This massive structure is the source of every Green Lantern's power and serves as the focal point and reservoir of the grand might of the Guardians of the Universe as well. Though incredibly durable, the crystal material can be crushed and shattered, but it does not bend or crumple like metal.Įvery Green Lantern's ring is charged using the energy from a power battery, and every power battery receives its energy remotely from the Central Power Battery on Oa. Both also appear to be made from some sort of crystal-like substance that can change shape and size to fit any alien appendage, no matter how large, small or strange. The rings and the power batteries are complex pieces of technology with many computerized components including an artificial intelligence with diagnostic and tactical capabilities. These rings were still controlled by the wearer's willpower, but the lantern they carried was now referred to as a Power Battery, and it was used to recharge the ring's energy every 24 hours while the Green Lanterns recited their famous sacred oath. Instead of being powered by magic the Green Lanterns were now a technological marvel of incredible sophistication created by the mysterious Guardians of the Universe, who bestowed thousands of such rings upon worthy heroes from across the cosmos to create the Green Lantern Corps.

Scott's metal ring and lantern are filled with mystic energy from across the universe that Alan controls through the power of his will.Īll of this would change during the Silver Age when John Broome and Gil Kane created Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, forever transforming Green Lantern into a cosmic hero with a new origin for the character, his ring and the source of its power. Wearing the ring allowed Alan to make his will a reality, giving him the ability to fly, phase through walls and project energy.Īt the time, however, it wasn't clear what was inside the ring or its lantern. Alan simply referred to it as the emerald flame, but stories told decades later would eventually reveal that the ring, its lantern, and the energy inside of it were all part of a mystical object called the 'Starheart.'īefore they created the Green Lantern Corps, the Guardians of the Universe attempted to contain all of the magic in the universe into an orb, which they named 'Starheart.' This effort proved a failure, but the remains of that orb eventually found their way to earth and fell into Alan Scott's hands. As recently seen in Doomsday Clock, Scott's original lantern was made of metal, and Alan forged his ring out of the metal of the lantern itself.

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