Protector

> "I'm a Protector, for crying out loud! It's not only my right, but my responsibility to protect and serve the community! That's my job!" - Chroma Key[1]
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## Protectors

2D group art of the current members of the Protectors.

## Employees

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The **Protectors** are a group of powered-up diminutives who primarily serve as bodyguards for weaker characters for any purpose, created by BabyLuigiOnFire. They are currently a six-person team lead by Dark Light, and all of them are warriors who have seen plenty of combat. They typically consist of small characters who look like Baby Luigi, though they historically consisted of a more diverse cast of members. All Protectors don golden wings, energy bracelets that house sharp blades, capes with leaves and a purple glow, and distinguishable markings on their hat.

Their rival organization is the Preservers, which is led by Grayscale.

## Members

### Official

This list of official members is organized by descending commanding order.

## Background

The Protectors were founded by Grayscale, an ambitious diminutive. Determined to help people out, Grayscale has learned and practiced all of the secrets and techniques of being a Protector, such as constructing a base, forging weapons, activating the energy blades, and other processes that enable the transformation of a character to a Protector. However, she has fine-tuned the transformation to fit her own species of humanoids, and the result of that is that most Protectors don a Baby Luigi-like appearance due to the specialization. Grayscale eventually recruited many characters when she needed people to help her out, causing the group to expand and consist of many members.

Over time, however, Grayscale's ambitions expanded and as a result, became a casualty of stress due to her workaholicism and some exposure to "poisonous ideals". Grayscale eventually turned her goals to her idea of perfection, and started having stricter standards on being a Protector. She became colder and more distant due to her jaded personality from being overworked, and as a result, viewed Protectors as an extension of her goals rather than individuals. She eventually started kicking members out, and due to fear of them spreading negative views that would bolster her increasing insecurities, the ex-Protectors seemingly disappeared after they had been kicked out, likely from her executing them in secret.

Dark Light had become a member during the latter phase of Grayscale's command. She served as Grayscale's Lieutenant Commander, and had done her job well since she shares much of Grayscale's rhetoric and had mastered it, though she has witnessed the disappearance of the Protectors and questioned the morality of the actions as well as starting to investigate their disappearance through the records kept. Dark Light then secretly noted that Grayscale changed her goal once more, aiming for increasing her power and stronghold as a Protector and became obsessed with magic, practicing her skills everyday.

Dark Light eventually found a time to usurp her rule, ambushing her in the middle of the night with her energy blades. Due to her skill, she was able to incapacitate Grayscale and the other, obedient Protectors who came to Grayscale's defense. Grayscale and the other Protectors were then eventually called for an arrest by Dark Light after she had looked into their records (who is not a cop yet), and they were tried and exiled to various locations. Due to the crimes Grayscale committed, the Protector name has been tarnished in that city, while Dark Light moved away from the city and into a forest named Wild Woods, leading a secluded life until the now-current members found out about Dark Light and the Protectors now living in the forest.

It was eventually they moved into Mushroom City, due to opportunity, city life, and a population filled with people who potentially needed Protection.

## Gallery

A banner featuring all (official) ProtectorsA drawing of the Protectors in summer apparel.3D group art of the Protectors.
## Trivia

* Despite all of the official Protectors being created by  BabyLuigiOnFire, Chroma Key was created by Long John Spaghetti.
* Several of Godmoddin' Georgie's characters demanded to become Protectors, leading to Dark Light getting a restraining order against them and almost going down the same dark path Grayscale did.
* Jimbo was a big fan of the Protectors ever since he mortally wounded one.

## Other

* A hypothetical scenario involving the Protectors initially facing off against Galeem.