

This sets off a massive battle, with Ampex Quadruplex, Betamax, Floppy Disk and Archie dying in the ensuing chaos. ENIAC is pushed forward by the scientists, but trips and explodes in a massive mushroom cloud. After a brief confrontation, Ampex Quadruplex and an unknown Guardian, along with ENIAC, some scientists and several video store clerks, join the fray. The group locates the Universal Remote in Sam's Electronics, and after taking the remote, DVD and his army, along with Internet, are seen waiting. Microfiche dies shortly afterwards, with Betamax saddened and angered by his death in the hands of DVD, and he is "buried" in an e-waste dumpster.

But right then and there, Microfiche bursts into the restaurant, with a mysterious disc stuck on his chest, later on revealed by him to be a DVD. However, they are united by Archie and the Discmasters and go to Wing Kingdom to discuss the Universal Remote, a golden remote that can control anything. In " Format Wars II," All of the Guardians seem to have gone their separate ways, with Betamax as an auto mechanic, Reel-to-Reel as a Cheezer's employee, and Floppy Disk mourning 8-track's death. The Laserdisc Guardian, along with the remaining Guardians of Obsolete Formats then watched 2112 Time Attack Directors Cut on Laserdisc with the Discmasters. Fortunately, Archie the Archivist transformed into the Laserdisc Guardian and defeated the remaining members of the Order and destroyed the VC-Arbitrator as well. However, the Order sent out the VC-Arbitrator and the Guardians quickly lost the upper hand, as the VC-Arbitrator killed 8-track. The Guardians soon found themselves fighting the Ancient Order of the VHS and appeared to be winning the fight. They were meant to serve the holders of the Laserdisc and protect them from any harm. In " The Last Laserdisc Player," four of the seven known Guardians were activated once Mordecai, Rigby, Muscle Man and Hi Five Ghost put the formats in the corresponding Guardians.

They all have muscular bodies and are able to use different kinds of superpowers. The seven known Guardians of Obsolete Formats include Betamax (whose head resembles a Betamax VCR), 8-Track (whose head resembles an 8-track audiotape player), Floppy Disk (whose head resembles a floppy disk drive), Reel-to-Reel (whose head is a reel-to-reel projection camera), Microfiche (whose head resembles a microfiche reader), Ampex Quadruplex (whose head resembles an Ampex Quadruplex videotape player) and Black & White (whose head resembles a black & white TV).
