
You’ll find contradicting origin stories across the continuity because duh, it’s DC, but there is no denying the fact that if Nekron is unleashed, the results would be worse than any Crisis event.

Despite being given a shot at redemption multiple times, it looks like he and the Lantern Corps are destined to play out this Shakespearean political drama forever. After being exposed to and later becoming a host for the fear entity Parallax, he has an innate Fear Attunement that allows him to instantly understand and exploit others’ fears against them.Īt one point, he joined with the Life Entity and became the strongest being in the universe. He has a thorough understanding of Willpower and Fear, which allows him to create lethal constructs, thousands of times stronger than his Green counterparts. Sinestro might possess above-average physical combat skills but his world runs on emotions, and Sinestro has complete mastery over his. But make no mistake he is the archenemy of the Lantern Corps for a reason. Over the years, Sinestro has shown that he isn’t all villainy, as he has often called a truce or outright allied with his adversaries when the occasion called for it. There, he fashioned a Yellow Power Ring and channeling the power of Fear, vowed to bring down the Guardians, the Green Lantern Corps, and Hal Jordan personally. But it was his dangerously fervent pursuit of perfect order that eventually led him to turn his back on Korugar, the Lantern Corps, and his best friends.Īs his mind and ethics unraveled at the seams, he established a dictatorship at Korugar and was banished to Qward in the Anti-Matter Universe for his crime. They were Sinestro’s closest friends and he even married Abin’s sister, siring a child with her. And for once, it added depth and a layer of tragedy to the story. Sinestro loved Abin Sur and Hal Jordan after him, a retcon established in Emerald Dawn. On paper, these traits make him the ideal Lantern and allowed Sinestro to transform Space Sector 1417 into an almost-lawless paradise. The Korugarian was tireless in his pursuit of order, had an iron will, and knew the ins and outs of fear only a few in the universe did. There was a time when Thaal Sinestro championed justice and was known as the greatest Green Lantern in the entire universe. The 10 Most Powerful Green Lantern Villains are listed below. To say that the live-action Green Lantern picture from 2011 disappointed fans would be an understatement Ryan Reynolds has continued to mock the film in the years since, and Zack Snyder utterly ignored the character, even in the Snyder Cut! So we thought we would remind you why the Lantern Corps exists, as well as introduce you to some of the universe-level threats they have thwarted during their long history of publishing. Since his first appearance in issue #16, the Green Lantern has evolved from a magical enigma to an interstellar peacekeeper who derives strength from his unbreakable willpower.

Let those who worship evil’s might, Beware my power…Green Lantern’s light!” There is a Lantern Corps for every emotion these days, but Martin Nodell and Bill Finger presented All-American Comics fans to one of the most enduring superheroes of all time back in 1940.Īfter a train wreck, railroad engineer Alan Scott obtains a mystical lantern and uses it to build a ring to battle crime in Capitol City. “In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight.
