Fight for the Light is the first Episode in DC Universe Online which focuses on the war between the Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps and also introduces the Red Lantern Corps.
Summary
As the battle between the Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps comes to a head, both factions begin deputizing New Heroes and New Villains to bolster their ranks. Meanwhile, the Red Lantern Corps arrives to feed off the hatred caused by the chaos on Earth.In an attempt to cease the fighting, S.T.A.R. Labs attempts to create emotional power dampners to control the raging emotional spectrum only to have the reverse effect occur and cause destruction as the corps' infighting spreads to Coast City.
It is eventually revealed that the source of the fluctuating power rings is due to Brainiac's attempt to tap into the corps' power sources; creating his own Power Batteries within the S.T.A.R. Labs Research Facility in Metropolis.
Tropes
- Blood Knight: The Red Lanterns are this trope in its purist form.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: In the Coast City alert, the Emotional Spectrum does this to the Lanterns.
- Demonic Possession: Parallax does this to Arkillo, Killowag, Sinestro, and then Hal Jordan.
- Enemy Mine: The Green Lantern and Sinestro Corps decide to form a truce and fight against Brainiac's forces within the S.T.A.R. Labs Research Facility.
- Gondor Calls for Aid: Due to the weakening of the Power Rings, both the Green Lantern and Sinestro Corps deputizes new Lanterns.
- Knight Templar: The Green Lanterns under the effects of the Emotional Spectrum.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: S.T.A.R. Labs created emotional power dampners to cease the fighting between the corps. However, this only cause them to be Drunk with Power and Brainwashed and Crazy.
- We Need a Distraction: The Villians' version of Oan Science Cells consists of you causing this to allow Sinestro the opportunity to free Lyssa Drak.
- Worf Had the Flu: The weakness of Green and Yellow Lanterns are explained with Brainiac messing with the power rings.
