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Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

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Hal Jordan
GreenLanternHJ
Series DC Comics
Age 37
Birthday February 20, 1978
Sex Male
Species Human
Height 6' 2"
Weight 185 lbs (84 kg)
Alignment Neutral Good

Background[]

Since he was born, Hal Jordan had always dreamt of taking to the stars and soaring among them. The middle child of a well-off family from Coast City, he was inspired by the work of his father - a test pilot for various experimental plans from Ferris Aircraft - and hoped to one day learn how to fly just like he did. Even as he was traumatized from the sight of the crash that ultimately claimed his dad’s life, Hal remained undeterred; at the age of 18, he joined the United States Air Force as a fighter pilot, running many dangerous missions in service to his country for several years and overcoming them while being ever-so defiant in the face of fear itself.

One day, Hal came across a crashed alien spaceship; its pilot Abin Sur detected the amazing willpower that he possessed, and with his dying words, entrusted to him an object of great importance and strength: a Green Lantern ring. In a matter of minutes, he was conscripted into an organization of what essentially boiled down to “intergalactic policemen”; for Eons, the Green Lantern Corps patrolled the galaxy to root out injustice wherever it hid, and used their mighty power rings to create constructs powered by their users’ will and strength to fight against fear - qualities that Hal had embodied for his entire life without realizing it.

With the power bestowed upon him came the appropriate responsibilities Hal was assigned to protect his home sector from threats both within and out of his world, and he never had to do it alone. For many decades, he fought valiantly to uphold the principles the Guardians of Oa wanted to impart; whether it was by himself, other Green Lanterns from Earth and beyond, and even his hundreds of allies from the Justice League - of which he is a founding member, he proved to villains all around to that whether in brightest day or in darkest night, those who worship evil’s might will forever fear his indomitable will and might.

Powers & Abilities[]

  • Fighting Ability: While he is not as skilled in hand to hand combat as say, Batman, Green Lantern is still an extremely impressive hand-to-hand fighter. He has beaten Sinestro in closequaters combat multiple times and took down several Green Lanterns within a very short time-frame. He has also beaten fellow human Green Lantern Guy Gardner (or as Jamie Reyes’s Sister said - “The Crazy One”) in hand to hand combat.

Equipment[]

  • Power Ring: Hal’s go-to weapon. The Power Ring itself was created on the planet Oa by the guardians of the universe. While several types of Power Rings do exist, Hal and all other Green Lanterns have one that’s standard issue when they join the Green Lantern Corps. The Power Ring can create constructs of whatever Hal wants just by using his willpower (we will go over some of his most used constructs later). They have an energy limit however, and if they run out, they will need to be recharged.
    • Willpower: In order to use a Green Lantern Power Ring effectively, you need a considerable amount of willpower, and Hal Jordan has an amazing amount of sheer willpower, so much so that even without any ring, he was still able to beat Sinestro who is one of the former greatest Green Lanterns. During his fight against Krona, even when he had little energy left, he was still able to take them down despite them being one of the most powerful scientists in the DC universe. When Hal Jordan sets his mind to a task, he will complete it no matter how injured he is. That’s just the type of man Hal Jordan is.
    • Bright Green Energy Conduit: The rings use pure energy supplied by a Power Battery, which in most cases takes the form of bright green light. This energy is the green light of willpower of the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum. Rot Lop Fan, from a race without eyes, perceives it as the sound "F-Sharp" and his 'ring' is actually a bell. A Green Lantern's ring, considered by some to be one of the most powerful weapons in the known universe, has the ability to affect and use fundamental forces of the known universe, including electromagnetic energies such as gravity, radiation, heat, light, and powerful blasts of concussive force. It is also theorized that the ring also has a basis in other dimensional energies commonly called magic by users of such energies. The ring can also create fields of force formed from an unknown energy that is bound by the users' will. The limitations of such use are the skill, knowledge and imagination of the user. Some of the abilities that a Green Lantern Ring has shown are:
      • Energy Projection: The ring can be used to fire blasts of Oan energy or create weapons such as projectiles of them. The ring can project beams of force powered by the will of the user. The ring can be used to produce kryptonite and kryptonite radiation. Kyle generally used fanciful constructs in the shape of advanced technology. Their appearance does not indicate the power of the weapon. The weapon's power is more an indication of the will of the user. Certain users (i.e. Hal Jordan) have been powerful enough to stagger even Superman. If the user wishes, they can alter the form of the blasts such as Kilowog's "booms." Code 1012 is a protocol to incinerate all extraterrestrial weapons and technology in the area.
        • Energy Blasts: While fighting at a distance, Hal tends to fire energy blasts from his ring. These energy blasts can either be small shots which are meant more for distancing an enemy than beating them, or a straight laser that is strong enough to pierce the likes of Hector Hammond and Krona.
        • Giant Fist: If Hal wants to knock something else, he will use the Power Ring to create a green construct of a fist that is several times larger than his usual fist. It can also be fired off from a distance. This is his most preferred construct when someone gets close.
        • Buildings: Hal is capable of creating entire structures using his Green Lantern ring. His most impressive feat regarding this is when Hal recreated the entire of Coast City using his Lantern Ring after it was destroyed.
        • Armor: Hal Jordan can surround himself with constructed armor in order to protect himself from attacks as his armor is as tough as a Construct Shield which can withstand a supernova. In particular, due to his pilot background, he likes the flier armor which he can use to fly with as well as fire shots and drop constructed bombs. He has also created an armor that resembles the DC hero Steel.
        • Airplane: Due to Hal’s day job being a pilot, one of his favorite constructs to create are airplanes. Hal can either use an airplane construct in order to pilot it as well as throw them as projectiles towards the enemy.
        • Minigun: Hal creates a large minigun that he carries with two hands and can fire multiple bullets out of. Usually he does this in order to keep opponents at a distance or when he wants to take on multiple enemies at once. He has also used a Gatling Gun in the New 52.
        • Shields: Perhaps one of his most used Constructs, Hal will often surround himself with a construct shield in order to protect himself from attacks. These constructs are very hard to break but characters with enough power like Superman are capable of breaking them. They can also be used to prevent people from dying in space.
        • Swords: Hal can create Sword Constructs in order to fight in melee range. These work like regular swords in that they are able to pierce enemies but can easily be broken with a strong enough strike.
        • Baseball Bats: A strong weapon that can be used to knock enemies attacks right back at them.
        • The Boot: In order to deal with Dex-Starr - the Red Lantern Cat - he creates a boot to kick him in the butt… should have given him a boot to the head.
        • Walls: Hal is able to create walls to protect himself from attacks, though they will break with enough hits.
        • Himself: Hal is able to create a construct of himself. He can also change this construct’s size allowing it to lift as well as stop heavy objects such as ships.
        • Other Beings: Stealing this idea from the Orange Lantern Larfeeze, Hal was able to create constructs of his Green Lantern friends and allies in order to defeat Larfreeze. This includes the likes of Alan Scott, Guy Gardner and Jade. However, it is very likely these constructs are not as strong as the human lanterns.
      • Force Field: The ring can create various force fields of various sizes and shapes to protect the wearer and others around him. With the cosmic scope of a Green Lantern's duties, it is only natural that the power ring is designed for operation in space. The ring creates a force field around the wearer, protecting him/her/it from the hazards of the void including filtration of stellar radiation and microscopic particulate matter which would ordinarily be fatal should the space debris strike the ring wielder at high speeds. An atmosphere appropriate to the ring wielder's biology is created inside the force-field while body temperature is maintained and waste products are removed. Gravitational stresses which could cause injury are stabilized for the ring wielder. Theoretically, a ring wielder could use the ring as his/her/its sole source of life support. The force field seems to be created instantaneously whether this is due to programming or an instinctive reaction from intensive training has not been established. It could be considered as a subroutine of the ring's automatic defensive system, but as of yet this theory has not been proven. The only exception to that was attacks based on the color yellow. The newer version of the ring is not limited by the color yellow.
      • Energy Construct Creation: The ring can form constructs of Oan energy. The primary function of the Power Ring is to provide a weapon capable of transforming the wearer's thoughts into physical constructs through the wearer's strength of willpower. A Green Lantern can create any particular items or construct that they can imagine as long as they have the willpower necessary to will it into existence. The constructs are made out of bright green energy, which is a tangible form of pure willpower, and they exist only as long as a Green Lantern is fueling it with their willpower. Items created by the rings are not indestructible and are only as powerful as the willpower of the Green Lantern creating them. The types of constructs usually reflects the ring wearer's personality. For example, Kyle Rayner was an artist, so his constructs reflect his strong imagination. John Stewart is an architect so his constructs often appear mechanical as if he designed them in his mind before making them a reality.
        • Superhuman Strength: While not super strength of the conventional sense, a Lantern while using constructs created by the ring becomes capable of lifting/moving tremendous weights far heavier than 100 tons with little effort.
      • Phasing: The Power Ring allows the wearer to pass through certain solid objects such as walls. Which objects that are not penetrable are not known, but it may depend upon the strength of the wearer's willpower and the density of the object's molecular structure.
      • Environmental Playback: Upon request, the power ring can recreate a holographic environment based on data in its memory banks. The ring wielder can observe events in a ghostlike state, but the ring wielder cannot alter the outcome of the playback. All objects in the playback will appear in the full spectrum of colors, regardless of the wielder's level of expertise creating simulacra. The power ring will automatically end the playback if outside interference warrants the ring wielder's undivided attention.
      • Will Empowerment: Emerald power rings can be further magnified by the amount of will a user possesses. A wielder can not only ascertain incredible strength if their will is strong enough, but the strongest of wills also acts as a surrogate means of recharging; and in some cases, supercharging their power ring in case they are low on energy at the time. The only drawback being if their will is too strong, the ring may explode, taking the wearer with it.
      • Invisibility and Light Refraction: A ring wielder can render him/her/itself invisible by willing the ring to bend light waves around his/her/its form, as well as that of the power ring. Presumably, a similar action allows an experienced ring wielder to create objects of colors other than green. As Hal Jordan's experience grew, he was able to create power ring illusions of people and objects. It can be assumed the ring wielder would not risk the extra time and effort to create other colors in a combat situation. An invisibility shield was used by Hal Jordan to hide his power ring, which would only become visible when he changed to Green Lantern.
      • Intangibility: The Power Ring can make Hal intangible. He can also phase an energy blast into someone's head which he used on Hammond.
      • Emerald Sight: An as of yet unexplained power in which the Green Lantern can obtain, is the ability to divine the future in glimpses of bright radiance. So far Mr. Baz is the only lantern with the power to date.
      • Energy Twin: The power ring allows the wearer to create an "energy twin" of his/her/itself that can travel at far greater speeds than that of the ring wielder's physical form. While the energy twin is active the ring wielder remains motionless, his/her/its life force is needed to guide the energy twin. The energy twin can not alter its surroundings and may only be perceived by the Guardians or another ring wielder as a green, ghostlike image. Any knowledge gained by the energy twin is transferred back to the ring wielder's physical form upon recontact with the body. The Guardians frequently used energy twins as a means of contacting a Green Lantern. As a rule, a ring wielder can not create actual, independent duplicates of him/her/itself, as the power ring cannot create life.
      • Energy Absorption: The ring can absorb and store other energies. Doing so does NOT replenish the normal store of energy the ring has. A ring that needs recharging but contained a store of electricity could only discharge that electricity, for example.
      • Flight: By the manipulation of anti-gravitons and directed molecular movement, the ring allows the user to fly at incredible speeds. In atmosphere, a Green Lantern has been known to fly as fast as Mach 10 in atmosphere by creating an aerodynamic envelope around his body. Towing others, usually within a bubble, his speed is limited to the twice the speed of sound or 1440 mph. In space, Green Lantern's speed can be significantly greater and has been known to approach 99% of light speed in normal space. Flight has been shown to be velocities far exceeding light speed. In atmospheres, air friction is not a hindrance since heat is either absorbed or reflected by the ring's field.
      • Mental Manipulation: Hal is able to brainwash the entire Justice league and resist the power of demons who were also able to brainwash all of them, winning the mental battle. He can also brainwash everyone on Earth and do stuff like copy or return neural waves.
      • Soul Manipulation: Hal can separate his own or someone else's soul from their body, or put someone's soul back into their body. Hal’s soul retains his powers and was able to teleport Superman to another dimension.
      • Power Manipulation: Hal can convert his powerset into other such types of energy including magic. He can also both steal and/or restore other people’s superpowers.
      • Wormholes and Spatial Warps: The power ring grants its wearer access to wormholes in space, enabling the ring wielder to rapidly cut time and distance needed for transport. The Guardians established at least one known wormhole to Oa, which once required the use of a power ring to enter. Black holes can be navigated by experienced ring wielders. During a battle with Sinestro and his ally, MadGod, members of the Green Lantern Corps of Earth and the Green Lantern Corps of the Klyminade traveled through a black hole to be deposited outside a white hole in Sector 872. The power ring cannot generate a Boom Tube as it needs a Mother Box powered by a sample of the highly unstable Element X. There is no known way to duplicate either item even with the power ring. Should a Green Lantern make his/her/its way to the other-dimensional worlds of Apokolips or New Genesis through a Boom Tube, the ring will function as it does in the rest of the universe. John Stewart encountered no ring related difficulties during his stay on New Genesis, despite the loss of the Central Power Battery. The ring wielder would still need a Boom Tube to return to his/her/its dimension.
      • Time Travel: Time travel is possible with the power ring, though the further forward in time a ring wielder travels, the more willpower it takes. As Green Lantern, Hal Jordan once explored as far as the 70th century. Jordan had also traveled to the 58th century as Pol Manning, a role later adopted by Salakk of Slyggia. The ring also granted the wearer the ability to communicate telepathically with other people from different points in time.
      • Limited Cellular Regeneration: The ring has an ability to heal physical injuries; this seems to be a feature held over from the previous incarnations of the ring. Green Lantern can use the ring to repair injuries in himself or others. Speculation has been rendered that if Kyle actually had medical knowledge he would be able to cure a wider variety of dysfunctions beyond normal physical injuries. Simon Baz has used the ring to maculous degrees in healing and restorative capacities; having brought his brother-in-law out of a coma using his ring.
      • Electromagnetic Scanning: The ring has a wide range of detection abilities based on the imagination of the user. If one can conceive of it, he can probably detect it. Magical effects like clairvoyance seem to be beyond the scope of the ring. Most normal electromagnetic phenomena are within the range of the ring, including radio, radar, television, infrared, ultraviolet, microwave, and high frequency band communications.
      • Galactic Encyclopedia: The earlier rings worn by the Corps functioned as references for their users. Having the vast knowledge of the Book of Oa to draw upon, each ring functioned as a ready reference on most peoples, stellar events and conditions that may have been seen by other rings or other Green Lanterns. The rings also served as a repository of adventures had by the Green Lantern and these mission reports were stored in the Prime Battery on Oa for review and training.
      • Universal Translator: Keeping in mind the myriad of worlds, life forms, and cultures throughout the cosmos, it is understandable why the Guardians added a translation system to the power ring. The power ring can translate virtually any language in the universe, facilitating diplomatic encounters rather than violent confrontations. Complications arise when a frame of reference for translation is not available, as evidenced during Katma Tui's induction of Rot Lop Fan into the Green Lantern Corps. Katma Tui had the difficult assignment of explaining the concepts of "light" and "color" to the sightless Rot Lop Fan. She overcame this barrier by using sound rather than light as the basis of the ring's power. Some Green Lanterns, such as the planet form known as Mogo, have used the ring to create an intermediary "being" to expedite communication. However, this ability seems less effective since the restoration; it is possible that not all the data was recovered.
      • Material Alteration: The Green Lantern's uniform is not made out of fabric. It is created by the Power Ring whenever the wearer wills to wear it. It automatically appears over the wearer's normal clothing, and vanishes when the wearer wills to return to their civilian attire. Most Green Lanterns wear similar uniforms that are programmed into the ring by default such as Hal Jordan's uniform. However, each Green Lantern is able to adjust their uniform to fit their own needs, personalities and whims. For example, Kyle Rayner was unsatisfied with the traditional Green Lantern uniform and created several of his own designs. John Stewart's uniform is similar to Hal Jordan's, but lacks a mask to hide his identity. Jack Chance is the most extreme example, refusing to wear a uniform save for a Lantern badge on his trench coat. The green parts of the wearer's uniform are usually very warm or hot to those who touch it, while the black parts are very cold. The uniform also produces a "siren" taking on the form of the Green Lantern Corps' symbol, circling the Green Lantern when active. The symbol, or badge, will not appear on the uniform until after a newly inducted Lantern has completed training on Oa, leading to the term "White-circle" to describe a rookie Lantern.
      • Duplication: By subjecting himself to intense electromagnetism, which is something he can do himself, Hal can create up to twenty clones of himself.
      • Ring Duplication: Most Power Rings are capable of automatically duplicating themselves. Each duplicate typically shares the qualities and capabilities of the original ring. While the thought of an unauthorized person getting a hold of a power ring and making duplicates for nefarious purposes, their ability to inflict damage is limited because each duplicate still requires to be recharged by a personal power battery.
      • Emergency Beacon: A Green Lantern in distress can use his/her/its power ring as an emergency beacon. The alert can be directed to a Green Lantern's neighboring sector, or it can be a Corps-wide alert.
      • Homing Beacon: A homing beacon in the power ring can lead one Green Lantern to another. This was one of the recent power ring upgrade features added by the Guardians of the Universe. The power ring can be ordered to disguise itself to elude power ring wielding trackers. Guy Gardner successfully escaped the Green Lantern Corps of Earth by willing the power ring to keep his location a secret. Most often ring wielders will allow the beacon to signal their location to others. The Green Lantern Corps of Earth found the remnants of the Green Lantern Corps of The Klyminade by tracking them through their power rings.
      • Mind Alteration: Though the ethics of mind tampering may be debatable, sometimes it is necessary. As the power ring relies on thought and will to operate, mind tampering is not impossible. The real difficulty lies in properly applying the power. There lies a risk of catastrophic damage to the mind should mistakes be made. A ring wielder can use the power ring to erase portions of an individual's memories. To protect his secret identity as Hal Jordan, Green Lantern created a mental block in the mind of Major Disaster. Green Lanterns have used mind techniques as part of training. New recruits may be subjected to mind scans by other Green Lanterns or the Guardians of the Universe. They are taught to build mental defenses to protect themselves from psionic attack. The power ring can also be used to beam information from the ring wielder to another being. Green Lanterns have used this technique to share information regarding their enemies during combat situations.
      • Pocket Dimension: Within the ring exists the possibility of an entire world. When Green Lantern Abin Sur of Ungara defeated the evil sorcerer Myrwhydden, he reduced the magician to submicroscopic size and imprisoned him inside the power ring within a world created by the Green Lantern's will. This undefined space may be a tesseract or a virtual reality created by the power ring. Whether or not this area exists in all rings has yet to be proven. Years after Abin Sur's death, Myrwhydden's power grew, allowing him to alter his environment and escape to battle the next Green Lantern, Hal Jordan. The power ring's interior appeared as a barren wasteland, dotted with dead trees and sea shells which Myrwhydden used during an escape attempt. A few years ago, Mywhydden was removed from the power ring to be sentenced to an Oan Sciencell.
      • Resurrection: In rare cases, the ring can keep its user alive after his/her body reaches a state of irreversible death. In Driq's case, the Green Lantern was kept "alive" by his power ring's refusal to let his life slip away.
      • Security Protocol: The rings can be programmed. They are coded to the wearer to make them unusable if stolen. The ring will refuse to take an action that would kill a being unless they are on Oa or with permission. The Guardians recently removed the lethal force prohibition, first to allow lethal force against members of the Sinestro Corps, then against all enemies of the Green Lantern Corps.
      • Preset Conditions: Commands can be stored in the ring to be executed at a later date even if the bearer is not wearing the ring. This ability was demonstrated by Ch'p, who surrendered his ring but ordered it to restrain his enemy after a few moments had passed.
      • Thought Relay: Otherwise known as a telepathic link. A Green Lantern can do the ring works at short distances, but its effectiveness is considerably lesser when compared with a user wearing it in his/her/its finger.
  • Power Battery: The Green Lantern Power Batteries were created by the Guardians of the Universe to serve as an energy conduit to the Green Lantern Central Power Battery which is on Oa. A Green Lantern can keep them in a pocket dimension and then pull out the Battery when they need do in order to recharge the Power Ring when it runs out.

Feats[]

Strength[]

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Durability[]

Skill[]

  • Contained the U-Bomb.
  • Defeated Mongul after he caused the destruction of Coast City.
  • Forged his own Green Lantern Ring
  • Is considered to be one of the greatest Green Lanterns ever (if not the greatest)
  • During Emerald Twilight, he killed all other Green Lanterns besides Kyle Rayner
  • Absorbed all the energy of the Green Lanterns’ Power Battery, becoming Parallax.
  • Defeated Sinestro, Parallax, Nekron, and Krona.
  • Allied himself with the other Lantern Corps to battle Nekron and the Black Lanterns.

Weaknesses[]

  • Not Invincible: Being a Green Lantern doesn’t make you invincible, and Hal has learned that quite often.
  • The Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum, the source of the Lantern Corps' power, can be canceled out with the Speed Force, the source of the Flash Family's power.
  • Limited Power: Hal’s ring has a limited amount of power. If it runs out, Hal can’t use it anymore until it gets recharged, which is really a nuisance when, say, flying through space, or in a prolonged battle with a being that wants you dead.
  • Cockiness: Hal is also incredibly cocky...something that’s been a problem since before he was drafted into the Corps.
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