Horned Guardian

The Horned Guardian is a Large Enemy found throughout the entirety of the Infinity Blade Trilogy. They are first Titan seen in the advertising for Infinity blade I, the starting titan in the Infinity Blade multiplayer, the first proper opponent in Infinity Blade I, and possibly the most common to see throughout the games as a whole. Horned Guardians are generally regarded as the most recognizable Titan in the series. The Horned Guardian wields the Iron Claw and Grummun in Infinity Blade I and II, and where's the Titanium Horn in all three games. The Horned Guardian has a many arrows sticking into its back, demonstrating that these must be very powerful beasts in lore. 
==Location Infinity Blade I== 
The Horned Guardian can be randomly encountered at The River, The Outer Gate, and the Central Stairway. He can also be fought in the first round of Survival Mode. And can be played in the new discontinued Multiplayer Mode, as the starting titan. 
==Infinity Blade II==
The Horned Guardian is unchanged In Infinity Blade II. But several titans share the same "horned" description of this one. He is, however, unique in that his color scheme and apparel do not match those of the new horned titans. The Executioner uses the Horned Guardian voice instead of that titan's own in the sequel. 
==Combat Infinity Blade I and II== 
The Horned Guardian is a very slow Large Enemy, and possible the easiest enemy in any of the games. It has no special moves or abilities, but if you happened to be hit, he can deal decent damage. 
==Stepbacks Infinity Blade I and II==
The Horned Guardian has three Stepbacks
Gore Rush 1
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In this Stepback the Horned Guardian moves backwards and then attempts to Gore the center and then finishes with an overhead slash to the center. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the easiest is to dodge out of the way of the charge by moving to the left or right, and then right before the Horned can deliver his downward slash, a stab icon will appear on his chest, hitting it will allow you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternately you can dodge to the left or right to avoid the first charge and then dodge to the left or right to avoid the slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as the Horned Guardian's charge can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Horned Guardian doesn't break your blocks.	
In this Stepback the Horned Guardian moves backwards and then attempts to Gore the center and then finishes with an overhead slash to the center. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the easiest is to dodge out of the way of the charge by moving to the left or right, and then right before the Horned can deliver his downward slash, a stab icon will appear on his chest, hitting it will allow you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternately you can dodge to the left or right to avoid the first charge and then dodge to the left or right to avoid the slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as the Horned Guardian's charge can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Horned Guardian doesn't break your blocks.	
In this Stepback the Horned Guardian moves backwards and then attempts to Gore the center and then finishes with an overhead slash to the center. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the easiest is to dodge out of the way of the charge by moving to the left or right, and then right before the Horned can deliver his downward slash, a stab icon will appear on his chest, hitting it will allow you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternately you can dodge to the left or right to avoid the first charge and then dodge to the left or right to avoid the slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as the Horned Guardian's charge can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Horned Guardian doesn't break your blocks.
Slash Slam
Analysis	Analysis	Analysis
In this Stepback the Horned Guardian moves back and delivers a diagonal slash from the left and then finishes with a downward slash towards the center. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge out of the way of the first slash by ducking or dodging to the left, and than, right before the Horned Guardian can deliver his final slash, a stab icon will appear on his chest, hitting it will allow you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternatively, you can also just parry the first slash by swiping to the left, but you lose out on the extra damage. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Horned Guardian can still deal damage if he has elemental attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defense shield or gem.	
In this Stepback the Horned Guardian moves back and delivers a diagonal slash from the left and then finishes with a downward slash towards the center. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge out of the way of the first slash by ducking or dodging to the left, and than, right before the Horned Guardian can deliver his final slash, a stab icon will appear on his chest, hitting it will allow you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternatively, you can also just parry the first slash by swiping to the left, but you lose out on the extra damage. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Horned Guardian can still deal damage if he has elemental attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defense shield or gem.	
In this Stepback the Horned Guardian moves back and delivers a diagonal slash from the left and then finishes with a downward slash towards the center. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge out of the way of the first slash by ducking or dodging to the left, and than, right before the Horned Guardian can deliver his final slash, a stab icon will appear on his chest, hitting it will allow you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternatively, you can also just parry the first slash by swiping to the left, but you lose out on the extra damage. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Horned Guardian can still deal damage if he has elemental attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defense shield or gem.
 
Shield Charge Slash 3
Analysis	Analysis	Analysis
In this stepback, the Horned Guardian backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a shield bash from the right, and a slash from the left. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and right before the Horned Guardian can finish, a stab icon will appear on his side, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one can dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash and then dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as both of Horned Guardian's shield bash's can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so the Horned Guardian doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Horned Guardian backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a shield bash from the right, and a slash from the left. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and right before the Horned Guardian can finish, a stab icon will appear on his side, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one can dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash and then dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as both of Horned Guardian's shield bash's can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so the Horned Guardian doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Horned Guardian backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a shield bash from the right, and a slash from the left. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and right before the Horned Guardian can finish, a stab icon will appear on his side, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one can dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash and then dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as both of Horned Guardian's shield bash's can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so the Horned Guardian doesn't break your blocks.
==Infinity Blade III== 
The Horned Guardian, like most enemies in Infinity Blade III, can wield several different types of weapons, and can also be disarmed mid fight, causing him to swap to a different weapon(s). Strangely, despite having many arrows inside it already, it takes no less damage than any other enemy from Isa's crossbow.
==Gallery==
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