With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)

I think the Reachian (I'm going to call Him/Her Commander) is communicating through the ships communicators.

 

This Reach guy is starting to make me think he is their version of Thrawn or something.

 

Thrawn rarely was so full of himself as this Reach fella seems to be. Even the Disney version was mostly just smug and superior rather then actively grandstanding over the radio at his foes.

Don't know if THIS Reach official is the same one that ends up on Earth in YJ canon or not. We haven't seen Black Beetle thus far, and the one in the show never gave a name either, so it's hard to say which is which. So all we're left with are 'The Ambassador' , 'The Scientist' and 'Black Beetle' for identifiable Reach members from the show?

 

Anyone else would probably be dead.

 

Gotta keep morale up.

'to be'

'whole other'

remove one 'things'

'because I'

remove the ".

The previous instances of ring communication lacked them.

So either it's the Reach version of Thrawn, or unlikely, but still interesting, this guy isn't even a Reach.

 

and an instant -> and in an instant

 

Nothing like the intimidation factor of knowing your Lantern enemy has a full tank, and is about to point all that power at you. A pity the Reach thralls he's fighting are too broken to be intimidated.

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Yes, all those remnant fleets getting in the way of your steamroller. Hopefully nothing as bad as Threllians' people.

Yay for long-term strategic planning. Favouring the longer game instead of the shorter gain.

I'm guessing this fellow's race has a caste-system, and outsiders are afforded equivalent positions within it. With OL having a rank close to the top...

...Wait, he's basically taking on a Death Star? Heh. I bet that 'bulldozed' can be literal if they appear close enough to the enemy and moving at enough speed.

Huh, it's one of the ones he visited before? I wonder which...

Upside, no need to target an equatorial thermal exhaust port with torpedoes fired from a snub fighter. Downside, I suspect that construct isn't exactly the most mobile of weapons. Against most fleets, it'd probably be a liability for him.

So the sooner he nobbles this ship, the sooner he can move on to the next fleet. This shouldn't take too long.

Unfortunately, as OL just showed, when you can ignore those shields... Well, they lose.

And if it's anything as large as a Death Star, that would be a lot of territory to sweep one block at a time...

True. If anything, they'd probably spin it as 'belligerent enemy Lantern terrorises peaceful nomadic fleets.' Not that they really need to drum up hard feelings against N.E.M.O. But they'd probably want to 'encourage' undecided neutrals to accept Reach protection...

Not that there's a big rush. I'm sure local Lanterns will be quite busy for a couple of weeks now.

Presumably for the reasons I mentioned earlier, of sheer effort needed to secure something that big.

Heh, that makes a good soundbite for the propaganda machine. I hope someone was recording it... Well, I know OL was, but hopefully others were too.

And that is a badass boast that will probably go memetic as soon as it hits the galactic equivalent of the Internet.

So, his day's not over for quite a while. At least he won't have nearly as hard a time as he did with Threllian's people.

And straight back into the fight. No rest for the righteous...

I suspect he's had enough of these fleets, though. A display like that just screams 'you are outmatched.'

So, he'll be done in a couple of hours. Because I doubt any of the remnants will have anything to trouble him, even Scarab Warriors.

So, the main plot of the episode is pretty much done, then. Hopefully N.E.M.O's intelligence branch can get some info on this mysterious Reach commander that's showing such an interest in OL. I'm definitely getting a sense that their identity, and dealing with their assorted ploys, will form a big part of the meta-plot of the next few episodes...

 

Or his species lacks one and just referred to OL like that since it made sense to him.

 

Thank you, corrected.

No.

Thank you, corrected.

 

Well... That was a nice two minutes of suspense while it lasted...

 

Heh. Reach flirting.

"I recreated these slave species FOR YOU!"

"Uh. Thanks?"

 

This one?

 

The error is on the last chapter of August 24.
You can see the equal sign in the link when you mouse over the link -if you are using firefox - on the bottom left, or bottom right of the browser window.

 

You should replace the comma with a full stop.

 

Thank you, corrected.

Ah, okay. I thought the problem was with the Story Only link. Should work now.

 

Does Black lantern Paul have a standalone chapter to him?

 

Here's at least one that I found.

 

Has anyone ever discussed what a black enlightenment would look like?

 

You are a god and Mr Zoat please threadmark this....

 

I'll add it to the omake index list.

 

http://wtr.greenmaw.com/wiki/Characters#Crisis_on_Infinite_Pauls

it seems I was wrong. We have the full list of variants but they're all redlinks so we don't have them linked to their appearances yet. Anyone who wants to help with this would be welcome.

 

I was thinking of a power tier division list, and wanted to ask if anyone had any additions to it. I'm planning on dividing it up by feats of power, but logically, with each step up in tier, there should be a corresponding increase in power versatility.

X: This tier can only be described as something on the level of The Source. It becomes powerful to the point of being abstract in nature.

S: At the high end, beings in this tier can wipe out whole solar systems, or more. At the lower end, they should be capable of total planetary destruction. Survivability also sees a huge jump here, with most beings in this tier having backups in place in case of death.

A: Beings in this tier can, in relatively short order, wipe out all life on a planet, but will still likely struggle in actually destroying a planet. They should also have various means of surviving in space under their own power. Any mildly competent lantern should get an immediate boost to low A tier.

B: Beings that can crush mountains and level cities. The best example of this is Superman. Super strong, fast, and tough, but it would still take him weeks to try and kill everything on Earth, assuming that he ever could.

C: At this point, a being should be capable of going toe to toe against a modern Earth military. This would require some consistent method of resisting bullets and explosions, and enough stamina to last them through such a fight, or long enough to escape.

Past this point, further subdivision could occur, but it would be kind of pointless, as on a universal scale, C is where things stop mattering at all. Of course, in actual fights, while a being's power tier are certainly important, the abilities and equipment in use are often more so. I'd appreciate any comments

 

project -> projects

<3 this D&D reference.

perfectly -> perfected

 

Nice flipping of what Paragon's "No" was referring to.

Wouldn't William Hand's power beam be on record in Justice League databases that Paragon would have had access to? Or did Hand fight the Justice Society or something? I assumed he would have just asked Alan or Guy early on about tech villains used that disrupted constructs.

I wonder if studying Dark Druid (who should still be locked up somewhere in the Tower of Fate, I believe) and his use of the black light can help in creating counter-measures. Right now I'm assuming it'll be something similar to how they tackled Anti-Life exposure, using multiple emotional lights together, though the GLC can't actively cooperate with the OLC in fighting the Reach unfortunately (partnering up GLs and OLs if the Reach do start selling the construct disrupting guns to other parties might be a plan to consider, though definitely a thorny bureaucratic/diplomatic issue with multiple Maltusian factions coordinating).

I'm assuming Hand's gun is working using black light; I don't know much about the character besides his general role in Blackest Night.

It'll be interesting to see Lanternism being explored in more detail, and how their theology has been affected by the appearance of a new Corps. Is that something from the comics or a social phenomenon that Zoat invented for the fic?

 

'in complete'

She gets to spend time doing what she loves and doing it with the man she loves.

Jealous are we Dox?

Maybe you're a little tsundere and want Paul to join you and Georgia.

You have your Coluan student.

Still pissed about peeping on them.

And if they know that you can wield their rings they may be angry that you disproved any beliefs they had about others not being able to.

'Its records'

Ah Paul, causing a religious schism with his existence.

Due to being a priest, or at least an apprentice priest if I remember correctly.

Ahhh.

And you may finish it quickly.

You don't want to finish too quickly.

Ohhh my.

Yes Paul.

You brought them together, you live with the consequences.

They'll probably do it once you leave.

So social puppeteering.

Ahh.

 

This is apparently a different William Hand and not the one that was the Light Spectrum version of the Anti-Christ.

 

Yea... I don't think you're the Wisdom character either...

 

Wot, no mustard or ketchup? But seriously, she's probably a good asset to study the more esoteric technology that's likely involved in an anti-Spectrum weapon. After all, she's familiar with Earth Bullshit™. A little bit of alien weirdness is going to be nothing compared to our strangest schizo-tech.

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At least until you've reverse-engineered the weapon and devised a counter-tactic better than 'dodge' or 'block with solid mass'.

So the periphery of Reach space is about to get a little hot for the foreseeable future, then. Drawback is that'll make some of the more valuable targets less accessible.

"Seriously, I'm beginning to think they have a romantic attraction to you. That last encounter verged on flirting."

Maybe visit another neutral world, and see if the Reach make another assassination attempt that ends up driving said neutral into N.E.M.O's arms?

The 'byrytes' being the actual name for Threllian's species? Because they're the only ones OL had to invent a new technique for disrupting their combat readiness... And yes, I don't see other Lanterns repeating the success of merging then separating from the Ophidian...

It could be a likely result. I mean, how many Green Lanterns would appear to be enlightened, besides Guy? I expect that Avarice Enlightenment is not going to be any easier than Will.

To be fair, a lot of that tutelage is OL asking leading questions to make themselves question their motives and resolve conflicts they might be feeling. Basically making them better at wanting, yes, but also better-rounded people in general...

Hmm... A pity he hasn't the time to go looking for Indigo, while Atrocitus probably hasn't gotten off his arse and started making Red rings just yet... And Sinestro is very good at keeping his head down too... So no help there.

Let me guess: a doctrinal shift about the worth of Avarice versus Will? Hopefully he can at least prevent a holy war between Radical Orangists and Orthodox Greenians.

Remind me, is Onik one we've met? Because it's been a long time and my memory is mush. Might definitely be a good idea to keep best snek involved too, since they'll be tramping around her Honden...

Oooh, a saucy romantic date, Dox? Talk about moving quickly.

I take it you mean you're the low-wisdom type of character, then, OL? I mean, sure, you've got big bonuses to your Will save to offset the penalty, but something's been messing with your common sense...

Yeah, this might be best left to the two of them. I don't think anyone wants to stick around the lovebirds as they bond over SCIENCE!

...Okay, remember what I was saying about Low Wisdom, OL? Case in point. For reference, folks: Black Hand (The relevant one, anyway.)

That's still a crazy concept. Almost as nuts as the Crime Bible. Mr Hand was never the stablest fellow, of course...

Besides the fact you don't have time for another heist? Besides, It's probably in a League lock-up in Star labs or something. Easy to collect, once you clear it with them.

"Take all the fun out if it, why don't you..." But he does have a point. I doubt much on Earth is a real challenge for them these days.

...Fuuuuuck. That just makes it all the more important to find and corral them. If only to question them about the origins of their 'collection'.

Thankfully, neither technique sounds all that challenging. It'll probably take all of a day or two to run through classes.

...Oh god, the Sivanas getting more info on Spectrum-based technology? Why does that scare me more than the Corps facing weapons tailor-made to defeat them?

...I hope they won't need a chaperone. Who knows where the heated study might lead, after all?

As close is as safe without triggering his perimeter defences, of course. I suspect people give the area a wide berth after the first few injuries healed up...

...Or an engagement. Who knows how the fight will turn out? Still, sensible idea to have them acting as seconds for the duellists. Less chance of outright fatal results...

But that's something that can happen offscreen. No need to bore us all with their discussion...

Good lord, how did we all miss that connection? Black Hand isn't that obscure a Lantern-adjacent villain. Though I suppose he is better known these days for the Black Lantern stuff than his original super-criminal antics. Still amazed how a two-bit crook turned into a cosmic threat back then (close to seventeen years, incidentally: 'Green Lantern: Rebirth' began in 2004.)