earth. By striking the ground, they can raise stone pillars and unleash a blast of air.
Common Locations
Unknown
Recoverable Materials
Mighty Bananas
Sundelion
Green Rupee
Blue Rupee
Purple Rupee
Red Rupee

Yiga Blademasters reappear in Tears of the Kingdom, acting similarly to how they did in Breath of the Wild. They now wield Eightfold Longblades with visible Gloom markings rather than Windcleavers. They can disguise themselves as Trees. If Link is wearing the Yiga Clan Attire, he is able to speak to Yiga Blademasters without being attacked. In addition, they are mentioned to be the overseers of the Yiga Clan's Depths operations.[citation needed]

Other Appearances

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

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

Yiga Blademasters appear in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity as Coliseum Receptionist ranked enemies. They fight the same way as in Breath of the Wild, though their Weak Point Gauges can be exploited with Sheikah Runes. They also speak, similar to the Yiga Footsoldiers, in instances such as when they are defeated in battle.[6] After Astor uses the souls of some Yiga Footsoldiers to revive the four blights, Master Kohga and Sooga turn against him. The rest of the Yiga Clan then follow suit, using the Hyrulean Army to exact vengeance on Astor.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
  • イーガ(だん) 幹部(かんぶ) (Īga-Dan Kanbu) (BotWBreath of the Wild)[8]
  • イーガだん団 かんぶ幹部 (TotKTears of the Kingdom)
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  •  
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTRTraditional
  • 依蓋隊 幹部 (Yīgài Duì Gànbù) (BotWBreath of the Wild)
  • 依蓋隊 幹部 (Yīgàiduì Gànbù) (TotKTears of the Kingdom)
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  •  
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSISimplified
依盖队 干部 (Yīgàiduì Gànbù) (TotKTears of the Kingdom) 
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
  • Yiga-elite (BotWBreath of the Wild)[15]
  • Yiga-elitesoldaat (TotKTears of the Kingdom)[16]
  •  
  • Yiga Elite Soldier
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
  • Officier Yiga (BotWBreath of the Wild)[10]
  • Officier yiga (TotKTears of the Kingdom)[9]
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  •  
Canada
FrenchCACanadian
Officier Yiga (BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom) 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Yiga-Offizier (BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom)[14] 
The Italian Republic
Italian
Pezzo grosso degli Yiga (BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom)[7] 
The Republic of Korea
Korean
  • 이가단 간부 (Igadan Ganbu) (BotWBreath of the Wild)
  • 이가단 간부 (TotKTears of the Kingdom)
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  •  
The Russian Federation
Russian
Головорез Ига (Golovorez Iga) (BotWBreath of the Wild)[13] 
Latin America
SpanishLALatin American
Oficial del clan Yiga (BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom)[11][12] 
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
Oficial del clan Yiga (BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom)[17] 
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See Also

References

  1. Yiga Blademaster — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  2. Yiga Blademaster — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom)
  3. Yiga Blademaster — Game Screen (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
  4. 4.0 4.1 These are the elite soldiers of the Yiga Clan. They favor the windcleaver blade and are extremely agile despite their bulky build. At this Yiga Clan rank, they have mastered a technique that allows them to manipulate the very earth. By striking the ground, they can create stone pillars and blasts of air. — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  5. It turned out that the heirloom thieves who struck Impa's manor belonged to the Yiga Clan. The incident was revenge for Dorian attempting to leave the guild of assassins. After you solved the problem, you returned the heirloom and discovered a new ancient shrine. — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild)
  6. Master Kohga...I failed. — Yiga Blademaster (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
  7. 135 Pezzo grosso degli Yiga — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  8. 135 イーガ団 幹部 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  9. Officier yiga — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, European French version)
  10. 135 Officier Yiga — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  11. Oficial del clan Yiga — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, Latin American Spanish version)
  12. 135 Oficial del clan Yiga — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  13. 135 Головорез Ига — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  14. 135 Yiga-Offizier — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  15. 135 Yiga-elite — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  16. Yiga-elitesoldaat — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom)
  17. Oficial del clan Yiga — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, European Spanish version)