The Five Inversions were a group of five beings that were native to Space Sector 0666. These beings were actually survivors of the infamous Massacre of Sector 666 that was unleashed by the Guardians of the Universe's servants, the Manhunters. When the Oans became the Guardians of the Universe, they sought to develop an army to bring order to the universe. The results were the Manhunters, robotic soldiers who would carry out the Guardians will and battle evil where ever it arose. But in time, the Guardians soon learned that their creations lacked the ability to see the difference between good and evil, and became more obsessed with maintaining their code, "No man escapes the Manhunters". Finally, however, the breaking point came when a simultaneous glitch occurred within the Manhunters: era