Guardian

Guardian was a Dark HunterThe Dark HuntersA band of mercenaries and thieves founded on Odina by the Shadowed One and Ancient, hired out across the Matoran Universe, and left a battered ruin by the time Teridax ruled the universe. of unknown species, distinguished by red and dark blue armour and a single grim duty: silencing captured Dark Hunters before they could give away the organisation's secrets. After TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. seized the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control., Guardian joined the resistance group gathered by TahuTahu, Toa of FireTahu served as Toa Mata, Toa Nuva, and Toa Mistika of Fire, leading his team from the first landing on Mata Nui to the destruction of the Rahkshi army on Bara Magna. in the ruins of KarzahniKarzahniA realm of the Matoran universe built by the Great Beings as a place to repair Matoran, turned into a prison by its incompetent ruler.. (BIONICLE: Dark Hunters; Reign of Shadows)

Role Within the Dark Hunters#

Guardian had once belonged to a tribe on an island torn by war. Betrayed by one of his own and left for dead, he was found and restored by the Dark HuntersThe Dark HuntersA band of mercenaries and thieves founded on Odina by the Shadowed One and Ancient, hired out across the Matoran Universe, and left a battered ruin by the time Teridax ruled the universe., and he made it his work to ensure no Dark Hunter betrayed the organisation the way his tribe had been betrayed. If a Dark Hunter was captured, Guardian's task was to silence them before any secrets could reach the enemy. He did that work through the Dark Hunters' war with the Brotherhood of Makuta. (BIONICLE: Dark Hunters)

The Shadowed One described him as staying on the edges of any major conflict, waiting. His right arm had been rebuilt after his rescue so that he could use a RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user's nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers. launching staff, and in close combat he relied on his claws. (BIONICLE: Dark Hunters)

The Resistance at Karzahni#

After TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. took over the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control., Guardian joined the small rebel group that Toa Nuva TahuTahu, Toa of FireTahu served as Toa Mata, Toa Nuva, and Toa Mistika of Fire, leading his team from the first landing on Mata Nui to the destruction of the Rahkshi army on Bara Magna. had formed, hiding out in the ruins of KarzahniKarzahniA realm of the Matoran universe built by the Great Beings as a place to repair Matoran, turned into a prison by its incompetent ruler.. (Reign of Shadows)

Guardian had little faith in the cause. Fighting Teridax, he argued, was like throwing rocks at the sky or challenging the wind with Cordak blasters: all the rebels were doing was delaying the inevitable. (Reign of Shadows)

He had nothing against Tahu, but he began to wonder whether the group should stop running from place to place and instead look for a way out of the universe altogether. (Reign of Shadows)

Death#

While the group was hiding in the ruins, Guardian walked away from the campfire to think. The ground, under Teridax's control, opened beneath him, and the stone itself reached up, seized him and pulled him under, killing him. (Reign of Shadows)

The published story does not show Guardian again after his death. (Reign of Shadows)

Combat Profile#

Guardian had no elemental power of his own. His Rhotuka launching staff fired spinners with powers tied to stone and earth, and his claws made him dangerous up close. (BIONICLE: Dark Hunters)

His role as the Dark Hunters' silencer suited solitary, targeted work rather than open battle. (BIONICLE: Dark Hunters)

Outlook and Tactical Posture#

Guardian was a cynic, used to making hard choices. During Teridax's reign he lacked the Toa's hope of driving Teridax from his place as Great Spirit, and he thought the rebels' efforts might be better spent on escape than on resistance. (Reign of Shadows)

That view put him at odds with TahuTahu, Toa of FireTahu served as Toa Mata, Toa Nuva, and Toa Mistika of Fire, leading his team from the first landing on Mata Nui to the destruction of the Rahkshi army on Bara Magna.'s determination to keep fighting, though Teridax killed him before the disagreement could come to anything. (Reign of Shadows)

Place in the Resistance Record#

Guardian's short time with the resistance made him one of the few Dark Hunters to fight alongside Toa against Teridax. He had spent his career in an organisation that often worked against the Toa, and in the end he died in their company. (Reign of Shadows; BIONICLE: Dark Hunters)

In the Toa Empire alternate universe of Dark Mirror, a version of Guardian also fought in a resistance, against the tyrannical Toa Tuyet, helping Nuju hold off a Toa of Magnetism before he was brought down. (Dark Mirror)