Yiga Footsoldier

are recurring enemies in .
==Characteristics==
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 are members of the who follow their leader, . They are always hunting down, attempting to assassinate him and stop his quest to defeat . can be found in various places throughout , usually appearing disguised as travellers, revealing themselves as after speaks to them.
After defeating Kohga, Yiga Footsoldiers might also appear out of thin air to ambush . They will sometimes attempt to entice Link by selling , only to attack him regardless. Yiga Footsoldiers will often teleport around the area, levitating and shooting with a . If wielding either a or a , they will teleport above and into the ground with their weapon, telegraphing the attack with a glowing red ring of nine . These letters parallel the nine preceding some of 's attacks.
While infiltrating the , will summon two if is spotted. When defeated, will teleport away, dropping their weapon and leaving behind a random amount of and .
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Yiga Footsoliders reappear in Tears of the Kingdom, now wielding Eightfold Blades instead of their Vicious Sickles and/or Demon Carvers, though they retain their Duplex Bows and disguising abilities, now with the addition of Researchers and Fancy People, in addition to a Cucco and Zelda herself, but otherwise act the same as in Breath of the Wild and are found in The Depths and all over Hyrule. They can also ride Zonai vehicles such as Big Rigs, Monocycles with either Flame, Frost, and/or Shock Emitters, Gloomdredgers, Tanks, and Headlight Rafts. Link can disguise himself as a Yiga Footsoldier with the Yiga Armour Set, causing them to mistake him for a new recruit blowing their sneak attacks.
==Other Appearances==
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Though Yiga Footsoldier's do not appear directly in , items resembling the attire worn by Yiga Footsoldiers known as the Yiga Clan Mask and the Yiga Clan Outfit appear as a Mii Headgear for all Mii Fighters and a Mii Outfit for Mii Swordfighters respectively. Mii Swordfighters disguised as Yiga Footsoldiers appear in Sheik's and Zelda's Classic Mode Routes, "Masquerade" and "Wisdom Prevails", with the latter appearance referencing the Yiga Footsoldiers' goal of assassinating Zelda in .
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 retroactively debut in , now having voice acting and are fought both in and the , and several other scenarios. They appear as the weakest soldiers of the Yiga Clan. Two are also seen kneeling before Astor in the . On top of that, there is a new variant that stands at about twice the size of a regular , called Yiga Captains. Each can switch between their and at will and can sustain much more damage; they act as . Later in the game, they are sacrificed to revive the Blight Ganons after they failed to kill the Champions, causing the Yiga Clan to join their former enemies to take down Astor and later, Ganon. They disguise themselves as Hylain Soldiers during "" and even slip into their old Sheikah professions to infiltrate the Royal Ancient Lab in an attempt to stop Robbie and Purah from learning the full results of analyzing Terrako.
==Nomenclature==
==Trivia==
*It is possible that the were inspired by the from , since they both disguise themselves as travelers or townspeople before attacking when approached by .
*Unlike most enemies in Breath of the Wild, Yiga Footsoldiers do not die when they are defeated. 
==Gallery==
File:BotW Yiga Footsoldier Incantation Circle.png|A Yiga Footsoldier teleporting
File:BotW Yiga Footsoldier Concept Artwork.png|Concept artwork of from 
File:SSBU Mii Swordfighter Yiga Clan Model.png|A Mii Swordfighter disguised as a Yiga Footsoldier as seen in-game from 
File:SSBU Yiga Clan Set.png|The Yiga Clan set from 
File:HWAoC Yiga Footsoldier Icon.png|Yiga Footsoldier icon from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
==See Also==
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