In-Universe History · 2008
The Indigo Tribe Rises
Compassion for the unforgivable.
2008
The story
On the jungle world of Nok, the Green Lantern Abin Sur — Hal Jordan's predecessor — discovered something extraordinary: a natural wellspring of indigo light, the power of compassion. With Natromo, a native of Nok, he forged it into a power ring and battery.
But the Tribe's purpose was radical. Abin Sur had foreseen a future where the Guardians themselves became a threat. The Indigo Tribe would be his contingency — an army of the rehabilitated. Its first member was Iroque, Abin Sur's greatest enemy, the murderer of his daughter. Forced to wear the indigo ring, she was overwhelmed by compassion and reborn as Indigo-1.
The Tribe debuted in Green Lantern vol. 4 #25 (2007–08, Johns/Van Sciver). Every member since has been chosen the same way: the worst criminals of their worlds, given rings that force them to feel — and in feeling, to change. The indigo light doesn't just wield compassion. It weaponizes redemption.
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