Superhuman Ability | Protector's power takes the form of a mysterious humanoid figure, about 2.2 meters tall. This figure looks as if it's made of glass, fully transparent but ever so slightly distorting the images behind it. Only it's eyes are fully visible, being glowing purple slits of light. Joshua refers to this power as 'Guardian', and can summon/dismiss it at will. Guardian possesses notably superhuman physical attributes and a toughness comparable to steel, although it's body is long and slender. It's fingers can cut like a knife, when held at the right angle, sharp as a glass razor. While Joshua is capable of controlling Guardian, the figure also has it's own intelligence, and it's own plans. It cannot refuse Joshua's mental commands, but it can... interpret them. And it's a lot more vicious than he is.
It's when Joshua enters battle that the true nature of his power becomes apparent. For every opponent who possesses the intent to harm Joshua, another Guardian is created. So long as that opponent maintains conscious and present, that extra Guardian remains active. Up to twenty different Guardians can be created at a time using this ability, not including the original Guardian. Even if the original Guardian is destroyed, another existing Guardian will be set as the 'original'. Destroyed Guardians will naturally 'regenerate' over the course of 12 hours, after which they can be summoned again.
Limitation(s) | Only up to ten Guardians can be summoned at any one time, not counting the 'original'. The Guardians are under Joshua's control, and so long as he's directly controlling them they're fairly incompetent fighters. If he allows them to act on their own they're much more capable, but he's unlikely to do this as it also makes them much more vicious. The more Guardians are active the more effort controlling and managing them takes, to the point that he's likely to have a couple just standing still waiting for orders. The Guardians also can't move more than 100 meters away from Joshua.
Weakness(es) | While Guardians are terrifying combatants, they're not individually as strong as most proper supers. That counts double when it's combined with Joshua's relative lack of skill. Furthermore, additional Guardians are only summoned when someone intends physical harm to befall Joshua. As such if someone exclusively targets his Guardians they can disarm him without summoning more enemies. Joshua is also unwilling to kill, and as such putting yourself in harm's way will usually cause him to recall the Guardians, often leading them to leave themselves open to a counterattack. This is risky, however, as if Joshua doesn't react fast enough the Guardian will gladly take the opportunity to kill an enemy.
