Sandguardians is a comic sci-fi machinima created by Intro-Mind, under the production label Intro-Mind Productions. The story follows two teams fighting a lengthy war game in Sandbox, in order to be promoted to high ranking guards of the ONC. When a Banshee crash lands in the area, the secrets it holds changes the lives of the soldiers inhabiting the battlefield.
The first season originally aired from July 30, 2011, to August 20, 2011, but was later remastered, airing from November 27, 2011, to April 21, 2012. The second season aired from June 25, 2012, to August 12, 2013. A third season of the series premiered on May 11, 2014 and concluded on January 30, 2017. After a production gap, the fourth season premiered on April 4, 2022 and concluded on December 9, 2023.
More information on the series can be found on its fandom site.
Main Characters[]
Guardians[]
- Seal Vladaam
- Private Dax Shepard
- Private First Class Jason L. Scott
- Nash
- Ellen
- Mickey
- Bartholomew
Blue Team[]
- Private First Class Ichabod "Icky" Tunsworth
- Gunnery Sergeant "Legend" Cogburn
Red Team[]
- Private First Class Aliel Gates
- Private First Class David Miller III
- Private Natasha Claire
- Sergeant Frank Wilbur
ONC[]
- Guy in White
- Chancellor Heinrich Winters
- Brigadier Bernard
- Major Johnson
- Chancellor Sydney
- Engineer Thomas Newman
Episodes[]
Season 1[] |
Season 2[] |
Season 3[] |
Season 4[] |
Special Episodes[]
Rooster Teeth Special []
The Sandguardians Rooster Teeth special is a four-part miniseries where Dax shows Ichabod the world of Red vs. Blue.
- Part 1: A Message From the Big Boys
- Part 2: The Tour of the Century
- Part 3: Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue
- Part 4: We're In This Together
Pump Up the Volume[]
Dax attempts to make some extra money by setting up an outdoor concert. This special was originally intended as a submission for the RvB S9 Soundtrack Contest.
Silent Picture[]
The Red Team tries to convince Gates that The Artist wasn't as good as he thinks it was by sharing their thoughts on their favorite 2011 films. Video inspired by the 84th Academy Awards.
Birthday Bash![]
As Dax's birthday approaches, and everybody ready to show off their incredible gifts to, Ichabod attempts to get him the greatest birthday present of his entire life.
Stranded[]
In an attempt to contact Miller and Gates, Claire finds out that the two are involved in a peculiar predicament.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The original Episode 7 was the very first episode of Sandguardians filmed & completed.
- The original episodes of 1-11 were filmed and voiced simultaneously.
- After the original airing of Sandguardians ended, Bus Stop Productions had acquired a DVD Recorder, in which the creator, oo7nightfire, was able to remaster Season One, and use it for future Machinima projects.
- Episode 1 was featured in a podcast by DangerClosePodcasts, on January 4, 2012. The video can be found here.
- Revealed in Episode 5 (Re-release), Engineer Thomas' full name is: Thomas Hubbard Newman, a reference to the composer/conductor Thomas Newman.
- Creator oo7nightfire was interviewed by Jack HF regarding the second season of the series. The interview can be found here.