![]() But as time went on and Kyle settled into the role, he realized that he could not possibly sustain the power of life itself, and as his control over his powers started to lose focus, Kyle took it upon himself to find a new way to put them to better use. Starting with learning how to command the rage of the Red Lanterns by the towering behemoth that is their leader, Atrocitus, Kyle made his way through the Emotional Spectrum and picked up the skills necessary to eventually become the fabled White Lantern and unlock the ability to wield the power of all seven lights. First seen in the zombie-tinged event, Blackest Night, and its follow-up Brightest Day, Kyle began his evolution towards becoming a White Lantern after a scuffle with the Guardians led him to question their authority, leading him to begin training with each champion of the respective Corps of the Emotional Spectrum to take them on when they enact the events that transpire during the Rise of the Third Army story arc. Ion was gone for the time being, but Kyle took back up his regular ring-slinging duties soon after.Īfter the long drawn out battles of the Sinestro Corps War, Blackest Night, War of the Green Lanterns, and the continuity changing New 52 reboot, Kyle’s next step in his journey as the most versatile Lantern was achieved when he transformed into the rare and all-mighty White Lantern. Returning to full strength to a universe that needed him more than ever, Kyle continued to play the role of Ion until the bane of the Green Lantern Corps’ existence, Sinestro, forcibly tore the Ion entity from Kyle in the lead up to the iconic Sinestro Corps War event, eventually turning Kyle into the unwilling host of the fear-based entity of Parallax, the same entity that drove Hal Jordan to massacre the Green Lantern Corps years beforehand. After the death of Jade, Kyle’s former lover and daughter to the magically powered version of Green Lantern, Alan Scott, Kyle is imbued with her powers, leading to the re-awakening of the Ion entity that had laid dormant inside of him since the last time he took up the mantle. Years later around the same time that Infinite Crisis was wreaking havoc in the DC Universe, Kyle’s second transformation into godhood came at a much higher price than before. ![]() Related: Memes Are The Future Currency In The DC Universeīut that wasn’t the last time that Kyle was able to wield the power of Ion. Being the selfless and forward-thinking guy that Kyle is, he transferred the power of Ion back to Oa’s Central Power Battery, rebooting the lifeline that the willpower fueled rings of the Corps need to function and creating a new batch of Guardians of the Universe in the process, thus, paving a way for the rebirth of the Green Lantern Corps as a whole. Through absorbing the energy of a villain named Oblivion that was the physical embodiment of Kyle’s subconscious hate and doubt, coupled with the remaining energy in the Central Power Battery as well as the leftover energy of the sun after Hal sacrificed himself to reignite it during the events of Final Night, Kyle was able to transcend into godhood for a short period of time before realizing that the power of the universe was something that he could not continue to possess on his own. ![]() Later on in his career and after he successfully brought about the rebirth of the Green Lantern Corps (more on that later), Kyle would come to be known across the universe as the “Torchbearer”, or the one Lantern who shepherded the legacy and light of the Corps through their darkest times, a triumph that the Corps would have otherwise never been able to accomplish without Kyle’s unwavering help and determination to the cause.ĭuring his tenure as the last Green Lantern, Kyle eventually became the god-like entity known as Ion, an omnipotent role that saw him obtain powers that quite literally allowed him to manipulate time, space, reality, and more, the limits of which are still unknown to this day. In the years that followed, Kyle would go on to become an important part of the DC Universe as well as a fan favorite for a generation of readers that would know him as the face of the Green Lantern franchise. And while Kyle was extremely green in the early stages of his career (pun intended), his uncanny creative ability to think outside of the box allowed him to learn the ropes of the superhero business quickly, with the guidance from the members of both the Titans and Justice League proving invaluable in helping him settle into his new role as the final remaining Lantern.
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