Nok

A jungle world wrapped in mystery — the Indigo Tribe's hidden home.

Black Hand with members of the Indigo Tribe
Black Hand among the Indigo Tribe in the epilogue to Blackest Night #8 (2010). Pencils by Ivan Reis, colors by Alex Sinclair; page inker unconfirmed. Artwork source & details.

Nok barely exists on any star chart, and the Indigo Tribe likes it that way. This dense jungle world is where the indigo light was first harnessed — where Natromo the Nok native forged the first indigo staff, and where the Tribe brings the universe's worst criminals to be... rehabilitated.

The Tribe's methods are the spectrum's darkest secret: indigo rings don't recruit, they conscript, forcing compassion into sociopaths and murderers. Nok's jungles hide the conversion rituals, the staff-forges, and the truth about what the Tribe really is. Even the Guardians tread carefully here. Some lights are better left unexamined.

First appearanceGreen Lantern (vol. 4) #38 (2009)
Notable featuresThe indigo Central Power Battery, the conversion groves
StatusActive — hidden home of the Indigo Tribe

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