Are black lanterns evil?

Instead, they are malevolent beings who seek to murder even those they considered friends. As demonstrated by Batman, a Black Lantern ring is also capable of resurrecting people other than the wielder.
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Is Black Lantern a villain?

The Black Lantern Corps are a major antagonistic organization from DC comics that are part of the Blackest Night crossover series - they are the reanimated corpses of deceased former DC heroes and villains returned to life with a black power ring and with the sole purpose of eradicating all living life in the DC ...
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What does the Black Lantern stand for?

Black Lantern Corps Oath

The Black Lantern Corps are the slain and deceased beings from throughout the universe who fell into the domain of the dead. They are the army of Nekron, the Lord of the Unliving, and their purpose is to eliminate all life. The Black Lantern Rings are wielded by the deceased.
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What powers do Black Lanterns have?

Coupled with the standard Lantern means to fly and create energy constructs, these Black Lanterns also possess the abilities of regeneration, immunity to magic and - along with being able to resurrect any dead character they so choose - can also convert beings into a Black Lantern by the extremely zombie-specific act ...
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What color lantern is the strongest?

Blue Lantern Corps

It is the most powerful color but also the most difficult to master and needs Green nearby to reach its full potential. Blue can, however, drain Yellow rings of their power and suppress Red and Orange.
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Origin of The Black Lantern (Green Lantern: Blackest Night Origins)



Are red lanterns evil?

The Red Lantern Corps are a major villainous organization, functioning as anti-heroes throughout much of the DC universe and they were enemies of the Green Lantern Corps. Their power is derived from the emotional spectrum, particularly the Red Light of Rage.
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Are yellow lanterns evil?

The Sinestro Corps, also known as Yellow Lantern Corps, is a supervillainous analog to the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Universe. Their power is derived from the emotional electromagnetic spectrum of fear; the corps is led by the supervillain Sinestro.
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Are Black Lanterns zombies?

The Black Lantern Corps is a fictional organization of corporeal revenants (resembling intelligent zombies or jiangshi) appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, related to the emotional spectrum.
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What does each lantern color mean?

The storylines "Sinestro Corps War" and "Blackest Night" introduce the rest of the spectrum, along with its emotions, corps and rings: red (rage), orange (avarice/greed), yellow (fear), green (willpower), blue (hope), indigo (compassion), violet (love), black (death), and white (life).
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Is there a GREY Lantern Corps?

The Grey Lantern Corps is one of the Lantern Corps. The Grey Lanterns draw their power from their members' absolute apathy. As such, only members of Hattar's species can qualify for being Grey Lanterns.
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Who has been a Black Lantern?

The 10 Deadliest Members Of The Black Lantern Corps Ranked
  1. 1 Nekron. When we first thought about the most powerful Black Lanterns in the DC Universe, we immediately knew Nekron was #1.
  2. 2 The Spectre. ...
  3. 3 The Anti-Monitor. ...
  4. 4 Superman. ...
  5. 5 Hal Jordan. ...
  6. 6 Martian Manhunter. ...
  7. 7 Deathstorm. ...
  8. 8 Reverse-Flash. ...
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What is the Pink Lantern Oath?

Oath: In fearful day, in raging night, With strong hearts full, our souls ignite. When all seems lost in the War of Light, Look to the stars, for hope burns bright!
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Are white lanterns good?

While some of the other Lantern Corps, like the Sinestro Corps or the Red Lantern Corps, cater to individuals who are often less than heroic, the White Lantern will grant its power to anyone alive or dead as long they can serve its purposes. This means it has resurrected villains as well as heroes.
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Is Batman a Black Lantern?

In DC Comics' Death Metal, Batman wields the power of the undead against the Batman Who Laughs with the help of a Black Lantern ring.
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Are Indigo Lanterns evil?

Across the near-infinite cosmos that makes up the world of DC Comics, the Indigo Lanterns are a faction of warriors that have harnessed the power of the Emotional Spectrum to help aid the Green Lantern Corps to wage their never-ending war on evil.
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Is the Orange Lantern evil?

With the added benefit of having an entire army of what are essentially avarice ghosts at your beck and call, the Orange Lanterns are an overwhelming force of evil that is twisted further by the power of a ring that always wants more.
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What is a Phantom lantern?

The Green Lantern. Frank Laminski. Frank Laminski is the Phantom Lantern, a powerful villain of all the Lantern Corps. With his Phantom Ring, he can channel all colors on the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum.
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Who is the new Black Lantern?

Roy Harper just shed his title as the Black Lantern and prepared for a new adventure in Joshua Williamson and Xermanico's Infinite Frontier #6. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Infinite Frontier #6, on sale now from DC Comics.
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What can Blue Lanterns do?

Blue Lanterns can heal wounds and regenerate lost body parts. The ring's power can be supplemented with the hope of other living beings; for instance, Saint Walker and Warth were able to reduce a dying sun's age by 8.6 billion years because of the hope emanating from the inhabitants of a nearby planet.
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Are there evil Green Lanterns?

The villainous version of Green Lantern is known as Power Ring. Just as Green Lantern rings are used as tools for galactic peace, the power ring is used on Earth-3 (or in the Anti-Matter universe) as a weapon of villainy.
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Why can't Batman use a Green Lantern ring?

The short answer is that while Batman could use a Yellow Lantern ring, he doesn't because he chooses not to. After all, it's a weapon of evil and it's possible he associates the ring directly with what it represents.
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