Guardians

Guardians (not to be entirely confused with legal guardians) are characters who guard treasures, rare items or entire areas. 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 the Protective villains, who protect and care about individuals. Guardians are not necessarily protective at all times; in fact, most are Failure-Intolerant. And unlike Protective villains, Guardians can still become Pure Evil (e.g. Lord Voldemort, Makuta Teridax and Red Skull).