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DCeasedmay be DC ’s home for publishing undead - based shenanigan , but the zombi spirit - theme macrocosm has been proven passably redundant by DC ’s own mainline universe . While " zombie outbreak " may be a threadbare comic plot contrivance , it turn out thatGreen Lantern’sown Guardians of the Universe ( and their predecessors ) have been responsible for not one , but four zombie outbreak in the DC Universe .
This divine revelation comes on the heels ofGreen Lantern : War Journal#9 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Montos , in which the history of the Dark Star and the Radiant Dead is revealed . The Book of Oa say the story of the Maltusians ( who would eventually become the Guardians , Zamarons , and Controllers ) who raided the mineralized blood of the Old Gods to fashion shaft of power - but accidentally spread a conduitto the mad god , Olgrun : the Dark Star .
The Maltusian responsible died adjudicate to put down the connection and is imply to have become the Revenant Queen , now go her host of Olgrun ’s undead spectre against the living .
DC is no stranger to the undead , but the new wave is different , and they ’re all converging on Gotham to find their creator : Poison Ivy .
Maltus Is Responsible for the Bulk of DC’s Undead Plagues
Green Lantern Lore Causes Major DC Waves
Ancient Maltusians play a major part in DC account . extremely advanced beings , Maltusians were obsess with the notion of bringing order to the universe(asemphasized inGreen Lantern : War Journal#9 ) . Their meddling to this terminal is notorious for get more harm than good , with such examples include the Dark Star cite above as well as the scientist Krona ’s tampering with the birth of the universe . Eventually , an ideologic schism led to the Maltusians fracturing into three club : the Guardians , who eschew emotion ; the Zamarons , who embraced it ; and the Controllers , who pursued more violent options .
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Each of these factions would go on to leave their own mark upon the universe . The Guardians , founding father of the Manhunters and the Green Lantern Corps , are arguably the most famous and the most problematical of the three ; while the universe was arguably more stable under the Green Lanterns ' stewardship , the Guardian ’s predilection for manipulation and keeping closed book oftentimes cause more harm than good . Meanwhile , the Zamarons were responsible for the creation of the Star Sapphire Corps , and play as steward of the Violet light of the emotional spectrum ( the literal power of erotic love ) .
DC’s Controllers and Darkstars Are Deep-Cut Zombie Sources
& Deep-Space Lantern Spin-Offs
The third group of Maltusians , the Controllers , establishedthe Darkstars as an offshootof their own galactic police efforts once they detect the positivist effect their peacekeeping try were have upon their local blank sector . While a Darkstar ’s exo - suit did not provide the same energy - manipulating powers as a Lantern Ring , it still set aside for self - powered spacefaring , heighten strong-arm abilities , and vim blasts .
The " Darkstars " have the dubitable honor of being an undead plague upon the DC Universe double over .
The Darkstar ’s unfastening at long last fall about when the Controllers decided that the Darkstars had not meaningfully reduced chaos in the macrocosm and so discontinued the project , causing the remaining Darkstars to finally die out . alas , this was not the remnant of the Darkstars . carbon monoxide - choose the Controller ’s exo - causa engineering , the supernumerary - dimensional entity have sex as Lady Styx reanimate the " Darkstar " name as her undead hail , repose waste to humans after world to circulate her force , with the Darkstars serving as her military and priests .
This means that the " Darkstars " have the dubious honor of being an undead pest upon the DC Universe twice over : the name was first used by the Maltusians who unleashed the Dark Star of the Fenn and the Radiant Dead , a circumstances cruelly repeat by those who would be impel to rise under Lady Styx .
The Rise of the Black Lanterns Was a Major Pre-New 52 Event
Blackest Nightby Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, and More
The next Lantern - base zombie apocalypse would amount in the form of 2009’sBlackest Nightevent , when the end - embodiment Nekron ledhis server of " Black Lantern " zombiesagainst the DC Universe . Through the use of parasitical Black Lantern annulus , Nekron animate host of descend heroes to strike against the living , feed upon the emotional spectrumthat commonly endue the members of the other Lantern Corps .
The Black Lantern terror was particularly deadly : not only could they spread undeath through the traditional means of zombie infection ( bite and scratches ) , they could also instantly infect heroes who had previously perish and been rise . The Black Lanterns could not have been play about without the help of Scar , a Guardian who had been infect by the forcefulness behind the Black Lanterns after being attack by the Anti - Monitor .
Scar ’s place among the Guardians bear witness constitutional to orchestrating the disgraceful Lantern attack , as she was able to subvert the Guardian ’s decisions and manipulate events for bring about the Black Lantern ’s prophesized " Blackest Night " while simultaneously countermine the Lantern Corps ' abilities to respond . Therefore , Scar join the long legacy of Maltusians who have unleashed zombie terror upon the DC Universe .
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The Third Army Is One of Green Lantern History’s Greatest Tragedies
Green Lantern: Rise of the Third Armyby Geoff Johns, Peter J. Tomasi, Peter Milligan, Tony Bedard, and More
deplorably , the Guardians learned the exact incorrect example after the consequence ofBlackest Night . 2012’sRise of the Third Armystoryline details how , after witnessing the on-going conflict between the various Lantern Corps , theGuardians decided that basing their peacekeeping efforts upon the green light of will power was misguided : the very force of will thatmade the Green Lanterns so powerfulalso made them impossible for the Guardians to hold in . To that remnant , the Guardians created the Third Army , a force to put back the Green Lanterns and overwrite all spare will in the universe with their own .
While the Third Army eventually failed , they are the Guardian ’s most direct and deliberate zombi assault on the DC Universe to date .
The Third Army is a nearly - perfect example of a zombi menace . They are equal to of assimilating others by touch , overwritting the victim ’s mind and expelling their heart , leave an exact copy of a Third Army soldier behind . Furthermore , the Third Army lacked any means of receiving or expressing communication , leaving the Guardian ’s will as their exclusive influence . Lacking any emotion , the Third Army is highly resistant to attacks based within the emotional spectrum , such as Lantern Corps energy . While the Third Army finally miscarry , they are the Guardian ’s most direct and deliberate zombi assault on the DC Universe to particular date .
Green Lantern is the name given to multiple enforcers of intergalactic justice in the DC Universe. Green Lanterns can harness the cosmic energy of willpower, and create unique spectral objects to face off against their enemies. Though some Green Lanterns have assisted with the Justice League, they primarily belong to the Green Lantern Corps.
Maltus’s Legacy Continues to Threaten the Entire DCU
While the Greco-Roman Guardians , the Controllers , and the ancient Maltusians have all dedicated millennia to the preservation of peace throughout the creation , their meddling has arguably let loose far more hurt than well , resulting in four separate zombi outbreaks : the spread of the Dark Star ’s corrupting influence , the Darkstars ' dusk to Lady Styx , the Black Lanterns , and the Third Army .
No other faction in the DC Universe has unleashed such apocalyptic force-out with the same chilling geometrical regularity . TheDCeasedfranchise may illustrate the horror of spreading Anti - Life , butGreen Lantern’sGuardians have beaten them to the biff four times already , and in mainline canon to boot .
Green Lantern : warfare Journal#9is available now from DC Comics .
GREEN LANTERN : WAR JOURNAL # 9 ( 2024 )
Green Lantern is the name given to multiple enforcer of intergalactic justice in the DC Universe . Green Lanterns can harness the cosmic Energy Department of possession , and produce unique spectral objects to confront off against their enemies . Though some Green Lanterns have attend with the Justice League , they primarily go to the Green Lantern Corps .
Several individuals have taken up the name , powers , and duty of the Green Lantern since the character was make for DC cartoon strip in the forties . But no matter who takes on the name , members of the Green Lanterns , an intergalactic force for shelter and justice , seek to eliminate immorality and keep Earth ( and other planet ) secure .
Green Lantern is the name given to multiple enforcers of intergalactic justice in the DC Universe. Green Lanterns can harness the cosmic energy of willpower, and create unique spectral objects to face off against their enemies. Though some Green Lanterns have assisted with the Justice League, they primarily belong to the Green Lantern Corps.
