| Guardians | |
|---|---|
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| Basic Info | |
| Role | Help advance events in the Dream Park and surrounding areas, unlocking more of it in the process |
| Collectibles | None |
| Events | None |
| Location |
Dream Park |
| Other | |
| Size | Varies (Mostly standard, although Sere, Hesu and Hine appear large) |
| Killable? | No |
The Guardians are a group of secret NPCs appearing in the Dream Park and worlds connected to it. They act as important characters in the series of maps surrounding the Dream Park, unlocking various parts of it. They are usually split in three categories, the Grand Guardians, the Five Guardians and the Lesser Guardians.
All of them have the same color scheme, having a dark purple body and red eyes. Their shape is different for each guardian, however.
List of Guardians
The Grand Guardians
The Grand Guardians are two mysterious entities who have not been seen physically yet. They only appear on stone tablets and in peepholes as images. They are usually depicted as being more important than even the Five Guardians, appearing either at the top or in the center of formations featuring them. The appearance of two tablets featuring them near two locked doors at the end of the Sacred Crypt might indicate that they currently reside here.
Shin
Shin is one of the two Grand Guardians. It ressembles a reversed C or a macaroni with 4 eyes lining its side. Much like Sotsu, its appearance is relatively simple compared to the other Guardians, ressembling simple shapes or bacteria more than the complex beings seen elsewhere.
Sotsu
Sotsu is one of the two Grand Guardians. It ressembles a rectangle with thicker ends, with 4 eyes lining its side. Much like Shin, its appearance is relatively simple compared to the other Guardians, ressembling simple shapes or bacteria more than the complex beings seen elsewhere.
The Five Guardians
The Five Guardians are the most prominent guardians of the Dream Park. Unlike the Lesser or Grand Guardians, their imagery appear commonly across the Dream Park, and they are the only ones to appear in the main area of the Guardians' Temple, not just in its Hidden Shrine. Each of them possess a shrine hidden in each part of the Dream Park and in the Shadowy Caves, Each of them being discovered is requiring in order to open the Guardians' Temple and hatch the Egg.
After the re-construction of the Egg in the Hidden Shrine, returning to their respective shrine leads Urotsuki to the Guardians' Realm, with each Guardian having its own version of the world. In this realm, Urotsuki can unseal each of the Five Guardians, opening the door to the Sacred Crypt.
Koro
Koro is one of the Five Guardians. It ressembles a sphere with eyes, with an anchor attached to a chain coming from the top of its head. It is found in the Shadowy Caves, hidden in one of the tunnels filled with Puni. Its associated quote reads: "If you cannot beat them, join them.", likely referencing its habitat being among the hostile Wireframe Robots.
Its realm is covered in chains, large flames, either yellow or blue in color and the ground found in the Shadowy Caves.
Kuta
Kuta is one of the Five Guardians. While at a glance it might ressemble a sort of insect with a singular vertical tail, its secondary image reveals it to be two small bipdel beings fused together at the head. It is found in the nothern part of the Dream Park, hidden in one of the house. Its associated quote reads: "If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.", referencing its status as two beings.
Its realm is composed out of plants, hanging structures vaguely shaped like itself, various structures composed out of primarily two elements and the checkerboard ground found in the house containing its shrine.
Nie
Nie is one of the Five Guardians. It ressembles a sort of legless creature with several tentacles for limbs and a beak-like mouth at the top. It is found in the southern part of the Dream Park, found after attacking some statues depicting itself. Its associated quote reads: "Out of the mouth comes evil.", referencing its shrine being unavailable if Urotsuki hasn't killed a large amount of beings and through destroying one of its statues.
Its realm is composed out of grass, bodies of water, tentacles and statues of itself, both intact and shattered.
Nome
Nome is one of the Five Guardians. It ressembles a sort of fat, two legged creature with several tentacles for limbs and a singular eye. It is found in the western part of the Dream Park, found via entering the area through the sewer maze of the Apartments. Its associated quote reads: "It is no use crying over spilt milk.", possibly referencing its aquatic habitat.
Its realm is composed out of grass, bodies of water, water faucets and several bottles containing liquids, sometimes floating in bubbles.
Risa
Risa is one of the Five Guardians. It ressembles a humanoid in a dress, with a large hand coming out of its back. It is found in the eastern part of the Dream Park, found after traversing a looping path and opening the way to it through various effects. Its associated quote reads: "Let sleeping dogs lie.", possibly referencing how isolated and hard to reach its shrine is.
Its realm is composed out of the white ground found in its original shrine and of floating pixel-like entities.
The Lesser Guardians
The Lesser Guardians are a larger group of Guardians. They are usually given less importance compared to the Five Guardians, usually portrayed as below or outside the Five Guardians and the Grand Guardians. They are also more hidden and are found in several groups in physical locations, as opposed to having dedicated realms.
Each group of Lesser Guardians occupy a single world: either the Abyss of Farewells, the Birthday Tower or the Dice World. The groups are composed out of three members, one "wild" Guardian that appears somewhere in the world, one "shrined" Guardian, which inhabits a shrine in the area, and one "sealed" Guardian, that starts off in an inactive state somewhere in the area before being unsealed by Urotsuki at the end. Unsealing each of the "sealed" Guardians is required to open the door to the Sacred Crypt. Interacting with the "shrined" Guardians causes them to appear in certain areas of the Dream Park proper.
Homi
Homi is the "wild" Lesser Guardian inhabiting the Birthday Tower. It ressembles two blobs with two eyes, coming out of holes it seemingly creates. It is found in one of the rooms of the tower, first appearing as two empty holes before showing itself when Urotsuki leaves. Their holes change positions each time Urotsuki re-enters the room.
Wofu
Wofu is the "shrined" Lesser Guardian inhabiting the Birthday Tower. It ressembles a teardrop with three eyes and features an helicopter-like appendages, which it uses to fly. It is found in the shrine of the tower. After interaction with Urotsuki, it will appear in the tree section and the maze section of the Dream Park, slowly following Urotsuki in each of these areas.
Sere
Sere is the "sealed" Lesser Guardian inhabiting the Birthday Tower. Its sealed form ressembles a floating balloon, whereas its unsealed form ressembles a large snake with a single eye and four wings around its head. It is found in several places in the tower, blocking Urotsuki's path and requiring her to interact with it before she can move ahead. At the end of the trip, it is unsealed and takes its giant form, coiled around the strawberry at the top of the tower. Its associated quote reads: "To advance unobstructed", likely referencing its obstructing Urotsuki's path at first.
Amo
Amo is the "wild" Lesser Guardian inhabitating the Dice World. It ressembles a two-eyed blob with a hook on top of its head, which it uses to hook on rails. It is found on the "1" side of the dice, hanging from the rail there.
China
China is the "shrined" Lesser Guardian inhabitating the Dice World. It ressembles a plant with two stalks, each containing an eye. It is found in the shrine on the "2" side of the dice, referencing its dual nature. After interaction with Urotsuki, it will appear in various places of the Dream Park, static.
Yoru
Yoru is the "sealed" Lesser Guardian inhabitating the Dice World. Its sealed form ressembles three simple transparent flames, whereas its unsealed form ressembles three wisps with an eye each. It appears hidden in several places of the dice, before being retrieved on the "3" side where it reveals its true form. Its associated quote reads: "Two heads are better than one", likely referencing the numbers-based nature of the world and both Yoru and China being multiple creatures in one.
Hine
Hine is the "wild" Lesser Guardian inhabitating the Abyss of Farewells. It ressembles a large quadrupedal beast with a large hand for a tail. It is found in one of the rooms of the abyss, surrounded by unconscious Puni.
Uwa
Uwa is the "shrined" Lesser Guardian inhabitating the Abyss of Farewells. It ressembles a hand with eyes on top of it coming out of the water. It is found in one of the room of the abyss. After interaction with Urotsuki, it will appear in various places of the Dream Park, coming out of the water.
Hesu
Hesu is the "sealed" Lesser Guardian inhabitating the Abyss of Farewells. Its sealed form ressembles a small snake, whereas its unsealed form ressembles a large water dragon. It appears on each level of the abyss, requiring Urotsuki to interact with it before she can descend. On the final level, it will jump into the water before appearing in its true form in the final area. Its associated quote reads: "Watar (sic) seeks its own level", referencing the aquatic nature of the abyss.
Unseen Lesser Guardians
These Lesser Guardians are depicted alongside the other Lesser Guardians in stone tablets and images, but have yet to appear physically in the game. It is unknown if they are set to appear at a later date, but meeting them is so far not required to access the Sacred Crypt.
Haki
Haki is one of the unseen Lesser Guardian. It ressembles a duo of wisp with two eyes.
Kamu
Kamu is one of the unseen Lesser Guardian. It ressembles a five legged bugs with two antennae and three eyes.
Mai
Mai is one of the unseen Lesser Guardian. It ressembles a sort of slug with two eyes and two appendages.
Nura
Nura is one of the unseen Lesser Guardian. It ressembles a floating table with three wisps coming out of it.
Toke
Toke is one of the unseen Lesser Guardian. It ressembles a humanoid with an eye on its stomach and a detached head in its hand.
Yate
Yate is one of the unseen Lesser Guardian. It ressembles a small octopus with two blade-like arms and three eyes.
Yuo
Yuo is one of the unseen Lesser Guardian. It ressembles a kind of three legged creature with a large head.
Gallery
Koro
Kuta
Nie
Nome
Risa
Homi
Wofu
Sera
Amo
China
Sealed Yoru
Yoru
Hine
Uwa
Sealed Hesu
Hesu
Trivia
- All of the Guardians' image are presented in a similar manner to the images of the Sewers of the original Yume Nikki.
- China looks similar to Yume Nikki's Batsu NPC.
- All of the Guardians are named in the name of their image files.