Superbeast
12-04-2008, 12:08 PM
With all the new colour Corps springing up, I was just thinking how well sorted the GL Corps actually are but how it's likely to be a plot device in the non too distant future. It just seems like a case of too many cooks in a way.
First you have your smurf like Guardians, who there are about 9 left of, (Ganthet and Sayd were expelled, another commited suicide to send SBP across the multiverse) of which the scarred female guardian seems to be the most outspoken and villainous lately. They basically run everything.
Next you have Sodam Yat as Ion I suppose, the Guardians' big gun with Superman level powers, the space whale symbiote and a power ring, but here's where the issue gets murky.
You have the Alpha Lanterns, part Manhunter, part humanoid, all programming, all cop. They can drain GL batteries, but can they drain other rings charges? They are second only to Ion in not needing to ever recharge their rings, they have a ring for each hand and internal power batteries. Apparently they can shoot beams out of their batteries that basically vaporise anything caught in the way, not too different from the Red Lantern's rage vomit.
Next up I guess are Kilowog and Salaak, basically the coach and principal of the GL Corps team.
Then we have the GL Honor Guard. What that actually means, I don't know, but it seems it's like where GLs with tenure willing to work offworld regularly get assigned to. They don't have any special abilities compared to the rest of the GL Corps whatsoever.
Then you have The Corpse, the black ops team of ruthless agents who have no rings but consume pills that allow them to create purple constructs for a short amount of time. Previously used for missions where lethal force would need to be used, now that lethal force has been approved by the Guardians, they are not really needed.
However, you have John Stewart, former Guardian and long time GL, who was nominated for Alpha Lantern status as a regular GL while Gardner and Rayner are Honor Guard Lanterns. If the HG are below the Alpha Lanterns, surely Stewart should have got the nod for a spot, right? Then you have Sodam Yat, one of the new recruits, being chosen as the top gun over Hal Jordan or Kyle because of his power set even though he has almost no experience.
Also, does Ion really supercede the Alpha Lanterns since he's possessed by the space whale thing? If say, Sodam Yat went after the scarred Guardian, would the Alpha Lanterns be obliged to defend her or help Ion, since he's basically the avatar for their entire cause? Who do the Corpse answer to now the Guardians are divided? Could the Alpha Lanterns actually deal with the Corpse or would they be unable to drain them since their pills work on a time lapse basis anyway?
Just some brainfarting on my part, feel free to put your two cents in as to how you see things working within the GL Corps.
First you have your smurf like Guardians, who there are about 9 left of, (Ganthet and Sayd were expelled, another commited suicide to send SBP across the multiverse) of which the scarred female guardian seems to be the most outspoken and villainous lately. They basically run everything.
Next you have Sodam Yat as Ion I suppose, the Guardians' big gun with Superman level powers, the space whale symbiote and a power ring, but here's where the issue gets murky.
You have the Alpha Lanterns, part Manhunter, part humanoid, all programming, all cop. They can drain GL batteries, but can they drain other rings charges? They are second only to Ion in not needing to ever recharge their rings, they have a ring for each hand and internal power batteries. Apparently they can shoot beams out of their batteries that basically vaporise anything caught in the way, not too different from the Red Lantern's rage vomit.
Next up I guess are Kilowog and Salaak, basically the coach and principal of the GL Corps team.
Then we have the GL Honor Guard. What that actually means, I don't know, but it seems it's like where GLs with tenure willing to work offworld regularly get assigned to. They don't have any special abilities compared to the rest of the GL Corps whatsoever.
Then you have The Corpse, the black ops team of ruthless agents who have no rings but consume pills that allow them to create purple constructs for a short amount of time. Previously used for missions where lethal force would need to be used, now that lethal force has been approved by the Guardians, they are not really needed.
However, you have John Stewart, former Guardian and long time GL, who was nominated for Alpha Lantern status as a regular GL while Gardner and Rayner are Honor Guard Lanterns. If the HG are below the Alpha Lanterns, surely Stewart should have got the nod for a spot, right? Then you have Sodam Yat, one of the new recruits, being chosen as the top gun over Hal Jordan or Kyle because of his power set even though he has almost no experience.
Also, does Ion really supercede the Alpha Lanterns since he's possessed by the space whale thing? If say, Sodam Yat went after the scarred Guardian, would the Alpha Lanterns be obliged to defend her or help Ion, since he's basically the avatar for their entire cause? Who do the Corpse answer to now the Guardians are divided? Could the Alpha Lanterns actually deal with the Corpse or would they be unable to drain them since their pills work on a time lapse basis anyway?
Just some brainfarting on my part, feel free to put your two cents in as to how you see things working within the GL Corps.