Man in the Moon

## Personal information

**Tsar Lunar XII**, known as **The Man in the Moon**, or **Manny**, is a minor but key character in the film Rise of the Guardians. He is the leader and founder of the Guardians. Though Manny never makes an actual appearance in the film, he seems to be a wise and benevolent immortal being. It is implied that he can predict the future.

## Quotes

### The Man in the Moon (The Guardians of Childhood)

* "Toot toot?"
* "There are children on Earth! Children like me!"
* "Now the children of Earth will see the moon's smiling face and know they have a Nightlight to guard them forever!"

### The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie

* "I wish you well."
* "I wish that you would help. When the moon's not full and bright, would you keep the children safe at night?"

### Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King

* "Greetings, my valiant friends. You have faced the greatest evil of any age, and yet you never wavered. Each of you was willing to sacrifice everything for this cause. Such bravery. Such skill. Such wisdom you each have shown! For that you have my deepest thanks."
* But this fight is far from over, Pitch lives and will not stop. Can you- will you- continue the fight?"
* "Then you will need help."
* "There are four other pieces of my *Moon Clipper* that fell to Earth in the last Battle of the Golden Age. If these five pieces are brought together, they will become a most formidable weapon against Pitch. This first piece was my father's sword. But this is not a merely a sword for battle. Within its workings are many of the secrets of the Golden Age. Whoever wields it will need great learning, wisdom, and courage. Who among you shall take it?"

### Toothiana: Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies

* "My valiant friends. Each night I send thousands of moonbeams down to Earth, and each night they return clear and untarnished by Pitch's dark ways."
* "It appears the world is on the cusp of a new Golden Age, a Golden Age on Earth. And it is you, my Guardians, who must guide its creation. It is a task of great daring imagination and thoughtful dreaming."

### The Sandman and the War of Dreams

* "I wish that you would help. Your powers are needed."

### Jack Frost: The End Becomes The Beginning

* "How long has Nightlight slept?"
* "Nightlight will change. As will you. But you will become the keeper of his past."
* "Within each Nightlight is the energy of a star. No other creature in the universe has more power. Pitch will attack from the Moon's shadow side. And he will come for Nightlight."
* "Besides, your- courage is large, but the ship is small."
* "We must let him continue on his sleep journey. Let's leave him in peace, shall we?"
* "Let loose the Lunars."
* "He means to overwhelm us by sheer numbers."
* "So it seemed Pitch has covered himself in a cloak of dark matter; that's how he can use the light of the relics against us. The combined light of all the relics was too poweful even for the Guardians. The cloak will protect him. He will not succeed. Tell the mice to fire."
* "Engage the mirror shields."
* "You'll go no further, Pitch! You'll never get the boy!"
* "One more step, and by all the powers of my parents and the stars above you will be destroyed!"
* "It is the Seven Stars of the Nightlights."