Sandman

**Sanderson Mansnoozie**, better known as the **Sandman**, is the *Rise of the Guardians* re-imagining of the mythic bringer of dreams. He is the first ever Guardian, the Guardian of Dreams. He lives on a island known as The Island of the Sleepy Sands. It appears that he is Pitch's true enemy, and really the only one that he is afraid of. Sadly, in the movie, he is seemingly destroyed when Pitch turns him into a nightmare, but he returns at the end, using a Dreamsand whip to defeat him once and for all.

## Physical Appearance

Sandman is a short and squat individual, garbed in an outfit made of his Dreamsand appearing as a night robe. His hair, vaguely clownish, is golden and short, styled into five points, and glitters like his sand. He also has tiny feet and golden brown eyes.

## Personality

Sandman is peaceful by nature. He never speaks as he doesn't want to wake anyone up, but instead communicates with his expressions and forming images from his Dreamsand. For one who never speaks, Sandy appears to have plenty to say, showing he seems to suffer from Selective-Mutism. Though mostly peaceful and calm, Sandy is a fierce fighter, able to create whips from his Dreamsand to attack his opponents as evident when he uses his whips to beat Pitch single-handedly before the other Guardians arrived.

He finds those who threaten children intolerable, as he aggressively attacked Pitch without warning, primarily because Sandy cares deeply for children and puts their well-being before his own.

Sandy has a vivid imagination and a positive effect on his fellow Guardians, with all of whom he holds a beloved and deep friendship.

Sandy can be a little silly and childish himself (as shown by his behavior when he and his fellow Guardians turned collecting teeth into a competition when trying to keep the children's faith in Toothiana alive), and can mistakenly take things literally, like when Bunnymund told him to "knock [Jamie] out" with the sand; Sandy intended to punch Jamie out with his fists until Bunnymund corrected him. He also dislikes it when no one seems to notice or understand him when he's trying to communicate, as he literally shook an elf so its jingle bell would earn him the Guardians' undivided attention so he could point out the Man in the Moon.

## Powers and Abilities

As the Sandman, and the Guardian of Dreams, Sandy beholds the power to bring pleasant dreams to everyone.

#### **Power of Sleep and Dreams**

Being the Sandman and the Guardian of Dreams, Sandy possesses various magical powers that involve sleep and dreams. All dreams he creates are good and pleasant, he can sense anyone who's asleep and know to send them a good dream, etc.

Sandy is able to hear the dreams of every creature and every person on Earth. [3]

#### **Dreamsand**

Sandy utilizes his dream powers through his Dreamsand. The sand is entirely under his control and used for a variety of purposes, particularly some creative means and methods. As Sandy doesn't speak, he communicates by forming images of his Dreamsand over above his head.

He can also manifest almost anything out of his Dreamsand, such as airplanes, dolphins, unicorns, dinosaurs, manta rays; in fact, every stream of Dreamsand is a good dream waiting to be experienced, and Sandy can make anyone fall asleep by exposing them to this sand, even his fellow Guardians.

When someone gets a straight exposure of Dreamsand, they almost instantly fall asleep on the spot, and Dreamsand images appear over their heads of what they're dreaming about.

A particular manifestation Sandy makes of his Dreamsand are whips, which he wields with surprising ferocity, as Jack once commented to him, "Remind me never to get on *your* bad side". These whips are extensions of Sandy, as they lash out and ensnare his targets almost as though they're alive.

#### **Flight**

Sandy is able to float and fly, although he appears to use his Dreamsand to propel him to fly faster.

"He is lighter than most people and is not affected by gravity the way humans are, so he hovers above the ground and can levitate." [4]

#### **Nature Communication**

Sandman has the ability to communicate with nature and other natural phenomena, such as clouds, wind and rainbows. [5]

## TMNT X Pokemon

As the Guardians of Dreams, he is able to create pleasant dreams for everyone. In Season 3, he is seen hanging out with Hesper and helps out the Turtles defeat the Dream Beavers.

## Trivia

* His signature color is **yellow**.
* Sandman is the Guardian of Dreams.
* Each stream of Dreamsand contains a dream which Sandman can transport to anyone on the globe.
* Sandman sends children dreams that help their wishes come true, for a wish always begins with a dream.
* In the trailer, the only sound Sandman made is snoring.
* Sandman travels on a cloud of Dreamsand, which he can morph into any form of transportation.
* Sandy and his Dreamsand are actually crucial to the rest of the Guardians, as the pleasant dreams Sandy provides for children helps them continue to have faith in the Guardians, which is why Pitch targeted him and almost won.
* It has been rumored that voice actor, Tom Kenny, was set to voice the Sandman, but the rumors were later confirmed false, as the Sandman has no speaking roles (see bottom).[1]
* Sandman was the first guardian chosen by The Man in the Moon.
* Sandy seems to like eggnog, as he drank several consecutive glasses of it while at the North Pole.
* Sandman never speaks, so as to not wake anybody up. He instead communicates through Dreamsand images that he conjures above his head, much like a game of charades.
* Sandy and Pitch are polar opposites and likely even each other's foil character:
	+ Sandy is short and round; Pitch is tall and lean
	+ Sandy is bright and appealing; Pitch is dark and foreboding
	+ Sandy creates pleasant dreams; Pitch creates nightmares
	+ Interesting to note that Sandy's eyes resemble the sun, while Pitch's resemble a solar eclipse.
* Sandy's full title, given to him by The Man in the Moon, is "His Nocturnal Magnificence, Sanderson Mansnoozie, Sandman the First, Lord High Protector of Sleep and Dreams."
* According to Patrick Hanenberger, the Sandman is the wisest of the Guardians. He doesn't feel the need to speak. He communicates with dreams, which really shows how powerful he is.