The one common trait we can see about the cavalcade of freak shows that are our Guardians is that we can only play as adult characters, but what about in-universe? Do Ghosts have some moral standard programmed into them to avoid the remains of dead adolescents so they don't burden children with defending the Traveler? Or are there actual Kinderguardians running around out in the wilds somewhere? I don't think it's far fetched that a child could possess a strong Light within them, and that's the only real requirement to be a Guardian we know of for sure.
If a younger individual was brought back, would they grow to maturity naturally or would the Light's anti-aging affect halt or slow their development? Would the Light provide them with adequate combat instincts or would they have to learn by trial and error? Or for that matter, would the Light provide a more mature mindset that seems to be common with most Guardians (relative to children). Like if there was a Guardian who was 12 years in age, would they have the maturity of an adult? This more or less melts into the question of whether or not Guardians are brought back with their own instincts and talents or if the Light provides them with a sort of "Base Line" skill set/experience/maturity.
If there is an age requirement, what is it? Is it post puberty or could it be prior? How young is the youngest Guardian? Perhaps the Ghost can synthesize a more mature form for their Guardian to take on initial resurrection, letting someone who died in their early teens to be reforged into their adult body. In this case, both the corpse of a young and old individual would have the same starting point, experience wise, if they were resurrected as adult Guardians, and would likely develop their skills equal to each other, so there wouldn't be a reason to avoid the remains of adolescents.
I'd love to hear thoughts on the subject.
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9 RepliesNope. Sorry. The only child soldiers are the ones in Africa.