Stone Talus

are recurring enemies and in .
==Characteristics==
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 appear as a cluster of boulders at first, but once approached, they assemble into large golem-like beings. , , , and variations can also be found all around . are fairly large compared and deal important amounts of damage. They are very slow-moving, so as long as stays behind or beneath them, he will be out of harm's way. can use their large arm structures to punch and swipe across the ground, dealing heavy damage to the impact area. They can also fall forward and crash their entire body into the ground or launch large fragments of their rocky frame at .
Stone Taluses have three configurations:
*Low-elevation Taluses have an ore deposit on their back. It's easily accessed if you strafe the Talus and get it to spin but very hard if you're on the Talus when it gets up. Example: Deya Village Ruins Talus 
*Mid elevation Taluses have their ore deposits on their far left. To reach it, you can attack the Talus by using a spear while they're reforming their left shoulder.
*High elevation Taluses have the ore deposit on their right shoulder, not as low as the low-elevation ones, but still not that high. it's impossible to reach without climbing the Talus. Example: Great Plateau Talus
To defeat a , can climb onto its body/time a ground-based strike correctly and attack the on its back, usually located on top or at the back of the . can inflict double damage using a two-handed , or four times as much damage using an . After taking damage, attempt to throw off by shaking themselves. To make climbing easier, can use a to blast apart its arms, hindering it temporarily. regenerate lost body parts shortly after losing them. If you can't climb onto it, stun it with a normal arrow, shooting the on its back, making it fall on its face. If you are new to Taluses, we recommend trying the Stone Talus Senior or the Stone Talus Junior first.
Upon being defeated, a leaves behind depending of its type. By defeating all Stone Taluses in , as well as all other types of Talus, Link can receive the Medal of Honor: Talus from Kilton. This can only be done after completing the "Destroy Ganon" Main Quest.
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 appear as in , acting the same as in , but can drop Stone Talus Hearts, which can be fused with Link's current weapon, in addition to their usual drops. In addition, a new variant, Battle Talus, makes its debut, being modified Stone Taluses to function as a mobile replete with chevaux de frise on the undersides of their wooden frames to prevent intruders from climbing.
A Stone Talus titled "Lurker in the Lost Woods" can be found with its Ore Deposit replaced with a Shrine crystal, which allows Link access to Sakunbomar Shrine.
==Other Appearances==
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 are two tiles wide and move every third beat. They have 3 , but must be hit multiple times to crack them, allowing their to be reduced, unless the character's has piercing. If the character is next to the the beat before it moves, it will use an area attack, hitting all eight adjacent tiles. If the is not hit for a while, it will sit still and become immune to attacks while it reforms itself, regaining lost .
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==Trivia==
* were originally called Steppe Talus in early builds of the game.
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==Gallery==
File:CoH Stone Talus Sprite.png|A from 
File:HWAoC Stone Talus Model.png|A from 
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