Sheikah Tower
Sheikah Tower
Main appearance(s)
Other appearance(s)
Related Location(s)
Sheikah Towers are recurring objects and locations inThe Legend of Zelda series.[1][2] Sheikah Towers go unnamed inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Features and Overview
Breath of the Wild
Sheikah Towers are tall, ancient structures that are found scattered acrossHyrule Kingdom. They were built to detect signs ofCalamity Ganon's revival, and emerge from the ground when fedAncient Energy.[3] When activated, these Towers glow with a bright blue and their pronged tips will split open like a satellite. After being awakened from his deep sleep at theShrine of Resurrection,Link is soon guided by adisembodied voice to aSheikah Slate Terminal at a monument in the northeast of theGreat Plateau. Upon placing theSheikah Slate into the Sheikah Slate Terminal, all of the Sheikah Towers rise from the ground all over Hyrule Kingdom and await activation.[4] TheGreat Plateau Tower rises where Link is standing. Upon activating the Great Plateau Tower, all of theAncient Shrines also begin to glow orange and await activation.[5]
Sheikah Towers may be climbed by gradually scaling their wicker walls with platforms provided in-between elevations so that Link may rest. Sheikah Towers often have obstacles that prevent Link from climbing them directly, such asMalice, spiked vines or various enemies. These can be scaled by usingRevali's Gale. At the top of every Sheikah Tower is a Sheikah Slate Terminal where Link can install data onto his Sheikah Slate, which gives him a detailedMap of the surrounding area.
List of Sheikah Towers
There are 15 different Sheikah Towers scattered throughoutHyrule Kingdom. SomeRegions of Hyrule Kingdom, such asNecluda andGerudo have multiple Towers within them.
Other Appearances
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
InHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, the first Sheikah Tower appears in theScenario "The Battle of Hyrule Field", where the Sheikah Slate activated the dormantdiminutive Guardian, and the diminutive Guardian activating the Sheikah Tower in the middle of Hyrule Field.
In the Scenario "Destroy the Yiga Clan!",Purah andRobbie find out how to unlock all of the Sheikah Towers aroundHyrule. This allowed theHyruleans to have full knowledge of the geography of their land, including the location of monster outposts and theYiga Clan Hideout.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese | シーカータワー (Shīkā Tawā) | Seeker Tower |
 Dutch | Sheikah-toren[6] | Same as English. |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki'stranslation data. | ||
Gallery
The Wasteland Tower on Spectacle Rock
The Sheikah Tower icon fromHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
See Also
References
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Sheikah Tower activated.
— Sheikah Slate Terminal (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
This Sheikah Tower was far from the only one of its kind. In fact, such structures were embedded deep in the earth throughout the kingdom, their emergence controlled by a device inside Hyrule Castle.
— N/A (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity) - ↑Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 405
- ↑
This tower and several others just like it have erupted across the land, one after another. It is almost as though...a long-dormant power has awoken quite suddenly.
— Old Man (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
See that glowing structure there? That light appeared at the exact moment those towers rose from the ground.
— Old Man (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
Sheikah-toren wordt geactiveerd.
— N/A (Breath of the Wild)