Guardians (W.I.T.C.H.)

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==Summary==
The Guardians are a team of five female warriors from the W.I.T.C.H. comic and animated series. W.I.T.C.H. are the current Guardians of the Veil and later become Guardians of the Universe. Starting out as seemingly normal teenage girls, Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin are chosen to become the new Guardians and protect the Veil from the forces of evil. After the Veil was removed, the team continued to work as protectors of the universe, saving the world on multiple occasions. 
==Members==
File:Will_vandom2.jpg|Will Vandom|link=Will Vandom
File:Irma-witch.jpg|Irma Lair|link=Irma Lair
File:Taranee_2.jpg|Taranee Cook|link=Taranee Cook
File:CorneliaHale1.jpg|Cornelia Hale|link=Cornelia Hale
File:Hay_Lin1.jpg|Hay Lin|link=Hay Lin
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , usually , up to , likely at their peak | , usually , up to , likely at their peak | , usually , up to , likely at their peak | At least , likely 
Key: Arc 1 to 3 | Arc 4 to 6 | Arc 7 to 11 | Magical Sovereigns
Name: W.I.T.C.H.
Origin: W.I.T.C.H.
Classification: Guardians of the Veil (Formally), Guardians of the Universe (Currently)
Age: At least a few years from start of the series to the end.
Membership: Five members
Leader: Will Vandom
Team Resources/Abilities: Heart of Kandrakar (The Heart served as a the girls greatest weapon, Will used it to transform them into their Guardian forms and amplify their powers. It was also used to transport them to different dimensions and more), Map of the Twelve Portals (A map of the girls hometown, it was given to Hay Lin by her grandmother, Yan Lin, and was used to inform the Guardians whenever a breach in the Veil happened and it's exact locationW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #2) | Heart of Kandrakar, Breath of Time (A powerful object that the Guardians used for a brief period to freeze time on Earth in order to complete missions in different dimensions without anyone knowing they were gone), Magic Portal (A device given to the Guardians by the Oracle of Kandrakar, it allows the Guardians to stay in contact with Kandrakar,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #63 locate others,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #64 travel to different universes,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #63 and it warns them of dangerW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #68) | Magic Portal, W.I.T.C.H. School Bus (A magic bus the Guardians used as their mobile school to teach the next generation of magic users, on the inside it's rooms constantly shift into othersW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #89W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #90 with each member of W.I.T.C.H. having their own lab (classroom) that they can alter with their imagination. The bus is also capable of flight, that is fast enough to travel from Heatherfield to Rome in minutesW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #97 and moves at a speed fast enough that humans can't see it move) | Same as before, and after becoming magical sovereigns, the Guardians can fuse into a single entity known as SixtarW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #139)
* Base of Operations: Ye Olde Book Shop (The Ye Olde Book Shop formally served as the teams base of operations for some time, using it for team meetings and later a place to stay in contact with the Wiseman of Kandrakar), Mrs Rudolph's House (After the Ye Old Book Shop was renovated, the Guardians were forced to relocate to their teacher's old home as their new base) | Mrs Rudolph's House | Mrs Rudolph's House, W.I.T.C.H. School Bus (A magic bus the Guardians used as their mobile school and base to teach the next generation of magic users, on the inside it's rooms constantly shift into others,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #89W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #90 with each member of W.I.T.C.H. having their own lab (classroom) that they can alter with their imagination. The bus is also capable of flight, that is fast enough to travel from Heatherfield to Rome in minutesW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #97 and moves at a speed fast enough that humans can't see it move)
Attack Potency: Varies (The Guardians powers are not at their top levels unless they are transformed.W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #11 The Guardians need the Heart of Kandrakar to use the their power at it's fullest,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #13 and if they misuse their powers or their bond as friends weakens, their powers will be reduced and eventually vanish completely as it depends on their unity.W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #15 Will also states that without the Heart of Kandrakar their power is cut in half.W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #21 Their power also depends on the unity between the mind and spirit with the other GuardiansW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #29), usually City Block level (The other Guardians are comparable to Cornelia, who's combination attack with Elyon caused an earthquake that shook the city Heatherfield,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #7 which would be around a magnitude 4.5 in power), up to High Universe level (Nerissa even admitted she wanted to weaken the Guardians before acting despite possessing a copy of their powers, indicating they are at least comparable to her.W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #19 Their full power comes from the Heart of Kandrakar which is stated to have infinite power,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #16 Nerissa stated that she would burn the Fortress of Kandrakar to the ground which contains the Crypts of Memories of each member of the congregation that are made to contain the endless memories from their endless life spand, and the fortress is said to have endless stairwaysW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #22 and infinite corridors,W.I.T.C.H. Issue #86 the Heart's power is also superior to all magic include that of the Banshee,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #33 who could give Ari the power to destroy KandrakarW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #28 which is infinite in size), likely Multiverse level+ at their peak (With the Heart of Kandrakar, Nerissa stated she was going to bury the Oracle and the Council of Elders, said Oracle and council contributed to creating the VeilW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #9 which split the original universe into infinite universes that each have their own time and space, and who stopped the collapse of a million universes) | Varies (Same as before), usually City Block level (Same as before), up to High Universe level, likely Multiverse level+ at their peak (Same as before) | Varies (After having their original power taken, the Guardians received their new elemental powers at their purest and strongest,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #75 transforming them into their new more powerful forms and no longer require the Heart of Kandrakar to reach their full power as Will herself is the power that strengthens the other Guardians.W.I.T.C.H. Issue #76 However, the Dark Mother described their powers like a chain and if you destroy one it will effect the core of their energy,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #79 and their power is also effected by their arrogance as their overconfidence can confuse their energies, and they are only at their strongest when unitedW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #85), usually Multi-City Block level+ (Became much stronger after gaining their new uncontrolled power in their purest state and became even more powerful after discovering the root of their power which allows them to us them at their fullest, and the other Guardians are comparable to Hay Lin, who could counter two hurricanesW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #81 that merged into one and doubled the strength of the tornado, which would make it twice as strong as a normal hurricane, and superior to previous tornado that hit Heatherfield and destroyed entire sections of the town which took years to rebuild), up to High Universe level, likely Multiverse level+ at their peak (At full power, the Guardians created a construct that was their embodiment of friendship along with their body and mind, which could fight and overpower the Dark Mother. It is also stated that they are just as powerful as the construct) | At least High Universe level, likely Multiverse level+ (Far more powerful than they were before due to being united with the each other on a far greater level than ever beforeW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #139)
Speed: Varies, usually Subsonic (The other Guardians are comparable to Will, who moved fast enough to leave behind an afterimage.W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #1 At their full power, they should be superior to the Altermere which is a entity created from a small portion of four of the five Guardians' power and could run at inhuman speedW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #14), Speed of Light travel speed with Teletransportation (The Guardians are capable of transporting themselves and others across varying distances as beams of lightW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #17 using the spell known as Teletransportation which creates beams of light that move you to the direction you wish,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #60 and appears as a flash of lightW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #90) | Varies, usually Subsonic (Same as before), Speed of Light travel speed with Teletransportation (Same as before) | Varies, usually Relativistic (The Guardians could react to their own fate threads that could travel from the Black Star to Earth quickly,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #107 and they themselves could travel from the Black Star to Earth in a short time), up to Immeasurable at their peak (Empowered by the elements which flew from the fortress of Kandrakar to Earth in a short time which both reside in different universes that are infinite in size, the Guardians could travel through different universes and time epochs when traveling to Kandrakar which is stated to outside of time and in a different space,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #91 and are shown flying to Kandrakar themselves.W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #109 They are more powerful than when they were empowered by the Heart of Kandrakar which is superior to all magic in every aspect which would include Santa's sleigh which travels beyond space and time and made it as if they traveled back in time as if there adventure to the north pole never happenedW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #105) | Immeasurable (Far more powerful than they were before due to being united with the each other on a far greater level than ever before)
Lifting Strength: Varies, Unknown (Hasn't displayed any noticable feats at their usual levels of power), higher with magic (Hay Lin could lift a large stone block with easeW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #3), up to Infinite at their peak (Empowered by the Heart of Kandrakar which is superior to all magic including the Oracle, who has has the power to hold up the entire Fortress of Kandrakar which contains the Crypts of Memories of each member of the congregation that are made to contain the endless memories from their endless life spand, and the fortress is said to have endless stairways and infinite corridors) | Varies, usually Athletic Human (Irma could lift an axe that the other Guardians properly couldn't, including Hay Lin using her magic,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #69 which was shown capable of lifting a large stone block with ease, and lift two large speakers with ease), up to Infinite at their peak (Same as before) | Varies, usually Class 50 (The other Guardians are comparable to Will and Cornelia, who held up and stabilized one side of a plane using using their magic energy. Taranee could casually threw a shark a far distanceW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #113), up to Infinite at their peak (Much stronger than before) | Infinite (Far more powerful than they where before due to being united with the each other on a far greater level than ever before)
Striking Strength: Varies, usually City Block level (The Guardians can physically effect people who can withstand the five Guardians power being channeled through them), up to High Universe level, likely Multiverse level+ At their peak (Comparable to their overall attack power) | Varies, usually City Block level (Comparable to their overall attack power), up to High Universe level, likely Multiverse level+ At their peak (Comparable to their overall attack power) | Varies, usually Multi-City Block level+ (Comparable to their overall attack power, and Will was Capable of physically knocking back a Unter who can take attacks from Hay Lin without issue), up to High Universe level, likely Multiverse level+ at their peak (At their strongest, the Guardians are equal in power to their avatar, who could physically harm the Dark Mother) | At least High Universe level, likely Multiverse level+ (Far more powerful than they where before due to being united with the each other on a far greater level than ever before)
Durability: Varies, usually City Block level (The Guardians can survive an attack from Phobos, who was is more powerful then her,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #12 and took hits from Cedric, who at the time was more powerful than the Guardians. The Guardian's durability is comparable to that of their power as shown when Cornelia absorb the pure power of the other Guardians, it was stated her body was not physically capable of holding it properly for long, indicating each Guardian's body can physically hold all of their power), up to High Universe level, likely Multiverse level+ at their peak (Comparable to their overall attack power) | Varies, usually City Block level (Comparable to their overall attack power), up to High Universe level, likely Multiverse level+ at their peak (Comparable to her overall attack power) | Varies, usually Multi-City Block level+ (Comparable to their overall attack power), up to High Universe level, likely Multiverse level+ at their peak (The other Guardians are comparable to Will, who took a direct attack from the Dark Mother without harmW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #82) | At least High Universe level, likely Multiverse level+ (Far more powerful than they where before due to being united with each other on a far greater level than ever before)
Stamina: Superhuman (The other Guardians are comparable to Taranee, who could survive without food or water for one to two weeks in a cage that was absorbing her power.W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #4 Due to the Gift of the Nymph Xin Jing, the Guardians are granted the gift of regeneration which allows them to transform into their Guardian forms without getting exhausted do to the gift ensuring balance between the body and mindW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #27) | Superhuman (Same as before, although after giving up the Gift of the Nymph Xin Jing, the Guardians become exhausted each time they transform,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #37 although this eventually becomes a non-issue. It is stated by the Oracle that the reason the people of Heatherfield became tired and feel asleep after using magic was because despite everyone being capable of using magic, only special creatures like the Guardians can control it and not get exhaustedW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #72) | Superhuman (Yan Lin stated that no one has ever had as much energy as the Guardians before, which includes the Dark Mother, who is stated by Yan Lin, to have more energy within her than that within a thousand suns. Will is more energetic then others due to energy being her powerW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #116), Infinite at their peak (Yan Lin stated that no one has ever had as much energy as the Guardians before, which includes Elyon, who has an of magical energyW.I.T.C.H. The Graphic Novel, Part I. The Twelve Portals; Vol. 3; Chapter 12) | Infinite (Superior to their previous state)
Range: Meters to Tens of Meters with magic (Capable of protecting beams of magic that can travel at least this far. Will created a barrier that surround her school building,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #20 Irma Irma manipulated a large amount of water in a swimming pool,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #6 Taranee Stopped and altered the trajectory of a nearby rocket firework, and could stop a large wall of fire, and make giant fire ballsW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #21), Planetary with Teletransportation (The Guardians are capable of transporting themselves and others across varying distances as beams of light and even other locations around the world such Fadden Hills,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #26 and Redstone which is stated to be a few thousand miles from Heatherfield on the other side of the world), Multiversal+ with the Heart of Kandrakar (Can teleport Will and the other Guardians to other universes. The Heart's power is superior to all other magic in every virtue which includes Nerissa's power which could shake Kandrakar and the cosmosW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #18 which is infinite in size. It's magic is also greater than the Oracle and Council of Elders who contributed to creating the VeilW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #9 which split the original universe into infinite universes that each have their own time and space, and who stopped the collapse of a million universes) | Tens of Meters to Hundreds of Meters with magic (Will caused a blackout at her school by releasing her energy by accident, Taranee Created a giant blast of fire that lit up a large cave,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #59 and could cause spontaneous fireworks high in the sky,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #69 Cornelia created a large barrier made of earth, Hay Lin could use her control over the air to manipulate balloons high in the sky), up to Planetary (Same as before, and when channeling their magic together, the Guardians erased the evil magic across an entire planet,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #65 the telepathic link Taranee made with the Guardians is shown allowing them to communicate from Heatherfield to Open Hill which are miles apart,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #64 and her telepathic link allowed her and the Guardians to keep in contact with Hay Lin, who was in ChinaW.I.T.C.H.; Issue #93), Multiversal+ with the Heart of Kandrakar (Same as before) | Kilometers (Planned on making a barrier around Heatherfield to protect it with the help of the other Guardians, Will moved a group of people from an airplane hanger to the woods,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #96 Irma used her magic to teleport countless lost rings to their rightful owners homes throughput Heatherfield, Taranee used her power to absorb the heat from the sun over a mountain area and caused it to freeze over in moments, Hay Lin used her power and her voice to put everyone in the city to sleep and moved them to an airport and inside the hangers for safety) to Planetary with magic (Same as before), up to Multiversal+ (Will has the same capabilities as the Heart of Kandrakar) | Kilometers to Planetary (Same as before), up to Multiversal+ (Will has the same capabilities as the Heart of Kandrakar, and she threw a piece of cake from Kandrakar to Earth which are in completely different universes that are infinite in size, Taranee's sense of smell allows her to smell danger from universes away, Hay Lin's enhanced hearing allows her to hear conversations in other universe that are infinite in size)
Teamwork: Despite being inexperienced, the Guardians have been shown capable of working as a team effectively. At times they use their numbers to distract their foes in order for another member to land a sneak attack. Will can also use the Heart of Kandrakar to amplify their powers or protect her team with barriers. | Same as before | After receiving their new powers and weapons, the Guardians teamwork became much better, using their weapons in combinationW.I.T.C.H.; Issue 89 with each otherW.I.T.C.H.; Issue 104 and amplifying their effects.
Intelligence: Above Average (Due to being young, the Guardians are inexperienced and occasionally act without thinking, however they are capable of working as a team and using their powers effectively in combat. Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin are some of the smartest kids in their school, the team is capable of coming up with various plans to combat certain foes and tricking others with their abilities. Will excels in combat intelligence the most amongst her allies, only growing more clever and capable as a fighter, even going to teach younger generations how fight with a variety of weapons) 
Weaknesses: The Guardians' powers depend on multiple factors such as their bond as friends and their unity in mind and spirit. Their powers will weaken if they misuse their powers, and they are not at their highest level unless transformed by the power of the Heart of Kandrakar. Her wings are incapable of flight.W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #31 | Same as before | While their power still depends on similar factors as before, the Guardians' powers are now amplified by Will herself and not the Heart of Kandrakar. | None Notable 
Notable Team Attacks/Techniques:
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* Combination Attacks: The Guardians combine their respective elements to make different types of attacks such as sandstorms, lava, and quicksand.W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #62 When channeling their magic together, the Guardians erased the evil magic across an entire planet.
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* Combination Attacks: The Guardians can combine their powers with each other to create dust winds, create a thunder storm,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #95 and other attacks,W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #84 and use their weapons in combination with each other, amplifying their weapons power and causing different effects like rain storms.W.I.T.C.H.; Issue #92
* New Element: When channeling their new magic power together, the girls created an being made of pure energy that is a symbol of their friendship. She is more powerful than the Dark Mother, and is capable of regenerating after being torn apart by the Dark Mother. She is also capable of releasing harmful waves of energy and creating large hand constructs, and petrifying herself and her opponent in stone.
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* Sixtar: After becoming magical sovereigns, the Guardians can fuse into a single entity known as Sixtar, a magic queen with enhanced senses.
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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==References==
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