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** Sinestro wins no matter what happens with his monster army: the fact that so many abominations are gathered together provoked the Green Lantern Corps into accepting rules of engagement that he felt strengthened order in the universe. He's gathered together some of the worse destabilizing agents in the universe and bent them to his will and brought them under his direct control, containing the worst of their natures. And if they are all wiped out to a man, he's still left the universe a more stable place in accordance with his worldview. It's also worth noting that Sinestro is, despite being a bit more benign than you'd think, is still a monster who sees Genocide as another day at the office.

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** Sinestro wins no matter what happens with his monster army: the fact that so many abominations are gathered together provoked the Green Lantern Corps into accepting rules of engagement that he felt strengthened order in the universe. He's gathered together some of the worse destabilizing agents in the universe and bent them to his will and brought them under his direct control, containing the worst of their natures. And if they are all wiped out to a man, he's still left the universe a more stable place in accordance with his worldview. It's also worth noting that Sinestro is, despite being a bit more benign than you'd think, is still a monster who sees Genocide as another day at the office.office.
* Isn't it weird that the Yellow Lanterns aren't people who are themselves afraid, but instead people who like making other people feel afraid, completely different to how the other Lantern Corps work? Why's that?
* So, are the UV Corps the entirety of the Invisible Spectrum, or are there also Radio, Microwave, Infrared, X-Ray, and Gamma Corps? If there aren't, why, and if there are but they aren't part of the Invisible Spectrum, also why?
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** Ophidion wanted the Garden of Eden to himself. [[WhatAnIdiot He didn't expect God to punish him as well.]]

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** Ophidion wanted the Garden of Eden to himself. [[WhatAnIdiot He didn't expect God to punish him as well.]]
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** They do something - they disguise the Lantern's identity so that they cannot be identified by the residents of their planet as anything other than "Green Lantern". How it actually disguises anything is much the same question as how those glasses disguise {{Superman}}'s identity.

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** They do something - they disguise the Lantern's identity so that they cannot be identified by the residents of their planet as anything other than "Green Lantern". How it actually disguises anything is much the same question as how those glasses disguise {{Superman}}'s Franchise/{{Superman}}'s identity.
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**** Of volume 2 of ''Green Lantern''? Because Sinestro isn't in that issue.

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**** Well, she can also control plant life from her mother, so, not so much, but otherwise...



** What i've always wondered is what if he just tried to pick up something yellow with a hand construct? Would it melt right through the hand?

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** What i've I've always wondered is what if he just tried to pick up something yellow with a hand construct? Would it melt right through the hand?hand?
*** v2 #126 answers that: The yellow passes right through. Hal WEAPONIZED this to beat Sinestro in the issue, by hitting him with a fast moving wall while he was distracted, which let his ring pass through, but not his body.


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**** Also note that Sinestro was specifically picking his recruits rather than just focusing on who'd create the most fear. He was deliberately messing with Hal's head for strategic advantage, while making sure that Amon Sur's criminal power base was brought under Sinestro's control.


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*** The Guardians have also stated that Earth is the birthplace of the NEXT immortal race who will someday replace them, and they want it to be extra-protected.

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** Note that the Sectors are incalcuably vast... officially measured by taking a certain radian from the axis of Oa, at the far end of that measurement, they are so far out there that even the Guardians have no idea what's going on, hence the "Lost Sector", "Frontier Space"/"Unknown Sectors", etc.



** In fairness to them, they acknowledged that they were starting to go senile after the CRISIS and retired. When they returned, they insisted that this had passed... it clearly hasn't, but the destruction of the Central Power Battery in the interim meant that they were needed anyway.



*** There have been quite a few Lantern oaths shown in the comic over the years. Alan Scott's was "And I shall shed my light over dark evil, for dark things cannot stand the light - the light of the Green Lantern!" Salaak would later use this in the first ''Green Lantern Corps'' series. Another was "In the beginning, there was nothing, fell and forever. Then there was life, and then there was light, and then the light of the Green Lantern, and then myself, to do it justice," used by Olapet of the Klyminade, who is her own daughter and her own mother. Pre-Crisis, Hal created his oath on his own. And of course, there was Rot Lop Fan's oath, created for him by Katma Tui: "In crashing din or hush profound, my ears catch evil's slightest sound. Let those who toll out evil's knell, beware my power: The F-Sharp Bell!" As mentioned above, his race has no concept of color or light, having evolved in the starless, lightless void known as the Obsidian Deeps. There have been others shown at various points, and prior to reigniting the central power battery on Oa, and thus restarting the Corps, Kyle Rayner didn't bother with an oath at all.

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*** There have been quite a few Lantern oaths shown in the comic over the years. Alan Scott's was "And I shall shed my light over dark evil, for dark things cannot stand the light - the light of the Green Lantern!" Salaak would later use this in the first ''Green Lantern Corps'' series. Another was "In the beginning, there was nothing, fell and forever. Then there was life, and then there was light, and then the light of the Green Lantern, and then myself, to do it justice," used by Olapet of the Klyminade, who is her own daughter and her own mother. Pre-Crisis, Hal created his oath on his own. And of course, there was Rot Lop Fan's oath, created for him by Katma Tui: "In crashing din or hush profound, my ears catch evil's slightest sound. Let those who toll out evil's knell, beware my power: The F-Sharp Bell!" As mentioned above, his race has no concept of color or light, having evolved in the starless, lightless void known as the Obsidian Deeps. There have been others shown at various points, and prior to reigniting the central power battery on Oa, and thus restarting the Corps, Kyle Rayner didn't bother with an oath at all. It's been stated that the widespread acceptance of the Oath as we know it is because of Hal Jordan's reputation among his peers.



*** John stopped caring if anyone knew he was a Green Lantern and I don't recall Guy ever wore a mask in the first place, so he probably never cared at all. One Green Lantern is a member of a race which frowns on individuality, to the point that no one has a name. Wearing a mask could be seen as an attempt to express individuality. Cultural reasons perhaps explain the choices of whether a particular Lantern wears a mask or not.

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*** John stopped caring if anyone knew he was a Green Lantern and I don't recall Guy ever wore a mask in the first place, so he probably never cared at all.all, at least since he recovered from his coma. One Green Lantern is a member of a race which frowns on individuality, to the point that no one has a name. Wearing a mask could be seen as an attempt to express individuality. (Note that Kilowog's people were like that too!) Cultural reasons perhaps explain the choices of whether a particular Lantern wears a mask or not.



** Revealed in Red Lanterns 000, Atrocitus was a demonic-looking alien, but the other four were actually interdimensional beings called demons who were empowered by the Red emotional spectrum and hated the Guardians for attempting to eradicate them from the universe along with all magic. Atrocitus was recruited by these demons and learned their ways, despite not being a true demon himself, and they went on to build the Empire of Tears.

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** Revealed in Red Lanterns 000, Atrocitus was a demonic-looking alien, but the other four were actually interdimensional beings called demons who were empowered by the Red emotional spectrum and hated the Guardians for attempting to eradicate them from the universe along with all magic. Atrocitus was recruited by these demons and learned their ways, despite not being a true demon himself, and they went on to build the Empire of Tears. Canonically, they are the same monsters that are behind the Brotherhood of the Cold Flame, who have appeared elsewhere... or at least were until Atrocitus killed them all.



** Mogo's like a big bank of willpower. He charges the rings and keeps a large supply of reserve rings, but he isn't strictly necessary for the rings to seek a bearer. He just acts in a supporting role, finding the best ring-bearers for the job. Without Mogo, the ring would probably just select candidates with great ability to overcome fear, but be morally bankrupt, like they did during Krona's reign.

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** Mogo's like a big bank of willpower. He charges the rings and keeps a large supply of reserve rings, but he isn't strictly necessary for the rings to seek a bearer. He just acts in a supporting role, finding the best ring-bearers for the job. Without Mogo, the ring would probably just select candidates with great ability to overcome fear, but be morally bankrupt, like they did during Krona's reign. Mogo is what keeps you from getting sociopaths, psychopaths, etc., although you do get the occasional person with psychological disorders that are otherwise benign, like Perdoo, who lives in a mental institution between Green Lantern missions because he's unable to feel fear.



** Tomar-Re, the Lantern of Krypton's sector noted that by the time he noticed its impending doom, it was too late. He considered it his greatest failure until the day he died.

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** Tomar-Re, the Lantern of Krypton's sector noted that by the time he noticed its impending doom, it was too late.late, although the method needed to stabilize the planet has been added to the Green Lantern Corps' manual after he figured it out. He considered it his greatest failure until the day he died. He also was actively at ground zero when it blew trying to fix it, and went blind briefly as a result, barely being able to run interference for Kal-El's ship to get it clear of the debris field and then the Manhunters trying to kidnap the boy.



** This, in particular, annoyed Guy Gardner. When he was temporarily booted from the GLC, he made sure that the next group of aliens wanting him for a cosmic police force paid him in precious gems. (He also insisted that they copy his haircut. Guy's a JERK.)



*** Hal '''was''' the closest match for the ring when Abin Sur summoned him. This has been an actual plot point once with Guy Gardner being passed over because he wasn't close enough. Also remember that Abin Sur triggered the search himself rather than leaving it to Mogo as standard procedure would dictate, so criteria would be somewhat different.

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*** Hal '''was''' the closest match for the ring when Abin Sur summoned him. This has been an actual plot point once with Guy Gardner being passed over because he wasn't close enough. Also remember that Abin Sur triggered the search himself rather than leaving it to Mogo as standard procedure would dictate, so criteria would be somewhat different. (It's been noted that Abin narrowed the field moreso than you'd think... his phrasing, whether intentional or as a result of his horrifically injured state, eliminated consideration of any female candidates, something Mogo wouldn't have.)



* Why the hell do the star sapphires not work in pairs? it makes sense for the other corps but star sapphires are literally powered by love, having people go light years away from the object of there affection for extended periods seems like a bad idea, why not just give both of them a ring so they can work in tandem

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* Why the hell do the star sapphires Star Sapphires not work in pairs? it makes sense for the other corps but star sapphires Star Sapphires are literally powered by love, having people go light years away from the object of there affection for extended periods seems like a bad idea, why not just give both of them a ring so they can work in tandemtandem
** This seems to be a relic of the Zamarons' feelings toward males as a whole, rather than it being a good idea.


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** This is canonically EXACTLY what they were intended to do, but the schemes of the Guardians and their deep suspicion of their exiled brother and sister and the force that they are channeling have kept them from doing so.

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** it happened, sometimes the rings combine y one wierd two colored ring, sometimes it replaces the original ring.

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** it happened, sometimes the rings combine y into one wierd weird two colored ring, sometimes it replaces the original ring.



** Nope! Torquemada is a master sorcerer and also Green Lantern of his Sector. Holikka Rahn's homeworld is sorcery-driven, but she herself has to pretend to be a magic user, since that's more acceptable to the populace than being an agent of the Guardians. Alan is... weird. He's not a member of the Green Lantern Corps, but the Guardians see him as worthy of emulation, and record his stories in the Book of Oa.



* Sinestro’s more modern interpretation is a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants order in the universe and tried to use fear to get it. Otherwise he even came to save earth from threats like the Crime Syndicate. So why does he put up with such unrepentant irredeemable monsters such as Romat Ru, 465, Haasp the Hunter and Amon Sur in his ranks? Especially after he got his wish with the Green Lanterns being permitted to use Lethal force! He’s bad but not that bad.

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* Sinestro’s more modern interpretation is a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants order in the universe and tried to use fear to get it. Otherwise he even came to save earth from threats like the Crime Syndicate. So why does he put up with such unrepentant irredeemable monsters such as Romat Ru, 465, Haasp the Hunter and Amon Sur in his ranks? Especially after he got his wish with the Green Lanterns being permitted to use Lethal force! He’s bad but not that bad.bad.
** Sinestro wins no matter what happens with his monster army: the fact that so many abominations are gathered together provoked the Green Lantern Corps into accepting rules of engagement that he felt strengthened order in the universe. He's gathered together some of the worse destabilizing agents in the universe and bent them to his will and brought them under his direct control, containing the worst of their natures. And if they are all wiped out to a man, he's still left the universe a more stable place in accordance with his worldview. It's also worth noting that Sinestro is, despite being a bit more benign than you'd think, is still a monster who sees Genocide as another day at the office.
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** Plus, the Corps needed all the experienced Lanterns it could get; since all the Earth Lanterns were available and had rings again, it makes sense that they were an asset. In ''ComicBook/GreenLanternCorps: Recharge'', they state they have only have 300 Lanterns trained when they need 7200 to patrol the universe; it also stated that they were getting back other experienced Lanterns too. Plus when the Spider Guild attacked the Guardians had to issue a code black to get the few Lanterns out there to help out. It's not a case of Earth getting special treatment, but because they were active, experienced and available to help get the Corps back on its feet.

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** Plus, the Corps needed all the experienced Lanterns it could get; since all the Earth Lanterns were available and had rings again, it makes sense that they were an asset. In ''ComicBook/GreenLanternCorps: ''Green Lantern Corps: Recharge'', they state they have only have 300 Lanterns trained when they need 7200 to patrol the universe; it also stated that they were getting back other experienced Lanterns too. Plus when the Spider Guild attacked the Guardians had to issue a code black to get the few Lanterns out there to help out. It's not a case of Earth getting special treatment, but because they were active, experienced and available to help get the Corps back on its feet.
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** There's one Green Lantern who gets paid, because on his planet, it's their culture to pay anyone for any good deed and it would be incomprehensibly foreign for someone to save their world and not get paid for it.
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** There might be no direct translation for what they were saying. Like in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' when ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} told ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} that there is no word for "escape" in Kryptonese. (Which, as ComicBook/AnimalMan immediately notes, explains quite a bit.)

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** There might be no direct translation for what they were saying. Like in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' when ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} told ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} ComicBook/{{Firestorm|DCComics}} that there is no word for "escape" in Kryptonese. (Which, as ComicBook/AnimalMan immediately notes, explains quite a bit.)
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* In the film, Hal demonstrates that the ring silently answers his questions for him almost as soon as he can think of them, provided it has that information in its database. Then he goes on to ask Tomar Re what the gigantic green light coming out of the center of Oa is. I get that they wanted to exposit for the audience, but wouldn't it have been easier to just make the ring answer his questions only when he directed them specifically towards it? Or am I supposed to believe that his ring ''didn't know'' about the ''central power battery'' which it was made from?
** In-universe, the rings are semi-intelligent on their own so it might have decided to keep quiet and let Tomar Re exposit to Hal for the sake of encouraging camaraderie among fellow Lanterns. Out-of-universe, if the ring is transmitting all the exposition directly into Hal's brain then the audience doesn't get to hear it.



* This one bugs me film wise. Apart from fanservice, why is it that during the credits, Sinestro took the yellow ring? From what we saw Sinestro gave no hints to any displeasure or desires against the Guardians. There wasn't any clear motive what with Jordan proved, using Fear was bad and using Will could defeat it. So In-Universe, there's no clear cut reason.
** Sinestro spent all movie believing that Fear was stronger than Will, and that it was essentially an untapped resource; he believes that DarkIsNotEvil and plans to use Fear to fight evil as a WellIntentionedExtremist. He has witnessed his group of Green Lanterns (Will) being completely out-powered by Parallax (Fear) in a straight fight. Hal killed Parallax though trickery, not sheer strength; in the preceding straight-up battle, he barely holds it off. Nothing has so far proved Sinestro wrong that Fear is stronger in sheer power than Will. Sinestro is also the mastermind behind the yellow ring, or at least the one who encouraged the Guardians into its creation. It was his project, and from his point of view it's ''perfect'' and the Guardians are holding him back, and will probably have no reason to deploy it at all with Parallax gone. So, in frustration against the restraint and perceived weakness of the Guardians, Sinestro resolves to go it alone and use what he has (directly or indirectly) created.
** Perhaps Sinestro is also (more than) a little power-hungry, and as seen above, he sees Fear as more powerful than Will. He seems too eager to use the yellow ring throughout the film, and ignore any other options. He doesn't just want to see Parallax beaten, he wants to use the situation as an opportunity to "trade up" his ring. Once again, at the end, his frustration with the Guardians "holding him back" overwhelms him and he steals the yellow ring to go it alone.



* In the film, Parallax is supposed to be the most terrifying force of evil in the entire universe. It's a bazillion years old, it's defeated whole squadrons of Green Lanterns without breaking a sweat, and the most anyone has been able to do to it in all that time was to ''trap'' it and turn it into SealedEvilInACan. Yet in the movie's climax, Hal Jordan defeats Parallax once and for all by ... tricking it into flying a little too close to the sun? That's ''all it took'' to defeat it? An intergalactic force of unstoppable evil should be able to '''eat''' suns for breakfast!
** SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome, I suppose. The film's version of Parallax doesn't seem to be an actual living entity of fear, like in the comics. So I'm guessing he's not as powerful.



* From the film: At one point, during an attempted attack on Parralax, all the Lanterns that are ganging up on him use their collective will to construct a net of sorts to keep Parralax immobilized. How does it work when multiple Lanterns create one object with their energy? Wouldn't they all have to be thinking the exact same thing? And are Lanterns limited in the size of the things they can create with the ring?
** My guess, either a) the rings give them some kind of limited mental link or b) it was a plan they had gone over before the fight
*** Probably a bit of both: I recall a panel where John Stewart is telling Guy to stick to the "telepathic" communications on their Rings so as not to ruin their attempt at stealth or something. So there's obviously an option for telepathic communication, even if it's just "I think we should make a net".
* In the film, the government agents discover that Hector Hammond has been "infected" by Parallax's energy. Why would they risk being around him without protective clothing? Were they not worried about a completely unknown, possibly parasitic life form, having the ability to spread from one host to another?
* In the film... what the fuck happened to the souls Parallax devoured when it got destroyed by the sun? Did they get to move on to the afterlife? Or were they set ablaze and vaporized, too? ... OH, GOD, THAT MEANS HAL JORDAN DESTROYED MORE LIVES THAN THE KRYPTONIANS (Superman included) IN "MAN OF STEEL"! THAT WOULD BE THE WORST SUPERHERO ACT EVER!
** Presumably once the body's been destroyed there's nowhere to put the soul; what else was he going to do? Let Parallax consume more people just to protect the (hopeless) souls he's already eaten?
*** Based on the reaction to the aforementioned ''Man of Steel'', the answer would apparently be "Yes." Remember, it's better to let innocents die than have blood directly on your hands.
** On the other hand, he might have saved them from an eternity of being imprisoned within a gigantic malevolent fear entity (which had '''''already''''' killed them) instead of having a peaceful death.
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*** Bruce Wayne WAS chosen by the Green Ring...in Earth-23, the universe of the Elseworld Graphic Novel ''In Darkest Knight'', where he is a Green Lantern ''instead'' of becoming Batman. Given how that comic goes? Well. He gets too obsessive and too potentially dangerous, because it's ''Bruce Wayne'' after all, and goes off the rails, requiring the Guardians of the Universe to go out of their way to recruit - yes! - Superman, Wonder Woman and the Flash to deal with him. The comic actually is CrazyAwesome and takes RefugeInAudacity I highly recommend it for sheer fun factor, but it does also basically acknowledge ''why'' those characters weren't used as Green Lanterns more often - namely, that Batman's personality does not mesh well with having that kind borderline unlimited power, and when you have the kind of superpowers that Supes, Wondy and the Flash have the Green Power Ring becomes ''ridiculously'' overpowered from a storytelling standpoint (in fact, the Elseworld works as well as it does in part because it only ''briefly'' touches on ''why'' they'd be so powerful). Think about it: yeah, the Green Ring doesn't work on Yellow...but Supes is ''powered'' by yellow light and Flash ''can run faster than'' the speed of it. And Wonder Woman is too badass to ''need'' the Ring to kick your ass, it's just a stellar bonus to her already insanely powerful existing abilities.

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*** Bruce Wayne WAS chosen by the Green Ring...in Earth-23, the universe of the Elseworld Graphic Novel ''In Darkest Knight'', where he is a Green Lantern ''instead'' of becoming Batman. Given how that comic goes? Well. He gets too obsessive and too potentially dangerous, because it's ''Bruce Wayne'' after all, and goes off the rails, requiring the Guardians of the Universe to go out of their way to recruit - yes! - Superman, Wonder Woman and the Flash to deal with him. The comic actually is CrazyAwesome CrazyIsCool and takes RefugeInAudacity I highly recommend it for sheer fun factor, but it does also basically acknowledge ''why'' those characters weren't used as Green Lanterns more often - namely, that Batman's personality does not mesh well with having that kind borderline unlimited power, and when you have the kind of superpowers that Supes, Wondy and the Flash have the Green Power Ring becomes ''ridiculously'' overpowered from a storytelling standpoint (in fact, the Elseworld works as well as it does in part because it only ''briefly'' touches on ''why'' they'd be so powerful). Think about it: yeah, the Green Ring doesn't work on Yellow...but Supes is ''powered'' by yellow light and Flash ''can run faster than'' the speed of it. And Wonder Woman is too badass to ''need'' the Ring to kick your ass, it's just a stellar bonus to her already insanely powerful existing abilities.
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** RealityEnsues, I suppose. The film's version of Parallax doesn't seem to be an actual living entity of fear, like in the comics. So I'm guessing he's not as powerful.

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** RealityEnsues, SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome, I suppose. The film's version of Parallax doesn't seem to be an actual living entity of fear, like in the comics. So I'm guessing he's not as powerful.
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*** The rings couldn't affect or protect against yellow objects, but they weren't "weak" against such things. A Green Lantern doesn't start to die if there's something yellow nearby. They're not magically protected against a #2 pencil, but they're also no ''more'' vulnerable to one than, say, Batman. More than that, they haven't had the yellow weakness for more than two decades. These days, the rings can affect yellow objects just fine, due to all the weirdness introduced by the "emotional spectrum".

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* For the matter, why do Blue Lanterns and Green Lanterns not work in pairs? Not only are a Blue Lantern's power fairly minimal without a Green Lantern around but a Green Lantern's powers are vastly increased when in the presence of a Blue Lantern. It seems making them partners would be the most logical thing to do.




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** Grief would probably not be considered a driving force. Will, Love, Compassion, Fear, Hope, and Greed are all forces that propel a being into action the vast majority of the time even if like Fear, Greed, and Rage it is to largely negative results, while Grief is the exact opposite of a driving force, it is a force that breeds inaction.
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* Does Grief count as a driving force like will/love/rage? What color would it be then?

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* Does Grief count as a driving force like will/love/rage? What color would it be then?then?

* Sinestro’s more modern interpretation is a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants order in the universe and tried to use fear to get it. Otherwise he even came to save earth from threats like the Crime Syndicate. So why does he put up with such unrepentant irredeemable monsters such as Romat Ru, 465, Haasp the Hunter and Amon Sur in his ranks? Especially after he got his wish with the Green Lanterns being permitted to use Lethal force! He’s bad but not that bad.
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* Why the hell do the star sapphires not work in pairs? it makes sense for the other corps but star sapphires are literally powered by love, having people go light years away from the object of there affection for extended periods seems like a bad idea, why not just give both of them a ring so they can work in tandem

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* Why the hell do the star sapphires not work in pairs? it makes sense for the other corps but star sapphires are literally powered by love, having people go light years away from the object of there affection for extended periods seems like a bad idea, why not just give both of them a ring so they can work in tandemtandem
* So what is Alan Scott's status with the Guardians of the Universe? Is he the only Lantern allowed to use magic?
* Does Grief count as a driving force like will/love/rage? What color would it be then?
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** Tomar-Re, the Lantern of Krypton's sector noted that by the time he noticed it's impending doom, it was too late. He considered it his greatest failure until the day he died.

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** Tomar-Re, the Lantern of Krypton's sector noted that by the time he noticed it's its impending doom, it was too late. He considered it his greatest failure until the day he died.
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** The ring also likely contains knowledge of local laws for when a green lantern does deal with smaller scale stuff

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* Why the hell do the star sapphires not work in pairs? it makes sense for the other corps but star sapphires are literally powered by love, having people go light years away from the object of there affection for extended periods seems like a bad idea, why not just give both of them a ring so they can work in tandem
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* Here's one of the problems with super heroes sharing the same universe...of all the kind-hearted do-gooders on earth, why did the ring pick Hal Jordan? I'm pretty sure there were a LOT of "Chosen Ones" on earth worthy of the ring. I can see the ring not picking Superman because he wasn't born on earth, and Batman since he strikes fear in his enemies, but what about Aquaman and the others?
** the ring considered Dick Grayson, but he was too young at the time. as for anyone else, maybe Hal was just the closest?

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* Here's one of the problems with super heroes sharing the same universe...of all the kind-hearted do-gooders on earth, Earth, why did the ring pick Hal Jordan? I'm pretty sure there were a LOT of "Chosen Ones" on earth worthy of the ring. I can see the ring not picking Superman because he wasn't born on earth, and Batman since he strikes fear in his enemies, but what about Aquaman and the others?
** the The ring considered Dick Grayson, but he was too young at the time. as for anyone else, maybe Hal was just the closest?



** there is probobly an actual code written down but they mostly seem to deal on the large scale stuff pretty much any civilisation would agree is bad, mass murder of civilians, warcrimes, superbeings threatening whole worlds, the only civilizations that would be ok with these are likely galactic conquerors that will probably end up in conflict with the corps anyway, we do see they make deals to stay out of certain sectors so its possible individual planets can opt-out of green lantern protection
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** there There is probobly probably an actual code written down but they mostly seem to deal on the large scale stuff pretty much any civilisation would agree is bad, mass murder of civilians, warcrimes, superbeings threatening whole worlds, the only civilizations that would be ok with these are likely galactic conquerors that will probably end up in conflict with the corps anyway, we do see they make deals to stay out of certain sectors so its possible individual planets can opt-out of green lantern protection
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* If the Green Lanterns are SpacePolice than whose law do they enforce? The law of the individual planets they patrol? The Guardians'? ValuesDissonance seems like it would cause problems either way and I imagine people don't want foreigners coming in and enforcing foreign law on them.

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* If the Green Lanterns are SpacePolice than whose law do they enforce? The law of the individual planets they patrol? The Guardians'? ValuesDissonance seems like it would cause problems either way and I imagine people don't want foreigners coming in and enforcing foreign law on them.them.
** there is probobly an actual code written down but they mostly seem to deal on the large scale stuff pretty much any civilisation would agree is bad, mass murder of civilians, warcrimes, superbeings threatening whole worlds, the only civilizations that would be ok with these are likely galactic conquerors that will probably end up in conflict with the corps anyway, we do see they make deals to stay out of certain sectors so its possible individual planets can opt-out of green lantern protection
the ring also likely contains knowledge of local laws for when a green lantern does deal with smaller scale stuff
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** On the other hand, he might have saved them from an eternity of being imprisoned within a gigantic malevolent fear entity (which had '''''already''''' killed them) instead of having a peaceful death.
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*** One Lantern, Chaselon, has robotic arms and legs (something he didn't need on his world) in order to use his ring.
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** Plus, the Corps needed all the experienced Lanterns it could get; since all the Earth Lanterns were available and had rings again, it makes sense that they were an asset. In ''GreenLanternCorps: Recharge'', they state they have only have 300 Lanterns trained when they need 7200 to patrol the universe; it also stated that they were getting back other experienced Lanterns too. Plus when the Spider Guild attacked the Guardians had to issue a code black to get the few Lanterns out there to help out. It's not a case of Earth getting special treatment, but because they were active, experienced and available to help get the Corps back on its feet.

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** Plus, the Corps needed all the experienced Lanterns it could get; since all the Earth Lanterns were available and had rings again, it makes sense that they were an asset. In ''GreenLanternCorps: ''ComicBook/GreenLanternCorps: Recharge'', they state they have only have 300 Lanterns trained when they need 7200 to patrol the universe; it also stated that they were getting back other experienced Lanterns too. Plus when the Spider Guild attacked the Guardians had to issue a code black to get the few Lanterns out there to help out. It's not a case of Earth getting special treatment, but because they were active, experienced and available to help get the Corps back on its feet.

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