Young Justice strongly means that it shares a universe with the beloved Inexperienced Lantern: The Animated Collection whereas establishing new storylines if the present was ever revived. Young Justice and Inexperienced Lantern shared the DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Community in 2012 and 2013, and whereas each reveals have been sadly canceled (with Inexperienced Lantern ending after season 1 and Young Justice ending after season 2), Young Justice obtained a well-deserved revival. The most recent episodes of Young Justice not solely characteristic welcome connections to the prematurely canceled Inexperienced Lantern collection, however additionally they present hints as to what tales may be featured in a Inexperienced Lantern revival.
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Inexperienced Lantern: The Animated Collection not solely stars comic-accurate depictions of Hal Jordan and Kilowog, but in addition two newcomers: the sapient synthetic intelligence system Aya and the redeemed Red Lantern Razer. Whereas all 4 lead characters developed all through the collection, Razer’s gradual redemption and the obvious demise of Aya weren’t concluded when it ended, making the present’s cancelation much more agonizing for viewers. Inexperienced Lantern’s loving depiction of the Inexperienced Lantern mythos and its 4 compelling major characters make it as worthy of a revival as Young Justice, although a revival by no means appeared seemingly till just lately.
The Young Justice season 4 episode “Encounter Upon the Razor’s Edge!” featured the stunning return of Razer, whose Inexperienced Lantern storyline is sustained with out a particular conclusion, implying that Young Justice’s actuality (Earth-16) is similar as Inexperienced Lantern’s. Two episodes later, the Inexperienced Lantern Tomar-Re shockingly dies defending New Genesis from Lor-Zod and his ring finds a successor in Mountain Forager. This, mixed with Hal Jordan’s ominous new appearances, creates potential tales for a Inexperienced Lantern revival if the present returns.
Razer’s seek for Aya is seemingly futile when the previous Red Lantern returns in Young Justice, although he’s turn into a Blue Lantern because the cancelation of the Inexperienced Lantern collection. By the tip of the episode, he retrieves his pink lantern ring and makes use of it in tandem along with his new blue ring, giving him the ability to create constructs by each hope and rage. In a hypothetical Inexperienced Lantern revival, Razer would proceed to make use of each rings, although a proof for the way it’s potential can be essential.
Tomar-Re had few appearances in Inexperienced Lantern, however he was a buddy and revered ally to each Hal Jordan and Kilowog. Tomar-Re’s tragic sacrifice would weigh as closely on Hal because it does on Kilowog in Young Justice, however it’d additionally introduce Mountain Forager to the potential revived collection. As a newcomer, Mountain Forager might turn into a part of Inexperienced Lantern’s major solid, studying in regards to the Inexperienced Lantern lore simply as new viewers would.
Current episodes of Young Justice have additionally proven Hal Jordan’s hair to be graying on the temples, which is an ominous visible signifier that he’s starting to fall underneath the affect of the Parallax, a fear-based entity trapped contained in the Central Energy Battery on Oa. The creature corrupted Hal Jordan right into a supervillain within the comics, so maybe a Inexperienced Lantern revival would start with an adaptation of Emerald Twilight, albeit with out Hal Jordan’s eventual demise. These epic and thrilling storylines teased in Young Justice may every be potential story arcs in Inexperienced Lantern: The Animated Collection if it’s ever revived.