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A throwaway line in Young Justice revealed that the Justice League now has 4 Inexperienced Lanterns, elevating the query of who this fourth Lantern is.
Warning: The next accommodates SPOILERS for Young Justice season 4.
The Justice League of Young Justice apparently recruited a brand new Inexperienced Lantern off-camera, bringing the whole variety of interstellar peace-keepers on the crew to 4. Nevertheless, there is no such thing as a trace as to who this mysterious fourth Lantern could be. There are a sizeable variety of candidates to be thought of, given what number of Earthlings have been discovered worthy to wield the ability ring of the Inexperienced Lanterns within the comics and what number of of them have but to be launched into the fact of Earth-16.
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The opening story arc of the second half of Young Justice season 4 discovered the peace of Atlantis threatened by a battle for the crown of the Excessive King. The matter was resolved with Orin, the primary Aquaman, stepping down to permit Mera to take the crown. When he introduced his intention to return to the Justice League now that he was not Excessive King, Kaldur’ahm, the present Aquaman, mentioned he would gladly step apart. Orin dismissed the concept, nevertheless, saying “If the League can embrace 4 Inexperienced Lanterns and two Flashes, I imagine it will probably embrace two Aquamen.”
So who is that this fourth Inexperienced Lantern hinted at in Young Justice? The obvious candidate is Kyle Rayner, a younger artist who was the following Inexperienced Lantern of Earth within the comics chronologically. One other chance for the fourth Inexperienced Lantern alluded to in Young Justice season 4, half 2 is Simon Baz, a Lebanese American mechanic and religious Muslim, who was launched into the comics in 2012. Lastly, there’s survivalist Jessica Cruz, the newest of the trendy Inexperienced Lanterns of Earth, who was chosen as a worthy recruit after overcoming her fears and destroying the cursed ring of Volthoom.
There may be additionally an opportunity that Orin may need been referring to the Alan Scott Inexperienced Lantern, who was a part of Young Justice’s Justice Society of America. Scott was beforehand confirmed to exist within the actuality of Young Justice, however he has solely appeared in two flashbacks. Nevertheless, Scott’s powers, which come from a magic lantern slightly than alien know-how, may have extended his lifespan and left him capable of help the Justice League in the identical capability because the Jay Garrick Flash.
One other query is why there is a fourth Inexperienced Lantern within the Young Justice animated collection. Earlier episodes showcased Inexperienced Lanterns Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Man Gardner as Justice League members. Whereas the Guardians of the Universe typically assign just one or two Lanterns to police the three,600 sectors making up the DC Comics’ universe, they’ve assigned further Corps members to observe sure essential areas. Given the curiosity of the New God tyrant Darkseid within the planet and different latest occasions, it is sensible tthe Guardians of Young Justice would approve a fourth Inexperienced Lantern to function on Earth.
New episodes of Young Justice launch Thursdays on HBO Max.