King Guardia XXXIII
| King Guardia XXXIII | |
|---|---|
 Official artwork of King Guardia XXXIII by Akira Toriyama. | |
| Home Time | Present |
| Home Area | Guardia Castle |
| Family | Queen Aliza (deceased wife) Marle (daughter) |
King Guardia XXXIII is the 33rd king of the Guardia during the Present. He is the father of Marle.
Biography
Early history
The King and his wife, Queen Aliza, had a baby girl they named Nadia. However, shortly after Nadia was born, Queen Aliza died due to an illness. After her death, the king had a more strict personality, which Nadia strongly disliked as she disliked being constrained to the castle and wanted to explore the lands. Nadia eventually left the castle without telling anybody to go to the Millenial Fair, using the name "Marle" to hid the fact that she is a princess, at Leene Square, which caused a great stir among the castle.
Disappearance of Nadia
The King became very distressed after the princess left the castle. When she returned with Crono to the castle, the Chancellor told her the castle thought she was abducted and has Crono put on trial for her abduction. Crono is sentenced to be executed, though he escapes the jail along with Lucca. Before they leave the castle, soldiers try to prevent them from fleeing until Marle tells them to stop, explaining that the two are her friends and that they should treat them as such. However, the king then enters and tells to her be silent as her duties come before her whims as she is a "Princess before all else". Marle however says that she is a person first and a Princess second. The King then says that her "little excursions... outside the castle seem to be having a bad influence" on her. She protests this, saying that "it's common sense" and then says that she "can't live in [the] stupid castle" anymore and leaves, which the King becomes displeased at.
Trial
Later in their quest to stop Lavos, Crono's party decide to search for the Rainbow Shell. They find it in the Middle Ages at the Giant's Claw, where it is then brought to Guardia Castle as a royal heirloom. When they travel to the present and visit the castle, the Chancellor tells Marle that she had him worried and mentions that he understands her feelings, that the King "places his realm above all else" and that "it was the same even when... Queen Aliza passed away". Marle questions what he means, and he tells her to forget he speak, but she insists on learning more, so the Chancellor goes on to say that Queen Aliza's "condition had been frail for some time, but it took a sudden turn for the worse near the end" and "she desperately wanted to see [Marle's] father, just one last time." However, the King refused, saying that he could not leave his work unattended and left Marle, knowing nothing of death, to watch over her mother alone, and she died soon after. He also mentions that "one might well say the King killed" the Queen.
Marle is shocked at this, though the Chancellor tells her not to let it trouble her and asks her to see the King. She searches the castle but can not find him. The party eventually find the entrance to the courtroom is blocked and forces their way into the courtroom. Inside the courtoom, the King is on trial regarding the existence of the Rainbow Shell. The Chancellor reads an ancestral will that states that the King should have unveiled "the Rainbow Shell to the people at the Millenial Fair, that they might enjoy the blessing of our royal treasure." The King however insists that no ancient heirlooms are in the castle. The Chancellor then says that the King is refusing to show the court a glimpse of the Rainbow Shell because he no longer owns it as he sold it for "no reason other than his own greed".
Marle then enters the room, and the King tells her he is being framed. The Chancellor then says that if he is innocent, then he should "confirm the matter with proof". The Chancellor goes on to say that if the King "has not sold the heirloom, it should remain within the castle." He asks Marle to bring the Rainbow Shell before the court, "and his innocence will be beyond question", though he says that he does not expect them to succeed. Marle and the party are then removed from the court.