Kingdom Hearts II
Guardian Soul
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"Has great strength, increasing the amount of damage dealt from Reaction Commands." [KH II]
"Has great strength, increasing the amount of damage dealt from Reaction Commands by 50%." [KH II FM]
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| Token
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| Japanese
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ガーディアンソウル
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| Rōmaji
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Gādian Souru
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| Stats
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| Strength
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Magic
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Length
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| +5
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+1
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156
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| Ability
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| Reaction Boost
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| Obtained
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| Defeat Hades.
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The Guardian Soul is a Keychain for Sora's Keyblade that appears in Kingdom Hearts II.
Design
The blade is similar to Auron's strongest weapon in Final Fantasy X, the Masamune. The hilt guard is an ogre-like face, with yellow eyes and fin like extrusions, while the token is Auron's jug of sake. The white symbol on the blade is a stylized hitodama, a depiction of a human soul as a fiery orb. In addition, the sparks that appear when the blade strikes an opponent are Yevon symbols, a reference to the main plot of Final Fantasy X, despite that Auron was instrumental in revealing the sinister truth of the religion.
The name references Auron's former occupation as a Guardian for Yuna and Braska in Final Fantasy X. As he was an unsent soul in that game and is a soul in the Underworld in Kingdom Hearts II, the name actually serves as a nod to Auron himself; he is a literal guardian soul.
Gameplay
The Guardian Soul can be useful in many situations, as it has a fairly good reach and (with a strength stat of +5) has the roughly third highest strength bonus in the game (while other Keyblades also have +5 strength boost, such as the Sleeping Lion and Rumbling Rose, very few are any higher than this). Furthermore, its Reaction Boost ability increases damage dealt from reaction commands, therefore making such fights like the Master Control Program battle easier.
Other appearances
Play Arts Figures
The Guardian Soul is one of the Keyblades packaged with the Series 1 Play Arts Figures Master Form figure.
Gallery
Concept art of the Guardian Soul.
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