Dark Guardian

The Dark Guardian is Janus gone evil. As the Dark Guardian Janus is completely devoid of all mercy, and every positive emotion or character trait. His sole purpose is to kill the rest of the Mystic Guardians. He has no memory of his former friendships with them, but only of the pain that they brought him sometimes. Even though he's consumed by rage, pain, and a desire for vengeance, he always remains sinisterly composed. His fighting skills are unmatched by anyone in all of Kwancha, even the other Guardians. They had tried to fight him before, but were all brutally beaten. It was only his desire to torture them slowly over many days that spared their lives.

The Dark Guardian is far more powerful and dangerous than Janus is. Not even in his Guardian, or Elemental forms would Janus stand a chance against the Dark Guardian. He's even stronger than Neo Prince Infinity! There is only one time when Janus matches the power of the Dark Guardian, and that's when he is Messiah Janus. The Dark Guardian is truly the Anti-Messiah which Brigitte predicted could only appear when the Messiah is destroyed.

The first appearance of the Dark Guardian comes after Janus is captured by Admetus. Admetus was able to shatter Janus's heart, since he was feeling worthless and guilty over the injury of Shaela. After his heart was broken the Dark Guardian could be brought forward. It was only the combined efforts and love for Janus of all the Guardians, and Sir Poisson, led by Shaela that was able to reawaken Janus and suppress the Dark Guardian. The next time he appears is in Mystic Guardians Divine. He appears because Serphinese literally rips the Dark Guardian from his soul. This existence was very unstable, since he was existing at the same time Janus was. When Janus realized that the Dark Guardian was a necessary part of his soul he was able to recapture him, and be one whole person again. He collectively controlled any part of his soul, even when it was separated from him.

The Dark Guardian is one of Janus's potentials, just as Messiah Janus is another. The course of his life will determine which one truly exists in the end. His potential to be the Anti-Messiah came about because part of his soul is the life essence of the God of Destruction, Jenir. Jenir had been split into pieces eons ago when he attempted to oust the other gods, and permanently destroy the balance on Kwancha. Another major part of his essence is in Serphinese, who considers the Dark Guardian to be the rebirth of her master, and lover as well as her spiritual brother. She would rather see him exist than have to destroy Janus and take his soul. She could not truly create the Dark Guardian though, since his existence is Janus's choice alone whether he will be the Anti-Messiah who will destroy the world and all he ever loved.

For more information see Janus Zeru's profile here.