Guardie

Guardie (Or... "Gardi" for short) is a friendly Kaiju who was originally a pet of Evil Tiga.
== History ==
A very long time ago, Guardie was the companion of an ultra who later go on to be known as Evil Tiga. And much like the rest of the Giants of Light, Guardie, would find himself solidified in stone with his friend for centuries. In the present day, when Keigo Masaki merged himself with Guardie's ally's statue, transforming him into Evil Tiga. Meanwhile, Guardie had found himself a host in the form of a nearby dog, who was injured during the scuffle between Daigo and Masaki. Taking the dog's body as a host, Guardie came to life and return to the surface to confront his tainted and corrupted companion and former master.
Guardie attempted to plead for his friend and master to stop his destruction, and was visibly reduced to tears, but Masaki's control over Evil Tiga was too much and the Evil Ultra viciously attacked his former ally now enemy. Guardie tried to Guardie continue in his attempt to try and gain some control of his old ally while trying to fend off his attacks, but it was all in vain as the evil Ultra mercilessly beat Guardie. Eventually, the real deal Ultraman Tiga would also return to the surface after having been weakened by Evil Tiga as well, but he was too late in saving Guardie's life, as Evil Tiga blasted and dealt a fatal blow to his former companion, killing Guardie in cold blood, thus saddening and enraging Ultraman Tiga who vowed to stop Evil Tiga at all costs. After a vicious brutal battle between the two Tigas, with Ultraman Tiga emerging victorious, the kindly Ultra took Guardie's body into space to honor the last of his kind. Later Guardie's injured host runs past Daigo and the GUTS team, indicating that Guardie might have not been killed but lived on as a dog for the rest of his life.
== Appearance ==
Guardie is a large, tall, black-ish and grey-ish dragon-ish/dinosaur kaiju with an almost canine look. He also has visible sharp teeth, claws, and even a visible Color Timer on his chest.
== Personality ==
Guardie is a very loyal, caring, kind, compassionate, and friendly kaiju with an innocent dog-like personality. Guardie was also shown to be very intelligent and he also possessed a strong sense of morality (unlike his former master, Evil Tiga). Even during his battle with Evil Tiga he was shown both hesitating and crying even when he had no choice but to fight Evil Tiga, even when his former master attacked and later brutally killed him when Guardie unsuccessfully failed to get through to him.
== Powers and Abilities ==
=== Durability: ===
Guardie's only demonstrated ability is a resistance to injury akin to most monsters.
=== Teeth and Claws: ===
Guardie used his fangs to bite Evil Tiga, it is unknown if that actually hurt the mad Ultra, or if it was merely an annoyance. He also used his claws for defense as well.
== Weaknesses ==
=== Color Timer: ===
Due to Earth's atmosphere, Guardie can only be active for three minutes, as indicated by the Color Timer visible on his chest. Once three minutes pass, Guardie will become weakened and vulnerable to enemy attacks that will ultimately prove fatal.
== Relationships ==
=== Daigo Madoka/Ultraman Tiga ===
Daigo Madoka/Ultraman Tiga was both horrified and deeply saddened by Guardie's death at the hands of Evil Tiga, which in turn angered Ultraman Tiga. In the aftermath of the two Ultra's battle, which ended in both Keigo Masaki and Evil Tiga's defeat, Ultraman Tiga, after cradling his fallen ally, he then took his kaiju friend into space to give him a proper burial to honor him.
=== GUTS (Global Unlimited Task Squad) ===
Guardie hasn't had much interaction with GUTS (Global Unlimited Task Squad). They at first thought he was an enemy, but they refused to open fire when they saw that he was attempting to reason with his former master Evil Tiga. They even tried to save Guardie's life but ultimately failed in doing so.
=== Evil Tiga ===
Guardie and Evil Tiga were once friends and allies that is until Evil Tiga's host Keigo Masaki took control and went on a rampage, forcing Guardie to attempt to stop his former friend's rampage only to be brutally killed by Evil Tiga much to everyone's horror and sadness, including the real Ultraman Tiga.
== Trivia ==
* Originally Guardie was to be named Ku Shi after a mythological dog genie, but was named Guardie after the word Guardian to avoid copyright infringement.
* Guardie's roars, grunts, and whining are actually modified dog cries and growls.
* Guardie's appearance in the series differs from how he looks in Bandai's toy of the character. The toy itself has an elongated face and the body possesses pink paint sprayed where as Guardie was mostly a grayish monster. The reason for the change in design was stated that Bandai never received a finished design of Guardie. Bandai and the director of the Tiga TV series never consulted with how the figure should look and thus concept art was used to represent how Guardie was to look before his design was confirmed during production of the series.
* Guardie is the only monster besides Dorobon to possess a Color Timer, or at least what appears to be one.
* However, Guardie himself is the very first Kaiju that has a natural Color Timer, as he could be considered a canine equivalent to an Ultra, while Dorobon was just stealing Ultraman Jack's Color Timer.
* Guardie has one of the most tragic and heartbreaking deaths of any kaiju ally in the Ultraman franchise, the other being Shepherdon, Ultraman Victory's friend and ally.
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