-- ReginaldGusto - 08 Nov 2015

“Through the dust and the smoke of this man-made hell
Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well
Grabbed a saggin' timber, gave out with a groan
And like a giant oak tree he just stood there alone, big John
(Big John, big John) big bad John (big John)
And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove
Then a miner yelled out, there's a light up above
And twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave
Now there's only one left down there to save, big John.”

—Jimmy Dean

“Some of my Brothers and Sisters talk to Father often. These creatures are slightly better balanced than the rest of us, and they perform unparalleled service. If only they were more appreciated.”

—Nibiru Yog Sothoth

The Guardian

A Guardian Kaiju is one of the subgenre of Kaiju that really wants to do good. He frequently feels out of sync with the Conscious world, as if he does not truly belong, because the Humans are afraid of his terrifying form. To them, he looks like a monster. Even so, he longs to fit in in the Conscious world, because, for better or worse, he really likes Humans.
The Guardian will usually have some form of Human contact. The first and most obvious is his ward, a child, family, minority, or other people in need of protection, guidance, or other surrogate parentage whom he protects. The others are his Human Allies, who usually have their own difficulties as well. Such characters may be ex-military, especially Special Forces, or reformed/redeemed criminals, or others of great brilliance who were expected to go far in their field but got out because of a crisis of emotion, like a Wall-Street stock trader who grew weary of the lies, theft, and underhanded dealings, or a Doctor who had a crisis after accidentally killing a patient in some freak accident. An example of each from Pete's Dragon would be of course Pete, the child ward, and Lampy, played by Micky Roony, who had once been a great lighthouse keeper, but fell into alcoholism and dejection until Elliott and Pete showed up.
The ward characters will likely do very well with a Guardian Kaiju, as it is exactly what he or she needs, and he or she will need the Guardian without shame. The adult, however, will have to need without shame in order to benefit from the Guardian's presence, and get up off the mat of his own defeat. The adult allies, much like the Guardian Kaiju, will likely be suffering from acute PTSD stemming from one major event. It will be the job of friends and family to guide such characters to self-awareness, and away from falling back to the poisons sought by the Dragon Kaiju. Usually a treatment regimen for depression and anxiety will be a good start.

Eruption:

The eruption of a Guardian is always impressive. The first thing he or she does when he cuts loose is he looms. He Towers. He or she Interposes, loudly, proudly, very very visibly, and unmistakably. If he's looking at you when he does, you better bow out because that look is your last chance to do so.
You don't hear a Guardian roar very often. They prefer a peaceful existence, but peace is hard for them to come by. Others think they look like monsters, and so the rare soul who likes and trusts them, and shows them kindness, has a friend forever. Whether it be Optimus Prime protecting Earth from Decepticons, Elliott the Dragon protecting orphans from abusive adoptive parents, a Ron Perlman character protecting Linda Hamilton or a whore from Sin City, or The Beast protecting Belle from wolves, when they arrive on the scene in protective mode, everyone knows it, because the first tactic of a protector is to let the aggressor know that there is protector present, and he means business. If he can scare off the aggressor that way, he won't have to resort to violence--but if he does, be somewhere else.
A Guardian, unlike a Dragon, understands his need, feels no shame in it, and seeks the Human connection and interaction without reservation. He also seeks to help others achieve that need without shame as well. Only those who can need without shame can get close to him, though he may have varying strengths of alliance with other creatures who do not. What a Guardian seeks is connection, friendship, and he will defend his connections as fiercely as he would his own children--in some cases, he or she may actually think of his wards as his children. But the secret is he does this to make up for his own loss, his own pain and fears. Protecting others is therapy for him, because he is secretly acting out the protection of himself, as well as actually protecting the few people who love him. When a Guardian erupts, you have that one moment of his announcing his presence to bring peace to the situation. If you cannot do that, help or get out of the way. Protecting his wards while he fights or guarding his back will earn you much with him. Afterwards, when the fight is over, is when he will be most vulnerable--no doubt the military will have been called out to deal with him. This is when your help is most needed, to defuse the situation peacefully and safely.

Details:

Domain: “Fence-line,” “Beat.”
Celestial Counterpart: “The Angel.”
Title: Just be polite. Sir or Ma’am is usually enough. Wards or Allies might call them something more familiar.
Human Support Structure: “Wards,” “Allies,” “Flock.”
Trigger: Anger, threat to flock.
Manifestation: Transformation or Permanence

Subgenre Features:

The Guardian must take Roar, and repulsive form. (You are free to describe your Kaiju in non-repulsive terms; for example, Disney’s Elliott the Dragon was not hideous, but he was still frightening to the townspeople until they got to know him. The idea is that when people first meet you, they are taken aback.)

Artistic examples:
Optimus Prime
Elliott the dragon
Darth Vader (an example of a dark version)
The Punisher
Batman