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'''''Ocarina of Time'''''<br/>[[Dodongo's Cavern]]<br/>[[Spirit Temple]]<br/>[[Bottom of the Well]]<br/>[[Shadow Temple]]<br/>[[Gerudo Training Ground]]<br/>[[Ganon's Castle]]

'''Beamos''' are recurring enemies in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. They are mechanical statues that serve as a security system in dungeons, rotating and monitoring a certain portion of territory. They shoot beams at [[Link]] if they spot him.

The Beamos makes its debut appearance in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''. In this game, they are indestructible, stationary totem pole-like enemies that constantly spin around, gazing around the room. If its eye sees Link, it will fire a beam, dealing one [[Recovery Heart|heart]] of damage. The only two ways to defend against this impenetrable enemy is to either use the [[Mirror Shield]] or hide behind a structure like a wall or jar.

Beamos are not extremely common in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', but a few places they can be found are the [[Bottom of the Well]], [[Shadow Temple]], [[Dodongo's Cavern]], [[Gerudo Training Ground]], [[Spirit Temple]], and [[Ganon's Castle]]. They do not pose much of a threat, as their only attack is to shoot a laser from its eye towards Link. To defeat them, blow them up with either a [[Bomb]], a [[Bomb Flower]], or a [[Bombchu]]. Their first appearance is in the second dungeon of the game, [[Dodongo's Cavern]].

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'', Beamos are found only in the [[Stone Tower]] area, including [[Stone Tower Temple]] itself. They haven't changed from ''Ocarina of Time'', and, just like the previous game, they fire a beam at Link if he gets spotted by its eye while in the Beamos' territory. The only way to defeat them is to throw a [[Bomb]], use a [[Bombchu]], or use the [[Blast Mask]] near them.

==''Oracle of Seasons'' and ''Oracle of Ages''==

Blue Beamos are statue-like creatures that remain stationary. The eye at the top of their main 'body' will stay in one spot. Link can defeat them with the [[Skull Hammer]], a [[Bomb]], or an arrow, but they are only vulnerable when they are attacking Link as well.

Beamos in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' are very different from Beamos from past 3D ''Zelda'' games. They can only be defeated by striking its eye with Link's [[Hero's Bow]]. They come in two varieties; Brown and White.

Beamos in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]'' are indestructible, continuously rotating beam turrets that only shoot at Link when he is in its line of sight. The beam itself comes out of the green, yellow, and white thing on the front. Link can shoot an arrow at the source of the beam, stunning it temporarily. They are found in the [[Goron Temple]].

Beamos are multi-layered, totem pole-like objects found within the [[Lanayru Mining Facility]] and [[Sandship]] made up of two to three different electrified parts. The head of the Beamos turns in a mechanical way, as opposed to a fluent turning motion. These enemies can be defeated by horizontally slicing apart different sections of their body, and then stabbing the eye. Alternatively, Link can simply shoot an arrow into its eye with his Bow. The Beamos will shoot out a laser beam from its eye dealing electrical damage and temporarily paralyzing Link, but this attack can be deflected using a non-metal shield, like the [[Wooden Shield|Wooden]], [[Sacred Shield|Sacred]], or [[Hylian Shield]].