The Guardians of Time
The Guardians of Time, also known as Guardians, the Council of Guardians or the Six-Fold God, were masters of reality. They were elemental forces that embodied several aspects of the universe. There were six Guardians but the only ones that were actively visible were the Celestial Toymaker and the Black and White Guardians.
The Guardians
1. White Guardian of Light and Order/Structure
2. Black Guardian of Darkness and Chaos/Entropy
3. Crystal Guardian of Dream and Fantasy
4. Red Guardian of Justice and Truth
5. Azure Guardian of Equilibrium and Balance and its twin
6. Gold Guardian of Life and Death
Nature
When all the Guardians were together at one time, they were able to reshape space/time in any way they wanted. They were considered to be immortal but were capable of being destroyed.
The Guardians’ natural form was a consciousness possessing neither form nor substance but they could assume form for a brief period as an “interface” with the universe.
Powers
1. Transmogrification (changing their shape at will)
2. Hypnosis
3. Telekinesis
4. Omniscient-like knowledge
5. Penetrating a TARDIS defense shield
6. Controlling a TARDIS and absorbing its energy
7. Channeling power through an individual
8. Following an individual through time and space
9. Moving individuals through time and space
10. Creating force fields
11. Great physical strength
12. Flight
13. Controlling large groups
14. Freezing Time
Because the Guardians’ being was linked to the Key to Time, if the Key decayed they would become affected and would be susceptible to energy weapons and age.
Technology
One of the main pieces of Guardian technology was the Key to Time. This “Key” existed at every point in time. Besides maintaining the equilibrium of time itself, it represent the power of the Guardians. The core to the Key to Time was used to track the segments.
Appearances
The Celestial Toymaker (TV)
The Ribos Operation (TV)
The Armageddon Factor (TV)
Mawdryn Undead (TV)
Terminus (TV)
Enlightenment (TV)
The Destroyer of Delights (Audio)
The Chaos Pool (Audio)
The Magic Mousetrap (Audio)
Solitaire (Audio)
The Nightmare Fair (Audio)
Goth Opera (Prose)
Divided Loyalties (Prose)
The Quantum Archangel (Prose)
Games (Prose)
The Nightmare Fair (Prose)
The Greatest Gamble (Comic)
Time & Time Again (Comic)
Endgame (Comic)
To Sleep, Perchance to Scream (Comic)