- "You have the ability to overcome great fear. Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps." --A Green Lantern Power Ring greeting its new wielder.
History[]
Blackest Night[]
Capabilities[]
- Lets user create solid green light contructs; the size, complexity, and strength of the contructs are only limited by the power levels of the ring (seen when John Steward created a construct of Xanshi), and the willpower and imagination of the user,
- Can cover its user in a green energy force field. The field allows the user to fly, travel through inhospitable environments, and enter hyperspace.
- Generates its user's Green Lantern uniform. The appearance of the uniform can be changed by the user.
- Acts as a universal translator.
- Can speak to and advise its user.
- Can scan large areas for life-forms, particular targets, or an energy signature.
- Can radiate electromagnetic energy of various frequencies.
- Capable of generating an electrical current.
- Can split atomic nucluei, manipulate subatomic particles (allowing for elemental transmutation), and can even reverse the polarity of electrons.
- Can create fully-fuctioning duplicates of itself.
- Can be summoned by its user over a distance (even if it it being worn by another).
- Can be programmed by its user to carry out commands by itself after being removed.
- Some Power Rings are genetically keyed to their user, who is then the only one who can use the ring. There are ways around this, however.
- If its user if killed, then a Power Ring will automatically seek out a new user, being guided by Mogo.
Weaknesses[]
- Recharging - Green Lantern Power Rings must be periodically recharged.
- Yellow - Green Lantern Power Rings cannot affect yellow unless their user can overcome their fears.
- Mental Instability - mentally unstable beings are unable to properly use Green Lantern Power Rings.
- Vibrations can cause Green Lantern Power Rings to create constructs in miniature.
See Also[]
- Power Ring