Guardian Skywatcher (2024)

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[]

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[]

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)
	ChineseTR	守護者（飛行型）(Shǒuhùzhě (Fēixíng Xíng))
	Dutch	Vliegende Wachter[3]
	FrenchCA	Gardien volant[4]
	FrenchEU	Gardien volant[5]
	German	Wächter (Flieger)[6]
	Italian	Guardiano volante[7]
	Korean	가디언(비행형)(Gadieon(Bihaenghyeong))
	Russian	Летучий страж(Letuchiy strazh)[8]
	SpanishEU	Guardián volador[9]
	SpanishLA	Guardián volador[10]
This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference.

Trivia[]

• Guardian Skywatchers are inverted Guardian Turrets with the bolts on their half dome being replaced with propellers.^[11]

See Also[]

• Decayed Guardian
• Guardian Scout
• Guardian Turret
• Guardian Stalker
• Sentry

References