Forum:Trust Guardian, two questions

I have two questions, one of clarification, and one that I don't think has been asked. I checked thoroughly.

Example: I Synchro Summon Arcanite Magician with Trust Guardian and Breaker, the Magical Warrior. Arcanite Magician can lose 400 atk and def once. The next time TG's effect kicks in, it cannot. By the rulings, it's still protected even though it cannot lose the atk and def. Is this correct? It seems the losing the atk and def is merely a side effect and not a cost or requirement for the protection to resolve.

Secondly, same situation. When TG's effect activates for the second time, does Arcanite Magician still lose 400 def even though it could not lose 400 atk? I don't think it would, considering those effects are not separate, but part of the same effect. If one part cannot resolve, the other can't either.

Thanks for the help!Snowpaw (talk • contribs) 06:55, December 27, 2011 (UTC)