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

Sinestro gave a potential recruit a temporary ring to see what he'd do. Said potential recruit decided to see what Paul would do in a situation that he personally would find petrifying, and saw Paul wreck everything in his way. Sinestro didn't intend to even have anything more to do with the OLC, so them obliquely interacting was a complete coincidence. We can decide who can beat who if we ever see Paul and Sinestro interact and/or fight.

 

sound -> sounding

Good point!

 

See your post above.

Maybe it's both.

To be fair, they lack knowledge of the Lights and don't possess magic yet, plus when if they get it, it may take a while for them to understand the Spectrum.

Me too.

 

No, he got a legitimate job as a sound engineer, not a legitimate sounding job as an engineer.

 

Mr Zoat, when did Paul ever use Dame Carol Ferris' power ring?

 

For a couple of minutes off camera, just to demonstrate that he could.

 

I'm fairly sure he did so on screen but with the alternate Carol and with the Star Sapphire.

He also needed to use a Violet ring during the Infinite Pauls episodes. That may have been a better example as he couldn't rely on his Orange Ring and had to do so for more than a few minutes.

 

Even better!

 

I may be wrong about this, but isn't the use of white light micromanaged by the life entity? When I looked it up, it sounded like the only times that white light was used in any meaningful fashion was with the life entity's approval. It might also explain why white rings never seem to stick around past the moment when they are needed. If this is the case, Paul probably should have told that to his students. Lest they decide to reach for a power that they can never actually depend on or control.

 

I still want Starfire (Koriand'r) to switch to a Blue Lantern full time.
I don't think Orange suits her at all.

She'd probably me much more effective with a Blue Lantern ring, spreading hope everywhere she goes.

Spoiler: Blue Lantern Starfire

 

When she first put on Alan's ring she was able to effortlessly use it, so yeah.

 

Paul can't make another blue ring without killing Sinestro. The Weaponer said he would need something to in return for making it and the only thing he wants is the head of the man who betrayed him.

 

The SI could get another blue ring without killing Sinestro. He just couldn't get it from Kalmin.

 

How? And from who?

 

My answer's a bit facetious, but given there are hundreds of unaligned Maltusians apparently not doing anything in the wider universe, try finding one of them whose nature aligns well with Hope. I don't know the circumstances that led to Ganthet founding the Blue Lanterns in the comics but I believe it was due at least in part to the Guardians being evil/corrupt/incompetent/etc. which doesn't really seem to be what Zoat's going for in his story.

Out of curiosity, does Kalmin carry gear or have some other protection against branding/assimilation? I assume he does but I don't know what shape it would take, exactly.

What's Captain Comet up to in the Paragon timeline now that Colu is free and Vega is relatively chill? Not sure if his intelligence and other abilities would be useful when we already have Dox and the Sivana kids (though honestly, figuring out a mass teleport into the core of the Reach Empire for the telepathic Martian gestalt and just fucking things up for the Hivemasters a bunch doesn't seem like the worst idea).

 

Eh, red's not so much a problem.
"Rarrrgh! It tore my heart out!"
"That's a problem."
"Okay, gimme my orange ring back."
"But you have no heart. You'll die."
"Then I'll really want a working heart, won't I!"

 

'they haven't' or 'hasn't occupied'

Plus I think Zoat mentioned that Ganthet stopped his pursuit of creating a Blue Ring after he found out about Alan.

I know he took the hammer he used to make Sinestro's ring.

Blake is most likely to help organize Earth and maybe helping Ted Kord.

Dox and the Sivana's may be intelligent but they're not fully focused on improving Earth.

Dox is busy with the Reach and most of the Sivanas aren't exactly reliable.

Plus the Sivanas may not be of much help in organizing a society since aside from Georgia they're not really interested in those types of things.

 

No, you're absolutely correct.

But keep in mind, Paragon likes making stuff up to sound smart.

 

Thank you, corrected.

 

'transforming'

Remove 'not'.

 

Ah, a nice palette cleanser for the abomination that is Revelation, excellent.

Also, nice on our boy being genre savvy. Of course the one night the Sorceress leaves for [literally any reason], a big bad will immediately and dramatically reveal itself.

 

transforming

now

 

I remember only watching the 2002 He-Man series a little, but what's been shown here is very interesting. Evil-Lyn having a geas on her is probably because this version of Paul did something. Mr Zoat, how did he get her captured? Also, what is the local Orange Lantern called here?

 

I'm fairly sure there was a segment on this Paul back during... I want to say the big Sheeda event that happened? IIRC Evil-Lyn had already been captured, he just did what he could to try and redeem her, which is probably where the geas came from.

 

I have no idea what any of this was about.

 

Thank you, corrected.

The Faceless One just gets hungry, sometimes.

In a setting with someone called Man at Arms and Ram Man, they're pretty comfortable called him Orange Lantern.

The incident with Mr. Blok. The SI found out about it and ambushed her. She thought that she was safe because the vault was protected against magic users, which she assumed that he was.

 

The geas is in place to make sure she doesn't do anything against Paul's group.

Basically, Paul offered her the opportunity to train under the Sorceres so she could eventually take her place, but in exchange she had to be bound so they can make sure she doesn't try anything.

 

The new 3D CGI series was great, imo. Though I say that as someone juuust too young to properly remember the original.

 

Ooh, another visit to Eternia, and our unlucky Paul stuck in the He-Man 2002 remake. So, what hilarity shall we get up to today? Skeletor plotting? Snake-men invading? Hordak turning up? ...The Sorceress getting laid?

Spoiler: Commentary spoilered for length

...So, Duncan named his daughter after her mother? Well, not the first time anyone's done that.

Girl. This could be the first chance you get to visit your man in years. Do not pass this up!

Hell, we know Duncan is a lucky, lucky man. If this night goes as well as we hope it does, he'll have trouble walking in the morning.

Ah, Lantern, Genre Savvy as ever. Or paranoid. In either case, it's entirely appropriate for such a world of adventure.

...Dude, aren't you dating someone else here?

That apprentice being 'Evil-lyn', by context. Quite the upgrade from being Skeletor's gun-moll, eye-candy and right-hand woman.

A look like that smacks of some serious magical backlash. The question is, could he come, being bound to the city?

Hey, wouldn't you be angry if you grew up basically alone in a cursed city, with only your equally-cursed father for company? I mean, look how she dressed before she met Keldor.

Besides, 'I have the Power' is He-man's line. I'd expect you to have more class than that muscle-bound chucklehead.

Chances that may be some time? High.

Ha! Magical transformations just seem to run in the Greyskull style, don't they?

For some reason, I picture him looking rather egyptian. Specifically, a Champions character named Doctor Ka (Who even has a 'wings' costume piece for players' use.) In terms of style, if not features.

Go, enjoy this brief time with your love. Castle Greyskull will hopefully be here when you get back.

Break out the beer-bong and Yard-glasses! Time to par-tay!

Putting the place in lockdown. Proper paranoia in full swing.

You expect them to organise the grand library of Greyskull? ...You know, this would be the perfect time to apply the Dewey decimal system, or something...

Do you really trust whatever spirits operate the castle to be helpful?

I'm guessing she's only partly reformed so far, hence the mystical bindings to guarantee her loyalty. Still, maybe changing her look might help? I doubt a skeletal ribcage bustier is all that friendly-looking.

At least the Sorceress can trust him not to mess with it.

Well, 'trust' is a funny word, after all.

The local equivalent of Valentines' day, then. I bet more than a few people have a birthday some nine months after this date.

...Oh, so you want him to have some fun with you? The kind that involves being bound and helpless, perhaps? Kinky.

It's called 'pattern recognition', and is apparently a talent in short supply around here...

To be fair, with her looks, and taste in clothing, I'm sure she's used to seeing naked lust in men's eyes. Probably why she's interested in the Lantern.

Probably not as much as you might assume? Hordak may not be subtle, but he can be sneaky. Though if things had gone as they originally would, she would have been working to summon him.

Well, I can but wish the (temporarily former) Sorceress enjoys her night off. May she pulverise Duncan's hips in the most pleasant way possible. Would be amusing if Teela (the younger) walked in on them, but that might be a bit traumatic. Though hopefully not as traumatic as the Lantern being in charge of Greyskull in the meantime. Here's hoping all the rogues of Eternia are too busy having their own parties to try anything.