LD-002G Scervo

LD-002G Scervo,^[2] also known as LD-002S Scervo,^[1] is a mini-boss in Skyward Sword. He is a robotic, skeletal pirate captain.^[3]

Characteristics

Fi's Comment:

Target lock: LD-002S Scervo
"This mutinous robot stole this ship from Skipper long ago. He still commands the ship today.

When fighting in a narrow space like this, it is more effective to use thrust attacks with your sword than to try to swing your sword widely."

Scervo is a formidable pirate captain who once commanded a crew of pirates.^[3] He uses a drill which acts like a sword that sparks with electricity. Many years ago, Scervo had usurped the Sandship from Skipper, and still has it under his command.^[4] It is also implied by Fi that Scervo once served Skipper before mutinying from him.^[1] Link encounters Scervo on the Sandship and must fight him.

The battle is based on a ring-out endurance, and has three rounds. Behind Link is a spike-equipped wall that will hurt him upon contact. Behind Scervo is a chasm that leads to the Lanayru Sand Sea. Link must attack Scervo so he can force him to retreat to the edge of the Sandship, and put him closer to the chasm. Conversely, Scervo will try to attack Link as well, and the more times he does so (particularly double attacks), the more steps he will take forwards, which Link must prevent. When Scervo is about to fall, he throws an attack that forces Link to retreat, and the spike wall will advance several steps forward, reducing the amount of space Link has to fight. When Link knocks Scervo to the edge a second time, the robot will lose his right arm, and will then start attacking with his left arm (a gold hook) by rotating his entire central body. When Link drives him close enough to the edge, the pirate captain will fall off the ship into the Sand Sea and meet his demise.

After the battle, Fi comments that she admires how it managed to function for so long, considering that this battle takes place in the present, when all the other robots (other than Scrapper) are dead.^[5]

Trivia

Internal files in Skyward Sword show Scervo's name as "LD-002G Scervo;" this is the name used in the European version, which was released first.

Nomenclature

Scervo's name may be a portmanteau of the words servo, a device used in robotics for movement, and scurvy, a common disease among pirates and other seafarers.

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	English^UK	LD-002G Scervo
	Japanese	RS-002G ドン・ゲラー (RS-002G Don Gerā)	DL-002G Don Gera
	French^CA	DL-002Z Don Gera
	French^EU	DL-002Z Capitaine Zigouille	DL-002Z Captain Snuffed
	German	WR-0026C Drahtbart	WR-0026C Wire Beard
	Italian	DR-002G Capitan Bruto	DR-002G Capitan Brutus
	Korean	돈게라	Don Gera
	Spanish^EU	Don Gera
	Spanish^LA	DL-002G Don Gera

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Target lock: LD-002S Scervo This mutinous robot stole this ship from Skipper long ago. He still commands the ship today. When fighting in a narrow space like this, it is more effective to use thrust attacks with your sword than to try to swing your sword widely." — Fi (Skyward Sword)
↑ Encyclopedia (Dark Horse Books) pg. 189
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "The pirate captain is a mechanical maniac, zrrt! Worse, he has plenty of evil underlings too, vrrm!" — LD-301N Skipper (Skyward Sword)
↑ "It was the day of the storm, phoo-weep... My crew and I were navigating the seas as usual, vrrm... And then those brutes, bzzt...the pirates, suddenly attacked us, brrzt. They were after Nayru's Flame, zzpt. My crew was imprisoned...vrrrt...and I was thrown into the sea!" — LD-301N Skipper (Skyward Sword)
↑ "Master, that synthetic life-form... There is a 99% chance that it was the pirate described by the captain. I can't help but admire the tenacity it has displayed in staying alive and functional all these years." — Fi (Skyward Sword)

Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda

Aquamentus · Dodongo · Manhandla · Gleeok · Digdogger · Gohma · Ganon

Enemies	Armored Train · Cannon Boat · Dark Train · Guardian · Sentrobe · Tank · Warship
Sub-Bosses	LD-002G Scervo
Bosses	Demon Train · Eox · Gohdan · Goht · Koloktos · LD-003D Dreadfuse · Mazaal · Puppet Ganon · Ramrock

Ancient Robots	Ancient Robot · LD-002G Scervo · LD-003D Dreadfuse · LD-301N Skipper · LD-301S Scrapper
Other	Buriki · Monita

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LD-002G Scervo

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