Emotional Entity
Proselyte
The cephalopod embodiment of compassion — the light that feels all pain.
The story
Compassion's entity is Proselyte, a vast cephalopod-like being that drifts through the dark between stars, drawn to suffering the way a moth is drawn to flame. It was born from the first act of mercy — the moment one being chose to ease another's pain at cost to itself.
Proselyte does not distinguish between the deserving and the undeserving; compassion doesn't. Its hosts are flooded with the pain of everyone around them, and given the power to take that pain away. It is a heavy gift — to feel everything, and to be compelled to heal it.
The Indigo Tribe, whose rings force compassion on the remorseless, regard Proselyte with something between worship and fear.
Known hosts & seekers
Key issues
- Green Lantern #52 (2010) — first appearance
- Blackest Night (2009–10) — the entities unleashed
Green Lantern (2005) #52 (2010), emotional-entity spread around White Lantern Sinestro. Doug Mahnke (interior pencils). Artwork source & details.
Artwork credits (2 images)
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