The hellwraith was permanently destroyed by demon Nabu. The Construct-Lanterns Paul has are Dr. T.O. Morrow, a Saremite, the Reach Thralls, Demon Nabu, Gary, a Karrakanian Shipmaster, and the Hydra Heads.
Thank you, corrected.
And we the audience know exactly who. Oh, this is going to be a spectacular display when the excrement hits the rotary cooling propeller. And OL will almost certainly be turning the air blue when he realises what's been happening.
Or rather, who he used to be? I mean, it's not like most people casually learn the identities of supervillains, public or not
Yes, sounding like rather a weak excuse there.
Which should say something about the company she's been keeping.
Ah, there's the panic. It's amazing how rarely people read anything they sign off on, be it an employment contract or a end-user licence agreement.
Easy there, OL. Last I looked, that was an Orange Ring, not a Yellow one. Though I suppose there's good reason that the Renegade makes such a good Corpsman.
I like to think she actually did wet herself there. A reasonable reaction for someone that afraid.
Yeah, dial it back a little there, OL.
Since he doesn't seem to be independently mobile, of course. If he were awake and has got any trace of the Medusa Masks' power, he would have scared their shit out until they let him go...
Just in case he's broadcasting random emotional stimuli.
No reason to assume he's boobytrapped or otherwise leaking power.
I wonder if that happened when the mask was taken from him back then, or if it was when the Mask melted during the White Light event.
Not likely they've been exercising his muscles to prevent atrophy either. If Hayden wakes up anytime soon, he's gonna be effectively paralysed...
For reference, those are the inserted needles for IV drips, among other uses.
Best not to move or wake him right now, then.
Ah, something spooky to keep her in line and other people out.
I like the implied threat in that line. 'I was bad-ass enough to enslave this scary thing' is a flex, even if it's not intentional.
Best not to consider just how that was accomplished, miss.
And by the same extent, it will protect you until he tells it to stop.
Which means he's holed up inside, with who-knows-what magical defences prepared. Marvellous.
And no lying, mind, he will know.
Not a great indicator, given he's apparently been working with emotional magics. It's likely quite well-shielded.
At least the place isn't concealed the same way. I suppose he needs the workers to be able to access it, after all.
"Here, Sarge, we got some sort of robot calling us, says some orange lantern bloke needs paddy wagons?'
Likely Smiley's influence on full-blast, perhaps. Or a strong concealment spell.
Ah, there you go. Hidden bolt-hole.
I'd guess his Spell-Eater is a lot more efficient than the kids, or the spell weaker.
No point allowing him to try any voice-based magic, after all. If he's anything close to half as crafty as John, he could talk you to dying.
No need to translate that exclamation, certainly.
Careful, now. There's bound to be some with visual traps.
Caught red-handed, you smiling prat.
i miss the time Paul was using assimilated creature
Boss Smiley specializes in getting off scot-free, comes from being effectively the embodiment of corrupt authority: He always has a golden parachute ready to take him safely away.
Yeah. That's definitely a line to end a chapter on.
It is indeed a line and it is indeed a chapter.
Woo, Gary! I love this guy. Is this the first time we've seen him since Oh El gave him to Great Mother, or did I miss his return? With how long it's been I was worried that he got permakilled by the vivisexion. I guess Oh El will have been flashbanged by some really nasty memories when Gary came home.
'demon'?
I love Boss Smiley, he's one of two things in the setting Orange Lantern can't just trample over.
It's deliberately unclear exactly what he is:
…But he is some sort of mystical entity who wants to perpetuate political corruption and social inertia. He has been retarding technological advancement and implementation, and presumably doing the same for social advancement. In the comics his portrayal varies from a largely mundane human who is symbolic of corruption, to a mystical being who has great power but seemingly doesn't or can't exert much direct strength, instead tending to influence people. Obviously this story is adapting the latter portrayal.
When I read the DC database I noticed that DC has been integrating the Watchmen universe more actively lately (Well, lately to me. I haven't read DC or Marvel since 2012 or so.) and there is an obvious connection between Watchmen and the yellow smiley face
I hadn't thought about that, but it's an interesting idea. He'd certainly be quite happy with how that setting turned out.When I read the DC database I noticed that DC has been integrating the Watchmen universe more actively lately (Well, lately to me. I haven't read DC or Marvel since 2012 or so.) and there is an obvious connection between Watchmen and the yellow smiley face
Wait, Boss Smiley was a Supergirl villain? When did that happen? I only know him from Prez and Sandman.
He sounds a lot like this fic definition of greek titans; more powerfull than a god but limited to acting trough his element "political corruption and social inertia" in the material plane, and mortals can worship and make deals with him.
Hey! The only person that should be "getting off" Scott Free is Big Barda, and that's a fact!
What?
