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The '''Guardian''' is a type of enemy that appears in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''. There are many variants of Guardians, ranging from the airborne [[Guardian Skywatcher|Skywatchers]] to the powerful [[Guardian Stalker|Stalkers]].

The Guardians were crafted by the ancient people of [[Hyrule]] 10,000 years prior to the events of ''Breath of the Wild''. They were created by the thousands, to stop the powerful beast known as [[Ganon]], along with the four [[Divine Beast]]s. Ganon was defeated, and the Guardians eventually became lost and buried far underground. 9,900 years later, the Guardians and the Divine Beasts were rediscovered by the Hyrule under the command of [[King Rhoam]]. The people brought the mechanical beasts back to life, and planned on using them to stop Ganon, when he inevitably returns. Things seemed tremendous for the Hylians; they were well prepared for Ganon, however, when he returned, things didn't quite go as planned. As the Guardians and Divine Beasts were ready to attack Ganon, he unleashed a powerful draining force which corrupted all the Guardians and Divine Beasts to be under his control. The Guardians turned against the people of Hyrule, starting with [[Hyrule Castle Town Ruins|destroying Hyrule Castle Town]] and all its inhabitants, before wreaking havoc on the rest of Hyrule, and Ganon almost had full control of the land.

In the present day, [[Link (Breath of the Wild)|Link]] awakens from the [[Shrine of Resurrection]], with the motive to stop Ganon and save Hyrule. Guardians are littered all around the [[Great Plateau]], most of which are non-functioning, however the rogue machine is. As Link traverses the land of Hyrule, he sees many Guardians, active and inactive, scattered everywhere. They are more prominent the closer he gets to [[Hyrule Castle (Breath of the Wild)|Hyrule Castle]], being stronger than ever and with a blood lust for Link.

*Through the use of [[Breath of the Wild Shields|shields]] and the [[Perfect Guard]] move, Guardians can effectively be defeated without ever using melee weapons. [[Decayed Guardian]]s may be defeated with a single Perfect Guard, while other Guardians may take 3-4 hits.

*In general, once Guardians shoot their beams and hit Link, they'll shoot an extra 2-3 shots immediately afterwards. These extra shots may not damage Link once the first one hits, but will prolong his stunned status. If multiple guardians shoot at Link, only the first hit will produce damage.

File:E3 2014 BOTW background (1080p) 03.png|A Guardian Stalker with orange coloration shown during E3 2014; the magenta coloration wouldn't be introduced until later in production.

File:E3 2014 BOTW background (1080p) 04.png|Link preparing a shot on a Guardian Stalker.

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