Netflix’s The Sandman is gaining quite the liking from the audience being one impressive adaptation by the streaming giant. The fantasy drama is based on the 1989–1996 comic book series written by Neil Gaiman that was published by DC Comics. Developed by Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg, the series stars Tom Sturridge as the protagonist- Dream, with Boyd Holbrook, Vivienne Acheampong, and Patton Oswalt in supporting roles.
The Sandman revolves around Dream aka Morpheus, who is the king of dreams & nightmares and his realm, The Dreaming. After being captured by an occult ritual in 1916, Dream breaks free after waiting over a century in imprisonment to restore the order and balance in his realm and the waking world that had been destroyed in his absence.
Dream is a part of The Endless along with his six other siblings. We did see some of them in the show and, some are yet to make an appearance. The Endless is a family with Time as the father and Night as their mother. They were first created by Gaiman for his comic book series (except Destiny, who came in later).
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Let us learn about The Endless, who are its members and what powers they hold. Chances are we might see more of them in The Sandman Season 2!
The Sandman: Who Are The Endless?
Destiny
The oldest and the wisest of them all. Destiny was actually not created by Gaiman but created by Marv Wolfman and Bernie Wrightson for Weird Mystery Tales. Destiny appears as an old blind man in robes, carrying a book called the Destiny Log. This book has inside it the entire sum of existence- past, present, and future. He is not a personification but the notion of destiny itself, an all-knowing figure about what has happened and what is about to happen.
Death
A sibling we meet in The Sandman, Death is the kindest one of The Endless and supposedly the most powerful one too. She is the shepherd of the souls who takes them from one life to another, which means one meets Death twice in their lives- on the day one is born and the day one dies. She appears as a goth woman who wears her sigil a silver ankh around her neck. The character is played by Kirby Howell-Baptiste.
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Dream
Most of The Endless, do not have proper names but, Dream likes collecting names, so he is often called by the name Morpheus. He is the protagonist of The Sandman and is the third Endless to be born. Gaiman is said to have based Dream’s appearance on his own, thus, giving rise to a scruffy-haired white man. Dream can control imagination and creativity along with being the lord and personification of dreams and nightmares. In the comics, Dream was succeeded by Daniel, who later took on the title Dream. Tom Sturridge plays the character in the series.
Destruction
The Prodigal that was referred to quite some time during the Netflix series is the fourth Endless called Destruction. A red-headed Endless who abandoned his duties and responsibilities and made the choice to live in hiding, away from the world and his siblings. He did not choose to perform his duties after following the enlightenment and refusing to be responsible for the scientific destruction. This might be a sibling we will get to see in The Sandman Season 2.
Desire & Despair
The next of the Endless are the two twins, Desire and Despair. Desire is androgynous and, not one of the best of the Endless. They choose their form based on a whim and are responsible for love, greed and more. They are the most antagonistic toward Dream and constantly plot his downfall. Actor Mason Alexander Park plays Desire.
Meanwhile, Despair is the embodiment of depression, pain, hopelessness, suffering and more. She appears as an obese woman in the comics with the streak to self-harm or mutilates herself. She is another of the Endless who has a successor after she was seemingly murdered to make sure that no one is responsible for any suffering till the end. Donna Preston plays the character in The Sandman series.
Delirium
Formerly known as Delight, Delirium is the youngest of the Endless who has been driven to madness by something (which is why the change in name too). She is represented as a wild, multicoloured hair person and keeps changing her appearance, much like Desire. There is a possibility that Delirium will not be seen much in the show in the future.
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The Sandman is streaming now on Netflix. To read our review of the show, click here.
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