Guardian of Forever

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The Guardian of Forever is a machine that features in Star Trek.

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History

The Guardian of Forever was a construct created long ago by an ancient race that resided in the Milky Way galaxy.

During the Temporal Wars, many were said to had attempted to use the Guardian as a means of travelling through time for he conflict. To prevent this, the Guardian of Forever decided to relocate itself far from its original location where by the 32nd century it moved to the planet Dannus V in the Gamma Quadrant. By 3189, the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery were looking for a cure for Philippa Georgiou who was suffering from time/dimensional displacement illness. Using data acquired from the Sphere data, they located a potential solution on Dannus V where they were unaware that this was actually the Guardian of Forever. Michael Burnham and Philippa Georgou encountered Carl who showed a doorway as a solution that would weigh the influence the person had on the timeline. Philippa Georgiou upon entering it was transported back to the Mirror Universe where she had a chance to re-enact the events prior to her departing that reality. She was then transported back to the current where the Guardian revealed its identity and opened a portal to a time where Geourgio was needed which was also where she would not suffer from time/dimensional displacement illness. (DIS: Terra Firma, Part 2)

Overview

The Guardian was able to speak to anyone who asked it a question, though the meaning of its responses was not always clear.

It was able to take on a humanoid facsimile in order to interact with others where one such guise was known as Carl. (DIS: Terra Firma, Part 2)

The Guardian could detect changes in the timeline, but typically provided ihts users little help in figuring out how to change it back. And being in the vicinity of the Guardian when such changes occur isolates those from the effects of the change in the timeline.

It was not bound to a location and could relocate itself across space. (DIS: Terra Firma, Part 2)

Notes

  • The Guardian of Forever was created by Gene Roddenberry where it featured in the setting of Star Trek: The Original Series in the episode "The City on the Edge of Forever".

In other media

Video games

  • In Star Trek Online, the Guardian of Forever appeared in the setting of the MMORPG where it featured in the mission "City on the Edge of Never". This involved using the Guardian to travel through time to stop Klingons intent on altering history.

Novels

Appearances

  • Star Trek: The Original Series: "The City on the Edge of Forever"
  • Star Trek: Discovery:

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