Guardians

Guardians (not to be entirely confused with legal guardians) are characters who guard treasures, rare items, entire areas or certain persons. They may be noble but some are also malevolent; many of them have little personality outside their roles as Guardians (e.g. Pale Man). Once crossed, many Guardians will not relent and may fight to the death to defend their prizes.

Editing Note: Do not confuse Guardians with Protective villains, who protect and care about individuals. Guardians are not necessarily protective at all times; in fact, most are Failure-Intolerant. Unlike Protective villains, Guardians can be Pure Evil because their main reason as to why they guard important items is because they can gain value from them, rather than out of genuine care.