Guardian Spirit

The Great Sage

The **Guardian Spirit**, or **Guardian** for short, is an NPC that is first heard when the player encounters the Mini "Sassy Child" Slime and is released from the Antique Charm. It gives the player the power to use Jobs, and shows up occasionally to help out afterwards, including letting them get their second and third jobs, and telling the party about the Sprinkles and Safe Spot, and whenever the player has upgraded the Sprinkles/Safe Spot/HP Bananas/MP Candies.

It is unseen, and the player never sees them, though, and they don't really do anything else to help out. Whenever it speaks, its text boxes produce gold light and the Mii Characters look up toward such, presenting it as a bright light shining down on them.

Once the party collects 2,500 faces, gets all Sprinkles, fully upgrades their snacks, and has obtained both the Elven and Vampire charms, the Guardian only shows up again during the ending.

## Sprinkle unlocks

 MP
 Life
 Hyper

## Quotes

### Story

* *Ho ho! Those faces just fly right off of defeated monsters, eh? Whoever owned that face has you to thank for freeing it. Just like with that sassy youngster you helped earlier... Put another way, defeating monsters helps people get their faces back. So keep defeating monsters, and help as many people as you can! Can you do that for me, [Hero]? Ho ho!* (Defeating an enemy other than the Mini "Sassy Child" Slime for the first time)
* *Ho ho! Looks like you're having a tough time there, champ. But don't worry. Help is coming! Buddoh, buhday... budDEE!* (Recruiting the first party member)
* *Ho ho! So you're both still in one piece, eh? You and [Party Member 1] should get to know each other as you journey, The deeper your friendship, the more powerful you will become! Bon voyage! Ho ho!* (After battling with the first party member for the first time)
* *Ho ho! You've got company! It's a new team member! Defeating the Dark Lord would be difficult with only two of you. So I called a new team member to come and join you. Give them a warm welcome.* (Recruiting the second party member)
* *Be sure you make [Party Member 2] feel welcome to the team. By the way, I thought I'd called another member... I wonder what became of them. Well, I'm sure they'll show up eventually. For now, you're a party of three. Ho ho ho.* (After creating the second party member)

### Mechanics (Sprinkles, Safe Spot, Upgrades)

* *Ho ho ho. You've awakened a new power! Use some HP sprinkles to recover before you're KO'd. Be warned, the sprinkles only have a limited number of uses. Make sure you use them wisely! Ho ho ho!* (Unlocking the HP Sprinkles)
* *Ho ho! You've awakened a new power! Without MP, your skills and magic won't be of much use to you! You'll need to watch your MP gauge to win your battles. Make sure to refill using MP sprinkles before you run out. You can use MP Sprinkles during any character's turn. But sprinkles don't last forever, you know. So sprinkle wisely! Ho ho!* (US) / *Ho ho ho. You've awakened a new power! Without MP, your skills and magic won't be of much use to you! You'll need to watch your MP gauge to win your battles. Make sure to refill using MP sprinkles before you run out. Use them wisely! Ho ho ho!* (EU) (Unlocking the MP Sprinkles)
* *Ho ho ho. You've run out of HP completely? If you do, you're done for, and can't continue to fight. But! You can use the Life sprinkles to revive! Life sprinkles are extremely precious. Don't waste them! Ho ho ho!* (Unlocking the Life Sprinkles)
* *Ho ho ho. Facing stronger enemies has awakened a new power within you. The Hyper Sprinkles! Going hyper lets you deal out more damage to enemies. You can really turn a battle around! Ho ho ho!* (Unlocking the Hyper Sprinkles)
* *Ho ho! Being targeted by an enemy? You'll take a big hit if you don't do something... But don't worry! Using the Shield Sprinkles, any damage will magically disappear! Shield Sprinkles will help you if you are targeted. Remember that! Ho ho ho!* (Unlocking the Shield Sprinkles)
* *Ho ho! Is someone acting strangely? It can take some time to get back to normal. If you want to speed up the process, use the Safe Spot. You'll even get a small boost to HP and MP for free! You can use the Safe Spot during any character's turn, but... while someone's in the Safe Spot, you'll be one team member short. Make sure you consider that! Ho ho!* (US) / *Ho ho ho. Is someone acting strangely? It might take some time for them to go back to normal. If you want to speed up the process, use the Safe Spot. You'll even get a small boost to HP and MP for free! But! While someone's in the Safe Spot, you'll be one team member short! Make sure you consider that! Ho ho ho!* (EU) (Unlocking the Safe Spot)

## Trivia

* The Guardian Spirit is voiced in two videos posted on the official Nintendo Channel:
	+ *Tips from the Guardian Spirit: How to Be a True Hero!*
	+ *Tips from the Guardian Spirit: Your Adventure*
* The above is likely the Guardian's canon voice.
	+ The Guardian's voice in these videos is provided by Myles Lowe.