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** ComicBook/HopeSummers, the Mutant Messiah, was born with an UncannyFamilyResemblance to her adopted grandmother Jean and a strange brand of protection from the Phoenix. It finally manifests in full, along with her powers, when she goes toe to toe with Bastion and obliterates him. However, after ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', the Phoenix has broadly left her alone.
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** ComicBook/HopeSummers, [[ComicBook/GenerationHope Hope Summers]], the Mutant Messiah, was born with an UncannyFamilyResemblance to her adopted grandmother Jean and a strange brand of protection from the Phoenix. It finally manifests in full, along with her powers, when she goes toe to toe with Bastion and obliterates him. However, after ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', the Phoenix has broadly left her alone.
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In terms of strength, it might only be able to [[ForWantOfANail nudge]] [[SchrodingersButterfly butterflies]], or fully embody the HyperCompetentSidekick and bring down the Wrath Of {{God}}[=/=]{{Satan}}[=/=]CrystalDragonJesus on those who look funny at their ward. Speaking of that, the Guardian Entity is often its own master rather than completely subservient to its ward; in such a case, while it may take some input from said ward, it chooses who to hurt and how to do it all on its own. This can be especially nightmarish for the ward if they are [[PsychoSupporter psychotically overprotective]], and oversensitive or [[BlueAndOrangeMorality inscrutable]] as to what they consider "threats" to their ward.
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In terms of strength, it might only be able to [[ForWantOfANail nudge]] nudge [[SchrodingersButterfly butterflies]], or fully embody the HyperCompetentSidekick and bring down the Wrath Of {{God}}[=/=]{{Satan}}[=/=]CrystalDragonJesus on those who look funny at their ward. Speaking of that, the Guardian Entity is often its own master rather than completely subservient to its ward; in such a case, while it may take some input from said ward, it chooses who to hurt and how to do it all on its own. This can be especially nightmarish for the ward if they are [[PsychoSupporter psychotically overprotective]], and oversensitive or [[BlueAndOrangeMorality inscrutable]] as to what they consider "threats" to their ward.
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* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' has shades of this, the protagonists Endou Mamoru or [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Mark Evans]] in english speaking countries, showcases this ability most prominently in the original series.
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* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' has shades of this, the protagonists Endou Mamoru or [[SpellMyNameWithAnS [[InconsistentSpelling Mark Evans]] in english speaking countries, showcases this ability most prominently in the original series.
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Their nature can vary quite a bit. Usually they're benevolent, but of course, that may not extend past protecting their ward so they can fulfill a [[ApocalypseMaiden dark fate.]] They may be the [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost]] of a loved one, a [[TheFairFolk fey entity]] that [[{{Yandere}} torments and protects]] in equal measures, a classic GuardianAngel, or a [[TheLegionsOfHell demonic]] entity there to protect the AntiChrist. Depending on their nature, the entity and ward will have a very interesting relationship, but it's not impossible for a ''really'' subtle entity to [[AnonymousBenefactor avoid being noticed]] at all by their ward.
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Their nature can vary quite a bit. Usually they're benevolent, but of course, that may not extend past protecting their ward so they can fulfill a [[ApocalypseMaiden dark fate.]] They may be the [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost]] of a loved one, a [[TheFairFolk fey entity]] that [[{{Yandere}} torments and protects]] in equal measures, a classic GuardianAngel, or a [[TheLegionsOfHell demonic]] entity there to protect the AntiChrist.TheAntichrist. Depending on their nature, the entity and ward will have a very interesting relationship, but it's not impossible for a ''really'' subtle entity to [[AnonymousBenefactor avoid being noticed]] at all by their ward.
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** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' reveals that [[spoiler:the Guardian ([[AllThereInTheManual with its official name being revealed to be the Dark Figure) is actually a container for Terra's heart, created when Xehanort forced Terra's heart out of his body in an effort to be rid of him during his battle with Aqua back in ''Birth by Sleep''. After Terra-Xehanort is beaten by Sora, Aqua and Ven, Terra takes back control of the Guardian's form and returns to his original body.]]
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** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' reveals that [[spoiler:the Guardian ([[AllThereInTheManual with its official name being revealed to be the Dark Figure) Figure]]) is actually a container for Terra's heart, created when Xehanort forced Terra's heart out of his body in an effort to be rid of him during his battle with Aqua back in ''Birth by Sleep''. After Terra-Xehanort is beaten by Sora, Aqua and Ven, Terra takes back control of the Guardian's form and returns to his original body.]]
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** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' reveals that [[spoiler:the Guardian is effectively Terra's Heartless, created when Xehanort forced Terra's heart out of his body in an effort to be rid of him. After Terranort is beaten by Sora, Aqua and Ven, Terra takes back control of the Guardian's form and returns to his original body.]]
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** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' reveals that [[spoiler:the Guardian ([[AllThereInTheManual with its official name being revealed to be the Dark Figure) is effectively actually a container for Terra's Heartless, heart, created when Xehanort forced Terra's heart out of his body in an effort to be rid of him. him during his battle with Aqua back in ''Birth by Sleep''. After Terranort Terra-Xehanort is beaten by Sora, Aqua and Ven, Terra takes back control of the Guardian's form and returns to his original body.]]
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** One of the reasons Jean Grey has cheated death so much is because the Phoenix Force seems unwilling to let her die. It shows up almost ''every'' time she's at risk of death to heal and/or transport her out of danger in some way. One of the most darkly and unintentionally hilarious instances was when she told Wolverine to kill her, hoping the Phoenix Force would be weakened trying to heal her. He obliged, stabbing her to death ''six times'' (at least, seeing it was a montage) and when ''that'' wasn't enough, she threw herself into a frozen lake. This ''still'' didn't work (which isn't entirely surprising, given that the Phoenix is a CosmicEntity - stabbing isn't going to bother it). Eventually it resurrected her one last time in ''ComicBook/PhoenixResurrection'', vaporising [[spoiler: Teen Jean]] in process (apparently out of spite - though [[spoiler: Teen Jean promptly annoyed/bullied it into resurrecting her]]) whereupon she told it to leave her alone. Reluctantly, it complied.
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** One of the reasons Jean Grey ComicBook/JeanGrey has cheated death so much is because the Phoenix Force seems unwilling to let her die. It shows up almost ''every'' time she's at risk of death to heal and/or transport her out of danger in some way. One of the most darkly and unintentionally hilarious instances was when she told Wolverine to kill her, hoping the Phoenix Force would be weakened trying to heal her. He obliged, stabbing her to death ''six times'' (at least, seeing it was a montage) montage), and when ''that'' wasn't enough, she threw herself into a frozen lake. This ''still'' didn't work (which isn't entirely surprising, given that the Phoenix is a CosmicEntity - stabbing isn't going to bother it). Eventually Eventually, it resurrected her one last time in ''ComicBook/PhoenixResurrection'', vaporising [[spoiler: Teen Jean]] in the process (apparently out of spite - though [[spoiler: Teen Jean promptly annoyed/bullied it into resurrecting her]]) whereupon she told it to leave her alone. Reluctantly, it complied.
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** Summoners revolve around having one of these as a class mechanic, with various options for guardians.
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** Harry has his own Fairy Godmother, who, as revealed in ''Changes'', [[spoiler:has been protecting him from ALL dangers targeting him from Nevernever his entire life]] as part of her deal with his late mother. Unfortunately, sometimes her idea of 'protecting' him is to turn him into one of her dogs, on the grounds that he would be safer and happier that way. [[HurtingHero The sad thing is]] that [[SadClown she's probably right.]]
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** Harry has his own Fairy Godmother, who, as revealed in ''Changes'', [[spoiler:has been protecting him from ALL dangers targeting him from Nevernever his entire life]] as part of her deal with his late mother. Unfortunately, sometimes her idea of 'protecting' him is to turn him into one of her dogs, on the grounds that he would be safer and happier that way. [[HurtingHero The sad thing is]] is that [[SadClown she's probably right.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOftheKingdom'', after defeating a major boss plaguing the home of one of Link's major allies, [[spoiler:they get promoted to a Sage and bestow Link with a ghostly blue copy of themselves to accompany and fight alongside him around Hyrule. These copies are essentially identical to their original selves alongside retaining their Aura abilities.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOftheKingdom'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'', after defeating a major boss plaguing the home of one of Link's major allies, [[spoiler:they get promoted to a Sage and bestow Link with a ghostly blue copy of themselves to accompany and fight alongside him around Hyrule. These copies are essentially identical to their original selves alongside retaining their Aura abilities.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOftheKingdom'', after defeating a major boss plaguing the home of one of Link's major allies, [[spoiler:they get promoted to a Sage and bestow Link with a ghostly blue copy of themselves to accompany and fight alongside him around Hyrule. These copies are essentially identical to their original selves alongside retaining their Aura abilities.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/PocketDragonAdventures'': Filbert, the [[TheLeader leader]] of the group sees himself as guardian and protector of the castle and wizard, despite the fact that nearly everyone who knocks of the door is a [[IncompetentGuardAnimal well-acquainted old friend]] of the wizard.
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* ''Literature/{{Once}}'': Rigwit, in his [[HouseFey custody of]] cottage Little Bracken, with [[InHarmonyWithNature revitalising herbal juice]], aids Thom Kindred's recovery from a stroke; and helps him out against various mystical menaces. Jennet, a waterfay, is revealed to have [[spoiler: cast her magic back through time to save Thom from the stroke in the first place]].
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* The Guardian of Tsukasa in ''Anime/DotHackSign'' which is definitively on the [[DisproportionateRetribution overprotective and very brutal]] and trigger happy side of things. Tsubasa isn't very happy about this, and the rest of The world even less.
* The Otherselves from the ''Anime/BlackRockShooter'' TV Series protect their physical world counterparts by destroying psychic sources of their stress and pain from their end of their LayeredWorld. They are rather elemental, and this can have a detrimental effect on more complicated social interaction since their answer to everything is CuttingTheKnot.
* ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' has many of these, the most obvious being Kouyou's Golden Demon ability which she can freely control, Kyouya's Snow Demon which works similarly to Kouyou's own demon but can only be controlled through a cellphone [[spoiler: though she is later able to control it herself thanks to Fukuzawa's ability]] and [[spoiler: Elise is revealed to be this as Ougai's ability]].
* Hanyuu acts as this for Rika for much of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''. Despite being unable to directly protect her [[spoiler: when she is killed by either Takano or one of her friends]], she is capable of [[spoiler: transporting Rika to [[AlternateTimeline another world]] at the moment of death, where she gets [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong another chance to save herself.]]]] This is the true reason for the [[spoiler: [[GroundhogDayLoop Eternal June.]]]]
* In ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', the Kakin royal family has a pot infused with the Nen of their ancestors. By donating a drop of blood to it, a member of the royal family with a strong desire to rule will be blessed with a guardian beast.
* The Otherselves from the ''Anime/BlackRockShooter'' TV Series protect their physical world counterparts by destroying psychic sources of their stress and pain from their end of their LayeredWorld. They are rather elemental, and this can have a detrimental effect on more complicated social interaction since their answer to everything is CuttingTheKnot.
* ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' has many of these, the most obvious being Kouyou's Golden Demon ability which she can freely control, Kyouya's Snow Demon which works similarly to Kouyou's own demon but can only be controlled through a cellphone [[spoiler: though she is later able to control it herself thanks to Fukuzawa's ability]] and [[spoiler: Elise is revealed to be this as Ougai's ability]].
* Hanyuu acts as this for Rika for much of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''. Despite being unable to directly protect her [[spoiler: when she is killed by either Takano or one of her friends]], she is capable of [[spoiler: transporting Rika to [[AlternateTimeline another world]] at the moment of death, where she gets [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong another chance to save herself.]]]] This is the true reason for the [[spoiler: [[GroundhogDayLoop Eternal June.]]]]
* In ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', the Kakin royal family has a pot infused with the Nen of their ancestors. By donating a drop of blood to it, a member of the royal family with a strong desire to rule will be blessed with a guardian beast.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Shukaku [[spoiler:and Karura]] acted as this for Gaara when he was young. The sand protected him from any harm, but also tended to react to people who cause him emotional harm, making his abilities unstable. Later he learned to control it... after crossing the DespairEventHorizon.
** Naruto himself can rely upon his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Tailed Beast]] to lend him its assistance in times of need, with the later stages of transformation producing a seemingly impenetrable shield.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' has its own take on the guardian entity in the Evangelions themselves. [[spoiler: While the Evangelions have a massive physical presense, it is the soul of the pilots mother which provides the GuardianEntity component, only appearing when the situation is dire to send]] The Evangelions [[UnstoppableRage berserk]], going straight from GiantMecha to nightmare as they [[UnusualEuphemism render the target completely silent]].
* Doubles with GuardianAngel in ''Manga/OhMyGoddess,'' where each Goddess gets an angel when she comes of age. They are also used to power up stronger spells.
* Anime/RideYourWave: After dying, Minato returns as a ghost to protect his girlfriend because he promised to always be there for her. He can only control water, but he uses it to do things like stop her and her belongings from falling into ponds, and save her life by putting out a massive fire.
** Shukaku [[spoiler:and Karura]] acted as this for Gaara when he was young. The sand protected him from any harm, but also tended to react to people who cause him emotional harm, making his abilities unstable. Later he learned to control it... after crossing the DespairEventHorizon.
** Naruto himself can rely upon his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Tailed Beast]] to lend him its assistance in times of need, with the later stages of transformation producing a seemingly impenetrable shield.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' has its own take on the guardian entity in the Evangelions themselves. [[spoiler: While the Evangelions have a massive physical presense, it is the soul of the pilots mother which provides the GuardianEntity component, only appearing when the situation is dire to send]] The Evangelions [[UnstoppableRage berserk]], going straight from GiantMecha to nightmare as they [[UnusualEuphemism render the target completely silent]].
* Doubles with GuardianAngel in ''Manga/OhMyGoddess,'' where each Goddess gets an angel when she comes of age. They are also used to power up stronger spells.
* Anime/RideYourWave: After dying, Minato returns as a ghost to protect his girlfriend because he promised to always be there for her. He can only control water, but he uses it to do things like stop her and her belongings from falling into ponds, and save her life by putting out a massive fire.
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* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' has its own take on the guardian entity in the Evangelions themselves. [[spoiler: While the Evangelions have a massive physical presense, it is the soul of the pilots mother which provides the GuardianEntity component, only appearing when the situation is dire to send]] The Evangelions [[UnstoppableRage berserk]], going straight from GiantMecha to nightmare as they [[UnusualEuphemism render the target completely silent]].
* The Guardian of Tsukasa in ''Anime/DotHackSign'' which is definitively on the [[DisproportionateRetribution overprotective and very brutal]] and trigger happy side of things. Tsubasa isn't very happy about this, and the rest of The world even less.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Shukaku [[spoiler:and Karura]] acted as this for Gaara when he was young. The sand protected him from any harm, but also tended to react to people who cause him emotional harm, making his abilities unstable. Later he learned to control it... after crossing the DespairEventHorizon.
** Naruto himself can rely upon his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Tailed Beast]] to lend him its assistance in times of need, with the later stages of transformation producing a seemingly impenetrable shield.
* Hanyuu acts as this for Rika for much of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''. Despite being unable to directly protect her [[spoiler: when she is killed by either Takano or one of her friends]], she is capable of [[spoiler: transporting Rika to [[AlternateTimeline another world]] at the moment of death, where she gets [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong another chance to save herself.]]]] This is the true reason for the [[spoiler: [[GroundhogDayLoop Eternal June.]]]]
* The Otherselves from the ''Anime/BlackRockShooter'' TV Series protect their physical world counterparts by destroying psychic sources of their stress and pain from their end of their LayeredWorld. They are rather elemental, and this can have a detrimental effect on more complicated social interaction since their answer to everything is CuttingTheKnot.
* In ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', the Kakin royal family has a pot infused with the Nen of their ancestors. By donating a drop of blood to it, a member of the royal family with a strong desire to rule will be blessed with a guardian beast.
* Doubles with GuardianAngel in ''Manga/OhMyGoddess,'' where each Goddess gets an angel when she comes of age. They are also used to power up stronger spells.
* ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' has many of these, the most obvious being Kouyou's Golden Demon ability which she can freely control, Kyouya's Snow Demon which works similarly to Kouyou's own demon but can only be controlled through a cellphone [[spoiler: though she is later able to control it herself thanks to Fukuzawa's ability]] and [[spoiler: Elise is revealed to be this as Ougai's ability]].
* The fairies in ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'' protect the Heroes from serious harm. As shown in ''LightNovel/WashioSumiIsAHero'', when the fairies aren't around, things tend to get pretty bloody; they were introduced after Gin died in combat in order to prevent such deaths from happening again. [[spoiler:It's later established that the fairies prevent the Heroes from dying entirely, and will even intervene if they attempt suicide.]]
* Anime/RideYourWave: After dying, Minato returns as a ghost to protect his girlfriend because he promised to always be there for her. He can only control water, but he uses it to do things like stop her and her belongings from falling into ponds, and save her life by putting out a massive fire.
* The Guardian of Tsukasa in ''Anime/DotHackSign'' which is definitively on the [[DisproportionateRetribution overprotective and very brutal]] and trigger happy side of things. Tsubasa isn't very happy about this, and the rest of The world even less.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Shukaku [[spoiler:and Karura]] acted as this for Gaara when he was young. The sand protected him from any harm, but also tended to react to people who cause him emotional harm, making his abilities unstable. Later he learned to control it... after crossing the DespairEventHorizon.
** Naruto himself can rely upon his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Tailed Beast]] to lend him its assistance in times of need, with the later stages of transformation producing a seemingly impenetrable shield.
* Hanyuu acts as this for Rika for much of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''. Despite being unable to directly protect her [[spoiler: when she is killed by either Takano or one of her friends]], she is capable of [[spoiler: transporting Rika to [[AlternateTimeline another world]] at the moment of death, where she gets [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong another chance to save herself.]]]] This is the true reason for the [[spoiler: [[GroundhogDayLoop Eternal June.]]]]
* The Otherselves from the ''Anime/BlackRockShooter'' TV Series protect their physical world counterparts by destroying psychic sources of their stress and pain from their end of their LayeredWorld. They are rather elemental, and this can have a detrimental effect on more complicated social interaction since their answer to everything is CuttingTheKnot.
* In ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', the Kakin royal family has a pot infused with the Nen of their ancestors. By donating a drop of blood to it, a member of the royal family with a strong desire to rule will be blessed with a guardian beast.
* Doubles with GuardianAngel in ''Manga/OhMyGoddess,'' where each Goddess gets an angel when she comes of age. They are also used to power up stronger spells.
* ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' has many of these, the most obvious being Kouyou's Golden Demon ability which she can freely control, Kyouya's Snow Demon which works similarly to Kouyou's own demon but can only be controlled through a cellphone [[spoiler: though she is later able to control it herself thanks to Fukuzawa's ability]] and [[spoiler: Elise is revealed to be this as Ougai's ability]].
* The fairies in ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'' protect the Heroes from serious harm. As shown in ''LightNovel/WashioSumiIsAHero'', when the fairies aren't around, things tend to get pretty bloody; they were introduced after Gin died in combat in order to prevent such deaths from happening again. [[spoiler:It's later established that the fairies prevent the Heroes from dying entirely, and will even intervene if they attempt suicide.]]
* Anime/RideYourWave: After dying, Minato returns as a ghost to protect his girlfriend because he promised to always be there for her. He can only control water, but he uses it to do things like stop her and her belongings from falling into ponds, and save her life by putting out a massive fire.
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* The Guardian of Tsukasa in ''Anime/DotHackSign'' which is definitively on the [[DisproportionateRetribution overprotective and very brutal]] and trigger happy side of things. Tsubasa isn't very happy about this, and the rest of The world even less.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Shukaku [[spoiler:and Karura]] acted as this for Gaara when he was young. The sand protected him from any harm, but also tended to react to people who cause him emotional harm, making his abilities unstable. Later he learned to control it... after crossing the DespairEventHorizon.
** Naruto himself can rely upon his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Tailed Beast]] to lend him its assistance in times of need, with the later stages of transformation producing a seemingly impenetrable shield.
* Hanyuu acts as this for Rika for much of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''. Despite being unable to directly protect her [[spoiler: when she is killed by either Takano or one of her friends]], she is capable of [[spoiler: transporting Rika to [[AlternateTimeline another world]] at the moment of death, where she gets [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong another chance to save herself.]]]] This is the true reason for the [[spoiler: [[GroundhogDayLoop Eternal June.]]]]
* The Otherselves from the ''Anime/BlackRockShooter'' TV Series protect their physical world counterparts by destroying psychic sources of their stress and pain from their end of their LayeredWorld. They are rather elemental, and this can have a detrimental effect on more complicated social interaction since their answer to everything is CuttingTheKnot.
* In ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', the Kakin royal family has a pot infused with the Nen of their ancestors. By donating a drop of blood to it, a member of the royal family with a strong desire to rule will be blessed with a guardian beast.
* Doubles with GuardianAngel in ''Manga/OhMyGoddess,'' where each Goddess gets an angel when she comes of age. They are also used to power up stronger spells.
* ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' has many of these, the most obvious being Kouyou's Golden Demon ability which she can freely control, Kyouya's Snow Demon which works similarly to Kouyou's own demon but can only be controlled through a cellphone [[spoiler: though she is later able to control it herself thanks to Fukuzawa's ability]] and [[spoiler: Elise is revealed to be this as Ougai's ability]].
* Anime/RideYourWave: After dying, Minato returns as a ghost to protect his girlfriend because he promised to always be there for her. He can only control water, but he uses it to do things like stop her and her belongings from falling into ponds, and save her life by putting out a massive fire.
* The original ''ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel}}'' fit this mold as he was actually a separate entity from Billy Batson. Billy said Shazam and Captain Marvel took over to deal with the threat and get Billy out of danger. Jeff Smith's Shazam: The Monster Society of Evil outright called Captain Marvel a "guardian spirit"
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* Guardian Angel of ''ComicBook/PS238'' has an 'invisible friend' who protects her from harm both direct and indirect. If she's attacked, she simply seems to have an active forcefield that repels objects. If she walks out past curfew, the surveillance cameras somehow just fail to record her and anyone else nearby (after all, if they'd get caught, she'd get caught with them). If she walks out in the rain, it never hits her. [[spoiler: It also protects her from needles, and from ever catching any illnesses, leaving her with no vaccinations and an atrophied immune system - so when her powers are turned off on a rainy day, for just a few hours, she catches a common cold, and dies from it. Fortunately, her guardian apparently also protects her from passing on to the other side, so she eventually [[BackFromTheDead comes back]].]]
** The Guardian later switches to become more reactive than proactive [[spoiler:in response to having let her down like that]]; at one point Emerald Gauntlet successfully hits her with a paper airplane, but the Guardian immediately picks it up and sends it back at him.
* In ''ComicBook/MidnightNation'', a robed figure carrying a flaming sword protects Laz (the [[{{UsefulNotes/Christianity}} Biblical Lazarus]]). The guardian is mostly off-panel, and is never seen actually doing anything -- just putting in an intimidating appearance does the job.
** The Guardian later switches to become more reactive than proactive [[spoiler:in response to having let her down like that]]; at one point Emerald Gauntlet successfully hits her with a paper airplane, but the Guardian immediately picks it up and sends it back at him.
* In ''ComicBook/MidnightNation'', a robed figure carrying a flaming sword protects Laz (the [[{{UsefulNotes/Christianity}} Biblical Lazarus]]). The guardian is mostly off-panel, and is never seen actually doing anything -- just putting in an intimidating appearance does the job.
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* ''ComicBook/XMen'': The Phoenix Force has served as this to several characters.
** One of the reasons Jean Grey has cheated death so much is because the Phoenix Force seems unwilling to let her die. It shows up almost ''every'' time she's at risk of death to heal and/or transport her out of danger in some way. One of the most darkly and unintentionally hilarious instances was when she told Wolverine to kill her, hoping the Phoenix Force would be weakened trying to heal her. He obliged, stabbing her to death ''six times'' (at least, seeing it was a montage) and when ''that'' wasn't enough, she threw herself into a frozen lake. This ''still'' didn't work (which isn't entirely surprising, given that the Phoenix is a CosmicEntity - stabbing isn't going to bother it). Eventually it resurrected her one last time in ''ComicBook/PhoenixResurrection'', vaporising [[spoiler: Teen Jean]] in process (apparently out of spite - though [[spoiler: Teen Jean promptly annoyed/bullied it into resurrecting her]]) whereupon she told it to leave her alone. Reluctantly, it complied.
** ComicBook/RachelSummers, Jean's alternate reality daughter, is in some ways even closer to this trope - while she doesn't die, the Phoenix is a bit more active about protecting her. The Phoenix protected her and helped convey her to the past in the first place, erasing the memories to protect her sanity, merged with her for a very long time, being genuinely protective of her, and then a fragment - a 'shadow' - merged with her when Korvus Rook'shir (then a PunchClockVillain) tried to use the Phoenix Blade that contained it to kill her and she responded with a BarehandedBladeBlock. In the face of his utter bafflement, she smirked, with a glowing blue Phoenix symbol over one eye, and said, "The Phoenix knows me. It ''likes'' me."
** ComicBook/HopeSummers, the Mutant Messiah, was born with an UncannyFamilyResemblance to her adopted grandmother Jean and a strange brand of protection from the Phoenix. It finally manifests in full, along with her powers, when she goes toe to toe with Bastion and obliterates him. However, after ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', the Phoenix has broadly left her alone.
* The original ''ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel}}'' fit this mold as he was actually a separate entity from Billy Batson. Billy said Shazam and Captain Marvel took over to deal with the threat and get Billy out of danger. Jeff Smith's Shazam: The Monster Society of Evil outright called Captain Marvel a "guardian spirit"
** One of the reasons Jean Grey has cheated death so much is because the Phoenix Force seems unwilling to let her die. It shows up almost ''every'' time she's at risk of death to heal and/or transport her out of danger in some way. One of the most darkly and unintentionally hilarious instances was when she told Wolverine to kill her, hoping the Phoenix Force would be weakened trying to heal her. He obliged, stabbing her to death ''six times'' (at least, seeing it was a montage) and when ''that'' wasn't enough, she threw herself into a frozen lake. This ''still'' didn't work (which isn't entirely surprising, given that the Phoenix is a CosmicEntity - stabbing isn't going to bother it). Eventually it resurrected her one last time in ''ComicBook/PhoenixResurrection'', vaporising [[spoiler: Teen Jean]] in process (apparently out of spite - though [[spoiler: Teen Jean promptly annoyed/bullied it into resurrecting her]]) whereupon she told it to leave her alone. Reluctantly, it complied.
** ComicBook/RachelSummers, Jean's alternate reality daughter, is in some ways even closer to this trope - while she doesn't die, the Phoenix is a bit more active about protecting her. The Phoenix protected her and helped convey her to the past in the first place, erasing the memories to protect her sanity, merged with her for a very long time, being genuinely protective of her, and then a fragment - a 'shadow' - merged with her when Korvus Rook'shir (then a PunchClockVillain) tried to use the Phoenix Blade that contained it to kill her and she responded with a BarehandedBladeBlock. In the face of his utter bafflement, she smirked, with a glowing blue Phoenix symbol over one eye, and said, "The Phoenix knows me. It ''likes'' me."
** ComicBook/HopeSummers, the Mutant Messiah, was born with an UncannyFamilyResemblance to her adopted grandmother Jean and a strange brand of protection from the Phoenix. It finally manifests in full, along with her powers, when she goes toe to toe with Bastion and obliterates him. However, after ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', the Phoenix has broadly left her alone.
* The original ''ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel}}'' fit this mold as he was actually a separate entity from Billy Batson. Billy said Shazam and Captain Marvel took over to deal with the threat and get Billy out of danger. Jeff Smith's Shazam: The Monster Society of Evil outright called Captain Marvel a "guardian spirit"
* In ''ComicBook/MidnightNation'', a robed figure carrying a flaming sword protects Laz (the [[{{UsefulNotes/Christianity}} Biblical Lazarus]]). The guardian is mostly off-panel, and is never seen actually doing anything -- just putting in an intimidating appearance does the job.
* Guardian Angel of ''ComicBook/PS238'' has an 'invisible friend' who protects her from harm both direct and indirect. If she's attacked, she simply seems to have an active forcefield that repels objects. If she walks out past curfew, the surveillance cameras somehow just fail to record her and anyone else nearby (after all, if they'd get caught, she'd get caught with them). If she walks out in the rain, it never hits her. [[spoiler: It also protects her from needles, and from ever catching any illnesses, leaving her with no vaccinations and an atrophied immune system - so when her powers are turned off on a rainy day, for just a few hours, she catches a common cold, and dies from it. Fortunately, her guardian apparently also protects her from passing on to the other side, so she eventually [[BackFromTheDead comes back]].]]
** The Guardian later switches to become more reactive than proactive [[spoiler:in response to having let her down like that]]; at one point Emerald Gauntlet successfully hits her with a paper airplane, but the Guardian immediately picks it up and sends it back at him.
* ''ComicBook/XMen'': The Phoenix Force has served as this to several characters.
** One of the reasons Jean Grey has cheated death so much is because the Phoenix Force seems unwilling to let her die. It shows up almost ''every'' time she's at risk of death to heal and/or transport her out of danger in some way. One of the most darkly and unintentionally hilarious instances was when she told Wolverine to kill her, hoping the Phoenix Force would be weakened trying to heal her. He obliged, stabbing her to death ''six times'' (at least, seeing it was a montage) and when ''that'' wasn't enough, she threw herself into a frozen lake. This ''still'' didn't work (which isn't entirely surprising, given that the Phoenix is a CosmicEntity - stabbing isn't going to bother it). Eventually it resurrected her one last time in ''ComicBook/PhoenixResurrection'', vaporising [[spoiler: Teen Jean]] in process (apparently out of spite - though [[spoiler: Teen Jean promptly annoyed/bullied it into resurrecting her]]) whereupon she told it to leave her alone. Reluctantly, it complied.
** ComicBook/RachelSummers, Jean's alternate reality daughter, is in some ways even closer to this trope - while she doesn't die, the Phoenix is a bit more active about protecting her. The Phoenix protected her and helped convey her to the past in the first place, erasing the memories to protect her sanity, merged with her for a very long time, being genuinely protective of her, and then a fragment - a 'shadow' - merged with her when Korvus Rook'shir (then a PunchClockVillain) tried to use the Phoenix Blade that contained it to kill her and she responded with a BarehandedBladeBlock. In the face of his utter bafflement, she smirked, with a glowing blue Phoenix symbol over one eye, and said, "The Phoenix knows me. It ''likes'' me."
** ComicBook/HopeSummers, the Mutant Messiah, was born with an UncannyFamilyResemblance to her adopted grandmother Jean and a strange brand of protection from the Phoenix. It finally manifests in full, along with her powers, when she goes toe to toe with Bastion and obliterates him. However, after ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', the Phoenix has broadly left her alone.
* Guardian Angel of ''ComicBook/PS238'' has an 'invisible friend' who protects her from harm both direct and indirect. If she's attacked, she simply seems to have an active forcefield that repels objects. If she walks out past curfew, the surveillance cameras somehow just fail to record her and anyone else nearby (after all, if they'd get caught, she'd get caught with them). If she walks out in the rain, it never hits her. [[spoiler: It also protects her from needles, and from ever catching any illnesses, leaving her with no vaccinations and an atrophied immune system - so when her powers are turned off on a rainy day, for just a few hours, she catches a common cold, and dies from it. Fortunately, her guardian apparently also protects her from passing on to the other side, so she eventually [[BackFromTheDead comes back]].]]
** The Guardian later switches to become more reactive than proactive [[spoiler:in response to having let her down like that]]; at one point Emerald Gauntlet successfully hits her with a paper airplane, but the Guardian immediately picks it up and sends it back at him.
* ''ComicBook/XMen'': The Phoenix Force has served as this to several characters.
** One of the reasons Jean Grey has cheated death so much is because the Phoenix Force seems unwilling to let her die. It shows up almost ''every'' time she's at risk of death to heal and/or transport her out of danger in some way. One of the most darkly and unintentionally hilarious instances was when she told Wolverine to kill her, hoping the Phoenix Force would be weakened trying to heal her. He obliged, stabbing her to death ''six times'' (at least, seeing it was a montage) and when ''that'' wasn't enough, she threw herself into a frozen lake. This ''still'' didn't work (which isn't entirely surprising, given that the Phoenix is a CosmicEntity - stabbing isn't going to bother it). Eventually it resurrected her one last time in ''ComicBook/PhoenixResurrection'', vaporising [[spoiler: Teen Jean]] in process (apparently out of spite - though [[spoiler: Teen Jean promptly annoyed/bullied it into resurrecting her]]) whereupon she told it to leave her alone. Reluctantly, it complied.
** ComicBook/RachelSummers, Jean's alternate reality daughter, is in some ways even closer to this trope - while she doesn't die, the Phoenix is a bit more active about protecting her. The Phoenix protected her and helped convey her to the past in the first place, erasing the memories to protect her sanity, merged with her for a very long time, being genuinely protective of her, and then a fragment - a 'shadow' - merged with her when Korvus Rook'shir (then a PunchClockVillain) tried to use the Phoenix Blade that contained it to kill her and she responded with a BarehandedBladeBlock. In the face of his utter bafflement, she smirked, with a glowing blue Phoenix symbol over one eye, and said, "The Phoenix knows me. It ''likes'' me."
** ComicBook/HopeSummers, the Mutant Messiah, was born with an UncannyFamilyResemblance to her adopted grandmother Jean and a strange brand of protection from the Phoenix. It finally manifests in full, along with her powers, when she goes toe to toe with Bastion and obliterates him. However, after ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', the Phoenix has broadly left her alone.
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* In ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms'', one of the later arcs concerns a Kirin who wound up getting stuck in the human world with amnesia - he was bullied for being 'weird', but fortunately, he has guardians: the Youkai he took as his servants back in the Twelve Kingdoms, acting from the shadows to keep him safe. Unfortunately, they don't have a lot of restraint, and resultingly, anyone who shows him the least bit of hostility or unkindness winds up having 'accidents', including a few deaths...
* In ''Literature/GoodOmens,'' the Hellhound is sent to be one for the Antichrist, Adam. Adam unwittingly turning it into a normal little dog makes its job somewhat more difficult.
* In ''Literature/GoodOmens,'' the Hellhound is sent to be one for the Antichrist, Adam. Adam unwittingly turning it into a normal little dog makes its job somewhat more difficult.
* In ''Literature/EllaEnchanted'', Ella has her own fairy godmother who's been in her family for generations.
* In ''Literature/GoodOmens,'' the Hellhound is sent to be one for the Antichrist, Adam. Adam unwittingly turning it into a normal little dog makes its job somewhat more difficult.
* In ''Literature/GoodOmens,'' the Hellhound is sent to be one for the Antichrist, Adam. Adam unwittingly turning it into a normal little dog makes its job somewhat more difficult.
* In "The Price", a short story by Creator/NeilGaiman, a mysterious black cat protects a family from [[spoiler:the Devil]]. Unfortunately, the cat's frequent battles are taking their toll on him.
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* In ''Literature/EllaEnchanted'', Ella has her own fairy godmother who's been in her family for generations.
* In "The Price", a short story by Creator/NeilGaiman, a mysterious black cat protects a family from [[spoiler:the Devil]]. Unfortunately, the cat's frequent battles are taking their toll on him.
* In "The Price", a short story by Creator/NeilGaiman, a mysterious black cat protects a family from [[spoiler:the Devil]]. Unfortunately, the cat's frequent battles are taking their toll on him.
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* In ''Literature/EllaEnchanted'', Ella ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms'', one of the later arcs concerns a Kirin who wound up getting stuck in the human world with amnesia - he was bullied for being 'weird', but fortunately, he has her own fairy godmother who's been guardians: the Youkai he took as his servants back in her family for generations.
* In "The Price", a short story by Creator/NeilGaiman, a mysterious black cat protects a familythe Twelve Kingdoms, acting from [[spoiler:the Devil]]. the shadows to keep him safe. Unfortunately, they don't have a lot of restraint, and as a resulting, anyone who shows him the cat's frequent battles are taking their toll on him.least bit of hostility or unkindness winds up having 'accidents', including a few deaths...
* In "The Price", a short story by Creator/NeilGaiman, a mysterious black cat protects a family
