For Green Lantern fans like myself....

Post by **Steve** » 2007-09-02 07:36pm

Out of all of the fictional universes to choose from, comic and non-comic..... which characters do you consider worthy of joining the likes of Kyle Rayner and Hal Jordan as Green Lanterns? Who do you think would be granted a ring by the Guardians?

Yes, I'm feeling kinda silly at the moment, and it's a fanboyish, geeky conversation, but I just couldn't help myself.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-09-02 07:37pm

Optimus Prime, obviously.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2007-09-02 07:40pm

I'm thinking the Doctor would be pretty badass with a Lantern ring.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » 2007-09-02 07:47pm

General Zod wrote:I'm thinking the Doctor would be pretty badass with a Lantern ring.

Oh frabjous day. The Doctor with a power ring on top of his TimeLord abilities and the TARDIS?
I LOVE the idea.
On-topic, Steve Rogers and Peter Parker seem like likely candidates.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2007-09-02 08:14pm

Stark wrote:Optimus Prime, obviously.

No... the Ring goes to "The Being Without Fear".

Optimus has many fears as well as doubts about his own leadership skills.

Post by **Steve** » 2007-09-02 08:32pm

LadyTevar wrote:
Stark wrote:Optimus Prime, obviously.
No... the Ring goes to "The Being Without Fear".

Optimus has many fears as well as doubts about his own leadership skills.

Hmm.... more specifically, it goes to the being "with the ability to overcome great fear." (At least that's the line used in the Green Lantern Corps comics when a ring comes to a new bearer.) It's not being fearless so much as having the willpower to overcome your fears. That's also touched upon in the new explaination for the weakness to yellow; a Lantern who "knows" fear, but overcomes it, is no longer effected by the Yellow Impurity.

(Opposed to this, the new Sinestro Corps' yellow rings go to beings who can cause great fear.... hence why the ring tracked down Batman and nearly bonded with him before detecting Green Lantern energies and running like hell. Optimus might or might not get a ring, but I am damned sure that Sinestro and his new allies would give a yellow power ring to Megatron...)

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2007-09-02 08:40pm

Iron Man

Post by **Steve** » 2007-09-02 08:41pm

Thanks, hav. I'm getting Amalgam flashbacks of Hal Stark, the Iron Lantern.....

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2007-09-02 09:30pm

would the shadow be able to wield both a sinistaro ring and a gl ring at the same time?

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-09-02 09:37pm

Sorry, what? I've read GL comics and seen the JLU cartoon: the Lanterns piss and moan and second-guess and stress as much as anyone else. They're not 'without fear'. Prime isn't afraid for himself, and doesn't doubt himself: he considers the danger to others, and that can give him pause as he knows his decisions aren't magically correct. Describing Prime as some kind of emo robot immobilised by terror is truly bizarre. I mean, he only constantly sacrifices his own life through cycles of epic mythology to save others... what a fucking coward lol.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2007-09-02 09:46pm

LadyTevar wrote:
Stark wrote:Optimus Prime, obviously.
No... the Ring goes to "The Being Without Fear".

Optimus has many fears as well as doubts about his own leadership skills.

He has fears, but he only doubted himself early on when he was initially chosen to be Prime. Now, however, you do describe Ultra Magnus perfectly.

Pulp Hero · Post by **Pulp Hero** » 2007-09-02 11:37pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:would the shadow be able to wield both a sinistaro ring and a gl ring at the same time?

Interesting concept.

Has "duel wielding" been done in the comics anywhere? I think Batman could pull it off.

Majin Gojira · Post by **Majin Gojira** » 2007-09-03 12:08am

Race Bannon.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2007-09-03 12:16am

Screw Race Bannon. What about Brock Samson?

Enigma · Post by **Enigma** » 2007-09-03 12:24am

Superman for the GL Ring and Bizzaro for the yellow ring.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2007-09-03 12:45am

neoolong wrote:Screw Race Bannon. What about Brock Samson?

Since he inspires fear, the Sinestro Corps ring would be for him

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2007-09-03 12:48am

how about Revan? say post KotOR?

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2007-09-03 02:32am

Daredevil "The man without Fear"

, Optimus Prime (IT really is overcome great fear, and doubt about casualties to the innocent isn't really fear in the GL context, it's sense), Captain America (The poofta), Tarzan (Imagine the Giant apes) Conan the Barbarian, Duncan Idaho, Karsa Orlong (His reaction to finding out that he had just freed 7 ancient monsters who were his gods was to attack them and to kill one), Anasurimbor Kellhus (Emotions are things that happen to other people).

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2007-09-03 03:12am

Stark wrote:Optimus Prime, obviously.

Found this a few weeks ago.

Crom · Post by **Crom** » 2007-09-03 04:13am

1. Optimus Prime
2. Mazikeen from Lucifer
3. Snow White from Fables
4. Jet Black from Cowboy Bebop

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2007-09-03 04:45am

Crom wrote: 2. Mazikeen from Lucifer

Interesting idea, although Lucifer is probably the nastiest imaginable wielder for a Green lantern in all of fiction. (Although then again, he doesn't need it, and probably invented it)

3. Snow White from Fables

I'd actually prefer Bigby Wolf (Who'd probably be even better with a Yellow ring considering his past exploits) or The Old Witch.

DarkSilver · Post by **DarkSilver** » 2007-09-03 10:07am

Image from Lil'formers by Matt Moylan

But seriously....

1. Optimus Prime
2. Conan the Barbarian
3. Thomas Oliver (Power Rangers duh)
4. Shockwave

I'll shoot the first person who says Rodimus Prime should have a Green Lantern Ring....

Kon_El · Post by **Kon_El** » 2007-09-03 01:23pm

Steve wrote: (Opposed to this, the new Sinestro Corps' yellow rings go to beings who can cause great fear.... hence why the ring tracked down Batman and nearly bonded with him before detecting Green Lantern energies and running like hell.

I don't remember anything about GL energies. It detected an assload of willpower and ran from what I remember.

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2007-09-03 01:45pm

Hm...my list may be a bit odd, but my mind immediately jumps to:

1. Steve Irwin, or some fictionalised version of him. Spent his life around dangerous animals, risking his life to try to bring a love of nature and drive home the need to conserve it.

2. Luke Skywalker. Yes, he comes off as a bit weak in the first film, but a basic part of Jedi training is to overcome fear. And hey, his lightsaber's green already...

3. Mrs. Brisby/Frisby from "The Secret of NIMH"/"Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH". An ordinary mouse who, knowing that it killed her husband, volunteers to drug a cat. You don't get "overcoming great fear" much clearer than that.

Post by **Steve** » 2007-09-03 02:49pm

Kon_El wrote:
Steve wrote: (Opposed to this, the new Sinestro Corps' yellow rings go to beings who can cause great fear.... hence why the ring tracked down Batman and nearly bonded with him before detecting Green Lantern energies and running like hell.
I don't remember anything about GL energies. It detected an assload of willpower and ran from what I remember.

*Finds copy of Green Lantern #17*

It did both. "Conflicting emotional resonance registered. Willpower overriding Fear.", followed by, "Previous exposure to Green Lantern Power Ring Detected." "Target Sentient rejected."

Back just before the OYL jump, there was a plot with a new Tattooed Man that involved Hal letting Bruce put on the ring and creating a construct of his parents, so that would also explain the detection of Green Lantern energy.