With blood and rage of crimson red, ripped from a corpse so freshly dead, together with our hellish hate, we'll burn you all — that is your fate!
Words of Power
The
Oaths
Every Lantern charges their ring by speaking their Corps' oath. Eight corps, eight oaths — the words that light the universe.
What's mine is mine and mine and mine. And mine and mine and mine! Not yours!
In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power — Sinestro's might!
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!
In fearful day, in raging night, with strong hearts full, our souls ignite. When all seems lost in the War of Light, look to the stars, for hope burns bright!
Tor lorek san, bor nakka mur, natromo faan tornek wot ur. Ter Lantern ker lo Abin Sur, taan lek lek nok — Formorrow Sur!
For hearts long lost and full of fright, for those alone in blackest night, accept our ring and join our fight, love conquers all with violet light!
The Blackest Night falls from the skies, the darkness grows as all light dies. We crave your hearts and your demise, by my black hand, the dead shall rise!
What about the White Lantern?
No White Lantern oath has ever been revealed in the comics — Geoff Johns has said it remains unspoken. The white light doesn't need words; it is life.
Red Lanterns (2011) #1, main-cover crop. Ed Benes (cover pencils); Rob Hunter (cover inks); Rod Reis (cover colors). Artwork source & details.
Artwork credits (8 images)
Credits refer to the illustrations shown here. Open a record for sources, adaptations and unresolved details. Some artwork and source pages contain story spoilers.
- Red — Red Lanterns (2011) #1, main-cover crop. Ed Benes (cover pencils); Rob Hunter (cover inks); Rod Reis (cover colors).
- Orange — Green Lantern (2005) #39 (2009), main-cover artwork with a changed background. Ivan Reis (cover pencils); Oclair Albert (cover inks); Nei Ruffino (cover colors).
- Yellow — Composite using Sinestro foreground from Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1 (2007), story page 4. Ethan Van Sciver (foreground illustration); Moose Baumann (foreground colors).
- Green — Artist credit unconfirmed.
- Blue — Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #14 (2017), main cover crop. Rafa Sandoval (cover pencils); Jordi Tarragona (cover inks); Tomeu Morey (cover colors).
- Indigo — Blackest Night #3 (2009), emotional-spectrum explanation spread, cropped detail. Ivan Reis (interior pencils); Alex Sinclair (interior colors).
- Violet — Artist credit unconfirmed.
- Black — Blackest Night #5 (2009), interior crop. Ivan Reis (pencils); Alex Sinclair (colors).
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