Royal Guard's Shield

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Royal Guard's Shields are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.[1] [2]Royal Guard's Shields go unnamed in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.

Location and Uses

Breath of the Wild

Hyrule Compendium Entry
369 (374) Royal Guard's Shield
BotW Hyrule Compendium Royal Guard's Shield.png
Description
This shield was forged using ancient Sheikah technology. It boasts extremely high stopping power, but its structural weakness made its low durability impractical for combat.
Common Locations
Unknown
Properties
Def 70

Royal Guard's Shields are found in Hyrule Castle, either abandoned or being used by the Enemies inside. They were created using the Ancient Technology of the Sheikah for use of the Royal Guards of Hyrule Kingdom.[1] Though they have an incredibly high defense, a structural weakness led to their low Durability, making them impractical for combat.[1] This is a common feature of the Royal Guard's Series, the equipment archetype to which Royal Guard's Shields belong.[3]

One Royal Guard's Shield can be found in the King's Study, which is within Hyrule Castle's Library. If Link wears a Royal Guard's Shield while talking to Selmie, she will be unimpressed to the point of yawning and calls them flimsy pieces of garbage that are worthless to serious Shield Surfers, due to their poor Durability making them unsuitable for Shield Surfing.[4]

As part of "The Royal Guard's Gear" Side Quest, Parcy wishes to see a piece of the Royal Guard's Series.[5] If Link speaks to her while carrying a Royal Guard's Shield, she will recognize it and ask him to show it to her.[6] Should Link agree, she will be grateful and give him a Gold Rupee as a reward.[7] Afterwards, Link can trade Royal Guard's Shields with Parcy in exchange for a Topaz, Ruby, or Sapphire.[8][9][10]

Being made of metal, Royal Guard's Shields conduct Electricity and will attract Lightning if equipped during Thunderstorms. However, they will not burn like wooden Shields do when exposed to Fire or a Scorching Climate. They will also sink if they are dropped in water, but they can be picked up and manipulated with the Magnesis Rune.

Shield Parameters
Name
ActorName
Value
"Weapon_Shield_033"
Description
Internal name
Name
Life
Value
14
Description
Durability of the shield
Name
GuardPower
Value
70
Description
Lowers the durability loss when guarding [a]
Name
SharpWeaponAddLifeMin
Value
2
Description
Minimal value for level 1 durability up modifier
Name
SharpWeaponAddLifeMax
Value
3
Description
Maximal value for level 1 durability up modifier
Name
SharpWeaponAddGuardMin
Value
7
Description
Minimal value for level 1 guard up modifier
Name
SharpWeaponAddGuardMax
Value
13
Description
Maximal value for level 1 guard up modifier
Name
PoweredSharpAddLifeMin
Value
4
Description
Minimal value for level 2 durability up modifier
Name
PoweredSharpAddLifeMax
Value
7
Description
Maximal value for level 2 durability up modifier
Name
PoweredSharpAddGuardMin
Value
14
Description
Minimal value for level 2 guard up modifier
Name
PoweredSharpAddGuardMax
Value
26
Description
Maximal value for level 2 guard up modifier
Name
RideBreakRatio
Value
3.0
Description
Multiplier applied to the durability loss when shield surfing
Name
MirrorLevel
Value
0
Description
Determines which Guardian beams can be deflected [b]
Name
SurfingFriction
Value
1.0
Description
Multiplier applied to the speed loss when shield surfing
NameValueDescription
ActorName
"Weapon_Shield_033"
Internal name
Life
14
Durability of the shield
GuardPower
70
Lowers the durability loss when guarding [a]
SharpWeaponAddLifeMin
2
Minimal value for level 1 durability up modifier
SharpWeaponAddLifeMax
3
Maximal value for level 1 durability up modifier
SharpWeaponAddGuardMin
7
Minimal value for level 1 guard up modifier
SharpWeaponAddGuardMax
13
Maximal value for level 1 guard up modifier
PoweredSharpAddLifeMin
4
Minimal value for level 2 durability up modifier
PoweredSharpAddLifeMax
7
Maximal value for level 2 durability up modifier
PoweredSharpAddGuardMin
14
Minimal value for level 2 guard up modifier
PoweredSharpAddGuardMax
26
Maximal value for level 2 guard up modifier
RideBreakRatio
3.0
Multiplier applied to the durability loss when shield surfing
MirrorLevel
0
Determines which Guardian beams can be deflected [b]
SurfingFriction
1.0
Multiplier applied to the speed loss when shield surfing
  1. The shield takes GuardPower - AttackPower damage, or 1 if GuardPower - AttackPower < 1
  2. 0 -> No deflection, 1 -> Guardian Scout deflection, 2 -> All beams

Tears of the Kingdom

Hyrule Compendium Entry
369 (374) Royal Guard's Shield
BotW Hyrule Compendium Royal Guard's Shield.png
Description
This shield was forged using ancient Sheikah technology. It boasts extremely high stopping power, but its structural weakness made its low durability impractical for combat.
Common Locations
Unknown
Properties
Def 70


Royal Guard's Shields reappear in Tears of the Kingdom.[2]

Other Appearances

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Royal Guard's Shields can be wielded by Link in conjunction with Royal Guard's Swords.

Nomenclature

ZW Nomenclature Asset.png Names in Other Regions ZW Nomenclature Asset 2.png
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
近衛の盾 (Konoe no tate) 
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTR
近衛盾 (Jìnwèi dùn) 
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSI
近卫盾 (Jìnwèi dùn)[12] 
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
Sheikah-schild[11]Sheikah Shield
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Bouclier de garde royalRoyal guard shield
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Gardeschild 
The Italian Republic
Italian
Scudo da guardia reale 
The Republic of Korea
Korean
근위의 방패 (Geunwiui bangpae) 
The Russian Federation
Russian
Гвардейский щит (Gvardeyskiy shchit) 
Latin America
SpanishLA
Escudo de la guardia 
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See Also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Royal Guard's Shield
    This shield was forged using ancient Sheikah technology. It boasts extremely high stopping power, but its structural weakness made its low durability impractical for combat.
    " — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Royal Guard's Shield
    This shield was forged using ancient Sheikah technology. It boasts extremely high stopping power, but its structural weakness made its low durability impractical for combat.
    " — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)
  3. Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 168
  4. "A royal guard's shield... *yawn* Those flimsy pieces of garbage are worthless to serious surfers." — Selmie (Breath of the Wild)
  5. "Have you gone to the giant castle north of here? That's Hyrule Castle. It's said to have fallen to ruin over a hundred years ago. I used to sneak in there to salvage ancient treasures, but it's too dangerous to go in there now. These days it's surrounded by an eerie mist and savage machine-like creatures. Back when it was safer, I went in looking for this ultra-rare equipment that once belonged to the royal guard. It's legendary among collectors, but I was never able to find any..." — Parcy (Breath of the Wild)
  6. "Wait just a minute! Can you show me that shield you've got there?!" — Parcy (Breath of the Wild)
  7. "Thank you. You have shown me something truly spectacular. I need to go out and find one of these myself. Here's a token of my appreciation." — Parcy (Breath of the Wild)
  8. "Hey, that shield... Will you trade it for a topaz?" — Parcy (Breath of the Wild)
  9. "Hey, that shield... Will you trade it for a ruby?" — Parcy (Breath of the Wild)
  10. "Hey, that shield... Will you trade it for a sapphire?" — Parcy (Breath of the Wild)
  11. "Sheikah-schild" — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
  12. "近卫盾" — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)