The Confusing History of the GREEN LANTERN Oath! || Comic Misconceptions || NerdSync
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2016
- "In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might beware my power -- Green Lantern's light!"
We all know that iconic Green Lantern oath, but it actually took DC Comics a few drafts to get it right. Today, we're exploring the confusing origin and history behind Hal Jordan's oath, which actually originated with his predecessor Alan Scott!
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With vertical lines,
Horizontal, too,
My fashion sense,
Is nothing new,
Let hipsters rave,
And comments fight,
But all beware:
Plaid Lantern's light!!
awesome!
Awesome
FREAKING boss
+Squid Larry You deserve a NerdSync No-Prize!
I want to marry you now lol
For the Gray Lanterns (Lanterns of grief)
In Joyful day, when we're apart,
No happiness will complete my heart,
Let those who have depart,
Rejoice in my power, GRAY LANTERN'S ART!
that's awesome
+Offensive Gen. The winners of the "Most emo corps of the year" award 13 billion times?
HistoricaHungarica lol
Isn't a grey lantern a person who wields the 7 main rings, basically a faux-white lantern? Comparatively cool for a grief themed oath.
+Eugenideddis no that's the white lantern corps
(Batman) If he were a Lantern member:
"In blackest night,
and never in day,
Thieves may run,
but they won't get away,
You will be found,
it'll be by MY hand,
I am the night,
I'm BATMAN!"
YOU FORGOT HALS BEST OATH
"From the shoulder, beyond the wrist. LOOKOUT EVIL IT'S MY FIST"
Plaid lanterns? Challenge accepted.
Wearing shirts
that look alike
At walmart we shop tonight
A square pattern sounds alright
So wear us now, plaid you might like!
perfect
Fantastic!
+NerdSync Oh My God this makes up for not being in the tales.. THANK YOU
This is my oath for the Duct Tape Lantern:
"In fixiful day, in broken night
If something is broken
I'll make it right
I am not the one that likes to fight
But if you need me, I'll be in sight"
+Silver TheTraveler Why hasn't DC made this a thing?!?! :P
Can I join
Silver TheTraveler What color are your rings? silver?
The RUclips Oath:
All of the videos,
A place of delight,
Many Grammar Nazis,
Tell me I'm not right.
Every day I watch vids,
With info galore!
This is the oath, FOR THE RUclips VID CORPS!
This is so perfect!
***** You replied!
+AM pros dude, his latest video has YOU in it! go check it out!
***** ?
***** Why'd you put it though?
my personal oath (blue lantern)
I stand against hatred and fear
I stand beside my emerald peer
To the broken, I will bring cheer
And with my help, all will be clear
A much needed oath: THE NERDSYNC OATH!
Through uploads clear,
And copy written links;
Rude, brash commenters
That bash what i think;
Bring comic knowledge from sub to sub,
And teach the world within a blink
Through my awesome hub,
RUclips's channel: NerdSync!
+NerdSync
Nice
That was literally the best thing I've ever heard
+IronSilverMan thanks!
+IronSilverMan Thanks!
Here is an oath I made for the Mandalorains:
For Thousands of generations we fight on the battlefields of Darkness and Light,
For we are the children of Mandalor,
And this why we fight,
Light side, Dark side it matters not in our sight,
For we fight on the battlefields to test and strengthen our might,
For any true child of Mandalor this is your birth right,
Glory and honor for clan, house, and Mandalor,
May no enemy live that cross your sight.
In blackest night let the light of life be the beacon for all lanterns unite!!
Yeah!
Let The Seven that stir the heart,
Shine brighter as one than apart.
What once was wrong I now set right.
A new day comes let there be light.
The Lazy Corps.!!!! Our Motto: "*sigh*.... Do I have to..."
+Ruben Ramirez Haha. Good one!!! - Nali
yes! get to work
My favorite Lantern Corp is the Orange Lantern:
"What's mine is mine and mine,
And mine and mine,
And mine and mine,
Not yours!"
So Scott, I found that oath serves as much more meaningful purpose to the corps members. the corps members themselves have gone on record saying that the words don't function as some sort of He-Man-like power-up. More of, it is a phrase that serves as a prayer or mantra with the intention of helping Corps members focus on the task at hand. Unlike the catalytic effect that saying "SHAZAM!" has for Captain Marvel, the Green Lantern oath is, in effect, a prayer or battle hymn, recited as a Green Lantern heads into battle, not dissimilar to the way a Catholic might gesture the Sign of the Cross before a trying or poignant moment.
I should have addressed this in the video, but you're absolutely right!
For the Blue Lanterns:
When times of despair defy your heart
Don't let your demons tear you appart
Against all evil, hope is our spell
With blue lantern's light, all will be well.
As Lives Are Lost And Victims Fall
The Light Of Hope Shall Heed The Call
To Aid The Helpless Through The Night
And guide their souls to the Source of Light
For iron man
With armour red
And golden too,
The reactor in my chest glows blue
Those who think evil is right
Fear the armour
Tony stark's might
In bleakest day, in most terrible night, let our unique talents unite, to banish suffering and make wrong right, look to the sky and see Justice's might!
One for the justice league (but could fit other team ups) :)
Fantastic!
With laughing gas,
Pain in an a#%,
Batman cannot stop his fright,
Let the Joker leave wrath and might!
han solo's oath ruclips.net/video/UBkzYvFIGD4/видео.html
When things just don't feel right
Just feel the goodness in every fight
There's something good in every sight
You'll feel pleasant with golden light
Gold light/ring of Pleasure
From the rise of day to the dawn of night
We shall not perish without a fight
With honor we will face your might
Behold our oath: Our Golden Light!
In plaidest day,
In plaidest night,
No plaid will escape my plaid,
Let those who wear plaid join together
Plaid lantern might.
In plaidest plaid,
In plaidest plaid,
No plaid will plaid my plaid,
Let those who plaid plaid plaid my plaid,
PLAID PLAID PLAID!!!
+Noah Lumpkin
Plaid plaidest plaid,
Plaid plaidest plaid,
Plaid plaid plaid plaid plaid plaid plaid plaid,
Plaid plaid plaid plaid plaid plaid plaid plaid,
Plaid plaid plaid plaid,
PLAID PLAID PLAID PLAID!!
+Alaska1925 hahahahah you beat me to it XD
+Squid Larry yeah I was thinking along those lines after reading that.
Just replace the orange oath with the word plaid.
+Squid Larry lol
Mortal Kombat oath (that I made up)
In violent days
And gory nights
No flawless victory will escape my plight
Let those who defeat me be a blight
Beware my sight I FINISH YOU TONIGHT
It's lame but idc
It was cool
This is awesome!
+NerdSync Thanks man!
In Brightest Day and Blackest Night,
No deed will escape my sight.
Let those who upset this balanced light,
Beware my power.
Gray Lantern's Might!
My Gray Lanterns were based around balance
+Hyper Lord Gaming Is there a diffrence between grey and gray? cause somebody did a grey lantern corp of
grief
+Eevee Clan yeee boi
+Hyper Lord Gaming imo doesnt really rhyme and keep rhythm
+Brock Billings They don't have to rhyme or keep rhythm dude, look at Alan Scott. Besides, the oaths are custom to the lantern. Feel free to make your own oath for this corp or a different corp, you don't have to like my oath.
Scott I first saw your GL oath videos and they made me subscribe to the channel, it tought it was pretty cool. Anyways, there has been a lot of improvement sure, but many people appreciate those old vids :).
A Little late but I have one for Iron Man/The Iron Legion:
In the brightest armor
Of a knight,
Within their chest
They bare a light,
The brightest stars
Of the night
Beware their power
An Avenger's MIGHT!
Quick Explanation: Lines 1-2 are referencing the armor of course, 3-4 are references to the Arc Reactor, 5-6 referencing to Iron Man's time as a Guardian of the Galaxy (and desire to protect the earth in the MCU), with 7-8 referencing his role as an Avenger and the term "Mighty Avengers"
When Evil is near, and darkness around, where there's crime to be found
All sinful enemies will be brought down, by this emerald light, GREEN LANTERN BOUND!
I discard the green and it's beauty so bright,
Instead with true power with it I'll fight,
The color I hate in my sight,
My weapon is fear, Strike Yellow Lanturn's Light.
Personally I'd like to fight with fear rather than willpower. And green is my favorite color too, I'm not a big fan of the color yellow.
Through golden sun,
Or silver moon,
Allow no chaos,
To escape so soon.
Let those who reap instability,
Flee from Gold Lantern Tranquility!
"I like Pie, Thats my oath Goodbye", I remember when I first watched the Green Lantern Movie. My sister relly liked it so she asked me to look up the other lanterns and stuff, thats how I found Nerdsync the first time (I dident have a youtube account back then).
Oh wow! That's awesome!
When hearts are lost and faith is shattered,
When no one feels like they should matter,
Only hope is what can make this right,
Thou shall be save with Blue Lantern light.
I get more excited over NerdSync videos coming out than i do for Variant's or any other channel for that matter lol!
One of my favorite explanations for the oath - and with my senior memory, I can't recall where I read it - is that the time it takes Hal to say the oath is the exact time a ring needs to stay in the power battery to receive a full charge. By saying the oath, Hal insures that his ring is fully powered up for the next 24 hours.
with clowning shoes and lips so bright. let no safe feel safe tonight. feel my power of dynamite!
+harley quinn sounds like clown lanterns
like a joker corps
that sounds like a cool wat if story
Antony vd ve I would love love love that
BEST( ˘ ³˘)❤
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
If ya do bad stuff,
Green lantern's coming for you
I'm getting so much flashbacks from the first few episodes of CM! Haha, great video Scott
It's been so long since I've done a Green Lantern video!
+NerdSync it's good to have him back Scott!
I love your videos so much
Hope conquers rage,
Willpower conquers fear,
compassion conquers greed,
love conquers all.
When evil tries to misalign
and attempts to spread its foul design,
I'll be there with light devine,
With my power - Green Lantern's shine!
They are always about light, why not shine?
What a great idea for a video. Loved it.
Thank you! It was pretty fun to research!
+NerdSync I think I suggested this topic for your trivia podcast, but it worked better as a video. Nicely done.
watched them all dude and they hooked me. Honestly I loved them!
Christian Oath:
In Hopeless Day, In Feared Night
Let My Courage Shin Bright,
Let the Angels Rein from the Sky,
In Jesus name, Praise God.
+SkitZ PiK the last sentence could be "In Jesus name, for he's God's might!"
+Kommentor Postker Yeah, I think that'd work better.
atomic shaw Should it be his will.
+fraximusprimea3 Kind of a weird oath considering every lantern is powered by what is basically its own god, and that the white lantern borderlines on actually being God its self.
Nice! :D
I really didn't realize how much this channel has progressed until I rewatched the first episodes. Wait... Why we don't have trivia challenges anymore?
I always get all teary eyed. Green Lantern oaths are so rad!
For burning hearts laid to waste
For desperate lovers with bad taste
Come on all let's make haste
Light your souls with all your might
If you can't I'll be your light
In the earliest day,
In the longest night,
No monsters will win if inside my sight,
Let those who threaten this planet's grace,
Beware my changing face,
The Doctor's might!
It should be "ever-changing face"
Sion James That sounds five times better! I had to think how to write that well but that actually works the best! Ty!
+Valpas Kankaristo That should be called the Time corps
+Valpas Kankaristo The is amazing I respect you soo much right now
Firesite Thank you!
The Green Lantern mythos is one of my favourite mythos. The Emotional Spectrum, the various Corps, the entities, it's all so cool! :D
Great vid
not dark of night not bright of day,
shall any evil come this way.
And if it does do not be frightened,
for green lanterns light shall be lightened
Blue Lantern- We hope you do not win. We hope we won't lose our fin. Your hope to win will empower us. So don't put up a fuss. For we will we win, with hope of light!
You chookiing!
I started watching this channel back when you used to ask those questions at the end of the show. I had literally just started comics and was so confused, so went and read comics religiously for some time and then came back. But then you'd already stopped so I was disappointed 😅
6:19 I remember reading those panels when I was younger in my big GL comic collection. Good times, good times.
Green is also MY favourite colour-and that means that my favourite superhero is!!.....spiderman. But that's your favourite as well, so I'm awesome.
We're both awesome!
In busiest day
In smallest bite
No pepperoni what escape my sight
Let those who worship sandwiches mites
Beware my power
This pizza slice
Whoa! Of Alan Scott's oaths, I only knew his first (and found it dreadful) I never knew he was the original chanter of Hal's oath. You didn't mention my favorite, though, that of F-Sharp Bell:
"In loudest din or hush profound,
My ears catch evil's slightest sound.
Let those who toll out evil's knell
Beware my power, the F-Sharp Bell!"
Here is my opening for "GREEN LANTERN: THE NEW FRONTIER":
Some time in the 1940s, little Hal Jordan, in his "Hop" Harrigan pajamas, sits in a darkened room, his rapt face bathed in the light of the green tuning "eye" of a 1930s radio, listening to the latest chapter of his favorite radio show, "The Green Flame", as Martin Finger recites his oath, ending with: "...beware my power, the Green Flame's light!"
A couple of scenes later, the ring explains to Hal that it is advisable to center his mind on the battery while recharging it, and suggests he remember or invent something suitable. Hal immediately presses the ring to the lantern and recites the standard oath, ending with, "...beware my power, Green lantern's light!"
Well...just a thought.
This would be for the Draybolt Corp (Shh trust me it's awesome) that would wield the sun lanterns. Not to be confused with yellow lanterns, sun/star lanterns are scholars that draw their power from the stellar energy of the universe. The oath is as follows:
For all that will be, was, and is
Let knowledge guide your way.
With minds as one and all together
We shall know this day.
Through the passage of time and space
We come to know what we see.
That's the power of the star's light
This ring will bring to me.
Sounds like they're even more useless than the indigo corp.
justin canu ...Fair enough
+justin canu hahaha
So like a bunch of Superman rip-offs
+Anthony Garner nope, not at all....
My own green lantern oath: when the bravest rises the wicked shall fall, all evil shall fall to their knees for the power i am bestowed with, the green lantern's light. What do you think
Scott and company; as always a great video full of great info and a clever topic. I always learn something new and interesting when I watch your show. As far as my creating my own oath for the green lantern corp; well here I go
With and open hart and a belief in justice for all
As a green lantern, I will use my power to build
a better universe. No injustice shall thrive within
the scope of my light
Where'd you get that shirt at? And some awesome information in this video, you do your research! Haha
On windy days
When the air's just right
May all that see me, fill with fright.
What the fuck is this ring for...
I'm flying a kite...
I'm kite man...
Kill me.
Batman Oath:
All Villains beware,
I am the demon in your nightmares.
I always lurk and strike with might,
For when daylight dims,
I AM THE DARK KNIGHT!
I always like the version of the oath that I mistakenly thought was correct. It was essentially the same oath as the most well known one, with one small difference: The line "Green Lantern's Light" was replaced with "For I am light". To me, that line sounds more powerful and inspiring. He's not just using the light, he is the light. A guiding beacon for the world to follow, leading them away from evil and whatnot.
I still remember when you did the different cores video :)
I still cringe at those videos. Haha
My purple lantern oath:
The mind is the best weapon for a fight
With infinite knowledge we'll make things right
Mind over matter to surpass the might
Thoughts will guide a purple lanterns light
But u relize purple lanterns are based on love right
Elijah Lee That's pink lanterns, The Star Sapphire Lanterns
+William Fowles oh my bad I got confused.
+William Fowles nice oath btw
Elijah Lee Thanks it came to me on the spot
Is it Wednesday? Huh.
I felt the same
yeh
Me too
This oath is the best one.
+Xavi Golden 10/10 best oath.
I was hoping that you'd mention an oath I read of some time ago ( wish I could remember it better ) One member of the Lantern Corps patrolled a planet which was in permanent eclipse and had no concept of light and dark and of course lanterns. Their primary sense was hearing so rather than have a lantern they focused their energy through a bell. Their oath also reflected this and went as follows
"In loudest din or hush profound,
My ears catch Evil's slightest sound
Let those who toll out Evil's knell
Beware my power, The F-Sharp Bell"
Pretty cool, eh ?
Sora from KH:
Even within the blackest heart
I am the key of light
With power to protect myself and others
The ties that make me strong
Wielder of the Keyblade's might!
(for Groot)
I am Groot.
+Dillon Dir More like I am Groot I am Groot I am Groot Groot I am We are groot
DO A BLUE BEETLE VIDEO
what would the topic be?
UM,What jamie's symbiote is scientifically, or how ted cord connects to joie reese
It is the 50th anniversary so it would be cool to see atleast one channel do a video about ted kord. Though Comicdrake has said that he plans to do something with ted kord since it is his anniversary.
Trevor Merritt i want to read good jamie reese stories u got any
Spyro the dragon tbh jaime reyes isn't all that old so the only real good thing you could pick up is his pre 52 series, generation lost is also good but it requires knowledge on Ted kord. I would also recommend highly picking up anything involving ted kord due to him being in the booster gold blue beetle movie.
could you do a reworked version of your old vid of the other lanterns and there oaths :D
I thought that it was Tuesday until I saw this in my feed!
(orange lantern corp)
whats mine is mine and mine mine mine
Cyan core (my idea)
shiny is mine mine is shiny i am a magpie
my precious!
In brightest day
In darkness night
Comic Misconceptions will never leve sight
And all subscribers will fight
we'l find the rime that will be right
And my burrito i must bite
haha i watched the other core oaths, that was the my first nerdsync video :)
In your first vid you spent like 2 minutes rambling on about an analogy of some kid in freshman year of high school not buying you that xbox he promised. It was hysterical looking back on it.
The fat lanterns
In biggest day
In fattest night
No cake shall escape my sight
Let those who worship weight watchers might
Behold my spandex for it is to tight
(my own core)
the brown lantern core (fueled by the desire of redemption and guilt)
for all the mistakes i've done
for all the mistakes i'll do
i will work to make it up to everyone
even if i risk my own good.
we will transform everything that made us sob.
now redemption is possible,
for the brown lanterns have one job!
good oath
tony reed thank you.
+Swift Swalow I like this because there is nothing flashy about it.
+Fix it feilix "flashy"? Sorry, english is not my main language And i Don't fully get slang. What does it mean?
Swift Swalow Flashy means something really attractive, like, having a lot of money is flashy because every one wants money. Flashy stuff is stuff lots of people want. Like a new car.
I like your lantern corp and oath because you're not trying to be cool or really strong, your lantern corp is creative and it looks like something that could really happen in the comics.
I hope this helps!
Good Gravy! That's a lot of oaths!
I created three Corps: Gold, Silver, and Bronze for idealism, rationalism/clarity, and cynisim, respectively. Silver, I decided, would use their rings to dispell illusions, calm those who's emotions had overtaken them, and if nessecary destroy constructs of other Corps. The Silver Lantern oath goes like this:
On foggy day,
In stormy night
I still will keep the truth in sight
And to those too lost
To tell wrong from right
I shall bring clarity with Silver Lantern's Light
AND PLEASE DON'T MAKE THE SUIT GREEN.......
OR ANIMATED.......
Is this a reupload? I am so sure I have seen this before. What a deja vu
I liked those videos.
I like Rot Lop Fan's F-Sharp Bell Oath.
"In loudest din or hush profound,
My ears catch evil's slightest sound.
Let those who toll out evil's knell
Beware my power, the F-Sharp Bell!"
Would you mind looking into the possible connection between Green Lantern and the Lensmen?
All this DC and Marvel coverage is great and all, but you need to talk about some Image, or IDW stuff.
I'd love to see you tackle some Witchblade, or TMNT topics more often (pretty sure you've touched on TMNT, but never Witchblade).
The Cyan Lantern Oath (the lanterns of Trust)
By the path of light, you walk through the storm. Carrying your sword as the torch keeps you warm. We're here for you. Stretching out our hand for you to grab onto. We'll pull you up without hesitation, for trust is the reason for our creation.
Let those of doubt, fear, and rage; look into our eyes and turn the next page. As our cyan light is the reason we fight.
Can you do a Jonah Hex video? Maybe one explaining why he always wears the confederate uniform long after the war. I never really understood that.
Hey Scott! I know that you know about the Comics Amino app! You're pretty big on there! I'm in a group called The Pool Corps where we each get assigned a color and put the word pool after it. We work hard on the app to post and blog the best content and we have our Pool Corps Oath:
"In lamest day and dopest night
No twinkie will escape my bite
Beware our power by Pool Corps. light!"
Would it possible for you guys to do an episode on the Martian Manhunter? He such an underrated character, and it's great they brought him into the Super-girl universe! Just a thought ^^ Thanks for the awesome vids :D
Do you have a specific idea?
***** Your replied! :D
Well you can do an episode on just the fact that he is *the most powerful character in the DC charter*. Yes evermore powerful than Superman! Perhaps mentions that up until the New 52 he was always part of the Justice League founders, and was often described as the 'heart of the justice league'.
Which is why we beg the question; why he no be in Justice League movie? D:
Or perhaps you could do an episode *on the different variations of his weakness to fire*. A few writers have explored the idea and changed it to fit the need for the story over the years, and it has gone from: "a small flame can make him go unconscious" to "fire saps his powers completely" to "he just very susceptible to fire in general". The most canon reason (if I remember correctly) is his entire race was wiped out by fire, so it is very traumatic for him to see fire and that is why he passes out.
Or you could even do an episode on *the three different races of Mars*; White, Yellow and of course Green. The White Martians are the sworn enemies of the Green martians, and pretty crazy to boot XD. The Green and White Martains originally came from the same race, but was deliberately split into two when the Gaurdian of the Galaxy realized they were getting too powerful.
Green became good, and White evil - or war-mongery.
The Yellow Martains only appeared in Pre-Crises earth, and has not been used since. The possibility they are even still part of the current continuity is almost non-existent. But they should be worth a mention :)
There are a few ideas , if you need more I can certainly scrounge up something. If you just want to know more about the character in general, Screen Rant did a short article on it.
screenrant.com/martian-manhunter-origin-explained-supergirl/?view=all
I hope it helps! And thanks so very much replying ^^
Very funny video :)
During the whole War of Light collection, I remember someone saying that the oath itself isn't important, just the rhythm and tone of it, thus why aliens that can't really speak are still able to "recite" it.
+NerdSync Sise-Neg lanterns
Can you make an oath or could you do that for a comment mis conceptions video?
There is a reason for so many different Green Lantern oaths. Hal Jordan once explained that the words of the oath didn't really matter, they were just inspirational and crafted to be relevant to the individual. However, what actually matters is the oath is a timing method to ensure the Power Ring was in contact with the Power Battery long enough to receive a full 24-hour charge of Emerald energy. Apparently, the Power Ring doesn't receive a recharge at all unless it receives the full 24-hour recharge.
My personal favourite comes from an Alan Moore story - probably titled something like "In Blackest Night" - where Katma Tui discovers a strange potential Green Lantern in the heart of a lightless expanse. With no concept of light or colour, he's unable to understand her initial explanation, but, after some creative translation, agrees to join the "F-Sharp Corps" with his own oath:
In loudest din or hush profound
My ears catch evils slightest sound
Let those who toll out evil's knell
Beware my power - the F-Sharp Bell!
Love the one about not hurting anyone "who doesn't deserve it already".
I once wrote a semi-humorous piece called J*L*A, which, as the asterisks might indicate, was a mix between the League and the 4077th MASH from the TV series. Pierce was Superman, Houlihan Wonder Woman, Burns was Batman (who in the comics was a HUGE jerk at the time), and Winchester was Martian Manhunter (because of that awful JL TV Movie). The Flashes were Potter (Garrick), Blake (Barry) and Radar (Wally), while the Lanterns were Trapper (Hal) and BJ (Kyle). Given MASH's medical theme, I made the oath more like one a doctor would take :
"By Lantern's Light and Guardians' charm, I first will try to do no harm. Not glare of day, nor still of night, shall keep dark evil from my sight. Let Those Who Worship (Standard ending)."
Shortly after the JSA's 'permanent' exile after COIE, GL Salakk started reciting the Main Alan Scott version in the GL Corps book.
One time, Katma Tui encountered a sightless race the Guardians wanted to recruit from, and the ring's oath had no meaning to them, so Katma used Musical Notes to create one. She noted that the new recruit had technically never heard of the GLC, since his language lacked all words needed for her ring's translator to function.
i always thought the orange one is fun.
"What's mine is mine and mine and mine.
And mine and mine and mine!
Not yours!"
I accept your challenge to make a plaid oath.
(this is made with black and white plaid in mind)
To bring balance to both dark and light
Even if all is gone we shall still fight
Let those who worship dark or light
Beware our power
We bring balance
WITH PLAID LIGHT
Also my own Red Lantern oath because they are my faves.
To avenge them all
Those who were slain
I'll accept this power
I'll take this bane
To those who caused my plight
I'll destroy you all
WITH SCARLET LIGHT
Is it weird if I think that Scott's eyes are... oddly calming?
One of the powers of the GL rings is they also work as a translator device. That's what usually happens when you translate the same thing over and over to diferent languages