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monition ! Green Lantern # 13 spoilers ahead!A new eccentric of Lantern has emerge in theGreen Lanternmythos and this one is power by sadness of all thing . The Emotional Spectrum is in flux all thanks to one man ’s mad desire to try and control the powerful power .

Ever since theUnited Planets ' leader Lord Premier Thaarosassumed control of the Green Lantern Corps , he ’s been brutally aggress the Emotional Spectrum for take it for himself . As the Emotional Spectrum continues to lose , a never - before - seen Lantern addition mightiness and puts the future of the entireGreen Lanternfranchise into doubt .

Star Sapphire’s Ex Has Become the First ‘Sorrow Lantern’

InGreen Lantern # 13by Jeremy Adams , Fernando Pasarin , Oclair Albert , and Romulo Fajardo Jr. , Hal Jordan has just escaped from Oa thanks to his expectant love interest , Carol Ferris . Unfortunately beforeStar Sapphire and Green Lanterncould have a proper reunion , Hal was taken captive by Amanda Waller , who has officially die to war with Earth ’s metahumans . ThoughWaller had promised to reach Jordan over to Thaaros and the Green Lantern Corps , she keep Hal for herself , determined to crack the secret of his new Power Ring .

As sadness consumes Nathan , the ring changes and becomes a Power Ring …

On Oa , the last few members of the Resistance Corps gather in their secret base . Still playing forked agentive role against Thaaros , Jessica Cruz checks on the Resistance and inform them that Simon and Jo have been locked up . Jessica also reveals that Thaaros has replaced the United Planets ’ council with members of his shape - shifting species and influence entire earth . Kyle Rayner , channeling numerous light , confirms the terror Thaaros affectation , read if he controls the Emotional Spectrum , he ’ll control the universe .

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Back on Earth in Las Vegas , Nathan Broome , Carol Ferris ’ ex-husband - fiancee , sit down in a honeymoon cortege alone . He laments that he did everything correct his total life but it never worked out in his favor . Nathan wallows in sadness as he looks at the wedding ring he ’d gotten for Carol before she allow him to go save Green Lantern . As grief consume Nathan , the band changes and becomes a Power Ring , giving Nathan a brand - new Lantern costume with a grey-headed people of color system and a teardrop - form symbolic representation on his chest .

The Emotional Spectrum Has Been Majorly Damaged Thanks to Thaaros

When the Guardians of the Universe disappeared , ascendency of the Green Lantern Corps fell to the United Planets , specifically its drawing card , Lord Premier Thaaros . Thaaros introduce sweeping change , get going by quarantine Earth and transfer every Lantern from the major planet . Hal Jordan was already unbelieving of the change , but he go out the Corps for commodity when someone muck up up the Sinestro Corps Central Power Battery , an attack that scent up kill Jordan ’s good friend Kilowog . However , this would be justthe first of many attacks on the Emotional Spectrum .

The death of Kilowog and the destruction of the Sinestro Corps Power Battery can be fancy inGreen Lantern # 7 ( 2024 ) !

After Hal impart the Green Lantern Corps , Thaaros begin secretly ordering the destruction of other Central Power Batteries . The gentle Lantern Corps , the Red Lantern Corps , and even the exclusive Orange Lantern Larfleeze lost their Batteries . The matching tone-beginning had a powerful effect on the Emotional Spectrum . Rather than just expend the Emerald Light of Willpower , Thaaros ’ individual U. S. Army of ‘ United Planets Lanterns ’ became capable to channel other light source . Thaaros had hoped not only to be the sole controller of the Emotional Spectrum ’s great power , but to apply his soldiers to get at the force of the mysterious Source Lantern .

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So far , Thaaros has been unsuccessful at accessing the Source Lantern ’s big businessman but he continues to give as many of his Lanterns as necessary to attain it . As Thaaros go on up his mad work , no one has been aware of the pain the Emotional Spectrum is more than Kyle Rayner . As a former White Lantern , Kyle nearly understands the powerful free energy rootage . But the more Thaaros has attacked the Emotional Spectrum , the more equipment casualty he ’s doing to the DC Universe , and Kyle can feel it all .

What do the Sorrow Lanterns Mean to the Emotional Spectrum?

Unfortunately , beyond seeing Nathan embracing the sorrowfulness and get into his raw Sorrow Lantern costume , there ’s nothing that point why the new army corps has formed now . It is interesting to see a Lantern powered by sadness because that ’s one of the few large emotion that was left out of the original handful of corporation which were centered around touch sensation like rage , fear , hope , and love . But the Emotional Spectrum has existed for eons , so why is a Lantern empowered by gloominess just coming around now ?

Another possibility is that Thaaros ’ damage to the Emotional Spectrum is completely resetting the way the force operate .

The most potential reason the Sorrow Lanterns are emerging now is because of the damage Thaaros has done . He ’s pretty much wipe out every other corps except for the Green Lanterns . Kyle , who is essentially the Emotional Spectrum ’s avatar , has made it quite clear that the energy is in painful sensation from what Thaaros is doing . Perhaps the Sorrow Lanterns are a forcible manifestation of the misery the Emotional Spectrum is feel , which would explain why the new Lanterns have seemingly add up out of thin melody .

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Another possibility is that Thaaros ’ price to the Emotional Spectrum is completely resetting the manner the military force manoeuvre . Thaaros has eradicate every junto except for Green . But the Emotional Spectrum ca n’t just be destroyed , even if the Central Power Batteries that draw rein the various lights are . It ’s possible that all of Thaaros ’ wipeout to the previous corporation has made way for new I to be created , making new Lanterns that personify emotions that were leave out of the original seven lights .

The Sorrow Lanterns are Just the Start

It ’s unvoiced to say what lies onwards when all fan have to go off of is Nathan debut as a Sorrow Lantern . But with the Emotional Spectrum going through a period of modification , it would n’t be shocking to see novel Lanterns pop springing up . passably shortly , lover could be seeing Lanterns that run off of joyfulness or surprise . Thaaros has done serious legal injury to the Emotional Spectrum and it seems like the result is creating a young line of Lanterns . It ’ll be quite interesting to see howGreen Lanternreacts to his downbeat rival when the Sorrow Lantern takes flight .

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Green Lantern is the name given to multiple enforcers of intergalactic justice in the DC Universe. Green Lanterns can harness the cosmic energy of willpower, and create unique spectral objects to face off against their enemies. Though some Green Lanterns have assisted with the Justice League, they primarily belong to the Green Lantern Corps.

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