#avarice lantern

[junimo-hexed]

Avarice corps incoming

[zhelin-thames]

Danny’s chaos with the Lantern Corps

Lantern Corps Shenanigans

[Danny with the Indigo Tribe]

Danny: [confused, looking at glowing purple Lanterns] So… you guys are all about compassion? Indigo-1: It is a power most misunderstood but deeply effective. Danny: That’s cool and all, but how do you fight with compassion? Hug people into submission? Indigo-1: [smiles serenely] Something like that. Danny: [turns to Hal] Okay, this one might be too wholesome for me.

[Danny Accidentally Meets Larfleeze, the Orange Lantern of Avarice]

Larfleeze: [hissing, clutching his orange ring] MINE! Danny: Whoa, chill, Tangerine Nightmare. I don’t even want your ring. Larfleeze: [growling] Everything you want belongs to me! Danny: [grinning mischievously] Oh, really? Then I totally want a pet ghost dragon. Larfleeze: [pauses, conflicted] …I don’t have one of those. Danny: [floating off] Thought so. Later!

[Danny Teams Up with a Violet Lantern]

Star Sapphire (Carol Ferris): Love is the most powerful force in the universe. Danny: [grimacing] I dunno about that. Love’s more Sam’s thing. Star Sapphire: And what drives you, young one? Danny: Mostly snacks and spite. Does that count? Star Sapphire: …We’ll work on that.

[Danny at the Green Lantern Bootcamp]

Kilowog: Alright, Poozer, time for training! Let’s see what you’re made of. Danny: [phasing through the ground] Made of ectoplasm and bad decisions, thanks. Kilowog: [laughing] Kid, you’re alright.

[Lantern Corps Debate]

Hal Jordan: He’s too unpredictable to join the Corps. Kilowog: He’s got guts, though. Saint Walker: His hope shines brightly. Sinestro: He could wield fear effectively. Larfleeze: MINE! Danny: [floating nearby, munching on chips] You guys know I can hear you, right?

[sunnysam-my]

Emm, apparently there were some people interested in this, so

DP x DC prompt

Phantom Lantern Danny!

Inspired by Rings of Power

It was many years since Danny became the Ghost King. After his coronation he was given the Ring of Rage to protect it from ghost and humans who dare to abuse it's power. It was then when he learned it's true name - the Phantom Rings. A powerful ring that doesn't need a battery, because it feeds off the users emotions. It can blow up if it's getting too much energy rapidly. It also detects and reacts to even slightest emotions, changing the user to fit those emotions, including the personality of the person. When Pariah Dark used it he was driven by rage and will, changing the ring's appearance, which caused the ring to fuel his darkness.

It's been many years since Danny have been on earth or talked to the Living. He decided to float around on Earth's moon, not feeling so lonely amongst the sea of stars. But his peacefulness is interrupted by a floating human covered from head to toes in green. They say they'll ‘save’ him and that they don't understand why a teenager looking ‘lantern’ is doing there. They took him to warm space station and layed him on the soft bed. When was the last he slept? Who cares, the blanket is so nice.

Meanwhile the Green Lanterns in the Watchtower are going insane because who is this mysterious teenager with a weird power ring? Why is he so apathetic to what's going on around him? But then, as he's asleep, the ring is revealed to be the Phantom Ring hidden under an illusion.

The ring can transform:

Red due to rage, Yellow for fear, Orange for avarice (greed), Green - will, Blue - hope, indigo due to compassion and violet for love.

[diannaphantomfiction]

Entities of the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum:

Soooo… I've been thinking a lot about Ghost King Phantom AUs and the crossovers with DC Comics and I’ve always thought that it felt like something was missing. Well, I finally figured out what it was. It’s these guys!!!

“What are these guys, Dia?” you ask? Well, dear friends who don’t read Green Lantern comics, allow me to teach you!

These are the entities of Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum, one of The Seven Forces of the Universe, is the power source for the entire Lantern Corps and each corps has an entity, for each emotion.

The entity for anger and rage (red) is the Butcher. The entity for avarice and greed (orange) is Ophidian. The entity for fear (yellow) is Parallax. The entity for will (green) is Ion. The entity for hope (blue) is Adara. The entity for compassion (indigo) is Proselyte. The entity for love (violet/pink) is the Predator. The entity for buried primal emotions (ultraviolet) is Umbrax. The entity for Death, the total absence of emotion (black), is Nekron. The entity for the White Light of Creation is the Life Entity.

Now, as a fandom, we talk a lot about eldritch deities and powers beyond comprehension, all while leaving out the eldritch monstrosities that are canon to the DC Universe. And I think they are prime opportunities to turn things into ghosts for fanon.

Not only are they pure manifestations of the emotions they represent, they also glow, fly, and do other ghostly things. It is simple to say that the light they are made out of is a different, purer form of ectoplasm, contaminated only by the emotions they’re made of.

Also, they can possess people, taking people as hosts, and can puppet them around for their own plans, grant them powers through that possession, or (with enough will power) be wrangled into submission by their host. THIS IS SUPER GHOSTY!!!

I like to think that, instead of Ancients, they are something more primal that is harder for Danny to handle. They exist because emotion exists, so while they can be contained or banished, they cannot fade unless that emotion ever fades. They also cannot be deposed or replaced. Honestly, I think it would be REALLY COOL to include or mention them in some fanfic.

[davrinsleftpectoral]

A Word With Thursday Bangers

Did I combine both games into one piece? Yes I did. It just worked out, okay? Thank you @hedwigoprah and @woundedsoul12 for such fun prompt games. I hope I made it fluffy enough to counter the angsty bangers. Longing is still fluff right? lol. 

Rules for a word with friends: Use the challenge word to write a sentence or scene and then tag a few friends. Happy writing! 

This Week's word is Avarice (noun)

Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth

Inordinate desire for some supposed good.

Rules for your Copy and Paste: Free form a blurb or drawing based on the weekly lyrics prompt. It doesn't have to include the prompt just whatever you're inspired to write, write it! Then tag some friends so they can play as well. It doesn't have to be finished on Thursday just post it whenever you can (you have a whole week between Thursdays). 

Baby I'm so into you

Darling, if you only knew

All the things that flow through my mind - Fantasy Mariah Carey

I knew this song and I remember listening to it a lot on the radio back in the day. I was 12 when it came out 😭😂 

Also making an appearance is Xiqaa, @genjyoandgojyoandhakkai rook. I hope I did them justice, it was fun to have them show up. 

Just under 1400 words under the cut. Only posted here for now but it’s the start of chapter 3 of Welcome to Nug E Cheese.

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Turvi was putting his breakfast dishes into the sink as Taash walked into the kitchen.

“You ate? You gonna come work out with me?” They asked. 

“Sorry not today. I was getting ready to head out,” he replied. 

“That’s the second time this week you missed the gym. Those arms are gonna shrivel up you know,” Taash said as they raised their eyebrows accusingly. 

“I know, I know,” he said, waving them off. “I’ll get back on track tomorrow. I just have some things I need to do before work. And I want to walk, clear my head. I’ll see you there.”

Taash tipped their chin up at him and went about making their typical pre workout drink.

Turvi tossed his sling bag over one shoulder, slipped on his favorite purple crocs, and headed out into the city. 

Once he was out of the apartment building, he was not greeted with a sunny day, but at least it was not a rainy one. A dry day in Dock Town was a good one. Turvi had left early because he wanted to go to the Starbeaks Coffee shop and they often had a line that could wind outside of the building if you got there too late. Starbeaks was a little too pricey, just another sign of the corporate avarice that was grinding the people of Dock Town into the ground. But it was the only shop he knew of that sold the kind of muffin he wanted. 

Turvi was pleased to find that the line was thankfully short when he entered the shop. He looked over the menu above the counter as he waited, and he felt a little sick when he saw the prices. Even though he wished he could come in to buy things regularly, this treat was going to have to be more rare than he’d originally hoped. He’d figure out where in his budget he’d take the money from later. 

When Turvi reached the front of the line he was surprised to see Xiqaa, an old friend from when they worked together at The Gull and Lantern pub before it closed down. 

“Hey!” He exclaimed happily. “I didn’t know you worked here now.” 

“Turvi!” She yelled, purple curls bouncing  as she reached across the counter looking like she was going in for a hug, but instead put him into a headlock and noogied him. “What the fuck are you doing in here? You can’t afford this shit,” she laughed good naturedly. 

Turvi laughed along with his friend. “You’re right I can’t. But it’s a gift for a friend, to celebrate a special occasion,” he explained. 

“Friend huh?” She asked, dragging out the word friend and raising her eyebrows suspiciously. They didn’t see each other often but she did know him well. 

“Yes, friend,” he replied, with extra emphasis on the d. He couldn’t stop grinning though, so he knew she wouldn’t believe him. 

“Right…” She leaned across the counter again and lowered her voice. “Well, since this is for your friend, I’m giving you the family discount. Just don’t tell anyone I did.”

“You’re the best Xiqaa.”

“You’re fucking right I am. Now what do you want?” 

==

Turvi carried the large black coffee and pastry bag as he continued down the street, humming along with the music he was listening to in his earbuds. He found the bench he wanted, and settled himself down to wait. Because of wanting to avoid the rush, he had ended up here exceptionally early. He sat back to people watch as they rushed off to work. Turvi cradled the warm pastry bag, and realized it felt heavier than he expected for a single muffin. He opened the bag to look inside and found a croissant tucked in with it. Good old Xiqaa, always looking out for him. He dug into the bread and waited.

He’d only barely finished the croissant when a bus pulled up to the stop. He wasn’t really paying much attention since it was still early when he heard the familiar clinking of Neve’s prosthetic as she exited the public transport. She walked up and stood in front of him, waiting for the rest of the crowd to disperse. 

“Well, look who is out and about early. What are you doing here Rook?” She asked affably.

“Hi Neve,” he smiled brightly up at her. “I was actually waiting for you.”

“Really? What for? The store doesn’t open for another couple of hours.” She cocked her head at him quizzically.

“I wanted to bring you this,” he said, holding up the coffee and pastry bag.

Neve’s face lit up as she said, “Really? It’s not even my birthday.” She sat down on the bench beside him and accepted the offering.

“I thought we should celebrate getting the regular booking from Doctor Hot Pants. It’s a big deal,” he said.

“It’s a bit early to celebrate, don’t you think? We’ve still got a long way to go to keep the store open,” she countered.

“No way. Every little bit helps, and you should celebrate the small stuff, give you something to be happy about. It’s still early, but we’ll keep this momentum going, and the store is sure to be kept open.”

“Well that’s some determined sunshine. And a bit of a fantasy, I’m afraid. This is Dock Town after all. Seems like this city is out to sabotage itself, sometimes.”

“No, none of that this morning. We’re celebrating, Neve. Now open the bag,” he encouraged.

“All right,” she acquiesced. She unfolded the top and peered inside. “A muffin?” She asked. Turvi nodded, not saying anything more. Neve drew her eyebrows together and pulled the muffin out. She lifted it to her face and inhaled deeply. “Gooseberry, my favorite?” Turvi stayed silent, simply smiling at her, basking in her surprise. “Where did you get his? Only Starbeaks makes them regularly and they sell out quickly. And how could you afford this? I can’t take this, it’s too much,” she said in a rush as she started to try to hand the muffin back to Turvi.

He wrapped his hands around both of hers and gently pushed the muffin back towards her, but didn’t move his hands away. “No Neve. You work so hard for your employees, the store, and for Dock Town. You deserve to be celebrated too,” he explained. She rolled her eyes and shook her head but gave in and pulled the muffin back to her lap. Turvi let her hands slip from his, missing their shared warmth immediately. There was nothing he wouldn’t give to be able to reach out and hold her hands whenever he wanted. He ached with it, deep in his soul. But for now, a moment shared over a muffin on a bench by the bus stop would have to do. 

==

Tossing out no pressure tags for @serensama @jenn2d2 @blackwall-my-tiny-husband @notyourmamasdeerbat @chaosherald @seaglassmelody @thedissonantverses @biowaredisasterbisexual

[shoot-i-messed-up]

Hey is there any way to do a sympathetic or even good-aligned Orange Lantern? We’ve had sympathetic/good red lanterns, yellow lanterns, star sapphires…I feel like orange is next, but how can avarice/greed be good? Maybe a character with a god complex is so bad it wraps back around from being a flaw to a virtue—like, maybe they’re so greedy that they think of the entire universe as being part of their possession, so anything that threatens the universe is something they would fight against. Like the same kind of vibe as a dragon that thinks of an entire village as their hoard, so they protect the village. Or maybe their greed manifests itself as greed for knowledge or greed for worship or greed for friends/allies (as, perhaps, types of “power”), so even if they’re not like fully heroic necessarily, they can still be complex and complicated and can play off of the other Lantern Corps in interesting ways.

[incorrect-green-lantern-quotes]

I thought of a headcanon that Kyle, as a side effect of becoming the White Lantern, can see more colors than humans naturally can (he got them shrimp eyeballs). Just a funny theory that doesn't even really make that much sense since the white light is comprised of the ROYGBIV gang, and it's not like Kyle had to master the Octarine Light of Hysteria or whatever Ultraviolet was.

For whatever reason, this leads into a mostly separate line of thought about whether the colors of the emotions make sense for the various forms of life in the DC universe (at least the ones who can perceive the ROYGBIV colors). Like, did the Kryptonians know about the Emotional Spectrum before their planet went kablooey? Did the Martians understand that green was the color of willpower?

The flaw with this questioning however, is that even within the confines of the American culture that is the foundation for the comics that Green Lanterns are a part of, the colors of the spectrum aren't a perfect match. Like if you ask someone who's never picked up a GL book what the color of willpower is, it's not a guarantee that they'll answer green.

Sure some of the emotions line up with western color associations, like yellow with fear or red with rage. But red is also tied to love, probably more than violet is. And the other color-emotion matchups like Orange Avarice or Indigo Compassion are just as arbitrary as Green Willpower.

It only gets even more complicated when taking into consideration all the other cultures around the world! Like, in many East Asian cultures, white signifies mourning and death, the complete opposite of it being the color of life in DC's cosmology!

Hell, the reason there's only seven colors in the spectrum is because those are the ones that Geoff Johns picked, presumably because they're the ones we traditionally associate with the rainbow created by refracting white light! And it's not like the colors in a rainbow are clearly distinct and defined like they are in a kid's drawing, they actually blend together. Come to think of it, I vaguely recall one of my elementary school teachers saying indigo wasn't a real color, it was just Isaac Newton's shitty eyesight. Lemme check if that's actually true.

*opens Wikipedia's article on the rainbow*

No. No, fuck you Modern interpretation I am not saying "Cyan Lantern of Hope-"

At least the old newt's arbitrary division of the rainbow into seven means the emotional spectrum lines up with musical notes and Rot Lop Fan being the F Sharp Bell makes sense. But wait, isn't the major scale being seven notes only a western thing? Motherfu-

If there's one conclusion I can pull from this rambling mess of my 5 AM brain, it's that the Emotional Spectrum is probably not universal for any culture within DC's universe, and that's okay

Anyways going back to the idea of Kyle being able to see more colors than humanly possible, it's probably because he did it to himself by accident while he still had reality-altering powers

[h3artach3]

TLDR AT THE END!

Ignoring how Vivizepop is SUCH a bad person, racism, homophobia, transphobia and all that. I want to talk about how much I dislike the entirety of helluva boss/hazbin hotel.

This is less about the writing of the shows, it is obivous that its just pure ass. There's nothing good about how the writing is. The animation is mid etc etc. I want to go into the characters themselves. Specifically Mammon.

My BIGGEST issue with Mammon is why is he GREEN. I get creative freedom but it makes no sense to my brain. Especially since he's supposed to represent Greed. The sin that is mostly associated with gold, and just money in general. And YELLOW. Yellow.

Yellow has always been Greed's color. Even far back into the 6th century A.D. one of the Popes, Pope Gregory the Great(not really great in my opinion but nevertheless), stated the base work of the sins. Quote ;

Greed (treachery, covetousness) — A strong desire to gain, especially in money or power. Disloyalty, deliberate betrayal, or treason, especially for personal gain or when compensated. Scavenging and hoarding of materials or objects. Theft and robbery by violence. Simony is the evolution of avarice because it fills you with the urge to make money by selling things within the confines of the church. This sin is abhorred by the Catholic Church and is seen as a sin of malice; Dante included this sin in the first poem of the Divine Comedy (the Inferno). Simony can be viewed as betrayal. Thomas Aquinas on greed: “it is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things.” Greed is represented by the frog and the color yellow. faust.com, seven deadly sins.

Even without Pope Gregory's input, it is commonly accepted within the Christian community/mythology that the colors of the sins are as follows ;

Pride ; Violet - Purple

Lust ; Blue

Greed ; Yellow

Sloth ; Light Blue

Gluttony ; Orange

Envy ; Green

Wrath ; Red.

It makes absolutely no sense for Mammon to be green.

"But what if she used a different classification for the sins?" You may ask.

Mammon would STILL be Yellow. Plus it is stated in Helluva Boss/implied that Mammon is Greed. (not only that but there is no classifaction of the sins where Mammon is NOT Greed so that throws that out of the window).

In both The Lanterne Of Light and Binsfeld Classifactions of the Sins nowhere Mammon is anything OTHER than Greed. It is also clear that she is using the Binsfeld Classifications since Beezlebub is Gluttony. So that also disproves the different classification theory.

Also there's way more to Greed than just MONEY MONEY MONEY. Greed is being wealthy in anything not just cold hard cash. Any material object.

Greed is defined as the immoderate love or desire for riches and earthly possessions. A person can also be greedy for fame, attention, power, or anything else that feeds one’s selfishness. As a deadly sin, greed is believed to spur other sins and further immoral behavior. The Britannica, Greed.

Using strictly the Money aspect (I acknowledge I might be wrong for this but from what I can find, that is his entire character other than being a misogynist), he is such a bland and boring character. Vivzie could've done so much more with his character, its honestly disappointing with how he is.

You can say he also has fame as one of his Greedy traits, but it's so surface level to the point where it is steamrolled by him wanting money.

BEEZLEBUB!

EDIT ; Due to some points that were brought up in the notes of this post, I understand where Vivzie was coming from with the Bee theming and Honey mentioning. That's actually interesting.

Also if Vivzie is using the Biblical meaning of Gluttony, Beezlebub's character would make more sense. I just wish that there was more to the character and she went more into it. Right now(and most likely in the future), Beezlebub seems like still a very bland character. There's little to no personality other than the drugs, partying and binge-eating (side note ; this might be me looking too much into things but since Vivziepop is well known to be extremely fatphobic, the ability to manipulate her body to get rid of the weight she might gain from eating, just gives me off vibes. this is mostly just my opinion so take it with a grain of salt.)

THIS STILL DOESN'T MEAN I ENJOY HOW SHE IS CHARACTERISED ! I still believe there could've been way more to her than the base form of gluttony. Though I acknowledge that Vivzie could be sticking to the Biblical version of Gluttony.

END OF EDIT.

She makes no sense whatsoever to me. It's like Vivzie just saw the BEE in her name and just ran with it without even looking into her. None of her ANYTHING even represents Gluttony. Other than binge-eating, which seems to be the only thing that actually represents Gluttony. (though Gluttony is WAY MORE than just "oh food and eating alot.") Hell, she seems more like PRIDE than anything else. Her not liking when people insult her, having a very high view of herself. Even with the aspects of her that do scream Gluttony, its such a Base Interpretation of Gluttony. Gluttony is indugunce of ANYTHING. Not just drugs, food, drinking, etc. The way she is written just screams "I searched Gluttony on google and used the first results." There's no depth into her Sin whatsoever. Side note ; Her not liking when her guests indugle for self destructive reasons is SUCH a contridiction to Gluttony. Self Destructive induglence is what Gluttony is. That is what the sin IS. Again this makes no sense to me at all.

Her design is also like a unicorn threw up on her in all the wrong ways but that's not what I'm here to talk about.

ASMODEUS! Asmodeus is from my opinion the more well-written of the sins. Then again Lust is such an easy sin to write. I don't have much to say about this guy since Lust is a such a well known and obvious sin. I really wish I could say more about this guy but I truly can't. His character is almost strictly sex related. (hey! maybe the reason he's seemingly more well-written than the others is that the whole show is pretty much sex jokes.)

LUCIFER!

I don't know much about this guy so I'm not going to say anything but once I learn more I'll add onto this post with how I feel about him.

TLDR ; I don't like how the Sins are interpreted in the show due to them being such a surface level version of the Sins, and they could've done much more with them. Maybe this'll change in the future but I doubt it.

Also if I got anything wrong do tell, I'd like to correct myself on things if I am wrong. Provide proof if possible.

[thesadumbreon]

So me and my twin bro cooked up a vague lantern story line poem thing enjoy

From Darkest Night to Bravest Day

Ion met it's end

And so all converged to mourn

So with Love's oldest spark

Fear's greatest might

Wrath's fiercest warmth

Compassion's careful sight

Avarice's lonely threat

And Hope's newest light

A new era's Fight

A new Will burns bright

[miwhotep]

WHICH LANTERN RINGS YUUMORI CHARACTERS WOULD WEAR?

This is a more silly post, beware. I am also a big fan of comic books (more into DC) and I often wonder what lantern rings characters from other media would wear if there happened to be lantern rings in their universe. The lantern rings are specific weapons in the DC Universe what powered by certain emotions. The emotion connected to the ring needs to be the driven emotion of someone to make them able to wear the ring. The different rings are (now I am leaving out the more obscure white/life, black/death and ultraviolet rings and concentrate on the basics):

Here's a little introduction to each ring, I try to keep it very generic now, since the Lantern lore is quite confusing.

GREEN 🟩

Emotion: willpower

Weakness: yellow/fear, red/rage and orange/greed rings

Strength: the blue/hope ring makes its power stronger

Oath:

"In brightest day, in blackest night,

No evil shall escape my sight.

Let those who worship evil's might,

Beware my power, the Green Lantern's light!"

RED 🟥

Emotion: rage

Weakness: the blue/hope, the violet/love and the orange/greed rings

Strength: able to overpower the green/will ring

YELLOW 🟨

Emotion: fear

Weakness: the blue/hope and the orange/greed rings

Strength: able to overpower the green/will ring

BLUE 🟦

Emotion: hope

Weakness: needs green/will ring to function well

Strength: immune to orange/greed, overpowers the red/rage and yellow/fear rings, makes the green/will stronger

VIOLET 🟪

Emotion: Love

Strength: immune to the orange/greed rings; through its light, a Violet Lantern can see their true love and even teleport to them anytime

(At DC, usually only women wear the violet ring but now I overlook this rule since this post is rather just to analyze what emotions are the main motivation behind the characters' action.)

INDIGO

Emotion: compassion

Strength: emotional spectrum emulation (able to copy the other rings' powers)

ORANGE 🟧

Emotion: greed/avarice

Strength: can create an avatar (a corrupted version of their victims) from anyone they killed, can absorb other rings' energies

Weakness: blue/hope and violet/love rings are immune to them.

Oath: Mine, mine, mine!

Now, onto the characters and my choices for them.

SHERLOCK:

Green/willpower. Especially with the lantern oath.

JOHN:

As one of the purest characters in the series, blue/hope. He is also one of Sherlock's greatest supports, both morally and in his fight against criminals. John would cleaely be a Blue Lantern.

WILLIAM:

I can see either green/will or indigo/compassion for him, but somewhat also blue/hope - tho, because of his methods of how he tried to bring that hope, I would be hesitant to give him the blue.

LOUIS:

I don't know what would I give to post-timeskip Louis, but pre-timeskip, he was clearly driven by the love he felt for William (the love lantern ring is not necessarily powered by romantic love. It can be familial love, too), so I would say violet/love.

MORAN:

Currently, I would say maybe green/will, but I'm sure that before he met William, he would have worn a red/rage ring. Especially after what happened to his comrades.

FRED:

Fred gives me indigo/compassion vibes, especially his love for the garden, the stray cats and how he acted during the Baskervilles arc. I would give him an indigo ring.

MYCROFT:

As the personification of the government, I can see both green/will and yellow/fear 🟨 for him.

MILVERTON:

With his power hunger, I think he would totally be greed/orange. I can see the yellow/fear, too, with how much fear he causes with his blackmails, but his power obsession rather makes him to be orange, especially that only one person can wear an orange ring at the same time at DC because of their overweening greed. Also, creating and using the corrupted version of anyone he killed as avatars would be a very Milverton thing to do. Merciless and evil.

RUSKIN:

Ruskin would be clearly violet/love since he is very much motivated by the love he has for his boss (and what he demonstrates by running after him to the burning room instead of escaping). A violet/love ring is also immune to the orange/greed light so he would be capable of being Milverton's company. Throught the violet light, a Violet Lantern can see their true love and even teleport to them anytime what would be very useful to Ruskin serving his boss.

I left out the others because I have absolutely no idea. Feel free to suggest ideas! I am interested in what you think!

[fazedlight]

Dad: Without looking it up, do you know what "avarice" means?

Me, knowing the full DC Lantern Corps spectrum: Well-

[respheal]

WIP Wednesday

You sneak into Kakariko for a meal. An elderly neighbor who remembers you from before comments on how much you’ve changed. You haven’t run away in a long time. Mostly you’ve been running to. Ganon’s tower is near the final dungeon in the dark world. Zelda insists you rest first. You spend your last rupees on another set of potions. You help yourself to Ganon’s treasure hoard as you climb his tower. You arrive at the top wearing a mishmash of enchanted clothes: a red tunic over your dark green skirts and a blue cap over your blond-pink hair. You would rather look gaudy than dead. The enchantments feel like steel over your skin. The Demon King made a mistake appearing to you as Agahnim. You know exactly how to fight him, and you want to. You’ve tempered both your sword and your anger. Ganon tries to flee. He isn’t accustomed to running. He isn’t accustomed to being prey. The lantern you carried into the storm cuts through Ganon’s darkness when he tries to hide. You find the Triforce. It waits for you to make a wish. You’re exhausted. Thinking feels like wading through the swamp, but you think anyway. You think about the dark world creatures, warped by avarice. You think of the Golden Land itself, twisted by one man’s greed. Is it greedy to not want to lose anyone? You wish anyway.

[rpmaniac]

"Þe firste is Lucifer þat regneþ in his malice.̉ ouer þe children of pride Þe secounde is clepid Belzebub.̉ þat lordiþ ouer envious Þe þridde deuel is Sathanas.̉ & wraþþe is his lordschip Þe fourþe is clepid Abadon.̉ þe slowȝ ben hise retenwe Þe fifþe deuel is Mammon.̉ & haþ wiþ him þe auarouse and also oone þat is his feere.̉ a foule synne couetise Þe sixte is clepid Belphegor.̉ þat is þe god of glotouns Þe seuenþ deuel is Asmodeus.̉ þat leediþ wiþ him þe leccherouse"

"The first is Lucifer that reigns in his malice over the children of pride The second is called Beelzebub that lords over [the] envious The third is Satan and wrath is his lordship The fourth is called Abaddon, the sloth[ful] be his retinue The fifth is Mammon and has with him the avarice [avaricious] and also fittingly, a foul sin, covetousness, is with his company of subjects The sixth is called Belphegor, that is the god of gluttons The seventh is Asmodeus, that leads with him the lecherous"

The Lanterne of Light (c. 1400). The Seven Deadly Devils/Princes of Hell.

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Some thoughts:

While I certainly won't deny that Len has some anger issues, he doesn't really strike me as having the explosive rage you see in the Red Lantern Corps. That's more Lisa's thing. If anything, I think Captain Cold is a Green Lantern. He's stubborn to a fault, he's managed to keep a team of supervillains with widely disparate personalities together for at least a decade, and, when faced with an opponent who is far more powerful than he is (the Flash), he continually and insistently keeps fighting him, coming up with new strategies and plans to stay one step ahead of the Scarlet Speedster. He also faces down much more powerful villains regularly, and without much fear. All that takes serious willpower, and I think that that's ultimately a more prominent part of his character than his anger. Also, Len didn't originally create the Rogues. It was Sam who came up with that idea, and who was originally often the one calling the shots. Len sort of fell into the role later as a result of being the only remaining Rogue with his head screwed on straight.

I agree that Sam Scudder would be an orange lantern. He loves his money and his shiny, shiny mirrors, and he loves attention even more. Evan McCulloch, though...I honestly think he'd be a better fit for the Sinestro Corps. He's basically an Eldritch horror, and borderline unstoppable. Of all the Rogues, he's easily one of the creepiest. I do, however, agree that both he and Sam would be interesting in the Indigo Lantern Corps (particularly Evan, since he's had so much trauma and done so many messed up things). Also, I kind of hate the retconned backstory of Sam having killed someone in a botched burglary before he became the Mirror Master. In his original stories, he was arrested for robbery, and there wasn't any indication that he'd killed someone, and the retcon darkens all his fun Silver and Bronze Age appearances. I love Geoff Johns' Rogues, I really do, but he really needed to lay off on the grimdark retcons.

I agree that Grodd is either a red or a yellow lantern, though I would strongly lean towards the yellow end of the spectrum myself. Usually Grodd isn't especially angry. Brutal, yes. Angry, no.

Captain Boomerang being a red lantern does work, though honestly I would lean towards him being part of the avarice corps myself. Like Cold, while he does have a lot of unresolved anger issues, he doesn't really have that obvious burning rage that seems to characterize a lot of the Red Lantern Corps---and he is very greedy and gluttonous. I also agree that him being a part of the Indigo Tribe could be potentially interesting.

Weather Wizard as a Red Lantern makes sense, since he's frequently very prickly and was very revenge-motivated in his first couple of appearances, but he could be part of the Orange Lantern Corps as well. He's a thief, of course, but, more importantly, we know that he craves power and respect, and it seems very likely that on some level he envied his older brother, who was always his parents' favorite child. I also have to admit that an Ultraviolet Lantern would be a good way to learn more about him, since unfortunately he doesn't usually get as much characterization as the other Rogues do. I will also say that Mark's New 52-and-onward backstory (the only part of which I like is the fact that he and his family are from Guatemala) does make him lean more towards the Red Lantern Corps than he would have previously, since in that version his brother was killed by someone else whom he then took revenge upon.

Eobard being a Red Lantern does make total sense (especially since Barry is a Blue Lantern), but I could see him fitting into the Orange Lantern and Yellow Lantern Corps equally well. As the video mentions, he wants to have Barry's life, which would mean he could slot in quite well to the Orange Lantern Corps, and, of course, as a time-traveling murderous stalker, there's no doubt that he's scary.

Killer Frost is NOT a Flash villain! ARGH! I do agree with the Lanterns assigned to her, at least if we're assuming this is the Caitlin Snow version of her (the Crystal Frost version would have been a more malevolent/stalkerish Star Sapphire or Orange Lantern, and the Louise Lincoln version would have been a Red Lantern).

I mostly disagree on Heat Wave. While the New 52 Hothead McAngryman version of Mick would indeed be either a Red Lantern or a Yellow Lantern, I'm inclined to think that classic Mick part of the Star Sapphire Corps. Not only does that group need some men in it, but, more importantly, Mick is traditionally incredible devoted to and supportive of the people he sees as his friends. You know, I think I now know why the person making this video doesn't like Heat Wave. It's because he's only familiar with the most terrible version of him.

The three rings the person making the video gives to the Pied Piper work pretty perfectly for him. We know that he was lashing out against society and his cold, controlling parents when he was a villain, so a Red Lantern ring does make sense for him as a villain, he did, of course, reform, and he probably does inspire a lot of hope as a hero and social activist. That being said, I think he could simply stay as part of the Indigo Tribe from his reform onwards, as he is extremely compassionate. And hey, he knew about Piper's stint in Breedmore! And...didn't know that William Magnus was paid to give Hartley the hearing aids that allowed him to hear. Piper didn't build those himself.

I definitely disagree that Trickster belongs in the Orange Lantern Corps. James is many things, but one thing he is not is greedy. Back in the Silver Age, he explicitly said that he didn't care nearly as much about money as he did about messing with the Flash, and he's much more interested in showing off and in outsmarting people than he is in simple financial gain. I'd put him in either the Green Lantern Corps or the Blue Lantern Corps myself. He's a persistent little imp, and he certainly holds out a lot of hope for his own future, being as he is generally cheerful and optimistic. Axel would probably be a Green Lantern (due to his teenaged stubbornness and general recklessness), although the very early Axel who was a total sociopath might have fit into the Yellow Lantern Corps. Either way, neither one would be an Orange Lantern.

The Top is either a Green Lantern or a Yellow Lantern. While I don't deny that he hates the Flash and isn't very fond of society generally, his anger is fair outstripped by his willpower and just how scary he is. This is a man who taught himself everything he could about tops and engineering, who taught himself how to spin at super speed, who tried to take over the world, the country, and the city on separate occasions, and who repeatedly dug his way out of the grave several different times through his own sheer willpower. If that doesn't qualify him for a Green Lantern ring, I don't know what does. And, of course, the fact that he's a power-hungry, bomb-building ghost that possesses corpses makes him very scary, so he would also be a natural fit for the Yellow Lantern Corps. But hey, props for acknowledging the fact that Roscoe is mentally ill, and that that does affect his behavior. I can't say that the ultraviolet corps would be bad for him per se, just that I think Yellow or Green would fit him better. Especially since they're already the colors of his costume.

The Orange and Yellow Lanterns would both work well for Savitar.

Characters who weren't mentioned in the video, but who I will classify anyway:

-Zoom (Hunter Zolomon) would probably be either a Red Lantern (because of his anger at Wally for refusing to help him) or a Yellow Lantern (due to his sheer power and willingness to kill). Before he became Zoom, he would probably have qualified for a Green Lantern simply because of all the terrible things he managed to survive.

-Golden Glider is 100% a Red Lantern, being almost entirely motivated by the desire to seek revenge for Roscoe's death. Prior to his death, she would have been either a Green Lantern (because of her incredible determination, bravery, and ability to overcome her abusive father) or a Star Sapphire (because of her deep love for Roscoe).

-Albert Desmond is a Blue Lantern, always hoping that he'll be able to live a normal life with his wife, Rita (who also qualifies for a Blue Lantern ring). Mr. Element is an Orange Lantern; he was primarily driven by a desire for profit. Dr. Alchemy is a Yellow Lantern, as he was disturbingly detached from his humanity, and possessed of almost unlimited control over the elements.

-Alvin Desmond would either be an Orange Lantern (he's a lot like Digger in many ways, but much more power-hungry) or a Yellow Lantern (for the same reasons as Albert when he's Dr. Alchemy).

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Based on the Lantern Breakdown earlier, Green, Red and Blue basically puts her in the same breakdown as Guy (Stubborn Green lantern, Red for a good bit during a tougher period for him and a future storyline had him as a very strong Blue Lantern).

Also Orange Lanterns are kinda weird cause their thing is Avarice so extreme to the point that there can literally only be 1 orange lantern at a time because they will kill each other to get their ring (Lex Luthor and Larfleeze tried to do that when luthor got a ring briefly during Blackest Night).

Also ML!Canon would probably assign her to the Indigo Tribe (aka Compassion) which is made up of terrible people who have the rings forcibly put on them to make them feel compassion (it's complicated).

The Recent books introduced Sorrow Lanterns recently which could be an interesting concept.

The Funniest idea is that she somehow ends up a White Lantern (aka Life/all emotions).

yikes on the indgo thing but yeah that's what TA would do.

Sorrow sounds interesting.

And also yeah this is m fanfic and I control the narrative so making ya girl op as hell is great