Green Lantern’s new power loophole pushes his maximum strength beyond human limits

Warning: Contains potential spoilers for Absolute Power #4!Green Lantern Hal Jordan has just discovered a loophole for achieving infinite willpower, elevating his Lantern abilities to an unprecedented level. However, what the Emerald Knight accomplishes with this power boost is even more impressive, being one of his most badass and overpowered feats to date.

Mark Waid and Dan Mora Absolute power #4 brings their Summer Crisis event to a close as DC’s heroes claim victory over Amanda Waller. The finale is packed with memorable moments, but one of The most badass highlight is Hal Jordan single-handedly holding off the entire multiverse.

As part of her contingency plan, Waller struck deals with villains across the multiverse to aid her in the war against DC’s heroes. As the final battle breaks out, villains begin to pour through the multiverse portal, including notable favorites like Earth-3’s Owlman and Ultraman.​

Green Lantern borrows flash-willpower, boosting his powers to insane levels

Jay Garrick, Wally West, Bart Allen, and Max Mercury lend it willpower to hold off the multiverse

Hal manages to stop the outpouring of multiverse villains with a construct as Flash Barry Allen works on closing the gate. But, as expected, with the surge of hundreds, if not thousands, of multiverse villains is harder than it looks, and his construction begins to crack. Knowing it’s only a matter of time before the villains break through, Hal urges Barry to hurry up, exclaiming, “I only have so much willpower, man!” Fortunately for the Emerald Knight, more than a few Flashes are willing to lend their own will.

Hearing Hal’s warning about the construction, speedsters Jay Garrick, Wally West, Bart Allen and Max Mercury come to Hal’s aid. Jay replies, “Then let’s add ours,” Echoing Hal’s previous submission that he is running out of willpower to hold the multiverse. The four speedsters put their hands on Green Lantern, lending their willpower to Hal and supporting his construction To keep the multiverse at bay. The moment is not only epic but also surprising, as ‘lending willpower’ in such a way was unheard of until now – making it a remarkable loophole for a Green Lantern to find a way to run out of willpower.

This willpower loophole is bad, but does it make sense?

The ‘bottle-buster’ may have been more psychological than anything else

While the Green Lantern/Flash team-up is undeniably badass, the willpower loophole raises significant questions — primarily, how does it work? The idea of ​​others, especially non-Lanterns, lending their willpower to a Green Lantern through touch is almost unheard of.Marking this a recent development in Green Lantern lore that desperately needs clarification from DC. Until now, it was assumed that a ring tapped only into its wearer’s willpower, but the Flashes’ ability to lend their willpower has fundamentally changed that understanding. However, there may be a plausible explanation for how this lending might work.

As most Green Lantern fans know, the effectiveness of a Lantern Ring can be influenced by various factors and depends on the strength and clarity of the wearer’s mind. If the wearer is hungry, thirsty, tired, or stressed, both the ring’s power and the wearer’s general will power weaken. Thus, negative influences reduce the effectiveness of the ring, suggesting that positive influences should enhance it. therefore, The support shown by the speedsters may have served more than a psychological boost which helped strengthen Hal’s willpower rather than a literal lending of willpower.

This Green Lantern willpower booster has epic potential

Justice League Unlimited Needs to further explore how team dynamics influence a Lantern Ring’s ability

With the recent reunion and expansion of the Justice League – now called Justice League Unlimited – there is no better time to explore the Green Lantern’s ring capabilities in the context of team dynamics. It would be especially interesting to see a non-Flash hero lend their will power. Every DC fan knows that Hal has a special connection with the speedsters of the DC Universe. Therefore, if the “Lending of Willcraft” is a psychological placebo effect rather than a literal exchange, then it makes sense that a hero with a lesser bond with Hal would not be as effective in boosting his will power. Therefore, such a scenario can help prove or disprove this Green Lantern Theory.

Absolute Power #4 is now available from DC Comics!

Absolute Power #4 (2024)
	Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Dan Mora Cover artist: Dan Mora