Guardian Skywatcher

Guardian Skywatchers,^(BotW)^[1] also known as Guardians,^(HWAoC)^{[name reference needed]} are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.

Characteristics[]

Breath of the Wild[]

Hyrule Compendium Entry

126 (131) Guardian Skywatcher	Description The Sheikah of ancient Hyrule developed this as a weapon to combat Ganon. This flying model is an improvement over the walking type, capable of either attacking or surveying from the air. Destroying the propeller will ground it.
	Common Locations Hyrule Field Akkala Highlands
Recoverable Materials Ancient Screw Ancient Spring Ancient Gear Ancient Shaft Ancient Core Giant Ancient Core

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.

Locations[]

Akkala Citadel Ruins
Ankel Island
Castle Town Prison
Final Trial ^(TCB)
Hyrule Castle
Hyrule Castle Moat
Lomei Labyrinth Island
Path between Piper Ridge and the Rayne Highlands
Quarry Ruins
Spring of Power
Tingel Island
Trial of the Sword ^(TMT)
Upland Zorana ^(TCB)

Drops[]

A Guardian Skywatcher drops between 8 and 12 of:

Drop Table
Item	Percentage
Ancient Gear	35 %
Ancient Screw	24 %
Ancient Shaft	23 %
Ancient Spring	15 %
Ancient Core	2.5 %
Giant Ancient Core	0.5 %

Other Appearances[]

Non-Canon Information

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity[]

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Nomenclature[]

Names in other regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	ガーディアン（飛行型） (Gādian (Hikō-Gata))^[2]	Guardian (Flying Type)
	Chinese^TR	守護者（飛行型） (Shǒuhùzhě (Fēixíng Xíng))
	Dutch	Vliegende Wachter^[3]
	French^CA	Gardien volant^[4]
	French^EU	Gardien volant^[5]
	German	Wächter (Flieger)^[6]
	Italian	Guardiano volante^[7]
	Korean	가디언(비행형) (Gadieon(Bihaenghyeong))
	Russian	Летучий страж (Letuchiy strazh)^[8]
	Spanish^EU	Guardián volador^[9]
	Spanish^LA	Guardián volador^[10]
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