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** Ultimately PlayedStraight when Sinestro goes on a rant later about how he would've been the greatest Green Lantern of all time and how powerful he'll be with the ring.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: After introducing himself to Superman by irritably attacking him simply for having the misfortune of being near Abin Sur's space pod when the Green Lantern ring went missing, Sinestro muses to himself that he has no idea why the Lantern ring would be entrusted to a race of brutes.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Superman flies a powerless Kyle out of the way before Sinestro cuts him to pieces.
* BigWhat: Sinestro when he realizes Kyle tricked him with a fake ring that's about to explode.
* BigWhat: Sinestro when he realizes Kyle tricked him with a fake ring that's about to explode.
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* TheCameo: When the Guardians explain the Corps to Superman, they show him images of currently serving Lanterns, such as Kilowog and Tomar-Re.
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* DueToTheDead: Upon confirming that Abin Sur is dead, the Guardians lower their heads sadly and have a moment of silence.
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* HeroKiller: Sinestro is responsible for Abin Sur's death. One of the Guardians tells Superman that Sinestro has successfully killed other Lanterns prior to this.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Superman learns there are numerous Green Lanterns out there patrolling areas of space.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Superman learns there are numerous Green Lanterns out there patrolling areas of space.
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* MotiveRant: Sinestro does one, while pursuing Kyle through the canyon.
-->'''Sinestro:''' I could've been the greatest Green Lantern ever. That's why the Guardians were afraid of me! WHY THEY TOOK MY RING AWAY! They never imagined I would return to destroy them all.
-->'''Sinestro:''' I could've been the greatest Green Lantern ever. That's why the Guardians were afraid of me! WHY THEY TOOK MY RING AWAY! They never imagined I would return to destroy them all.
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* OhCrap: Kyle when the ring's power gives out mid-fight.
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* I'm dying please take my Mac guffing
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* I'm dying please take my Mac guffing
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* ISurrenderSuckers: Kyle pretends to hand over his ring, but actually hands over a ring-construct decoy that explodes when Sinestro takes hold of it.
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* ISurrenderSuckers: Kyle pretends to hand over his ring, but actually hands over [[FakinMacGuffin a ring-construct decoy decoy]] that explodes when Sinestro takes hold of it.
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* CompositeCharacter: Kyle Rayner combines the backstories of his comic book counterpart and Hal Jordan.
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* CompositeCharacter: Kyle Rayner combines the backstories of resembles his comic book counterpart in career and personality, but also physically resembles Hal Jordan.Jordan in addition to having Hal's origin of joining the Green Lantern Corps through inheriting Abin Sur's ring.
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* AdaptationalAngstDowngrade: Kyle notably doesn't have to suffer his girlfriend getting killed by Major Force due to this continuity depicting him as single when he becomes a Green Lantern.
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The ComicBook/GreenLantern guardian Abin Sur, pursued by Sinestro, instructs his ring to seek a new, worthy guardian before dying. The ring selects Kyle Rayner, an artist working for the Daily Planet.
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ComicBook/GreenLantern guardian Abin Sur, pursued by Sinestro, instructs his ring to seek a new, worthy guardian before dying. The ring selects Kyle Rayner, an artist working for the Daily Planet.
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* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: The plot starts off by Abin Sur passing on his ring, which eventually makes its way into Kyle's hands.
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* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: I'm dying please take my Mac guffing
: The plot starts off by Abin Sur passing on his ring, which eventually makes its way into Kyle's hands.
: The plot starts off by Abin Sur passing on his ring, which eventually makes its way into Kyle's hands.
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: Abin Sur and Sinestro have parts in Kyle Rayner becoming a Green Lantern in this continuity, with Abin Sur choosing Kyle Rayner as his successor as he did Hal Jordan in the comics and Sinestro being responsible for Abin Sur's death in the first place.
** Also, Kyle works as a cartoonist for the Daily Planet.
** Also, Kyle works as a cartoonist for the Daily Planet.
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: AdaptationOriginConnection:
** Abin Sur and Sinestro have parts in Kyle Rayner becoming a Green Lantern in this continuity, with Abin Sur choosing Kyle Rayner as his successor as he did Hal Jordan in the comics and Sinestro being responsible for Abin Sur's death in the first place.
** Also, Kyle works as a cartoonist for the DailyPlanet.Planet, enabling Superman to have ties to his origin in this continuity.
** Abin Sur and Sinestro have parts in Kyle Rayner becoming a Green Lantern in this continuity, with Abin Sur choosing Kyle Rayner as his successor as he did Hal Jordan in the comics and Sinestro being responsible for Abin Sur's death in the first place.
** Also, Kyle works as a cartoonist for the Daily
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{{Leitmotif}}: Composer Michael [=McCuisition=]'s theme for Kyle, which doubles as the Green Lantern Corps theme. This leitmotif later gets carried over to ''Justice League'' and becomes a recurring theme for John Stewart.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: Composer Michael [=McCuisition=]'s theme for Kyle, which doubles as the Green Lantern Corps theme. This leitmotif later gets carried over to ''Justice League'' and becomes a recurring theme for John Stewart.
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{{Leitmotif}}: Composer Michael [=McCuisition=]'s theme for Kyle, which doubles as the Green Lantern Corps theme. This leitmotif later gets carried over to ''Justice League'' and becomes a recurring theme for John Stewart.
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** Also, Kyle works as a cartoonist for the Daily Planet.
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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: There's a single female Guardian, apparently the head of the council.
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: Abin Sur and Sinestro have parts in Kyle Rayner becoming a Green lantern in this continuity, with Abin Sur choosing Kyle Rayner as his successor as he did Hal Jordan in the comics and Sinestro being responsible for Abin Sur's death in the first place.
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: Abin Sur and Sinestro have parts in Kyle Rayner becoming a Green lantern Lantern in this continuity, with Abin Sur choosing Kyle Rayner as his successor as he did Hal Jordan in the comics and Sinestro being responsible for Abin Sur's death in the first place.
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** Kyle's rejection letter came from Creator/DCComics.
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* RecycledAnimation: When Abin Sur's ship hits the space shuttle, there's a full screen frame of a fire explosion, which is reused footage from "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS3E1WhereTheresSmoke Where There's Smoke]]" when Volcana blasted Superman with a fire ball in the parking lot. This is used again when Sinestro blows up Abin Sur's ship, when Kyle's shield explodes, when his ring collides with Sinestro's and finally when the fake ring he gives Sinestro explodes.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Kyle is not well-recognized in the Daily Planet, and Perry gives him a hard time. Jimmy appears to be his only friend.
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* CompositeCharacter: Kyle Rayner from the DCAU combines the backstories of Hal Jordan and Kyle from the comics.
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* CompositeCharacter: Kyle Rayner from the DCAU combines the backstories of his comic book counterpart and Hal Jordan and Kyle from the comics.Jordan.
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* MythologyGag: Hal Jordan gets his nod when Kyle is flung into a fighter plane assigned to a "Col. Hal Jordan".
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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
** Hal Jordan gets his nod when Kyle is flung into a fighter plane assigned to a "Col. HalJordan".Jordan".
** Kyle shows he's a BadassNormal when he helps stop a thief - who looks just like Guy Gardner.
** Hal Jordan gets his nod when Kyle is flung into a fighter plane assigned to a "Col. Hal
** Kyle shows he's a BadassNormal when he helps stop a thief - who looks just like Guy Gardner.
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* NoNonsenseNemesis: Sinestro doesn't bother gloating, he just tries to kill Kyle.
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* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: The Lantern battery is activated by the Green Lantern motto.
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* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: The Lantern battery is activated by [[BadassCreed the Green Lantern motto.motto]].
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* UnprovokedPervertPayback: As the ring searches for its new recruit, it brushes against a woman's backside, causing her to turn and smack the guy standing behind her.
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* ISurrenderSuckers: Kyle pretends to hand over his ring, but actually hands over a ring-contstruct decoy that explodes when Sinestro takes hold of it.
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* ISurrenderSuckers: Kyle pretends to hand over his ring, but actually hands over a ring-contstruct ring-construct decoy that explodes when Sinestro takes hold of it.
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* ISurrenderSuckers: Kyle pretends to hand over his ring, but actually hands over a ring-contstruct decoy that explodes when Sinestro takes hold of it.
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* BitingTheHandHumor: Kyle got rejected by DC Comics.
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: The LanternBattery battery is activated by the Green Lantern motto.
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: The Lantern
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* HowDoIShotWeb: Kyle and Superman try to figure out how the Lantern Battery works.
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* GilliganCut: After Kyle stops a mugger, Jimmy takes a picture, saying "Page One for sure!" Cut to a disappointed Jimmy posting the picture in Kyle's cubicle, asking "No Page One, huh?"
* HowDoIShotWeb: Kyle and Superman try to figure out how the LanternBattery battery works.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Kyle and Superman try to figure out how the Lantern
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* ShutUpHannibal: When Kyle first encounters Sinestro.
-->'''Sinestro:''' You can't run, Green Lantern. I never give up!
-->'''Kyle:''' (''blasting him'') You never ''shut up'', either.
-->'''Sinestro:''' You can't run, Green Lantern. I never give up!
-->'''Kyle:''' (''blasting him'') You never ''shut up'', either.
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* ShutUpHannibal: When Kyle first encounters Sinestro.
tries to pull this against Sinestro, but finds his ring has run out of power.
-->'''Sinestro:''' You can'trun, run from me, Green Lantern. I never give up!
-->'''Kyle:'''(''blasting him'') You never ''shut up'', either.either. (''tries to use his ring, which fizzles'') [[OhCrap What?]]
* TheWorfEffect: Sinestro spends much of the episode effectively tossing Superman around.
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The ComicBook/GreenLantern guardian Abin Sur, pursued by Sinestro, instructs his ring to seek a new, worthy guardian before dying. The ring selects Kyle Rayner, an artist working for the Daily Planet.
!!This episode features examples of:
* BadassNormal: Kyle, which is part of why he was chosen.
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: The Lantern Battery is activated by the Green Lantern motto.
-->'''Kyle/Guardians:''' In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might beware my power, Green Lantern's light!
* CompositeCharacter: Kyle Rayner from the DCAU combines the backstories of Hal Jordan and Kyle from the comics.
* EvilGloating: Lampshaded and averted.
-->'''Kyle:''' Wait! Don't you want to talk first? You know, banter back and forth to show me your innate superiority?
-->'''Sinestro:'''' No.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Kyle and Superman try to figure out how the Lantern Battery works.
* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: The plot starts off by Abin Sur passing on his ring, which eventually makes its way into Kyle's hands.
* MythologyGag: Hal Jordan gets his nod when Kyle is flung into a fighter plane assigned to a "Col. Hal Jordan".
* ShutUpHannibal: When Kyle first encounters Sinestro.
-->'''Sinestro:''' You can't run, Green Lantern. I never give up!
-->'''Kyle:''' (''blasting him'') You never ''shut up'', either.
!!This episode features examples of:
* BadassNormal: Kyle, which is part of why he was chosen.
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: The Lantern Battery is activated by the Green Lantern motto.
-->'''Kyle/Guardians:''' In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might beware my power, Green Lantern's light!
* CompositeCharacter: Kyle Rayner from the DCAU combines the backstories of Hal Jordan and Kyle from the comics.
* EvilGloating: Lampshaded and averted.
-->'''Kyle:''' Wait! Don't you want to talk first? You know, banter back and forth to show me your innate superiority?
-->'''Sinestro:'''' No.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Kyle and Superman try to figure out how the Lantern Battery works.
* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: The plot starts off by Abin Sur passing on his ring, which eventually makes its way into Kyle's hands.
* MythologyGag: Hal Jordan gets his nod when Kyle is flung into a fighter plane assigned to a "Col. Hal Jordan".
* ShutUpHannibal: When Kyle first encounters Sinestro.
-->'''Sinestro:''' You can't run, Green Lantern. I never give up!
-->'''Kyle:''' (''blasting him'') You never ''shut up'', either.
