History ComicBook / GreenLanterns

Of course, the moment he leaves, [[FromBadToWorse the rookie-protected planet gets invaded]] by the [[Characters/GLRedLanternCorps Red Lantern Corps]] - oddly, ''not'' because [[JurisdictionFriction they still are technically in charge of its sector]], and Hal broke [[ComicBook/LightsOut their agreement to have no active Green Lanterns]] in said sector, but for an arguably ''much worse'' reason.

* HeelFaceDoorSlam: The character mentioned first in the HeelRealization examples below, from issue #3, had genuinely decided to do good and was already trying to help the heroes... and then that InterruptedCooldownHug happened, and caused the Rage to re-infect them into a Red Lantern all over again. Given how Red Lanterns work, this means the character's newly-healed heart (the physical one, mind) ''literally just got destroyed'', and the character's blood instantly replaced with something that they can only survive with the Red Lantern Corps Ring on, forcing them to work once again with Atrocitus. It took a massive, downright miraculous effort to heal them in the first place, and now that maddening "sound" is back in their head, their cardiac system is wrecked again, and they're once again unable to completely control their Rage and dependent on the Ring for survival. ''[[NiceJobBreakingItHero All because Jessica rejected them]]''. The character out and out says that they feel ''most'' angry at the fact that a whole new "world" (read: of not being influenced by the Red Lantern Ring) was shown to them and then "taken away". This Door Slam ''might'' not be permanent though, as the Red Lantern in question definitely still wants to be free of Atrocitus. Only time well tell.

** Treated seriously in one arc when Jessica is paired up with Simon on a superhero dating app. [[SubvertedTrope Revealed at the end of the arc]] that they've both considered it and decided that their relationship is closer to LikeBrotherLikeSister.

* ImaginationBasedSuperpower: The only real requirement to be ''able'' to use a Green Lantern Corps Power Ring is being able to generate massive levels of HeroicWillpower, but the actual ''way'' the Ring is used is "shaped by your imagination", especially when it comes to the HardLight construct abilities, which because they can be "anything you can imagine", can rapidly turn into a SwissArmySuperpower. In fact, both the SwissArmySuperpower and ImaginationBasedSuperpower articles on this Wiki can now be found listed on a disambiguation page that is named ''after'' the Green Lantern Corps Power Rings, because the ''Green Lantern'' franchise is the iconic former TropeNamer for at least one of them. That said, Simon isn't always ''creative'' about his imagined-up constructs, with one issue (#15) featuring him just making a giant boxing glove to hit the bad guy with... twice. In one scene. Issue #24 has Kyle [[LampeshadeHanging point this out to Simon]] during their training session. He encourages Simon to be less blunt and more creative with how he uses his powers, and Simon begins to catch on by the end of it.

* Catchphrase: When he's in trouble, Simon often refers to himself as the "impossible lantern" or notes that he's "done the impossible before".

** The mention of "Rings" and a "Tower" and a "Blue Lady" by the angry redneck in issue #1, considering he was ''infected with rage energy'', makes a lot more sense when we see Atrocitus monologuing about the Red Lanterns' plans. The "Tower" is a key component in the plan, the Blue Lady is one of the Red Lanterns, and the Red Lanterns use [[RingOfAPower Power Rings]].