RichardWhereat
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Italian Stallions? Or is this some type of sports team?
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toI've got to deliver the rest of Welsh John, see if his arcanist approach yields any better results.
Thank you, corrected,
I doubt it was the top-tier stuff. Just the junk DeSaad had laying around that he could spare for what would be considered a minor skirmish on a backwater dirtball.Finally, a long time ago, OL faced an invading force armed with Apokoliptian tech in Adom's country. He managed to take out numerous soldiers and a specially designed Warbot. He did this all by himself, and with his own power.
That and they're off-duty for this scene, so everyone gets first names.
It really says something when Guy of all people is better at working with others then Paul.
I doubt it was the top-tier stuff. Just the junk DeSaad had laying around that he could spare for what would be considered a minor skirmish on a backwater dirtball.
Probably the latter. DC has a number of fictional sports teams to go with their fictional cities.
The kind of funny part is that arguably this is one of the most chaotic things he's done, when you consider how significant the people involved are. He disrupted the plans of the Anti-Monitor and stirred up three different factions of Maltusians. Hell, he got the lord bobbleheads of stubborn hardheadedness to consider and actively research changing their standard procedureSo he is at least remembering Eris this time.
Also, who is Xalitan? Xor?
Well he does have psych degree, even if he doesn't show it a lot.It really says something when Guy of all people is better at working with others then Paul.
Insuring, huh? What kind of policy is it -- do I get reimbursed if the enslaved lunatic gets hurt, or is it a liability policy that covers the costs if the enslaved lunatic hurts someone? Is there a deductible?Zatanna's
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Missing the closing single quote, probably after "years"."I was gunna say 'not for at least twen'y years. But I actually don't think I'll ever want it."
Unless Paul did nothing for 24 hours, that should probably say 24th January.
Coast City Stallions are their local sportsball team, IIRC
Thank you, corrected.Unless Paul did nothing for 24 hours, that should probably say 24th January.
OL has already poked the Greek and Norse Gods, and Gravyen took a Zeus bolt to the skull. I will not ascribe any more power or importance to the abrahamic deity then they get.
It really says something when Guy of all people is better at working with others then Paul.
It's worth remembering that Guy IS a trained - and by all accounts quite good - counselor. That would seem to suggest that he's VERY good at working with others when he wants or has a good reason to be.
True, but isn't it already established that this Guy isn't that version of the character? Like WAAAAY back?It's also worth remembering that people familiar with the comics remember Guy as the fellow who received permanent brain damage that left him in a multiyear coma and permanently altered his personality. You might remember the mention of Guy being hit by a bus earlier in this story, well here's a checklist of the possible symptoms of the brain damage Guy suffered in that incident-
frustration, increased anger/aggressiveness
impulsivity or difficulties in self-control
faulty or poor judgment
decreased ability to initiate conversation or activity
repetitive behaviors (perseveration)
less effective social skills
changes in sexual behaviors
impaired self awareness
depression
increased anxiety
mood swings (emotional lability)
changes in self-esteem
While Guy was given anger issues from an abusive childhood, the Guy before the accident was more Mr Rogers than Animal House.
True, but isn't it already established that this Guy isn't that version of the character? Like WAAAAY back?
Guy first became a Green Lantern seven years before Team Year Zero. Then came the coma. Guy then emerged from his coma in March of Team Year Zero.
A short coma doesn't make the answer to "How long was Guy a GL?" complicated.
In this story, that long coma came from being hit by a bus. "He got hit by a bus which caused him to get replaced by Lantern Stewart."
Traumatic brain injuries that cause long comas have the side effects I listed above, the fact that Paul wouldn't describe him as the "idiot Guy from the comics" doesn't miraculously make permanent brain damage go away.
"Ring, assimilate."
Another orange beam, this time pointed at his head. As soon as it touches his environmental shield the beam fades to nothing.
"Unable to connect."
"Hah!"
"Okay, I'll bite. What are you doing?"
"You said you heal yourself by focusing your need to be perfect. But I'm me right? I already know I'm perfect. So, I just gotta focus on being me, hard as I can? I can do that. I am."
His aura intensifies still further. He unclenches his right fist and brings his ring up to his lips to kiss it.
Ophidian's Eyes.
No, nothing. All I see is a green Guy Gardner. I'm genuinely impressed. Guy's never been that imaginative, and he's copied my concept and developed his own green-friendly version in a few weeks.
"And the doctor said I mighta had brain damage. Huh, shows what she knows."
Or you just fixed it. We certainly didn't need hit-on-head-to-change-personality Guy around the place, thank you very much.
That's not actually my point. The power of the Warbot in the grand scheme of things is irrelevant to what I was talking about.I doubt it was the top-tier stuff. Just the junk DeSaad had laying around that he could spare for what would be considered a minor skirmish on a backwater dirtball.
In DC canon just putting on an Orange Ring drives you insane with greed. In DC canon there is only ever one Orange Lantern at a time, minus the people he devours, because the orange light does not lend itself to being shared.
I have an open hatred of Abrahamic mythology for a number of personal reasons.
It was already mentioned that Guy probably used his Ring to fix his brain damage when he was learning to protect himself from assimilation.
Certainly one way to read that, and it even seems to be Zoat's intention, although there's the tiny fact that the dialogue doesn't make sense.
Guy specifically said "You said you heal yourself by focusing your need to be perfect. But I'm me right? I already know I'm perfect. So, I just gotta focus on being me, hard as I can? I can do that. I am."
So Guy focused on staying the exact same as he presently is because he's perfect, and Paul's theory is that Guy willing himself to stay the exact same changed him....
You see the problem there, yes?
He willed his body to match his soul? Wait, is THAT what enlightenment is? Becoming a being that can survive / reason as a disembodied soul? Perfectly knowing one's self to the point that you can sustain your soul with the ring?Assuming Guy's perception of himself is accurate, he willed himself to be what he perceives himself to be, not necessarily remain the same as he is.