Guardian Stalker

Guardian Stalkers are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.^[1]

Characteristics[]

Breath of the Wild[]

Hyrule Compendium Entry

125 (130) Guardian Stalker	Description The Sheikah of ancient Hyrule developed this as a weapon to combat Ganon. Its six legs give it extraordinary mobility compared to most current vehicles, and its powerful laser provides far greater offensive capability than conventional weaponry. Destroying the legs severely reduces its mobility.
	Common Locations Hyrule Field
Recoverable Materials Ancient Screw Ancient Spring Ancient Gear Ancient Shaft Ancient Core Giant Ancient Core

Guardian Stalkers are a type of Guardian found throughout Hyrule, most commonly in the area surrounding Hyrule Castle. They were built by the ancient Sheikah to be used as a powerful weapon against Calamity Ganon.^[2] During the events of Breath of the Wild, they are an enemy to Link under Calamity Ganon's influence. Guardian Stalkers have 1500 health and can fire powerful blue laser beams from their eye that can deal up to 58 points of damage. If a target is too close to them, they will attempt to distance themselves in order to fire their lasers; otherwise, they will relentlessly pursue the target until they lose track of it. Sometimes when firing their lasers, they will 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.

Link can inflict 500 damage to Guardian Stalkers by deflecting their lasers back at their eye with a Perfect Guard, mainly known as a parry. When defeated, they may drop any combination of Ancient Materials. Link can cut off the legs of a Guardian Stalker, which temporarily stuns them and results in Ancient Materials being dropped. This can also topple them, rendering them helpless. However, a disarmed Guardian Stalker will attempt to recover its footing and distance itself from Link while attacking, making it difficult to land further hits. If Link hits a Guardian Stalker in it's eye using a bow, it will temporarily stun it in a similar fashion that cutting off its legs would do. Sometimes when doing this, the Guardian Stalker may move sideways in order to mess up Link's aim. Using Stasis + on a charging up Guardian Stalker will stun them afterwards, even if not hit during stasis. If Link has the Master Sword he may use it to destroy a Guardian Stalker's legs in two strikes, effectively chaining the stun effect for easy damage.

In Master Mode, Guardian Stalkers will sometimes take slightly longer in their charge up phase before firing their laser to throw off Link's timing.

Locations[]

Drops[]

A Guardian Stalker drops between 10 and 12 of:

Drop Table
Item	Percentage
Ancient Screw	35%
Ancient Spring	26%
Ancient Gear	21%
Ancient Shaft	15%
Ancient Core	2.5%
Giant Ancient Core	0.5%

Other Appearances[]

Non-Canon Information

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]

A Guardian appears as an Advanced Support Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. When used, it increases resistance to weapons.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity[]

Non-Canon Information

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Guardian Stalkers retroactively debut in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, running roughshod over Kingdom of Hyrule, just as they did in Breath of the Wild. One is prematurely recruited by Ganon's Malice in order to kill Zelda before she can awaken her powers in Road to the Ancient Lab. Later in the game, they are properly faced as enemies after Ganon awakens on Zelda's 17th birthday and recruits them to his army. In gameplay, they attack the same way as in Breath of the Wild with a few new attacks, such as slamming down into the ground and spinning their bodies. In addition, Fire, Ice, Electric, and Malice variants make their debut as stronger variants. In addition to the enemy Guardian Stalkers appearing in the game, the DLC Pack Pulse of the Ancients includes a playable Guardian Stalker under the name of Battle-Tested Guardian, a nearly decayed Guardian Stalker free of Calamity Ganon's influence (indicated by its yellow body lights in place of the purple ones and a brighter blue light for its eye) where one of its attacks featured is the signature optic laser beam which it can hold and sweep across a wide range.

Nomenclature[]

Names in other regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	ガーディアン（歩行型） (Gādian (Hokō-Gata))^[3]	Guardian (Walking Type)
	Chinese^TR	守護者（歩行型） (Shǒuhùzhě (Bùxíng Xíng))
	Dutch	Lopende Wachter^[4]
	French^CA	Gardien à pied^[5]
	French^EU	Gardien à pied^[6]
	German	Wächter (Läufer)^[7]
	Italian	Guardiano deambulante^[8]
	Korean	가디언(보행형) (Gadieon(Bohaenghyeong))
	Russian	Страж-охотник (Strazh-ohotnik)^[9]
	Spanish^EU	Guardián caminante^[10]
	Spanish^LA	Guardián caminante^[11]
This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference.

Gallery[]

Artwork acknowledging Thanksgiving, depicting a Guardian Stalker breaking through the trees
Artwork acknowledging Christmas, depicting a Guardian Stalker decorated like a Christmas tree
A Guardian Stalker with broken off legs
A Guardian Stalker that is not under Ganon's control
The Battle-Tested Guardian first revealed in Age of Calamity
The Battle-Tested Guardian firing a laser into a horde of Bokoblins
A Guardian Stalker pursuing Link in the 2014 Breath of the Wild trailer
Link attacking a Guardian Stalker in the 2014 Breath of the Wild trailer
A Guardian Stalker statue from the E3 2016 Breath of the Wild booth
Statues of Link and a Guardian Stalker fighting from the E3 2016 Breath of the Wild booth
The Guardian amiibo
Japan Expo 2017 artwork, depicting defeated Guardian Stalkers