There's already one Time Master confirmed to appear on The CW's
Legends of Tomorrow but executive producer Marc Guggenheim just dropped a major cool clue that a second
Time Master may also appear. Arthur Darvill's Rip Hunter is a Time Master, a member of a group of heroes who patrol the time stream to thwart those who corrupt or alter the main timeline for personal or evil reasons. Another member is Will Magnus, famed DC Comics scientist whose most noteworthy accomplishment was the creation of the
Metal Men - artificially intelligent robots, named and based on various periodic elements including Iron, Gold, Platinum, Tin, Mercury and Lead.
The roster of the Time Masters has changed during various times but notable members include Hunter, Booster Gold, Dr. Fate, Magnus, Cave Carson and others.
There's a huge focus on
The Time Masters right now on
DC's Legends of Tomorrow but what about their nefarious counterparts, the
Time Stealers. A maniacal team consisting of Black Beetle, Despero, Per Degaton and Ultra-Humanite. The Time Masters have also tangled with Vandal Savage and his
Illuminati. Given the nature of this group and the fact that we're dealing with immortals and quasi-immortals, perhaps it will be revealed that Savage is a longtime ally of Ra's al Ghul (Matt Nable) and Damian Darhk? Could Darhk's
H.I.V.E. and al Ghul's
League of Assassins be splinter groups from Savage's Illuminati?
There's also the possibility that Guggenheim is just hinting at the inclusion of NewsTime, a fictional DC Comics newspaper that once employed Clark Kent aka Superman. It could be that the Metal Men reference on the cover was unintentional. Stay tuned for more details on Legends of Tomorrow, which currently began filming the pilot episode last week.
UPDATE: It appears that the hint from Guggenheim was indeed just for the
show's inclusion of NewsTime.