| “ | Who shall awaken the Guardian most terrible? | ” |
| —Base game version | ||
| “ | The Guardian can only be recharged to life by the Son of Osiris. | ” |
| —New Atlantis version | ||
The Guardian is an unconstructable building featured in Age of Mythology and its expansion, The Titans. It can be found in the campaigns and the Scenario Editor.
It can be activated via two different methods in each campaign, turning into the unit Guardian.
Campaign appearances[]
Fall of the Trident[]
During The Lost Relic, the first scenario of the Egyptian section of the Fall of the Trident campaign, Arkantos, Ajax, and Chiron encounter Amanra, a Nubian mercenary captain, that tries to excavate a mysterious sword, while defending the surrounding oasis from Kemsyt's bandits. As soon as it is unearthed, it is revealed that the sword belongs to a minor jackal-headed deity known as the Guardian.
In the following scenario, Light Sleeper, the Heroes try to return the sword to the Guardian, in order to awaken him, so that he can stop Kemsyt's army. Kemsyt attempted to stop them, destroying all the villages in his path, but he is too late and the Guardian destroys his army, forcing him to flee.
The New Atlantis[]
In the Cerberus scenario of the The New Atlantis campaign, the Guardian returns, but this time the Guardian is slightly larger and glows green-blue. His help is needed once again when Cerberus has been unleashed in Egypt and is destroying everything in its path. A Son of Osiris is used to slowly bring the Guardian awake. When the Guardian is awoken, he's able to destroy the Titan with ease.
History[]
Guardian[]
| “ | It is written "While he sleeps, he waits." The Guardian will awaken once a great relic is returned to him: a sword, stolen and buried hundreds of years ago in the vast Egyptian desert. The guardian will serve whomever returns his prized possession. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Guardian XP[]
| “ | Once unable to awaken until the Guardian Sword was returned, now the Guardian can only be animated by the Son of Osiris. He will serve with a power unmatched - even by the lesser Titans. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- The Guardian is either Anubis himself or an avatar of him, as the Guardian bears a similar appearance, and one of the roles of Anubis was as the "Guardian of the Scales".
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