The Marvel Lanterns

Who from Marvel's vast collection of characters would best suit each of DC's Lantern Corps.  For those that aren' t familiar, DC has 7 different Lantern Corps, each a different colour representing a different emotion.

Red - Rage
Orange - Avarice (Greed)
Yellow - Fear
Green - Will
Blue - Hope
Indigo - Compassion
Violet - Love


Red - Rage: Hulk - He's got the most anger of anyone in the Marvel universe.

Orange - Avarice:  Normon Osborn - This was a tough one, Kingpin, The Hood, alot of supercriminals really, would fit under here. But Osborn is greedy for power moreso that wealth, and that makes him stand out.

Yellow - Fear: Sabertooth - Sadistic, powerful, evil. this guys strikes fear into nearly all who face him.

Green - Will: Captain America -  I justsee Cap as having the most determination in the Marvel Universe.  Plus I love the thought of seeing him weilding a green energy versionof his iconic shield, with a Green Lantern Symbol instead of the star.

Blue - Hope: Professor X - I coulda been a smartass and said Hope Summers lol. Xavier has always been full of hope for the future of mankind.

Indigo - Compassion: Silver Surfer - this may be a surprising one to some, but being an alien who gets involved with other races problems has always stuck me as compassionate. The latest issue of Annihilators, where he showed compassion for the Wraith Queen and actually lead the team to save Wraithworld emphasizes this.

Violet - Love: Invisible Woman - She fight on a team surrounded by her family and friends. She's surrounded by love.


Edited by Gibbering Fool - 12-May-2011 at 12:16pm

I think you're on to something with Iron Man being Orange.

Compassion and Love are tougher ones true.

I think the Thing would qualify for a Violet Ring of Love. Same reasons as the Invisible Woman really; he loves his family very much.  lol Could you imagine him in a Star Sapphire costume though?

Red - Rage: The Hulk is the obvious choice, allthough Namor could be a good second as could Wolverine. On the villain side, this is most certainly Red Skull.
Orange - Avarice (Greed): Again, Iron Man is the obvious choice for the heroes, and I say The Hood for villains.
Yellow - Fear: This is either Daredevil or Moon Knight. Elektra would be a nice outside choice. The only truely fearsome villain in the MU is Thanos.
Green - Will: This is Doom, no question. I could see people like Xavier or Jean do it, or even Rogue, Magneto or Kitty, but Doom's will is supreme.
Blue - Hope: Captain America, no other choice.
Indigo - Compassion: f**k the Silver Surfer!!! This guy was so compassionate that he was willing to slaughter BILLIONS so his girlfriend could live? He's bloody Darth Vader, that's what he is! I'd say that the ring for compassion should go to Spiderman, and no villain could take it.
Violet - Love: Psylocke!! Oh wait, that's sex... I pretty much agree with Sue Richards getting it, allthough I can understand Hawkeye, Thing or Storm taking this.

Violet would have to be Enchantress if it's to do with love.

So...... Surfer can be an accomplice to mass-murder for untold years(Galactus is a force of nature, Surfer isn't), then change his colors for a few years and be judged by that?

Originally posted by JanO So...... Surfer can be an accomplice to mass-murder for untold years(Galactus is a force of nature, Surfer isn't), then change his colors for a few years and be judged by that?   In the words of JanO Sr.: "Right, and I'm a goddamn idiot from Katwijk, okay?"

But the same rules that apply to the other Lanterns should applyto Compassion too.  I mean the nicest sweetest old lady in the world wouldn't get a Red ring, but if her family was killed by gang bangers she might be filled with enough rage to get a red ring, then BAM, Red Lantern.  Wolverine, back when he was a little boy couldn't instill great fear, and would have no chance of getting a Yellow ring, but as an adult he surely could.  So why is it that someone who now has great  compassion, but never used, not elible for an indigo ring?

Not so sure about Punisher being a Green Lantern.  I mean, not even Superman has received a green ring.

Good call on Ghost Rider for fear though.  Anyone with a fear inducing power would be a good candidate really. Trauma, Mr Fear, Dani Moonstar when she had powers...umm...I'm struggling to think of anyone else

Well, didn't they show that Supes has the potential, he just never got chosen?

Quite true.  Regular criminals would almost pee their pants simply hearing that Castle was after them.

Yeah Sage would work.

Red - Rage - Hulk is probably the best choice. Completely ruled by his rage.

Orange - Avarice (Greed) - Dr. Doom who wants it all for himself. But the Orange/Green color scheme wouldn't exactly be pretty.

Yellow - Fear - The Punisher, not really a whole lot of explanation needed. The yellow would make it a little harder for him to sneak around at night, but hey, it worked for Wolverine.

Green - Will - Storm as she has defeated many a foe with her sheer will. At least back in her CC days.

Blue - Hope - Chalres Xavier, an optimist who still holds on to his dream, his hope for the future.

Indigo - Compassion - This one is really hard. I think I'm going to go with Crystal of the Inhumans. Her recent compassion for the Kree people united them in their recent efforts against the Shi'ar.

Violet - Love - Thanos. The color scheme already works for him, and he's destroyed half the universe for love before. She was Death after all. No one said it had to be a healthy love.

Going with purelythe main X-Men, I will say: