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Cave of Wonders Guardian
Japanese	タイガーヘッド
Rōmaji	Taigā Heddo
Translation	Tiger Head
Voice actors	(En:) Frank Welker (2003 Pilot)[1]
Homeworld	Agrabah
Origin	Aladdin (1992)
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts coded Kingdom Hearts Dark Road
KH tracks Battle theme - Arabian Dream

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Agrabah	380	18		15	26		400
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0.49		x0.5			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x0.04	x0.3		x0.5			x0.5
World(s)
Agrabah

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Agrabah	380	17		14	27		400
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0.49		x0.5			x0.5
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x0.02	x0.2		x0.5			x0.5
World(s)
Agrabah

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Agrabah	380	17		15	26		400
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0.49		x0.5			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x0.04	x0.3		x0.5			x0.5
World(s)
Agrabah

The Cave of Wonders Guardian is the living entrance to the Cave of Wonders. It appears as a boss in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts coded. It is one of only eight enemies in Kingdom Hearts which do not have entries in Jiminy's Journal.

Story

Kingdom Hearts Union χ

When Player hands Jafar the second half of a golden scarab, it flies off and causes the Cave of Wonders Guardian to rise from the ground. Jafar tells Player to head inside to get the magic lamp, but the Cave of Wonders Guardian refuses to let them in, stating only the "diamond in the rough" may enter, and sinks back in the sand. Later, Jafar, disguised as an old man, frees Aladdin from prison and brings him to the cave to collect the lamp. The Cave of Wonders Guardian grants entrance to Aladdin, telling him to only get the lamp, and turns into the entrance to the cave. Inside, Abu grabs a jewel, causing the cave to collapse, and the Guardian to sink back in the sand with Aladdin and Player inside.

Kingdom Hearts

Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Aladdin fight the Cave of Wonders Guardian after it was taken over by the Heartless and tried to destroy them. Once they destroy the dark power's source, the guardian returns to being an entrance to the Cave of Wonders.

Design

The Cave of Wonders Guardian resembles a massive tiger's head. In Aladdin, its eyes are shown to be the two halves of a scarab talisman used to find it. It is comprised entirely of sand, though it appears to be dark blue because the area around the Cave of Wonders is always seen at night. Its mouth, which is lined with sharp teeth, houses a staircase into the cave, and the lights from within the cave give off a dim glow visible from the Guardian's throat.

The Guardian's name clearly reflects its position as the entryway and guard of the Cave of Wonders. Its Japanese name, "Tiger Head", obviously references its appearance.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts

While hijacked by the Heartless, the Cave of Wonders Guardian will emit lasers from its eyes, similar to the Stealth Sneak. It can either be reflected (particularly using Guard), or simply avoided. To attack the Cave of Wonders, Sora needs to climb up its side, and then strike its eyes. Try to stay on its head to avoid the shooting lasers, exhaling fire and summoning Heartless. If having difficulty climbing up the side of the Cave of Wonders, wait until it dives its head down into the ground. Once this happens, climb up the back of its head.

Sora can go around to the back of the head and try and jump on its back, then run up to the head and attack. If Sora is on its head, it will occasionally shake him off. Just climb back up and continue attacking its eyes. Alternatively, stand back and lock onto the eyes, and use the Fire spell from a distance. If running low on health, defeat some of the nearby Heartless for some HP Orbs or simply use Cure. After freeing both of the eyes of darkness, the battle will end, and the guardian will no longer attack Sora and his friends.

Technique		Element	Tech	Power Bonus	Guard?
Jaw Swing (アゴ振り, Ago Furi)		None	—	6	Preventable (Recoil: 0)
		Swings its head to strike with its jaw.
Dark Laser (ダークレーザー, Dāku Rēzā)		Dark	x0.02[KH I] x0.006[KH I FM]	4	Returnable (Recoil: 0)
		Fires beams from its eyes that chase opponents.
Hot Sand (熱砂, Nessa)		Fire	—	8	Preventable (Recoil: 0)
		After eating sand, spits it out of its mouth.
Guard: Repellable = Can be blocked and interrupted; Returnable = Can be blocked and deflected back; Preventable = Blockable by Goofy's shield only.

Origin

The Cave of Wonders Guardian first appeared in Aladdin as a minor character, voiced by Frank Welker. At the start of the film, Jafar summons the Guardian by combining half of a golden scarab that he owns with a servant named Gazeem's half. It warns that only the diamond in the rough may enter, but when Gazeem is then sent into the Guardian's mouth, it swallows him whole since he is not the one it spoke of. Later, a disguised Jafar finds the real diamond in the rough, Aladdin, and sends him into the cave to get the lamp in exchange for treasure. Although it warns Aladdin to touch nothing but the lamp, a greedy Abu touches a ruby, forcing Aladdin to flee as the cave collapses. Aladdin then hangs on the ledge of the mouth asking for Jafar's help. Jafar then tries to stab Aladdin, but is thwarted by Abu, who steals the lamp. The Cave then disappears into the sand, but Aladdin escapes with Genie's help.

Video

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  The Cave of Wonders Guardian in the Kingdom Hearts II manga.

References

• Entelechy
• Agrabah
• Disney characters
• Kingdom Hearts characters
• Kingdom Hearts coded characters
• Kingdom Hearts Dark Road characters
• Kingdom Hearts bosses
• Disney bosses

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