To be a good Lantern by Paul's definition of it, a 'normal' Leentniar Orange Lantern would likely function quite well as the protector of their people because that is all they want to do, to serve.
Zoat nerfed Ring requirements... A lot... And removed most of their downsides...
Leentniar, in multiple places
That wasn't the requirement to use a power ring. That was the requirement to attract a power ring. The strength of your constructs is also based on that qualification, and failing to maintain your focus on that emotion will disrupt your constructs.
Thank you, corrected.
Altruism can't power an orange ring. The SI can help a vast array of people because he wants people, societies, the universe, to work in certain ways. Any benefit to other people is nice, but that's not where the construct power comes from. For this woman to use a ring she'd have to want to be selfless for selfish reasons, like being remembered well or having a glorious monument built after her death.
Not to mention that a desire to live is kind of a key component for Orange Lanterns since that's what controls how effective their defences are
What is a q'ardajin, and what differentiates it from a Qwardian?
Pointless pedantic point of order: To increase her height, she would need to increase the distance between her head and her feet.
Remind me. Is Emana the nation/Queen that aided Thanagar in exchange for becoming their Queen and got shafted, who has advanced (magical) plant-based biotechnology OL was interested in. If not, who is he using in this example then?
Note that you are technically incorrect here. Decimate used to mean 'kill one in ten' exclusively.Oxford ENGLISH Dictionary said:
How come when we do it, you call it 'Treason Day', but when you do it, you call it 'Principle'?
This segment is clunky. Quotes are normally used to indicate that 'these words are words that someone is saying' and make them easier to attribute to specific people. Even though ring to ring communication is being used instead of over the air speech, they are still communicating.
It's the home planet of the Branx, one of the species that lives in the Vega Systems.
Thank you, corrected.
The people from Vega with the tusks.
I haven't shot anyone.
Hopefully this is for real and the Leentniar aren't trying to pull a fast one or something.
One of the local neighbours, then. Interesting that he's going one at a time rather than organising a conference call, but I suppsoe he can't count on all the local leaders to be awake and on duty at the same time...
A bill that is going to be quite long by the time they're done, methinks. Let's hope this doesn't turn out like Germany after World War I...
That means working off their debts via serfdom, going by the context. Not all that different to what the actual deal is, but...
...Trying to be the good guy here, right? This situation might look a lot like the Reach's modus operandi for more resistant races, to outsiders... I can see someone getting the wrong idea.
But, As I said, they might not enjoy knowing it's hanging over their heads. Could lead to some bad feelings down the line.
With the threat of sending a fleet used as the stick to make sure they keep paying up. Again, not a situation unfamiliar to humanity, depressingly.
Admittedly, not quite as obvious as having a fleet hanging over their heads, but still...
That's the Reach's thing. I guess the PR game is not an easy one on an interstellar field.
Given all the feelings involved in NEMO's forces, that would entail there being enough of the core Reach species being left to repay them.
Ah, passing the buck. A little petty, but given how annoying Dox can be sometimes, a little irritation is good for him...
Having phenomenal metaphysical power as a racial trait makes that so much easier...
Ah, the alien perspective. This is why NEMO isn't just Maltusian-led. Never know what new ideas someone else will bring to the table...
And the representative has a moment of "what." Earth Bullshittm, baby.
Because Maltusians follow more intellectual pursuits. And ruling subjects gets in the way of that...
Anything that makes the galaxy a more peaceful place, I suppose.
No, let's not dilute the message with digressions.The less said about some Controllers' preference for large-scale destruction, the better.
I hope that was the last such talk he's had to give. That must have been boring as hell.
Nothing exploding right now? No invading planet-eaters? Huh. My plot-sense is usually never this off...
Ah, did she not check his personal files first thing? Because I would assume the name thing would be noted there.
Lady has a point. Some Earths are particularly divergent (that one pre-crisis world Lady Quark came from, for example...) but not that bad in OL's case.
Huh, if she going to work out his last name, then? I can see it being an interesting mental diversion for idle moments, much as it was here in the threads.
...Well, I suppose that counts as something exploding...
Bring on the fight scene!
You literally threatened them with what boils down to "Fight for us, or I will drive your species to extinction." If the Reach could have gotten away with something so bold they would have done the same.
Thank you, corrected.
Humans, demons, elementals. The rest are too rare to be considered major.
The SI.
Not necessarily. One advantage of killing everyone you owe money is that there's no one left to ask for repayment.
It isn't really passing the buck if it genuinely isn't your job.Ah, passing the buck. A little petty, but given how annoying Dox can be sometimes, a little irritation is good for him...
No, he just assumes that Earth was colonised by different places and the new citizens integrated after a long period of time. If he learned how Earth actually worked then he'd have been astonished.
Now now, sitting it out was an option.
When 'Negotiations' 'Start' by threatening to send them back to the stone age... I don't think anyone really believes that just sitting it out is a option.
The section of Hell with which the SI has contact is part of Earth's thaumosphere. It's effectively part of Earth.
Technically, if they sat it out they'd merely be sent back to the Industrial Age.
I fail to see how the poor trigger discipline of redcoats makes pedantry a matter of moral principle.
Counterpoint: "Because it makes me feel good" is selfish. "Because not doing it fills me with loathing" is selfish. And these are the core of the SI's motivation, are they not?
