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TheGreen Lantern Corpsis a force of blank space cops that ’s well - cognise inDC Comicsfor their huge willpower , but when close to death , aGreen Lantern ’s ringbetrays them in a way that becomes the ultimate lip service . set about to die in a concluding castle in Spain of triumph might sound like a overnice direction to go out , but losing your power to choose your destiny in the process is n’t what Green Lanterns are all about .
Touched on in a story from 1987’sTales of the Green Lantern Corps # 3 , the curt titled , “ Guardian Angel , ” by Michael Carlin and Paris Cullins , realise a Green Lantern named Shingo - Wol as he beats back an entire ground forces of exotic combatant hellbent on seeing him fall . take on these yellowed - tinge forces all by his lonesome , this story takes spot at a time when Green Lantern ring wereweakened by the mere sight of the yellow pigmentation , put Lanterns in more peril than their current Incarnation have to worry over .
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Starting this story off with the narration blatantly telling reader that Shingo - Wol will die before this scant conclude , the art describe a determined and intense Shingo - Wol as he dives into struggle headlong . Fighting against hundreds if not thousands of enemies , the tale explain that Shingo - Wol ’s halo “ … know its wearer well , and it see thing Wol would rather not , ” setting the level for a hush-hush final big businessman that might come off as being well - intentioned , but ultimately is n’t exactly in line with the supposed value theGreen Lantern Corpshold so good .
Striking down scrapper after combatant , Shingo - Wol conceive himself invincible even though he ’s fight against yellow - hue bad Guy . And as the story continues , the narration and panel layout breath that not all is well for this Lantern , culminating in a reveal that shows while Shingo - Wol has indeed been fight for his living , his tintinnabulation has triggered a phantasy draw an completely different scenario — arealscenario — where Shingo - Wol is lose the fight stunningly .
Stabbed through by the various weapon wielded by the consuming onslaught of foe , the fact that Shingo - Wol ’s halo would show him a put on reality as he enters his destruction throe not only betrays what theGreen Lantern ’s free will is all about , but robs him of the consequences and final pick he could be make as his life come to an oddment . prefer specifically for their abilities to use their immense will to decide on and initiate actions in the theatre of operations , the Guardians of the Universe purportedly esteem this quality above all else when it come to their soldiers , so forcing an sexual inversion of Shingo - Wol ’s free will by taking away his will is a head - scraping — and highly hypocritical — elbow room for a Lantern ’s ring to bring .
Green Lanterns are bomber whose command over their self-will is something to be reckoned with , and when that ’s taken from them , their full determination is cloud in a style that comes across as more a hypocritical lie than anything else . TheGreen Lantern Corps ’ will is and always will be their lifeblood , it ’s just too bad that once their watch is over , all of that goes powerful out the windowpane .
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