- "Jotaro!! What you have called an "evil spirit" is but a powerful apparition… created by your life energy!!! And since it stands next to you, it is called…a Stand!!"
- ― Joseph Joestar to his grandson, Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders)
- "Thou, the paladin swordmaster who served the king of the child of man. By the contract of the old blood, become the sword that protects me, and appear before me now! Come forth, holy knight Georgios! Thou shall become the sword to protect me! In the name of Ordesia second crown princess, I command you. Protect Kamito-Kun!"
- ― Fianna Ray Ordesia (Seirei Tsukai Blade Dance)
The power to manifest a guardian. Sub-power of Guardian Manipulation. Technique of Summoning and Entity Conjuration. Variation of Materialization. Not to be confused Guarded Entity.
Also Called[]
- Guardian Creation/Materialization
- Guardian Conjuration/Summoning
- Guardian Manifestation
- Materialized Guardian
- Stand (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Persona (Megami Tensei)
- Legion (Astral Chain)
Capabilities[]
The user can create/summon a guardian that may be a physical or purely spiritual being, with appearances varying greatly from humanoid (with various weaponry and skills) to animals, mythical beings or even items such as tools, weapons, vehicles and other objects. The guardian will act to protect the user at all costs and fights on their behalf. The guardian's strength may be driven by the user's force of will or physical movements, or by its own independent will.
The user may be able to summon portions as opposed to the entire entity, such as an arm alone, in order to reduce the energy consumption and space occupation. The guardian may either appear next to the user, allowing the user to mount or surround themselves with it as a form of armor or pilotable construct, which can also be used to protect others. Sufficiently powerful and skilled user's may be able to manifest multiple guardians simultaneously, utilizing them as a veritable army.
Applications[]
- Defense Mechanism
- Exoskeleton/Spiritual Armor
- Power Weaponry/Spiritual Weaponry
- Summoning Combat
- Summoning Defense
- Support Powers
- Symbiosis
Variations[]
Associations[]
- Animal Imitation/Animal Morphing
- Animated Shadow
- Apparition Materialization
- Construct Creation
- Elemental Entity Creation
- Empathic Summoning
- Guardianship
- Mythic Physiology
- Personal Avatar
- Personal Familiar
- Personal Monster
- Summoning
Limitations[]
- Damage inflicted on the guardian may be reflected onto the user.
- Maintaining the guardian may require to feeding it.
- The guardian may have self-awareness and may lead to turning on their user.
- If the guardian is connected to the user, then the guardian may depend on their senses. If the user's senses are inhibited, the guardian may be affected as well.
- Guardian may have limited range they can be from the user.
Known Users[]
See Also: Guardian Entity and Fighting Spirit
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Tsukasa (.hack//SIGN )
- Ajin (Ajin)
- Mechtogan (Bakugan: Battle Brawlers)
- Beys (Beyblade)
- Bounts (Bleach); via "Dolls"
- Hikone Ubuginu (Bleach); via Ikomikidomoe
- Kenpachi Kuruyashiki (Bleach); via Gagaku Kairō
- Kisuke Urahara (Bleach); via Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame
- Mayuri Kurotsuchi (Bleach); via Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō
- Retsu Unohana (Bleach); via Minazuki
- Sajin Komamura (Bleach); via Kokujo Tengen Myō'ō
- Yachiru Kusajishi (Bleach); via Sanpo Kenjū
- Yoshino Himekawa (Date A Live); via Zadkiel
- Shadow Wielders (Blue Dragon)
- Kyouka Izumi (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- Kouyou Ozaki (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- Mori Ougai (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- Rui Hachiōji (Code:Breaker)
- Saechika (Code:Breaker)
- Sakuyamon X (Digimon)
- Kitsune (Disaster Fox Kuzure-Chan)
- Fused Zamasu (Dragon Ball Super)
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball series); via Ultra Instinct
- Aldoron (Fairy Tail: The 100 Years Quest); via the God Seed
- Supervisors (God of Deception)
- Tobio Ikuse (Highschool DxD)
- Minagawa Natsume (Highschool DxD)
- Kouki Samejima (Highschool DxD)
- Nanadaru Shigune (Highschool DxD)
- Isaac Netero (Hunter X Hunter)
- Stand Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series)
- Jotaro Kujo
- DIO Brando
- Joseph Joestar
- Jean Pierre Polnareff
- Josuke Higashikata
- Diavolo
- Yuta Okkotsu (Jujutsu Kaisen); With Rika
- Suguru Geto (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Kenjaku (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Guardian ÄRM users (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- The Flat Sisters (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Susanoo Users (Naruto)
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto); via Tailed Beast Mode and Asura Kurama Mode
- Minato Namikaze (Naruto); via Tailed Beast Mode
- Asura Ōtsutsuki (Naruto); via Six Paths: Kunitsukami
- Gekko Moriah (One Piece)
- Charlotte Daifuku (One Piece); via Hoya Hoya no Mi
- Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom (One Piece); via Zeus, Prometheus, Napoleon, & Hera
- Certain Magical Girls (Puella Magi Madoka Magica); via Doppels
- Fianna Ray Ordesia (Seirei Tsukai Blade Dance)
- King (The Seven Deadly Sins); via Chastiefol Form Two
- Gloxinia (The Seven Deadly Sins); via Basquias Form Two
- Appetite Demons Users (Toriko)
- Magialca Zen Vanfrick (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
- Workshop Witches (Witch Craft Works)
- Tower Witches (Witch Craft Works)
Cartoons[]
- Guardian Stone users (Di-Gata Defenders)
- Titans (Huntik)
- Shendu (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Oni Mask users (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Oni Generals (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Daolon Wong (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Jade Chan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Iso (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Nathalie Sancoeur/Mayura (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
Literature[]
- Anton Shudder (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Temper Fray (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Gist users (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Patronus Charm Casters (Harry Potter)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Primordial Spirit Users (New Gods)
- Animal Spirit Users (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
- Sharon Da Silva/Heather Mason (Silent Hill: Revelation); via Pyramid Head
Video Games[]
- The Penitent One (Blasphemous); via Aubade of the Nameless Guardian
- Cuphead (Cuphead); via Giant Ghost
- Mugman (Cuphead); via Giant Ghost
- Nero (Devil May Cry); via his initial Devil Trigger
- Conjurer (The Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim)
- Minerva (Final Fantasy VII series)
- Henry Stickmin (Henry Stickmin); via his spirit "Reference"
- Right hand man (Henry Stickmin); via his spirit "bottled time"
- Parting (HOURS)
- Goalkeeper (Inazuma Eleven)
- Killer Technique users (Inazuma Eleven)
- Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (Kingdom Hearts)
- Terra-Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
- Kenshi Takahashi (Mortal Kombat)
- Merz (Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections); via the Susanoo
- Persona users (Persona series)
- The Boy with Earring
- Tatsuya Souo
- Maya Amano
- Joker
- Special Extracurricular Execution Squad
- Strega
- The Investigation Team
- Tohru Adachi
- Phantom Thieves of Hearts
- Takuto Maruki
- Toshiro Kasukabe
- Emil Narud (Starcraft)
- Fujiwara no Mokou (Touhou Project)
Known Objects[]
- Peacock Miraculous (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Jormungandr (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)