Changes: Watcher

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Watchers are a variety of Enemy in Skyward Sword,^[1] consisting of Earth Watchers and Sky Watchers. Along with the Earth Guardians, they protect and patrol the Silent Realm.

Characteristics

Fi's Comment

Two types of Watchers patrol the realm, looking for intruders. I highly suggest you take caution.
So long as you do not step into their light, you will remain undetected by flying Sky Watchers.
However, the Earth Watchers, who hover near the ground, will give chase if you come too close to them, so stay alert and maintain a safe distance.

Watchers, along with Earth Guardians, patrol the Silent Realm from outside intruders. Unlike the Earth Guardians, the Watchers will not actively hunt Link and are not affected by the Sacred Tears, and thus will not be stunned by its power. The Watchers patrol the Realm in a set path by shining a beam of light produced by the lanterns they carry. If Link passes through this light, the Watcher will emit a loud shriek that will awaken and alert the Earth Guardians to Link's location, canceling the effects of the Sacred Tears no matter how much time Link has remaining.

Watchers come in two similar variations: Sky Watchers and Earth Watchers. Sky Watchers patrol the air with a light focused on the ground in a fixed route. They are relatively easy to avoid, though they can be difficult in narrow areas or when in large groups, such as in the Pumpkin patch of Skyloft's Silent Realm, where four of them encircle a solitary Sacred Tear.

Earth Watchers hover near the ground and will chase Link if he comes too close in range to them; however, the young hero can outrun them by dashing. Earth Watchers give away their position in ways that give Link warning so he is not caught off guard. A visual cue is that the Earth Watchers have dimmer, larger light radii, and it is safe for Link to be caught in this light, as long as their brighter direct light does not touch him. They also have an audible cue, as Earth Watchers will give off a jingling sound upon noticing Link.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name
Language		Watcher	Sky Watcher	Earth Watcher
	Japanese	監視者(Kanshi-sha)	空の監視者(Sora no Kanshi-sha)	大地の監視者(Daichi no Kanshi-sha)
	French^CA	Veilleurs	Veilleurs volant dans le ciel	Veilleurs patrouillant au sol
	German	Hüter	Hüter des Lichts
	Italian	Osservatore
	Spanish^LA	Vigias	Vigias aéreos	Vigias terrestres

Gallery

Render of an Earth Watcher from Skyward Sword
A Sky Watcher from Skyward Sword

References

↑ "Watcher final version" (Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 58)

[1] "Watcher final version" (Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 58)

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+|image= File:SS Earth Watcher Model.png
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+|caption= An Earth Watcher from {{SS|-}}
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-|caption = Watchers in the Lanayru Desert Silent Realm
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+{{Term/Store|Watcher|Watchers|Series, SS|plural}} are a variety of {{Term|SSHD|Enemy|link}} in {{SS}},<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Watcher final version|book=HH|page=58}}</ref> consisting of {{Plural|SSHD|Earth Watcher|link}} and {{Plural|SSHD|Sky Watcher|link}}. Along with the {{Plural|SSHD|Earth Guardian|link}}, they protect and patrol the {{Term|SSHD|Silent Realm|link}}.
+==Characteristics==
-A '''Watcher''' is an enemy featured in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''. They, along with the [[Guardian]]s, protect and patrol the [[Silent Realm]]. However, unlike the Silent Realm Guardians, the Watchers are not affected by the [[Sacred Tears]] and thus will not be stunned by its power.
+{{Fi
+|quote1= <p>{{Color|SS Red|Two types of Watchers}} patrol the realm, looking for intruders. I highly suggest you take caution.</p><p>So long as you do not step into their light, you will remain undetected by {{Color|SS Red|flying Sky Watchers}}.</p><p>However, the {{Color|SS Red|Earth Watchers}}, who {{Color|SS Red|hover near the ground}}, will give chase if you come too close to them, so {{Color|SS Red|stay alert}} and maintain a safe distance.</p>
+}}
+{{Plural|SSHD|Watcher}}, along with {{Plural|SSHD|Earth Guardian|link}}, patrol the {{Term|SSHD|Silent Realm|link}} from outside intruders. Unlike the {{Plural|SSHD|Earth Guardian}}, the {{Plural|SSHD|Watcher}} will not actively hunt {{Term|SSHD|Link|link}} and are not affected by the {{Plural|SSHD|Sacred Tear|link}}, and thus will not be stunned by its power. The {{Plural|SSHD|Watcher}} patrol the Realm in a set path by shining a beam of light produced by the lanterns they carry. If {{Term|SSHD|Link}} passes through this light, the {{Term|SSHD|Watcher}} will emit a loud shriek that will awaken and alert the {{Plural|SSHD|Earth Guardian}} to {{Term|SSHD|Link}}'s location, canceling the effects of the {{Plural|SSHD|Sacred Tear}} no matter how much time {{Term|SSHD|Link}} has remaining.
-The Watchers shine a light through the realm. If Link passes through this light, the Watcher will emit a loud sound that will awaken the Silent Realm Guardians, canceling the effects of the Sacred Tears.
+{{Plural|SSHD|Watcher}} come in two similar variations: {{Plural|SSHD|Sky Watcher|link}} and {{Plural|SSHD|Earth Watcher|link}}. {{Plural|SSHD|Sky Watcher}} patrol the air with a light focused on the ground in a fixed route. They are relatively easy to avoid, though they can be difficult in narrow areas or when in large groups, such as in the {{Term|SSHD|Pumpkin|link}} patch of {{Term|SSHD|Skyloft|link}}'s {{Term|SSHD|Silent Realm}}, where four of them encircle a solitary {{Term|SSHD|Sacred Tear}}.
-There are two types of Watchers. The '''Sky Watchers''' patrol the air with a light in a fixed route. The '''Earth Watchers''' hover near the ground, and will chase [[Link]] if he gets too close to them. However, he can outrun them by dashing.
+{{Plural|SSHD|Earth Watcher}} hover near the ground and will chase {{Term|SSHD|Link}} if he comes too close in range to them; however, the young hero can outrun them by dashing. {{Plural|SSHD|Earth Watcher}} give away their position in ways that give {{Term|SSHD|Link}} warning so he is not caught off guard. A visual cue is that the {{Plural|SSHD|Earth Watcher}} have dimmer, larger light radii, and it is safe for Link to be caught in this light, as long as their brighter direct light does not touch him. They also have an audible cue, as {{Plural|SSHD|Earth Watcher}} will give off a jingling sound upon noticing {{Term|SSHD|Link}}.
-{{Fi|Silent Realm Information|Two types of Watchers patrol the realm, looking for intruders. I highly suggest you take caution.
+==Nomenclature==
-So long as you do not step into their light, you will remain undetected by flying Sky Watchers.
+{{Names Table
+|align= left
+|name1= Watcher
+|name2= Sky Watcher
+|name3= Earth Watcher
+|ja1= 監視者(Kanshi-sha)
-However, the Earth Watchers, who hover near the ground, will give chase if you come too close to them, so stay alert and maintain a safe distance.
+|ja2= 空の監視者(Sora no Kanshi-sha)
-}}
+|ja3= 大地の監視者(Daichi no Kanshi-sha)
+|esL1= Vigias
-==Trivia==
+|esL2= Vigias aéreos
-*Watchers bear resemblance to [[Poe]]s and the [[Poe Collector]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. The lanterns they hold increase the resemblance.
+|esL3= Vigias terrestres
+|frF1=
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+|frC2= Veilleurs volant dans le ciel
+|frC3= Veilleurs patrouillant au sol
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+|de2= Hüter des Lichts
+|de3=
+|it1= Osservatore
+|it2=
+|it3=
+|ko1=
+|ko2=
+|ko3= }}
+==Gallery==
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-File:EarthWatcherSS.png|An Earth Watcher
+File:SS Earth Watcher Render.png|Render of an {{Term|SSHD|Earth Watcher}} from {{SS|-}}
-File:SkyWatcherSS.png|A Sky Watcher
+File:SS Sky Watcher Model.png|A {{Term|SS|Sky Watcher}} from {{SS|-}}
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