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Some heroes were briefly deputized as Lanterns during Blackest Night, like the Atom, who managed to join the Indigo Tribe due to his overwhelming compassion. Other heroes, like Green Arrow, borrowed Green Lantern’s powers out of desperation. And some didn’t even know what was going on, like when Supergirl accidentally found herself forcefully inducted into the Red Lantern Corps. For better or worse, more than a handful of DC heroes have worn Lantern rings. Read on to discover 10 such heroes and see which of them used the unexpected power they found at their disposal.
10. Red Lantern Lobo
That’s right, the Main Man was once in possession of a genuine Red Lantern Corps ring. Now you may be wondering why he isn’t wearing his corps’ colors and spewing acidic bile. Well funny enough, during the “Brightest Day” saga, Lobo was hired by the Red Lantern leader Atrocitus for a stunt to help him gain the trust of particular heroes. Lobo’s reward was a Red Lantern Power Ring that he kept on a necklace. Lobo never actually used it, thus it never augmented his powers, placing Lobo dead last in this particular list.
9. Green Lantern Green Arrow
It should come as no surprise that Green Arrow, a longtime ally to Hal Jordan, once found himself in the possession of a Power Ring. It was during the epic Green Lantern: Rebirth story and Ollie and Kyle Rayner were under attack by Sinestro. Green Arrow was able to secure a Power Ring and charge it, summoning just enough willpower to fire an arrow into Sinestro’s chest. Sinestro was right, Oliver’s too cynical to really let go and use the Power Ring to it’s fullest extent. But Green Arrow proved that when the chips are down he’s got enough willpower.
8. Indigo Tribe Atom
The Atom was one of the few people briefly deputized by the various corps during Blackest Night. Ray was sought by the Indigo Tribe’s ring due to his overwhelming compassion for others, and he took to the organization’s power quite well. He was able to evade the zombified Hawkman and Hawkgirl and channel the powers of other corps. Unfortunately, Indigo is one of the least effective colors in the entire Emotional Spectrum and didn’t give Ray the firepower other heroes got. Still, he took to the Indigo Tribe’s power well enough and managed to survive the night.
7. Sinestro Corps Batman
After being teased during the Sinestro Corps War, fans finally got to see what a real Yellow Lantern Batman looked like in Forever Evil. Bruce had squirreled away a yellow ring and used it to take on Green Lantern’s Earth-3 doppelganger. However, its charge was pitiful, and it wasn’t enough for Batman to do any serious damage to the villain. That being said, Batman effortlessly commanded the Yellow Light for the brief period he wielded it. Given that the Yellow Light is rooted in fear, that’s to be expected, it’s just a shame Batman couldn’t do more with the ring.
6. White Lantern Deadman
Deadman was one of the many heroes brought back to life during Blackest Night and the only one of the resurrected to be blessed with a White Lantern Power Ring. This was at a time when no one knew the extent of the White Lantern’s power and funny enough, Boston didn’t really care enough to find out. He did discover some of its power, like being able to heal the injured and even dead. However, Boston was only meant to act as an emissary rather than the ring’s true wielder, but still, he had some cool moments with the ring.
