- "Forming the Time Bureau has been the work of the last five years of my life. They've gotten quite good at it I have to say."
- —Rip Hunter[src]
The Time Bureau is an organization whose goal is to protect the timeline, the supposed goal of its predecessor, the Time Masters. It is led by director Ava Sharpe and formerly by Wilbur Bennett and Rip Hunter.
No one is above the laws of the Time Bureau, not even their founder Rip. The Bureau currently leaves the Legends alone as Mallus' machinations are a bigger concern than a team of time traveling blunderers.
Overview
The Time Bureau was formed to carry on the Time Masters' goal to protect the timeline; however, unlike the corrupt Time Masters, the bureau put value on morals, principles and human life. Its members use a device known as a time courier, that allows them to transport through time and space without the need of a timeship, despite this, they do possess timeships, but they are much larger than the ones that were used by the Time Masters. They are based in a skyscraper in Star City in 2017 instead of the Vanishing Point.
Also, no one is above the Bureau's rules, not even their founder and co-director Rip Hunter; who was arrested and stripped of his status; due to his rogue actions that resulted in the deaths of several agents.
History
After Rip left the Legends from their recent victory against the Legion of Doom, he went off to create a new group to replace the Time Masters. He then saw that the Legends' actions had created an abundance of anachronisms, or people and things getting tossed throughout time. He spent five years looking for new recruits and setting up a base of operations. With his new Time Bureau, they set off to Los Angeles in 2017, where they began to take all the lost dinosaurs and displaced architectures, and restored them to their proper place and times. The Legends were relieved of their duties for six months. However, during this time, Julius Caesar was spotted in Aruba by Mick Rory. The Time Bureau attempted to handle it, but were unsuccessful, causing the Legends to reform and steal the Waverider, heading there to fix it. They were able to capture him, sending him back to his original time period, but accidentally sending him with a book detailing Roman history, including his murder. The Legends and Time Bureau were forced to team up, taking the book back and restoring the timeline.[1]
Soon after, Ava Sharpe had Gary Green follow the Legends to Wisconsin in 1870. He was soon noticed by them, being captured. He reported back to Sharpe, claiming under duress that everything was fine. Sharpe didn't believe him, boarding the Waverider herself. She was intercepted by Sara Lance, who she fought until the two grew tired. Eventually successfully fixing the anachronism, Agent Sharpe allowed them to leave freely, despite still not trusting them.[2]
Agent Green was sent to Seattle in 2042 to sort out some unregulated time travel. However, he was taken aboard the Waverider, causing Agent Sharpe to appear with a significantly larger time ship. When Sara Lance piloted the Waverider directly at the Time Bureau's ship, they were forced to time jump away.[3]
Following a recommendation by Director Hunter, Director Bennett sanctioned a large number of agents being sent to 1895 London to assist with a particularly unusual anachronism. However, they were all killed by a newly-resurrected Damien Darhk and his associates. Due to these events, Rip was arrested by Director Bennett and Agent Sharpe and stripped of his status. In return for the Legends turning him in, the Time Bureau called off the manhunt on the vigilante group.[4]
According to Agent Sharpe, after Rip's arrest and imprisonment, the Time Bureau quickly descended into disarray. Among the problems were disastrous missions to stop Damien and Nora Darhk, resulting in multiple agents dying at their hands.[5]
Sharpe later informed Sara that Rip managed to escape prison and his current whereabouts are unknown.[6]
Rip Hunter had gone AWOL and Director Bennett ordered that he be found and arrested. When Rip made contact with Agent Sharpe and the Legends on the situation of Mallus, he tried to arrange a meeting with Bennett but he wouldn't have it and ordered that he be placed under immediate arrest. When Rip Hunter, Agent Sharpe, and Sara Lance tried to convince Bennett to listen as a group, he remained stubborn in his decision. However, he was then quickly killed by Grodd, making the position of Director fall into Sharpe's hands. Her first act was to re-instate Rip Hunter as an agent of the Bureau.[7]
Known members
Current members
- Ava Sharpe (director)
- Gary Green (agent)
- McNeil (agent)
Former members
- Wilbur Bennett (director; deceased)
- Rip Hunter (founder and agent; status unknown)
Known allies
Current allies
- Legends
- John Constantine
- Kuasa
- Jefferson "Jax" Jackson (former member of the Legends; operating in 2023)
Former allies
- Martin Stein/Firestorm (former member of the Legends; deceased)
- Leo Snart (former member of the Legends; returned to Earth-X)
- Amaya Jiwe/Vixen (former member of the Legends; left to return to 1942)
Known enemies
Current enemies
Former enemies
- Julius Caesar (operating in 49 B.C.)
- Legends (turned allies)
- Kuasa (turned ally)
- Grodd (incarcerated)
- Damien Darhk (deceased)
- Mallus (deceased)
- Nora Darhk (incarcerated)
Appearances
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Season 3
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References
- ↑ "Aruba-Con"
- ↑ "Freakshow"
- ↑ "Zari"
- ↑ "Return of the Mack"
- ↑ "Beebo the God of War"
- ↑ "Daddy Darhkest"
- ↑ "No Country for Old Dads"