[quote]1. Because the man in a mask wasn’t a Guardian. [/quote] Neither was Shin Malphur. [quote]And even if he was he wouldn’t have any Ghosts to revive him because he was kinda imprisoned in a Cabal ship at the time of his death? [/quote] That was during the war. After it ended all of the surviving Ghosts were free to res whoever they wanted. [quote]Did we just all of a sudden forget that?[/quote] Never did. I'm trying to get a solid picture of what happened after and the circumstances and requirements for ressing someone. [quote]2. Ghosts without Guardians revive people all the time. That’s how they GET their Guardians in the first place. [/quote] They aren't limited to one guardian. There's been cases where ghosts have lost a charge and gotten a new guardian. There's even been a case of a ghost ressing someone who wasn't even a guardian. [quote]They have to revive them for that person to become a Guardian.[/quote] But does the act of ressing someone make them a guardian or is it something that has to be learned? Again, Shin Malphur didn't become a guardian until much later in his life. After Jarren Ward died, his ghost went to Shin. [quote]Come on, man...basics.[/quote] There's too much data in the air to simply say, "Basics". I've listed only the first few that come to mind. If I had all the time in the world, I would probably have enough questions to make a multi page college level paper.