Editing Beamos

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SS Beamos art.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Beamos for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]''
|comparable=[[Armos]]<br>[[Guardian (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)|Guardian (''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'')]]
|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' (1991)
|latest_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD]]'' (2021)
}}

'''Beamos''' are a recurring security apparatus that is capable of rotating an eye around its body, from which it can fire a laser at intruders. In some games, they are treated as a simple obstacle, though in others, they seem to be actually sentient. In most latter cases, they can be defeated, generally by destroying the eye.

==History==
===''The Legend of Zelda'' series===
====''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''====
[[File:Beamos ALttP sprite.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', Beamos are called '''Rotating Green Laser Statues'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' Player's Guide. Page 168.</ref>, '''Laser Towers'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 34, page 90.</ref>, '''Laser Turrets'''<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords'' Player's Guide, pages 30 and 31.</ref>, '''Beamos Statues'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021207041454/http://www.zelda.com/universe/walkthrough_z3.html ''A Link to the Past'' Walkthrough] on zelda.com (archived)</ref>, or '''Laser Eye Statues'''<ref>Stratton, Bryan, and Stephen Stratton. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 16.</ref>. They are tall green pedestals that are first found in the [[Desert Palace]], later appearing in [[Misery Mire]] and [[Ganon's Tower]]. If they see [[Link]], they will fire a laser in his direction before continuing to slowly spin. Sometimes, they are found on conveyor belts moving in a rectangle pattern.
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====''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''====
[[File:Laser LA sprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:LADX Laser.png|frame]]
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', the Statues are now called '''lasers'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide. Page 101.</ref>. They are much shorter than before, but act essentially the same. They appear as a short dome shape with a rim on the bottom, and are first found in the [[Face Shrine]]. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|Link's Awakening DX]]'', they are tinted blue, and in [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch remake]], they are redesigned completely, now being a sphere with an inset eye over a square tile.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', Beamos appear under their current name and are far more aggressive than before. They now have a rotating eye within an eyelid over a metallic body resembling a sneering face balanced on two tiny feet. They appear with a subtle amount of size variance, though the game makes no distinction between them. They are first found in [[Dodongo's Cavern]], and reappear in several later dungeons like the [[Spirit Temple]], the [[Dark Palace|Shadow Temple]], and [[inside Ganon's Castle]]. If they see Link, they will fire a continuous laser towards him while actively trying to keep their gaze on him. They can be defeated with a [[bomb]] or [[Bomb Flower]] to the eye, which destroys their body while causing the eye to explode a few seconds later. If the bomb is too far away when it explodes, though, they will simply close their eye for a moment.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', Beamos look and and act the same as in ''Ocarina of Time'', though they are now slightly larger. They appear in the [[Stone Tower]] and [[Stone Tower Temple|the temple within]], and can be fooled by the [[Stone Mask]].

====''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages''====
[[FIle:Beamos OoS-OoA sprite.png|frame]]
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'', Beamos are called '''Lasers'''<ref>Averill, Alan. ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Seasons/The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Ages'' Player's Guide. Page 35.</ref> and appear as they do in ''Link's Awakening'', though the beam is now a contiguous line rather than a series of dots. In the former, they first appear in the [[Dancing Dragon Dungeon]], and in the latter, in the [[Crown Dungeon]].

====''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', two types of Beamos appear, both appearing in the [[Tower of the Gods]]. The green type fires in a set direction, only able to change the distance it is firing, while the red type spins rapidly and fires at Link on sight. Both types can be defeated with an [[arrow]] to the eye, which only appears when Link is close. Otherwise, they simply have a small spinning light on top. They notably lack a [[figurine]]; taking a [[pictograph]] of one and giving it to [[Carlov]] results in an [[Armos]] figurine, and a pictograph of one is only treated as valid if the eye is visible.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures''====
[[File:FSA Beamos.png|frame]]
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]'', Beamos look like they do in ''A Link to the Past'', though the eye is now a simple 3D model. Once again, they debut in the Desert Temple. If shot in the eye with the bow, the entire Beamos will disappear.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'', Beamos are very tall and have two designs depending on location, but act like the ones in ''Ocarina of Time'' beyond a faster rotation. Both can be defeated via an arrow to the red eye. The first is a dark-colored rectangular monolith found in [[Goron Mines]] and a [[lantern cavern]] near [[Lake Hylia]]. After being defeated, some of these can be pushed. The other type is light-colored and more cylindrical, being unique to the [[Temple of Time]]. These can be completely destroyed with a statue controlled by the [[Dominion Rod]].

====''The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass]]'', Beamos are gray cylinders with a yellow and green eye. They have the same basic behavior as in previous fixed-camera games. They are first found in the [[Temple of Courage]], and later appear in the [[Goron Temple]].

====''The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'', Beamos are a common enemy in the past of [[Lanayru (province)|Lanayru]], first appearing in the [[Lanayru Mining Facility]]. They appear as tall robotic {{wp|totem pole}}s, and can be defeated via an arrow strike or sword poke to the eye. To reach the eye with the sword, Link must perform horizontal slashes across the lines on its base, cutting it down. Additionally, by using the [[Gust Bellows]] on the fins on its head, he can briefly disorient it. If one is outside the effect of a [[Timeshift Stone]] without first being defeated, it appears as a tan-colored pile of pieces.

====''The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds]]'', Beamos look mostly like they do in ''A Link to the Past'' barring having a flat eye, and again appear in the Desert Palace, though Link will likely encounter them before in the [[Swamp Palace]]. They attack significantly different from before, however. They sit perfectly still until Link approaches, at which point they begin firing a laser while slowly making a complete loop. By merging into the wall, Link can avoid it.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes]]'', Beamos look completely different from in ''A Link Between Worlds'', unlike most enemies shared between the two games. They appear as a spike ball with an inset eye, acting like most previous fixed-camera games. The Links can use a [[totem]] position to attack one and knock it off its pedestal, but once they do, it begins rolling after them while flashing, eventually exploding.

===''Hyrule Warriors''===
In ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'', Beamos are first found in the [[Lanayru Gorge|Valley of Seers]] and appear solely as [[keep]] obstacles. They resemble their appearance from the [[Nintendo 64]] games, but with a darker, more rocky appearance. They only ever attack allied forces, even if their keep has been taken over. To attack, they charge up a laser and fire several lasers in a line on the ground, with an explosion coming from each shortly after. They can be defeated with bombs.

===''Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda''===
[[File:CoH Beamos.png|frame]]
In ''[[Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda]]'', Beamos resemble their original appearance, but with a blue "head." They act basically the same as normal, but unlike most fixed-camera appearances target the player's position on the floor rather than a beam to the end of the screen in their direction. They have two hit points.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
OoT3D Beamos.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D]]''
MM3D Beamos.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ビム<ref>''Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce'' Shogakukan guide, ''Jou'' volume, page 134.</ref><br>''Bimu''<br>ビーモス<br>''Bīmosu''
|JapM=Diminutive of "Beam" (before ''Ocarina of Time'')<br><Br>Beamos (''Ocarina of Time'' onwards)
|Fre=Sentinelle
|FreM=Sentry
|Ger=Strahlzyklop
|GerM=Beam Cyclops
|ChiS=彼莫斯射线塔
|ChiSR=
|ChiSM=
|ChiT=彼莫斯射線塔
|ChiTR=
|ChiTM=
}}

==Trivia==
*During the design phase of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'', the small, box-shaped laser turrets found in certain [[shrine]]s were considered to be Beamos.<ref>''[[Creating a Champion]]'', page 222</ref> Nothing in the final game identifies them as such, however.

==References==
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