Guardian Form
Toy Box Monstropolis The Caribbean San Fransokyo
Japanese	ガーディアンフォ一ム
Rōmaji	Gādian Fōmu
Keyblades	Hero's Origin,Hunny Spout,Classic Tone

Guardian Form is a Form specializing in defensive techniques which appears inKingdom Hearts III. It is triggered byHero's Origin,Hunny Spout, andClassic Tone.

TheFormchanges areCounter Shield (Hero's Origin),Hunny Blasters andHunny Launcher (Hunny Spout),Boom Hammer andClock Drill (Classic Tone).

Development[edit]

Guardian Form was referred to asGuard Form (ガードフォーム, Gādo Fōmu^?) in early gameplay notes.^[1]

Design[edit]

Main article:Form:Sora

Guardian Form turns Sora's coat, gloves, and shoes yellow, with a grey checkered diamond pattern on his pants. Three grey diamonds are also shown on top of each sleeve.

Guardian Form alters Sora's appearance in other worlds:

• In hisToy Box form, Sora's jacket turns into a lemon yellow and his blocks are golden yellow and black.

• In hisMonstropolis form, Sora's jacket turns to Guardian Form, and his fur turns neon yellow with orange stripes.

• In hisThe Caribbean form, Sora's cuffs and bandana turn to a dark yellow color, and the coattail also has a diamond checker pattern on it. His waistcoat turns yellow and black. Sora's hat also has three diamonds on it with crossing diagonal lines going through them.

The name refers to the form's defensive abilities.

Mechanics[edit]

Guardian Form is focused on Sora's defensive capabilities, granting abilities such as Second Chance, Withstand Combo, Defender, and its unique abilities Barrier and Counter Blast.

Abilities[edit]

Abilities
Ability		Description
Aerial Recovery		Press after taking damage in the air to right yourself.
Barrier		Press to guard against attacks from all directions.
Counter Blast		Press after a successful block to send surrounding foes flying. (Reprisal)
High Jump		Leap high into the air. The longer you hold, the higher the jump.
Combo Master		Continue combos even if your swings miss the enemy.
Second Chance		Always retain at least 1 HP if you are hit while you have 2 HP or more.
Withstand Combo		Always retain at least 1 HP if you are hit while you have 2 HP or more. You will remain protected throughout the enemy's combo.
Hidden Potential		Gain additional Strength and Magic when battling powerful foes.
Defender		Potentially increase Defense by 2 when your HP is at 25% or below. Stack the ability to increase the odds.

Strategy[edit]

Guardian Form is primarily centered around defense and survivability. Guardian Form prioritizes guarding more than dodging, as its abilities Barrier and Counter Blast grant greater versatility when guarding and counterattacking. As Guardian Form can be accessed very early through Hero's Origin, most of Guardian Form's support abilities provide the most utility early on when such abilities would normally not otherwise be gained, such as the immensely usefulSecond Chance andWithstand Combo. Even when Sora is higher level, such abilities are still valuable assets of Guardian Form especially if Sora did not choose Power of the Guardian during theDive to the Heart.

When survivability is needed most, it may be helpful to equip Keyblades with Guardian Form Formchanges over Keyblades with similar Formchanges belonging to other Forms, such asHunny Spout overShooting Star, orClassic Tone overFavorite Deputy.

Notes and references[edit]

• Forms