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History

Creation

They were originally part of the race called Malthusians or Oans. When the Oans felt responsible for the catastrophic effects on the universe that the experiment one of their own, the renegade scientist Krona, had performed, they argued how to handle the situation. (Note: in the original version of the story, this experiment was supposed to have created evil itself.) Some Oans wanted to dedicate their immortal existences to contain evil; This group eventually became the Guardians of the Universe. Another group decided instead that it should be destroyed. This group left, eventually becoming The Controllers. (A later version of the story claims the controllers left over the Guardians decision to stop using their robot minions, the Manhunters.) Oa is a fictional planet located at the center of the universe in DC Comics. ... This article is about the Swedish unit of currency. ... The Guardians of the Universe as depicted in Justice League Unlimited The Guardians of the Universe are fictional characters in the DC Comics superhero universe. ... The Manhunters are a fictional race of robot warriors that exists within the universe of DC Comics. ...

Change

Just as the Guardians slowly changed their physical appearances over billions of years of existence, so did the Controllers. Originally, all Oans were blue-skinned humanoids; currently, the Controllers are pink-skinned and hairless. The Controllers moved to another dimension, and dedicated themselves to creating weapons that could be used to destroy evil beings if they became too dangerous. Among these are the Sun-Eaters, gaseous beings that can devour whole planets and stars, and the Miracle Machine, a device that can turn any thought into reality. Note that the Miracle Machine was too uncontrollable at first, so The Controllers avoided using it. The term humanoid refers to any being whose body structure resembles that of a human. ...

Darkstars

In recent times, The Controllers established their own corps of interstellar peacekeepers to compete with the Guardians' (The Green Lantern Corps) called the Darkstars. Many former members of the Corps joined the Darkstars after the Corps were destroyed. This team is now considered destroyed. The interstellar medium (or ISM) is a term used in astronomy to describe the rarefied gas and dust that exists between the stars (or their immediate circumstellar environment) within a galaxy. ... A selection of members of the Green Lantern Corps on duty, as depicted in Justice League Unlimited The Green Lantern Corps is a fictional, intergalactic police force of Green Lanterns that existed in the pages of DC Comics, chosen to patrol the vast reaches of the Universe, fighting evil whever... Darkstars Issue 1 A fictional intergalactic squadron of cosmic cops that no one had heard of before 1992 in DC Comics. ...

The Future

In the future of the Legion of Super Heroes, a renegade Controller became the villain known as the Time Trapper. (The DC Comics reboot has since altered this timeline.) The Controllers also ended up giving the Miracle Machine to the Legion for safekeeping. The Legion of Super-Heroes is a team of comic book superheroes in the future. ...

Other Links

The Book of OA Cosmic Teams