History ComicBook / GlobalGuardians

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* ''Jack O'Lantern'': Liam [=McHugh=] of Ireland. Self-proclaimed freedom fighter, joined Primal Force and the Ultramarine Corps.

* ''Tasmanian Devil'': Hugh Dawkins of Australia. Super-strength, claws and fangs. Also, he's gay. Later joined Justice League International, and the Ultramarine Corps. Killed and skinned by Prometheus in ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice, but returned to life in a Lazarus Pit.

* ''Thunderlord'': Liang Xih-k'ai of Taiwan. [[MakeMeWannaShout His voice creates various sonic effects]], including sonic blasts, mind-control, and perfect mimicry. He's a Buddhist. Killed by Fain Y'Onia, but made a cameo in ''[[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis The]] ComicBook/{{OMAC}} [[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis Project]]'' despite being dead.
* ''Olympian'': Aristides Demetrios of Greece. Wears the Golden Fleece, granting him the powers of the Argonauts, including (but not limited to) strength, precognition, telescopic and x-ray vision, speed, wisdom, walking on water, flight, shapeshifting, and invulnerability. Possibly schizophrenic. Later joined the Ultramarine Corps and dated Wonder Girl's mother.
* ''Godiva'': Dorcas Leigh of England. Has PrehensileHair. Lost her powers in battle with Fain Y'Onia, and was later scalped by Delores Winters. In the "New 52" reboot, has joined the Justice League International.

* ''Glacier'' aka Icemaiden I: Sigrid Nansen of Norway. [[AnIcePerson Controls ice and cold in various ways]]. Bisexual, and non-binary. Later joined the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica. Had their skin removed by Dolores Winters, while still alive, (but they've since recovered from this.)
* ''Ice'' aka Icemaiden II: Tora Olafsdotter of Norway. [[AnIcePerson Generates and controls ice and cold]]. Princess of a secret race of ice people, she replaced Sigrid as Icemaiden (at their request) before teaming up with Fire. Sensitive and caring, has defeated powerful villains simply by offering a sympathetic ear. Later joined the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational, ensuring her a long career. Killed by The Overmaster; [[BackFromTheDead brought back]] by Russian villain Kerimov. She, alongside Fire, has shown up in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.

* [[PublicDomainCharacter Public Domain Location]]: Doctor Mist was the first king of Kor, subsequently ruled by Asheya, the title character of ''Literature/{{She}}''.

* ''Glacier'': Sigrid Nansen of Norway. [[AnIcePerson Controls ice and cold in various ways]]. Bisexual, and non-binary. Later joined the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica. Had their skin removed by Dolores Winters, while still alive, (but they've since recovered from this.)

* HeroesRUs: The Dome existed to provide help to heroes that needed to cross international boundaries (not just the Guardians.)

* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Tasmanian Devil has essentially become a were-Tasmanian devil.

* ThePowerOfRock: Thunderbolt often sings various songs by various musical artists. "Justice League International Quarterly" had the Guardians (then in Biyala after Queen Bee's fall) face against the "Hero Group" based in Lower Pluxia. Thunderbolt faced the Desensitizer, a female who could prevent his [[MakeMeWannaShout vocal sonic blasts]] just by thought, leaving him gasping for air. Focusing his will (and his song) into his voice, he broke into "I Am, I Said" by Neil Diamond, which made Desensitizer swoon (she ''adored'' Neil Diamond).

[[ComicBook/{{New 52}} Now that the DC Universe has been rebooted]] (again) the history of the Guardians, if they ever existed as a team, remains to be seen. Some of them can be seen in the new Justice League International series.

* ''Little Mermaid'': Ulla Paske of Denmark (actually a mutant from {{Atlantis}}). Swims, flies, breathes water, and can turn her legs into a fishtail. Killed in battle with the Queen Bee, then popped up alive again. When Flash questioned her on this, she informed him that [[AuthorsSavingThrow it had been an evil clone]].

The various members of the Guardians have appeared sporadically since then. Dr. Mist and Jack O'Lantern co-starred in the (short lived) series ''Primal Force'' about a team of supernatural heroes. Others were [[RedShirt killed off to set up some villains as being really dangerous]]. Creator/GrantMorrison brought back some of the former members during his ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLA]]'' run to join a team of (former) American super soldiers called the Ultramarine Corps who set themselves up as an international peacekeeping force (basically bringing back the concept of the Global Guardians as separate from the [=JLI=] to the [=DCU=]). They were seen in several Justice League related specials, operating out of the [[FloatingContinent floating city of Superbia]], up until ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis''.

* ''Icemaiden'': Sigrid Nansen of Norway. [[AnIcePerson Controls ice and cold in various ways]]. Bisexual. Later joined the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica. Had her skin removed by Dolores Winters, while still alive.
* ''Ice'' aka Icemaiden II: Tora Olafsdotter of Norway. [[AnIcePerson Generates and controls ice and cold]]. Princess of a secret race of ice people, she replaced Sigrid as Icemaiden (at her request) before teaming up with Fire. Sensitive and caring, has defeated powerful villains simply by offering a sympathetic ear. Later joined the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational, ensuring her a long career. Killed by The Overmaster; [[BackFromTheDead brought back]] by Russian villain Kerimov. She, alongside Fire, has shown up in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.

* FlayingAlive: Distressingly, both Icemaiden ''and'' Tasmanian Devil were victims of this in two completely different stories at the hands of two completely different villains. Icemaiden had her skin stolen by the depraved Delores Winters, while Tasmanian Devil was turned into a rug by Prometheus. While Tasmanian Devil turned out to be still be alive and was restored to full health by Starman and Congorilla, Icemaiden was left comatose in a tank at S.T.A.R. Labs.

* ''Doctor Mist'': Nommo of Africa. [[WitchSpecies Homo Magi]] sorcerer; later founded Primal Force. Killed by mystical forces, appeared alive again and was then tossed in a vat of acid by the sorcerer Mordru, but is alive again due to ''Flashpoint'' and now part of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark''.

* SkinnedAlive: Distressingly, both Icemaiden ''and'' Tasmanian Devil were victims of this in two completely different stories at the hands of two completely different villains. Icemaiden had her skin stolen by the depraved Delores Winters, while Tasmanian Devil was turned into a rug by Prometheus. While Tasmanian Devil turned out to be still be alive and was restored to full health by Starman and Congorilla, Icemaiden was left comatose in a tank at S.T.A.R. Labs.

* ''Impala'': M'Bulaze of South Africa. Super-speed and leaping. He's a Zulu. Crippled by Fain Y'Onia, and later killed off-panel in Roulette's game house. Succeeded by Kid Impala, who joined the Ultramarine Corps.

* AmericaSavesTheDay: Originally subverted, then applied when the Justice League, an American team, took over the Guardian's role.

* CaptainEthnic: Some of the Guardians have been accused of being this. In reality, they were no worse than any other heroes (except for being reduced to cannon fodder.)
** None of the TV show's international heroes (Black Vulcan, Samurai, Apache Chief and El Dorado) ever appeared in the comics.

(Should not to be confused with the group of the same name from the ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' comicbook, or the [[Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse Play By Email game]], both of whom this group precedes.)

* ''Wild Huntsman'': Albrecht Von Mannheim of Germany. Reincarnation of an ancient warrior; has enhanced strength and tracking skills. Also has a horse and dog. Disappeared while fighting Fain Y'Onia into the mists of time, but later appeared alongside Red Robin.

* ''Ice'' aka Icemaiden II: Tora Olafsdotter of Norway. [[AnIcePerson Generates and controls ice and cold]]. Princess of a secret race of ice people, she replaced Sigrid as Icemaiden (at her request) before teaming up with Fire. Sensitive and caring, has defeated powerful villains simply by offering a sympathetic ear. Later joined the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational, ensuring her a long career. Killed by The Overmaster; [[BackFromTheDead brought back]] by Russian villain Kerimov.

[[PostCrisis After DC's big reboot in 1985]], the team was reinvented as having been organized instead by an organization called The Dome, with authorization from the UsefulNotes/UnitedNations. But when DC decided to reinvent the Justice League as an international team, they had the Guardians disbanded (for no good reason) and their status transferred to the League. Some former Guardians joined the team, most notably Fire And Ice. Others, such as Jack O'Lantern, were actually used as villains! (They had been brainwashed.)

* ''Doctor Mist'': Nommo of Africa. [[WitchSpecies Homo Magi]] sorcerer; later founded Primal Force. Killed by mystical forces, appeared alive again and was then tossed in a vat of acid by the sorcerer Mordru, but is alive again due to ''Flashpoint'' and now part of ''JusticeLeagueDark''.

(Should not to be confused with the group of the same name from the ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' comicbook, or the [[GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse Play By Email game]], both of whom this group precedes.)

The various members of the Guardians have appeared sporadically since then. Dr. Mist and Jack O'Lantern co-starred in the (short lived) series ''Primal Force'' about a team of supernatural heroes. Others were [[RedShirt killed off to set up some villains as being really dangerous]]. Creator/GrantMorrison brought back some of the former members during his [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica ''JLA'']] run to join a team of (former) American super soldiers called the Ultramarine Corps who set themselves up as an international peacekeeping force (basically bringing back the concept of the Global Guardians as separate from the [=JLI=] to the [=DCU=]). They were seen in several Justice League related specials, operating out of the [[FloatingContinent floating city of Superbia]], up until ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis''.

[[ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} Now that the DC Universe has been rebooted]] (again) the history of the Guardians, if they ever existed as a team, remains to be seen. Some of them can be seen in the new Justice League International series.

* ''Thunderlord'': Liang Xih-k'ai of Taiwan. [[MakeMeWannaShout His voice creates various sonic effects]], including sonic blasts, mind-control, and perfect mimicry. He's a Buddhist. Killed by Fain Y'Onia, but made a cameo in ''[[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis The OMAC Project]]'' despite being dead.

* ''Thunderlord'': Liang Xih-k'ai of Taiwan. [[MakeMeWannaShout His voice creates various sonic effects]], including sonic blasts, mind-control, and perfect mimicry. He's a Buddhist. Killed by Fain Y'Onia, but made a cameo in The {{OMAC}} Project despite being dead.

* ''Fire'' aka Green Flame: Beatriz Da Costa of Brazil. Breathes fire; later could sheath herself in flames, fly and throw fire blasts. She's a supermodel and a spy. Changed her hero name to Fire when she teamed up with Ice. Later joined the Justice League International, creating a solid career for herself. Has appeared in the JLA TV pilot, WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited, and WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold.

* BackFromTheDead: When the Global Guardians made their return in ''Franchise/GreenLantern'' following ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' its restore included some of the ComicBook/TheNewGuardians, who had been killed off years ago. Some of these members were then killed by Prometheus in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice''.

* CaptainEthnic: Some of the Guardians have been accused of being this. In reality they were no worse than any other heroes (except for being reduced to cannon fodder.)

* MultinationalTeam: Note they did have one American member, the Native American Owl Woman.

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The characters are older than the team itself. They were first introduced in issues #7-9 of the WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}} comic book in the late [[TheSeventies 1970s]]. In that multi-part story, two young aliens, [[ComicBook/WonderTwins Zan and Jayna]], (in their first comic book appearance) came to Earth to warn that Grax, an alien villain, had planted bombs on Earth's six continents to destroy the planet in revenge for being thwarted by Franchise/{{Superman}}. The Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica then scatters around the globe to find them, and are helped by the heroes of the various countries where they are hidden to penetrate their defenses and disarm them. In the end, however, it is the League's kid {{sidekick}}s, Wendy and Marvin, who find and beat Grax himself- and then announce that they are retiring, conveniently allowing the Wonder Twins to replace them (which happened offscreen in the TV show.)

The characters then appeared sporadically in the Super Friends comic (which explicitly was not part of the main Dc Universe) but not as a team. Two of them -the Seraph (of Israel) and Jack O'Lantern (of Ireland)- even starred in their own adventures in a few backup stories.

The characters are older than the team itself. They were first introduced in issues #7-9 of the WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}} comic book in the late [[TheSeventies 1970s]]. In that multi-part story, two young aliens, [[ComicBook/WonderTwins Zan and Jayna]], (in their first comic book appearance) came to Earth to warn that Grax, an alien villain, had planted bombs on Earth's six continents to destroy the planet in revenge for being thwarted by Franchise/{{Superman}}. The Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica then scatters around the globe to find them, and are helped by the heroes of the various countries where they are hidden to penetrate their defenses and disarm then. In the end however it is the League's kid {{sidekick}}s, Wendy and Marvin, who find and beat Grax himself- and then announce that they are retiring, conveniently allowing the Wonder Twins to replace them (which happened offscreen in the TV show.)