- "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. Technique of Summoning.
Also Called
- Manifested Guardian
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 animal or even mythical beings. 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.
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 stand on top or surround the user as a form of armor, which can also be used to protect others.
Techniques
Variations
Associations
Limitations
- Damage inflicted on the guardian may be reflected onto the user.
- Maintaining the guardian may require to feed it life force.
- The guardian may have self-awareness and may lead to turning on their user.
- While the guardian is invincible/intangible, the user is still defenseless.
- If the guardian is connected to the user, then the guardian may depend on their senses. As the user is blind or their vision is blocked then the guardian can't see either.
- Limited range from User.
Known Users
Anime/Manga
- Tsukasa (.hack//SIGN )
- Ajin (Ajin)
- Beys (Beyblade)
- Bount (Bleach)
- Mayuri Kurotsuchi (Bleach)
- Sajin Komamura (Bleach)
- Yachiru Kusajishi (Bleach)
- Kisuke Urahara (Bleach)
- Shadow Wielders (Blue Dragon)
- Rui Hachiōji (Code:Breaker)
- Saechika (Code:Breaker)
- Tobio Ikuse (Highschool DxD)
- Minagawa Natsume (Highschool DxD)
- Kouki Samejima (Highschool DxD)
- Netero (Hunter X Hunter)
- Stand users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Guardian ÄRM users (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- The Flat Sisters (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- King (Nanatsu no Taizai); via Chastiefol Form Two
- Gloxinia (Nanatsu no Taizai); via Basquias Form Two
- Susanoo users (Naruto)
- Gekko Moriah (One Piece)
- Charlotte Daifuku (One Piece); via Hoya Hoya no Mi
- Phantom Thieves of Heart (Persona 5)
- Fianna Ray Ordesia (Seirei Tsukai Blade Dance)
- Appetite Demons (Toriko)
- 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 Ladybug)
Literature
- Patronus Charm casters (Harry Potter)
Movies
- Sharon Da Silva/Heather Mason (Silent Hill: Revelation); via Pyramid Head
Video Games
- Cuphead (Cuphead); via Giant Ghost
- Mugman (Cuphead); via Giant Ghost
- Nero (Devil May Cry 4); via Devil Trigger
- Conjurer (The Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim)
- Minerva (Final Fantasy VII)
- Goalkeeper (Inazuma Eleven)
- Killer Technique users (Inazuma Eleven)
- Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness (Kingdom Hearts)
- Kenshi (Mortal Kombat)
- Persona users (Shin Megami Tensei: Persona)
- Emil Narud (Starcraft)
Known Objects
- Peacock Miraculous (Miraculous Ladybug)
Gallery
Most Ajins (Ajin) can summon Black Ghosts like guardians, whom they can control telepathically.
Beys (Beyblade) all possess a Beast form that often manifests during their battles.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi (Bleach) summons Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō, a giant creature who fights on his behalf, and whom Mayuri modified for various extra functions and precautions.
Sajin Komamura (Bleach) summons Kokujo Tengen Myō'ō, a giant armored behemoth of living spiritual force who mimics his movements and share their damage and healing.
Yachiru Kusajishi (Bleach) summons Sanpo Kenjū, two creature sword-fighters who mimic her movements, one preceding while the other follows after, making it very difficult to avoid all three strikes.
Urahara Kisuke (Bleach) Bankai Modification of the Crimson Princess' Dissection at the Doors of Avalokiteśvara creates a giant female bodhisattva puppet which he can use for battle.
Rui Hachiōji (Code:Breaker) summoning her Dark Side, who was born from her negative emotions and Shadow powers, as a shadowy armor.
Saechika (Code:Breaker) using his Dark Side, who was born from her negative emotions and Shadow powers, to create his shadow armor.
Nero (Devil May Cry 4) manifesting his Devil Trigger, which takes the form of a spiritual guardian possessed of tremendous demonic power.
Harry Potter (Harry Potter) summoning his Patronus, which acts as a guardian force from the Dark creatures and is immune to the Dark Arts.
Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter) summoned her skeletal cat Patronus, enhanced by Voldemort's horcrux that she wore.
Natsume Minagawa and Kouki Samejima (Highschool DxD) wields top class Independent Avatar Type Sacred Gears each contains the spirits of the Four Fiends.
Tobio Ikuse (Highschool DxD) wields the most powerful Independent Avatar type Sacred Gear the Longinus Canis Lykaon which create a god slaying Inugami.
Endo Mamoru (Inazuma Eleven) using his Keshin Majin Great to stop a shoot.
Jotaro Kujo's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders) Stand, Star Platinum.
Muhammed Avdol's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders) Stand, Magician's Red.
Noriaki Kakyoin's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders) Stand, Hierophant Green.
Iggy's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders) Stand, The Fool.
Jean Pierre Polnareff's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Stand, Silver Chariot.
Vanilla Ice's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders) Stand, Cream.
Josuke Higashikata's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamonds are Unbreakable) Stand, Crazy Diamond.
Okuyasu Nijimura's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamonds are Unbreakable) Stand, The Hand.
Koichi Hirose's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamonds are Unbreakable) Stand, Echoes.
Yoshikage Kira (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamond are Unbreakable) summoning his Stand, Killer Queen.
Giorno Giovanna's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V Vento Aureo) Stand, Gold Experience.
Bruno Bucciarati's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V Vento Aureo) Stand, Sticky Fingers.
Illuso (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V Vento Aureo) with his Stand, Man In The Mirror.
Josuke Higashikata's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8 JoJolion) Stand, Soft & Wet
Ansem (Kingdom Hearts) summoning Xehanort's Guardian for protection and to fight for him.
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Using the Peacock Miraculous, Nathalie Sancoeur/Mayura (Miraculous Ladybug) can materialize allies and guardians based on the target's emotions.
King (Nanatsu no Taizai) using Chastiefol Form Two: Guardian.
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Naruto) was the first person in the world to summon Susanoo, utilizing it at its highest leveled form.
Madara Uchiha (Naruto) finalizing his Susanoo, transforming it into a guardian of immense power that rivals the Tailed Beasts.
Itachi Uchiha (Naruto) summoning his Susanoo, the guardian deity of a Mangekyō Sharingan User.
Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) summoning his Susanoo in its first form...
...and summoning his fully stabilized Susanoo that has been empowered with his brother's eyes and Hagoromo's power.
Indra Ōtsutsuki (Naruto) was one of the first to summon Susanoo, utilizing it at its highest leveled form.
Kakashi Hatake (Naruto) gained both Mangekyō Sharingan from Obito's spirit, allowing him to summon Susanoo, in its highest form.
Shisui Uchiha (Naruto) summoning his Susanoo in its complete form, short of its finalization and stabilization.
Gekko Moriah (One Piece) summoning his Doppelman, his shadow, to fight on his behalf while he lazes around.
Charlotte Daifuku (One Piece) can summon a powerful genie for battle.
The members of the Investigation Team (Persona 4) can all summon Personas for combat.
Emil Narud (Starcraft) manifesting his True Form into a guardian like being.
Appetite Demons (Toriko) are a unique type of Monster Troll spirits born from the Gourmet Cells' appetite, and chose a living host with Gourmet Cells to inhabit.
Ren Amamiya (Persona 5:The Animation) awakens his rebellious soul, Arsene.
Ryuji Sakamoto (Persona 5: The Animation) awakens his rebellious soul Captain Kid.
Ann Takamaki (Persona 5: The Animation) awakens her rebellious soul Carmen.
Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5: The Animation) awakens his rebellious soul Goemon.