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Warning : contains spoilers forInfinite Frontier # 6 !
InInfinite Frontier , DC has revealed the true nature of its supposedBlack Lantern , leading to a major forfeit to preserve the multiverse fromDarkseid . Thus far in the newfangled serial , Darkseid and his broker Psycho - Pirateare seeking to reach what lie beyond the confines of the multiverse so as to control the intermingling of worlds , granting the rule of Apokolips inviolable control . However , while Barry Allen ’s Flash has been a key player that they ’ve manipulated to their own end , it turn out that Roy Harper is also lively , as his dark powers are more than they seem .
While Roy Harper had been dead since the tragicHeroes in Crisisevent , he come back afterDark Nights : DeathMetal , resurrected by Batman in that event ’s final battle . However , the former Green Arrow sidekick was resurrected wear a dim Lantern halo in this fresh series , allow him novel powers that also made him a prime mark for Darkseid ’s plans . But once Roy Harper and several other heroes such as the JSA and Justice Incarnate make their agency to Earth - Z where Darkseid resides , it ’s let out that Roy ’s ring is n’t actually aBlack Lantern ringat all .
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According to Psycho - Pirate , Roy Harper was pick out by a darker and much older force that had simply been disguised as a Black Lantern ring . evidently , this force seek Roy out due to his rocky and tumultuous history with darkness , pain in the neck , and suffering , making him"the perfect bull ’s eye . “However , while this mean Roy has the power to save all the heroes that have been ensnare in energy chainsdue to Earth - Omegaclosing off the worlds of the multiverse from each other , the act will sprain Roy into a senseless zombie . Roy still chooses to become the avatar of swarthiness in orderliness to free the other heroes , and his daughter Lian as well , surefooted that he has plenty of suffer to fuel the ring ’s power .
While fans thought they understand the Black Lantern anchor ring from prior appearances , it turn out Roy ’s weapon is actually something far darker and older , awakened by theBatman Who Laughs ' war on realityitself . With Darkseid claim Roy as what he calls,“my Omega Lantern,“at the closing of the issue , it seems that despite freeing his fellow heroes , Roy may be join to the supreme force the Lord of Apokolips has been seeking throughoutInfinite Frontier . Roy Harper has had to die hard a lot throughout his life , so hopefully this drab sacrifice will plough out to be the break the force of good needed , not just one more step in Darkseid ’s plan .
With one more payoff leave alone in this miniseries , it ’s potential fans are about to find out more about the entity behind Roy ’s transformation , but if Darkseid seeks to command it , DC fan can be assured it ’s a being of stupefying power , and one with deep base in amusing history . It ’s chilling to seeDarkseidturn the action mechanism ofselfless heroes like Flashand theBlack Lanternto his own ends , but even more disturbing to learn that Roy ’s Modern superpower come from an ancient , lately awakened being attracted by his suffering - hopefully , Infinite Frontier ’s conclusion pretend his ritual killing worthwhile .
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