Divine Beast

The are four titanic mechanical animals built by the ancient in order to aid the and the in sealing away some 10,000 years before the events of .
==History==
10,000 years ago, the built Ruta the elephant, Rudania the salamander, Medoh the eagle, and Naboris the camel to combat the anticipated revival of . Piloted by four from across the land, they paved the way for victory against Ganon. Shortly after this, the king of Hyrule at that time, gripped with fear due to the awesome firepower that these technologies possessed, had all further research and development abolished. The were buried beneath the ground, and their existence passed on into legend.
Over 100 years ago, due to rising fears of the return of , the Royal Family of Hyrule ordered that the be unearthed and readied for another battle owing to a fortune teller's prophecy. After several years, all four of these machines were found after intensive excavations. This time, Ruta was piloted by the Zora princess , Rudania was piloted by the Goron , Medoh was piloted by the Rito warrior , and Naboris was piloted by the Gerudo chief .
Their mission failed when Ganon, now aware of the threat that the posed to him, sent the four Blight Ganons to wrest control of each Beast. The Blights succeeded; the pilots of each were killed, and Ganon took control of the four Beasts. But following Zelda's containment of Ganon at , for nearly 100 years thence, the and all of the under his control fell dormant. This gave the survivors of the Great Calamity time to try and recover, and for life to begin to flourish once more in the land of Hyrule.
However, shortly before 's awakening, and due to Zelda's power fading, Ganon began to stir. And with him arose the and the , still under his command. Ganon used them to bring further strife to Hyrule: Ruta caused an unending rain on that threatened to flood all of Hyrule, Rudania caused to erupt endlessly, Medoh prevented the Rito from soaring at their preferred altitude, and Naboris caused an unending sandstorm–complete with risk of deadly lightning–in the .
When awoke from the Shrine of Resurrection, he set out to free the from Ganon's control. He entered each and defeated the Blight Ganons controlling them, freeing the spirits of their pilots in the process. At 's confrontation with , the unleashed their power to weaken Ganon, just as they did 10,000 years prior.
==Characteristics==
===Divine Beast Vah Ruta===
The Divine Beast Vah Ruta resembles an elephant, and its element is water. The trunk is opposable and can spew an infinite amount of water. It can even spray water into its interior, which causes a large waterwheel to turn, allowing access to the upper sections of the Divine Beast. Ruta is also capable of using the Rune Cryonis to protect itself. The Divine Beast's Main Control Unit is located at its rear. Ruta is named after Ruto, the Sage of Water.The Divine Beast Vah Ruta, built ages later to face off against Calamity Ganon, was named in honor of Ruto. - History of the Zora, Part Five
===Divine Beast Vah Rudania===
The Divine Beast Vah Rudania resembles a salamander. Its element is fire. It has four compartments near each of its legs that store Guardian Sentries. Rudania can climb vertically like an actual salamander, and doing this rotates the interior of the Divine Beast by 90 degrees. The Main Control Unit is located on the top deck, in the center of the Beast's back. Its name is an anagram of Darunia, the Sage of Fire.
===Divine Beast Vah Medoh===
The Divine Beast Vah Medoh resembles an eagle. It represents the element of wind. To protect itself, it uses a force shield maintained by four generators - one on each wing, one near its head, and one near its tail. The middle section, the wings, can tilt side to side. This is normally used to help Medoh turn in the air, but it also reorients the interior of the . The Main Control Unit is located on the top deck, between the Beast's wings. While the other Divine Beasts are named after Sages, the namesake of Medoh is less clear. With its pilot being a Rito, it may be named after Medli, the Rito Sage of Earth.
===Divine Beast Vah Naboris===
The Divine Beast Vah Naboris resembles a camel. Its element is thunder. The "humps" are actually powerful lightning generators, which it uses to protect itself. The interior of the is split into three cylinders, each of which can rotate a full 360 degrees. The center cylinder contains the Main Control unit on one side of a platform, and a power source on the other side. states that Naboris is named after Nabooru, the Sage of Spirit.
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As part of the "" , it is revealed that the can acquire a of his own through completing the trials given by . After defeating the monk as part of his , he will award with the , a created for the "true hero". Like the other , it is modelled after an animal, specifically a , though unlike the other it is much smaller in comparison and takes the form of a motorcycle with a horse motif. Due to its -like design, certain characters like identify it as such. can activate it via the which allows him to summon the , though he is unable to do this in certain areas such as . Like a , can mount and ride it, engage in mounted combat while riding it, and use it to run over enemies. However, unlike , it requires Fuel which can be produced by filling its tank with materials.
==Other Appearances==
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The Divine Beasts all appear in . In the timeline before the , the will be assigned their original and be piloted in certain scenarios, armed with cannons and projectiles for heavy splash and strong damage. Unlike what happened to them as well as their respective pilots in Breath of the Wild, none of the Divine Beasts fall under Calamity Ganon's control due to Terrako summoning time portals to summon future warriors to protect the Champions and give Link and the non-pilots more time to reach the Divine Beasts and destroy the Phantom Ganons. As a result of their efforts, all four Champions survive their encounters with the Phantoms that would have killed them and the Divine Beasts remain under Hyrulean control, essentially putting Calamity Ganon at a disadvantage.
==Trivia==
*In , mentions that the have long believed that a hero would appear as a "Divine Beast." However, there is no known connection to the of other than the same name being used.
==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
File:BotW Divine Beast Vah Naboris (Dungeon).png|, as seen in-game
File:BotW Divine Beast Vah Medoh (Dungeon).png|, as seen in-game
File:BotW Divine Beast Vah Ruta (Dungeon).png|, as seen in-game
File:BotW Divine Beast Vah Rudania (Dungeon).png|, as seen in-game
File:Divine Beast Vah Ruta BotW.webp|Divine Beast Vah Ruta liberated
File:BotW Divine Beast Vah Rudania Stationed.png|Divine Beast Vah Rudania liberated
File:BotW Divine Beast Vah Medoh Perched.png|Divine Beast Vah Medoh liberated
File:Divine Beast Vah Naboris.jpg|Divine Beast Vah Naboris liberated
File:BotW Calamity Ganon Tapestry.png|The Tapestry depicting the during the first 
File:BotW Dungeon Concept Artwork.jpg|Concept art of the interior of a 
File:BotW Divine Beast Vah Medoh Concept Artwork.jpg|Concept art of the top of 
File:HWAoC Divine Beasts Artwork.png|Artwork of the four 
===Video Gallery===