Guardian of the Gates
A man dressed entirely in green who guards the entrance to the Emerald City and ensures all visitors wear protective green spectacles.
First named in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 10
I am the Guardian of the Gates, and since you demand to see the Great Oz I must take you to his Palace.
As the books describe them
a cheerful-looking little man who wore green spectacles over his eyes The Road to Oz, ch. 18
This man was short and round, with a fat face that seemed remarkably good-natured. He was clothed all in green and wore a high, peaked green hat upon his head and green spectacles over his eyes. The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 6
Appears in
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (1 of 26 chapters)
Mentioned in
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Road to Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Connections
guards The Emerald City 1 chapter
stated in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 10
"So he is," said the green man, "and he rules the Emerald City wisely and well. But to those who are not honest, or who approach him from curiosity, he is most terrible, and few have ever dared ask to see his face. I am the Guardian of the Gates, and since you demand to see the Great Oz I must take you to his Palace. But first you must put on the spectacles." "Why?"