Guardian

The Guardian Monsters are a special group of monsters identified by having "Guardian" (ガーディアン) in their Japanese names.

The core Guardian Monsters were initially released in Dark Crisis and re-released in Dark Revelation 1.Each monster has a corresponding Equip Spell Card (see below), and can only be summoned if that Equip Card is already face-up on the owner's side of the field. The equip does not have to be equipped to their corresponding monster. Each Guardian monster and Equip Spell Card also has their own independent effects.

There are some monsters that were erroneously released with "Guardian" in their names when they are not Guardians.

Guardian Monster Cards

 * Guardian Baou
 * Guardian Ceal
 * Guardian Elma
 * Guardian Grarl
 * Guardian Kay'est
 * Guardian Tryce
 * Guardian Eatos (Guardian Airtos) 
 * Guardian Dreadscythe (Guardian Deathscythe) 

Guardian Equip Cards

 * Butterfly Dagger - Elma
 * Gravity Axe - Grarl
 * Rod of Silence - Kay'est
 * Shooting Star Bow - Ceal
 * Twin Swords of Flashing Light - Tryce
 * Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou
 * Celestial Sword - Eatos 
 * Reaper Scythe - Dreadscythe (Scythe of the Dead God - Deathscythe) 

Support Cards

 * Arsenal Summoner
 * Guardian Force 
 * Guardian Shield 

Guardian Monster Cards

 * Fairy Guardian
 * Guardian Angel Joan
 * Guardian of the Throne Room
 * Guardian Sphinx
 * Guardian Statue
 * Lost Guardian
 * Metal Guardian
 * Skull Guardian

Support Cards

 * Novox's Prayer

Non-Guardian Cards in the TCG

 * Celtic Guardian
 * Guardian of the Labyrinth
 * The Reliable Guardian
 * Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1
 * Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #2

(Despite having Guardian in their names, these cards are not considered Guardians because they do not fulfill Arsenal Summoner's requirement.)

Gate Guardian
Gate Guardian is a giant powerful monster that can be created from three powerful monsters:


 * Kazejin
 * Suijin
 * Sanga of the Thunder

In the Yu-gi-oh! GX anime, when Gate Guardian is destroyed, another monster can be special summoned in its place.


 * Dark Guardian
 * Dark Element

In the video game, Gate Guardian was a ritual monster that required a ritual spell card:


 * Gate Guardian Ritual