Seized Construct: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox|boss

| image = [[File:Seized Construct - TotK Compendium Full.png|400px]]

| caption =  

| title = Scourge of the [[Spirit Temple (Tears of the Kingdom)|Spirit Temple]]<br/>War in the [[Depths]] of [[Hyrule]]

| race       = [[Crafter Construct]]

| attack = Cannon Fire<br/>Shock Emission<br/>Aerial Body Slam<br/>Arm Swing<br/>Block

| weaponused =

| weapon = [[Mineru's Construct]]<br/>[[Zonai Device]]s

| game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom|Tears of the Kingdom]]''

| location = [[Gloom's Lair]]

| dungeon = [[Spirit Temple (Tears of the Kingdom)|Spirit Temple]]<br/>[[Beneath Hyrule Castle]]

| quest      = [[Find the Fifth Sage]]<br/>[[Guidance from Ages Past]]

| reward = [[Heart Container]]

| related = [[Soldier Construct]]<br/>[[Captain Construct]]

The '''Seized Construct''' is a [[boss]] found in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom|Tears of the Kingdom]]'' and is the boss of the [[Spirit Temple (Tears of the Kingdom)|Spirit Temple]]. This is the only boss not responsible for any [[Regional Phenomena|regional phenomena]], as it is encountered after that part of the [[Main Quest]].

The Seized Construct was originally built by [[Mineru]] while she was still alive to eventually house her spirit. Sometime in between her transferring her spirit into the [[Purah Pad]] and the present day, it became possessed by the magic of the [[Ganon#Tears of the Kingdom|Demon King]] in order to prevent Mineru from re-obtaining her [[Secret Stone]] within the temple. When [[Link (Breath of the Wild)#Tears

of the Kingdom|Link]] has assembled [[Mineru's Construct|a new Construct]] at the [[Construct Factory]] that comes to house Mineru's spirit, they journey together across [[the Depths]] to the [[Spirit Temple (Tears of the Kingdom)|Spirit Temple]], where the Seized Construct is encountered at the lower floor in an arena completely covered in [[Gloom]]. This will require Link to spend the entirety of the fight piloting Mineru's Construct Body, and he will be forced to take gloom damage if it is desired to photograph the Seized Construct for the Compendium.

 

Upon defeating the Seized Construct, Mineru's spirit re-awakens as the Sage of Spirit from eons past. The Spirit Temple becomes cleansed of [[Gloom]], and two [[Steward Construct]]s position themselves on either side of Mineru's Construct, who remains in the temple until the final boss fight with [[Demon King Ganondorf]]. The [[Smithing Construct]] to the left of Mineru's Construct will sell Link the strongest [[Zonaite Weapons]] in the game in exchange for [[Zonaite]], and the [[Mining Construct]] to the right of her will provide Link with [[Ancient Blade]]s in exchange for 50 [[Zonaite]] each, as per the [[Ancient Blades Below]] trading sidequest.

The Seized Construct is posted in the Depths of Hyrule, being one of many monsters defending the Demon King's location. Link must fight it if he did not fight the Seized Construct in the Spirit Temple, but if he did, then Mineru will deal with it for him, allowing Link to skip this fight.  

Unlike every other temple boss in the game, the Seized Construct is not re-encountered in the depths after defeat.

 

The boss fight against the Seized Construct is essentially a boxing match between the two constructs. There will be various fusable objects and [[Zonai Device]]s around the arena, including [[Spiked Iron Ball]]s, [[Cannon (Tears of the Kingdom)|Cannons]], and [[Shock Emitter]]s that can be [[fuse]]d to Mineru's Construct, in addition to the usage of any Zonai Devices in Link's inventory; Ultimately the type of Zonai Devices used in this boss battle is entirely up to the imagination of the player. The perimeter of the arena is blocked off by an electric fence that will damage everyone inside, and the primary way to deal the most damage is to try to knock the Seized Construct into the fence. One way to do this is by using Mineru's Construct to block every time the Seized Construct goes in for a swing, and then hit it three times with either the left or right arm to knock it into the fence. One of the arms has to be fused with a non-shooting object in order for this to work properly; the Seized Construct will use similar tactics to try to knock Link and Mineru's Construct into the fence as well. Doing this efficiently will require Link to pilot Mineru's Construct somewhat aggressively in order to be in close enough range that the Seized Construct will attempt a swing, and to close the distance between the Seized Construct and the electric fence. Another way is to stun it from range by firing at it with a Cannon Zonai Device on one Construct arm, where it can then be hit three times with the other Construct arm to send it into the fence. After enough times, the Seized Construct will lose enough health to commence the second phase.

 

 

Regardless, the Seized Construct takes damage from the perimeter in increments of 1/16 of it's max HP. However, it loses 2/16 each time you force the boss into the perimiter, effectively taking 4 cycles to defeat each phase. While this may seem straightforward, while Seized Construct is on the ground, shocked from taking damage, it is possible to hit it back into the perimeter a second time, and this deals 1/16 instead of the prior 2/16, making it possible to deplete 3/16 of the boss' HP in a single cycle, rather than just 2/16. Once it takes this extra hit of damage, though, it will become to knockback until it gets back up and relocates, so the max amount of perimeter damage per cycle is still 3/16, though this does reduce the number of cycles per phase from 4 to 3 if done properly.

At the beginning of the second phase, the Seized Construct will grow two extra arms, and will fuse a [[Rocket]] to its back, two [[Fan]]s to its lower arms, and two Cannons to its upper arms, where it will become airborne and fire repeatedly upon Link and Mineru's Construct. Link can either wait this segment out and block the attacks until the Seized Construct returns to the ground, or he can fire with a Cannon Zonai Device on one Construct arm for a ranged counterattack, as well as by shooting [[Arrow]]s fused with [[Bomb Flower]]s or [[Shock Fruit]]. This will allow Link to then follow up with three more swings from Mineru's Construct, after which the Seized Construct will re-fuse the same Zonai Devices to itself and return to the air. Another attack the Seized Construct will attempt is an aerial body slam, which will deal significant damage to Link if proper defense precautions are not taken. If the Seized Construct misses this attack though, it presents another window for it to be knocked back into the electric fence. If timed correctly, the Seized Construct can be hit one more time immediately after being damaged by the fence for a quick follow-up shock from the fence again before it re-fuses materials and resumes an aerial assault. This process can be repeated until the Seized Construct is finally defeated.