Yiga Footsoldier

Yiga Footsoldier

Race	Sheikah
Gender	Male
Games	Breath of the Wild Age of Calamity Tears of the Kingdom
Location	Ambush encounters Karusa Valley Yiga Clan Hideout East Sapphia's Table Greater Hyrule Disguised encounters West Atun Valley East Akkala Beach North Firly Plateau Gatepost Town Ruins West Southeast Gerudo Canyon Hebra Trailhead Lodge Kakariko Bridge North Lanayru Road - West Gate Robred Dropoff South Rowan Plain Scout's Hill West West Seres Scablands Ternio Trail South Trilby Valley Wetland Stable East East Whistling Hill
Rewards	Mighty Bananas Rupees Duplex Bow Vicious Sickle Demon Carver
Threat
Effective Weapons	Any
Related	Yiga Blademaster Yiga Clan

"The lowest-ranked members of the Yiga Clan. They've been dispatched all across Hyrule with a single task: seek out Link and end his life. They're a crafty bunch, sometimes disguising themselves as simple travelers or villagers to get the jump on you. Be wary of suspicious people you encounter. They're very agile and carry a bow and a one-handed sword."

— Hyrule Compendium entry

The Yiga Footsoldiers are enemies in Breath of the Wild, Age of Calamity, and Tears of the Kingdom.

Breath of the Wild

Just like the Yiga Blademaster, they will randomly teleport to Link after he defeats Master Kohga in the Yiga Clan Hideout (before then, they merely disguised themselves as travelers). As with other Yiga Clan members, they have a strange love for Mighty Bananas. They carry a Duplex Bow, or either a Vicious Sickle or a Demon Carver, the latter being stronger than the former. They teleport around, and each time they shoot their Duplex Bow at Link. A good strategy is to dodge the arrows and then get hits on them before they teleport away, or, alternatively, landing a direct hit to their head will cause them to be stunned temporarily, if they aren't defeated straight away by the shot.

The Yiga Footsoldiers will often disguise themselves as travelers in order to ambush Link. A good way to avoid them is to refrain from talking to suspicious travelers on the sides of roads. There are eight separate Footsoldiers who remain static, each of whom can be found in two locations. One top of that, there exists a few who will walk around in random locations to fool Link. One way to distinguish if a traveler is a Yiga Footsoldier in disguise is to walk up to them and look above their head. If a name does not appear, there is a good chance it is a Yiga Footsoldier, however as all people who have not been spoken to before have no name, this can be somewhat unreliable. Once they are talked to, no matter what option you pick, they will attack you. The Footsoldiers are shown to be gaunt but fit males by default, but while disguised, they can effectively show themselves as women too. It's not known whether there are women in their ranks indeed, however a Yiga Mii costume suggests that they would wear the same clothing as the men.

As with Yiga Blademasters, defeating them in certain ways, such as with an incomplete Flurry Rush or through burning, will result in them leaving with their weapon, meaning it cannot be obtained as loot. It's assumed that Yiga Footsoldiers don't die once defeated, but rather, teleport away to flee. However, shooting them with Ancient Arrows effectively vaporizes them, implying that they indeed die if this weapon is used against them.

Yiga Footsoldiers cannot be disarmed using Perfect Guards regardless of the Shield Guard of the particular shield used. As such, they have to be slain to obtain their weapons.

Age of Calamity

The Footsoldiers in Age of Calamity are considered base enemy troops who first appear during Urbosa, the Gerudo Chief scenario. They are considerably more numerous than in Breath of the Wild, but are noticeably weaker in comparison. They share the same moveset as in the parent game, though they are more passive.

Tears of the Kingdom

Just like the Yiga Blademaster, they will randomly teleport to Link after he defeats Master Kohga in the Depths at the Abandoned Hebra Mine (before then, they merely disguised themselves as travelers). As with other Yiga Clan members, they have a strange love for Mighty Bananas. They either carry a Duplex Bow or a decayed Eightfold Blade. They teleport around, and each time they shoot their Duplex Bow at Link. A good strategy is to dodge the arrows and then get hits on them before they teleport away. Alternatively, landing a direct hit to their head will cause them to be stunned temporarily, if they aren't defeated straight away by the shot.

The Yiga Footsoldiers will often disguise themselves as travelers in order to ambush Link. A good way to avoid them is to refrain from talking to suspicious travelers on the sides of roads. One way to distinguish if a traveler is a Yiga Footsoldier in disguise is to walk up to them and look above their head. If a name does not appear, there is a good chance it is a Yiga Footsoldier. However, as all people who have not been spoken to before have no name, this can be somewhat unreliable. Once they are talked to, no matter what option you pick, they will attack you. The Footsoldiers are shown to be gaunt but fit males by default. While disguised, they can effectively show themselves as women too. It's not known whether there are women in their ranks.

Yiga Footsoldiers are often encountered in the Depths, both disguised as travellers and undisguised at various Yiga outposts that directly correspond with Stables on the surface. There they will be found piloting various Zonai vehicles with either one or more maintaining a glowing red sigil. Once those Yiga are defeated, a Yiga prayer slip holding a storehouse locked will disappear, allowing Link to enter inside to collect a Large Crystallized Charge and a Yiga Schematic, providing a new Autobuild blueprint. In the Korok Grove, a trail of Mighty Bananas left on the ground will lead Link to the Korok Colosseum, where Yiga Footsoldiers, rather than attack Link directly, will unleash a Black Hinox upon him before disappearing from the arena. They also fight alongside Master Kohga at the Abandoned Lanayru Mine.

On the surface, they will also often either disguise as trees or hide out of sight until Link comes in contact with Mighty Bananas that they have left out as bait, at which point three of them will attempt to defeat Link at the same time. A series of sidequests relating to the Lucky Clover Gazette will see Link having to fight them multiple times, as they will disguise as travelers, as Zelda, and even at one point as a talking Cucco to repeatedly lure Link into a trap.

As with Yiga Blademasters, defeating them in certain ways, such as with an incomplete Flurry Rush or through burning, will result in them leaving with their weapon, meaning it cannot be obtained as loot. It's assumed that Yiga Footsoldiers don't die once defeated, but rather, teleport away to flee. However, shooting them with arrows fused with Ancient Blades effectively vaporizes them, implying that they indeed die if this weapon is used against them. Upon defeat, they drop, Rupees, Sundelions, and Mighty Bananas.

Yiga Footsoldiers cannot be disarmed using Perfect Guards regardless of the Shield Guard of the particular shield used. As such, they have to be slain to obtain their weapons.

Gallery

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  A Vicious Sickle, a one-handed weapon used by Yiga Footsoldiers

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  A Demon Carver, a one-handed weapon used by Yiga Footsoldiers

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  A Duplex Bow, a bow used by Yiga Footsoldiers