| “ | Fellow fighters, for too long has Twisted taken the Steves of this land and infected them with his twisted nature. We must finally put an end to this! Embrace your nature. Let it flow through you. Accept the only thing that can stop him into your soul, the only thing to dampen his twisted lights! It is our time to control this land, to use this energy bestowed upon us by The Great One. It is time to use the Steves for our cause! It is time... for the Darkness to prevail! | „ |
| ~ Shadow Sabre giving a speech to the organization. |
The Dark Guard are an antagonistic faction in the Minecraft web-series Twisted Rainbow.
They appear in Season 1 and serve as the direct opposition to the other antagonist, Twisted Rainbow.
Despite their jaded appearance, the Dark Guard's sole purpose is to stop Twisted Rainbow, who had ruined their world. However, given the apocalyptic state of the world, the Dark Guard are extremely bitter and violent. Not much is known as of now about the organization except that they are a huge faction, with secret bases scattered throughout the world and presumably dozens more members in hiding. The faction that Sabre encounters end up knocking him out and kidnapping him, holding him hostage in their secret base; the old abandoned library. One guard even goes against orders and beats Sabre until an Elite intervenes.
As their name suggests, the Dark Guard are aligned with the force of The Darkness, worshiping "The Great One" who had given them its power. While it's unclear, there is a possibility that the Dark Guard are the parallel universe counterparts of either the good-aligned Colorless Guard, or The Corrected Sun, given that one of the Elites, Shadow Sabre, has a gem on the center of his armor like Sol did.
Personality[]
The Dark Guard, despite having good intentions, do terrible things for their greater good. They ravage the remaining peaceful camps of normal Steves that haven't been turned into The Twisted, infecting instead with the Darkness.
In an effort to get information on Twisted Rainbow, one guard uses some form of ability or item to temporarily blind Sabre and knock him out. He is tied up to a chair while he's unconscious, and assaulted by one guard who goes against their orders. However, the group is comprised of regular mortal Steves who can't scale to the power of a Rainbow Steve, and are knocked unconscious when Twisted blows a hole in their bunker.
History[]
Creation[]
After the events of Rainbow Quest, the original version of Sabre had inadvertently created a branching multiverse in the process of saving his reality from The First Curse's destruction. Every Sabre variant was cursed to suffer in every world. However, one Sabre resisted and somehow ended up floating between realities. The universe of Twisted Rainbow was created within him and was designed by the curse to be horrific and twisted. The Dark Guard, as well as everyone else in the world, all live within Sabre's mind. Despite this, they remain self-aware and sentient.
After Twisted Rainbow took over the world, a large group of people formed the Dark Guard to oppose Twisted Rainbow and take back the world. One guard worked their way up the ranks to become an Elite, and have higher authority. They used the power of the Darkness which was bestowed upon by "The Great One." It's unclear who it is. This darkness is spread across a portion of land, turning the earth its own black and grey. The trees are blackened and have red spots on them. The armour each member wears prevents them from being turned into The Twisted.
The Dark Guards ambushed an unsuspecting Sabre and took him to their secret base at a abandoned library in an attempt to get answers. Sabre, remaining oblivious to Twisted Rainbow's true nature, didn't give any. One guard hit Sabre repeatedly, much to Shadow's dismay. However, Twisted Rainbow arrived and destroyed the base to rescue Sabre.
War[]
Sabre joins the Dark Guard after Twisted Rainbow tried to kill him, and is forced to see their gruesome way. They invade several camps and villages of Steves that have managed to evade Twisted Rainbow's grasp. They infect all the citizens and turn them into Darkness, and leave their homes to burn. They eventually gain enough people to have an army that can take on the Twisted.
Twisted Rainbow arrives with his army and the two forces go to war, only to be intercepted by Sabre, who has unlocked hidden power thanks to The First Curse. The entire Darkness army, as well as several Dark Guards and the Twisted army are destroyed in his vengeful attack. Shadow Sabre is thrown far away from the camp, leaving everything in disarray.
The Dark Guard never make any further appearances and are eventually all killed when Sabre destroys the universe.
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- Lean in, and reach out. (revealed at episode's end/debut)
- Your soul, cannot lie.
- It... Is your Destiny.
- As Darkness sets
- In-Between
- Fine, what do I do?
- This is Twisted, Rainbow.
Trivia[]
- Despite not being seen, it's clear that there are other Elites, as Shadow says he is -AN- Elite Guard in episodes 10 and 13.