Guardian

HP 200
Gil 400 gil
Experience 1,224
Size Small
Damage 25
Attack Status Paralysis (Status)
Hit Rate 2×108%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 40
Evade 36%
Magic Defense 55%
Morale 200
Elemental Vulnerability
Lightning
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Tower of Mirage
Flying Fortress
Guardians are a strange, robotic enemy. They have very high Defense which makes them somewhat difficult to kill, but they don't deal much damage. They can Paralyze with their attacks, though by this point in the game your characters have enough Magic Defense to make this a rarity. You can try softening up groups of Guardians with Lightning Spells, but their Magic Defense will make this a difficult proposition.
Compare Guardian to other Monsters
Random Encounters: With Guardian – 4 shown
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Avg. Gil
Flying Fortress 3F Soldier ×1, Guardian ×0–1 18.8% +0% Yes 4,612 2,200 gil
Flying Fortress 4F Soldier ×1, Guardian ×0–1 18.8% +0% Yes 4,612 2,200 gil
Tower of Mirage 2F Guardian ×2–5 18.8% +0% Yes 4,284 1,400 gil
Tower of Mirage 1F Guardian ×2–5 9.4% +0% Yes 4,284 1,400 gil
Chimera Blue Dragon

Related

Soldier

HP 400
Gil 2,000 gil
Experience 4,000
Size Small
Damage 102
Hit Rate 1×128%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 48
Evade 48%
Magic Defense 80%
Morale 150 (may run if party is level 35 or higher)
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Ice
Lightning
Earth
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Flying Fortress
Don't be fooled into thinking that Soldiers are just better versions of Guardians. Instead of multiple weak attacks that Paralyze, Soldiers get a single attack that dishes out extreme damage. Their Defense and HP are high enough to make them tough to take down, and magic is basically useless. Fortunately you'll only ever see one at a time, possibly accompanied by a weaker Guardian. Don't take these foes lightly.

GUARD

Sprite
HP 200
Gold 400 G
Experience 1,224
Absorb 40 Evade 36% Magic Def. 55%
Damage 25–50×2 Hit 108%
Attack Status Paralysis (Lightning)
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Morale 200
Elemental Vulnerability
Lightning
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Mirage Tower
Floating Castle
GUARDS are a rare late-game enemy that is more vulnerable to magic than physical attacks. LIT3 will devastate their ranks. The Zeus Gauntlet or Thor Hammer can help clean up what's left.

Guardian

HP 12,000
Level 81
Job Level 1
Gil 5,600 gil
Experience 5,400
Intelligence 42
Mind 42
Attack Power 163
Attacks/Accuracy 10×80% (8.0)
Defense 11
Evasion 5×30% (1.5)
Magic Defense 48
Magic Resistance 2×40% (0.8)
Special Attack Rate 99%
Special Attacks Quake (56.2%), Cura (25.0%), Reflect (18.8%)
Stolen Item Potion
Elemental Vulnerability

Guardian

Monsters
Guardian
Monster LV 71
Run Difficulty 6
Does not appear on the veldt

Guardian

Monsters
Guardian
Monster LV 67
Magic Points 7
Can't Run
Does not appear on the veldt

Guardian

Sprite
HP 50,000 MP 5,000 LV 71
Bat.Pwr 250 (9,684) Hit Rate 100
Special Hit Effect Battle ×1.5 (14,526)
Defense 235 Evade % 50 (not used)
Mag.Def 185 MBlock% 50
Vulnerability: Physical 16% Magic 55%
Vigor 56–63 Speed 50 Stamina 40 Mag.Pwr 10
Elemental Vulnerability
Can't Control, Can't Scan, Can't Suplex
Run Difficulty 6
Encountered In Imperial Palace, Vector
The Guardian is utterly invincible in the World of Balance. It will usually counter Fight by attacking, but otherwise just sits there. Its attacks should be horrendously powerful, but due to a bug are much more reasonable. Make no mistake, though—if you fight the Guardian here, you will lose.

Guardian

Sprite
HP 60,000 MP 5,200 LV 67
Bat.Pwr 13 (909) Hit Rate 100
Special Ink Effect Battle ×1.5 (1,364)
Defense 150 Evade % 0 (not used)
Mag.Def 150 MBlock% 0
Vulnerability: Physical 82% Magic 82%
Vigor 56–63 Speed 80 Stamina 40 Mag.Pwr 25
Elemental Vulnerability
Thunder
Water
Steal Force Armor (7/8), Ribbon (1/8)
Can't Control
Counter Attacks
Attack: Battle (1/3)
Run Difficulty Can't Run
Encountered In Kefka's Tower
The Guardian uses various battle programs based on previous bosses. Its attacks start getting dangerous with Ultros's Tentacle and continue to increase over time. Destroy it with Thunder or Water quickly before things get out of hand.

Guardian

Type Normal Battle
Experience 940
AP 60
Gil 500 gil
Run Difficulty ×1
Level 40
Row 1
Guardian
Fought In
Underwater Reactor

Guardian

Level 40 HP 4,000 MP 340
Attack 80 (380) Magic atk 66 (636)
Defense 76 (85%) Magic def 80 (84%)
Defense% 8% Dexterity 67 Luck 10
EXP 940 AP 60 Gil 500
Abilities Rocket Punch (345), W Rocket Punch (345), Jumping Blow (345), Power Plus, Vanish
Status Defend: Sleep, Small, Confusion, Slow, Darkness, Frog, Stop, Poison, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury
Encountered In Underwater Reactor