The New Guardians were formed when the Blackest Night Prophecy started to come to pass following the events of the Sinestro Corps War. As a result of this event, the various lights of the Emotional Spectrum were harnessed by different factions who formed their own respective Corps that did battle with one another. Among them included the Green Lantern Corps, Sinestro Corps, Blue Lantern Corps, Star Sapphires, Red Lantern Corps, Orange Lantern Corps and the Indigo Tribe. Each of these wielded one of the different lights of the Emotional Spectrum namely Willpower, Fear, Hope, Love, Rage, Avarice and Compassion. With the culmination of the War of Light, The Blackest Night came to pass when the Lord of the Unliving; Nekron, began his plans to rid the cosmos of life. His actions led to the emer