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- "Darkseid was met in battle by Earth's defenders: the Old Gods, men, Atlanteans before their descent into the sea, Amazons before their betrayal and enslavement, and guardians from the stars."
- ―Wonder Woman[src]
Yalan Gur was a member of the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps. Gur died heroically in battle against Darkseid during the New God's first attempt to invade Earth.
Biography
Joining the Green Lantern Corps
Yalan Gur joined the Green Lantern Corps over 5,000 years ago, gaining a specialized ring and becoming a Green Lantern.[1]
Invasion of Earth and death
- "Carried from planet to planet, the Mother Boxes combine to form the Unity. An apocalyptic power that not only destroys worlds, but transforms them into the primordial hellscape of Steppenwolf's birth world. We should have died. But we formed our own unity. Amazons, Atlanteans, all the tribes of men fought side by side. Warriors of legend, allies from other worlds, even the gods themselves all acted as one, laying down their lives to drive Steppenwolf away."
- ―Wonder Woman[src]
When Lord Darkseid of Apokolips attempted to invade Earth, Gur arrived to aid the humans, Amazons, and Atlanteans in driving back several hordes of Parademons. As the battle commenced, Gur rose into the air, shooting a beam of green energy from his ring at the oncoming Parademons. As the battle waged on, Gur used his ring and attempted to help a human caught in Darkseid's grasp but was unexpectedly knocked down by a pair of parademons while focusing on the New God. Stunned and recovering from the impact, Darkseid took advantage of the situation by kicking him back to the ground and followed up by severing Gur's ring hand when the Lantern tried to defend himself. A weakened Gur was then quickly overpowered and then killed moments later when Darkseid stabbed him in the chest with his halberd, resulting in his Green Lantern Ring to fly from his hand and into parts unknown.[1]
Personality
Yalan Gur was a brave and dedicated Lantern, assisting the armies of Earth to take on the young Darkseid and his Parademons, and greatly contributed to the latter's defeat.[1]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Green ring-bearer: As a Green Lantern, Yalan Gur was able to create green, hard-light constructs to use as weapons against enemies such as Darkseid and his Parademons during their invasion of Earth.[1]
- Construct generation: Utilizing his Power Ring, Gur was able to manifest weapons out of green-hued energy harnessed from his willpower. As such, Gur was able to create a gigantic hammer to take out hordes of Parademons.[1]
- Energy blasts: Gur could also project concussive green energy beams from his ring.[1]
- Flight: With the ring, Yalan Gur was able to fly throughout space sectors and within planetary atmospheres. During the Invasion of Earth, Gur flew into the army of Parademons during the attack, casting a green aura around himself.[1]
Abilities
- Skilled combatant: Yalan Gur was a highly skilled combatant, able to swiftly take down numerous Parademons and briefly engage with the New God Darkseid himself before being slain by the latter.[1]
- Indomitable will: As a Green Lantern, Yalan Gur possessed tremendous willpower, with him notably being able to swiftly construct a gigantic green-hued hammer harnessed solely from his willpower, leading him to successfully wipe out hordes of Parademons with mighty swings.[1]
Equipment
- Power Ring: As a Green Lantern, Yalan Gur possessed a ring that allowed him to generate energy constructs and beams of green-hued energy harnessed from his willpower.[1]
Relationships
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Behind the scenes
- In the comics, Yalan Gur was the first Green Lantern of Sector 2814, and one of the greatest Green Lanterns of the Corps - so much so that the Guardians chose to remove the weakness of the color yellow from his ring - until he eventually became corrupted by his own power before merging with his Power Battery. This led to the creation of the Starheart.
Differences in Justice League
- Yalan Gur appears in the same scene for the same purpose in both movies; however, since Justice League changed the Apokoliptian leader to Steppenwolf, Steppenwolf is the one who kills him instead of Darkseid. He spends a little less time on screen and doesn't lose his hand. Furthermore, while the ring enabled him to fly in both films, in Justice League, Yalan Gur was able to manifest a giant hammer with his ring instead of pure beams of light that proved harmful to its target. This is possibly a reference to the history of the Lanterns from the comics where the first rings, then known as the proto-rings, were very limited in their capabilities and usage such as allowing for flight and generating beams of light but could not manifest the well-known green suit, mask, or energy constructs the Lanterns were known for until thousands of years later.
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