Secret Origins Vol 2 23
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Appearing in "The Secret Origin of the Guardians of the Universe"
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Supporting Characters:
- Betty Clawman
- Celia Windward
- Gregorio de la Vega
- Herupa Hando Hu
- Jason Woodrue
- Nadia Safir
- Takeo Yakata
- Tom Kalmaku
- Xiang Po
- Green Lantern Corps
Villains:
- Anti-Monitor (In flashback only)
- Blindside
- Krona
- Manhunters
- Shark
- Sinestro
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Synopsis for "The Secret Origin of the Guardians of the Universe"
In response to questions from the Chosen, Herupa
Hando Hu and Nadia Safir recount the origins of the Oan
race. Ten billion years ago, the planet Maltus formed. Eventually, there evolved on its surface not only lifeforms resembling those which would later appear on Earth, but also
complex microscopic creatures which coexisted with the
dominant species in a form of symbiosis. As their population increased, the humanoids evolved into separate races, blue-skinned and white-skinned, and began to make war.
Biological warfare resulted in the creation of a deadly
disease which almost wiped out the humanoids. Since the
disease was activated by sexual contact, in order to survive,
the blue-skinned male scientists of the polar city of Ap
formed an alliance with an isolated society of white-skinned
women who inhabited the Zamar area, and produced
future generations of children by laboratory means. The
males came to be called Aps, and the females Zamars.
Those chosen to form a mediative group, who also raised
the children, were known as Oans. As ages passed, the
Cans, with the aid of their symbionts, evolved fantastic
mental powers and increased lifespans, becoming virtually
immortal. Then the Oan named Krona engaged in a forbidden
experiment to learn the origin of the universe itself, and thereby changed history, unleashing the force of evil on the cosmos at the dawn of time. While Krona was
occupied, Herupa, the Oan youngster whose guardian he
was, slipped away and met his female counterpart, Nadia.
As they touched for the first time, their symbionts united,
and the two realized that the division between the sexes
was not the natural order. Almost immediately, however,
they were discovered together, and were separated; they
were never again allowed to be alone together. Nevertheless, they remembered their brief encounter over the centuries and remained devoted to each other.
To atone for Krona's crime, the Oans decided that a
group of volunteers would colonize a planet near the
centre of the universe, which they named Oa, from which
they would champion the cause of order; they became
known as the Guardians of the Universe. Using their
mental powers, the Guardians gathered the majority of
the magic in the universe and stored it in the heart of a star,
thus ensuring the dominance of science. They created the
Central Power Battery, which would amplify their own
natural energies. Finally, they built the android warriors
which they named the Manhunters, to serve as their
agents on various planets. As time passed, some Oans perished, and in the new
environment of Oa, it became impossible to create new
children to replace them, so that the Oan population
decreased and the two genders grew further apart. The
sole exceptions to this were Herupa and Nadia, who
stayed in contact with each other. All the Oans' plans did not run smoothly. The Manhunters revolted against their creators and were stripped of
their powers, eventually resurfacing as an evil cult. A
splinter group of the Guardians, disagreeing with the
disposal of the Manhunters, left Oa and became known as
the Controllers. Still, the Guardians continued their work.
To replace the Manhunters, they recruited living agents
from the different planets, and gave them individual
power rings and power batteries which drew energy from
the master battery on Oa. These they called the Green
Lantern Corps. Eventually even Herupa and Nadia lost contact with
each other. The male and female Oans grew still further
apart, until finally, the Zamarons left the planet to seek a
world of their own. Their departure might have gone
entirely unnoticed had not Nadia contacted Herupa with
a final farewell message. Her appearance as a mental
projection distracted Herupa as he and the other Guardians monitored the progress of the Green Lanterns in the Andarean Spider War, and three Green Lanterns under
his guidance died in the battle. More ages passed. The Guardians delegated more
Green Lanterns, one for each of the 3600 sectors of the
universe. Sinestro, Green Lantern of the planet Korugar,
turned renegade and allied himself with the evil Weaponers of Qward. Hal Jordan of Earth became the new Green Lantern of Sector 2814 and perhaps the most
famous of the Corps. Krona returned to work new evil and
was defeated by the assembled Green Lantern Corps.
Finally, in the wake of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the
Guardians and the Zamarons were reunited, and departed
the cosmos together to seek the reunion of the two sexes.
Appearing in "Shine on You Crazy Diamond"
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Synopsis for "Shine on You Crazy Diamond"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- This issue is a "Millennium" Week Six tie-in issue.
- Includes flashbacks to events chronicled in Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Trivia
- "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" is also the name of a multi-part Pink Floyd song from their 1975 album Wish You Were Here.
See Also
Recommended Reading
  The events from this issue are related to Millennium, a 1988 crossover event spanning through all DC Titles, in which the Guardians of the Universe left and Earth was put in danger by the robotic Manhunter Cult. Core Issues
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Millennium #6 • Blue Beetle #21 • Legion of Super-Heroes #43 • Secret Origins #23 • Superman #14 • Young All-Stars #9 Week Seven
Week Eight
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Links and References
- Secret Origins series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Secret Origins series index at the Grand Comics Database
