Power Rings
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Real Identity: Not Applicable
Appearances: Day of the Dark Knight!, The Eyes of Despero!, Deep Cover for Batman!, The Fate of Equinox!, Death Race to Oblivion!, Revenge of the Reach!, Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure!, Sidekicks Assemble!, The Power of Shazam!, The Siege of Starro! Part One, Part Two, Darkseid Descending!, Scorn of the Star Sapphire!, Time Out for Vengeance!, Powerless!, Crisis: 22,300 Miles Above Earth!, and Mitefall!
Powers/Skills: Generates Hard Light Constructs, Force Field Generation, Induced Flight, Scanner, Translation, Recording, Storage, Communication, and Tracking
Voiced By: Not Applicable
The power rings of the Green Lantern Corps are considered to be the most powerful weapon in the universe. Thousands of the years ago, the Guardians of the Universe forged this technology in their campaign to police the known 3600 space sectors. Those who are chosen to wield a ring are usually at the scrutiny of the Guardians. The power of the rings are limited only by the willpower of its user. This willpower is most important in the generation of electromagnetic solid light constructs that act as defensive and offensive measures of the Green Lantern.
In addition, the rings provide its user's flight, personal force fields, uniforms, energy scanning, language translation, recorders, storage, and communication. It also follows voice commands and can be summoned remotely. These features lead many to conclude that the ring is an advanced miniature computer. As a failsafe, when a Green Lantern is killed in action, the ring automatically seeks out a successor.
Despite its omnipotence, the rings have its share of weaknesses. The power rings can hold a full charge for 24 hours then must be recharged by a Green Lantern's personal battery. After inserting the ring into the battery, the Green Lantern counts the time needed for a full charge by reciting the Green Lantern Oath. The battery resembles a lantern and is connected to the Central Battery located at headquarters on planet Oa. As a safeguard, the Guardians also made sure the rings had a flaw built in to each ring, they are unable to directly affect the color yellow. This ultimately prevented any one Green Lantern from becoming too powerful and to stretch their range of imagination in hostile situations. Since the ring is dependant on the user's willpower, telepathic attacks on the user can render the ring useless.
In a parallel universe, a yellow power ring exists and is used by a version of Sinestro. The Weaponers of Qward developed the Qwardian Power Ring, designed to project yellow energy and defeat the Green Lanterns Corp. The base of its power is fear in opposition to the Green Lantern's power rings, which are fueled by fearlessness. The ring can also feed off of an opponent's fear, amplify it, and make the ring's owner more powerful. Star Sapphire's violet power ring is fueled by the emotion of love and has one of the strongest holds on its users among rings. Alan Scott's power ring has a weakness to wood only.