Simon Baz is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics, usually in those starring the Green Lantern Corps, an extraterrestrial police force of which Simon is a member. Created by writer Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke, Simon first appeared in 2012 following DC's 2011 company-wide relaunch as part of its Green Lantern story arc "Rise of the Third Army", in which Baz replaces Silver Age hero Hal Jordan as the Green Lantern of Earth's sector. Prior to this, the character made an unnamed cameo in The New 52 Free Comic Book Day Special Edition #1. At the time, Baz debuted to a positive critical reaction and over time gained a sizable fanbase. DC later added Baz to its flagship team-up title Justice League of America in 2013.

Publication History
Simon Baz was created by Green Lantern writer Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke. He is the first Middle Eastern-American and Muslim member of the Green Lantern Corps. Simon's heritage and home town are both influenced by Geoff Johns, who is half-Lebanese, and a native of Detroit, Michigan.

Fictional Character Biography
Early Life
Simon Baz was a Lebanese-American child living in Dearborn, Michigan during the events of the September 11 attacks in 2001. Growing up with their family, Simon and his sister, Sira were both bullied and persecuted due to the ethnicity. As a young adult, Simon began to get involved in street racing, and eventually car theft; the former that put his brother-in-law in a coma in the hospital and the latter because of the financial crisis that hit the Detroit area in one of the hardest hit areas of the United States. Simon is fired from his job, and in one night in a moment of desperation, he steals the wrong car, and while trying to evade the police in the stolen van, Simon finds out that there is a bomb in the stolen vehicle. Not knowing anything about it, or how big it is, Simon drives the van into the abandoned car factory he was laid off from, knowing that no one would be hurt in the explosion. The resulting explosion is seen as an act of terrorism by the authorities, as they bring Simon in for questioning. As Simon is being interrogated, Hal Jordan and Sinestro's fused and malfunctioning Green Lantern Power Ring finds Simon, and selects him as the new wielder, flying him away from captivity. With their suspect gone, the federal agents interrogating Simon contact Amanda Waller about the situation, a transmission Cyborg of the Justice League picks up. Cyborg relays the transmission to Batman and asks if anyone has spoken to Hal Jordan, since he quit the League. Meanwhile, Simon lays on the ground, knocked out, while elsewhere, the Third Army begins to spread.

Rise of the Third Army
After waking up and beginning to search for redemption, Simon turns over a new leaf and helps to stop the Third Army. However, he eventually runs into the Justice League, being wrongfully accused of taking Hal hostage. The Justice League eventually track down Simon, but he is not willing to fight them until Batman tries to remove Sinestro's ring from Simon's finger. In doing so, the ring goes into defense mode and attacks the League. In a panic, Baz retreated using his ring and eventually meets back up with his sister. Sira was able to track down the original owner of the van leaving Simon to track down the lead and try to clear his name. After finding who was involved of the bomb plot, the Third Army attacked the house and killed the terrorist, and the FBI agent (who was one of the federal agents interrogating Simon before) and Simon went down into the basement and saw all the guns and bombs the terrorist had. The FBI agent blew the house up with a bomb, and then a Green Lantern squirrel named B'dg came looking for Hal Jordan. B'dg eventually takes Simon to a remote location where Simon is able to finally unwind the dual message left by both Hal Jordan and Sinestro in his ring. Jordan reveals that the Guardians of the Universe have gone insane and are now replacing the Green Lantern Corps with their Third Army that will eventually take over the Universe and that if he is truly gone, to tell Carol Ferris that he loves her. It is soon revealed that Sinestro is truly responsible for Simon's selection as a Green Lantern as he chose someone who was very much like himself, who would do anything to accomplish his goals, and be able to overcome fear in any form. He also wanted his recruit to be the one to finally destroy the Guardians of the Universe. Surprised by his picking, Simon learns how to recharge his ring by retrieving his Lantern in the Coast City Graveyard and then learns from B'dg that his ring might be able to wake his brother-in-law from his coma. They head to the hospital where Simon's sister meets him and after forcing his will into his ring, Simon is able to heal the damage to his brother-in-law's brain, and he awakens not realizing what has happened. Simon then takes off with B'dg to rescue Guy Gardner from prison. After defeating the Third Army that was sent after Guy, they all meet on the moon where Guy is sent to Oa to stop the Guardians and Simon and B'dg enter the Book of the Black and come face to face with Black Hand.

Wrath of the First Lantern
At the end of the "Rise of the Third Army", the First Lantern (Volthoom), escapes with intent on changing reality to his will. Simon, meanwhile, is with B'dg at the Chamber of Shadows, where Black Hand and the Templar Guardians are being held. A battle ensues between Simon and Black Hand and whilst Simon is distracted, freeing the Templar Guardians, Black Hand sucks him into his ring. Simon is transported into the Dead Zone where Sinestro and Hal are trapped. Sinestro tells Simon that he was killed by Black Hand. Hal says Simon can't be dead because he still has the ring on. Sinestro then attacks Simon trying to get the ring. Since the ring is useless against Sinestro, Simon takes out his gun and fatally shoots him. However, Sinestro comes back to life because they are in the Dead Zone. Tomar-Re tells Hal that he believes the ring chose someone like Sinestro, not Hal, and that could explain Simon's brash personality. Simon offers to give Hal his ring but Hal objects, because the ring might reject Hal or think Baz is dead. Sinestro wakes and says he is going to get back at Simon, which makes Simon nervous. B'dg, with the help of the Templar Guardians, tries to retrieve Simon. Meanwhile, Simon's ring starts to split with the new half trying to go to Hal, Sinestro tackles Hal to the ground and shows Hal the First Lantern torturing Carol Ferris. This puts fear in Hal's heart, then the ring goes to Sinestro, and he and Simon swap places with Black Hand. Simon is being strangled by Sinestro, but then he later lets Simon go and teleports to his home planet of Korugar, trying to defend himself. When Simon and B'dg arrive at the planet Korugar's grave and witnessed Sinestro attacking Carol Ferris and White Lantern Kyle Rayner, they stop him. While Simon tells Carol the message that Hal was truly alive in the Dead Zone, Sinestro struggles for Kyle's white ring and attempts to become a White Lantern himself, but it strangely rejected him; the white ring then comes into the possession of Simon, but when he failed to restore Sinestro's home planet; the white ring returns to Kyle's ownership. When Sinestro flies off, Simon and B'dg team-up with Kyle and Carol and are ready to fight against the First Lantern. In the final battle, Simon and the reserve Lantern Corps attacked the First Lantern, and he is finally destroyed.

Justice League of America
Following the events of "Wrath of The First Lantern", Simon Baz was offered the opportunity to join Amanda Waller and Steve Trevor's "Justice League of America" under the pretense that, his criminal charges would be dropped and his innocence publicly declared after FBI Agent Franklin Fed vouched for him.

"Trinity War"
During the 2013 "Trinity War" storyline, Baz was seen chasing Batman, who was in possession of Pandora's Box, until Superman attacked him. After Cyborg's (Victor) body was mangled by Crime Syndicate member "The Grid", Baz's ring was the one thing preventing Victor from death.
     Note:
     Prior to The Trinity War, Baz was seen by Sinestro and Hal Jordan thanks to visions given to them by the The Book of the Black while trying to find          out how the Guardians of the Universe planned to replace the Green Lantern Corps.

"Lights Out"
During the 2013 "Lights Out" storyline: in need of the Red Lanterns help during the fight with Relic, Hal Jordan promised the current leader of the Red Lanterns, Guy Gardner, his own sector of space. Guy Gardner chose Sector 2814 which contains the Red Lantern's homeworld of Ysmault, as well as Earth. As a condition of the sanctity of the Red Lanterns' policing of Sector 2814, Guy declared that no Green Lantern can enter their sector, including Earth. As an added term, Hal requested permission to keep Simon down on Earth to keep an eye on things and be the Green Lantern Corps' own ambassador.

Other Versions
In the distant future, the Book of Oa says that Simon will be responsible for training the first female Earth Green Lantern, Jessica Cruz. It is also said that he will proceed to unlock potential everywhere he goes and show what the Green Lantern power ring is truly capable of. He is described as "the miracle worker".

Reception
Simon Baz's debut in Green Lantern #0 was, overall, met with positive reviews, praising Baz's characterization as well as the opportunities for social commentary provided by his background. Joey Esposito of IGN wrote, "Johns showcases Baz’s strength of character by allowing him to admit that he is, in fact, a criminal (he was stealing a car), and that upon learning the car he jacked carried a bomb on board, he had heroic intentions. Johns is able to rely on the very real climate of a post-9/11 America to let readers infer certain aspects of Baz’s younger years, leaving him ample space for a well-written interrogation scene that reveals more about both Baz and the agents interrogating him," before going on to say "Though it’s only been one issue, I fully expect Baz – if he survives for a while, of course – to become another successful addition to Earth’s Green Lanterns." Doug Zawisza of Comic Book Resources wrote of Baz, "Geoff Johns makes Baz a sympathetic character despite his obvious flaws. Make no mistake, Baz isn't a hero like Hal Jordan, but he also isn't a villain like Sinestro. He's a guy who is trying to get by the best he can and, right now, he's breaking a few rules to do that." He praised his relatability, saying "Baz could very easily be a neighbor I knew when I lived in Dearborn."

Minhquan Nguyen of Weekly Comic Book Review praised Geoff Johns's writing of Baz in the site's review of issue #0. "Sometimes it’s very easy to forget how strong a character writer Johns actually is. Unlike some of the powerhouses in that category, Johns can’t quite pull off outlandish personalities and make them seem believable, but he churns out characters that sound and feel recognizable. We’d be less inclined to tune into Baz, hard as his life circumstances are, if he was disgustingly self-righteous. What makes him a hero is he recognizes his own fault and the logic of his seizure, which is probably why Agent Fed treats him so respectably—until his hands get tied, that is."

However, the character was not without its detractors. Writing for The A.V. Club, Oliver Sava felt that the character was conceptually interesting but marred by a hackneyed characterization. Reviewing Baz' introduction in Green Lantern #0, Sava says: "The idea of an Arab-American being chosen as the Green Lantern because he’s able to overcome great cultural fear is an inspired one, but the majority of sympathy for the character is condensed in two pages so that Johns can set up Baz as a suspected terrorist." Sava comments that Baz shares a lot in common with the "gritty" superheroes of the 1990s, stating: "Baz isn’t so much a character as he is a series of clichés and coincidences." He was also critical of the decision to portray the character with a gun on the book's cover, which he derides as "ridiculous" given its lack of utility compared to a Green Lantern ring, calling it "a cheap move to make the character seem edgy... that fell out of style about 15 years ago."

Trivia
Baz has a forearm tattoo that reads “courage” in Arabic. However, getting a tattoo is considered “haram,” or religiously forbidden according to most orthodox Muslim scholars. Also, Baz is depicted as black, which can be seen as unrealistic since he is supposedly of Lebanese heritage.

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Power Ring is the name of several DC Comics supervillains: alternate reality counterparts of Green Lanterns Hal Jordan, Kyle Rayner and John Stewart, respectively. Originally residing on Earth-Three, which was subsequently destroyed during the 12-issue Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series, Power Ring, along with the other Syndicate members, end up being re-created in the Anti-Matter Universe's Earth.

Fictional character biography
Crime Syndicate of America
Little is known of Power Ring's history. From what little he has said on the matter, he had been given his magical power ring and power battery by a monk named Volthoom. With these weapons, he equaled the power of a Green Lantern.

When they first arrived on Earth-One, they attempted to destroy first the Justice League and later the Justice Society of America of Earth-Two. Though beaten on the native Earths, they were able to transport both teams to Earth-Three, where they defeated them. The JLA and CSA battled on Earth-Two after the JSA were imprisoned. The Syndicate was defeated and imprisoned in an inter-dimensional limbo by Green Lantern Hal Jordan.

They remained there for years until an experimental dimensional transponder used by the Secret Society of Super-Villains disrupted the stability of the Crime Syndicate's prison. Power Ring, Johnny Quick, and Superwoman used the opportunity to escape. The Syndicate assumed the Secret Society villains were heroes and battled them. In a second confrontation, the Society took Superwoman's magic lasso, the ring of Power Ring, and Johnny Quick's helmet. These objects of power were to be used by the Wizard to cast a spell.

The Crime Syndicate fought Captain Comet, believing he was part of the Secret Society. Focusing his will through his power battery, Power Ring was able to use it as a weapon, just as he had used his ring. Unknown to the villains, Power Ring's battery of power had been leaking energy, a result of its long confinement and disuse in limbo.

Victims left in its wake were stricken with nausea, severe pain and eventual loss of consciousness. Their inert forms would then glow an unearthly green before mutating into horrible rampaging creatures. Captain Comet discovered the source of the transformation, and after capturing the Syndicate, used the power battery to cure the victims and return the Crime Syndicate to their interdimensional prison. Comet destroyed the battery afterwards.

Years later, Ultraman did manage to escape on his own before being sent back by Superman. A few weeks after that, the Syndicate would get another taste of freedom. Travelling through time, Per Degaton stumbled upon the interdimensional prison. He offered the Crime Syndicate an escape if they would help him in 1962 to take Cuba's Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. After they accomplished this task, Degaton had little use for them. When the Syndicate betray him they are sent to 1982, as he had made sure this would happen when they touched him.

The Syndicators rematerialized on the JLA satellite by the League's teleporter. They quickly overcame the surprised heroes who were waiting for the JSA's annual meeting with the two groups. The JSA had been sent to the Crime Syndicate's interdimensional prison and were able to escape with the combined powers of Starman and Doctor Fate.

Power Ring returned with the Syndicate to assist Per Degaton's plan to rule the world. Though they had been double crossed by Degaton, they would help him until the moment came to strike. The villains once again fought the JLA, the JSA, and even members of the All-Star Squadron from 1942. When the villains were again defeated, the failure of Degaton's plan wiped the events from existence.

Crisis on Infinite Earths
The members of the Crime Syndicate were believed killed during the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Power Ring and the Crime Syndicate were destroyed by waves of anti-matter, unleashed by the Anti-Monitor in his attempt to control all of existence.

Crisis 2
Years afterwards, a strange disruption in reality (featured in Animal Man by Grant Morrison) brought back Syndicators Ultraman, Power Ring, Johnny Quick, and Owlman, as well as other variations of the Justice League. Power Ring and Ultraman thought they had come back from the dead, but later learned forces beyond their imaginations were responsible for their brief return. Power Ring wished to return to the way his life used to be, and with that thought, he vanished. The others went into the Medusa Mask of the Psycho Pirate, and they have not been seen since.

Crime Syndicate of Amerika
Eventually, the Crime Syndicate were re-imagined as being from the antimatter universe. This Power Ring, weak-willed and cowardly, had been tricked into accepting the ring from its previous owner. After invading the other universe, Power Ring is defeated by Aquaman, as the nature of the Earths gives native beings an advantage.

Syndicate Rules
On the antimatter Earth, not much is known of the first Power Ring except his last name, Harrolds (corresponding to Hal Jordan). On this Earth, the power ring is powered by an entity called Volthoom. A second Power Ring (corresponding to Kyle Rayner), a blond man whose name was not given, was given the ring by Harrolds and joined the Syndicate, however when the antimatter universe was reconstructed after Krona had initially wiped out that plane of existence when trying to discover the origin of the Universe, certain elements of the antimatter universe's history had been changed, and now the second Power Ring was a black man whose name was also not given (corresponding to John Stewart). He confirmed that Harrolds tricked him into assuming responsibility of the ring, which was cursed as Volthoom was also inside the ring.

Crime Society of America
In 52 Week 52, an alternate version of Earth-Three was shown as a part of the new Multiverse. In the depiction were characters that are altered versions of the original Justice League of America, including Green Lantern. The names of the characters and the team are not mentioned in the two panels in which they appear, but the altered Green Lantern is visually similar to Power Ring.

Based on comments by Grant Morrison, this alternate universe is not the pre-Crisis Earth-Three, making this a new character unrelated to previous versions. In Countdown #31 he is confirmed as being called Power Ring, a member of the Crime Society, alongside Ultraman, Superwoman and Owlman.

Justice League Omega
The antimatter Crime Syndicate has recently reappeared in writer James Robinson's Justice League of America series as part of the Justice League Omega storyline. Directly mirroring Hal Jordan's resurrection in Green Lantern: Rebirth, Power Ring has once again changed his appearance and now resembles Jordan. Ultraman mentions that Power Ring's transformation into a Hal Jordan analogue (as well as the Kyle Rayner analogue's transformation into John Stewart in the Syndicate Rules storyline) had happened suddenly and with no explanation, but notes that Power Ring is now once again in his "original" form (mirroring the mainstream DC continuity, where Hal was the first modern Green Lantern).

The Crime Syndicate attacks the Hall of Justice in order to steal Alexander Luthor's corpse from the Justice League's mausoleum, and Power Ring enters into a confrontation with Jade. Though Power Ring initially gains the upperhand, Jade ultimately defeats him after she absorbs the energy in his ring, rendering him powerless. When the Crime Syndicate members agree to work with the JLA to stop a new villain named Omega Man, Power Ring begs Jade to return his powers to him, but is ultimately killed when Omega Man ambushes the group and impales him through the back.

The New 52
In The New 52 (a reboot of the DC Comics universe), there are three different characters that use the name.

First Lantern
During the "Rise of the Third Army" storyline, the First Lantern is introduced as a mysterious entity trapped by the Guardians of the Universe in the place known as the Chamber of Shadows millennia ago. However, in the present, the Guardians, seeking to destroy all the universal emotions, reopen the Chamber to combine his powers with their own flesh, thus creating the Third Army. However, the combined efforts of all the other corps against the Guardians end up weakening the First Lantern's prison, thus setting him free.

In "Wrath of The First Lantern", the First Lantern's origins are revealed as of being a mysterious explorer named Volthoom from a parallel world, brought to Oa by Krona's first attempt to uncover the origins of the universe. When the Guardians later imprisoned their own emotions and created the original Lantern and Ring, Volthoom took its powers, becoming the First Lantern. The Guardians considered sharing the power of the lights with the rest of the universe, but Volthoom disagreed and wreaked havoc across the universe, killing millions. The Manhunters are then created to stop the rampage, but he could not be destroyed. Instead, the Guardians imprisoned the First Lantern.

Freed, Volthoom began siphoning energy from multiple bearers of power rings, in the hopes of gaining enough power to rewrite the entire universe. However, using the Black Ring, Hal Jordan summoned Nekron and drained the villain from the Emotional Spectrum, rendering the Lantern powerless against The Dark Guardian, who kills him . It is implied that his Earth-Three counterpart met with a similar fate as the Ring of Volthoom has the Earth-Three Volthoom cursed and imprisoned within.

Crime Syndicate
Power Ring is one of the members of the Crime Syndicate to arrive from Earth-3 at the conclusion of the "Trinity War" event. Power Ring is a counterpart to Hal Jordan's Green Lantern, known as Harold Jordan on Earth-3. Harold works as a janitor at Ferris Air, where he spies on Carol Ferris' operations to sell them out. When being confronted by Carl Ferris, Abin Sur's ring of Volthoom chooses Harold, bringing him to Abin's crashed ship. Abin begs Harold to take the ring, which he does, freeing Abin Sur. Harold quickly realizes his mistake, as the ring opens a pocket dimensional portal to charge itself, unleashing a creature that attacks Harold.

During the "Forever Evil" storyline, Power Ring accompanies Deathstorm in his raid on Belle Reve and destroys the roof to free its inmates. Later, again accompanying Deathstorm, Power Ring attacks the Rogues, who have refused to cause mass deaths in their own city, against the Crime Syndicate's orders. When Deathstorm leaves to head back to the Syndicate's lab, Power Ring, with Secret Society members, attack Batman, Catwoman, and Lex Luthor's Injustice Society at Wayne Enterprises. Batman attempts to stop Power Ring with a Sinestro Corps ring, but Power Ring's constructs are able to remove the ring and destroy it. However, Batman's use of the ring summons Sinestro. Power Ring battles Sinestro, but Sinestro cuts off his right arm, releasing him from the ring's control. Power Ring thanks Sinestro for freeing him from his curse. Sinestro welcomes his thanks and incinerates him. The ownerless ring then flies off to find a new host.

Jessica Cruz
Jessica Cruz was made to become the new Power Ring against her will. The ring chose Jessica Cruz to destroy the Earth after Power Ring's death. Jessica was attacked by a group of unknown criminals. She escaped them and spent her life in a storage room after that. The ring found her due to her fear, which it feeds off of. Jessica in the midst of tears tried to make it go away, but the ring did not. She pulled out a gun and shot it. This only angered the ring and telling her, "This could have been far less painful and that you are now my puppet." Jessica unlike her predecessors did not willing accept the ring, it forced itself on her finger and took over her body. Jessica was then deemed the new power ring and went to destroy her town, while under the ring's control. Jessica was not in control of the ring and it began attacking some rescue workers with monstrous constructs. The Justice League went after her, looking for the ring, but Doom Patrol got to her first she informs them that she attempted to remove the ring to no avail. Being the new owner of the weapon the Ring of Volthoom tortures Jessica with immense physical and psychological pain. It shown that like Harold Jordan that she has visible harmful vein formations of her ring hand and she also begins to stutter fearfully like Harold Jordan did despite the fact that she previously exhibited no such behavior unlike Harold she opposes the ring often and tries to stop it. Her costume is also different that Harold Jordan she bears a single eye patch shaped like the ring's insignia rather than a full eye mask. It also reveals to Jessica that it wants to annihilate the planet by attracting the being who destroyed earth-3 to the Prime earth because Volthoom inside the ring is dying for unknown reasons. Jessica Cruz is the only Power Ring who is heroic rather than evil as she does not want to harm anyone and even begs the Doom Patrol to get away for their own safety and save the civilians trapped in the building that the ring of Volthoom set on fire. Unlike other power rings Jessica is neither associated with nor a member of the Crime Syndicate. Batman was able to remove the ring from her hand after convincing her to be brave freeing her from the ring's curse and releasing her from her torment.

Powers and abilities
All Power Rings wield a magical ring that can generate a variety of effects and energy constructs, originally sustained purely by the ring wearer's strength of will. The greater the user's willpower, the more effective the ring. The power ring has been referred to on several occasions as the "most powerful weapon in the universe" and it is important to note that the limits of its power are not clearly defined. With sufficient willpower, a Power Ring could conceivably wield nearly omnipotent power. In later stories like the New 52 series this is inverted to have Power Ring be controlled by the ring which is no longer sustained on willpower. In the New 52 a magic lamp is no longer used to charge the ring the ring only requires the users fear when it was first seen being charged it opened a pocket dimension where a creature attacked Harold Jordan making him experience enough fear to fully charge the ring. Unlike the Sinestro Corps ring which rely on the fear of others the Ring of Volthoom is sustained on the user's fear. New 52 also shows that the Ring of Volthoom now causes the wielder pain both physically and mentally as opposed to the original Power Ring simply being semi-possessed by Volthoom.

Power rings allow the user to fly and to cover themselves and others with a protective force field, suitable for traveling through outer space. They can also generate beams and solid structures of energy that can be moved simply by thinking about doing so, enabling the user to create cages, transportation platforms, walls, and battering rams. The ring can also be used to search for energy signatures or particular objects. It can serve as a universal translator. The ring can place people in a hypnotic trance, show other Earths, and enable people to travel between them, even drawing them if the user is on another Earth. The ring can manipulate sub-atomic particles (effectively producing new elements) and split atoms, but those powers are rarely used by Power Ring. It is not known if any of the various Power Ring's ring incarnations have had a specific weakness but in the original 1960's JLA/JSA/CSA encounter both wooden and yellow weapons were ineffective against Power Ring. His amused response to these tactics indicated that he had not as yet encountered any ring-specific weaknesses or he would likely have been more cautious. The New 52 showed that the ring is rendered powerless if it's user is not afraid as Batman removed the ring from Jessica's hand after he convinced her not be fearful. The ring of volthoom of the New 52 is powered by the terror the user feels so if the user is knocked unconscious the ring will stop working until the user retains consciousness as shown when Jessica Cruz was knocked out cold. Captain Cold was also able to "quiet" the ring for a few moments with a blast from his cold gun.

The ring appears to have a fully sentient entity named Volthoom, able to talk to and advise the user as to various courses of action. Volthoom is purportedly the mad monk that offered the ring to the first Power Ring, at which point he kills Volthoom and takes the ring. Justice League of America #50 seems to imply that Volthoom is the Antimatter Equivalent of the Starheart which bestows its power on Alan Scott and Jade on New Earth.

In addition, the effectiveness of a wielder's power ring can be adversely affected by a weakening of resolve and will. The ring typically reserves a small portion of their power for a passive force field that "protects the wielder from mortal harm". In dire emergency, that energy reserve can be tapped, at the expense of said protection, until it too is exhausted.

In The New 52 by absorbing the first Lantern energy Volthoom can siphon energy from all the Emotional Spectrum reaching the level of reality warping powers and immortality, although they disappear with the energy is taken from his body. This Volthoom was later cursed and imprisoned within his own ring.

In the Forever Evil storyline in the New 52, Power Ring was shown with the ring of Volthoom, it was causing detrimental effects on his body. This effect was displayed through grotesque, greenish veins being visible on Power Ring's right hand and arm, extending to his neck. The same deformation was visible (to a much greater degree, resultant of a longer "bonding" period) on Power Ring's predecessor, Abin Sur. The deformation started to take effect on Jessica Cruz after the ring was placed on her hand these veins were later explained as the ring mainlining into the users brain and directly using their fear to power itself. These extending veins are due to the ring mainlining with the wielder's basolateral nucleus in their amygdala in order to channel their fear. In New 52 according to Owlman's files the Ring of Volthoom causes the wielder great physical and psychological pain. Volthoom later on reveals that he is still trapped inside the ring a millennia later and that he takes amusement in watching the ring bearer's suffer, he also reveals that he is now dying and wants to attract the creature that destroyed Earth-3 because he intends for all life on prime earth to die along with him.

In other media
A version of Power Ring corresponding with Hal Jordan appears in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths voiced by Nolan North. In the final battle he is bested by Jordan and is arrested by the U.S. Marines along with Ultraman and Superwoman, the only surviving heads of the Crime Syndicate.

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KRONA
REAL NAME: Krona
OCCUPATION: Former Guardian of the Universe
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Formerly Sector 0
HOMEWORLD: Maltus
HEIGHT: 3′ 5″
WEIGHT: 62 lbs
EYES: Green
HAIR: White
FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern vol. 2 #40 (October, 1965)
AKA: Renegade Guardian
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
As a member of the immortal Guardians of the Universe, Krona sought to
create intergalactic order, believing the only logical way through
knowledge. His thirst for understanding consumed him as he implemented
perverse experiments to the detriment of the cosmos. Krona’s final
procedure caught the attention of his fellow Guardians, whom expelled
him from their ranks and imprisoned him on the desolate planet of Ryut.
Vowing revenge, Krona passionately waits an opportunity to escape.
ATTRIBUTES:
*Immortal
*Superhuman Intelligence
*Flight
*Devastating DNA blasts

NGILA G’RNT
REAL NAME: Ngila G’rnt
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Unknown
HOMEWORLD: Unknown
HEIGHT: 5′ 4″
WEIGHT: 100 lbs.
EYES: Unknown
HAIR: Unknown
FIRST APPEARANCE: GREEN LANTERN (film, 2011)
AKA: Green Lantern

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BOODIKKA
REAL NAME: Boodikka
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern, Warrior, Mercenary
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 1414
HOMEWORLD: Bellatrix
HEIGHT: 5′ 8″
WEIGHT: 125 lbs.
EYES: Green
HAIR: Black
FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern, Vol. 3, #20 (December, 1991)
AKA: Green Lantern, Alpha Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
Boodikka comes from a warrior race, and was a member of a highly sought-after mercenary team known as the Bellatrix Bombers until she was chosen to join the Green Lantern Corps. Her lust for battle and anti-authoritarian streak overwhelmed her need for discipline several times during her training, and she fell into frequent disputes with her instructor, Kilowog. However, she emerged a capable wielder of the power ring, and one of the Corps’ fiercest members.
Boodikka is a charter member of the Alpha Lanterns, a team working within the Corps to police its members. On accepting the post, Boodikka’s physiology was altered, making her, essentially, a cyborg. As an Alpha Lantern, she possesses a direct connection to the Book of Oa’s Laws and the Central Power Battery.
Boodikka is a humanoid female with an extremely athletic physique. She has pink skin, and her hair is styled in such a way as to give the appearance of wings.
ATTRIBUTES:
* Green Lantern ring allows for a protective shield, flight, and energy constructs.
* Total mastery of hand-to-hand combat and many weapons.
* Cyborg enhancements to physiology, augmenting speed and strength.

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LIN CANAR
REAL NAME: Lin Canar
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern, Oceanographer
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 1582
HOMEWORLD: Fluvian
HEIGHT: 8′ 9″
WEIGHT: 100 lbs.
EYES: Green
HAIR: None
FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern Corps Quarterly, #3 (Winter, 1992)
AKA: Green Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
An oceanographer on his homeworld, specializing in underwater energy emissions, Lin Canar initially refused his selection as a Green Lantern, preferring to serve his people in his professional capacity. But when his replacement went about eradicating crime on Fluvian by the wholesale destruction of the class of citizens most likely to commit crimes, Lin Canar stepped in to stop him. Only after this did Lin Canar accept the job of Green Lantern.
Like all denizens of Fluvian, Lin Canar is a creature of vegetable and plant matter, and lives beneath the surface of the planet’s massive oceans. As a member of his planet’s Research Circle, Lin Canar possesses a scientist’s and explorer’s curiosity. He is meticulous and thoughtful, well-respected by his fellow Lanterns.
Lin Canar is a slender creature whose most notable features are glowing eyes that allow him to see at extreme depths, and the frond-like appendages that help him propel himself through strong currents. Despite his delicate appearance, Lin Canar is deceptively strong even without his ring, able to survive the pressures of the deep. His ring constructs reflect the environment from which he comes, tending toward the aquatic in design.
ATTRIBUTES:
* Green Lantern ring allows for a protective shield, flight, and energy constructs.
* Powerful, graceful and expert swimmer.
* Can withstand severe pressure.
* Above-average physical strength.
* Able to see in low-light conditions.

BZZD
REAL NAME: Bzzd
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 2261
HOMEWORLD: Aplaton
HEIGHT: 1′ 3″
WEIGHT: 6 lbs.
EYES: Red
HAIR: None
FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern Corps #12 (July, 2007)
AKA: Green Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
An insectile Green Lantern no bigger than a common Earth housefly, Bzzd is nonetheless one of the most-respected members of the Corps because of his tremendous willpower. Though tiny, the constructs he builds with his ring are frequently enormous in size. Fast and instinctive, Bzzd is a master improvisational tactician, and useful for missions that require stealth.
Bzzd enjoys being underestimated, relishing the chance to disprove those who believe that size matters. For situations where his ring cannot solve the problem, Bzzd can fall back on his natural stinger, which releases venom powerful enough to incapacitate creatures many times Bzzd’s size.
ATTRIBUTES:
* Green Lantern ring allows for a protective shield, flight, and energy constructs.
* Small size allows for passage through tight quarters.
* Near-omnidirectional vision.
* Powerful natural stinger with debilitating bio-venom.
* Super-normal speed.

Originally posted on DC Comics website before the Green Lantern movie.  Not the original pics that were posted.

HANNU
REAL NAME: Hannu
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 2
HOMEWORLD: Ovacron 6
HEIGHT: 10′ 0″
WEIGHT: 720 lbs.
EYES: White
HAIR: None
FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern Vol. 3, #49 (February, 1994)
AKA: Green Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
The warriors of Ovacron 6 disdain weapons, so Green Lantern Hannu refuses to use his ring for such a purpose, employing it largely for transportation while relying on his great strength and combat skills in conflicts.
Hannu is a massive humanoid, with irregularly-proportioned flesh resembling stone. When not overcome by the rush of combat, Hannu is generally stoic. He takes tremendous pride in his strength and fighting abilities, as well as in his place in the Green Lantern Corps.
ATTRIBUTES:
* Green Lantern ring allows for a protective shield, flight, and energy constructs.
* Tremendous strength.
* Mastery of hand-to-hand combat.
* Dense physical form resistant to damage.

PRINCESS IOLANDE
REAL NAME: Iolande
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern, Princess of Betrassus
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 1417
HOMEWORLD: Betrassus
HEIGHT: 5′ 10″
WEIGHT: 120 lbs.
EYES: Purple
HAIR: Black
FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern Corps., Vol. 2, #1 (September 2006)
AKA: Green Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
The youngest child of a ruling family that brought peace to her tribal, war-torn homeworld, Princess Iolande’s selection as a Green Lantern following the murders of her father and brothers came as a surprise to many, including herself, who assumed that either of her two older brothers would be chosen. Though she does not express it often, Princess Iolande feels torn between her duties to her people as a member of its royal family, and her duties to the cosmos as a member of the Green Lantern Corps.
Iolande is a slender and exotic-looking alien female, with stripes of glowing energy adorning her face. She exudes superiority, entitlement and confidence, which other Lanterns, particularly ones in authority, can find off-putting, but she is extremely proud and wants badly to excel as a Green Lantern. She is a willing teammate when approached with the respect she feels she deserves.
ATTRIBUTES:
* Green Lantern ring allows for a protective shield, flight, and energy constructs.
* Near-photographic memory.

Originally posted on DC Comics website before the Green Lantern movie.  Not the original pics that were posted.

STEL
REAL NAME: Stel
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern/Galactic Protector
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 3009
HOMEWORLD: Grenda
HEIGHT: 8′6″
WEIGHT: 60 tons
EYES: None
HAIR: None
FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern Vol. 2 #11 (March 1962)
AKA: Green Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
The planet Grenda is one of the most unique phenomenon in Sector 3009 as the world and all of its inhabitants are all robotic in nature. Although its origins are unknown, the will of its people are not. The mechanical denizens of this world are capable of experiencing all the facets of the emotional spectrum.
It was Stel’s ability to shine brightly with the power of will that made the Guardians of the Universe pick him as the protector of his sector. Stel has had an illustrious career as a Green Lantern. Like Hal Jordan, Stel was originally taught in the use of his ring by Sinestro. Ironically, it has been the battles against their former mentor that has made Stel a close ally of Hal Jordan. He does share the Earthman’s zeal for diving into action without consideration of how dangerous the opposition may be. It is because of this that Stel suffers a great amount of damage to his mechanical body while on patrol, and although he cannot be destroyed it does necessitate for Stel to constantly upgrade himself. Currently, he sports a hi-tech armor.
Attributes:
Reckless for a robot, he computes the odds of success of a mission and tries to beat them.
Logical constructs are his specialty, which include reconstructed body parts for himself.
Unrelenting, even going off-line for a bit has not stopped this Green Lantern from doing his duty.

G’HU
REAL NAME: G’Hu
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern/Prison Guard
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 2937
HOMEWORLD: Unknown
HEIGHT: 7′ 0″
WEIGHT: 260 lbs.
EYES: Green
HAIR: None
FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2, #1 (August, 2006)
AKA: Green Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
G’Hu served as a guard on the prison planet of Takron-Galtos when he was caught up in an inmate riot and used as a hostage as the prisoners negotiated their release. However, G’Hu turned the tables on his captors, and had them subdued by the time a rescue party arrived.
For acts of courage such as this, G’Hu was rewarded with membership in the Green Lantern Corps. He served long and honorably before perishing when the being known as Parallax destroyed the planet Tamaran, managing to send a warning to the Green Lantern Corps prior to his demise.
G’Hu is humanoid, with lean arms and legs. He has tripod-like feet, and his head is capped by a muscular, organic crown that trails down into four prehensile “braid-tails,” each of which ends in a sharp, powerful spike. Two other spike-claws extend from his shoulders.
ATTRIBUTES:
Green Lantern ring allows for a protective shield and energy constructs.
Powerful “braid-tails” used for grasping, while spikes at end used for spearing in utility or attack.
Sharp, strong talons.
Energy constructs frequently resemble items from his prison-guard past: cages, restraints, guard weaponry, etc

Originally posted on DC Comics website before the Green Lantern movie.  Not the original pics that were posted.

APROS
REAL NAME: Apros
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern/Former Honor Guard/GLTrainer
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 3
HOMEWORLD: 7Pi
HEIGHT: 8′2”
WEIGHT: 340 lbs
EYES: None
HAIR: None
FIRST APPEARANCE: Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #1 (May 1981)
AKA: Green Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
In charge of patrolling one of the earliest Sectors charted by the Guardians of the Universe, this plant-like being is one of the oldest and most revered of the Green Lantern Corps. Apros’ roots, like those of his people, go deep with the Guardians. He helped to establish the Green Lantern Honor Guard–a status given to a highly decorated Green Lantern who has gone above and beyond their duties to the Corps. The Honor Guard has privileges beyond those of normal Corps members like going beyond their assigned Sector to enforce the law if need be.
After the most recent rebirth of the GL Corp, and surviving his captivity as a slave and being saved by the grandiose Guy Gardner, Apros has retired from Honor Guard duties and instead uses his powerful psionic abilities to help new recruits overcome their fears.
Attributes:
Long lived, Apros has seen many conflicts in service of the Corps.
Psionic powers allow him to identify weaknesses in friend or foe.
Loyal to the Guardians of the Universe and his fellow Honor Guard Tomar-Re and K’ryssma.
A powerful and strong mind make his ring creations some of the most potent in the GL Corps.

MORRO
REAL NAME: Morro
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern Crypt Keeper
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 666
HOMEWORLD: Sarc
HEIGHT: Unknown
WEIGHT: Unknown
EYES: Black
HAIR: None
FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern Vol. 4 #12 (July 2006)
AKA: Green Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
The harsh dessert world of Sarc has bred equally unyielding inhabitants from the lizard-like beings who socialize in tribes to the winged beasts that fly through its skies. The nights are no better, as it is the time that other predators make their way across the sands. It is a world where fear has died of sunstroke and will is the only sustenance. Yet it is place from where one of the most compassionate Green Lanterns hails from.
Once part of a nomadic tribe known as the Relentless due to their ability to go on for weeks without any food or drink, Morro learned to appreciate life in the face of death. He had thought to avenge his brother from dragon like creatures known as dratures, but only after killing their mother did Morro find the creatures to be innocent. He befriended them and they helped save him and his brother, who had also been left to perish by their tribe.
Now Morro, along with his fierce dratures, has volunteered to keep a vigil over all that have fallen in service of the Corps. He makes sure their memory, their light continues to burn bright.
Attributes:
Sullen, Morro keeps to himself save for his pet dratures, as he devotes himself to preserving the marker statues of each dead Green Lantern in the crypts of Oa.
Indominable, the harsh life he endured on his dessert homeworld taught Morro never to give up no matter the odds against him.
A calm spirit, Morro’s ring constructs are very simple.

Originally posted on DC Comics website before the Green Lantern movie.  Not the original pics that were posted.

M’Dahna
REAL NAME: M’Dahna
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern/Galactic Protector
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 2751
HOMEWORLD: Zanner
HEIGHT: 6′11″
WEIGHT: 320 lbs
EYES: Light Brown (one-eyed)
HAIR: None
FIRST APPEARANCE: TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORP#2 (June, 1981)
AKA: Green Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
A survivor of one of the initial encounters with the dreaded lord of the dead Nekron, this Green Lantern has served the Guardians for over a millennium. His will power was made even more resolute after having been enslaved for a time.
Currently aside from its duties to the Corp, this GL puts his ring and his enhanced ocular prowess to use looking for its people who vanished after the Tristram-Zanner Imperial War. This mysterious disappearance is just one of the many unexplained occurrences of the uncharted world of Zanner, of which not much has been catalogued on and M’Dahna is not one to explain.
Attributes:
Long life span.
Loyal to the Green Lantern Corp, will not leave anyone behind.
Strong will enables it to construct objects with the Green Lantern power ring.

SALAAK
REAL NAME: Salaak
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern/Galactic Protector/Clarissi/Keeper of the Book of Oa
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 1418 re-assigned to Sector 0
HOMEWORLD: Slyggia
HEIGHT: 7′6″
WEIGHT: 207 lbs.
EYES: White
HAIR: None
FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern Vol. 2 #149 (February 1982)
AKA: Green Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
In an odd coincidence, Slyggia occupies the space Sector closest to Korugar, homeworld of Sinestro, especially when you consider both beings passion for order.
Currently, Salaak serves one prime Sector, Zero. At the heart of the Universe within the very Citadel of the Guardians, the stoic Slyggian acts as tactician for the GL Corps relaying the orders of their blue masters as well as passing on any revisions to the sacred Book of Oa that will affect a Green Lantern on duty. One of these was the amendment that allowed the use of Lethal Force during the Sinestro Corps War.
Salaak’s almost emotionless demeanor would suggest that this longtime veteran of the Corps does not care about his fellow GLs, but quite the opposite is true. With no connection to his homeworld or Sector, the Slyggian sought the companionship of other Green Lanterns and based himself on Earth for a time. He made many friends there, although he does not always understand or agree with Hal Jordan’s emotional outbursts. He has settled on staying in Sector 0 and serving the Guardians there.
Attributes:
Pessimistic, always sees the downside of a mission.
Meticulous to a fault, currently his charge requires him to be aware of what every Green Lantern is doing.
Loyal, the Guardians of the Universe could not have asked for a better servant.
Highly intelligent and makes calculated decisions rather than allowing sentimentality to get in the way.
Four-armed, he is quite the multi-tasker.
Ring creations are precise with nothing wasted on over-imagining them.

Originally posted on DC Comics website before the Green Lantern movie.  Not the original pics that were posted.

GREEN MAN
REAL NAME: N/A (his race doe not have any individuality)
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern/Galactic Protector, Alpha Lantern/Galactic Enforcer
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 2828
HOME PLANET: Uxor
HEIGHT: 6′2”
WEIGHT: 210 lbs.
EYES: Red
HAIR: None
FIRST APPEARANCE: GREEN LANTERN Vol. 2 #164 (May, 1983)
AKA: Green Lantern, Alpha Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
On the planet Uxor there is no individuality. Names are derived from the jobs given to one. The only way to identify someone is by their distinctive skin patterns on their scalp and shoulders. Everyone does as they are told and follow the order of this amphibious world without question.
Well, almost. One being dared to dream beyond the status quo, and breached the stagnant state of their world, and it was this very will to do that that brought him to the attention of the Guardians of the Universe.
Earning the name Green Man, this Uxorian jumped at the chance of leaving his stifling world to experience all that the cosmos had to offer as a Green Lantern. This placed him in combat situations against the criminal Spider-Guild of the Vega System, fighting alongside the heroic band of freedom fighters known as the Omega Men, and inducting “space-gypsy” Gretti into the Green Lantern Corps.
His dedication and undying loyalty to the Green Lantern Corps earned him a place in the Guardian’s new law enforcement division policing the Corps, the dreaded Alpha Lanterns. Sacrificing almost all their humanity, the Alpha Lanterns are cyborgs with built in power batteries that enforce the laws of the sacred Book of OA. Lifting their mechanical faces, Green Man Alpha Lantern can drain a regular Green Lantern of all his ring charge.
Attributes:
Green Lantern ring allows for a protective shield and energy constructs.
Amphibious.
Has limited telepathy.
Can open portals in space for teleportation.
Possesses a deadly nerve toxin in his blood stream.
Has an innate individuality not associated with the rest of his race.
As an Alpha Lantern his new hard-wired GL battery powered cyborg body needs no sleep or food.
An Alpha Lantern’s main face lifts to reveal a second facade that can drain power rings, “No Lantern escapes the Alpha Lanterns.”

LARVOX
REAL NAME: Larvox
OCCUPATION: Green Lantern/Galactic Protector
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 17
HOME PLANET: Sputan
HEIGHT: 5′6”
WEIGHT: 230 lbs
EYES: Black (one-eye)
HAIR: Orange
FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern Vol.2 #9 (November-December 1961)
AKA: Green Lantern
BACKGROUND from the comic books:
Larvox is an asexual being from the planet Sputan, which has a very unique evolutionary cycle. Here insects, bactria and plants became more prominent than mammals. All denizens share in a community with no true individuality. This is done in harmony with the planet, and not something imposed by their society. It was this free will that allowed Larvox to be a longstanding member of the Green Lantern Corps.
Mute, Larvox can only converse using his ring. But what he lacks in words, he has more than made up in actions as he fought alongside Hal Jordan and the Corps through many important conflicts such as stopping an invasion by the Weaponers of the Anti-Matter Universe of Qward and a confrontation with Nekron, the Lord of Death.
Attributes:
Green Lantern ring allows for a protective shield and energy constructs.
Mute.
Fierce warrior.
Unswerving dedication to the GL Corps.