![]() These rings allowed the Lanterns to generate hard-light constructs limited only by the user's will and imagination, although each Lantern was required to adhere to a central tenet of non-lethal response tactics. ![]() New recruits to the Green Lanterns were chosen from individuals who exhibited a great capacity for overcoming fear, and wielded the green energy of willpower through the use of a power ring. This force replaced the failed robotic Manhunters, who had become a threat to all life due to a programming glitch. The Green Lanterns were tasked with maintaining order throughout the universe, as an intergalactic police force. The members of this force became known as Green Lanterns, named for the shape of their power batteries with which they were able to harness Ion's green energy of willpower. This led to the creation of the first Lantern Corps. The immortal Guardians of the Universe first learned to unlock the power of these entities, when they tapped into the immense power of Ion. The Predator, who represents the far-reaching power of love, appears as a skeletal draconic creature. The embodiment of compassion, known only as the Proselyte, appears in the form of a squid-like creature. Adara, a large three-headed bird, represents the undying essence of hope. Ophidian, depicted as a large serpent, embodies the subtle power of avarice, or greed. The demonic bull, known as The Butcher, represents the overwhelming power of rage. Parallax, the parasitic entity of fear, bears the image of a large insectoid creature. The first of them, Ion, took a form resembling a whale or fish, and represented willpower. With that much power, a Gold Lantern could be an even bigger enforcer than the Green Lanterns ever could be, packing with them a lot of negative aspects that could make them a force to be reckoned with.Coinciding with the dawn of the universe, seven different entities were spawned, each representing a single emotion. It actually indicates that the position of Gold Lantern is the worst because they're the ones with a ring that rises above the Green Lanterns. Nothing about Kala himself makes him the worst at anything. So why exactly does this make him the "worst?" It doesn't. According to him, he just can't live with the reality that the Green Lantern Corps " at its core was.a military." To him, being a Lantern carries a lot of baggage that he can't deal with when he was taught to be better as a young child. When Kala confronts the Elders of Oa, he actually declines the role of Gold Lantern. ![]() Related: The New Gold Lantern Finally Becomes DC's Most Important Mystery What is revealed is something that the reader wouldn't expect from a ring that's more powerful than the rings bestowed upon Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Determined to find his way back, the reader is given a glimpse at his past to learn how he came to be the Gold Lantern. ![]() Legion of Super-Heroes #2 by Brian Michael Bendis, Kala Lour has found himself stranded in the past while the Justice League's members have been fast-forwarded to his time after the emergence of a Great Darkness Anomaly.
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