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'''The White Guardian''' or '''The Spirit of Light in Time''' was an anthropomorphic personification | '''The White Guardian''' or '''The Spirit of Light in Time''' was an anthropomorphic personification of both order and good in the same way that his opposite, the [[Black Guardian]], embodied evil and chaos. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The White Guardian sent [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] on a quest to find the six segments of the [[Key to Time]], transmuted into a variety of forms and scattered across time and space. He warned them of the Black Guardian who would try to prevent the assembly of the Key. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') Together with the Black Guardian and four others, he was part of the Six-Fold God known as the [[Guardians of Time]]. | The White Guardian sent [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] on a quest to find the six segments of the [[Key to Time]], transmuted into a variety of forms and scattered across time and space. Assembling them was said to restore balance and order by freezing all time. He warned them of the Black Guardian who would try to prevent the assembly of the Key. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') Together with the Black Guardian and four others, he was part of the Six-Fold God known as the [[Guardians of Time]]. | ||
The White Guardian and the Black Guardian offered [[Enlightenment]], symbolized by a crystal of unknown powers and great value, as a prize to the winner of a space race undertaken by [[Eternal]]s. | The White Guardian and the Black Guardian offered [[Enlightenment]], symbolized by a crystal of unknown powers and great value, as a prize to the winner of a space race undertaken by [[Eternal]]s. [[Turlough]] threw the crystal at the Black Guardian, who vanished in a burst of flames. The White Guardian explained that the Black Guardian would exist as long as he did, until neither were needed any longer. ([[DW]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'') | ||
The White Guardian later sent [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] on a quest to find the six segments of the Key to Time, scattered across the Doctor's personal timeline when he last disassembled it. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Time & Time Again|Time & Time Again]]'') | The White Guardian later sent [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] on a quest to find the six segments of the Key to Time, scattered across the Doctor's personal timeline when he last disassembled it. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Time & Time Again|Time & Time Again]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*When Part One of [[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]] aired, it was speculated that [[The Woman]] was the White Guardian | *When Part One of [[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]] aired, it was speculated that [[The Woman]] was the White Guardian. She dressed all in white, only appeared to a few people, and indirectly tried to help the Doctor without his knowledge. [[Russell T Davies]] called attention to her costume and called it a clue on the community. However, most consider her to be a [[Time Lady]] due to her appearances in the second part. | ||
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[[Category:Personifications of concepts]] | [[Category:Personifications of concepts]] | ||
[[Category:Guardians of Time]] | [[Category:Guardians of Time]] | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 11 August 2010
The White Guardian or The Spirit of Light in Time was an anthropomorphic personification of both order and good in the same way that his opposite, the Black Guardian, embodied evil and chaos.
History
The White Guardian sent the Doctor and Romana on a quest to find the six segments of the Key to Time, transmuted into a variety of forms and scattered across time and space. Assembling them was said to restore balance and order by freezing all time. He warned them of the Black Guardian who would try to prevent the assembly of the Key. (DW: The Ribos Operation) Together with the Black Guardian and four others, he was part of the Six-Fold God known as the Guardians of Time.
The White Guardian and the Black Guardian offered Enlightenment, symbolized by a crystal of unknown powers and great value, as a prize to the winner of a space race undertaken by Eternals. Turlough threw the crystal at the Black Guardian, who vanished in a burst of flames. The White Guardian explained that the Black Guardian would exist as long as he did, until neither were needed any longer. (DW: Enlightenment)
The White Guardian later sent the Doctor, Ace and Benny on a quest to find the six segments of the Key to Time, scattered across the Doctor's personal timeline when he last disassembled it. (DWM: Time & Time Again)
Behind the scenes
- When Part One of The End of Time aired, it was speculated that The Woman was the White Guardian. She dressed all in white, only appeared to a few people, and indirectly tried to help the Doctor without his knowledge. Russell T Davies called attention to her costume and called it a clue on the community. However, most consider her to be a Time Lady due to her appearances in the second part.
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