Willpower
The oldest light in the universe — 7,200 ring-bearers keeping the peace across 3,600 sectors of space.
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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!
Willpower — the ability to overcome fear and impose order on chaos. Of all the lights, green is the most stable and the most balanced: it sits at the very center of the emotional spectrum.
A green ring chooses those with the strength of will to push through anything. It doesn't ask you to be fearless — it asks you to act anyway.
Oa — an ancient planet at the center of the universe, home to the Guardians of the Universe, the diminutive blue immortals who founded the Corps billions of years ago.
At Oa's heart burns the Central Power Battery, the reservoir of green light from which every Lantern charges their ring.
Hal Jordan— test pilot turned legend; the Corps' most famous Lantern of Sector 2814.
John Stewart— architect and Marine; builds constructs with an engineer's precision.
Guy Gardner— all attitude and heart; the Corps' resident brawler.
Kyle Rayner— the young artist who carried the torch when the Corps fell.
Kilowog— the Corps' towering drill sergeant; trains every new recruit.
Tomar-Re— veteran of Sector 2813; a steady, scholarly hand.
Salaak— keeper of the Book of Oa and the Corps' protocol officer.
Sodam Yat— the prophesied Daxamite Lantern who became Ion's host.
Katma Tui— Korugar's Green Lantern and a mentor to fellow recruits.
Ch'p— the beloved squirrel-like Lantern of Sector 1014.
A green power ring converts willpower into hard-light constructs — anything the bearer can imagine, from giant fists to fighter jets, limited only by their will and creativity.
Quirks: the charge lasts roughly 24 hours and must be renewed at a power battery. Historically, the green light carried a flaw — a vulnerability to yellow, the color of fear.
Billions of years ago, the Guardians first tried to police the universe with an army of androids called the Manhunters. When that ended in catastrophe, they forged a new approach: living volunteers, chosen for their willpower, each armed with a ring and organized by sector — two Lanterns for each of the 3,600 sectors of charted space.
The Corps has fallen and risen more than once, and its oath has been sworn on a thousand worlds. Through it all, the green light endures as the universe's first and most trusted line of defense — the standard every other Corps is measured against.
Green Lantern: Rebirth (Green Lantern: Rebirth #1–6, 2004–05) — Hal Jordan returns from the dead and the modern mythology begins. The truth about Parallax and the yellow impurity is finally revealed.
The Sinestro Corps War (2007) — Sinestro's yellow army invades Earth and the Corps faces its greatest war. The prophecy of the Blackest Night is set in motion.
Emerald Twilight (Green Lantern #48–50, 1994) — Coast City falls and Hal Jordan breaks. The Corps' darkest hour — and the fall that made the Rebirth necessary.
Blackest Night (2009–10) — The dead rise as Black Lanterns and every Corps must unite. Hal leads the coalition of light against Nekron.
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Collected edition
Meet the recruits and veterans rebuilding the Green Lantern Corps.
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A display statue inspired by Hal Jordan's power ring.
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