I think it's very cool that it just kind of appeared back in KH and we acknowledge it's symbiotic affect with versions of Xehanort even though we really have no idea what it is. It's kind of a meta way of introducing a character without ever directly referring to it. The only time we interact with the Guardian is via combat.
However, we can speculate, as we are good at that. Xehanort's Guardian (as that's what the wiki calls it and I like the wiki so we're gonna call it that) has appeared in defense of Ansem SOD (Xehanort's Heartless) and Terranort. We see that Terranort was the first appearance of it in chronology, although we don't exactly have enough evidence to say that Master Xehanort has never used it.
Some speculate that the Guardian is MX's Keyblade, and this may have something to do with it, but we see that it only appears with Ansem and Terranort. It does not appear with Xemnas or Young Xehanort, so this could mean that it is Xehanort's hearts darkness made form. What makes Xehanort so special that he essentially makes a psuedo-heartless out of his heart? Why can Ansem, a heartless, effectively create it's own bodyguard heartless. Would it be fair to refer to Ansem SOD as Ansem and the Guardian instead?
I can't help but think the Guardian will be explained as Master Xehanort's companion that he created to journey with him to other worlds. I think we'll be shown that darkness is not all bad and that the Guardian always protected MX from danger and was friendly, but somewhere along the line MX began to lose his way and the Guardian's angry appearance began to reflect that.
Plus, what's up with the bandages?
However, we can speculate, as we are good at that. Xehanort's Guardian (as that's what the wiki calls it and I like the wiki so we're gonna call it that) has appeared in defense of Ansem SOD (Xehanort's Heartless) and Terranort. We see that Terranort was the first appearance of it in chronology, although we don't exactly have enough evidence to say that Master Xehanort has never used it.
Some speculate that the Guardian is MX's Keyblade, and this may have something to do with it, but we see that it only appears with Ansem and Terranort. It does not appear with Xemnas or Young Xehanort, so this could mean that it is Xehanort's hearts darkness made form. What makes Xehanort so special that he essentially makes a psuedo-heartless out of his heart? Why can Ansem, a heartless, effectively create it's own bodyguard heartless. Would it be fair to refer to Ansem SOD as Ansem and the Guardian instead?
I can't help but think the Guardian will be explained as Master Xehanort's companion that he created to journey with him to other worlds. I think we'll be shown that darkness is not all bad and that the Guardian always protected MX from danger and was friendly, but somewhere along the line MX began to lose his way and the Guardian's angry appearance began to reflect that.
Plus, what's up with the bandages?